Shamanic Pilgrimage to Ireland

You can save significant money by being in the FIRST 8 to commit to this trip.

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The center of our trip will be to attend the Bealtaine Fire Festival at the sacred center of Ireland - the Hill of Uisneach, just north of Dublin. This daylong festival is attended by about 5,000 people. Crafters, artisans, storytellers, musicians, and food will be in abundance. As dusk falls, the festival culminates in a spectacular fashion as a procession of fire and light winds its way through the festival village, with performers dressed in evocative costumes bringing age-old stories to life. The crowd ascends to the summit of the sacred hill together, where the Great Fire is lit—a breathtaking moment as its flames stretch high into the sky, visible across as many as 20 counties. This monumental blaze heralds the coming of the season’s bounties, a tradition that has been celebrated for centuries and continues to inspire awe.

In addition to the Fire Festival, we will also visit several incredible ancient power spots, including Newgrange, Sliabh na Calli (the Cairn of the Cailleach), the Hill of Tara, and St. Brigid’s healing well. These sites are filled with enormous power and awe, and we  will be following an ancient shamanic practice of making a pilgrimage to sacred spots to absorb power, wisdom, healing and vision. Along the way, you'll be regaled with the ancient tales connected to the sites.

Another thrilling part of our trip is the opportunity to work with my Irish shamanic colleagues, Karen Ward and John Cantwell of Sli An Chroi. Karen will accompany us toe Brigid's well in Kildare and offer us the Brigid’s Fire Blessing in her Fire Temple in the Cathedral. One other day both John and Karen will lead us on a tour (with ceremony) of the ancient and central site, the Hill of Tara. We will also have other local experts engaged along the way.

This trip combines the awe and the great adventure of exploring Ireland's sacred sites, but we add in the nourishment of making prayers, offerings, and personal ceremonies, making it more of a shamanic pilgrimage than a tourist experience. We will carve out plenty of time at each sacred site for personal meditation and reflection.

Save $500!  $3,450 for the first 6 people who make a deposit

Regular Price: $3,950

It will help all of us to commit as early as we can. At this writing air fare between MSP and Dublin hovers around $800 which is perhaps half of what it will be in few weeks. This is why I am offering a steep discount to the first 8 who make a deposit.

The price includes lodging for six nights in shared rooms (two per room). Expect the lodging to be comfy, charming and safe, but not luxurious. If you want a private room for the entire trip, add on $800 and let me know when you register. If you snore loudly, have a CPAP machine, or have serious sleeping issues, please ask for a solo room when you register. The fee also covers ground transport beginning May 5th in the morning, ending May 11th in the afternoon. Questions: please contact me:  Jaime@drummingthesoulawake.com

You will be responsible for airfare, food and drink, fees for sacred site tours, entrance fee to the Fire Festival, and payment for Irish teachers we engage. All of these fees should not exceed $275 per person). Based on previous trips, I think you can budget about $95 per day for food (not including alcohol). You will book your own flights to Ireland.

After you make a deposit, you you will receive a more detailed itinerary. Please dont make flight reservations until I let you know that the trip is formally a "go."  Questions: please contact me:  Jaime@drummingthesoulawake.com

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The deposit is non-refundable if you withdraw from the trip for any reason unless I can fill your spot. Please check you passport now to make sure it is up to date. It is refundable if the trip gets cancelled from my end for any reason.