Saining Ritual
Saining is a very old Celtic blessing which means ‘to make sacred’ and is a crucial ritual/ceremony in Celtic cultures that is used to cleanse and protect, clearing away the old and consecrating fertile grounds for the flourishing of new life. Using saining to cleanse individuals, families and communities has long weaved sacred energies through a combination of water, (sometimes I will add essential oils or herbs to this), smoke from burning the Juniper (though sometimes I will use wormwood and mugwort) and poetry or song (I will often sing or speak to ancestors across the veil). These elements and herbs have cultural connotations with the dead and as such, transform spaces, objects and peoples into portals that thin the veil between our world and the Otherworlds, allowing clearer communion with ancestors and other spirits.
Initiation Ritual
This ritual is recommended to those who have already begun exploring their cultural roots and wish to commemorate the lifelong commitment to serve their lineage, through ceremony. Clients are welcomed to sit with me as we explore your intentions and gain initial guidance to questions you might have about the path ahead. The session concludes with an initiation ceremony at the river (which in Celtic culture marks the border between worlds), combining the use of elements belonging to land, water and sky.
Ancestral Weaving
This combined reading and ceremony dives deeper into the lineages that form your significant ancestral bloodlines, which fosters awareness of being a good and wise ancestor for future generations. Within the embrace of the natural world, you are welcomed into connection with your ancient ancestors, where I reach across the veil, using a combined method of automatic drawing/writing and an inherited ability I call bloodline reading (examining the veins of your forearm which hold ancestral memory), to interpret your lineage. This reading and ceremony provide clients the opportunity to begin their life-long journey of ancestral reconnection in service to their lineage, to both nurture descendants and acknowledge the strength of ancestors. The session concludes with a small cleansing and initiatory ceremony to gently honour our ancient ones and hold them in our hearts as we journey onwards in life.
