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Theresa Sykes~Brittany, MS

Soulful Connection and Ceremony

~Individual, Couples & Group Sessions/ Womyn's Circle
Womyn in Ceremony/ Women's Retreats
Womyn's SweatLodge Ceremony/Womyn's Vision Quest Ceremony
Womyn's Remembering
Cowry Shell Divination
Elemental Rituals


Individual, Couples, Group Sessions
To schedule a session please contact Theresa at theresa@ritesofpassagecouncil.com

Womyn in Ceremony

You are invited to join us in the co-creation of Womyn's Ceremony. During this time, in the space of loving Sisters, we will co-create Ceremony for 2 hours.
Our time together will be experiential and will not include alot of "talking about" or "processing" of the ceremony itself. If you choose to co-create this Ceremony, you are being asked to attend with the intention of participating. Your active expression of you being you, and co-creation of this experience are welcome as we connect with Spirit in this way.

We will meet on Sundays from 4:00pm-6pm. It is important to be on time (you are welcome to arrive early) in order to allow the Ceremony to begin at 4pm and end at 6pm. Each Sunday will hold a focus/intention for Ceremony.

You are welcome to attend as few or as many of the Ceremony's as you are guided to. We ask that you let us know if you plan to attend, at the latest, by the Wednesday before the Ceremony as there may be suggested objects, medicine tools, or colors to have with you.

There is no charge for these Ceremonys but there are expenses. Donations are welcome, appreciated, and appropriate. Donations may be placed in the gourd in the Medicine room.

We will be in Ceremony on the following Sundays in 2010:
Sunday, January 24: 4p-6p~ Death & ReBirth: Shed those Old Skins
Sunday, February 28: 4p-6p~ The Crone/Medicine Woman: Bones
Sunday, March 7: 4p-6p~ The Maiden: Remembering our True Nature
Sunday, March 21: 4p-6p~ The Mother: Holding & Birthing
Sunday, April 11: 4p-6p~ Ancestral Connection: Fire
Sunday, May 30: 4p-6p~ The Medicine of Water: Shapeshifting
Sunday, June 6: 4p-6p~ How deep are your Roots?:Earth
Sunday, August 22: 4p-6p~ The Artist: Dreaming our Life into Being
Sunday, September 5: 4p-6p~ The Chalice: Holding what is Sacred & True
Sunday, October 17: 4p-6p~ The Dagger: Protect us from Ourselves
Sunday, November 14: 4p-6p~The Sword: Clear Boundaries & Containers
Sunday, December 5: 4p-6p~ The Give-away
Sunday, December 19: 4p-6p~ Our Thoughts are our Prayers

To register for this experience, or if you have any questions, please contact Theresa at your earliest convenience at Theresa@RitesofPassageCouncil.com . Directions will follow registration.


Womyn's Remembering

You are invited to journey within to your very bones into the realm of Womyn's Remembering.
Many women that I come into contact with have expressed frustration because they live too far to attend our regular Women's Circles or, due to their varying schedules, are unable to make it to Circle in the physical on a regular basis. It is because of these sharings that I now offer one-to-one sessions that will encompass the teachings that we share in Circle and will include experiential exercises and activities for you to complete at home in your daily life. Remembering ancient wisdom and living from the place of ancient wisdom are two very differnt things. I intend to support you as you create your life based on your biggest dreams, highest visions, and from a foundation supported by the deep roots of your Medicine Ancestors.

Our time working together will be experiential and will include time for sharing and connecting via phone or e-mail to process the actions and results that are created as you remember and apply the deep Medicine and Wisdom that resides within you already. If you choose to co-create this journey, you are being asked to do so with the intention of participating. Your active expression of you being you, and co-creation of this experience are welcome as we connect with Spirit, the Earth, the Ancestors and All Our Relations in this conscious and deep way.

You will receive guidance and teachings each month re: the particular bone memory that you are working with bringing forth into your daily life through your thoughts, intentions, and actions. Each month will hold a focus/intention for Ceremony/Ritual, suggested experiential activities to complete and time for sharing with Theresa. We will spend one month with each remembering that comes forth from within you.

You are welcome to journey into as few or as many of these Rememberings as you are guided to.

The Energy-exchange for this online Journey of Remembering is on a sliding scale ranging from $50-$200 per month and is payable via PayPal, check or money-order prior to the beginning of the next months' activities.

To register for this experience, or if you have any questions, please contact Theresa at your earliest convenience at Theresa@RitesofPassageCouncil.com .


