ReWilding Pilgrimage - Ireland
Journey of Fire, Flow, Ancient Stone, Soil & Goddess Brigid.
Pilgrimage on the Sacred Land of éire …
Experience the Landscape Through the Lens of the Divine Feminine + Essence of Brigid
Traversing & Communing with Vibrant Landscapes…Sacred Sites Glow Like Gems...
Ireland: A Place Where the Veil Feels Thin Abundantly, Where Rooted Connections with Natural World Rhythms Are Felt & the Power of Place is Honored
Echoes of ancient traditions and ways of life are expressed throughout the land in Ireland. Holy wells, stone circles, dolmens, cairns, and other megalithic structures give voice to places in the landscape where the Anima Loci (or Soul Energy) is stronger and where “Spirit” is tangibly present. Explore and walk ancient pathways as a way to find peace, connect with ancestors, commune with the land, sacred sites, elements + energy of Ireland, re-wild your heart and as way to light the spark of your own wellbeing - reviving life force and spirit.
Journey through Brigid’s Fire Temple, Sacred Wells, Standing Stone and the Rich, Green Earth of Ireland. What you’ll experience:
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Brigid's Sacred Sites.
The Kildare area is home to Brigid in a very unique way. We will journey through St. Brigid’s Trail and some of her most coveted wells, stones, sacred routes, processions, cathedrals, fire temple and more. We will deeply immerse and commune with these sites through elemental rituals, deep presence and exploration. We will additionally be near the Curragh Plains, where Brigid’s healing, green, cloak is said to have stretched out to cover the entire evergreen plains in this area, in a miraculous and legendary act.
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Loughcrew Cairns, Hill of Tara & Hill of Uisneach
Loughcrew, a national monument, is home to 5,000 year old passage tombs, the “Hag’s Chair”, ancient rock art, mystical man-made structures, copious magic and is often referred to as the “Hill of the Witch”.
Hill of Tara is known as “the Seat of the High Kings and Druids”. All Old Irish roads lead to this vital site. A place of majesty, royalty, druidic power and dynamic history/herstory. A site of procession routes, holy wells, “the stone of destiny”, guardian stones, fairy trees, passage tombs, burial mounds, monuments, a wonderful cafe and gift shop - it is often referred to as “Ireland’s most sacred stretch of turf”.
Hill of Uisneach is referred to as the “Sacred Center of Ireland” and known as another historic meeting or gathering place for all of Ireland. We will walk in the footsteps of the Irish high-Kings, Gods and Goddesses of which is home to rich myth and legends.
All of these sites have a unique and vibrant connection to Brigid and the ancient feminine - of which we will explore and connect with.
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Local Holy Wells, Dolmens, Stone Circle & Historic Castle.
We will leave some space for flow, to explore and connect with other various sacred and fun sites + locations in “Ireland’s Ancient East”, some of which are a surprise! All of which, have a rich and ancient history/herstory. Special tours and sensory experiences will be available to us, as well as space for rest, relaxation and reflection at these specially selected locations.
“Everywhere the way of the pilgrim is twofold. Exterior and interior, simultaneous movement of the feet and the soul through space and time”
What This Journey Holds:
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Elemental Connections.
Brigid’s essence is connected to the elements of fire, water & earth. Many of the sacred sites that we will visit, preserve her eternal flame and sacred waters and have historical roots as locations of elemental rituals, ceremonies, traditions and festivals. We will connect to the elements and their revitalization in nourishing ways. The land and legend of Ireland’s Ancient East is brimming with elemental medicine.
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Brigid Deepenings.
As one of Ireland’s best-loved saints as well as a charismatic Pre-Celtic Goddess of great blessings - she has been and is very well loved now, by the people of of Ireland. Her roots are deep and ancient and we will get the chance to explore all of her weavings through her sites, the landscape, culture, legend + mythic immersion, traditions, guided practices, community and soulful connections.
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Local Charm & Fare.
We will be staying in Kildare Town, one of Ireland’s oldest towns being over 1500 years in existence (Kildare has also been named one of the cleanest towns in Ireland). We will have opportunity to indulge in the tastes, sounds and experiences of local music, quaint pubs, restaurants, cafes, art, shops, community and culture - which really connect you to the heart + soul of this special area.
What’s Included:
7 nights/8 days of lodging in the charming town of Kildare (via hotel accommodations at The Firecastle and The Silken Thomas).
Group transportation to and guiding for all sacred sites + excursions during the retreat (each sacred site excursion will include 1-3 miles of mindful walking to traverse the landscape at our own pace with guidance).
Hearty Irish breakfast every morning, plus one group lunch via Maguire’s on the Hill of Tara.
Daily guided meditations, elemental rituals, energy transmissions, and grounding/somatic practices.
Group ceremonies and healing experiences with guest practitioners/experts/local guides.
Expert guests to offer historical insight and ancient wisdom transmission.
All entrance fees to sacred sites and locations.
Goody bag with local treasures and sacred tools.
Full retreat facilitation and support throughout the journey (as well as pre-pilgrimage and post-pilgrimage group calls, support and integration).
Personal explorations and time for rest, reflection and integration.
More surprises throughout the journey.
What’s Not Included:
Flights to and from Ireland.
Transportation to and from hotel accommodations in Kildare at the beginning and end of the retreat (Dublin Airport is 35 minutes away).
Lunches and dinners (except for one group lunch; additionally, keep in mind that the breakfasts’ available are quite filling. For lunches, we will have the option to bring picnic lunches and/or eat near our excursions sites. For dinners, we will have a plethora of local fare options).
