Holy Darkness: A Winter Day Retreat

Saturday December 14th, 10am-4pm

We wait in the darkness - the womb of the earth - in darkness we plant our dreams

Dominant culture tends to talk about darkness as something to be feared or overcome. However, the natural world, our bodies, and many threads of mysticism around the world offer a different relationship to darkness - Darkness as the Dark Mother, the sacred womb, the realm of rest, restoration, dreams, and the transformative threshold of death. 

The tremendous problems we face as a global family--from the ecological crisis to white supremacy--have arguably arisen in part out of fear and disavowal of the Dark Feminine/Yin essence.

It is for this reason that at this time of year, as we near the Winter Solstice, we intentionally turn towards Holy Darkness, which offers and beckons us towards rich gifts of simplicity, quietude, spaciousness, and the worlds of dreams and ancestors. 

Winter Solstice Land Listening Ritual

This is an invitation to sync with the rhythms of the natural world and the quiet stirrings of one's inner world through simple culturally respectful ritual, song, gentle movement, prayer, sharing, and contemplative connection with the land.

People of all or no faith/spiritual traditions are welcome. 

COST: $300 ($250 if registered by November 30th)
Scholarships & sliding scale available for historically marginalized folx.

LOCATION: Key Peninsula, ~40 minutes from Tacoma. Exact location and further details given upon registration.

TO REGISTER:

Submit your payment via:

Make sure to put “Solstice Retreat” in the comments.

2. Email Kate at info@thesanctuarynorthwest.com with the title “Solstice Retreat Registration” to let me know you’ve enrolled.