Halloween, All Hallow’s Eve, is also known in Celtic & earth-based lineages as Samhain, the Witches’ New Year. It marks the end of summer, and starts a new great turning of the wheel of the year. This year, we also have a magic full moon to help howl us into a new way of being.
What does it mean to be a witch and to be wild?
. To embrace your untamed and undomesticated self.
. To be in communion with all that is through connection with the earth and the cycles of nature - including the moon and the seasons.
. To know that this world is far greater than what we experience with our five senses.
. To know that magic swirls all around us at all times.
. To always find the mystical in the mundane.
. To dance in the polarities and contradictions that make up all of life, including ourselves. You are not this or that. Life is not black and white.
We witches can hold it all.
This Samhain we will venture into the strange, into the shadow. This time of year the veil is the thinnest between this world and the Otherworld. With one foot in each world, we embrace the “in between,” all of our paradoxes, and weave the web of our creativity, wildness, and weirdness. In the words of David Bowie, “Turn and face the strange.”
Through movement, yoga, dance, spellwork, art-making, and communion with each other and with nature, we will dive into the themes of the season, banish that which no longer serves us, and call in our intentions for this blessed new year. Imagine the energy of strong transformation. What skin will be shed and what lies underneath? What will be birthed from this sacred egg? What will rise from the ashes?
All is coming.
All will be revealed.
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*A Rough Itinerary (Subject to Change)*
8:30am Arrivals and Juice, Meeting Each Other
9:00am Morning Movement & Music
10:15am Journaling and Snack Break
10:30am Morning Circle, Discussion of Seasonal Themes, Wild Woman & Crone Archetypes, Preparation for Spellwork
11:30am-1pm Lunch & Play! We’ll have time to eat, relax, swim in the pool, or take a paddle on the river.
1pm Art-Making or Body Adornment, Body Painting, Spell Preparation
2pm Samhain Full Moon Ritual and Spellwork
3pm Final Circle
At 3:30pm the retreat will officially end but those who can stay can wind down and ground in nature for the next hour.
You will get outside of your comfort zone. You will dive into the shadow of the unseen places, and dance in the shining glittery sun. It will be emotionally powerful. And lots of fun. Are you willing to wander with us, wild one?
Only 2 spots remaining.
*Your retreat includes*
. 7 hour day-long retreat
. your retreat packet/journal with special Samhain gifts
. cold-pressed juice, snacks, and vegan gluten free lunch
. all art and body art supplies
. one free yoga class pass to use at any beach yoga class
. one free future Temple of the Wild Wanderer circle to use or gift to someone else
Optional items to bring:
. A writing utensil and journal
. An object that represents rebirth, autumn, halloween or anything you'd like to collectively send energy to
. Clothing that makes you feel like a free and wild woman
*Location*
A private residence in Fort Myers, with a large outdoor space nestled amongst the trees, alongside a river, with a private swimming pool and covered patio. Exact location will be given upon enrollment.
*The Witch's Self-Investment*
Regular Pricing (Enroll by Friday, October 23rd) - CLOSED
Last minute pricing (Enroll by Thursday, October 29th)*
$150 for all women and femmes
$130 for Temple of the Wild Wanderer members
Feel free to join the temple here for $36/month:
www.wanderfreewellness.com/wildwanderer
*Note that all gifts will be attempted but cannot be guaranteed with last minute booking
*How to Enroll*
Venmo: @JenWyatt
or
Contact for Credit Card options
Work-Trade 25% Discount Opportunity for those with financial need:
This price reflects all materials, juices, snacks, lunch, and my planning and time. If this is truly price prohibitive for you, please contact me for a work trade discounted option. The work-trade might include set up and/or breakdown, preparing meals, or pick up of items, etc.
2 work trade spots available as needed.
Please message me directly if this applies to you.
*ABOUT YOUR GUIDE*
Jen Wyatt, owner of Wander Free Wellness, is a teacher and facilitator of yoga experiences, moon circles, ritual, and retreats. She has a Master of Arts degree in Teaching, a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology, is a certified yoga teacher at the 500-hour level, and is a Reiki healer. She believes that liberation of the true authentic self - in all its weirdness and wildness - is the key to lasting happiness and fulfillment. Jen guides others to come home to themselves by connecting deeply with the earth, with nature's cycles and rhythms, and with the depths of our often buried imagination and creativity.
She facilitates guided unique experiences that offer a safe space to unravel our layers of conditioning and suppression of the true self, to access the intuitive wisdom within, and to unveil our own limitless creativity. Through movement, ritual, story medicine, and activating imagination, Jen guides you to find freedom and homecoming within your own being. Jen strives always to embrace the magic of the tiniest moments, and vows to never let go of wonder and curiosity. You can find her in her greatest joy talking to the animals around her and singing to snails. May all beings be wild and free.