Trip to Ireland

Ireland Sacred Sites Tour

(Seven nights)

September 14 – 21, 2024

WELCOME!

We are thrilled to lead this trip to some of the most energetically and mythically charged places in Ireland! This will be quite a small group: a total of 8 including Patti and me. I will be driving the 9-passenger van we will ride in. We will explore ultra famous spiritual sites around Dublin (staying in a 12th Century Castle for the first three nights!). After that, we will make our way to County Clare on the west coast for more sacred sites, great wild hiking on “the Burren,” and a wondrous boat trip to the famous Cliffs of Moher. It’s going to be an awesome adventure!


This trip combines the awe and the great fun of seeing Ireland, but we add in the nourishment of making prayers, offerings, and personal ceremonies, making it more of a shamanic pilgrimage than a tourist experience. Shamanically, we travel to these sites to gather power, wisdom, healing and insight. Along the way, we will regale you with ancient faery tales. One of the great parts of this trip is our opportunity to work with two Dublin-based shamanic colleagues of mine raised in the Irish tradition. 

 Itinerary

Everyone must be in Dublin Saturday night the 14th.


Sunday, September 15th

  • Leave Dublin after breakfast,
  • Head to our lodging, at Skryne Castle, in Skreen. We will settle in, then head to Loughcrew Sliabh Na Cailli: The “Mountain of the Witch,” also known as the Cailleach. Here we will honor and work ceremonially with this extremely powerful figure in Irish lore.


Monday, September 16th

  • Morning:  Visit the Newgrange site (Newgrange, Knowth, and Dowth). This is a guided tour that takes about 3 hours.
  • Lunch in the Newgrange café.
  • Afternoon: Drive to Slane Village. We will do a short, easy hike down the banks of River Boyne – Ireland's most sacred river - for a water ceremony with the Goddess Boann, for a water blessing.
  • Monday night at Skryne Castle again. 


Tuesday, September 17th

  • Today we work with two wonderful Irish shamanic practitioners, and my colleagues, John Cantwell and Karen Ward. We will meet them at the famous site of the Hill of Tara - the seat of the Irish high kings of lore. They will lead us through some less well-known places, and we will do some ceremonial work with them.
  • Afternoon: The awesome Fuar Chnoic Fourknocks Cairn, where we can do ceremony for the ancestors, and ask for vision, healing, and power.
  • Tuesday night at Skryne Castle.


Wednesday, September 18th 

  • Morning: Drive to the Hill of Uisneach, Westmeath. This is the mythical “navel of Ireland,” and the home of the goddess of the land, Èriu, whose gave her name to the land. This will be a guided tour.
  • Afternoon: Travel across the island to the west coast, and County Clare.


Thursday, September 19th 

  • Morning: Visit St. Brigid’s Well. Ceremony with the Goddess of healing, inspiration and transformation.
  • Afternoon: Planning an easy hike somewhere nearby.


Friday, September 20th

  • Morning: Cliffs of Moher Boat Cruise, about an hour.
  • Afternoon, Drive back to Dublin. Stay in Dublin Friday and Saturday nights.
  • Our tour is formally at an end Friday night, and there is no more itinerary (but I will be looking for some fun and music in Dublin).


Saturday, September 21st

  • This is the autumn equinox, and you are free to enjoy Dublin how you wish. One idea is to go to Phoenix Park – the largest city park in Europe - after dinner for a sunset equinox ceremony, which is what I plan to do. 


 Sunday, September 22: Home

Price: $3450 

Reserve your spot(s) by making a $500 deposit per person. 

You may use the PayPal Button below (with a $15 PayPal fee) or you can pay $500 per person through Venmo with no fee (@DrumSoul). If you use Venmo, please add your email address to the note or I won't be able to contact you! You may also send a check to Drumming the Soul Awake, 4227 Lyndale Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55409. Please send me an email once you've mailed the check.


The deposit is non-refundable if you withdraw from the trip for any reason unless I can fill your spot. It is refundable if the trip gets cancelled from my end for any reason. 


The price includes lodging for seven nights in shared rooms (two per room). Expect the lodging to be comfy and safe, but not luxurious. The fee also covers ground transport beginning when we leave Dublin to when we return to Dublin. If you want a single room for the entire trip, add on $900 and let me know when you register. If you snore loudly, have a CPAP machine, or have serious sleeping issues, please ask for a solo room when you register.


You will be responsible for airfare, food and drink, fees for sacred site tours, the boat tour, and payment for our Irish teachers (the total of these fees should not exceed $200). You will be responsible for booking and paying for your night in Dublin before our trip begins. I will have a suggestion for our group hotel for that night. Based on previous trips, you can budget about $95 per day for food (not including alcohol). You will book your own flights to Ireland.

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"Traveling with Jaime was a life-changing experience. He led us to places of extraordinary beauty and spiritual power, where we had a perfect mix of structured teachings and free time for personal exploration. What began as a group of strangers felt like a family by the end of the trip. For anyone interested in cultivating a more spiritual life, a trip like this is an invaluable opportunity to immerse yourself in a kind of beauty and wonder that can further you on your path. Since coming home I've felt stronger, more centered, and more peaceful than ever. I'm already planning my next trip abroad with Jaime!"

"Being in a class or ceremonial space with Jaime is the spiritual experience I always wanted from church but never found. Jaime moves easily between the sacred and the silly, putting everyone at ease and creating an amazing camaraderie and intimacy between strangers. The class was motivating, inspiring, and thought-provoking. I would take any class from Jaime because I know that in anything he leads, I will be reminded of how sacred life is and feel connected to my deepest self." 

Questions? Please contact: jaime@drummingthesoulawake.com


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