The friends you'll meet, the places you'll see, are all part of the journey, for we are all Kindred Spirits. We believe in serendipity,... "the effect by which one accidentally discovers something fortunate, especially while looking for something else entirely",
Somewhere in between the plans and the details, the real adventure begins.
We understand that a chance encounter can change your life, because when the right people come together at the right time, it's magic.
Travel changes you in ways that reading about it never can. It's not the things you look back and say you did,.. it's the things you didn't.
Tour Leaders
Guest Speakers and Tour Leaders are those individuals that travel with you on your journey providing workshops or evening events that are related to your tour. Here are some of our Speakers, Teachers, Healers and Advisors.
Rebecca Sommers
What does a love of Travel, Divination, Comparative Religion and Ancestry have in common? Well for Rebecca Sommers, these unlikely combinations provide a rich background in the ability to see the interconnectedness of life.
After visiting sacred sites in Ireland and the Orkneys Islands, Rebecca started planning similar trips for others. Rebecca believes that travel to sacred sites connects us to our past. "Our ancestors still speak to us across time with the messages they have left for us, clues to what they believed and how they lived". Passionate about travel and it’s possibilities, she gives lectures on sacred sites to special interest groups and offers workshops on Psychic Skills and Divination systems as well as Guided Meditations.
Rebecca has studied divination for over 10 years and reads Tarot cards, Runes and The Celtic Tree Lore known as Oghams. Rebecca weaves these interests into a rich tapestry of Ancestry, History and the Divine that will have you walking between the worlds. She offers a rare blend of the sacred with travel, or as she describes it “having a divine sense of adventure”. An activist for Pagan rights, Rebecca is an outspoken advocate for the religious liberties of Wicca and other religious minorities.
Rebecca is married and lives in the Chicago land area. She has been giving psychic readings for over 9 years and can be found at local metaphysical bookstores in her area. A recent contributor to the Pagan Pages E-Zine, she writes a monthly column about Sacred Sites around the world. She belongs to NAPW and is a member of RCGI, Tigers Eye Temple and the Temple of the Four Winds.
While Rebecca makes a mean Gingerbread House, no she doesn’t live in one, No she is not a Devil Worshipper and she only occasionally turns people into toads.
Contact us by calling (877) 234-7578 and ask for Rebecca or email rebecca@kindredspiritstours.com
Jackie Corcoran - Ring of Kerry
Since she was a young girl, Jackie Corcoran has been aware of the Universe
and all it holds. Discovering her Guardian Angel at seven years old set her on the path she walks today.
From studying palmistry, numerology and hand-writing analysis in her early
teens, to runes, tarot, herbology, and most recently, druidry and alchemy, she
continues to learn the way of the ancients.
A 2007 move to Ireland with her husband and youngest son, the Celtic
history buff has had plenty to explore. Encouraged by her family and friends, she has agreed to share her unique vision and spirit by sharing her knowledge of the area and providing tours to the Ring of Kerry.
An aspiring novelist and published poet, her works have been included in
the Immortal Verses Series both in 2006 and 2008.
The mother of four and new grandmama lives in the mountains of County
Kerry, Ireland, where she pursues her writing, sculpting and painting.
Gemma McGowan - Loughcrew Tour
Bed and breakfast owner and tour guide Gemma McGowan was born and reared in Kells, Co. Meath in the very heart of Irelands Royal County. Her love of place was instilled in her from an early age by her father, who has always been an avid local historian and walker and many weekends were spent climbing the Loughcrew Hills to chat to the Callaigh or adventuring into the mounds of Newgrange and Knowth to find the Dagda or catch a glimpse of the fairy folk.
But it was Gemma’s mum who established White Gables Bed and Breakfast in the 1990’s and quickly built up a reputation of excellence, providing travellers with the warmest of welcomes and the best in homemade fare.
White Gables Inn
Gemma herself has worked in tourism for many years, managing the tourist information centre at Trim Castle in Co. Meath, the largest and most impressive Norman Castle in Ireland and she is delighted to continue on the McGowan family tradition of excellence and to welcome you into her home. She offers the traveller a unique experience when visiting White Gables. A complete package to include personalised guiding services, traditional Irish music evenings and delicious homemade meals are available.
And our Newest Guide,...
Conner "Mac" Donah
Our newest addition here at Kindred Spirits Tours is Conner Mac Donah of the Clan "Mac" Donah. Specialing in the "wee" folk of Ireland, Conner loves Faery Rings, Stone Forts and naps in the glen under the willow tree. He especially loves his grandmother singing him his favorite lullaby as she whispers secrets and charms to him.
We will update you on his adventures as he travels the magickal realms and reports back to you in his very own travelogue called Conner's Travels.