Retreats

All of our retreats take place at Boghall House, a beautiful Edwardian Manor in Milngavie, just 15 minutes outside of Glasgow. Boghall House is our home, and the house has been renovated and stylishly redecorated, with a nod to the Black Moon Botanica aesthetic. Between the atmospheric lounge with fireplace, and the causal foyer with piano, we have the ideal space to relax and connect. The delicious menu will be served in the large, modern kitchen and its comfortable dining room. This magical house is also home, to our black cat, Salem, who will give you. warm welcome.⁣⁣

All retreats FOR 2023 are now FULLY BOOKED. 2024 dates will be available soon. 

Herbology For Ritual & Magick – A Herbology Mini Retreat

Saturday 25th – Sunday 26th February

**FULLY BOOKED!**

Join me for two full days of Herbology for Ritual & Magick! This mini retreat is ideal for both beginners and intermediate students of herbology. If you have an interest in working with plant magick and making herbal blends and potions, then this retreat is for you. 

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We will explore the witches cabinet of herbs, taking a detailed look at around 15 herbs that can form the basis of your own herbal apothecary. We’ll spend some time in ritual, connecting to the energetics of certain herbs and working on finding your ‘patron herb’. We’ll look at different types of herbal preparations, including infusions, ointments, tinctures and elixirs, and we’ll make several of them together, with your creations yours to take home at the end of the weekend. We’ll discuss creating personal rituals and spellcraft with plants, incorporating astrology and crystals that compliment your herbal blends.

No previous experience is necessary, but some basic understanding of spellcraft or ritual would be helpful. 

When & Where: February 25th & 26th at Boghall House in Milngavie, just outside Glasgow. Arrival 11am, 2pm departure⁣⁣

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Cost: £299 per person. Payments in instalments available. All meals, accommodations and activities are included in the price. You will be supplied with all herbs and ingredients to take home and all necessary reference materials. Places are limited to keep the retreat intimate. Email me at [email protected] to book!

Waking the Sleeping Maiden – Ostara Retreat

Friday 17th March – Sunday 19th March

** FULLY BOOKED!**

From its Winter slumber, the Earth has awoken, and we invite you to join us at Boghall House to welcome in the return of Spring. The maiden has been dreaming with the crone in the underworld, and now light meets shadow in the perfect balance at the Vernal Equinox. Using divination, ritual, crafting and guided storytelling, we will welcome the slow return of life and fresh, new energies. Manifestation, wilderness exploring and working with the turning wheel of the year to start a new season.

When & Where: March 17th – March 19th at Boghall House in Milngavie, just outside Glasgow. Parking available and accessible by train. 11am arrival, 2pm departure.

Cost: £550 per person. Payments in instalments available. All meals, accommodations, activities, supplies and readings are included in the price.

We want to keep this retreat intimate, so places are extremely limited. Please email us at [email protected] to request a space, and let us know if you’d like to pay in full or in two instalments. 

BELTANE RETREAT

28TH-30TH APRIL

** FULLY BOOKED**

When & Where: April 28th – April 30th Boghall House in Milngavie, just outside Glasgow. Parking available and accessible by train. 11am arrival, 2pm departure.

Cost: £550 per person. Payments in instalments available. All meals, accommodations, activities, supplies and readings are included in the price.

We want to keep this retreat intimate, so places are extremely limited. Please email us at [email protected] to request a space, and let us know if you’d like to pay in full or in two instalments. 

Herbology For Ritual & Magick – A Herbology Mini Retreat

** FULLY BOOKED**

Saturday 20th – Sunday 21st May

Join me for two full days of Herbology for Ritual & Magick! This mini retreat is ideal for both beginners and intermediate students of herbology. If you have an interest in working with plant magick and making herbal blends and potions, then this retreat is for you.

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We will explore the witches cabinet of herbs, taking a detailed look at around 15 herbs that can form the basis of your own herbal apothecary. We’ll spend some time in ritual, connecting to the energetics of certain herbs and working on finding your ‘patron herb’. We’ll look at different types of herbal preparations, including infusions, ointments, tinctures and elixirs, and we’ll make several of them together, with your creations yours to take home at the end of the weekend. We’ll discuss creating personal rituals and spellcraft with plants, incorporating astrology and crystals that compliment your herbal blends.

No previous experience is necessary, but some basic understanding of spellcraft or ritual would be helpful.

