Meet your guides

Kathy Scott | Host

Kathy is a cultural activist and creative entrepreneur dedicated to creating provocative experiences that animate the spirit of our times. Her greatest mission in this life is to nudge humanity forward by inspiring people to rise and lift each other up along the way. She is the creative director of The Trailblazery which was founded as a response to a need for deeper human connection and belonging in our world.

Laura Murphy | Guide, Jan 26 & Feb 21

Laura Murphy is a poet, activist and healer who works in the Irish tradition of Imbas Forosnai. Said to be a gift of Goddess and St. Brigid, the filí (poets) of medieval Ireland used this practice to bring wisdom into their beings, truth to power and healing to society. Laura was the inaugural Poet in Residence at Herstory, the movement illuminating female role-models, she campaigned to make Brigid’s Day a national holiday, was commissioned by Kildare County Council to create the poem and short film ‘Is Mise Bríd’ to celebrate the new public holiday and she is an advocate for Palestine, Mother Earth, Ireland’s Mother and Baby Home and Magdalene Laundry survivors.

Cáit Branigan | Guide, Feb 02

Cáit Branigan is an Ordained Priestess Hierophant of the Western Mystery Tradition, a Bean Feasa (Shamanic Practitioner) and Healer working within the traditions of Ireland. She works with individuals at her healing centre in Co. Wexford. She also teaches groups and conducts ceremonies throughout the country and internationally, work which includes Women’s Mysteries, the facilitation of Rites of Passage and sweat lodges within the Irish Tradition. She is an Ovate with the Order of Bards, Ovates and Druids and a member of the Fellowship of Isis.

Ciara O’Donnell aka Domhan | Musician, Feb 02

Ciara O’Donnell is creative artist under the name “Domhan” channeling music and songs inspired by the Earth and the Divine. Domhan’s voice (pronounced “Dow-an” in Gaelic) has captivated audiences in both her native Ireland and abroad, showcasing her undeniable virtuosity as a multi-instrumentalist, potent songwriter and vocalist. Ciara is a Shamanic Practitioner, Pranic Energy Healer, Music and Language teacher and Vocal coach and facilitator of women’s circles. She is also a member of transcendental band “Bog Bodies”, here she allows the spirit of Ancient Ireland to move through the music in a bid to help activate and empower the ancient memory embedded in all of our DNA.

Pat McCabe (Weyakpa Najin Win, Woman Stands Shining) | Guide, Feb 16

Pat McCabe (Weyakpa Najin Win, Woman Stands Shining) is a Diné (Navajo) mother, grandmother, activist, artist, writer, ceremonial leader, and international speaker. She is a voice for global peace, and her paintings are created as tools for individual, earth and global healing. She draws upon the Indigenous sciences of Thriving Life to reframe questions about sustainability and balance, and she is devoted to supporting the next generations, Women’s Nation and Men’s Nation, in being functional members of the “Hoop of Life” and upholding the honor of being human.