Across the Veil Constellations
A weekend of sacred ceremony, ancestral connection, and deep community
Facilitation: Sarah Kerr, PhD
Energy Work: Julie Kerr
Transform your relationship with death
— and with life.
Meet death with more trust and confidence
Find restorative connection with the ancestors
Bring healing to those on both sides of the veil
Validate your intuitive and mystical experiences
Experience transformative ritual in community
It was profoundly life-changing for me
“I still don’t have words for how I would explain what the workshop was to family or friends, other than it was profoundly life-changing for me.”
– Genevieve B.
The way we’ve been taught to understand
death is too small.
Death is often understood only as loss and a final ending, and ancestors are understood to be gone from our lives.
Across the Veil Constellations offer a larger possibility: that relationships can continue after someone dies and that healing—for the living, the dying, and the dead—remains possible even after death.
Join us for a weekend in community, to participate in something meaningful, mysterious, and deeply human.
Over the weekend, we will hold between 5 and 7 Across the Veil Constellations.
Each constellation is an unfolding ceremony, in which we work together as a group on a deathly issue or question brought forward by one participant.
No experience needed • No belief required • Participation is always optional • No need to bring or share a personal issue
Everything shows up just the way it’s supposed to
“It’s like a reenactment of a life situation where healing for unresolved issues is able to happen. Sarah creates a safe place in the field. When you bring your trust and your willingness, everything shows up just the way it’s supposed to.”
– Denise B.
A room full of people who really get it
“I work around dying people, but I don’t often get to be around other people who experience it the way I do. This weekend I found a room full of people who really get it. It was such a relief not having to explain my experiences.”
– Margo H.
When you approach death with curiosity, reverence and intention, it can become a portal to profound learning and healing.
Who Is This For?
Curious ordinary mortals
You don’t need any sort of deathly issue or a particular reason to join us. It’s enough to want to encounter the world as more sacred, connected, meaningful, and alive.
Caregivers and practitioners
You may be supporting an ill or dying person now, or you will in the future, and want to be more spiritually and emotionally resourced, for yourself, and for them.
Anyone carrying frozen or unresolved grief
Something may still feel incomplete for you, for your dead loved one, or for the relationship between you. Perhaps you’re curious if healing is possible, even after death.
Intuitives, sensitives and spiritual seekers
You may sense things you can’t explain, or wonder if you’re making them up, and you’re missing a community where these experiences can be validated and deepened.
How does it work?
Each constellation lasts between one and two hours, and is done together as a group.
- We take time to create a strong, safe space.
- Someone brings forward a question, loss, or unresolved deathly issue.
- Participants are invited to represent people or elements in the situation.
- We collectively access a subtle state of heightened perception.
- Hidden patterns and energetic blocks become visible.
- Sarah facilitates slow and gentle movement toward healing.
- The space is closed, and we debrief and integrate.
You may participate as a client, a representative, or an observing witness. Each option allows you full engagement in the experience, and each offers an opportunity for deep learning and growth.
Together, we create a living picture of the issue, so that what is stuck or out of balance can begin to shift.
The personal is universal, and profound insights and healing are available, even from witnessing parts of your own story unfold in someone else’s.
Healing for The Living, The Dying, and The Dead.
By exploring several participant’s specific issues, we touch deeply human truths, and find our own personal resonance and healing.
Potential constellation topics
- Not having the chance to say goodbye
- Grief that feels immobile or frozen
- Guilt, regret, or self-blame around a death
- Preparing for—or grieving after—Medical Assistance in Dying
- Suicide or substance-related death
- Clarity around mystical or intuitive experiences with death or the dead
- A desire to connect—or resolve something unfinished—with a dead loved one
- Understanding and preparing for your own death
The most profound healing modality I’ve seen
“Without a doubt, it’s the most profound healing modality I’ve seen for addressing bereavement, loss and unfinished business with our dead.”
– Sheila S.
The guilt I carried is greatly lessened
“Of course I still carry grief with me, but the pain and heaviness of the guilt I carried is greatly lessened after attending this extraordinary event. I left the weekend feeling lighter and more hopeful about my future.”
– Elizabeth L.
What Can You Expect?
A warm, heart-centered community
Much of the power in the weekend comes from our group connection. Together, we build a field of trust and safety, and open to our collective experiences.
There wasn’t anything I didn’t like…
“I’m absolutely mind blown about the entire experience. In general, there wasn’t anything I didn’t like. Connecting with like-minded people, and being as vulnerable as everyone was, was life-changing for me.”
– Joanne Y.
A well-held group container
Sarah holds clear, precise energetic boundaries, and creates a stable and safe space in which deep healing work can happen.
I loved the entire experience!
“I loved the entire experience! The way the space was created was phenomenal. As someone who gets a bit nervous in group situations and with new people, I found that building our way into the fullness of the day felt wonderful in my system.”
– Marjorie M.
Belief is not required
Come with an open mind and take home only what resonates for you.
Participation is always optional
Choose how much you share.
Represent, witness, or step back as you wish.
A transformative community ceremony.
We enter through the gateway of death and loss, but what we find is deeply life-affirming.
Be amazed by what happens as unseen dynamics around death are made visible.
Witness healing for deathly issues that seemed unresolvable.
