About
Join us for a totally live, totally interactive magical Virtual Fall Equinox Retreat to explore our connections to the spirit of The Witch and the natural balance of our planet. Along with a small group of folks from around the country, you’ll enjoy a thoughtfully curated night + FULL day of online workshops - meditation, ritual, writing, and tarot - focused on bringing in the experience of joy + gratitude, while also embracing the Shadow of our present reality. We’ve gathered together some of our favorite feminist Witch City healers, mystics, and teachers to offer their extensive knowledge and guide the group through a shared process of transformation.
The Fall equinox marks one of the two times of the year when the Earth's axis is tilted neither away from or towards the Sun making the length of night + day equal. It’s an incredibly powerful and important time to both honor the abundance of the natural world and also reclaim our balance within it. By doing so, we'll start to break the unconscious cycle of colonization that aims to diminish the power of what can never be owned - the Earth, magic, and our own Spirits.
Please note this a virtual experience that will be held live at the designated times to offer participants the opportunity to truly connect with one another, but if you have to miss a session, recordings will be made available for 1 week after the retreat and will not be downloadable.
*4 Full scholarships available for Black and/or Indigenous folx or non-Black POC. If this describes you please email info@nowagetravel.com.
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Highlights
Connect virtually with other curious magical folks from around the country
Be guided live by passionate local metaphysical teachers and healers
Dive into your own personal relationship with Magic and the term "Witch"
Question the ways in which The Witch archetype has been used by people in power
Embrace balance at a time when our external world is increasingly out-of-balance
Gather for intention setting circles to harness the energy of the season
Honor the elements with a water + fire ritual led by a shamanic witch
Explore the mythology and power of the shadow Goddess through writing
Experience your connection with the natural world through a recorded meditation walk
Tap into your intuition through a hands-on Tarot reading workshop exploring balance
General Flow
MOnday 21st
Opening Circle + Energy Meditation - 7-8:30pm EST
Tuesday 22nd
Equinox Water + Fire Ritual - 11am-12:30pm EST
(Lunch Break + DIY Embodiment Walk)
Embracing the Shadow Goddess: A Writing Workshop - 2:30-4pm EST
(Dinner Break + Optional Virtual Hang-Out Time)
Tarot for Balance - 6-7:30pm EST
Closing Circle - 7:30-8pm EST
What’s included
3 Metaphysical Workshops
2 Circles
3 Meditations
1 DIY Audio Embodiment Walk
What you’ll want to bring
Candle + lighter
Notebook + writing utensil
Tarot and/or Oracle Deck
Optional: sacred objects of all sorts
Facilitators
Melissa Nierman is the founder of NowAge Travel and the host of the retreat. She's a professional clairvoyant, tarot teacher, feminist “occult” history nerd, and a forever 80s stand-up comic in a past life. With a BA in Sociology and a Masters in Education, she's passionate about reclaiming our connection to our Spirits from the clutches of patriarchy.
Grace Harrington Murdoch is an astrologer, energetic healer, author, and owner of Four Directions Integrative Health. With years of study into what helps us heal, she draws on a wide array of healing modalities in her practice and teaching - from Jin Shin Jyutsu, Polarity therapy, Reiki, Astrology, crystal, flower essences, and RYSE.
Zhana Levitsky is a shamanic witch & healer, and owner of Yes! Wolf Spirit. She's a professional tarot reader and educator, Usui Reiki Master/Teacher, Reiki Shamanism Master, teacher of various magic modalities and medicine mama. Born in Lithuania, she holds an ALM in Literature from Harvard University.
Policies
This retreat is open to anyone (18+) with interest in exploring their own magic and is meant to be a safe + confidential space for all those who attend.
While your personal information will not be shared publicly, you will be connected with other attendees via a Instagram Direct Messenger Chat Group.
We reserve the right to ask any participant to leave the retreat if their actions create any harm to the group.
All the metaphysical workshops and meditations will be held at the designated times over Zoom, as the intention for the retreat is to create a feeling of connection and support for all participants. If you have to miss a session, recordings will be shared via email within 48 hours of the retreat that expire after 1 week and are not downloadable.
Please note that there will be no refunds or discounts for non-attendance. If you cancel your participation in the retreat for any reason, you're welcome to find someone else to take your spot and we'll do our best to help replace you, but cannot promise this.
If for some unexpected reason, NowAge Travel cancels the retreat, we'll refund you in full for all payment.
By putting down payment, you agree to abide by all of the above policies.