Women's SweatLodge Ceremony
As Requested by your group


To declare your intention to co-create this Ceremony and receive Details, Times and Directions, please contact Theresa at theresa@ritesofpassagecouncil.com

An Ancient Ceremony of Purification and Prayer for ourselves, Our Ancestors, All Our Relations and Mother Earth

This ceremony will be a Community co-creation in that we are asking you to bring:
*Your supply of Water/beverages to drink (minimum of 1-gallon of water)
*Wood for the Fire
(Most grocery stores are selling the bundles of wood now)
*a pot-luck dish to share
*a skirt/shirt/shorts or bathing suit

~~Because the Lodge itself is as big as it is, we will honor the Ceremony by having adequate space within the Lodge for those who wish to participate. If you know that you are interested, and committed, to co-creating this SweatLodge Ceremony, please let us know of your intention and expected time of arrival.
We will keep a list of those who are committed to come and will let you know if the number of participants has reached the maximum for being in the Lodge.
*** While there is no monetary cost for the Ceremony, there are expenses~ and donations are welcome.
~The "Crystal Lodge" 12 NW of Asheville, NC
Donations Accepted



2010 Women's Weekend Retreats

January 22-24
March 19-21
April 9-11
August 20-22
October 15-17
November 12-14
December 3-5
For more information click on this link:
Women's Spiritual Retreat (NC)
To declare your intention to co-create this Weekend Retreat, please contact Theresa at theresa@ritesofpassagecouncil.com


2010 Women's Day-Long Retreats

January 23
February 27
March 20
April 10
August 21
October 16
November 13
December 4
For more information click on this link:
Women's Day-long Retreat (NC)
To declare your intention to co-create this Day-long Retreat, please contact Theresa at theresa@ritesofpassagecouncil.com


7-Day Healing Encampment with SweatLodge Ceremony & Vision Quest Ceremony

Detailed Brochure at
Women's 7-Day Encampment with Vision Quest Ceremony Brochure
(NC)

2010 Dates:
May 14-20
July 16-22
For more information click on this link:

Women's 7-Day Healing Encampment
(NC)

To declare your intention to co-create this 7-Day Healing Encampment, please contact Theresa at your earliest convenience at theresa@ritesofpassagecouncil.com



"Womyn's Intensive" Circle

This Circle rotates through cycles of sessions and then begins again. Our next "Five-session 2010 Intensive" dates are: February 28th, March 21, April 11, May 30 and will end on June 6th, 20010...Each of the 5 sessions will be 2.5 hours in length and, during the sessions, Experiential Processes may include:

~Drumming, Dreaming & Visioning
~Sharing and Connecting with Self, the Earth, and All our Relations
~Ritual Process Healing
~Meditation and Journeying
~Working with the Elements
~Connection with your Highest Wisdom Within and the Ancestors
~Aligning with your purpose and bringing forth your Medicine
~Welcoming, embracing and bringing forth your next frequency of Light
~Honoring your Shadow's Teachings and balancing the shadow and light bodies
~Nourishment of your Light system and physical system with Prana/Chi
~Intentional Toning
~Exploring the places within you where you haven't been :)
~Primal Woman Dancing
~Conscious awareness and maintenance of your Energy body and Etheric Frequencies
~Etheric Boundaries, and Flow, of your system in relation to your surroundings
~Experience working intentionally with your own, and other's, energy systems to bring forth clearing and alignment
~SweatLodge Ceremony
~Anything else that the Circle or individual organically co-creates!!

"Home Activities" will be offered for practice and consistency between sessions.This Intensive is about manifesting our dreams into our day-to-day reality. This group offers accountability, support and fierce gentleness to assist you on your Journey, help you remember why you are here on Planet Earth, and birth that dream into reality.
In registering for this Circle, you are intending to be present at all 5 sessions- with the understanding that you may need to be absent in case of an emergency. If you are absent, it will important to contact another woman in the Circle so as not to miss the content/suggested home activity of the Circle you missed.

This group will be closed after the first Session for this series of 5 sessions and the maximum # of participants is 8. After registering, each woman in the group will receive a Questionnaire. Your answers will help determine the content/activities that we will co-create together in Circle.

Session Times will be 6:30pm-9:00pm and will be held at the Rites of Passage Council Medicine Lodge in Leicester, 12 miles NW of Asheville, NC.

The dates that the Sessions will occur are as follows:
Sunday, 2/28/10
Sunday, 3/21/10
Sunday, 4/11/10
Sunday, 5/30/10
Sunday, 6/6/10

The Energy Exchange is a sliding scale beginning at $40 per session. If you would prefer to pay in advance, you will save $20 with the total being $180 for all 5 Sessions.

Alternative financial plans will be considered with you if needed.

To register for this experience, or if you have any questions, please contact Theresa at your earliest convenience at Theresa@RitesofPassageCouncil.com . Directions will follow registration.




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