A season of story, spirit and stillness
When the world darkens and the year draws inward, we cross a quiet threshold. The ancestors called this time Mother’s Night — an interwoven pause between endings and beginnings, when story carried memory and magic shaped the year to come.
Winter Nights is a tender ceremonial space held in community — a place to rest by the hearth-fire of story and to receive what the unseen world is offering you for the year ahead.
These are not performances.
They are living stories — breathed into being in partnership with the gods, spirits and animal-kin who step forward for this turning of the wheel.
Some arrive playful.
Some arrive fierce.
Some arrive bearing truth you have been ready for longer than you realised.
All arrive with purpose.
✨ What to expect
Each gathering weaves together:
a channeled myth or new telling drawn from the northern soul road
gentle ceremony and subtle energy work
stillness, imagination and presence
space for integration and quiet reflection
You are welcome to attend live or receive the recording in your own time — though there is a particular power in gathering together in the dark and letting the story move through you as it is spoken.
This year’s Winter Nights tales
🐍 Story gifts from the Serpent
Saturday 20 December — 19:00–20:00
Offered with Nidhogg, who gnaws at the roots of the World Tree, and Vár, keeper of oaths and promises.
🐿 Story gifts from the Squirrel
Wednesday 24 December — 19:00–20:00
Guided by Ratatoskr, the messenger between root and crown, and Gefion, the giver of good land and good fortune.
🦅 Story gifts from the Eagle
Thursday 1 January — 19:00–20:00
With the great Eagle at the heights of Yggdrasil and Skadi, fierce huntress and witness to truth.
Who is this for?
Winter Nights is available to members of:
Sunna’s Star Wheel
Awaken to the Runes
Mastery
Hosted live on Zoom.
If you are not yet part of the hearth and would like to join these gatherings, the simplest step is through Sunna’s Star Wheel.
Begin for £9 and settle in by the fire.
The magic of Winter Nights
People often describe these gatherings as:
deeply calming
surprising in the best way
gently transformative
like being sung to sleep by something ancient
a remembering
Some stories give guidance.
Some unlock emotion.
Some plant seeds that rise months later when the light returns.
However the magic meets you — it is yours.
(Already a member – don’t forget to add the dates to your diary!)