Grow your trust in a reality where the living and the dead remain connected.
Discover language and a framework to understand the soul’s journey after death.
Find validation for your intuitive experiences and energetic sensitivities.
Experience connections with fellow participants that reach beyond the ordinary.
Strengthen your faith in our ability to be in service to one another when it matters.
Come to see the deaths and losses in your life in a new light.
Transform your relationship with death—and find an inspired new relationship with life.
The best of what human beings can be
“At one point, during the last constellation, everyone was sitting on the floor, and I looked around and thought, ‘What I am experiencing here is the best of what human beings can be.”
– Rachel N.
Curiosity and an inner nudge are the perfect reason to attend.
Join Us in Victoria, BC
Your registration includes:
• Full Friday–Sunday experience
• Participation in multiple constellations
• Teachings and integration
• Refreshments throughout the weekend
• Saturday dinner at Sarah’s house
$480 CAD (~335 USD)
Full refund if you cancel up to 24 hours ahead.
Can’t make these dates? Download the Event Guide and we’ll send you an email when registration opens. Next event dates:
May 28–30, 2027
September 17–19 2027
November 12–14, 2027
Can’t make these dates? Download the Event Guide and we’ll send you an email when registration opens. Next event dates:
May 28–30, 2027
September 17–19 2027
November 12–14, 2027
Please Note:
Across the Veil Constellations can bring deep healing, but if you’re in acute grief, they may not be a fit for you right now. If you’ve experienced a significant death recently, please email us at hello@sacreddeathcare.com before registering.
“I’ve stopped trying to explain what happened to people who weren’t there. I just know that something that had been stuck in me for years finally moved.”
– Jocelyn D.
A Note for Deathwalkers.
Perhaps you’re a death doula, counsellor, hospice or healthcare practitioner, funeral professional, energy worker, psychedelic guide, chaplain, or other helping practitioner.
Or maybe you’re simply the one people turn to when death comes to your family or friend group.
If you offer soul-support to dying people or grieving people, in any capacity, part of what you bring to the process is your own embodied familiarity with the dynamics of death and loss.
This deep inner configuration is an energetic, rather than intellectual quality. People feel it, and it’s part of the healing gift you offer as a Deathwalker (even if you don’t use that word to describe yourself yet).
Participating in Across the Veil Constellations will build these embodied energetic structures in you.
It will deepen your relationship with the dying process and give you a bone-deep knowing that will help you to better help others.
The medicine you carry is not just what you do, it’s who you are.
Your Hosts
Facilitation: Sarah Kerr, PhD
Sarah is a Deathwalker, Death Doula, Sacred Deathcare Guide, and founder of the Centre for Sacred Deathcare. She developed Across the Veil Constellations, and has facilitated these ceremonies internationally since 2016.
With a PhD in Transformative Learning and three decades of training in spiritual and energetic healing traditions, Sarah creates grounded, well-held ritual spaces where participants can safely explore connection with the ancestors and unseen world.
Energy Work: Julie Kerr
Julie is a gifted energy worker whose intuitive sensitivity and grounded presence are an essential part of Across the Veil Constellations.
Throughout the weekend, Julie channels the Field, attuning to what is moving beneath the surface and supporting the ritual process. Her ability to perceive subtle shifts in energy brings depth, stability, and coherence to the space.
As sisters, Sarah and Julie hold a space of integrated harmony for this meaningful and powerful work.
LOGISTICS
Friday 7:00–8:30 PM
Saturday 9:00 AM–5:00 PM
Saturday Dinner 5:30–8:00 PM
Sunday 9:00 AM–5:00 PM
Please plan to attend the full weekend. This is deep work, and often needs integration.
We recommend giving yourself space to rest and settle on Saturday and Sunday evenings, and keeping your Monday quiet if possible.
Across the Veil Constellations are held at the White Eagle Polish Hall, 90 Dock St, Victoria, BC.
The White Eagle Polish Hall is a welcoming community building in James Bay. It’s located a block from the ocean, and within easy walking distance of several hotels and restaurants.
A reusable mug
A journal and pen
Your lunch on Saturday and Sunday
Comfortable clothing, including layers for cooler months
Anything else you need to feel at ease throughout the day
No scents, please
Your registration includes tea, coffee, and snacks each day, as well as Saturday dinner at Sarah’s house.
Please bring your lunch on Saturday and Sunday. There’s a fridge, stove, and microwave at the venue.
Download the Event Guide for a list of nearby restaurants and grocery stores, as well as recommended hotels within a 15-minute walk of the venue. There are also traditional B&Bs and short-term rentals in the area.
Victoria is a busy tourist destination. We recommend that you reserve your accommodation as early as possible.
• The Victoria International Airport (YYJ) is 27 km (17 miles) away.
• A taxi from the airport (~30 mins) costs approximately $70 CAD.
• The Clipper, a passenger ferry from Seattle, and The Black Ball Ferry, a car ferry from Port Angeles, WA both dock close by.
The venue, hotels, and attractions are all in the historic neighbourhood of James Bay. If you can walk 15 minutes twice a day, you won’t need a car. If you prefer wheeled transportation, Ubers and taxis are convenient. We’ll arrange carpooling to dinner at Sarah’s house on Saturday night.
