CloudCatcher Reclaiming Witchcamp
25-29 March 2027
Visioning Day Saturday 13 June 2026
This is the day in which we dream up the theme and the myth/story for CloudCatcher Reclaiming Witchcamp. This is the spark that gets it all going, an ember drifting on the breeze, an invitation and an offering to CloudCatcher 2027. Come along and be a part of Cloudcatcher witchcamp from the very beginning of the process!
The theme is what lies behind the Camp - it gives the flavour and essence of what we do and why we meet and what we wish to achieve. The story, or myth, forms the basis of our daily all-Camp rituals, and each day we delve back into the story as a new aspect of it is explored. 2027 will follow the previous 14 stories: The Rebirth of Osiris (The Four Siblings Born of Nut); Freyja and the Brisingamen; a collaborative myth involving elements of Eve (Genesis) and Aradia, the Journey into Madness and Ecstasy with Dionysus, The transformation of Tam Lin with Janet and the Faerie Queen, the Story of CloudCatcher, Hermes and the Bees, Ereshkigal and Inanna, Baba Yaga and Vasilisa the Brave, Iron becoming Pearl, Mushrooms in the Corpse of Empire, Aphrodite, Brigid, The World Tree and the Gift of Odin, and Hekate.
The Visioning Day itself has been described as a mini-Camp, as community comes together for ritual, trance, divination and discussion. The day is be facilitated by CloudCatcher organisers with all attendees having a chance to participate in the visioning process. Community is an integral part of Cloudcatcher so we encourage you to attend and share in the collaborative process of building our theme and myth.
There are several ways you can be involved
1) Attend our visioning day in person!
Bring: Vegetarian lunch to share, water, snacks, journal, divination tools and altar items. We're also asking for a small donation to keep camp running. The amount is up to you and cash is preferred.
2) If you cannot attend in person, but have dreams, poems, stories or inspirations to stoke the inspiration-fire for next year's Camp, please let us know! We will compile all the offerings and incorporate them into the day's workings. You can email in suggestions or post in the discord or Facebook event page. We hope to share a trance before the day.
CloudCatcher
Reclaiming WitchCamp
CloudCatcher WitchCamp is held each year on unceded Aboriginal land. We acknowledge the Yugambeh and Bundjalung Peoples, who—in the North and in the South—have cultivated and sustained the Dreaming of this vast and sacred landscape for tens of thousands of years.
We pay our respects to the Elders of this Land, past, present, and emerging,
and honour the Dreaming of this Country.
We humbly in acknowledge the complexity of relationship with Land
We acknowledge these past and present injustices and displacement. We seek to be in right relationship with the living custodians and the spirits of this Land, and hope that the work we as witches do together shifts our world each day closer to regeneration and justice.
Yarning with Aunty Pixie
CloudCatcher WitchCamp has been privileged to have Aunty Pixie as a special guest for the past two years. To honour this meaningful relationship, the Org team: Chani, Hazel, Hel, Leaf, and Gianna, alongside former Org and Reclaiming teacher Megan, gathered at the foot of Wollumbin on Bundjalung country, part of the great volcanic line of Eastern so-called Australia. Hel and Gianna arrived in the evening, where Aunty Pixie had thoughtfully prepared our space and welcomed us with water from the mountain and her captivating stories. The following day, Aunty Pixie generously guided us through important knowledge sharing, emphasising how we can improve our practice and manners at camp and in the lead-up to it. She reminded us that our work and gatherings are deeply rooted in honouring one another, our ancestors, and the land. We thank Aunty Pixie for hosting this gathering. Aunty’s stories and insights have illuminated our paths. The lessons imparted - about the importance of intention, the power of words, and the respect we owe to all beings will resonate in our hearts as we move forward together. As we prepare for our 2025 camp, "The World Tree and the Gift of Odin," continuing to honour what Aunty Pixie says is the most important part of moving forward to developing deeper relationship with country that will allow more relationship with other Indigenous representatives of country. “Magic is made up of tiny moments of true manners and thankfulness all folding into each other.” As we keep learning and processing the yarn, we honour the animals and the land and aim to create a space where we embody this spirit of connection.
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