“Moon Medicine - a lunar love in. Over the years, The Trailblazery events have been the source for all sorts of new ideas, but now they have come up with an ancient one...”
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The Trailblazery presents Moon Medicine – a monthly gathering for women to coincide with the Full Moon cycle of 2024. As we navigate global uncertainty, we host a series of curated online experiences for women who need inspiration, encouragement and connection in the times ahead.
You are invited to gather with us online on Monday March 18 at 7pm (3pm EST / 12pm PST) for a special Moon Medicine gathering entitled “Rise Síle Rise”, to mark and honour a forgotten woman in Irish history.
This event is a fundraiser organised in support of the Nabhan family to help them relocate from Rafah to Egypt. To join this gathering, we ask that you purchase a ticket as a donation which will go towards this cause.
We will gather on Lá Fhéile Síle - Sheela’s Day to reclaim the story of Síle and the powerful archaeological manifestation that bears her name - Síle-na-gig.
Celebrating St. Sheela’s Day was an old Irish, pre-Famine tradition. Her feast day coincides with the Spring equinox and Sheela embodies the cycle of fertility, which covers natural, agricultural and human procreation and death. These deep roots in the cycle of creation bring us back to the Sheela-na-gig Herself. Ireland has more than 100 examples of these often-misunderstood medieval stone carvings. The women in them, who are reclining or squatting, often have big ears, long hair, gritted teeth, emaciated ribs and prominent breasts. They are beautiful and fierce in equal measures.
Our guest luminaries for the evening will be Áine Tyrrell, Dee Mulrooney, Laura Murphy and host Kathy Scott. Like most of you, these four women have navigated hard times personally and politically in recent years, and have supported each other through thick and thin. They are coming together for this Moon Medicine special to honour Síle and celebrate all mná so that together we can RISE and lift each other up along the way.
The March Full Moon is in the archetypal sign of Libra ruled by Venus, the Goddess of Love and Collective Expression. It is also a south node lunar eclipse.
This full moon illuminates themes of balance, partnership, beauty and harmony.
This is also the Full Moon before the Holy days of Easter and holds the resonance of Resurrection and the liberation experienced when you rise from the ashes.
If there was a mantra for this Full Moon it would be - “We are all in this together.”
In the Irish Druidic tradition the year consists of thirteen lunar months, representing the cycles of the moon. And each lunar month was linked to one of the sacred trees. From there, the druids derived a Shamanic alphabet, known as the Ogham. Each tree sign has an Ogham letter symbol, and for this full moon we will be in the season of the Alder. Those born under the Alder sign are natural pathfinders. They have the ability to move people and quickly gain followers to their cause. At this time of year, orange-red sap rises up inside the Alder tree, the blood rising before battle. Alder represents the balancing of light and dark; the momentum is soon to reach its apex at the Spring Equinox.
This online event will be hosted by Kathy Scott, Founder of Moon Medicine & The Trailblazery.
Note: If you can’t attend the call live, it will be recorded and sent to you by email within 24 hours.
Kathy Scott shares:
“I am over the moon to invite these three extraordinary Mná feasa to our Moon Medicine circle. I met Dee in 2013 through our mutual sister Nina Hynes and we never looked back, I love her truly, madly, deeply. I am so honoured that we hosted Ireland’s national treasure Growler live at Moon Medicine in 2019 - her first public engagement. All hail Growler.
My path crossed with Laura in 2018 (in this lifetime) and it immediately became crystal clear that we were soul sisters . We share a love of the mystery and the midlands in equal measure. I am delighted to call her Anam Cara.
Áine is a powerful pirate queen. We met online many moons ago through Saoirse Connelly. Her commitment to truth and liberation knows no end. She is a powerful force of nature and her music is a clarion call to action for all.”
About Áine
Áine Tyrrell is an inspiring and thought-provoking multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and unmissable live act, she graces stages globally – from Woodford Folk Festival, to Shrewsbury Folk Festival in the UK to Clonakilty International Guitar Festival in Ireland, International Folk Alliance in the USA, and the coveted Splendour in the Grass.