When & Where: May 20th & 21st at Boghall House in Milngavie, just outside Glasgow. Arrival 11am, 2pm departure⁣⁣

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Cost: £299 per person. Payments in instalments available. All meals, accommodations and activities are included in the price. You will be supplied with all herbs and ingredients to take home and all necessary reference materials. Places are limited to keep the retreat intimate. Email me at [email protected] to book!

Midsummer Witches Gathering – Litha Retreat

FRIDAY June 23rd – SUNDAY June 25th 2023

We invite you to join us at Boghall House in a magickal celebration of the enchanting Summer Solstice! Using divination, ritual, crafting and guided storytelling to celebrate the Summer Sun and the mysterious realm of the Fae. Potion making, wilderness exploring and letting your inner child out to have some fun!

When & Where: June 23rd – June 25th Boghall House in Milngavie, just outside Glasgow. Parking available and accessible by train. 11am arrival, 2pm departure.

Cost: £550 per person. Payments in instalments available. All meals, accommodations, activities, supplies and readings are included in the price.

We want to keep this retreat intimate, so places are extremely limited. Please email us at [email protected] to request a space, and let us know if you’d like to pay in full or in two instalments. 

Advanced Magickal Herbology Mini Retreat

FULLY BOOKED

Saturday 23rd – Sunday 24th September

Join me for two full days of Advanced Herbology for Ritual & Magick! This mini retreat is ideal for those who have either studied my Herbology workshop online or in the shop, or have attended the Herbology Retreat.

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We will explore a more advanced apothecary, taking a detailed look at around 15 more herbs that can form the basis of your own herbal cabinet. We’ll spend some time in working with the herbs in ritual, as well as studying their folkloric history. We’ll look at some more complex herbal preparations that you can use in your own rituals, and we’ll make several of them together, with your creations yours to take home. We’ll create personal rituals and spellcraft with plants, working with astrology and sigils alongside your herbal concoctions

This retreat is aimed at those who have studied Herbology with me before. For total beginners, please see Herbology Mini Retreat dates.

When & Where: September 23rd & 24th at Boghall House in Milngavie, just outside Glasgow. Arrival 11am, 2pm departure⁣⁣

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Cost: £299 per person. Payments in instalments available. All meals, accommodations and activities are included in the price. You will be supplied with all herbs and ingredients to take home and all necessary reference materials. Places are limited to keep the retreat intimate. Email me at [email protected] to book!

Witches New Year – A Samhain Retreat

** FULLY BOOKED **

Friday 27th – Sunday 29th October

The first sabbat in the wheel of the year, Samhain, is also known as Witches New Year. With the harvest over, we descend into the darkness of winter, the Crone phase of the year, and the time of magick and shadow work.

Join me for three days as we embrace the turn of the wheel and use the enveloping darkness to deep-dive into the realms of subconscious and shadow. Together we’ll explore the old ways of our ancestors, grounded in nature by day and around the hearth by nightfall. We’ll craft candles and potions, we’ll explore grimoire and altar creations, and weave magick together. This retreat will serve as a safe container to start exploring your shadow self, through a personal astrology reading. We’ll connect to the elements in the ancient woods nearby, and develop practices to carry you through the winter months. We’ll also take part in a beautiful cacao ceremony, with a nourishing, restorative practice.

When & Where: October 27th – 29th at Boghall House in Milngavie, just outside Glasgow. Arrival 11am, 2pm departure⁣⁣

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Cost: £550 per person. Payments in instalments available. All meals, accommodations and activities are included in the price. Places are limited to keep the retreat intimate. Email me at [email protected] to book!

Winter Solstice Day Retreat

**FULLY BOOKED**

Sunday 3rd December

Brooke of Black Moon Botanica and Sarah-Alexandra of Life Is Just A Story Written invite you to join us to celebrate Yule and the Winter Solstice with this full day retreat at Boghall House. We have a magickal day filled with hearth crafting, herbology, a beautiful cacao ceremony and a deeply nourishing yoga nidra. We will perform ritual together around the bonfire, and journey with guided meditation and a drumming ceremony. We will share in a Yuletide feast for lunch, and spend the day preparing for the Winter Solstice and the turning of the wheel. All your crafts and potions that you make will be yours to take home with you, and all activities and lunch are included.

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When & Where: December 3rd at Boghall House in Milngavie, just outside Glasgow. 11am arrival and 5pm departure. Accessible by public transport or private parking available.

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Cost:£120 per person. Payment in instalments available. Lunch and activities are included in the price. Email me at [email protected] to book!