Personal shopping or souvenirs.
Travel insurance.
Passport or visa fees.
The Art of Pilgrimage.
Landscapes as Medicine, Sacred Sites as Bridges to Transformation, Soulful Remembrance and Deep Reconnection.
Pilgrimage invites us to a different way of traveling; an experiential, intention-filled, reciprocal connection with the land, culture, sites, community and spirit of a place. When we approach the landscape in an open-hearted way, we access the ancient wisdom held within these sacred places from a place of reverence rather than consumption. This leads us to a richer and fuller experience of the archetypal energies held here. When pilgrimaging, you are devotion in action, you are in harmony with the land and elements, you feel a part of nature - knitted into and held by the landscapes, culture and sites, simultaneously receiving and giving.
The art of pilgrimage has both ancient well-tended roots and a modern need/demand via recent research studies which illustrate the benefits pilgrimaging has on not just physical health but mental and emotional health; all of which point to the purity, power and healing available through these pathways.
Who is Brigid?
She is and Always Has Been a True ‘Force of Nature’ & a Woman of the Land. Brigid Illustrates a Rich Herstory, Both as a Mother Saint of Ireland with Druidic Roots & as a Proto-Celtic Goddess.
As a Patroness Saint, who founded and led her own Church around the year 480, she is associated with wondrous miracles and healings in her monastic city of Kildare (Cill Dara translates as “church of the oak”). She is also associated with an ancient lineage of priestesses who tended an eternal flame in her Fire Temple of Kildare which honored her as a Proto-Celtic Goddess; of which she blessed the land, crops and community. The energy of Brigid, is one that weaves, bridges and creates harmony and is associated with the archetypal and elemental medicines of fire + water, healing, protection, poetry, creativity, divine inspiration/prophecy (Imbas Forasnai), blacksmithing, childbirth/the art of birthing something, fertility, domesticated animals/livestock, “bringer of the dawn”/hope, the festival of Imbolc (February 1st), the greening of the earth and life force itself.
More than anything, everyone’s experience, understanding and connection with Brigid, is highly personal in how it is developed. This pilgrimage gives the appropriate space, intention, guidance, resources and pathways for that to be cultivated and activated uniquely and authentically for you. The energy of Brigid has been a deep well of support, healing, nourishment, guidance and an inextinguishable inner flame of heart in these modern times for myself and for many. She is an important, yet ancient, medicine for our times.
Pilgrimage Details:
This Pilgrimage is Currently Being Offered During Two Special Times of Year:
1) Week before Samhain (Oct. 20-27th): Ireland is the birthplace of Samhain/Halloween. Many of the sacred sites have a special connection with this day and feel especially charged around this time of year. A time of festivals, ancestral connections and celebrating, it was the transitionary mark in the year between the lighter half (summer) and the darker half (winter).
2) During Brigid’s Day festivities (January 28th - February 4th): Brigid officially has her own public holiday in Ireland! (which coincides with the festival of Imbolc -heralding the beginning of Spring, February 1st). There are many exclusive festivities, events, celebrations in honor of her day - and the air becomes electric and joyous.
Cost:
Shared Occupancy Room with Two Beds and with Private Bathroom: $2133 (per person)
Private Occupancy Room with One Bed and with Private Bathroom: $2733
Your Faciltator & Guide
Meet Jacqueline
Jacqueline is an intuitive, holistic, nature-based practitioner, with background as an ecologist, herbalist, wilderness guide, energy medicine + wellness practitioner, and teacher. She is the founder of Element Wild, where she supports empaths, creatives, and women to reclaim their spiritual gifts, reignite their full essence and to embody their wild. Through community events, apprenticeships + courses, guided meditations + nidras, 1:1 sessions, elemental + archetypal medicines, re-wilding offerings, a small-batch apothecary and more, Jacqueline creates sacred spaces for remembrance, reclamation, and reconnection.
Rooted in the rhythms of nature and the unseen realms, both the language of the earth and the soul, Jacqueline weaves ancestral wisdom with energetic understandings. With deep reverence, she walks beside others on their wild path of becoming—where soul, nature and embodiment meet.
Jacqueline has a long-developed relationship with Ireland (and has ancestral roots here). She has been spending copious amounts of time in Ireland for years as a devoted pilgrim, and tender of the feminine flame.
She completed the Brigid’s Way Pilgrimage in August 2023, which encompassed over 100 miles of walking through Brigid’s sacred sites, from Dundalk to Kildare in Ireland.
Join the Journey!
Click the ‘I’m Ready to Register!’ button to begin the process. You’ll be asked to share a bit about your intentions, any dietary needs, and room preferences. Please state which pilgrimage you are interested in registering for:
#1: Samhain Portal Week (October 20-27th, 2025)
#2: Brigid’s Day Portal Week (January 28th - February 4th, 2026).
Once your information is reviewed, space for you is confirmed and if accepted, you’ll receive an email letting you know you’ve been officially welcomed into the pilgrimage with additional information.
Once accepted, you’ll be sent an invoice to submit your $450 non-refundable deposit, which secures your spot.
After your deposit is received, you’ll receive information confirming your lodging, logistics, and more. You will additionally be provided the option to either:
Pay in full
Begin a payment plan (with flexible monthly options)
Spaces are very limited. Rooms are assigned on a first-deposit basis.
Questions?
If you're feeling the call and have a few inquiries, — or if you'd like to connect personally before applying, please reach out.
