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SLEEPING STONES: Dionysian Dream Theatre
A Two-Day Immersive Creative Workshop at Stanton Drew Stone Circle
Dates: 22nd – 23rd March 2025 (just after the Spring Equinox)
Workshop Times: 10am - 5pm Sat and Sun
Performance Time: 7:30pm Sunday
Location: Stanton Drew Stone Circle and Stanton Drew Village Hall
Join us for a transformative weekend of dream theatre, sound healing, and immersive storytelling! As we step into the days following the Spring Equinox—when the veil between worlds is thin and the earth stirs with renewal—we gather at the Stanton Drew Stone Circles, one of Britain’s most ancient and enigmatic megalithic sites. Dating back to the Late Neolithic period (c. 3000–2500 BCE), these vast circles are part of a forgotten ceremonial landscape, older than some phases of Stonehenge. Geophysical surveys have revealed hidden wooden structures beneath the stones, hinting at lost rituals and ancient gatherings.
Local legend tells of a wedding party that danced into the night, defying the sacredness of the Sabbath. A mysterious fiddler arrived, playing intoxicating music that lured them into a wild, ecstatic frenzy. As midnight struck, the musician revealed himself to be the Devil—and in an instant, the revelers were turned to stone, frozen in eternal celebration. Will you come and wake up the wedding party?
It is in this charged and liminal space that we invite you to dream, create, and step into the world of Dionysian ritual theatre—where waking life and dreamtime merge, and the stones themselves may begin to speak.
Guiding You on This Journey
Rosanna Lowe – Acclaimed playwright, actress, and director, weaving vivid storytelling with ancient theatrical traditions.
Sarah Janes – Dream guide and retreat host from Dream Mysteries, leading dream incubation and visionary practices.
Tom Llewellyn – Sound healer, dream coach, and kundalini yoga instructor from Soul Remember, guiding deep sonic and meditative experiences.
What to Expect
Extreme lolz! Participatory dream theatre and mythic storytelling Dream incubation practices as we sleep with the stones Ritual soundscapes and vibrational healing Movement, voice work, and immersive group exploration Sacred connection to the land, the shifting energies of the equinox, and the liminal space between waking and dreaming
Final Performance – The Bacchae The weekend will culminate on Sunday evening with a participatory performance of Euripides’ The Bacchae, directed by Rosanna Lowe.
This powerful reimagining of Dionysian myth will weave together the weekend’s explorations in dream theatre, movement, and ritual.
Embrace the dream. Enter the theatre of the soul. Awaken the Sleeping Stones.
Note: This event includes workshops and performance only—accommodation is not provided.
Early Bird Prices (Before 28/02/2025)
£150 – All weekend
£80 – One day only
£15 – Performance Only (7:30 pm, Sunday 23rd)
For more details and to book your place: 22sarahjanes22@gmail.com
ONLINE EVENTS COMING UP:
TYRIAN PURPLE
TYRIAN PURPLE: PART II OF THE SYNAESTHETIC AND POLYCHROMATIC DREAM COURSE
COST £20 Payment can also be made using
CLICK HERE TO PAY BY PAYPAL | Please use ref: Tyrian Purple
SARAH JANES BLOG ON MEDIUM
Gaul with the Caul: The Birth and Death Medicine of Telesphoros
Telesphoros is the hooded child-god of the Asklepion. Pausanius calls him — ‘the accomplisher’. He is ’the fullfiller’ ‘the perfecter’. In ancient Greek his name suggests an initiation of sorts, he is a kind of pint-sized hierophant of ‘the cure’. READ MORE
Enkoimesis
Enkoimesis (ancient Greek: ἐγκοίμησις) is a term often used to describe the therapeutic dream treatment carried out within the holistic healing sanctuaries of the divine physician Asklepios.
The etymology of the word reveals something of the nature of the specific experience — it describes an action or process of being lulled/put to or lying down to sleep within a particular place — READ MORE
OLD STUFF
Greater Mysteries
20 - 27 September 2024
Autumn Equinox Retreat with special guest Maria Maragkou. Maria will lead us along the Sacred Way to the Sanctuary of Demeter and Kore at Elefsina.
Non-retreat participants can join us for the day on the 22nd of Sept for the Greater Mysteries event. Please email for details HERE
IN-PERSON EVENTS
Gods and Goddesses of Dreams Tour
Join me for six hours exploring all things dream-related at the British Museum. Bring a packed lunch, sketchbook/writing pad - make new dream pals and come and honour the gods and goddesses of sacred sleep. TICKETS
DATE: 26 Oct
TIME: 11:00AM - 16:00PM
South Wales Occult Conference
Ancient Greek dream ritual, the relationship between Hypnos and Thanatos and the role of Mnemosyne in dreaming and dying. TICKETS
DATE: 2 Nov
GODDESSES OF THE DREAM
RECORDING OF LIVE ZOOMS NOW AVAILABLE
(includes audio only file of guided hypnagogic meditation)
Payment of £20 can also be made by PayPal using the email address here:
sarah@awakeandaway.co.uk
Please be sure to include ref. 'godesses' and your name and email address for recording.
Each session is 1hr and 30 minutes and both include a dream incubation practice.
A fumigation of frankincense, comfortable place to lie-down and an eye mask are recommended accoutrements.
One-on-one Dream Incubation Sessions
One-on-one sessions from 5 - 10th July. Live from the orange grove in Archaia Epidavros, with the messengers and witnesses of the Muses the cicadas in the background. READ MORE
Dream Myth Audio
This 60-minute guided hypnagogic audio track was created for the DREAM MYTH course hosted by myself and Jonah Emerson-Bell.
It is free to download until the end of May and is designed to help you become more conscious of the processes of hypnagogia and enter lucidly into a dream. LISTEN HERE
Greater Mysteries at Elefsina Initiation
22nd Sept 2024
Maria Maragkou, Hellenic scientist, researcher, author and mystagogue will lead Dream Mysteries guests along the Sacred Way. This event is also open to 13 extra neophytes! Cost £222 and includes all tours, site entrance fees and an evening meal. EMAIL ME TO BOOK
