WYRD MAGIC: Folk Practices, Medicines, + Rituals
🪡 𝗢𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴
🕸 𝗪𝘆𝗿𝗱 𝗠𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗰: 𝗙𝗼𝗹𝗸 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀, 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀, + 𝗥𝗶𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹𝘀
Thank you for your interest in Wyrd Magic! Wyrd* is a word often said to mean “fate”, but it is so much more than that. In Nordic Root tradition, wyrd refers to a web, a tapestry, and a weaving together of each of our individual threads or strands of örlög - the past which we have inherited. Wryd is the fabric of community we are collectively creating at any given moment. It is a non-linear understanding of time, of healing. It is a spinning, unfolding, + ongoing collaboration between ourselves + the Norns: Urd (what is past precedence), Verdandi (what is becoming), + Skuld (what is owed / necessary for healing / right relationship).
“In other words we have to notice and become aware of the magic that surrounds us
and respect what has gone before.”
-Mike Perry
Wyrd Magic is an integrative, animist, trauma-informed practice + invitation to deepen your relationship with yourself, the land, your plant kin, your ancestors, your community, and your magic. Rooted in healing and disability justice frameworks, it is offered in service of collective liberation, dismantling white supremacy and capitalism, and restoring sacred interdependence. Wyrd Magic recognizes that we are conditioned by these systems to doubt ourselves, our magic, and our ways of knowing / being in the world. Moreso if/when doing so confronts, challenges, + threatens these systems of domination, exploitation, and abuse. Reconnecting with + integrating our ancestral, root cultural ways can be a powerful spell in service of abolishing these dehumanizing systems, enabling us to envision new ways of being in relationship, of making kin.
Wyrd Magic honors traditional practices of rest, pleasure, play, remembrance, celebration, interdependence, + sacred reciprocity, recognizing that when we come together collectively to hold sacred these values, magic + healing ensues.
Wyrd Magic is offered by cheré / rere suzette bergeron (they) of Sassafras Healing Arts: a queer, disabled, non-binary witch, herbalist, bodyworker + organizer of Nordic, Germanic, Slavic, + Cajun/French ancestry.
*My understanding of the concept of wyrd is influenced by my work with my teacher, Kari Tauring.
🕸 𝗪𝘆𝗿𝗱 𝗠𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗰: 𝗙𝗼𝗹𝗸 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀, 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀, + 𝗥𝗶𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹𝘀
Thank you for your interest in Wyrd Magic! Wyrd* is a word often said to mean “fate”, but it is so much more than that. In Nordic Root tradition, wyrd refers to a web, a tapestry, and a weaving together of each of our individual threads or strands of örlög - the past which we have inherited. Wryd is the fabric of community we are collectively creating at any given moment. It is a non-linear understanding of time, of healing. It is a spinning, unfolding, + ongoing collaboration between ourselves + the Norns: Urd (what is past precedence), Verdandi (what is becoming), + Skuld (what is owed / necessary for healing / right relationship).
“In other words we have to notice and become aware of the magic that surrounds us
and respect what has gone before.”
-Mike Perry
Wyrd Magic is an integrative, animist, trauma-informed practice + invitation to deepen your relationship with yourself, the land, your plant kin, your ancestors, your community, and your magic. Rooted in healing and disability justice frameworks, it is offered in service of collective liberation, dismantling white supremacy and capitalism, and restoring sacred interdependence. Wyrd Magic recognizes that we are conditioned by these systems to doubt ourselves, our magic, and our ways of knowing / being in the world. Moreso if/when doing so confronts, challenges, + threatens these systems of domination, exploitation, and abuse. Reconnecting with + integrating our ancestral, root cultural ways can be a powerful spell in service of abolishing these dehumanizing systems, enabling us to envision new ways of being in relationship, of making kin.
Wyrd Magic honors traditional practices of rest, pleasure, play, remembrance, celebration, interdependence, + sacred reciprocity, recognizing that when we come together collectively to hold sacred these values, magic + healing ensues.
Wyrd Magic is offered by cheré / rere suzette bergeron (they) of Sassafras Healing Arts: a queer, disabled, non-binary witch, herbalist, bodyworker + organizer of Nordic, Germanic, Slavic, + Cajun/French ancestry.
*My understanding of the concept of wyrd is influenced by my work with my teacher, Kari Tauring.