In 2021, the significance of Áine’s impact was underscored when she was chosen to join the Irish President, Michael D O’Higgins, and his wife Sabine in a tribute celebrating the valour and artistry of Irish women. Áine's commitment to connecting with her audience is evident. Celebrating 270 Virtual Cuppa Teas (online performances) and fostering a thriving community in Patreon over the last 3 years.
She was rightfully acknowledged as one of the top 10 musical creators by The Australian Newspaper in 2021 and acclaim has followed her from both Australian and Irish radio circuits with notable features on ABC Radio, RTE Radio, Double J Radio, and BBC NI Music. Her chart-topping presence on Ireland’s RTE’s Independent Music Charts speaks volumes about her resonance in the musical landscape.
Having completed the first round of her successful "Irish As F*ck" tour, the excitement doesn't stop, as the next leg is set to resume late this year and spill into 2024.
Beyond being an esteemed performer, Áine was recently listed as an International Best-Selling Author with her contribution towards “Rebel Ma: Rising In The Time Of The Feminine" and has been turning heads with her sold-out shows with the Country Witches Association.
Presently, Áine is amidst recording her third album, collaborating with renowned producer DOBBY, and fans eagerly await its launch set for 2024.
Her journey, as put by The Australian, is indeed one worth following, "Tyrrell's incredible journey is one you'd be well advised to follow.” With an unmistakably voice and an energy that’s both electric and intimate, Áine Tyrrell continues to spellbind her audience, making them fall in love with her sound, time and time again.
web ☞ ainetyrrell.com
social ☞ @ainetyrrellmusic
About Dee
Dee Mulrooney is a multi-disciplinary Irish artist. Inhabiting a female body and all that it entails is the main preoccupation of her work. Exile, class, displacement, social history, longing and belonging are some of the themes explored by Dee through various media including painting, drawing, film, storytelling, and performance. Her art is fiercely authentic, and she leaves no stone of her own personal healing journey unturned. Dee works with the alchemical aspect of transmutation in her art, using this process to deal with difficult topics, including abuse, death and loss.
Since the rise of the Me-Too movement, the female voice has been gathering momentum and power. Despite the universality of the female experience as a theme in art, it has been largely underexplored. Within this context, Dee’s performance art is provocative and has a political point to make, highly social, collaborative and community building. She is driven by story and symbolism, how we remember and interpret history and women's role and their bodies within that.
Growler is Dee Mulrooney’s alter-ego and performance piece. She is an 82-year-old drum banging shamanic vulva living in exile. Using the vehicle of Growler, Dee delves into the depths of woman. The anonymity of the costume allows Growler to speak her mind on taboo topics like sexuality, religion and sexual violence.
web ☞ deirdre-mulrooney.com
social ☞ @deemulrooney
About Laura
Laura Murphy is a poet, healer and activist who works in the ancient Irish poetic tradition of Imbas Forosnai. The Filí (Seer-Poets) of pre-Christian Ireland used this practice to bring wisdom into their beings, truth to power and healing to society. Though Imbas Forosnai was central to how ancient Irish society functioned and flourished, it was banned by St. Patrick and all but written out of history. Since having a spontaneous experience of Imbas Forosnai in 2013, Laura has been working towards revivifying this practice within a culturally relevant, modern context. Laura’s Imbas-infused work has been featured in the Abbey Theatre’s critically acclaimed ‘HOME: Part One’, Herstory Light Shows, TG4’s ‘Imeall’, RTÉ documentary ‘Finding Brigid’ and read in Dáil Éireann. Laura was the inaugural Poet in Residence at Herstory, the movement illuminating female role-models, she campaigned to make Brigid’s Day a national holiday and is an advocate for Palestine, Ireland’s Mother and Baby Home and Magdalene Laundry survivors.
social ☞ @everose
About Moon Medicine
Moon Medicine was initiated by The Trailblazery {Hedge School, Census of the Heart, We Need to Talk About Ireland, Rites of Passage} in 2018 in the light of Repeal and the rising momentum of women worldwide speaking out, stepping up and reclaiming their power. Our mission is to help women to remember, embody and reclaim their authentic powerful selves so that together we can rise and lift each other up along the way. In 2019 the Moon Medicine Global Academy was launched - a year-long online training programme for women which expanded our Moon Medicine circle to include women all over the world.
