Sisters by bond: Milla Reid and Hannah Waite have attended past Seven Sisters Festivals. This year, they opened a stall for crystal jewellery that they say can help women connect with their inner selves. Photo: Faith Macale
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The hugely popular Seven Sisters Festival has enjoyed another successful weekend, celebrating and nurturing women from around Australia.
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The annual event kicked off on Friday, November 24 in Glenaroua and concluded on Monday, November 27.
With over 2000 women camping together to interact and connect not just physically but also mentally and spiritually, the venue was packed.
Friends Milla Reid and Hannah Waite are Seven Sisters regulars and this year, they were running a stall to sell crystal jewellery.
Good Vibes Valley: The Seven Sisters Festival is one of the biggest women’s festivals in the world, with over 2000 attendees in 2023. Photo: Faith Macale
Ms Reid said attending Seven Sisters the first time made her realise how inclusive it was for all women, and it was looking just as good now.
“It just seems super easy to connect to other people and more community-based than normal,” she said.
Ms Waite agreed.
“I think that there’s something special that happens in all women’s places, and lots of people have lots of different words for it, but I think that it’s just magic,” she said.
Inner healing: The festival offered workshops that helped women connect, rejuvenate and heal their inner selves. Photo: Faith Macale
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For Ms Waite, the festival has been a safe space.
“I think that it’s like a good combination of being in a safe space where I can build my capacity to be in spaces with lots of humans and lots of things happening,” she said.
“Being able to be in a safe space with lots of people; it’s just healthy on so many levels.”
The festival is run by women and focuses on women’s wellbeing, so Ms Reid thought her crystal jewellery was a good fit for the festival.
“I use it as a tool to help me come home to my true nature in my essence,” she said.
“Having these physical touchstones that you put on your body to remind you of your intentions to bring you home to yourself.”
Ms Reid said she liked to think crystals had consciousness and called out to people.
“I feel like women in a patriarchal world, it’s easy to be dulled down with our cyclic nature,” she said.
“Connecting with our intentions and our essence is so important to feel ourselves in a world that’s like this.”
Space to chill: The Chai Village consisted of a red tent and a blue tent for people to relax and enjoy live music. Photo: Faith Macale
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Seven Sisters featured workshops to help women connect with their inner selves, spread across four days and three nights.
There were seven camps where people could pitch a tent, stay in a caravan or rent a glamping tent.
The event also included live music, live performances and business and food stalls, all owned by women from around Australia.
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