About the course
As we step into the dark half of the year through the portal of Samhain, we welcome our ancestors; those who came before us and paved the way so we can have life and the opportunities we have today. This is the perfect time of year to honour and acknowledge our family and ancestors; those who are with us and those who have passed and take time to heal together. In this course, we welcome our family and ancestors into a sacred container of healing, blessings and transformation all held by the ancient Celtic detity, An Cailleach, whose name translated literally means veiled one.
This course is designed to support you in connecting with your ancestral lineage no matter where your family were born or currently living. This is a beautiful reset as we enter winter, a time of rest, reflection and release all while building a sense of belonging, wholeness and renewal.
An Cailleach
When I returned home to Ireland in 2021, I was following a prayer in my heart, a prayer that began long before me. While living in Co. Meath, home to many of the major sacred sites of Ireland like Newgrange, the Hill of Tara, Uisneach and Loughcrew, I started to visit the land regularly and this is where I was introduced to An Cailleach, commonly known as Hag or Crone. Loughcrew was one of the first sacred sites that cracked my heart wide open! I set about the steep yet short hill of Loughcrew leading to the ancient Cairn T and on the way, I felt my heart open and expand, tears began to roll down my cheeks, my chest was bursting with what can only be described as unconditational love, a familiar kind of love, one that rang through my entire being, my bones humming with a knowing.. this was ancestral. At the sacred site of Loughcrew, blanketing the sky was our eternal grandmother, An Cailleach. Her energy is unconditional love which pours from the skies watching over her children of earth. An Cailleach is both a destroyer and creator Goddess. Legend says she jumped from one hill to the next, dropping stones from her apron to form the magnificent womb-like structures we see today, thousands of years later, at sacred sites like Loughcrew and Slieve Gullion.
As a Goddess of Winter, An Cailleach becomes our guardian and guide through the winter months helping us to step into the belly of darkness and let go of fear and all that no longer serves us so we can dream a new dream, one that is deeply aligned with who we are now. It’s easy to get lost in the dark winter months but An Cailleach walks alogn side us and reminds us that the Light will come again and those dreams we planted in winter, will spring forth at just the right time.
What to expect
Classes are a mix of lecture and guided meditation designed to bring about healing and change so you can grow towards your desires, dreams and who you want to be. Together we’ll explore:
Shadow work
Healing unprocessed emotions such as fear, grief, anger, disconnection and anxiety
Moving out of survival mode
Healing the feminine and masculine energies within our lineage
Gaining new perspective and connecting with vast energies for spiritual ascension
Aligning with your authentic hopes and dreams
Clearing generational trauma
Soul healing, clear karma and chords
Healing deep rooted wounds creating addiction and unhealthy coping mechanisms
Honouring your family and lineage to unlock greater levels of compassion, love and gratitude
What people are saying
“Vicky is masterful. She gently and skillfully led us through the profoundly deep and heavy work of healing the trauma of our ancestors, and our lineage’s wounds that are held within our bodies. I felt so safe and held throughout the process, and my life will forever be changed. I’m extremely grateful for her, and her adept and gracious offerings. She is a true healer and an angel.” ”
“Vicky has a way of making deep work feel supportive, gentle and transformative. I have been working on a relationship with my ancestors for some time, and it wasn’t until I took this course that things really clicked for me. I have had life changing shifts happen in my family that would be described as nothing short of a miracle.”
“Doing ancestral work has helped me resolve patterns and habits that wouldn’t budge with years of therapy and bodywork. There is always work to do, but a lot of what I thought of as my own reactivity released when I got help healing trauma in my ancestral line. All those energies were flowing through me and creating my life. Healing at the ancestral level opened up a kind of freedom that I did not know was possible. Where before it seemed like there was only pain, now there is space for love to flow between me and my ancestors. I am excited to deepen into and nurture these relationships in this class.”