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  "description": "WILD HOLY BEING,\n\nYOU ARE INVITED TO\n\n## **💦 Wild & Holy; THE WELLSPRING 💦**\n\n_12th November ~ 16th November at the Springhead Trust in Dorset_\n\nAn invitation to embrace ourselves as the One Water;  \n_Wyrd, Wild, Holy, Whole._  \n  \nWelcome to the second Wild Holy Ways gathering, four nights in a circle of 55 Sovereign Womb Bearers  \nin the spiral descent between Samhain & Winter Solstice; journeying with the energies of Friday 13th & the delicious dark.  \n  \nA collective remembrance of the many flavours of the feminine,   \nthe holiness of devotion  \nand the untamed wild ways  \nweaving the wyrd tapestry of (un)becoming & belonging.  \n  \nAs woman, we are _ **vessel** _;  \nfor _ **truth** _, _ **love** _ & _ **liberation,** _  \n_ **beauty, pleasure** & **creation.** _  \n \n\n_When we each drink of the wellspring and offer the wellspring of our wombs & hearts, _  \n_back to the waters, to source, what whispers do we hear?_\n\nWe will be in the emergent enquiry of our collective orientation towards aliveness. To be deeply nourished.  \nA deep listening through sense~ual beingness, to the current of the Wellspring, anchored in the Wild Holy Ways.\n\n### **Nourishment. Eros. Myth. Creation. Embodiment. **\n\n \n\n![](https://r2.dandelion.events/2026/07/27/19/38/26/1fc515d1-f3f1-45a2-b0b0-58ade7b60456/Final-2.jpg)\n_Wild & Holy 2025_\n\n* * *\n\n> _ **\"Beautiful, profound, held, connected, nourished, expanded. Taila and Vieve have created something incredibly special. It was a blessing to share the weekend with so many open-hearted sisters. \"** _  \n> _Suzy - Wild & Holy; The Immersion_\n\n* * *\n\n \n\nPulsing from the core of the earth, through the core of your body, flows the Wellspring.   \nThis is the wellspring of your own nourishment, to drink of the wild holy waters, and to offer back to the source that sustains us so we may swim together in the ebbing & flowing current of creation._ _\n\nAll whilst anchoring into the supportive field of togetherness, creating & cultivating deep friendship; to see ourselves reflected  \nin one another. Remembering the art of reciprocal relationship;  \n_to earth_  \n_waters_  \n_womb_  \n_& womben._  \n  \nCrafting bonds of sisterhood that ripple into daily life.\n\nThis is your invitation to join this circle, this celebration, this prayer.\n\nTogether we are cultivating the truth of our lives & embodying the way we wish to live them –  \nthrough  **Love, Joy,& Gratitude**  \nin  **Deep Pleasure & Devotion.**\n\n \n\n* * *\n\n##  \n\n## **The Offering:**\n\n4 nights, 5 days at a Historic Cultural Heritage House on the site of an Ancient Spring  \nDivinely DELICIOUS Nourishment _(Brunch & Dinner served each day)_  \nWood Fired Sauna & Fire Pit  \nSpring~fed Water Source  \nPrivate Gardens & Swimming Stream\n\n### **What to expect:**\n\n- Embodiment\n- Erotic Reclamation\n- Ceremony\n- Ancestral Craft & Arts\n- Songs, Sharing & Storytelling\n- Sistering & Circle Connection\n- Community Creation\n- Prayerformance\n- Emergent Offerings\n- Hearth~tending\n- Mama & Baby ~ Auntie Culture   \n \n\n* * *\n\n> _ **“This is one of the best retreats I’ve ever attended. The thought, care, and attention to detail were extraordinary, every moment felt intentional and infused with magic. The gathering of witches, artists, and mystics who were called to this space was an absolute delight to share the weekend with. The offerings were rich and beautifully curated, as was the land that held us. I leave feeling nourished, tender, and full of hope for what’s yet to come.”** _  \n> _Lucy - Wild & Holy; The Immersion 2025_\n\n* * *\n\n \n\n### The Flow\n\n**Thursday 12th ~ Cleansing Ritual**  \n_Arrival between 2-5pm._  \nAs you arrive, you will be invited to settle into your nest, meet the land and cleanse in the waters and sauna.   \nWe will gather in the evening to open in circle around the fire.\n\n**Friday 13th ~ Forbidden Fruits **  \n_ **Feminine Mythteries Sense~ual Immersion** _  \n_Second Wave Arrivals between 10am - 1pm_  \nFeast with and for the primordial goddess who intimately knows that pleasure is her birthright.  \nWith so much of the feminine experience having been forbidden, wronged, exiled, this is your invitation to re-member, reclaim & feast on these fruits. A full day of immersion into reclaimed myth & sense~ual delights.  \n  \n**Saturday 14th ~ Weaving the Wyrd**  \n_ **A tapestry of each unique essence** _  \n_Woven in presence, truth & emergence. Here, we listen to the current._  \n_With space for being with that which stands between us and the capacity to fully taste the present moment, to fully embody & be in-body. Be that through grief, rage, shame, guilt, fear, numbness. Allowing our Wyrd expression to take up space._  \n_Create, craft & cuddle._\n\n**Sunday 15th ~ Prayerformance & Gifting Ceremony**  \nOur prayerformance is a taste of the prayers carried in our circle - to witness & offer space to the ways that life force flows in each individual. An invitation for any woman who feels the call to be fully witnessed & received in a piece of their prayer.   \nNo perfection needed, just presence.  \nThe Gifting Ceremony embodies a tradition of reciprocity. May we walk into this new cycle, carrying a gift from the heart of a sister. Please bring a gift from the heart to share.  \n  \n**Monday 16th ~ Singing the Spring Home**  \nWe will gather for a final water blessing circle with song so our prayers may ripple onwards & our togetherness may flow through your being as you follow the currents home.  \n_Departures by 10am._\n\n* * *\n\n![](https://r2.dandelion.events/2026/07/27/13/02/41/edc08839-000a-41d0-a027-4e59055a4a78/7fb73c52-9f16-40fe-a12f-47e03a27a920.jpeg)\n_Where we gather: The Springhead Trust, Dorset_\n\n## **The Setting**\n\nNestled in nature, alongside flowing waters, at The Springhead Trust in Dorset. People have been called to the waters at the site of Springhead since ancient times. The waters carry story and song of our ancient grandmothers, of the rocks, plant and animals who have encountered their flow. They call for our presence, listening and remembrance.   \n  \nWith 2 Ceremonial Workshop spaces, Dining area, Lounging library & Cosy Craft Den, Sauna, Private gardens, Sacred Fire & swimming stream; there is plenty of opportunity to choose the area & offerings which feel most nourishing for you.  \nPrepare to settle in and get cosy. \n\n**Accommodation**  \nHoused within organically nurtured, historic grounds; our shared & private rooms invite an energy of ‘slumber party’ and deep rest as we allow ourselves to be supported by the structure of all of our needs being met so we may be fully nourished.\n\n**Arrival & Departure**  \n**Arrival: Thursday 12th November (2pm-5pm)**  \n**Departure: Monday 16th November (9am-10am)**  \n_\\*Please get in touch to see if it would be possible to schedule your arrival or departure outside of these times._\n\n \n\n## **Hearth Tending**\n\nWe are remembering the centrality of the hearth, the fire at the heart of the home. To honour this and to support our little village, everyone will be invited to participate in hearth tending during our gathering. Embodying a ‘chop wood, carry water’ ethos, collective response~ability. Every contribution is vital to the smooth running of our home.We are moving into community from consumerism. Practicing reciprocity.\n\n> **We’re not attempting to ascend, we’re re-sanctifying the flesh.**\n> \n> **Finding magic in the mundane, tending the simplest earthly delights.**\n\n_Imagine chopping and chatting,_  \n_filling water urns,_  \n_cleansing and cleaning,_  \n_bringing beauty to our spaces,_  \n_refilling loo roll,_  \n_making offerings,_  \n_tending what’s needed._\n\n‘It takes a village’; WE are the village.\n\n## Nourishment\n\nThe nourishment of your body & being are important to us. Our  **organic &**  **locally sourced, ancestrally inspired, heart & prayer woven menu**  will provide us the opportunity to gather & share hearty meals each day.  \n  \nWe are extremely passionate about the sourcing of our animal products; main examples include;\n\n- Raw Milk\n- Local Sheeps Cheese\n- Wild Deer (venison)\n- Biodynamic Bone Broth\n\nIn knowing that ALL ingredients are intentionally sourced, **please tell us your dietary preferences upon registration.**\n\n_Please note that any gluten will be served separately. All meals are refined sugar & seed oil free._  \n  \n_\\*\\*\\*Please state any allergens when booking; any requirements not notified at this stage can not be accounted for.\\*\\*\\*_  \n \n\n![](https://r2.dandelion.events/2026/07/27/19/48/36/8a33ae0f-32ed-4324-a943-cdbbbb5398ec/Food.jpg)\n_Food at Wild & Holy 2025_\n\n \n\n#### _ **Main Meals** _\n\n**Thursday** : Self Serve Soup   \n**Friday** : Brunch & Sensory Feast experience  \n**Saturday** : Brunch & Dinner  \n**Sunday** : Brunch & Dinner  \n**Monday** : Breakfast in preparation for 9am - 10am Departure\n\nWe will be providing belly nourishing broths in the mornings to warm the digestion & prepare us for the day.