Welcome to
Writing Across the Veil:
Using Your Imagination To Connect With The Ancestors
A self-paced writing immersion with Mirabai Starr
Available now through Monday, November 2.
Begin whenever you are ready, then gather with us live on All Souls' Day,
Nov 2, 4-4:45pm pacific.
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We are so glad you have followed the trail of marigolds and made your way to this immersion.
During this immersion, we will offer special prompts to help you call in the presence of the ancestors, both of your genetic line and your spiritual lineages. A fixed belief system about the afterlife is not required here. In fact, it is not even recommended. Instead, we invite you to warm up your sacred imagination as you set your hand to writing.
Your preparation items are below.
Begin whenever you are ready, then gather with us live on All Souls' Day, November 2nd, 4:00-4:45pm pacific.
Add the Writing Across the Veil gathering to your calendar
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"Call out to the ones who are no longer alive and feel the vitality flowing back into the places inside you that may have withered in the fire of loss. Let this weekend writing experience be a space of refuge and renewal."
- Mirabai Starr
To prepare for Writing Across the Veil
Create A Sacred Writing Space
We encourage you to gather a few items as we launch this journey:
1. Your writing materials
This can be a special journal or a document on your computer
2. Sacred objects to honor and remember the ancestors
Bring a candle, photographs of loved ones who have passed, and other objects like a bowl of earth and glass of water, a vase of flowers, and unique things that remind you of them.
This will be your “Writing Across the Veil” altar.
3. Remember to pace yourself and nurture yourself as you go.
Even though each session is relatively short, it can be an intense process. Drink water, get up and stretch, and be kind to yourself in the times in between.
4. Consider letting friends and family know that you will be taking a deep soul dive and that it might stir up some feelings, including grief.
That way they can be supportive if you need it.
The Flow
Session One:
Knocking on the Ancestor's Door
The veils are thin, the gates are cracked and there's an opening. We are knocking with all our hearts. An opening ceremony to honor loved ones who have died, with guided meditation, writing practice and community sharing.
Session Two:
Connecting with the Ancestors of Our Genetic Heritage
There are people in our family tree that we have never known but who carry specific wisdom that can guide us now. As soon as someone in our family dies, they automatically take the shape of an ancestor who cares about our spiritual flourishing. In this session we access their particular gifts meant for us, through contemplative reading, guided writing and community sharing.
Session Three:
Connecting with the Ancestors of Our Spiritual Lineages
If you could sit at the feet of an unconditionally loving wisdom keeper, what would your heart most long to say or hear? In this session we use our sacred imagination to harvest the wisdom of the spiritual lineages we most resonate with, through contemplative reading, guided writing and community sharing.
Meet Mirabai
Mirabai Starr is an award-winning author, internationally beloved spiritual guide, and translator of the mystics. Her latest book, Ordinary Mysticism, invites readers to find holiness in the mess of everyday life. As a certified bereavement guide, Mirabai helps mourners harness the transformational power of loss. The sudden death of her daughter, Jenny, initiated Mirabai into a lifetime of living with grief as a sacred teacher and opened pathways to profound communion with those who have crossed the veil.
By the End of This Immersion You Will...
- Forge a relationship with ancestors you wish to connect to, whether you knew them or not
- Feel a renewed sense of access to your beloveds on the other side of the veil
- Befriend the wisdom keepers of the spiritual lineages you most resonate with
- Unburden your heart of regrets and resentments you may carry of loved ones who have died
- Compile a powerful body of work that reflects your journey of communing across the veil
