A 5-Day Retreat for Hands-On Work with Materia Magica, Creativity, and the Magician’s Archetype with mimi young of ceremonie

By popular demand, Taiwanese Canadian animist spirit medium, Mimi Young, returns to Nectar to offer BOTTLED WISDOM: A WITCHES RETREAT FOR SPELLCRAFTING from November 17-21, 2025. This retreat is crafted for those who seek to explore creativity, invoke a sense of awe, and deepen their connection to spirits and animacy through practical potions-making and artful practices.

2025 is the Year of the Wood Snake, an archetypal animal closely associated with the Magician, the Sorcerer, and the Artist.

Have you ever thought to yourself, “Who has time for making their own ritual supplies?” This is your chance!

• No matter your level of experience with witchcraft, you are warmly invited to step into a safe and sacred space to craft magickal spiritual tools such as altar and floor washes, herbal incense, and anointing parfums. Seasoned practitioners can immerse themselves deeply in ritual, while beginners will receive essential guidance to confidently support their practice. As the retreat will focus specifically on potion-making within a defined scope of work, beginners are also encouraged to consider enrolling in the Crafting The Arcane Spellcasting Series to build a solid foundation in spellcasting ethics and techniques.

• Immerse yourself in creative rituals and art-making as spiritual practice and personal care. Learn foundational techniques of art-based divination, suitable for both newcomers and experienced artists.

• Animate your creations by working with the elements and magical tools, embodying the Magician’s archetype. Balance creativity and rest through mindful practices rooted in Yin, Yang, and Daoist principles.

• Explore art-making as play and awe-inducing, challenging constrictions and rigidity that often accompany adulthood.

• Solo time for self-reflection, creative flow, and collaboration with spirits.

• Daily animist divination and Tea ceremonies.

INCLUDED IN THE RETREAT

• 5 days (4 nights) accommodations at NECTAR RETREAT CENTRE , Bowen Island, BC

• Organic, nutrient-dense, and delicious plant-based traditional meals.

• Daily course programming and handouts


• A selection of raw ingredients and materials for creating your spiritual supplies will be provided. (Participants will also receive a list of additional supplies they need to source themselves).

• Daily tea ceremonies and tea sits
(herbal tisanes also available)

• Solitude and stillness for personal reflection and spell work

• Group gatherings with life-direction mediumship messages by Mimi Young


• Daily gentle, functional movement sessions with Andrea Clark

• Hot Sauna and Cold Plunge Circuit at Mist Thermal Sanctuary

• Winter forest bathing in Nectar’s Forest Bathing Hot Tub