Retreat History

Since 2018 we are offering events led by Guides from Animas Valley Institute. 

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2024

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June 25 — July 5 Spiral Quest (Advanced Quest). 
Guide: Sage Magdalene

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July 7-11 Myth and the Underworld: Spider Silk in Moonlight. 
Guide: Sage Magdalene

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July 13-23 Vision Quest. 
Guide: Sage Magdalene

 

July 25-29 Into the Bone: Body and Soul.
Guide: Doug Van Houten 
 
July 31 — August 10 Vision Quest. 
Guide: Doug Van Houten

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2023

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06.02.-12.06.2023. Advanced retreat. Deepening in to earth and soul for women.

Guide: Sage Magdalene

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16.04.2023 Dvēseles mākslas: Austošās dvēseles dziesma (in Latvian)

Guides: Georgs Rubenis and Raina Loka

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10.06.2023. Viena diena Dvēseles mākslās: Dvēseles ceļojums vasarā (in Latvian)

Guides: Georgs Rubenis and Raina Loka

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19.06.-21.06.2023. Dvēseles ilgas sapņu pasaulē. (in Latvian)

Guide: Georgs Rubenis 

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26.06.-30.06.2023. Soulcentric Dreamwork Intensive

Guide: Rebecca Wildbear

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02.07.-06.07.2023. Prayers in the Dark.

Guide: Rebecca Wildbear

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08.07.-18.07.2023. The Spiral Journey – A Quest in the Latvian Forest

Guides: Sage Magdalene and Sara McFarland

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20.07.-24.07.2023. Wild Mind Intensive

Guide: Sara McFarland

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26.07.-05.08.2023. Animas Quest – Latvia

Guide: Sage Magdalene

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07.08-10.08.2023. Nāves skatupunktā: Atklājot dzīves dziļumu. (in Latvian)

Guides: Georgs Rubenis and Andrejs Vasiļjevs

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2022

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30 June - 6 July. Wild Reciprocity

Guide: Sage Magdalene

8-18 July Vision Quest -

Guide: Sage Magdalene with Sara as WMGuide/Apprentice

20-24 July. Wild Mind Intensive

Guide: Sage Magdalene with Sara as WMGuide/Apprentice
 

26-30 July - Soulcraft Intensive 

Guide: Sage Magdalene

1-11 August Vison Quest

Guide: Sage Magdalene & Doug van Houten

13-17 August - Art & Soul

Guide: Doug van Houten

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2021​

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08.07.-10.07. 2021 Introduction to Soulcraft (in Latvian)

Guides: Georgs Rubenis and Raina Loka

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12.07.-16.07. 2021 Soulcraft Intensive

Guide: Sage Magdalene

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18.07.-22.07.2021 Women Entering Earth's Dream

Guide: Mary Marsden

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24.07.-30.07.2021 Wild Reciprocity

Guide: Sage Magdalene

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01.08-11.08. 2021 Vision Quest

Guides: Sage Magdalene and Mary Marsden

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13.08.-17.08.2021 Wild Mind Intensive

Guides: Sage Magdalene, Sara McFarland and Bell Selkie Lovelock

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20.08.-22.08 2021 Introduction to Soulcraft (in Latvian)

Guides: Georgs Rubenis and Raina Loka

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25.08.-29.08.2021 Soulcraft Intensive

Guide: Sage Magdalene

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04.09-08.09.2021 Courting the Muse - Beloved

Guide: Sage Magdalene

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2020

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19.-21.06.2020 Introduction to Soulcraft (in Latvian)

Guides: Georgs Rubenis and Indulis Paics

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28.06.-01.07.2020 Soulcraft Intensive

Guide: Sage Magdalene

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04.07.-08.07.2020 Following the Moon Path: "Women Dreamed by Earth"

Guide: Sage Magdalene

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10.-14.07.2020 Myth and the Underworld Journey: "Spider Silk in Moonlight"

Guide: Sage Magdalene

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16.-20.07.2020 Wild Mind Intensive

Guide: Sage Magdalene

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22.07.-01.08.2020 Vision Quest

Guide: Sage Magdalene

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01.-05.09.2020 Soulcraft Intensive

Guide: Sage Magdalene

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7.-11.09.2020 Soulcentric Dreamwork Intensive

Guide: Sage Magdalene

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14.-18.09.2020 At Death’s Door: Soulcraft Embodiment for the Dark Night

Guide: Sage Magdalene

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2019

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24.-28.07.2019 Wild Mind Intensive

Guides: Sage Magdalene and Gene Dilworth

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30.07-03.08.2019 Coming Home to an Animate World: A Way of Ceremony and Conversation

Guides: Sage Magdalene and Gene Dilworth

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04.-08.08.2019 Deep Imagination Intensive

Guides: Sage Magdalene and Gene Dilworth

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2018

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20.-24.08.2018 Soulcraft Intensive

Guides: Brian Stafford and Sage Magdalene

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25.-29.08.2018 The Way of Council and the Art of Mirroring

Guides: Brian Stafford and Sage Magdalene