Shamanic Workshop — Samhain Ceremony: Honouring the Ancestors

## 🌕 Honouring & Celebrating the Ancestors — The Shamanic Way

Date: Saturday 25th October 2025
Time: 11:00 am – 5:00 pm (with 1-hour lunch at Tide Tables Café, Richmond)
Location: Richmond, South West London (exact address sent upon booking)

### ✨ Event Description

At this powerful time of year — when the veil between worlds is at its thinnest — we gather to honour, celebrate, and reconnect with our ancestors the shamanic way.
Through drumming, journeying, voice, herbs, and sacred ceremony, we’ll open the gateway between the seen and unseen realms to receive wisdom, healing, and blessings from those who came before us.
You’ll be guided through:
🌿 Creating an ancestor altar and calling in your lineage with love, celebration & blessings.
🔥 A fire ceremony to release old ancestral patterns and honour the gifts passed down.
🪶 Shamanic journeying to meet a guiding ancestor or spirit helper.
💫 Gentle clearing and protection rituals to keep your energy clear and grounded.
This circle will weave together personal healing, ancestral connection, and collective blessing for the Earth — a beautiful way to align with Samhain and prepare for the darker half of the year.

### 🌾 What to Bring

• A small photo or token representing your ancestors (or lineage).
• A drum or rattle if you have one (extras available to borrow).
• Notebook/journal and pen for insights.
• Comfortable clothing and water bottle.

### 🍵 Lunch

We’ll take an hour break around 1:30 pm for lunch at the Tide Tables Café by the river — a Richmond favourite and part of our tradition. Vegetarian & vegan options, you are also welcome to bring pack lunch.

### 💫 Practical Details

• Held at Jo Ward’s home, shamanic healing space in Richmond, South West London.
• Exact address provided upon booking.
• Limited places to keep the energy intimate and focused.

### 🌙 Booking & Energy Exchange

Please book in advance to confirm your place:
👉 https://www.joward.org/shamanism-london/shamanic-workshop-ceremony/shamanic-workshop-samhain-ceremony-honouring-the-ancestors/