Casting the Bones

Folklore & Fairy Tales Series

August 19th – Sept. 9th, 6:00pm-8:30pm MDT
(online – offline option also available!)

Casting the Bones ~ Folklore & Fairy Tales series

By request this online series is back! And things are going to get a whole lot… darker…

Ever identified with the ‘evil witch’ more than the princess? 😉

Have you wondered why the ‘evil’ characters in the stories we grew up with were so often women? Were you ever curious as to why these characters were the way they were? The traditional way the stories are told is aimed to highlight some kind of moral principle that the protagonist achieves by conflict and juxtaposition of the evil doer… so we are not told WHY that evil doer was in fact, ‘evil’ and we certainly are never encouraged to look at the story from their point of view….

In this series, that’s exactly the landscapes we will travel. Join me in exploring four well known fairy tales from a whole new lens… through narrative, art inquiry, journaling, and spirit journey, we will walk in the world of Fairy and Magic alongside the ‘Evil Ones’… which may be a bit disturbing, and yet perhaps, may surprise you in feeling more aligned than you ever expected.

August 19 – Sept 9th, 6:00pm-8:30pm MST
(online – offline options also available for those who cannot attend live Circles)
$59+gst per Circle = $236+gst for all 4
Sign up for the dates that work for you ~ If you can’t attend any of the live Circles, recordings and materials will be made available for those who wish to complete the session on their own schedule!

August 19th – The Sister
August 26th – The Mother
September 2nd – The Wolf
September 9th – The Witch in the Woods

To register, contact Nikki ✨

This will be a 4 week series, exploring a different Enchanted Story each week. You are welcome to sign up for the full 4 weeks, or individually to the dates you can attend.

If you have ever wanted to explore the deeper meanings in Fairy Tales or found the pull of Folklore fascinating, this is for you. If you already have a relationship with Story and the collective archetypal meanings they hold, yet would like to deepen and broaden that Knowing, this is for you. Stories speak to each person differently, and your experiences with each engagement are so, so valid!

The course will run the 4 Tuesday evenings, August 19th to September 9th, 6pm-8:30pm MST each week.

It will be offered online Zoom, and will incorporate spontaneous, expressive art making as a way of inquiry and knowing, as well as guided journeys/meditations to assist you to move into the Story in an embodied and transpersonal way. A list of suggested materials, as well as guidance on how to prepare your space will be provided.

Limit of 9 spots to keep the work intimate and Sacred. Register early!
(a minimum for each class is needed to run).

You will need:
🔹Art materials that you wish to use (a suggestion list will be provided)
🔹Journal & fav pen
🔹Private, uninterrupted space and time
🔹Ceremonial cleansing materials for space and person
🔹An open heart and willingness to lean in

** No art experience or technique knowledge is needed to participate
18+

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Registration inquires: Contact Nikki Featherstone @Haven.SpiritualArtTherapy@gmail.com

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About your Workshop Host & Holder:

Nikki Featherstone is an intuitive artist, a lifelong seeker of knowledge, a practicing Witch for over 30 years, a writer, and a registered Art Psychotherapist. She loves cats, trees, exploring spiritual pathways, and art in all forms. Within her practice, Haven, Nikki creates holistic, anti-oppressive, intentionally inclusive spaces, where she acts as Guide and Companion while walking alongside her clients. She has been holding retreats for women for over 9 years, art based healing offerings for over 13, and brings deeply compassionate holding, filled with kindness, validation, and radical acceptance. She credits many mentors and teachers over her lifetime for the Wisdom she has received, integrated, and brings forth in her work; these teachers include humans, more-than-humans, and always the Land Herself.

Testimonials: I’ve spent time in circle with Nikki of Haven. The space she creates/holds to dig deep into yourself and to also connect with spirituality is unmatched. Any and all events/retreats held are 200% recommended.

~ C. D.