INANA RETREAT

Medb and The Morrigan

Ireland, June, 2027

INANA RETREAT 2027 

20th June - 28th June, 2027

Ireland

Taught by Anne O Nomis, Archaeologist, World Teacher and Author of The History & Arts of the Dominatrix.

Last year we were on Calypso’s island of Gozo in the Mediterranean, visiting the Giantess ‘Gigantija’, and the Hypogeum and sites on Malta. This year Inana Retreat will gather and be held in the Emerald Isle of Ireland, the home of the powerful Goddesses of Medb and The Morrigan.

Established identified female dominants and women newly stepping into their power and exploring - will fly into Dublin. There, they will be warmly and appropriately greeted by willing captive submissives, servants and worshippers of the Divine Feminine, and participate in an immersive FemDom environment.

One of the things that attracted me so much to wish to run the retreat this year in Ireland, is the depth and complexity of the Goddesses and sites here, which inspired myth cycles, literature and music, and to support the women attending to not only visit the sacred sites they possessed and learn their domains, This year we journey to the lands of Celtic Goddesses, and the sacred sites they possessed, to not only learn their domains, but to feel and embody their powers together.

MEET OUR GODDESSES

Mebd Letherderg - Goddess of sovereignty, ‘the intoxicating’

Medb is the consort lover of nine Irish kings, all of whom she outlived. Her name ‘Medb’ originates from ‘intoxicating’ - her elixir. ‘Lethderg’ means ‘red side’, associating her with red of life force, blood, fertility and signature red cape. The famous ‘hill of Tara’ is associated with her, along with the Rath Maeve circular henge (aligned with the ancient passage tomb ‘Mound of the Hostages’ dating to c 3350-2800 BCE).

She is also linked to Queen Medb (anglicized as Maeve), who had many traits of the Goddess - strong-willed, cunning and sexually-desirous, and was Queen of Connacht in the Ulster Cycle, ruling Cruachan (Rothcroghan).

The Morrigan - Goddess of battle and fate, the phantom, shape-shifter

The Morrigan appears on the Samhain washing herself with one foot on either side of the river Unius (near Riverstown, Sligo) which she created, and she has tryst with him, in the Cath Maige Tuired ("The Battle of Magh Tuireadh"). When asked about what power she brings to battle, the Morrigan answers - in powers of pursuing, destroying and subduing.

The Morrigan is associated with the Otherworld, and the cave of Cruachan (Cave of Cats) is her abode. She lures away the bull of a woman named Odras, who follows the Morrigan into the Otherworld via the cave of Cruachan, falls asleep and is turned by the Morrigan into a pool of water which feeds the River Shannon. Her pleasure is in mustering hosts of men, and fiana - youthful warrior-hunters, living liminal, indulging in lawless activities before inheriting property and taking up their settled place. She is associated with the appearance of the crow, the black bird, and is associated with Lilitu and banshee.

“My purpose is to journey into the underground to locate hidden knowledge, and share it with seekers.

This year we journey to the Emerald Isle, of ancient Celtic Goddesses and their sacred sites.

These are complex Goddesses with multiple aspects, and likewise - associated sites in which they are sovereign and only through them can power be bestowed, and liminal places like the Underworld cave abode, henges and rivers - water sources they make.

Through sacred knots, gates of hell, sovereignty and liminality - we journey, connecting with deep and ancient power.”
— Anne O Nomis

ITINERARY

Coming soon….

Newgrange (Síd in Broga), c3100 BCE, Brú na Bóinne.

Triskele (triple spiral) entry stone, Newgrange (Síd in Broga), Brú na Bóinne.

LAST YEAR’S INANA RETREAT HIGHLIGHTS

  • Initiation into female power, and a 24/7 dynamic and learning environment with Anne O Nomis

  • An encounter with Ġgantija - ‘The Giantess’, a megalithic temple site from 3600 BCE.

  • Opulent FemDom picnic at Ramla Bay, near Calypso’s cave where she held Odysseus captive in myth.

  • A visit to Victoria’s Cittadella, with lunch in an outdoor cafe near its walls.

  • Subs procuring salt from Lady Josephine, from 350 year old sea salt pans of Xwejni - for our rituals.

  • Group lessons on driving Descent paths using Ki insight shared by Anne from her new body of work.

  • Sunset aperetifs on Ta’ Cenc Cliffs, with dinner out a renowned local Gozitan cuisine restaurant.

The full itinerary features here. (Website presently being updated with Itinerary page in live time).


IMAGES FROM PAST YEARS’ RETREAT

Due to participants’ privacy, very few public domain images exist of past year's’ retreats (Inana Retreat and its predecessor Villa Domme), which is a tribute to the attendees’ adherence to respect for privacy of Anne’s events.

Some attendees have however been comfortable enough to post images of themselves on social media, and/or with other attendee’s features obscured and with specific permission of those within the frame.

Attendees have typically enjoyed themselves so much that they have returned again, in some cases multiple years and in some cases return to Anne’s retreat events in every year they have ever been held.

The following are rare images that Anne has permission to feature on this site.

ABOUT ANNE O NOMIS

Anne O Nomis is the host and curator of Inana Retreat.

She spent 4 years researching and writing her book The History & Arts of the Dominatrix - the only book of its kind on the topic.

She has taught at DomCon NOLA, Oz Kink Fest, ASS Fest, featured on Sky History channel as a Dominance Studies expert and historian of Female Dominance, and spent four years the Leather Hall of Fame Committee as it’s only Australian and youngest member, before deciding in 2026 to re-focus again on her books.

Anne has taught close to 800 students from around the world learn her Seven Realm Arts certificate method - both lifestylers and professional Dominatrices.

She has a Masters in Comparative Art and Archaeology from UCL, specialising in Near Eastern and Mediterranean Goddess archaeology.

She teaches by philosophy of ‘Lady of the Largest Heart’ - teaching large heart, open mind. Her students and colleagues describe her as warm, intelligent, generous and inspiring.

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