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Start your year with a powerful spiritual retreat
We are entering the year 2025, which in numerology is the number 9, and represents completion and new beginnings, and high spiritual vibration; all of which are auspicious blessings for the year ahead. In the first Soul Light Retreat of the year, we enter into ceremonial space to align with our sacredness and our inner divinity, using the lenses of muses, magick, Merkaba and Mama Cacao to dive more deeply into our personal spirituality and acknowledgment of our inner strength and power.
“A muse is not merely an artist’s inspiration; she is a beacon of light, radiating energy that touches the hearts and souls of those around her. Her presence is a spiritual force that catalyzes transformation and growth.” The Root Doctress
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We’ll acknowledge and explore the creative muse in each of us and discover how attuning with the inner muse can help us create more moments of magick through our manifestations. ​In a spiritual context, a "muse" represents a divine source of inspiration. This guiding spirit or goddess empowers creativity and fuels the artistic process. Muses provide profound insights, visions, and a connection to a higher creative force. This allows us to express their deepest truths and emotions through our spiritual work, essentially acting as a conduit between the soul being (you) and the realm of inspiration.
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We'll explore magic/magick and its origins, our personal magick, the magick we create in life through our intentions, thoughts and choices, and our mindset, and how that plays out. What inspires you? What enlivens you? What lights you up?
We explore the Merkaba, the "light body", and use meditative techniques to activate this powerful geometric energy construct of two intersecting tetrahedrons through a deep guided journey. Attuning with this powerful aspect of ourselves can helps us in enhancing healing, balancing energy, and helping to expand our consciousness.​
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We'll begin our retreat by entering into sacred space to honor the Great Earth Mother, who is in the time of quickening, and Mama Cacao, the spirit of cacao, through a sacred cacao ceremony. Cacao is deeply connective and can help to release negative emotions, trauma, and other things that no longer serve a purpose and is associated with Mother Earth energies.
Cacao is naturally uplifting and heart-opening, and is not a psychedelic drug. You can see it as the purest, Great-Great-Great-Great Grandmother of any chocolate you've ever eaten, but even that doesn't give it enough credit. Ancient civilizations and ancestors used this sacred drink knowing first hand the abundant blessings of Mama Cacao. Our cacao ceremony is a spiritual ritual that brings people together to drink ceremonial-grade cacao with the intention to facilitate deeper connection, healing, and self-exploration. ​
Ora Cacao, a fair-trade distributor of cacao, describes a modern day ceremony as follows:
​"Modern day cacao ceremonies are not trying to emulate a cultural ritual from another time and place. Just because people long ago related to cacao in a certain way doesn’t mean that way is any better or even any more suited to our present day cultural context and needs. Rather, what cacao ceremonies today have in common with ancient cultures that worked with ceremonial cacao is a genuine desire to connect with, to be guided by, and to learn from cacao. Cacao ceremony is an opportunity to listen and connect." ​
Just like chocolate candy and food products containing mild amounts of caffeine and other natural chemicals, cacao may interact with some medications. Please do your research if you take medications daily. Cacao does not contain dairy products, gluten, soy, or nightshades. It's vegan, and will be prepared with oat or nut milks, and sweetened with agave syrup. It is only about 1/5 as caffeinated as a cup of coffee.
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The cacao used in the retreat is provided by Full Power Cacao.
"Everyone woman is an embodiment of the Divine Feminine. She is the wise and clever creatrix of her life. She is able to spiral within and deeply connect with her
inner goddess at the fiery core of her being. From this beautiful place within her, she can gather wisdom, inspiration and healing."
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When is the last time you told yourself, "DAMN, I'm a powerful goddess!"
If it's been awhile since you told yourself that, or maybe you've never said that to yourself--go ahead and say it because you are. Say it loud and proud. Why? Because we downplay our divinity ALL THE TIME!
The Divine Feminine is a vast and loving source of insight and abundance within you. She is a magical, mystical and vibrant essence within every woman. She is also the light and the shadow, showing us the way to integrate these integral dualistic parts of ourselves, teaching us that our life is more balanced when our light and shadow aspects are both embraced. When we strengthen our inner connections we can trust ourselves, feel more balanced, and feel more positive and powerful every day in creating a life we truly love.
