Westgate: The Thread of Descent
Tend the Weave
Compost What Was
Prepare for the Dreamtime
“This is the season of compost and courage.
We turn inward. We loosen our grip.
We enter the cave, not to escape the world,
but to listen for the dream we’re meant to carry through it.”
🌀 A Fall Journey for Women Walking the Spiral
Westgate is a ceremonial offering for women ready to meet the truth of who they’ve become and gently step into the next cycle of life with clear intention. We begin on Samhain night, October 31st, as the veil thins and the soul begins its descent into winter.
Through guided ritual, inner reflection, and intentional creativity infused with meaning, we’ll walk the sacred arc of letting go, honoring, and dreaming forward. You’ll create a Medicine Spirit Doll as a living artifact of your journey - hand-felted from natural wool, woven with story and symbolism, and full of your own embodied presence.
What This Is
This is so much more than just another online course.
It’s a sacred space to soften into the season, reflect on the year behind you, and listen for what is ready to rest and what is ready to be born.
You’ll be guided through:
A private, soul-centered course platform with teachings, rituals, and practices
Weekly live Talking Circles — ceremonial Zoom gatherings full of warmth, witnessing, and depth (recorded if you can’t attend live)
Step-by-step felting tutorials to create your own Medicine Spirit Doll
A printable Companion Guide to bring the work off-screen and into your altar
Optional access to a beautifully curated Felting Kit (sold separately)
Who This Is For
This is for you if you are:
In a season of change, loss, transition, or soul-searching
Longing for gentle structure and sacred rhythm, not pressure or productivity
Craving safe, creative space to express what’s been unspoken or unseen
Drawn to ritual, symbols, archetypes, and medicine wheel wisdom
Ready to craft something truly meaningful, with your hands, your heart, and your story
What We’ll Explore
This journey is held inside the West Gate of the Medicine Wheel,
the place of autumn, shadow, harvest, and the dreaming descent.
Together we’ll tend:
Bear’s Wisdom
Entering the cave
Listening to the body’s truth
Resting without guilt
Thread Weaver’s Medicine
Seeing the red thread of your story
Gathering scattered parts of self
Making meaning from what remains
The Hedge Witch’s Way
Sovereign boundaries
Working with shadow
Reclaiming wild wisdom
Grief as Fertilizer
Composting what is no longer needed
Honoring the beauty of what has ended
Listening for the soul’s next whisper
The Medicine Spirit Doll
At the center of this journey is your Medicine Spirit Doll,
a woolen vessel that holds your story, grief, dreams, and wisdom.
Crafted slowly with your hands and heart, she becomes a symbolic Self,
woven from what you’ve let go and what you’re ready to hold.
Wool holds memory.
As you needle felt your doll, you’re not just shaping form,
you’re threading activated intention into every fiber.
Wool is alive. It receives. It remembers.
You’ll also begin your journey by felting a Dream Egg
filled with the seeds of what you’re calling in for this season of becoming.
(All materials provided in the Deluxe Felting Kit or available to source on your own.)
No prior felting experience needed - just open hands and a willing heart.
The Talking Circle
Every week, you’ll be invited into live Talking Circles — our soul-woven Zoom gatherings full of warmth, reflection, ritual, and realness.
These are not trainings or lectures.
They’re ceremonial spaces for:
Embodied ritual
Gentle connection
Creative witnessing
Honest sharing (always respected, honored, and optional)
Extra teachings not found in the course platform
“These Circles are like sitting by the fire with women who truly see you.”
If you can’t attend live, recordings will be available for 2 weeks inside the course space.
What You’ll Receive
Live Opening Circle on Samhain Night (Oct 31)
Creative Felting Projects: Dream Egg + Medicine Spirit Doll
Archetype Teachings: Bear, Thread Weaver, Hedge Witch
Printable Ritual Guides to bring the work offline
Weekly Talking Circles (recorded and optional to attend)
Beginner-Friendly Felting Videos
Private Chat Group to stay engaged in between Talking circles
Option to purchase the Deluxe Medicine Doll Felting Kit (sold separately)
Dates and Rhythm
Start Date: Friday Eve, October 31st, 2025
(Live Samhain Talking Circle w/ Ritual + course access opens after)
Journey Duration: November 1 to January 31
(Self-paced, seasonal arc of about 10 weeks)
Talking Circles: Weekly on Zoom (schedule & link posted in course Welcome space)
Pricing
Sign Up Now for my Early Bird Special!
$111
Through Wednesday, October 1st
Regular Price
$144
After early bird closes
Felting Kit Sold Separately
After enrolling, you’ll receive a link to purchase the optional Deluxe Felting Kit
($76 plus shipping, U.S. only).
You may also use your own materials.
A list is provided inside the Welcome Module of the course.
A Note About Access
You’ll have full access to the course and Talking Circles for three full months (Oct 31 to Jan 31).
If you feel called to keep walking the Wheel,
you’ll have the option to join the Spirit Weavers Circle membership - where you’ll receive future seasonal courses and ongoing access to past journeys while your membership remains active.
Meet Your Guide
Hi, I’m Jerri Lynn Shelton - a crone, a medicine dollmaker, and a lifelong edge-walker.
I guide women home to their own knowing through Earth-based ritual, creative self-inquiry, and the sacred art of SoulCraft.
My work weaves together ancestral wisdom, shadow integration, and hands-on medicine-making to help you transform emotional truth into tangible form - not just through what you make, but through who you become in the process.
I walk this spiral with you.
Not from above you, but beside you, as a guide, a witness, and a woman walking her own descent this season.
I believe your grief has gifts.
Your creativity has medicine.
And your soul remembers the way.
Welcome to the Thread of Descent.
Testimonials from our Community
“This journey met me at the exact moment I needed it most.
I didn’t realize how much I was still carrying until I started felting the Medicine Doll.
Every step helped me let go. Every circle felt like a sacred mirror.
I’ve never felt more witnessed or more myself.”
“I’ve done many online courses, but this isn't just a course. It's a soul space.
The way the seasons, the archetypes, and the creative practices weave together,
is nothing short of alchemical.
My Medicine Doll now sits on my altar as a reminder of who I am becoming.”
Enroll Now!
This is a journey of slowing down, letting go, and listening deeply.
Of remembering who you are beneath the noise.
If your soul is whispering yes...
We begin at the edge of night on October 31st.
FAQ's
The journey begins on Friday, October 31st, with a special Samhain Talking Circle Ritual. Your course materials will go live that same evening.
You’ll have access to the Westgate course for 3 months - through the end of January 2026. This gives you plenty of time to move through the material in rhythm with the season.
Not at all. This journey is designed for all levels - complete beginners and experienced makers alike. You’ll receive step-by-step video tutorials inside the course portal, and your Medicine Doll will take shape through your own pace, presence, and hands.
You can purchase the Deluxe Medicine Doll Felting Kit ($76 + shipping, USA only) here.
This includes all the materials you need - or you’re welcome to use your own. A materials list is included in the course.
Because this is a sacred, digital offering, I don’t offer refunds.
But if you’re struggling or have questions, please don’t hesitate to reach out. I’m happy to help you feel supported along the way. Just email me and we’ll connect.
No worries. All Talking Circles are recorded and available for two weeks after each gathering. Many women attend this way and still feel deeply connected. You're invited to move in your own rhythm.
Yes. If you feel called to stay in this sacred rhythm, you’ll be invited to join the Spirit Weavers Circle membership at the end of your journey. This ongoing circle includes access to future seasonal courses, Talking Circles, and continued community support.
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