Celebrant Training
For Pagan Ceremonies
Celebrant Training in Avalon
This training is an intensive programme that spans over seven days, plus two post-training online sessions. We begin your week with a “Meet The Team” gathering the night before you begin your training. We are hosting our wonderful trainees at the beautiful Goddess House in the centre of Glastonbury for drinks and delicious nibbles. We get to know each other in a relaxed atmosphere with luscious food and magical surroundings! Come and join us for this life changing experience. Here in this beautiful setting you will meet your team mates that you will be working with in the days that follow.
This gathering is a course requirement and must be attended.
Please be aware we only take small groups for quality of training and we are fully booked very quickly.
This course takes place in Glastonbury, Somerset – also known as the Isle of Avalon. This is the perfect place to train as a Sacred Celebrant.
PROLOGUE
Every magical story has a prologue and your journey as a Sacred Celebrant is your own story about to unfold into the most amazing experience. No one can tell you what this is, you have to experience it for yourself.
Your journey on the path of the Sacred Celebrant begins as soon as you enter the beautiful county of Somerset to meet with us all at the gathering place on the Isle of Avalon.. .
After checking into your B&B or hotel we shall all come together to enjoy a delicious meal prepared and cooked for you by expert Chefs (paid for by SCA). A summers evening walk beneath the stars is beyond perfection as you contemplate the days ahead. This prepares you for the most intense training programme to follow the next day.
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A practical and ceremonial intensive two days, where you will create your ceremonial equipment and work in depth with the four elements of nature
Wild Foraging
Subtle energies and how they work
Incense Blending
The Celebrants Candle
Air Fire Water & Earth Ceremonies
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THE PASSING OVER CEREMONY
Traditionally a precursor ceremony to the funeral, the Passing Over Ceremony,
can also be a memorial ceremony, or even a one to one
healing ceremonial session for someone who is struggling with grief
Day Includes:
An Introduction to Soul Midwifery
An Introduction to the Bardos belief system
Client Consultation
Your kit list
Setting up sacred space
The ceremonial rituals of the four elements
How to conduct the Passing Over Ceremony
Learning and practice the hypnotic meditation journey
After care and contraindications
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How to conduct a naming ceremony, including:
Different types of naming ceremonies
Ceremonial equipment
Sacred space and altar building
Client consultation
Conducting the ceremony without a script
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How to conduct a handfasting and renewal of vows ceremony
Hoop and Wand Ceremony
The handfasting cord
Your equipment list
Conducting a non-scripted handfasting ceremony
Jumping the besom broom
The Cake and Mead ceremony
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Pre wedding ceremonies including:
The Sacred Anointing ceremony for couples
Couples incense blending Ceremony
The Bridal Willow Hoop Ceremony.
Ring Blessing Ceremony
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Sacred Uncoupling Ceremony for Conscious couples
Pop Up Handfastings for Festivals and Events
Certificate Presentation & Graduation Celebration
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Online Post Training Classes
Includes:
The Civil Wedding Ceremony
Script Writing and Composition
Client Consultation
Conducting a Scripted Service
Symbolic Actions
The Wedding Candle and the Handfasting Cord/Ribbons
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Training Dates May/June 2025
30th May - 5th June 2025
Course Fee 2000
For more information contact us by email holly@sacredcelebrantsacademy.com or use our contact form
Celebrant Training in Essex
Sacred Celebrants Academy at Healing Horizons Academy of Excellence Waltham Abbey Essex
This training is life-changing, inspirational, professional and extraordinary, encouraging you to step fully into your vocation as an IPHM accredited Sacred Celebrant. Our Priestess Dawn Kinsella is from the Glastonbury Goddess Temple and is the first person in history authorised to conduct legal pagan marriages in England & Wales and founder of Goddess Temple Weddings and Sacred Celebrants Academy.
Sacred Celebrant's Academy offer ‘In Person’ courses on how to conduct pagan handfasting ceremonies, ceremonial grief work, naming ceremonies and pre wedding ceremonies. This is a high spec professional training, covering all aspects of the ceremonial rituals that you need to become a fully-fledged Sacred Celebrant.
Training courses cover practical requirements and education for a number of ceremonies and require the student to commit to four ‘in person’ weekends of practical teaching sessions, with post online Script delivery class.
PROLOGUE
The Sacred Journey Begins at Waltham Abbey
In the heart of the ancient land, where history whispers through the leaves of Epping Forest and the waters of tranquil rivers and canals sing songs of ages past, lies Waltham Abbey. This sacred ground, steeped in the legacy of centuries, stands as a beacon of spiritual heritage and natural beauty—a place where the echoes of ancient rites and rituals still linger, inviting seekers to embark on their own sacred journeys.
As you step into this hallowed space, you are not merely entering a place of learning; you are stepping into a sanctuary where the past and present converge, offering you the perfect setting to begin your Sacred Celebrant training. Waltham Abbey, with its timeless architecture and serene surroundings, is more than a historic landmark—it is a portal to the divine, where the earth's ancient energies merge with the sacred purpose of your journey.
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Saturday 14th and Sunday 15th June 2025
A practical and ceremonial intensive two days, where you will create your ceremonial equipment and work in depth with the four elements of nature
Wild Foraging
Subtle energies and how they work
Incense Blending
The Celebrants Candle
Air Fire Water & Earth Ceremonies
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Saturday 21st and Sunday 22 nd June 2025
Day One
Baby naming ceremonies
Including
Ceremonial equipment
Sacred space and altar building
Client consultation
Conducting the ceremony without a script
Day two:
Adult naming ceremonies
Including
Client consultation
How to conduct a renaming or affirmation Ceremony
Conducting the ceremony without a script
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Saturday 28th & Sunday 29th June 2025
How to conduct a handfasting and renewal of vows ceremony
Day One:
Hoop and Wand Ceremony
The handfasting cord
Your equipment list
Conducting a non-scripted handfasting ceremony
Jumping the besom broom
The Cake and Mead ceremony
Day Two:
Pre Wedding Ceremonies
The Sacred Anointing ceremony for couples
Couples incense blending Ceremony
The Bridal Willow Hoop Ceremony.
Ring Blessing Ceremony
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Saturday 5th & Sunday 6th July 2025
Day One:
Client Consultation
Script writing & composition
Sacred Uncoupling Ceremony for Conscious couples
Day Two:
Pop Up Handfastings for Festivals and Events
Certificate Presentation & Graduation Celebration
Post Training: Online Script delivery with your group
Training Dates June - August 2025
14th & 15th June, 21st & 22nd June, 28th & 29th June & 5th & 6th July 2025
Course Fee 1500
For more information contact us by email holly@sacredcelebrantsacademy.com or use our contact form
How to Find Us
Venue address: Healing Horizons: 18A Sun St, Waltham Abbey EN9 1EE
Find us in the historic medieval market town of Waltham Abbey Essex, just five minutes from Junction 26 on the M25.
There is ample parking: Each car park is just a short walk from the Academy.
Cornmill Car Park Car Park1 Greenyard · 01992 564000
102 Darby Drive Car Park Waltham Abbey EN9 1EX
Quaker Lane Carpark: Website: https://www.mipermit.com/locations.aspx?locationcode=737611
To reach us from London: London Underground to London Liverpool St, then the Overground from London Liverpool St to Waltham Cross. Regular buses that can drop you directly in the centre of Waltham Abbey outside the station. Ask the driver to drop you at Sun Street, we are situated in the centre of the historic street.
SCA are a highly professional specialised training provider for the very best in Spiritual based Ceremonial training.
Affiliated With:
A recommended training provider by the AOIC (Association of independent Celebrants)
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