Of Stone and Bone: a Wisdom School to Reclaim the Sovereign Wild

Join Tonja Reichley (Northern Hemisphere/ Ireland) and Alison Powell (Southern Hemisphere/ Australia) for a year-long immersion to reclaim the value and wisdom of the elder, honoring them in our own lives and in the broader culture.

Weaving participants from the Northern and Southern Hemispheres of planet Earth, we will deepen into the meaning of each season, with the Cailleach as our guide, honouring the sacred elder and the sovereign wild discovered there.

Together we will live and dance, grieve and die with the veiled one of myth and memory. 

The Cailleach, the veiled one of myth and mystery, of the Celtic wisdom traditions, will be our guide as we participate, remember and embody the rhythms of the season and the power and magic we share with the Elements.  We will weave in magic and possibility as we tend to the land who is an embodiment of the Cailleach. We will work with native European and Irish herbs and practice ritual together for each of the holy turnings of the year.  We will remember who we are before patriarchy when the wisdom and life of the elder was honoured as sacred.  We will listen to myth and story of the Irish Wisdom Tradition and receive from these stories a compass to guide our path forward, hand in hand with elder.

     Optional: Pilgrimaging on the sacred land of Ireland

For more details, requirements and how to apply please go to Tonja Reichley's website: https://www.dancingwiththewild.com/wisdom-school

 

Sacred Wells Pilgrimage to Ireland

Now Full- Wait list now open

4-19 May 2025

Leaders: Alison Powell and Cath Connelly

Small Group of 12 Women

Pilgrimage includes:

  • Rituals

  • Sacred Sites

  • Meditations

  • Retreat Time

  • Sharing Circle

  • Brigid Goddess and Saint as our focus and spiritual companion

  • Staying on the mythic islands of Inishbofin and Innismore

  • Celtic Harp played by Cath Connelly

  • Drum played by Alison Powell

  • For Info on this pilgrimage please contact Alison- see the Contact Us page- Pilgrimage is Now Full - Waitlist now open

Moon Mná Celtic Women's Circle @ Sacred Thresholds online circle 2024

The circle focuses on:

  • Divine Feminine
  • Lunar cycles
  • Celtic seasons
  • Irish Celtic Goddesses and their rites for women
  • Women's Rites of Passage
  • Divine Feminine Ceremonies   
  • Adjusted to the Southern Hemisphere for Australia (or the Northern Hemisphere when appropriate)
  • Comes from the teachings and attunements of Karen Ward from Sli An Chroi in Ireland 

Facilitator: Alison Powell 

2024 circle has now closed.

Please contact Alison for future circles- see the Contact Us page

Past Events

Pilgrimages to Ireland 2018. 2019 and two in 2023

Melbourne Retreat Day with Cath Connelly & Alison Powell June 2024 Returning Home to Your Wild Soul -Exploring the Irish Selkie/Seal Woman Myth 
Melbourne Retreat Days March 2023 - Wild Goose and Silent Heron: Soul- scapes of movement and stillness
lead by Cath Connelly and Alison Powell 
WA Retreat Days December 2022 - Wild Goose and Silent Heron: Soul- scapes of movement and stillness
lead by Cath Connelly and Alison Powell 
WA Retreat Weekend - The Wise Woman Ways: Weaving Our Stories Retreat - October 2021
WA Retreat Weekend - Ancient Voices from the Celtic Divine Feminine Retreat - October 2020
Moon Mná @ Sacred Thresholds Online Circles
July 2020 - July 2021 (completed)
July 2021 - July 2022 (completed)                                                        (one in Australia and one in North America)
March 2022 - March 2023 (completed)                          (Western Australia)
July 2022 - July 2023 (completed))