We intentionally make space in the retreat to connect with the muse goddess Brigid and align with the creative inspiration often associated with February 1, or Brigid’s Day, dedicated to Brigid of Kildare, Ireland. Revered for over 1,500 years, at the core of her essence, Brigid is a sacred figure who brings to us the energy of the muses, as well as knowledge and wisdom of the very things she has been associated with since ancient medieval times: creativity and the arts, healing practices, and the smithing arts, fire, and the forge.We’ll honor our inner divinity, the divine feminine, the goddess in each of us, and use mythos and metaphor for understanding her role in our lives.
We’ll honor the time of the quickening, the surge of energy that’s rising from the earth as well as descending from the skies to meet in the dance of nature’s first stirrings from its long winter sleep. We can sense this energy and when we intentionally attune and align with it, we can further expand our spiritual gifts, strengthen our Clair Senses, increase energy and vitality in our bodies, and develop more resilience for the challenges of life.
Date and Time:
Saturday, February 1, 10 am - 5 pm
Location:
Madison County, VA
Fee:
$45 p/p
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Retreat activities will include (but are not limited to):
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Candlelight Ceremony
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Goddess Wisdom and Attuning with the Muses
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Discovering Our Power and Magick
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Exploring the Merkaba
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Guided Meditation Journey
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Heart Chakra Activations in a Sacred Cacao Ceremony
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​Sacred Priestess Traditions: Sharing Our Stories
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Gifts, Blessings, and more...
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Lunch and items for the activities are provided for you!​
Whether you're seeking deeper spiritual connection, a greater sense of purpose, or practical tools to navigate life's ups and downs, the Soul Light Retreat offers a profoundly nourishing experience. Join us and shine your beautiful soul light along with ours as we illuminate our paths forward into the new year.
In addition to all of our activities, what this holistic day retreat will do is provide you with some spiritual tools for your journey.
It can enliven your spirit, help boost your energy, and empower you to feel more confident about your path forward.
You'll also have the support of the group gathered and can relax in safe space with others of like mind.
Come and be part of this casual yet transformative experience while enjoying a cozy setting nestled in the country in the Blue Ridge Mountains in all of its stark winter beauty.
Embark on a transformative journey of self-discovery...
Your Guide for the Event:
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Your guide Cellina Rhiannon (aka Gretchen Comer) guides people to the deep places within themselves. She brings her expertise as a Registered Holistic Health Practitioner and Metaphysician, spiritual empowerment coach, holistic energy healing practitioner, oracle reader, meditation and mindfulness guide, Advanced Crystal Healing Practitioner, Reiki Master Teacher, breathwork practitioner, ordained Priestess of the Spiral Grove, Light Language Channel, (and much more) to this powerful, soul-centered event. She has dedicated almost 30 years of her life to guiding women towards healing and self-empowerment. With her earthy, heart centered approach to healing, she creates a nurturing and supportive environment that uplifts all of those she works with.
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She has been guiding sacred circles for women and men drawn from both ancient and modern spiritual practices for 30+ years. Her former managerial position as Program Coordinator and Events Manager at a spiritual retreat center for 24 years trained her to run spiritual-based wellness events. Over the years, she has helped support thousands of event attendees, and a wide variety of world renown spiritual leaders.
In addition to her vast experience in events, she has also guided over 300 ceremonies and spiritual events. She brings love, light-heartedness, humor, compassion and creative inspiration to her work; truly believing we are all magnificent beings. She empowers women to feel safe to allow their innate spiritual natures to shine through and live with vibrancy, passion, courage and strength.
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You can find out more about her work at these links:
To register, please complete the form below.
REGISTRATION POLICIES
Cancellation Policy & Important Info:
Should you need to cancel, you must cancel with at least 72 hours before the event to be eligible for any refund. There will be a $15 non-refundable adminstrative amount deducted from the ticket price. You will be refunded the balance of $30 within 7-14 days of cancellation of your retreat spot. (Processing fees and tax are not collected by me and are non-refundable.)
OR--Passing on Your Ticket:
If you need to cancel--you may also pass your retreat spot on to someone else. This way you can have them pay you without loss of money. Please use the contact form on the menu above (or email me here) and let me know your intention to cancel and submit the name of the person taking your place. If you do not follow these instructions, I will not know of your cancellation and cannot guarantee any refund.
Spots Available in this Retreat
This retreat is limited to a small number of participants due to spatial allowance and time. Please don't wait to register.