WYRD MAGIC PORTALS / MODULES
Please note these topics are interwoven by nature and will be discussed at an introductory level.
WINTER SIDE
OCTOBER
RITUALS OF REMEMBRANCE: Ancestral Magic at Winter's Gate
Around All Hallow's Eve, we travel through a spiritually potent portal, a time according to many folk traditions when the ancestors are closer than ever. Of course, our ancestors are always with us, and many pagan holy days throughout the year continue the themes of ancestral veneration, connection, and visitation. If we want to deepen our connection to them, now is as lovely a time as ever. Samhain (Celtic), Álfablót (Norse/Germanic), Zaduski (Polish) -- there any many names for this specific time of year, and these are just a few from my peoples lineages. If you are feeling anxious about how to approach this time of the year, or ancestral work in general, know that you are not alone! You also don't have to figure it all out this weekend, or even ever! The entire season of Winter is actually dedicated to ancestors in various ways, and we can each go at our own pace if we chose this type of work / practice / remembering.
In this introductory workshop I shared what I know of Old European folk ways of naming + observing this season + it's associated moons. The majority of the session will be dedicated to offering up ideas + invitations for ancestral x astrological connections through utilizing the four elements as guides: Fire, Earth, Air, + Water.
NOVEMBER
🪨 ANCESTRAL CONNECTION: Our Bodies + Altars
DECEMBER
🧹 FOLK RITUAL: Hearth + Earth
JANUARY
💐 PLANT KIN: Plants + Portals
FEBRUARY
🌙 MOONDROPS: Astrology + Lunar Living
MARCH
🪞 AT THE THRESHOLDS: Companionship + Witnessing
APRIL + MAY: BREAK
SUMMER SIDE
JUNE
Queer Ancestral Folklore + Herbal Rituals of Solstice + Midsommer
An in-depth introduction to syncretic summer solstice / midsommer lore + ritual from my Nordic, Slavic, + Celtic / Gaulic ancestral lineages — centered, grounded, + rooted into acknowledging, honoring, + remembering our queer + transcestors.
JULY
Lightning + Linden, Berries + Be-Longing: On Not Working As Offering
AUGUST
Mother of Herbs
SEPTEMBER
Bittersweet Descent
FORMAT
PRICING
INDIVIDUAL WORKSHOPS: $25
ACCESS TO FULL SERIES:
HOW TO SIGN UP
First, please spend some time here on my website to learn more about who I am + my practice.
From there, you have 3 Payment Options:
1. Send payment as indicated above through:
2. If you are local to Minneapolis, you are welcome to drop cash to my porch!
3. Join my newly launched Patreon at the BERRIES, ROOTS, FRUITING BODIES, or MYCELIUM Tiers. If you aren’t sure that you want to join for the full series but want to sample a workshop, you want to pay as you go, or you are in for the whole series, this is the best option for you. You can cancel anytime, although you are encouraged to delta I around as more workshop are on the way.
QUESTIONS?
Be sure to check out the Frequently Asked Questions page on my website + then if need be you can always email me: sassafrashealingarts@gmail.com.
Please note these topics are interwoven by nature and will be discussed at an introductory level.
WINTER SIDE
OCTOBER
RITUALS OF REMEMBRANCE: Ancestral Magic at Winter's Gate
Around All Hallow's Eve, we travel through a spiritually potent portal, a time according to many folk traditions when the ancestors are closer than ever. Of course, our ancestors are always with us, and many pagan holy days throughout the year continue the themes of ancestral veneration, connection, and visitation. If we want to deepen our connection to them, now is as lovely a time as ever. Samhain (Celtic), Álfablót (Norse/Germanic), Zaduski (Polish) -- there any many names for this specific time of year, and these are just a few from my peoples lineages. If you are feeling anxious about how to approach this time of the year, or ancestral work in general, know that you are not alone! You also don't have to figure it all out this weekend, or even ever! The entire season of Winter is actually dedicated to ancestors in various ways, and we can each go at our own pace if we chose this type of work / practice / remembering.
In this introductory workshop I shared what I know of Old European folk ways of naming + observing this season + it's associated moons. The majority of the session will be dedicated to offering up ideas + invitations for ancestral x astrological connections through utilizing the four elements as guides: Fire, Earth, Air, + Water.
