past journey’s to ireland

reflections on my pilgrimages, sabbatical and sojourns to ériu 

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My past pilgrimages, sabbatical and sojourns to ireland- my heart’s home and my ancestral lands

my first call to my heart home

in 2023 i went on a pilgrimage to listen to the lands and water of brigid. i embarked on this pilgrimage by myself and i was not ever alone- go raibh maith agat, thank you, bhride.

2023 pilgrimage to ireland

my pilgrim path in 2024: remembering, retuning, reclaiming

i 2024 i retuned to listen and learn more from the more than human and human in my ancestral lands. there were times when i wondered the lands and waters solo and time when i wondered in groups. on each trip i opened up and said yes to what my ancestors, waters, and land wanted in collaboration, love and liberation.

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spring seeding
fall immersion

in the fall of 2024 the land called me, my heart- home. in the spring of 2025 i was given a new name, síofra. this was a year of great initiations and resting, and remembering, and visioning in these ancestral some lands.

spring initiations
fall resting, remembering, visioning

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  • our lands have languages and ancestors the more than human presences'. when we listen to the languages of the land and collaborate with the wisdom and wellness of the more than humans we hear the call and understand the signs

    - síofra (sadada jackson)

  • "she [brigit] always shows us the way back; back into, not out of, our thickets, full of luscious undergrowth and sticky-smelly stuff."

    phyllida anam-áire

  • the bogs, rivers, mountains, and shorelines are more than preservers of old myths, bones, and memories. they are energy banks and time sponges, and what is held within them seeks release.”

    ― manchán magan