Cracking Ireland’s Thin Places: Rites of Passage, Feminine Sovereignty, and the Otherworld with Niels Vantzuriel

On this Divine Decode episode, host Pragya dives into Ireland’s sacred landscape with guide and facilitator Niels Vantzuriel. We unpack why Ireland’s “thin places” — from the Hill of Tara and Uisneach to Brú na Bóinne — act as living thresholds for transformation. Niels explains the difference between a retreat and an initiation, how liminal time and space rewire identity, and why he primarily supports women crossing life thresholds into leadership, motherhood, elderhood, or the unknown. Expect a grounded discussion on Celtic, earth-based spirituality, sovereignty goddesses, fairies (the Aos Sí), and the practical structure needed for real inner change.

 

About the Guest  :

Niels Vantzuriel is a sacred guide leading rites-of-passage initiations across Ireland. Blending Celtic earth traditions with depth psychology, he creates held, structured containers for profound inner shifts — with a focus on women stepping into new phases of life and leadership.

 

Key Takeaways:

• Ireland’s “thin places” are abundant thresholds where the veil to the Otherworld feels close; ritual there accelerates inner change.

• Initiations ≠ retreats: initiations use liminal time + liminal space to transform identity, beliefs, and roles at life thresholds.

• Approach sites by walking; the physical journey shifts consciousness and readies the body-mind for ceremony.

• Effective change needs a held masculine container (structure, safety, guidance) so participants can rest in receptivity and deeper embodiment.

• Work begins with shedding outdated beliefs, reopening the body’s energetic “highways,” and then installing aligned patterns for the larger self to lead.

• Irish myth frames the land as feminine sovereignty; kings were linked to the land through goddess archetypes — a lens that supports women’s leadership today.

• The Aos Sí (fair folk) and 200k+ archaeological sites reflect Ireland’s enduring relationship with the Otherworld and ancestral ritual.

• Practical result: participants report clearer purpose, felt power, and durable shifts that persist beyond the ceremony.

• Core practices: intentional preparation, site-specific ritual, movement, silence, and integration after crossing the threshold.

• Bottom line: When life feels too small for who you’re becoming, a well-held initiation can reset identity and direction.

 

Connect with the Guest  :

Invite Niels for talks, immersions, or initiations:Website: https://sacredritesofpassage.substack.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adventures_in_quiet_places/Preferred booking note: please mention “Divine Decode” in your subject line.

 

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