NOVEMBER
🪨 ANCESTRAL CONNECTION: Our Bodies + Altars
- Sacred Reciprocity, Reparations, + Interdependence
- Many Ways, Lineages, + Keys
- Altars Everywhere, Hearth as Sacred
- Welcoming In + Sitting Out
- Divination + Dreamwork
DECEMBER
🧹 FOLK RITUAL: Hearth + Earth
- Keeping Time
- Everyday / Mundane Magic
- Land-Based Rituals
- Seasonal Holy Days + Pagan Celebrations
- Queering Folklore as Medicine
JANUARY
💐 PLANT KIN: Plants + Portals
- Ancestral + Bioregional + Holistic Herbalism
- Plants as Teachers + Guides
- Medicine Making
- Seasonal Herbal Home Care
- Plant Medicines for Queer + Trans Liberation
FEBRUARY
🌙 MOONDROPS: Astrology + Lunar Living
- Stargazing as Ancestral Practice
- Astrological Herbalism
- Luminaries
- Lunar Cycles + Altars
- Planets in the Body
MARCH
🪞 AT THE THRESHOLDS: Companionship + Witnessing
- Sacred Witnessing Through Transition Times
- Birth, Abortion / Loss, + Death Care Work
- Queer + Trans Rites of Passage
- Trauma + Grief as a Portals
- Interdependence as PolyVagal Medicine in Practice
APRIL + MAY: BREAK
SUMMER SIDE
JUNE
Queer Ancestral Folklore + Herbal Rituals of Solstice + Midsommer
An in-depth introduction to syncretic summer solstice / midsommer lore + ritual from my Nordic, Slavic, + Celtic / Gaulic ancestral lineages — centered, grounded, + rooted into acknowledging, honoring, + remembering our queer + transcestors.
JULY
Lightning + Linden, Berries + Be-Longing: On Not Working As Offering
- Berry Moon Names, Lore, + Songs, featuring Queer Berry Erotica from the Kalevala
- Naming Nationalism + Christian Hegemony in Folktales
- The Wonders of Linden Trees, Bees, + Honey
- Dog Days of Summer + Sirius the Rainbow Star
- Weather Divination + Land-Based Belonging Practices
- Not Working As Ancestral Offering
- What Makes a Folk Song a Folk Song?
- Instructional Seasonal Medicine-Making Recipe: Homemade Herbal Oxymel (Sweetened Vinegar)
AUGUST
Mother of Herbs
- Climate Change, Settler Colonialism, + Apocalypses
- Celestial Weather Report
- Lughnasadh
- Mary as Land, Muse, + Pleasure Goddess.
SEPTEMBER
Bittersweet Descent
- Grounding + Releasing Mushroom Meditation
- Underling Themes Connecting Harvest Rites + Rituals: Gratitude, Honoring, + Sacred Interdependence
- Apple Magic
- The Land Sheath / Little Sheath of Wheat
- Seasonal Herb + Flower Friends
- Mushroom Portal as Grief-Tending
- Botanical + Fungi Dye Baths
FORMAT
- 18+ hours of live recorded knowledge-sharing divided between 9 workshops
- Recordingsw + notes are available to all Patrons at the Berries + up tiers, + are emailed directly to folks who sign up for individual workshops.
PRICING
INDIVIDUAL WORKSHOPS: $25
- Unlimited # of BIPOC Solidarity Slots @ 50% Discount (email to reserve)
ACCESS TO FULL SERIES:
- Join my patreon at the Berries tier or above.
HOW TO SIGN UP
First, please spend some time here on my website to learn more about who I am + my practice.
From there, you have 3 Payment Options:
1. Send payment as indicated above through:
- Venmo to @reresuzette, or
- Paypal: sassafrashealingarts@gmail.com
- Include the name of the individual workshop you are purchasing and your email address in the transaction notes.
2. If you are local to Minneapolis, you are welcome to drop cash to my porch!
- Email to get address + set up drop off: sassafrashealingarts@gmail.com
3. Join my newly launched Patreon at the BERRIES, ROOTS, FRUITING BODIES, or MYCELIUM Tiers. If you aren’t sure that you want to join for the full series but want to sample a workshop, you want to pay as you go, or you are in for the whole series, this is the best option for you. You can cancel anytime, although you are encouraged to delta I around as more workshop are on the way.
QUESTIONS?
Be sure to check out the Frequently Asked Questions page on my website + then if need be you can always email me: sassafrashealingarts@gmail.com.
