The Willow Tree, specifically the Weeping Willow, serves as a potent ally for emotional healing, spiritual protection, purification, and personal transformation. In Celtic and Druidic traditions, the Willow Tree is associated with the Moon and the feminine energy. It is often seen as a guardian of the liminal realms, standing between the material world and the spirit world.

With roots strong enough to hold river banks together, Willow teaches us how to have strength, resilience and flexibility during great change in our lives. Willow roots have the ability to travel deep into the earth to find streams of water teaching us how to connect to the waters of the unconscious mind.

The Willow tree has the ability to self-propagate, this and its connection to the Water element, the intuitive realms, and the Full Moon, means that Willow is able to bring peace and balance to our inner child aspect. The Water element represents purification, healing and the flow of life force energy, so if there are any blockages, old or new, in our kundalini energy, Willow will be dislodging it so it can be released.

Willow is the predominant tree that has been used in basketry. Medicinally, its inner bark holds a phytochemical constituent which is the basis on which aspirin was invented, make it useful in pain relief. Magical uses of its wood are extensive, one of which is the hoop in shamanic drums.

This Shamanic Plant Spirit Intiation is for you if:

☆ you are craving to feel more connected to Grandmother Earth

☆ you are feeling stuck and are ready to look within and release any limiting beliefs or traumas

☆ you have a yearning to work with the Plant Kingdom in a more profound way

☆ you want to be held in a safe and heart-centred ceremony

☆ you are ready to be connected to your own inner wisdom with the help of a Plant Ally

☆ you want to connect with like-minded people in a sacred circle

What is a Shamanic Plant Spirit Initiation?

A shamanic plant spirit initiation involves a deep, spiritual connection with one Plant or Tree. The initiation creates the sacred container for personal transformation, healing, and a greater understanding of oneself and the natural world with the Plant or Tree as your teacher, elder and guide. The word initiation is utilised as the ceremony is not a simple ‘meet and greet’ of a Plant, it requires a commitment to the Green Being in the form of fasting, so you are able to diet with the Plant or Tree for the entirety of the ceremony. The initiation is entirely an experiential ceremony. The facilitator will utilise different shamanic and energy practices open the connection between you and the Plant or Tree and help you enter into the energy realm of your Green Being Ally. Personal reflection is a large part of the initiation, as there is no middle man interpreting or receiving messages on your behalf. The initiation gives rise to you becoming your own guide with the Plant or Tree Ally as a mentor.

What To Expect

This day is an opportunity to explore and receive the spiritual medicine of Willow as we journey with ceremony, elixirs, breathwork, and other connection and shamanic healing practices. The shamanic plant spirit initiation will take you as deep as you are willing to go. We will end our day with a nourishing meal, grounding ourselves and integrating the received wisdom. We welcome people from all walks of life and this day is suitable for those who are beginners or those who are more experienced. 

Your Facilitators

Suneet Kaur is a shamanic practitioner and medical herbalist. Suneet has been on her spiritual path since the age of 21 and her shamanic path since 2012. She follows teachings from the Indigenous Wisdom of Peru, Ecuador, North America and Nepal, from her ancestral home India, her ancestral spirituality Sikhism, and the nature beings of her birth home England. Her passion for plant spirit connection was ignited by Mugwort, and her path has been strongly guided by the Theobroma Tree, Weeping Willow Tree, White Pine Tree, and Dandelion, although there are many other plants and trees that have shaped her journey. Suneet’s practice incorporates physical health as well as spiritual health, making space for the Plant Kingdom to work with us on every level. 

Kim McFadden is a nature connection mentor who has been on her healing path since 2009, learning with Elders from many different traditions. She began her journey learning the way of the Quero from the Inca lineage, and continues to share the healing art of this lineage. Kim has had the opportunity to learn and experience different ways of healing with plants and master plants, from both the British Isles and other lands, through many different wisdom traditions. Since 2015 Kim has been teaching adults and children how to make herbal preparations, plant identification, animal signs and tracking, bird language, and native bushcraft skills. Kim also tends to an organic permaculture herbal garden and is part of the rewilding project at the Clophill Centre. Kim’s passion for the healing and earth practices she shares is ignited by our beautiful earth, all our living relations, and the next generations to come. 

In this Shamanic Plant Spirit Initiation, Suneet and Kim will be weaving together their wisdom and experience to guide your journey with Willow.

Venue

This Shamanic Plant Spirit Initiation is held at The Clophill Centre, Shefford Road, Clophill, MK45 4BT. We will be working within our sacred ceremony space as well as outdoors in other parts of the 14 acre site which includes a woodland, labyrinth, apothecary garden, earth chamber and other spaces. The closest rail station Clophill is a short taxi ride away. There is parking available on site.

Investment & Booking:

Investment for the ceremony includes a simple vegan meal at the end of our day together.

The investment is set on a trust based sliding scale:

£95 - unwaged / low income / black, asian & minority ethnicity community

£111 - standard investment

£127 - pay it forward (this option supports us in supporting those who are unwaged / low income / black, Asian & minority ethnicity community)

This Shamanic Plant Spirit Initiation is running in parallel with the Shamanic Herbalism Apprenticeship therefore places are limited. Please book early to avoid disappointment.

Please get in touch if you have any questions.