Gathering the bone
circle work for soul alchemy
On the land, in the EarthLodge, by the fire, with the songs
Come bring your broken heart, your tired soul and your aching body. Come and bring all the things that are hard to be with in daily life: the feelings, the problems that seem unsolvable, the burdens you carry that feel too heavy, the fears and grief held in your bones.
Deep - Heart - Work
The autumn and winter time invites us to turn our focus inwards and tend to the rich inner landscape of the heart’s healing work. Life can get very fast, busy and we can lose touch with what sustains us and what really matters. In a world that seems to be falling parts at the seams it is allm to easy to get washed up on the shores baraly able to breath. In these times of fast paste it has never been more vital to slow down, stop, and listen deeply inside to the voice that calls us to the bone memory of us. To the threshold we stand at and to the work we all need to do at this time on earth. It’s deeply personal and also needed for the collective.
Doing this work alone can feel overwhelming and exhausting and life pulls us away from ourselves so much of the time. Tending to the heart and to the soul is vital for the the evolution of our soul and of all souls.
Sitting in circle around a real fire is what we as humans have done for thousands of years. There is not an ancestors of ours who did not live with fire every day of their lives. Every single ancestors would of tended a fire to cook, to light the night, to keep warm and perhaps most importantly to sit and reflect. The fire naturally does this and may of us do not have the luxury of living with real fire in our daily lives. There is healing and magic to be harvested simply by having the fire at the centre of our circle.
I work with pathways rooted in EarthBased spirituality: with the ancestors, animism, nature, liminal space, mugwort, as a seer and channel, plant as medicine, with Tarot, the elements, the fire, chanting, sounding, breath and deep listening through the mystery. I have many medicines in my basket and call on them as they call to be in service.
An online grief ceremony that was held in the EarthLodge during lock down.
The Structure and Form
The flow of the evening
~ We begin with a ceremony of Celtic traditions, to open the space and set intentions, smudge with mugwort and call in the guides.
~The evening will be held with simple chants as we go along.
~There will be a main ceremony in the middle of the evening connected to the work we are doing.
~The will be time at the end to integrate and chill.
The space itself
The entire event is held in the ceremonial EarthLodge around the fire. Jewels will be holding the circle and guiding and holding each person in the way that they need. We will use simple songs and ceremony to hold us as we journey into sharing – it is in essence sharing circle but with guidance and wisdom from Jewels as you feel you need it. We use the form of a spiral which is a little different to a sharing circle and there is no pressure to share or do any work. Sometimes just being in the circle in the space is enough.
For this kind of work time is needed and the longer we have the deeper we can go. The EarthLodge itself is a powerful catalyst for transformation and is a dedicated ceremonial space that will alchemise you at bone level. It allows you to connect to places within yourself that are hard to access in daily life or even in therapeutic modalities. The space was visioned and designed through channeling and created in ceremony. It is an ancient indigenous-style dwelling designed specifically for deep transformational work. Spaces such as these have been used for thousands of years to work with inner shifts of consciousness and liminal alchemy both in ourselves through the energies of the ancestors, spirit and through a portal that connects through the power of the space.
The lodge holds alchemizing healing energies to assist those who wish to journey deep within It offers the potential for you to transcend linear time and open spaces to access aspects of the soul that are otherwise hard to reach, all the while deeply help by the earth from which it is built.
All kinds of deep immersions are supported by the potent dark space it offers, even in the daytime. This darkness is a supportive starting place for any journey going deep within, and to the stepping outside of linear time/space. Lit only with the light of the fire and a couple of candles, there is no electricity.
We allow only objects made of natural materials inside the lodge; no technology of any kind (including mobile phones) and no plastic.
Practicals
The space itself is low to the ground and you do need to be able to sit comfortable on the floor (on soft sheepskins) for the duration. It is fairly dark and lit by firelight and candles. There is no requirement to sing or be able to sing. If you are unsure of whether the space is right for you, do please email us to check.
Logistics
Date
4th October 2025
Future Ceremonies
1 November (tickets open on 5 October)
6 December (tickets open 2 November)
3 January 2026 (tickets open on 7 December)
28 February 2026 (tickets open on 4 January)
Timings
6pm-10pm
Arrival is from 5.30pm and at the latest 5.50pm. The doors will close at 5.50pm sharp and there will be strictly no entry after this point for ANY reason and no refunds.
Venue
EarthHeart, Forest of Dean, GL14 3JQ.
Staying at EarthHeart
If you are travelling from afar you are welcome to bring your campervan. If you are a hardened camper you are welcome to put up a tent for the night on our eco campsite. There is a water tap and a compost loo for you to use.
You can also indoor camp on the floor of the Forest temple space with your own sleeping bag and roll mat. You need to bring your own simple breakfast with you, there is a tea station and hot water
Keening Ceremony and Gathering the Bones
For those who feel the deep call to tend the holy ground of grief, this is a rare and potent opportunity to step into a 2 days of ceremonial holding, where you are lovingly invited to meet the sacred terrain of your sorrow, longing, and love.
While each ceremony can stand alone in its medicine, when experienced together, Gathering the Bones and Celtic Keening Ceremony form a powerful arch, offering a profound alchemical journey for the heart.
On Friday, the Celtic Keening Ceremony carries you deeper into the heart of loss through the ancient practice of lamentation. Rooted in the lineage of Celtic mourning traditions, this ceremony gives voice to what aches beneath the surface — the unspoken, the unfinished, the unbearable. In shared keening, we remember that grief is not a problem to be fixed but a praise song for what we love.
Then on Saturday, the Gathering the Bones Ceremony invites you into the threshold space of darkness and decay, the composting ground where what is no longer needed can be offered to the fire. Held in the bones of the wild earth, it is an initiation into the fierce beauty of grief, rage, and release.
Together, they offer a soul-rich container for those ready to move beyond the edges of personal grief and into the collective field of remembrance, reverence, and reclamation.
The 2-day Flow:
Friday Evening – Keening Ceremony
–camp on the land of EarthHeart–
Saturday Evening – Gathering the Bones Ceremony
You are welcome to attend either ceremony on its own, but for those who feel called to the full arc of descent and emergence, we invite you to join both as a 2-day Grief Package below.
🜃 Come as you are. Bring all that you carry. You do not have to do this alone. 🜃
Booking policy
Please read our cancellation and booking policy before booking your place
so you are making an informed choice.
