Join us as we explore the mysteries, myths & magic of the world's most widespread & popular agricultural crop. Corn has been cultivated for over a millennia. It’s been a major player in creating cultures and expanding civilizations. This continues in our modern life. Unearth this sacred grain's history, uses, customs, and traditions across the globe as we celebrate the first harvest season. Find out how the influence of maize has been a part of global traditions & an integral part of people's daily lives for 5,000+ years.
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Appalachian folklore & traditional stories surrounding the whole plant’s usefulness are included.
Seasonal cycles, moon phases, and other magical correspondences help us get to know how our changing relationship with this plant & Mother Nature has affected humanity’s evolution over the centuries.
After a guided ritual journey to meet & honor Corn Mother, there will be time for crafting sacred corn offering bundles as we learn about corn’s magical properties and applications.
Have fun using corn’s magic in recipes for both nourishment & spiritual offerings to the land and ancestral beings for healing and strengthening our connections with Mother Nature and the Unseen realms.
Explore new insights & possibilities for honoring this vital plant spirit's gifts, blessings & lessons. Learn how to form a deeper, more magical relationship with this amazing plant, both in our waking & spiritual lives.
INSTRUCTOR & GUIDE: Cat Shepard is a local visionary artist & ritual arts priestess. She has over 35 years of experience exploring the creative mysteries with art, nature & ritual. Trained in experientially embodied ritual arts in both the feminine & masculine-based systems of energy healing & inner journeywork, she activates ancient wisdom, expands consciousness & utilizes practical spiritual techniques contributing to healthier modern, magical lifestyles & relationships, wholeness & holiness in our world.
LOCATION: The Well, A Gathering Place @ 3 Louisiana Ave. in West Asheville
INVESTMENT: $66, includes ceremonial crafting supplies & spiritual tools, suggestions for initiating sacred play, ancient technology for a safely embodied guided ritual journey in a sacred setting, magical refreshments & corn-themed snacks, access to online research & resources provided for further investigation, & more.
INSTRUCTOR & GUIDE: Cat Shepard
TO REGISTER CONTACT: explore@cshepardarts.com
