It’s midday and you are happily walking to an ancient site through boggy grassland blanketed with purple heather, yellow buttercups, and maroon clover…
The wind at your back carries sound away so you move wordlessly and determinedly through the rugged terrain of the Isle of Lewis.
Up ahead the outline of ancient standing stones appear suddenly and your heart lifts with deep, unbidden familiarity. Drawn in by the energy of this place you pick up the pace, feeling the soft ground bouncing under foot as if to propel you forward.
The land is connecting you with ancestors who walked the same path millenia ago and who, today, seem to lead you home...
THIS IS WHAT I'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR!
Have you been searching for an experience to take you deeper into healing with your ancestors?
Do you have a craving to connect with land, the ancient ways, and find wonder in the mundane?
Are you wanting to build your capacity to touch in with your intuition and learn to trust yourself?
A pilgrimage to the wilds of Scotland is the key.
What is a pilgrimage?
A journey of the soul, a voyage not only through the physical landscape but also through the realms of spirit and memory. Pilgrimage is a deliberate step away from the everyday and into the timeless where the veil between the worlds is thin and the echoes of ancient footsteps guide your way.
This intimate journey invites you to immerse yourself in the wild beauty and mystery of the Scottish Highlands and Hebrides, where stone circles, hillforts and neolithic settlements whisper ancient wisdom.
Pilgrimage is an exploration not of the mind, but of the heart that blends the physical and the spiritual into a unified transformative experience.
For this pilgrimage, together we will invite three inner guides to be your support team…
WILD: your creativity, curiosity, adventurer energy… the aspect of you that is innocent and playful and believes that everything is possible. Your Wild guide will be the one who says “Let’s keep going – that was amazing” when you’re exhausted from travel, got a little lost on the streets of Edinburgh, and feel a bit precarious about the gatekeepers you’ve met on the way.
WILLING: your stabilizing, nourishing, and generative energy… the aspect of you that births and raises children, projects, businesses, and communities. Your Willing guide reminds you to look at the top of the grassy hill and where you’re going, to put one foot in front of the other and take breaks and eat snacks when you need to.
WISE: your visionary, intuitive, and patient energy… the aspect of you that listens deeply and holds the big picture. Your Wise guide is the one who brings things into perspective and reminds you we’re in SCOTLAND. They invite you to relish in the awe of being here and taking this time for yourself while also doing spiritual work to heal generations backwards and forwards.
And we will weave through our journey the Celtic Wisdom of the Cauldrons…
As part of this pilgrimage, you will delve into the ancient wisdom of your Three Cauldron Power Centres (similar to chakras yet rooted in Celtic lands).
Your Three Cauldrons represent different aspects of your personal & spiritual development.
The three cauldrons store and activate your physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual energies.
The ancient Celts believed that they could tap into their full creative potential and spiritual power only when all three energy centers were working harmoniously.
Cauldron of Warming
(Coire Goriath)
Located in the lower abdomen, this cauldron nurtures your base needs and holds your life force energy. On this pilgrimage, you'll engage in practices that restore balance to this cauldron so you can foster confidence, inner safety, and nervous system resilience.
Cauldron of Motion
(Coire Erma)
Positioned in the chest area, this cauldron governs emotional intelligence and grounded, everyday wisdom. Through shamanic connection and communal experiences, you'll promote emotional stability so you can build rational balanced boundaries, take up space and embody your natural way of walking on Earth.
Cauldron of Wisdom
(Coire Sois)
Found in the head, this cauldron holds divine knowledge and spiritual gifts. By immersing yourself in the natural beauty and spiritual energy of the Highlands and Hebrides you might find yourself connected to Imbas Forosnai {divine illumination} so you can develop your spiritual skill set.
Your journey will be a unique adventure where we move through various parts of Scotland doing ceremony at sacred sites, partaking in Scottish food, and sleeping in a myriad of accommodations.
This pilgrimage IS for you if you are:
- Looking for ancestral healing and connection through Scottish land, food, and practices
- An avid hiker (or wee distance walker) and ready for a rugged adventure in bogs, green hills, fields, farmland, and rocky beaches
- A creative explorer and spiritual seeker
- Searching for meaningful connection and depth
- Curious about how people lived off the land in ancient times
- Excited to explore off the beaten path and embody earth-based Celtic magic
- A lover of / curious about Celtic spirituality regardless of your lineage {everyone is welcome!}
This pilgrimage IS NOT for you if you are:
- Looking for a tourist experience of Scotland
- Seeking a luxurious retreat on the beach with an umbrella in your drink {our accommodation will vary from castles and yurts to hostel bunks}
- Unable to climb fences, disinclined to hike through bogs, and are prone to mobility challenges {you must be able to walk 3 miles on uneven rugged terrain}
- Unwilling to wear a raincoat or don’t like getting gently misted or downpoured on by Scottish weather {Scotland might offer rain medicine every day for 11 days}
- A god/goddess walking on the earth and have all the answers to the universe
- Responsible for saving everyone on the trip
- Looking for ‘parents’ to project issues onto {this trip is called a Pilgrimage for a reason… your attitude will make or break your experience}
All genders welcome!
A Glance at Our Itinerary
Meet up and greet the others who are stepping onto this ancestral pilgrimage together in Edinburgh, Scotland on the afternoon of July 23rd. Then we will drive via group transportation to the wilds of eastern Scotland in the lower highlands of Angus. Here we’ll spend a few days at remote sacred sites and visit a castle to ground in together and set the tone for our pilgrimage.
Then we will journey north up to the Black Isle, stopping along the way at standing stones and other historic places for heart-centered insight into the terrain, magic, and landscape we are traversing both inward and outward.
