Magic in the Mundane: Exploring the Sacred Art of Domestic Rituals
Domestic rituals are the anchors that hold us steady when the world outside feels loud and fast.
Entries by Veronika Sophia Robinson
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Celebrant Training: Weddings and Namings When: Friday 7th August to Sunday 9th August 9am to 5pm(includes refreshment breaks) Where: In our Zoom room classroom Tutors: Veronika and Paul Robinson Fee: £1550 (may be paid in two instalments, with balance due no later than one month before training) Learn from the comfort of your own home, […]
Live a life of loving kindness
In a world where we can feel powerless against the ruling ‘elite’ or idiot men bombing each other’s countries and displacing millions of people, we might wonder what we can do when the ground beneath our feet feels so unsteady. Someone posed the question recently about what do you do when all around the world […]
Grief the Time Thief and Grief the Gift-Giver
Today’s the one-year anniversary since my beautiful mother slipped from this earthly life. A year that feels like a day while also feeling like a hundred years have passed. How is that? What delusion does grief spin? I’ve just been on a video call with two of my brothers, and shared the disbelief that a […]
Celebrant Retreat in Cumbria: Spring 2026
Celebrant Retreat Celebrant-Retreat Theme The theme of our Spring retreat is The Creative Fire. Our celebrant retreat offers love, luxury, gentleness, and time to relax. A heart-filled healing haven where you have the space to return to your creative self. This gorgeous getaway, in a creative environment designed for celebrants, will give you the space […]
Do You Have To Train To Be A Celebrant?
Do you have to train to be a celebrant? By Veronika Sophia Robinson This is probably one of the first questions someone asks when they’re playing with the idea of a career in celebrancy. The short answer is: in the UK, no. Celebrancy, like the wedding and funeral industries, is (at the time […]
Celebrant Training School
© Veronika Sophia Robinson Here in the heart of rural Cumbria, my husband Paul Robinson and I offer bespoke celebrant training through our boutique celebrant-training school Heart-led Celebrants. What our celebrant training website (a portal into our world) deliberately lacks is the ‘slick, corporate look’. Why? Because there is nothing about the look or the […]
The Magic of Mercury Retrograde
“It’s Mercury retrograde!” Even in mainstream circles, it’s not unusual to hear those words bandied about as the reason for communication calamities or technical trickery. A little earlier this evening Mercury retrograded, and I did chuckle to myself that both our printers ‘played up’ today, and my email app wouldn’t work due to a ‘bug’. […]
Festival of the Wise Grandmother And Samhain
At this time of the year, shops are filled with fake spider webs, witches’ costumes, cauldrons, rubber frogs and an assortment of ghoulish items from jelly eyeballs to skeletons, and the ever-essential candy. For many children, Halloween is associated with knocking on the doors of strangers and receiving sugary sweets. This ancient festival has become […]