Once Upon A Carpet of Stars

We, Gabriella and Heather, have found that at key moments in time, this ancient island will call us into the space  of All Time to activate and receive the next codes and keys through the frequencies available at specific  points.

Walk the Star Paths of the Nature realms, singing the songs of the Beings of Nature and Earth and allow the purity of elemental presence and Light to gift you generously during this super active time frame of the Cosmic Earth alignment – Autumn’s Equinox.

The call from and to Iona.

We are each invited to bring the gifts that we brought as Soul Seeds, those given from the Stars that are for the Earth, that we may fully co-create with the New Earth as a conscious planet amongst the wider circle of other conscious planets.

It was the energies of a Cosmic Dragon known to us as Tiamat who has offered to embrace and assist us all to bridge these days and nights of timeless Re-Memberings and Re-Connections with Wholeness – Pure Source Field of Knowing and Love.

Five Days and Nights through which you will be fully supported and offered the space and presence to allow these energies to land with you and to have them amplify out into your life.

When:

September – Saturday 20th – Thursday 25th, 2025
Arrival at Grianan from 3pm on Saturday 20th
Departure on Thursday morning 25th by 10am

The Journey:

Getting to and from Iona is a pilgrimage in itself and one that begins the moment that you say yes to coming:-)

We highly recommend taking your time over it and aiming to spend a night in Oban or somewhere on Mull the night before arriving on the island. We can assist bringing the pieces together to make it easier but here are a couple of local timetables to get you started.

Ferries from Oban to Mull (Bus from Craignure to ferry at Fionnphort

Bus timetable Craignure to Fionnphort)

and then a short ferry across to Iona leaving at regular intervals throughout the day

Fionnphort to Iona ferry timetable

There is no booking required on this ferry. It usually links up with the bus arriving from Craignure.

The Accommodation: Our home hub will be at Grianan – House of the Sun

Grianan is a large family home that stands alone on the land that neighbours the Iona Abbey and is a constant presence to all that move through the waters of the Iona Sound.

Neither fancy nor plain, this house is a stalwart and gracious being that we liken to an ‘older woman’ who stands the test of time and immense elemental challenges. She has seen better days in terms of luxury and condition but her spirit and energy are strong and she carries a light and frequency not easily found in other places.

So even though she is a little run down and in need of an upgrade, we feel that she facilitates those in her care in ways that modern houses do not.
She accommodates eight to nine people comfortably in shared rooms and allows us to make it our home in a relaxed way for the days and nights we are together.

We have found that the loss of glamour and modernity has not negatively impacted our many hosted retreats over the past ten years because the house itself is a living being that opens itself to us and our guests in ways that support, protect and enliven the engagement we have with the whole island – as if it welcomes us and responds in every way possible to assist.

If you prefer to have a higher standard of accommodation and/or desire a single room, please go to the FAQ section at the bottom: Extra Accomodation

This price includes facilitation and guidance through these days, two meals a day provided in the house – usually breakfast and dinner.  Based on current trends with many people we are imagining a good breakfast spread, a light lunch or diy picnic for taking out and a main meal later in the day.

Not Included
Travel to and from the island
Entrance fees to the Abbey or museum
Any optional meals out. There will however be provisions available to make lunch picnics for days out or a big soup on the stove for rainy days in. We would envisage at least one meal as a group at The Argyll Hotel where the food is fabulous and brings a local economy our custom and / or if we’re in luck, the Iona Craft Shop Pizza Window will also be serving it’s daily offer. It’s delicious! These choices can be made by the group and of course, are optional extras.

And a request for our shared awareness –

We are in this wonderful world together at a time of immense unpredictability and change.

We, Gabriella and Heather, ask that you are willing to make your payments knowing that in the event of cancellation made necessary through events beyond our control we will do everything possible to ensure that you receive a refund of all monies sent apart from those we have been committed to through accommodation and travel costs that may be unredeemable.

For see the link below for our events Ts and Cs that includes information about refunds and cancellations.  

As an amplified field of energies, Iona invites a certain level of fitness for us as visitors. Fitness both physical and energetic.

The general terrain can be quite physically challenging to get around. There is much walking to be done – whether from the ferry landing to the house itself upon arrival, or daily wanderings and hiking over the unpaved and rolling moorlands and coastal paths.

All walking is exposed to the elements and, as this is the northern climes of Albion where the elements are able to shift and change at a moments notice, wet weather is a reality . . .  as is the possibility of long night skies of awe filled wonder that can have us out into the setting sun with our coats and scarves on.

Equally some of the finest blue sky days have come to us when we have been there in September so you can anticipate a wide range of encounters with the weather beings!

Iona can also be a demanding place simply because of the energies and frequencies of the island itself.

We will be living and co-creating in and with a gloriously amplified field where we are given and blessed by many heart opening and transforming opportunities . . .  gifts that carry the frequencies of pure, unadulterated Nature and Love.

For more about transport and mobility on the island see the additional section of questions below.

Please get in touch if you have any additional questions: [email protected]

Iona is known as an island of mystery where the veils are thin and we can access multiple timelines, dimensions and memory codes of past and future.

When I, Gabriella, first stepped onto Iona I had an immediate sense of feeling ‘home’ which is what I have heard many many people say since. It is as if deep memories rise : These are the words that emerged on that first day:

Iona, land of my dreaming, Iona, land of my home,
Iona, island of destiny, Iona take me home.
Iona, home of the fairy folk, the druids of the sea,
Iona, island of destiny, Iona set me free.

Iona, land of my learning, you forge and strip me bare,
Time to release the suffering, Iona of my care.
Iona, source of my teaching, the cradle of my quest
Let us stop the fighting beneath the rising crest.

Iona, you hold the teachings of the King and of the Queen
Of the elements and nature laws whose children we have been.
Iona, island of opening to sea, to earth, to elf;
Iona, isle of remembering, remind me of myself.

Iona, land of my dreaming, Iona, land of my home,
Iona, island of destiny, Iona lead me home!