\n\n\\*Your  meals are included in your ticket price - please bring along any snacks that you may find supportive.   \nCakes, tea & treats will also be available to purchase during our break times (divinely delicious indulgence!)\n\n* * *\n\n## Other Drops of the Wellspring…\n\n**Moon Market**  \nAn artists showcase style shop: a celebration of the creativity & crafting of many of the women who have contributed to bringing this gathering to life. A place to stock up on supplies of beauty & medicine in preparation for the winter to come.\n\n_Tinctures, art pieces, prints, jewellery, hand woven magic & more_. **Please bring cash.**\n\n**Clothes Swap**  \nAn initiative to help reduce clothing waste alongside the opportunity to pass items to a sister so they be gifted a new life.  \nPlease bring up to 3 items you wish to pass on & feel free to claim some ‘new’ pieces in reciprocity once the swapshop opens.\n\n**Gifting Ceremony **  \nA tradition adopted & adapted in reverence of time spent immersed in Tipi culture; living in circle around the fire.  \nA tradition of reciprocity.  \nPlease bring a gift for a sister so that all have the opportunity to receive a gift at this turning of the wheel and the marking of a new year.  \nMay we walk into this new cycle, carrying a gift from the heart of a sister.\n\n**Auntie Culture**  \nWe invite each woman attending to claim the space of  ‘auntie'; supporting the mothers present to feel at the centre of our circle.   \nPerhaps you make them a drink, collect their food, wash mamas plate, offer a massage, a listening ear or an extra hand with attentive yet spacious presence.  \n_It takes a village, and we are practicing & re~membering how to be the village._  \n \n\n![](https://r2.dandelion.events/2026/07/27/20/08/40/3d3fc666-6076-4793-a590-dd05dfe45a08/Final-3.jpg)\n_ A selection of hand crafted pieces at our Moon Market, Wild & Holy 2025_\n\n* * *\n\n## **Who is this for?**\n\nWild & Holy; The Wellspring is for those well practiced in emotional regulation, who have encountered many flavours of their range and do not fear their sensuality, emotions & depth. For those who have dipped their toe in the inky waters of the feminine and wish to submerge deeper in circle with those bestowed the gift of life in female form.\n\nA gift that may at times have felt like a curse.   \nA curse no more. A reclamation.\n\nWOMAN.   \nWOMB-AN.\n\nWomb carrier in the full depths of her; beyond the conditioning & culture that has tried to dictate what we may be. A reclamation of the female in all her forms, in all her facets; welcoming each alchemical archetype in every expression & embodiment.\n\nRooted in truth, reciprocity & right relationship.\n\nThis gathering is one to be with an expansive sense of woman, womban ~ being bestowed life with womb, yoni & a vessel capable of birthing new worlds. A space that shatters whatever ideas we have been given by the patriarchal, colonial culture of ‘woman’ & ‘femininity’, instead revealing and offering a remembrance of deep feminine wisdom, cyclical ways and wholeness. And so that we can be multifaceted warrior womb-kin, women, womb clan in our time together and relationships moving forward.\n\n![](https://r2.dandelion.events/2025/10/12/23/06/17/04ba841b-c8d1-43a3-87c5-cb9408e64e60/who%20is%20this%20for.png)\n\n_\\*\\*\\*you are also welcome here as a non-binary womb babe, bleeding or menopausal being, or woman no longer with physical womb. It is likely that the language of ‘woman’ ‘sister’ will be used throughout this gathering, and this may not feel true or resonant to your expression. There will also be a focus on female pleasure anatomy; yoni/p_\\*ssy_ ~ breasts, & the cultural conditioning experienced by those who grew up as good/bad girls._\n\n_We invite you to find the ways to express yourself, and play in the space of label & form, and the nameless essence of you that feel true. And we also invite your self-responsibility to choose if this space is appropriate for your current journey._\n\n_If you feel a desire to be with us, but some hesitation based on this, we’d be so honoured to hear you, connect & explore what you may need to feel welcome._  \n \n\n### **Mothers & Children**\n\nWe honour the importance of Mothers in our society & our culture. We recognise the magnitude of this role & how vital it is to create space for mothers to have opportunities to be nourished. We are committed to learning  \nThis space, this time, with the Wellspring is for you too mama.   \n  \n_ **Babes in arms are welcome…** _  \nWe encourage Mothers with young babes to attend. We invite you to express your needs, feel met within them & soften into the safety & supportiveness of an ‘Auntie’ culture.  \n_ **Toddlers and above…** _  \nWe ask that you make alternate childcare arrangements so that you may drop into full presence and receptivity over the weekend.\n\n \n\n* * *\n\n## **Sovereignty & Accountability **\n\nWe ask that you are sovereign in your choices - everything offered over the weekend is an invitation not an obligation.   \nListen to your body, your boundaries, your desires & your needs; please honour them.  \nYou are responsible for your experience & how you journey through this gathering; please make choices from love & that bring you joy.\n\n**We also want you to note that while this work may have therapeutic benefits, ** _ **this is not therapy ** _ **or a replacement for therapy. If you are experiencing significant mental health challenges we strongly encourage you to seek 1-1 support from a qualified psychotherapist**. \n\nSome of the content shared by participants in sharing circles may be triggering or traumatic in nature. This gathering is designed to create a space for us to be open and honest with each other about our experiences, as we explore some new and uncharted territory. Sharing and listening is an important aspect of this, and can support the process of transformation, by simply being with what is.\n\nWhile we do our best to create an environment that feels safe and inclusive, it is your responsibility to look after your own needs and boundaries. If this is something you struggle with, or you are concerned about any element of this gathering please contact us in advance. We are very willing to chat on the phone and check in about whether this space is right for you at this time.\n\n* * *\n\n## **Wild Holy Ways**\n\nWild Holy Ways is a creative coven weaving ancient wisdom whilst meeting the emergent gnosis of this moment. A space to explore and practice what it means to embody wildly alive village culture. _ **Nourishing the seeds of pleasure-full, well rested & well resourced ways of being.** _\n\nWild Holy Ways offers the creation of opportunities to gather in Love  \n & service to our earth, communities and collective (r)evolution **.**  \n \n\n![](https://r2.dandelion.events/2026/07/26/19/35/22/868519ad-61e2-4ff0-944b-0c2c5cb599b5/Taila and Vieve.jpg)\n\n### Creatrix's\n\nWild & Holy; The WellSpring is hosted by Dream Weavers, Taila & Vieve. Together they are nurturing this vision into life through this second cycle of becoming. Supported by a circle of deeply rooted, wildly wyrd & sacredly silly Wisdom Weavers who are sharing their hearts, crafts, creativity, passion & prayer.  \n  \nLast but not least, _ **you! ** _  \nYou are invited to be a part of this co-creation, more of this prayer unlocks through the heart, wombs & bodies of the beings who gather. Your presence, contributions ~ creative, energetic, practical, financial, desire, essence ~ are essential in bringing this vision to life and expanding its beauty far beyond what we could possibly imagine alone.   \nThere is room for the Whole of you in this circle, to offer in our Prayerformance if you wish to & to give and receive from our Hearth.  \n_More on this in your welcome pack upon claiming your space._\n\n \n\n \n\n* * *\n\n \n\n**Refunds Policy**  \nPlease note, we do not arrange refunds or exchanges.  \nPayment plans must be paid in full before the start date.\n\nBy purchasing a ticket, you confirm that you have read & agree to the culture & accountability statements above.\n\n \n\n**Accessibility  **  \nWe do our best to include everyone who feels the call to our events, regardless of circumstances.   \nIf you have access requirements please email Vieve & Taila directly to discuss.\n\nThe main house & ground floor have step free access. Due to limited availability of accessible accommodation; please reach out to us directly via [wildholyways@gmail.com](mailto:womenwhodare.community@gmail.com) before booking your space to ensure availability.\n\nWhilst we have endeavoured to keep this event as community priced as possible, we understand this may still not be accessible for some. If this is the case, and you feel the call and prayer of this event in your heart please do get in touch on the email above for concessions & part~exchange opportunities.\n\nAnd please do take advantage of the payment plans available.",
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