Our live Moon Medicine gatherings weave together a range of feminine teachings blending ancient wisdom with cutting edge developments in the fields of epigenetics, quantum physics and neuroscience. We explore the gifts of the lunar cycle as a map of empowerment for women’s wellbeing. We draw from a deep well to find practices and resources that support women’s self care and the care of this place we call home. To find out more visit TheTrailblazery.com
You will be sent your zoom link on booking your spot for the gathering. Please keep it safe as you will need it to join the event.
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Testimonials:
Kathy Scott has been traveling the world as a passionate student and brave pioneer of practices that bring people into intimate contact with their creativity and power. As a teacher, she beautifully weaves together all that she has gathered into a rich and generous offering. This is a deeply nourishing and powerful brew, especially for women.
Annie Ryan, Artistic Director Corn Exchange
Kathy Scott creates an utterly transcendent yoga experience. I attended her recent Rising Feminine Medicine Yoga Programme and it exceeded any expectations that I might have had on a mental, emotional, energetic and deeply feminine level. Her classes are packed full of wisdom, kindness, practical yoga asanas and meditative exercises that flowed off the mat with me and seamlessly threaded into my days for the rest of the week. Kathy elegantly weaves a powerful depth and breath of experience into all of her classes. Such a restorative weekly tonic. I couldn't recommend her more highly.
Nadine McCarthy Performance Consultant
Kathy Scott is one of a kind. She has a rare and special gift of teaching, her classes are unique, authentic and raw. Kathy has a wealth of knowledge and wisdom and brings together the most beautiful blend to her teachings . She offers unique pearls of women’s wisdom and deep feminine sensuality into all of her classes. Without doubt the most nourishing and beautiful classes I have ever gone to. Thank you Kathy for sharing your gifts.
Michelle Drury, Auriel Yoga Studio
Kathy Scott blazes a new and exciting trail using yoga as a way of expressing her higher purpose in this life. She has the powerful ability to align with Source in a way that allows this magnificent energy to flow in her, for her and through her. This invariably enables you to reach into the very core of your own being accessing the Divine feminine power that lies deep within you. Kathy is an embodiment of that wonderful feminine energy that has the potential to rise within us all.
Judith McAdam, Author, Theologian, Kinesiologist and Spiritual Life Coach
About Me
Yogi, Curator, Creative Entrepreneur and Cultural Acupuncturist; I have been practicing and teaching yoga for over 15 years. I have trained as a teacher in the Kundalini, Sivananda & Anusara yoga methods and am committed to continually developing my practice and teaching. I am deeply influenced by the teachings of Elena Brower, Rod Stryker, Paramatma Siri Sadhana, Michaela Boehm, Thomas Hübl, Tara Brach and many more luminaries on and off the mat. I recently designed Rising Feminine Medicine - an ongoing alchemical practice inviting women to free their mind, open their heart, come home to their body and reclaim their wild feminine nature. I am currently participating on an ongoing tantric training with Michaela Boehm called The Wild Woman’s Way.
I am the curator and founder of many creative projects and enterprises in Ireland including The Trailblazery, the ireland : iceland project, The Wonderlust Stage at Body & Soul. I am currently creative-in-residence at Trinity College Dublin. I support creative entrepreneurs to clarify, strategize and share their unique vision with the world by offering a professional mentoring programme that activates and elevates their trailblazing enterprise. I recently trained with Thomas Hübl as part of The Pocket Project – a global movement dedicated to deepening our understanding of collective and intergenerational trauma.