Weekend
Program
Come nourish your body, mind and spirit with wild water, sacred fire, plants allies and deep ceremony with your sisters.
Program Overview
Tracks in herbalism, plant walks, sexual health, herstory, movement and music are offered in four blocks each day with movement and connection games in the morning and ceremony with drum, dance and prayer portal in the evenings. Plus keynote speaker presentation and an epic fire krewe.
All workshops are curated to be insightful offerings of women’s wisdom and plant magick. These embodied practices are designed to uplift the power of the feminine, build community and celebrate our BE-longing on Earth.
What’s Included
44 classes, keynote speaker, evening ceremonies, dancing, drumming, creekside camping, sauna, hot tubs and swimming area as well as child care and a truly glorious community evening meal are included in your ticket cost. There will be additional opportunities to purchase from herbalists, craftswomen and food and drink vendors. Cash, trades and gifts are helpful to have in your basket.
Our Beloved Presenters
The women presenting at the inaugural Plant Magick Gathering are visionary matriarchs with a wealth of experience who know there is ancient wisdom alive in all of us! Their generative perspectives and dedication to plants, place and people are exponentially activating to the rising tide of feminine power coming in alignment with the speed of LOVE!
Please connect with the magick and beauty of these wonderful of teachers by checking out their links and following them. We are so excited to share their brilliant offerings with you!
Stephanie Hein
Herbs for parasite cleansingJoin Clinical Herbalist Stephanie Hein for an intimate exploration of womb wellness through both traditional herbal wisdom and holistic self-care practices.
Stephanie Hein is an herbalist, educator, and founder of Wise Earth Botanicals, dedicated to preserving traditional plant wisdom and helping others reclaim their health naturally.
Aminata Patterson
Land, Legacy, Culture and Gullah Geechie MedicineAminatá Indigo Root honors the spirit of Gullah Geechee culture by reconnecting our communities to the ancestral knowledge of the earth.
Rooted in tradition and guided by nature, we create herbal remedies and rituals that restore balance, nurture wellness, and celebrate the strength of our lineage.
Lee Warren
The Ecstasy of ImpermanenceLee Warren is a Tantra educator, somatic guide, writer, mystic, and community builder whose work invites people into a more intimate relationship with embodiment, eros, and the mystery of being alive.
She is the author of the forthcoming book Dying Together: The Art of Community Death Care, founder of Reclaiming Wisdom, and a writer on community, transformation, embodiment, mortality, the mystical dimensions of incarnation, and the ecstatic intelligence of existence
All the Questions. Most of the Answers.
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Any person who lives their life as a woman is welcome. As well, any person who uses they/them pronouns and has a womb or is an intersex person who wants to be included in a women’s gathering, whose primary focus is on the womb, breast and vaginal health, are welcome. Men please respect that this is women only space.
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We recognize that our world holds deep systemic imbalances. We labor to heal these imbalances through true access and mutual care. Equity ticket support is prioritized based on financial need, access barriers, and a clear desire to participate in the gathering.
We invite women who would like assistance to attend. Please email us with your access needs, name the amount you feel you can pay and/or other ways you can be in reciprocity as well as why you want to attend.
We invite women with financial security to be as generous as possible and add $20-$100 to the equity fund when you register. We allocate all RV and car camping fees towards equity tickets and have other fundraising ideas both prior to and during the gathering.
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With respect to the master plants, we are here to learn about medicinal herbs and practices that help us heal our bodies and the land. We work with plants, ceremonies and practices that regulate our nervous systems, aid in recovery from illness and child birth, ease our way through menopause as well as the gentle adaptogens we use everyday. These are our focus, and we are not engaging with medicines that are mind altering.
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We would like for everyone to be present for Opening and Closing ceremonies and throughout the gathering. If you need to arrive late or leave early though, we understand. There are no day passes. Tickets are for the entire time, Thursday 3pm-Sunday 3pm. Gates open Thursday 11am-8pm and Friday 10am-6pm. If you are arriving outside these times, you will need to make special arrangements with the registrar.
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Sacred Mountain Waters, 2932 Big Laurel Road, Marshall NC is a retreat center with flat areas for camping/gathering and wooded trails throughout the 200 acre property.
It is located on a small river and has a swimming pond, hot tubs and a sauna. There are indoor and outdoor classrooms with chairs. There is a short but steep walk up to the main lodge which is not paved, with stairs. We will have assistance for folks who need help getting up that hill or will construct a simple ramp as needed. Please reach out, in advance, if that’s you.It is located on a small river and has a swimming pond, hot tubs and a sauna. There is a short but steep walk up to the main lodge which is not paved. We will have assistance for folks who need help getting up that hill. There are indoor and outdoor classrooms with chairs.
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Yes, all camping and parking is included. If you are tent camping, you will be in a tent area without your car. There is limited van and RV parking. No RVs over 30 feet. Van/RV spots are $75 and all proceeds go to our equity fund. Indoor lodging is reserved for elders and alter-abled folks. Contact us directly if you need indoor beds. There are no private rooms.
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here are two large buildings. One is a beautiful three story timberframe lodge with stairs on a hill. There are 3 bathrooms with showers that anyone may use. Outside, there are composting toilets and a cold shower by the sauna. Very short showers and biodegradable soap only. The other house is an old farmhouse. Toilets and showers there are only available to those staying in the house. The well is not designed for large groups and will be emptied if everyone uses these toilets. Please respect this limit. The kitchens will be in use for the whole gathering, and are only available workshops and communal meals. Hot water will always be available.
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YES! bring your own plates, spoons and forks, water bottles and MUGS, and anything you would need to cook your own breakfast and lunch if desired. We are providing one meal, Dinner, and tea all day of course! Most allergy concerns will be covered. Dinners will have GF and vegan options. Nightshade and allium free is available on request.
Yes, there will be delicious breakfast and lunch food available for sale as well as coffee/cacao/elixir and treats vendors.
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The water is great! Swimming is at your own risk in the creek and the pond. There’s wild spring water and a good clean well with plenty of places to fill up your water bottle. The well has run dry temporarily at big gatherings so CONSERVE and when washing or showering, Turn it ON then Turn it DOWN
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We will have a Gaia girls program for ages 5-11 and teen girls hangout spot. We are also offering limited childcare options for younger children. Boys 0-4 may attend. Children under 8 are free, 8-18 are $125.
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Yes, there are places to charge your things but only in the lodge and “Granny house”. We encourage in person connection while we have this time together and ask you to limit/eliminate device usage. Cell service is spotty. There is WiFi.
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Yes, we will have printed schedules with contacts for the teachers and vendors. Bring CASH to buy from the crafts and food vendors as Wi-Fi can be super slow. Bring your own bowl/mug/utensils. Check the weather before you come and be prepared! Temperatures could change a lot…hot days and cold nights. Bring outfits for ceremony, yoga/dance, swimming, a towel for the sauna, good shoes and gifts for the new friends you’ll make.
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Nudity is allowed in the sauna area and past the curve in the creek after you pass by the main area. Tops off allowed everywhere! Please leave your pets naked at home.
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We are not able to handle refunds but you will be able to transfer your ticket to another woman if you contact us Plantmagickgathering@gmail.com
Transfers will be accepted up until four days before the event.
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Through our work-trade program, women offer their time and skills in exchange for a reduced or free ticket. Limited positions are available supporting the flow of the weekend. Please only apply if you are both committed to holding this container well AND are needing financial assistance to attend. Thank You!
Please follow the link to apply.
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