Samhain & Ancestral Healing Ceremony

Hosted by Sarah Rayne

Would you like to honor the most magical day of the year in intentional community & ceremony? Are you ready to connect deeply with the energy of your ancestry & send healing intentions all the way up your bloodline? Are you curious about ancestor work, or wishing to compliment your existing ancestor honoring practice with a potent & healing samhain ceremony? Do you want to do something just plain fun and witchy this halloween?

Then join us for our Samhain & Ancestral Healing Ceremony, led by Firebird’s resident priestess, Sarah Rayne. Samhain is the ancient pagan & Celtic precursor to Halloween, and is the day when the veil between worlds is thinnest. This is a potent time for ancestor work, honoring the dead, and is a celebration to honor the end of harvest season, as the days grow colder and we continue spiraling towards the Winter Solstice.

This luscious 2 hour group healing ceremony will begin by opening sacred space together, and a community discussion on the energies of Samhain, Scorpio season, and ancestor work. We’ll then move into a gentle somatic movement / accessible dance practice to activate the magic in our bodies and connect to our ancestral rememberings. You’ll then be invited to lay down and receive an extended guided meditation to commune with your ancestors + beloved dead, accompanied by live ambient sound, as Sarah fills the room with Reiki energy + holds the container for big group energy healing. The intention is that the healing vibrations will flow into your body, and energetically up your ancestral line, harmonizing with your own intentions to support healing inherited ancestral patterns & traumas held in your DNA.

The ceremony will end with a potent group medicine song, followed by a fire activation to send up messages to our ancestors, & declare our Samhain intentions to the universe.

Each attendee will also receive a magical spell kit to take home with them.

All are welcome, no experience necessary!

Exchange // $40

*Pre-registration required!
Sign Up: https://firebird.as.me/samhain

*A few half-priced scholarships are available for those with financial need, with priority given to BIPOC. You can apply here: https://forms.gle/uUMTuavNKXfBFwpD7

*Please bring a yoga mat and/or blanket to lay on
*Please bring a water bottle, notebook, and pen

Land Acknowledgement: We acknowledge and honor that Portland is located on the traditional & historical lands of many indigenous communities including the Multnomah, Clackmas, Kathlamet, and Chinook tribes. In recognition and and honoring of the native peoples and land stewards of this place, a portion of the proceeds from this event will be donated to the Native American Youth & Family Center. https://nayapdx.org/

About Sarah (she/her):

Sarah Rayne is a queer witch, healing artist, musician, and community builder. She cultivates spaces for ceremony & authentic self-expression through earth-based magic, medicinal movement, and the healing & cathartic power of sound + song. She works with Reiki energy healing, tarot reading, intuition, meditation, and Body Temple Dance to support and empower her clients and community in Portland, Oregon and beyond.
www.sarahrayne.com | @sarahraynebow

COVID-19 Safety:
- Masks are optional for attendees
-If you are feeling sick, have a fever, or have recently been exposed to COVID-19, please do not attend this event.

Thank you for helping to keep our community safe!