The spiritual women who connected to all nature as the Goddess, all beings as sacred and their own divinity are being called back to the circle. Never has there been a time greater than this when the voice of the ancestors calls out to its future generations ‘ Come back to The Sacred Grove, Come back to the circle, come back to yourself, and remember your magical ways.’
It is time to enter your ancestral medicine, it is time to remember the ways in which you connected to the magic of being a Bandorai. We begin here in this time and space, back to the beginning …
MONTH ONE – THE ANCESTORS AND THE SACRED GROVE
Who were our ancestors? How do they live in us? How do we connect with them and the magic that lives within us?
· Ancestral ceremony
· Connect to the ancestors
· Uncover our Celtic bloodline
· Make conscious the ancient wisdom to bring forward a new world
· Creating our own Sacred Grove
MONTH TWO – THE CIRCLE
The circle is cast before the Bandorai does any work, it is the circle of the self, the circle that holds the spirits.
· Circle Ceremony
· Casting and holding circle
· Working with the light body
· The Self
· The five spirits of the circle
· The circle of festivals- knowing the most potent times to hold ceremonies
MONTH THREE – THE DIRECTIONS
How do we use the four directions in ceremony and in our personal practice? How do they correspond to the self?
The four directions
· North
· East
· South
· West
· Directions ceremony
MONTH FOUR- THE GODDESS and AWEN
The Bandorai sought a spiritual life, a life that connected to nature and all things. The Goddess lives in all things alongside Her God. Goddess worship is the way of the Bandorai and so we remember this worship and the magic it brings.
· Goddess ceremony
· AWEN transmission
· The archetype of the Goddess that lives within us
· Honouring the Goddess in all things
· The Awen,the sacred sound of creation
MONTH FIVE- INVOKING LIFE FORCE
Working with the life force that lives within us, is the root of all things, and how we can use it to drive our life, live fully and connect to the creative self.
· Nwyvre Transmission
· Connecting and activating life force
· Activating and summoning creative energy
· Commiting to creativity as a sacred act
MONTH SIX- THE ELEMENTS - EARTH
We work with the element of Earth/North/Body
· Earth Ceremony
· Connecting to earth energy within and without
· Connecting to our earth energy symbol
· Finding our primary sacred site
· Working with the earth element in our psyche
MONTH SEVEN – THE ELEMENTS- FIRE
We work with the element of FIRE/South/Energy
· Fire Ceremony
· Connecting to Fire energy within and without
· Connecting to our Fire energy symbol
· Finding our primary Fire Goddess
· Working with the Fire element in our psyche
MONTH EIGHT – THE ELEMENTS-WATER
We work with the element of WATER/West/Emotion
· Water Ceremony
· Connecting to Water energy within and without
· Connecting to our Water energy symbol
· Finding our primary Water Source
· Working with the Water element in our psyche
MONTH NINE-THE ELEMENTS -AIR
We work with the element of Air/East/Mind
· Air Ceremony
· Connecting to Air energy within and without
· Connecting to our Air energy symbol
· Finding our primary gift
· Working with the Air element in our psyche
MONTH TEN- THE CAULDRON AS WOMB
The Bandorai sits in her womb wisdom, her cauldron, where Awen is birthed from, She knows this is where all magic is made, all medicine, and the healing wisdom for mankind.
· The Cauldron as a symbol of the womb
· Connecting and activating the womb
· He ingredients of the Awen that lies within the Bandorai womb.
· The Womb Dragon
MONTH ELEVEN – THE TREES AS TEACHERS
The Trees are her Teachers and each and every one of them works with her in a different way. She is initiated into The Triad of Trees and the Triple Goddess:
· Birch as Maiden
· Elder as Mother
· Yew as Crone
· Honouring the masculine principle as Oak
MONTH TWELVE – WORKING WITH THE MAGICAL ONES
They are all around us the magic ones, the middle dwellers, on the land, in the water, and the air. The magical ones remain unseen until they are remembered and called forth.
· Connecting to the Land Fae ( Fairies)
· Summoning the water sprites
· Flying with the Dragons
This twelve-month program will work on you in so many ways, the magical you revealed, the Bandorai alive in you, the ancestors remembered, and life beyond the veils reclaimed. WISDOM, CREATIVITY, and LOVE as the foundations of which you live.
A monthly Transmission
A Printable PDF containing the practices and initiations
A secret forum for our work, musings, and discussions.
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99 euros monthly, pay as you go.
A TEACHER TRAINING WILL BE OFFERED AT AN EXTRA COST FOR THOSE WHO COMPLETE THE FULL COURSE.
I look forward to welcoming you into The BANDORAI SACRED GROVE.
THE COURSE IS SELF LED AND CAN BE STARTED AT ANY TIME.
Register your interest with Collette if you would like to be on the waiting list for this retreat .