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F&B RITUAL - Samhain
BEYOND THE VEIL
a conscious Samhain rite of silence, sightlessness, song, sensation and self-discovery
This Halloween, we’re drawn to the things our culture keeps in the dark.
Bodies. Pleasure. Death. Grief. The hunger for touch. The wildness we learn to suppress, & the intimacy we’re so rarely given space to explore.
We love Halloween’s permission to unleash; its embrace of strangeness, darkness, transformation & taboo. For our second RITUAL, we want to take that permission deeper - into a fully sober, immersive ceremony exploring the edges of voice, movement & human connection.
We gather in the wake of Samhain, as the nights lengthen & the year turns towards winter. This time of thinning veils, visiting spirits & encounters with the unknown offers a rich invitation to explore the boundaries of our own world: what we welcome, what we exclude, what we hold sacred, & what we’ve been taught to shame.
For 6 hours, we’ll move through a carefully composed arc of ceremony, performance, song, dance & sensation. We’ll explore collective sound, uninhibited movement & conscious touch; the exquisite intensity of deep attention, & the joy of becoming a little wild together.
We offer a secular sacrament, suffused with the sensual & spiritual; an intimate, intentional gathering that explores the depths of self, and connection.
STEP INTO THE DARKNESS
At the heart of this RITUAL is a journey beyond sight.
We loved the blindfolded encounters at our first Solstice gathering so much that we took the exploration further at Medicine Festival - leading an entire 3-hour session with our guests fully blindfolded.
It was extraordinary. People sang, touched, moved & gradually transformed into forests, oceans & strange collective creatures. At one point, a vast swathe of humanity became worms, joyously wriggling across one another. There was so much trust, invention, tenderness & utterly beautiful absurdity.
We want to go further.
Alex & Lauren will lead a new blindfolded exploration of sensation, intimacy & collective imagination. Without sight, a simple encounter can become astonishingly vivid: the texture of a hand, the anticipation of contact, the warmth of another body.
We’re passionately interested in the freedom this offers from appearances & visual judgements; the chance to slough the shackles of self-consciousness, become more present, & discover unfamiliar ways of connecting.
The ritual will centre on 3 group workshops, each exploring different modalities. We’ll be joined by the brilliant Dominik Schnell, returning with the depth, intensity & musicality of his Heart Wave movement practice, slipping deeper into eros, & an exquisite vocal facilitator, whose wild, elemental voice will transport us all into powerful collective choral resonance.
Together, we’ll weave a world of sound, movement, & touch - carefully held, deeply participatory, adventurous & alive.
WHAT TO WEAR?
For this RITUAL, we move from all white into all black.
Think thin, light, wafty, flowing, veil-like; sensual & ceremonial: robes, cloaks, gowns, shawls, billowing sleeves, loose trousers & generous layers - perhaps alternately concealing and revealing, and liberating skin. Dare to add a little drama, mystery & ritual to your silhouette.
Dramatic black eye and other makeup deeply welcomed. Think black.
You can see inspiration on our Pinterest board: https://uk.pinterest.com/foxandbadge/fb-202611-ritual-2-samhain/
Please wear something more alluring, intentional and ritualistic than ordinary black daywear. We invite you out of the ordinary - and to leave the quotidian at the threshold. We invite you to re-imagine how you wrap your temple.
This need not be complex, stressful or expensive; it might entail just a swathe of fabric, or a creative repurposing - or a strategic borrowing.
Please stay comfortable: you’ll need to move, stretch & lie down. Avoid restrictive clothing, sharp jewellery or anything likely to snag on another person.
Please bring warm layers just in case.
CARE & CONSENT
Wellbeing is at the heart of what we do. Taking care of one another is one of our highest ideals & deepest motivations.
We require every attendee to act consensually: seek clear agreement and enthusiasm before touch, respect each person’s boundaries, & check in as interactions evolve. Every invitation is optional; everyone can change their mind, decline, pause, remove their blindfold, or speak at any time.
A rich team of attentive spaceholders will help hold the experience, offer guidance & support anyone needing care. We ask everyone to share in that attentiveness - to themselves & each other.
This is a sensual, non-sexual event.
Come with curiosity, an appetite for discovery, & whatever wildness you’d love to give some room.
We deeply look forward to exploring this with you <3
WHAT PEOPLE SAY
“Your workshops were incredible; truly life-changing. I’ve taken a huge, huge step forward in being able to be present with others.”
“My favourite experiences of the whole [Medicine] festival. Really pushed me out of my comfort zone in a growth way, but felt so empowering and safe.”
“Unbelievable - we felt transformed! Thank you so much!”
“I felt so safe and free, and went so deep. I cannot thank you enough.”
"The chanting was mind blowing. It was amazing, beautiful and profound. I left on a natural high."