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SHE Holds the Hand of the Mother:
A two day gathering in the ancient landscape of Avebury 

Date: Sat & Sun 7th & 8th November 2026
Time: 10:00 AM – 5PM (4.30pm on Sunday)
Location:  Avebury Social Centre, High Street, Avebury, SN8 1RF​

£ 200.00 – Limited Spaces (Payplan available - includes a set up fee)

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For the woman who has done the inner work, who feels the larger call, and who knows she can no longer stay at the edges of what she is here for

Something is shifting. Not just personally. Collectively. And many women can feel it

The women who often feel it most deeply are those who have already spent years developing awareness, healing old patterns, refining their gifts and walking a conscious path.

And yet many now find themselves standing at a threshold that feels different from the ones that came before.

Not another layer of self-improvement.

Not another identity to step into.

Not another spiritual role to embody.

But something quieter. Older. More real.

Perhaps the longing many women feel now is not for another version of themselves. But for more of themselves.

The thing is this. 

As I've sat with the work for this gathering, I've kept being shown the image of a shattered mirror.

 

Not a broken mirror.

 

A shattered one.

 

A mirror that once reflected the fullness of who we are.

 

And somehow that image feels deeply connected to the journey humanity has been on.

 

Each fragment carrying a piece of the whole.

 

Each fragment believing itself to be separate.

And perhaps that is why so many women feel a longing they cannot quite explain.

 

Not because something is missing.

But because something is being remembered. 

Why Now?

Many women have spent years healing. Remembering. Becoming.
 

And that work has been important.


But there comes a point where healing itself is no longer the invitation.


The invitation becomes wholeness.


Not becoming someone new. Not perfecting another version of ourselves. Not finding a better spiritual identity.

But remembering the fullness of who we already are.


And perhaps this matters for reasons bigger than we realise.


For thousands of years humanity has explored life through the experience of separation.


Through joy and sorrow.


Through fear and love.


Through forgetting and remembering.


And through it all, Gaia, the Mother has been there.

 

Holding.
 

Receiving.


Transmuting.

Carrying far more than most of us have ever consciously considered.

 

As I've sat with this work, what keeps returning is a simple question.
 

What if part of becoming whole is learning to stand beside the Mother rather than asking her to carry what belongs to us?


What if the gathering of the fragments is not only for our own freedom?


What if it also serves hers?


Because perhaps the next stage of our evolution is not simply personal.


Perhaps it is relational.


A deeper partnership between humanity and the living Earth herself.
 

A taste of what we will explore 

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The identities that helped us navigate the human experience
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The gifts they revealed and the fragments they could never fully hold
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The fragments of the mirror waiting to be welcomed home

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What becomes possible when a woman remembers her wholeness

This gathering is for women who...

 Have spent years walking a conscious path and sense a new threshold emerging

 Feel a longing they cannot quite explain, as though more of themselves is waiting to be remembered

 Have outgrown old spiritual labels and identities, even the ones that once felt like home

 Know they are more than any single archetype, role or expression of themselves

 Sense they are being called into greater wholeness rather than another cycle of self-improvement

 Feel a deep love for the Earth and a desire to participate consciously in what is unfolding

 Know that something within them is ready to come home

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Why Avebury,
Why November ... 

November is a threshold time.

The land turns inward. The noise softens.
 

What is unnecessary begins to fall away.

 

And in places like Avebury, something becomes easier to hear.

Avebury is not simply a sacred site.

 

For many women it feels alive. Ancient. Listening.

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A place that reminds us that we belong to 

something much larger than ourselves.

As I've sat with this work, what keeps returning is a simple image.

 

A daughter reaching for the hand of her mother.

 

Not because she is lost.

 

Not because she needs rescuing.

 

But because she is finally ready to walk beside her.

 

For thousands of years Gaia has held what humanity could not.

The grief.

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The fear.

 

The separation.

 

The emotional weight of a species learning through the experience of forgetting who it truly is.

 

And perhaps part of what is changing now is that we are being invited into a new relationship with her.

 

Not as children who need to be carried. But as conscious participants in what comes next.

Because every fragment of the mirror that returns to wholeness relieves a little of the burden she has carried on our behalf.

Every piece remembered. Every aspect reclaimed. Every layer of separation dissolved. 

 

Creates more space for both humanity and Gaia to evolve.

 

Perhaps that is why so many women feel called to the land at this time.

 

Not simply to receive. But to participate.

 

Not simply to be held. But to walk beside the Mother herself. 

 

To become whole enough to hold her hand. And in doing so discover what becomes possible for both of us.

 

A place that supports reconnection to what has been fragmented, forgotten or pushed aside in order to survive the modern world.

We are not coming here to escape life.

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We come here to remember how to meet it more wholly.

To let the land hold us as we reconnect with deeper coherence, clearer inner knowing and the more integrated expression of ourselves that many women can already feel trying to emerge.

Accommodation & Travel in and around Avebury 

Where to Stay

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​Accommodation within Avebury itself is limited but there are a small number of places to stay in and around the village, including nearby Avebury Trusloe and Winterbourne Monkton.

You can find some information below to help with finding accomodation and transport connections if the area is new to you. 

Marlborough

 

Approximately 15 minutes from Avebury.

A beautiful historic market town with independent shops, cafés, restaurants and a warm, lively atmosphere. Marlborough is often a popular choice for women attending gatherings in the area as it offers a lovely balance between comfort and countryside.

Devizes

 

Approximately 20–25 minutes from Avebury.

A quieter and more traditional Wiltshire market town surrounded by countryside and canals, with a slower and more relaxed feel.

The surrounding countryside

The villages and countryside around Avebury are scattered with cottages, farm stays and smaller countryside accommodation options. Areas such as Lockeridge, Broad Hinton and the villages surrounding Marlborough can offer a quieter retreat-like experience while still remaining close to the gathering.

 

Travel Connections

By train

The nearest mainline station is Swindon, with direct trains from London Paddington and other major routes. From Swindon, Avebury can be reached by taxi or local bus services.

 

By bus

There are local bus connections between Swindon, Marlborough, Devizes and Avebury, although services can be limited, particularly in the evenings and on weekends, so we recommend checking timetables carefully in advance. If you are staying outside Avebury and need a lift do mention it to Stella and we will do our best to arrange for one of the other women to give you a lift.

By car

Avebury is easily accessible by road, with parking available within the village area at the National Trust carpark. Many women choose to drive or car share, particularly if staying in nearby towns or countryside locations.

 

I would​ recommend arranging accommodation and travel soon after registering, as autumn weekends in this area can become busy. 

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