Beyond the Veil | Samhain Trilogy
The Hedge School presents
Beyond the Veil
An online trilogy of Samhain-inspired experiences
honouring the traditional end of the year through
story, song & communal ritual.
Sundays, Oct 22 - Nov 05, 2023
7pm Ireland | 2pm ET | 11am PT
“Until you make the unconscious conscious,
it will direct your life and you will call it fate.”
— Carl Jung
A chairde / Dear friends,
You are warmly invited on a deep journey of exploration through story, song, music and communal ritual. Beyond The Veil is an online trilogy of immersive experiences in response to Samhain, the season of Death and Renewal, calling you to dive into the creative cycle of life, death and rebirth - the great trifecta at the source of all existence.
Join us online over three consecutive Sundays, 22 October - 5 November from 7.00-8.30pm. We will gather at the place between the worlds, where the wise woman tends to her cauldron, stirring her sacred alchemical brew.
This three-part alchemical journey is led by three carriers of Crone wisdom; Marian Dunlea (Jungian Analyst, Somatics Practitioner & Author of BodyDreaming in the Treatment of Developmental Trauma), Riane Eisler (Systems Scientist, Cultural Historian, Futurist & Author of The Chalice and the Blade) and Vandana Shiva (Environmental Activist, Food Sovereignty Advocate & Author of Ecofeminism). We will also receive the musical gifts of Ceara Conway (Keener, Vocal & Visual Artist), Leah Song (Singer-songwriter, Poet, Activist) and Julianna Bloodgood (Theatre-maker, Vocalist, Perfomer).
22 Oct | Entering the Cave with Marian Dunlea & music by Ceara Conway
29 Oct | Meeting the Goddess with Riane Eisler & music by Leah Song
5 Nov | Reclaiming our Roots with Vandana Shiva & music by Julianna Bloodgood
The veils are thin.
The Crone is calling us to cross over into the darkness.
A rite of passage awaits.
Are you ready?
In Ireland, the ancients were rooted in the seasons of the Earth and aligned with the cycles of the Cosmos. They marked these gateways with ritual and ceremony and bequeathed us with a calander map - the Wheel of the Year. The cycle starts at Samhain - the festival of the Dead. This is a time of hibernation and rest, reflecting the cues and clues of the natural world which draws deep within. The season of Samhain offers us a powerful initiation into a deeper mythic relationship with life and death, the cycle of Creation - the womb and tomb.
Set the mood with this clip of the brilliant Marian Dunlea guiding a previous gathering at The Hedge School.
The ‘Witch’s New Year’ is a magical time where we are called to enter the cave deep within to purge and release all that rots and no longer serves us. It’s a time to tend to the cauldrons of incubation so that when the time is right we can regenerate and rise together.
Bígí linn - join us.
Thank you all for your love, support and encouragement as we venture back into the fertile darkness of Samhain as a community.
Beannachtaí,
Kathy and all at The Hedge School xo
