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Samhain Special
Meet the dark goddess within you
Samhain Special: join us on a healing journey into the underworld
As the days get shorter, the fog deepens and the world becomes quieter, the time of Samhain begins – the Celtic New Year and the transition into the dark season. In our
When the light fades, the journey inwards begins
Samhain is the night when the veils between the worlds are particularly thin. It is the time when we turn to our ancestors and ancestresses, but also to the dark side of the feminine: that powerful, wild and wise force that sets boundaries, lets go and brings change. We invite you to connect with the dark goddesses who accompany us through this transition: Sekhmet, Kali, Ereskigal, Hel and Hekate. In a tantric ritual, we connect with our deceased – and find new perspectives on our own mortality.
Samhain – an invitation to recognize the darkness as a source of strength and hope
If you have the courage to look the darkness in the eye, it begins to change. What previously seemed threatening becomes softer, loses its sharpness – and perhaps even reveals itself as a part of you that has long wanted to be seen. Samhain is the call to sink into the shadows. Not to lose yourself, but to remember. In the depths dwells not only the end, but also the origin.
The dark goddesses reach out to you – not to pull you down, but to accompany you as you approach your own truth. Together we walk through it. Step by step. And discover a light that does not dazzle – but warms.
What does Samhain traditionally stand for?
Samhain (pronounced “Sau-in”) is one of the oldest Celtic festivals and marks the transition from the old to the new year. It lies between
In Christianity, this festival was later transformed into All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day – days on which the dead are remembered and their souls prayed for. The popular version of Halloween developed from these traditions, mainly via Irish immigrants to the USA, and only returned to Europe in the 20th century via films. Much older, however, is the knowledge that Samhain carries within it: that we do not have to avoid death, but that we can listen to it – in order to feel life more deeply.
On Samhain, we honour the darkness – and the power that comes from it
This two-day journey together invites you to say goodbye, let go and face your inner depths. Together we will connect with the dark goddesses in various trance states (e.g. through dance or guided meditation), who will lead you right into the heart of your shadows. We embark on a guided energetic journey into the underworld, hold a tantric ritual for our deceased and leave space for what has long been missing: grief, change, courage, silence. In a Feeding Your Demons group process, we face inner parts that no longer want to be repressed – and give them what they really need.
At the same time, there is room for connection, touch, celebration and the joy of togetherness – for light and shadow in you, in me, in us and everything that is. United. Seen. Accepted. Loved.
Our Samhain Special is divided into two parts: The evening is open as an intensive ConsciousTouch event that puts you in touch with your inner darkness. The complete seminar as an overnight version is aimed at all those who are ready to travel deeper – until the next day at 2 pm. It includes the complete ritual structure: the opening of the gates, the descent, walking through the night and the gentle return to the light. Only those who go through the entire period can experience this journey in its entirety – as a powerful threshold time between death and rebirth.
Preparation for the Samhain evening with us
Before you arrive, take a quiet moment to feel which deceased person, which ancestor or which inner shadow part you would like to dedicate this evening to. Who or what will accompany you through this threshold time? If you like, bring a photo, an object or a small symbol that connects you to this being or aspect – it will find a dignified place in the ritual.
Dress in black or dark tones as a sign of honour and conscious retreat. Perhaps choose a piece of clothing that feels powerful, protective or dignified to you. You are also welcome to bring warm clothing – we may move part of the seminar outside. A notebook is also useful – for moments of reflection, silence or reconnection with yourself.
And then: come with everything that you are – your vulnerability, your longing, your depth. Samhain is not a place for superficiality. It is an invitation to really show up.
What we want to make you bring home from our seminar:
- Space to connect with the inner darkness and its hidden treasures
- Experiencing how conscious touch can also hold grief, pain and letting go
- a New perspective on anger and destruction
- Withdrawal from the external noise – and retreat into the quiet spaces of the soul
- Appreciation of one’s own shadow parts and contact with the dark goddess
- Gentle confrontation with transience and the mystery of death
- Powerful rituals for farewells, transformation and inner rebirth
- Touching moments that remind, comfort, transform and lead back to life
- Trance dance to connect with the dark goddesses – Ereskigal, Hel, Kali and Hekate
- Journey of thought into the underworld and ritual path back to the light
- Feeding Your Demons in the group – shadow integration at a deep level
- Tantric ritual to honour the deceased and one’s own mortality
- Nourishing space in which solitude, compassion and community can coexist
- Openness and acceptance of the darker sides of yourself and others
- the Reminder that we are still connected to the old customs, ways of thinking and feeling, even if we may have forgotten this at times
- the Willingness to really let yourself be touched on all levels
- the Confidence that even those who have left this world and left you behind are in truth still very close to you
- Meditations and tantric exercises for more clarity, love and presence in everyday life
- Exciting entertainment for the mind: curiosities from the world of the Celts, pagans and Christians
- Tantric-Buddhist impulses that help you feel yourself even more and arrive even more in the here and now
- Free, authentic exchange in an open-hearted group setting
Our Samhain Special is a form of ConsciousTouch and our temple nights. You can find out more about ConsciousTouch in general here.
All other YouMeUnity Specials can be found here.
Previous tantric experience is neither a condition nor a hindrance to participation.
Everything is guided respectfully and gives you all the freedom to open your heart and to experience and respect your needs and limits on your own responsibility. We are holding the space for you so that you allow yourself to fully open up to who you really are.
Level 1: Beginners and Advanced
After the end of the evening version of the seminar, there will be about half an hour of optional temple time, time permitting. You can spend this time in mindful contact with other participants, you can experiment on the energetic level or, if there is a strong need for verbal exchange, you can connect with each other or with us in the kitchen.
Location: YouMeUnity Erlebnis- und Erfahrungsraum Heidelberg, Hauptstraße 119, 69117 Heidelberg
Date: Friday, 31.10., to Saturday, 1.11.2025
Your contribution: Evening version to get a taste of Samhain energy (31.10.): regular € 53, reduced € 31, sponsorship ticket € 72.
Complete Samhain Special: regular €110 (31.10. and 1.11.), reduced €90, promotional ticket €130,
Optional overnight stay (only after confirmed registration!), flat rate: 20 €
Flat rate for snacks and breakfast together: €10 per person.
If possible, please also bring a vegan/vegetarian food donation to share with the group. If it is something lovingly homemade (e.g. cake or salad), you will pay €10 less for snacks etc.
Also bring along: Water bottle (you can refill it at any time with our Heidelberg Old Town spring water). Lunghi, if available. Plus for this Special an additional photo or souvenir and black/dark clothing (see above)
Registration: info@youmeunity.com
Time: Evening variant: 19:30-22:30 (arrival from 19:15). Followed by 30-45 minutes of optional sensing and connecting time after the end of the seminar.
Overnight variant: 31.10. 19:30 (arrival from 19:15) – 1.11. 14:00
Our seminars are usually held in German. As soon as someone from another country is present who does not understand German, we switch to bilingual (German and English).
We are looking forward to seeing you.
Joy & Thomas