On the Black Isle we will spend a couple of days in lush group accommodations with local guides to show us how to connect with ancestors through ancient practices made accessible for our modern times.
Then our journey will continue by ferry to the Outer Herbies of Lewis, Harris, and Skye. We will spend 4 days in this area visiting both abandoned and tourist abundant sites creating pathways between the miraculous and mundane.
We will end our journey by traveling through the Highlands down to Glencoe and end our final day in the afternoon with high tea in Edinburgh.
**We recommend flying out the following day or staying a few days extra so you are not rushed out of the depth of our pilgrimage sanctuary into a travel whirlwind.
Give Yourself Permission
Allow yourself to be mesmerized by the stunning green fields and running rivers of this untamed land as we unearth the transformation that is ready to happen within you in the company of other ripe souls.
On this sacred pilgrimage you will be invited to embody your own wild and willing wisdom so you will be different in your relationships, partnerships, and community. Imagine returning home with a renewed sense of who you are before the world told you who you should be.
Through group ritual, ceremony, and adventuring, you will gain the tools and skills you need to rebalance your nervous system, ground your being, and commit wholeheartedly to what inspires you.
THIS IS WHAT I'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR!
What's Included
- Two Pre-Trip Preparation Calls
- Private WhatsApp group set up the week before our journey
- Transportation to/from EDI International Airport for group arrival pick-up and group departure drop-off
- Unique and adventurous accommodations for ten nights (the night of July 23rd through afternoon of August 2nd)
- All materials and supplies to support your transformation
- Each of the ten days you will have:
- Plenty of tea, coffee, and drinking water
- A delicious Scottish breakfast (which may be days of porridge, days of eggs and mushrooms, days of toast and cheese, etc.)
- A flavorful, heartfelt lunch
- Mouth-watering, relaxing dinner
- All scheduled adventures are totally on us, including transport, our guides and entrance fees. We will be venturing through remote parts of the Highlands, the Black Isle, and the Outer Hebrides (Lewis, through Harris, and some adventuring on Skye).
What's NOT Included
- Your round-trip airfare to/from home and transportation to the group pick-up spot at Edinburgh airport
- Personal, medical, and trip cancellation insurance
- Any souvenirs or extras you’d like to partake in
- Exploring Edinburgh if you’re keen on arriving early or staying late (which we highly recommend)
- A journal to capture the insights and inspiration you are sure to receive
What's NOT Included
- Your round-trip airfare to/from home and transportation to the group pick-up spot at Edinburgh airport
- Personal, medical, and trip cancellation insurance
- Any souvenirs or extras you’d like to partake in
- Exploring Edinburgh if you’re keen on arriving early or staying late (which we highly recommend)
- A journal to capture the insights and inspiration you are sure to receive
Join us for this Wild Willing Wise
Celtic Immersion
Scottish Highlands and Hebrides Pilgrimage
July 23 - August 2, 2025
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Meet Your Trip Teachers + Special Guest Guides
HeatherAsh Amara
Writer, Land-Steward, and Interfaith Witch
HeatherAsh Amara is the author of nine books, including the bestselling Warrior Goddess Training, The Seven Secrets of Happy and Healthy Relationships with don Miguel Ruiz Jr., and her latest book: Wild, Willing, and Wise.
She skillfully and unconditionally guides people to shift from self-judgment to discernment, victimhood to authentic vulnerability, and to shed limiting domestication so they can ground into their self-intimacy, steadiness, and stillness.
HeatherAsh has been guiding retreats and power journeys internationally for over two decades so people can deepen their relationship with power places, the wilderness, and parts of themselves they’ve never explored before. She can often be found covered in adobe mud on her ranch, dancing around the fire, and deepening into the Mystery.
Rhonda McCrimmon
Celtic Shaman & Seer
Rhonda has been a practicing shaman for over a decade.
As the founder of the Centre for Shamanism, author of the groundbreaking book The Cauldron and the Drum, and featured teacher at the Gathering of the Shamans, she has taught tens of thousands of spiritual students the mystical ways of the Celts.
Her goal? Teaching that Ancestral ways are lessons: not laws.
Sarina Harz-Tolbert, LCSW
Mental Health Therapist and Wilderness Rites of Passage Guide
Sarina began practicing magic in the wild when they were just a wee one, wandering the deserts of southern California with wonder and playing with what was possible. In adulthood, Sarina studied social work through the lens of community organizing and disrupting systems of oppression which led to working as an adjunct professor and trauma therapist to creatives, witches and misfits.
As Sarina continues to be a student of the Mystery, they work on weaving together practical magic, mental health, and deep devotion to the wild.
Wendy Dooner
Shamanic Practitioner and Medical Herbalist
Her journey in this field began two decades ago with a Bachelor of Science (honors) degree in Herbal Medicine, followed by a three-year advanced Shamanic Practitioner course.
These experiences form the foundation of her practice, known as Plant Spirit Herbalism, where science, magic, and spirituality work side by side.
Her ultimate mission is to facilitate transformative interactions between individuals and the natural world so they can rediscover the profound wisdom of their own bodies.
How do you know if this pilgrimage is right for you?
It’s simple.
You sense it in your spirit and soul.
You hear the calling. You feel the pull.
Signs.
Synchronicities.
A curiosity you can’t explain.
However, you’d describe it, these cues from the universe are telling you:
There is something potent and powerful for you here.
That’s why there are no obstacle course tests or 10-page applications for joining the Scottish Highlands and Hebrides pilgrimage. You don’t need experience in ancestral wisdom, shamanic practices, or ceremony. You don’t need Celtic ancestry. You don’t even have to explain what it was that drew you here.
The universe led you here for a reason. Discovering why is part of the ever-unfolding adventure. So if it feels right, we welcome you to walk this pilgrimage with us.
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