Janara*
Cultural immersion
in Benevento
Plants, witches, and sacred sites
*The regional word for witch is “janara” (pronounced yahnara).Plant Medicine | Hand-on Rituals | Village Living | Guided Excursions | Herbal Mentoring
Guardia Sanframondi (province of Benevento)
June 3-10, 2027
8 participants
We are excited to announce a new adventure! This is going to be an exciting “mash-up” between The Root Circle and Radici Siciliane.
We’ll be bringing a small group to the beautiful and sacred province of Benevento, Campania, Italy. renowned for its cultural traditions, folk magic, and witchcraft history.
Immerse yourself in the Benevento Province, with wild magical beauty, ancestral wisdom, sacred plants, witchcraft and the living rituals of place.
Let the land, its people, and its magic awaken your spirit.
All cultural lineages welcome and invited, but this is specifically beautiful for those with any Italian / Sud Italian cultural soma.
This trip will not be a tour,
but will be an immersion in a small village with local guides and teachers.
Southern Italian
Medicina Popolare
Who this is for:
You’re devoted to healing, presence, and land connection.
You’re interested in learning about Southern Italian Medicina Popolare
You love plants, ancestral magic, witchcraft, and Southern Italian culture.
You’re a seeker who wishes to integrate diaspora wisdom with the living traditions of Southern Italy.
You’re drawn to experiential learning, nature immersion, and personalized herbal mentorship.
You want to travel with respect and honor to the culture, and redistribute the energy to those who generously teach and share with us.
We will Experience together:
A Janara ritual
Drumming and flower essence making at Leonessa. Be in connection with both Italian and Italian American keepers of these traditions
Spend a day in Benevento
Benevento is the city of the Janere. We'll visit the museum and explore the rich cultural traditions of this magical city 
Hands-on Herbalism Mentoring
Spend the day meeting the land and plants with local naturalist, Zio Bacco. Learn what grows, the medicines they provide, and be in relationship with this bioregion 
Pilgrimage to the Black Madonna
Pilgrimage to Montevergine, the Black Madonna, the earth mother of this region. 
Local Folk Magic
Spend time with locals learning about the folk magic traditions. Gather and connect with community and be in the magic of reclamation together.
Ancestral Foods
Enjoy local meals made by the nonne of the village Your experience includes:
Transport to and from the train station in Telese / or from Naples airport (pick one or the other)
7 nights of accommodation
7 Italian breakfasts (cornetto/dolce and coffee), 2 lunches, and 3 dinners
All transport during the immersion in a comfortable van with a licensed driver
Translators
Visits to sacred sites with deep cultural context
Integration and ritual circles
Flower essence making supples
All workshops, rituals, naturalist-led experiences
Local guides and experts in the practice of plants and medicina populare
Guided excursions, plant medicine practices, and selective cuisine experiences
Not included:
Airfare
Transport to the meeting point
Accommodations before June 4 and after June 9.
Any extras; alcohol, tourist shopping, etc.
Daily drinking water (you can buy at the bar down from accommodations)
Travel insurance
