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- Grimoires: Lecture followed by Party hosted by Oxford University Press, Wed 3 Jun, London
- El Tanbura - Sufi Music, Fri 5 Jun, Oxford
- Well Dressing, Sat 6-Sun 7 Jun, Glastonbury, Somerset
- Sophia Centre Conference 2009: 'Cosmologies', Sat 6-Sun 7 Jun, Bath
- King Bladud Pageant, Sun 7 Jun, Bath
- King Bladud Concert, Sun 7 Jun, Bath
- Ritual of Protection, Sun 7 Jun, Hill of Tara, Ireland
- Fulgur Book Launch, Thu 11 Jun, London
- Turning the Wheel - Celebrating the Wheel of the Year, Sun 14 Jun, Derbyshire
- Transmitting the Fire: Initiation in the Work of Kenneth Grant, Mon 15 Jun, London
- Druids and Their Magic in Early Ireland: Clouds, Stars and Broken Dreams, Thu 18 Jun, London
- Solstice Suite - World Premiere, Thu 18 Jun, Oxford
- Free and Open Gorsedd of Caer Abiri, Sat 20 Jun, Avebury, Wiltshire
- Embodied Magick: Prefigurations in the Flesh, Sat 20 Jun, London
- Stonehenge Solstice Managed Open Access, Sat 20-Sun 21 Jun, Stonehenge, Wiltshire
- Anderida Gorsedd – Summer Solstice Ritual, Sun 21 June, Long Man of Wilmington, Sussex
- Summer Solstice, Tara, Sun 21 Jun, Hill of Tara, Ireland
- The Third International Conference on the Ulster Cycle, Mon 22-Thu 25 Jun, Coleraine, Northern Ireland
- The Gorsedd of Bards of Cor Gawr - Gorsedd Beirdd Côr y Cewri, Wed 24 Jun, Stonehenge, Wiltshire
- The Book of English Magic: Launch Party, Thu 25 Jun, London
- Exmoor Pagan Camp - Midsummer 2009, Fri 26-Mon 29 Jun, Exmoor
- Communicating with Animals, Sat 27 Jun. London
- PF Gaia Sol Convention 2009, Sun 28 Jun, London
Wednesday 3 June 2009
GRIMOIRES: Lecture followed by Party hosted by Oxford University Press
Treadwell's Bookshop, 34 Tavistock St., Covent Garden WC2E 7PB
Professor Owen Davies (University of Hertfordshire)
7.15 for a 7.30 start. £5. Launch party from 8.30 pm, free - hosted by Oxford University Press.
Professor Owen Davies speaks on the subject of his new book, Grimoires. He made his name as the author of the seminal study of cunning men and women: published first as Cunning Folk, reprinted as Popular Magic. Eagerly awaited, Grimoires is the first academic overview of this textual genre. It is set off with a lecture, followed by a party. The lecture will be on one aspect of the grimoire tradition, from his latest research. Oxford University Press, the publisher, hosts the launch bash after the lecture. Owen Davies is Professor of Social History at the University of Hertfordshire. Much of his work has concerned the continued wides pread belief in witchcraft and magic in the modern period, and why witchcraft accusations eventually declined in England during the early twentieth century. This has also led to work on popular medicine and folklore, comparative studies regarding France and Scotland, and interdisciplinary research applying anthropological and biomedical knowledge to historical topics. He has spoken at Treadwell's before and we warmly welcome his return.
How to book your place at a Treadwell's event: Ring with card details, as payment confirms your booking: 0207 240 8906. You may also, of course, call by the shop in person or post a cheque. All Treadwell’s evening talks are followed by a drinks party. We love receiving correspondence: info [at] treadwells-london [dot] com( Email). Our website is here.
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Friday 5 June 2009
EL TANBURA - Sufi Music
Wesley Memorial Chapel, New Inn Hall Street, Oxford
Celebrating 20 years together, this collective of Port Said poets, fishermen, musicians and dancers mix up an intoxicating brew of Sufi soul music from the old coffee houses and hashish dens of the Nile Delta.
Their music is driven by the seductive call of the Simsimiyya - an ancient lyre dating back to the times of the Pharaohs.
In 1989 a small nucleus of veteran performers came together to form the El Tanbura group. They were laughed at initially, but the infectious atmosphere of the performances soon convinced others to join, and the band grew to include not only folk musicians and percussionists but dancers and singers drawn from local fishermen, market traders and builders, alongside older master instrumentalists.
Performances today feature seductive simsimiyya melodies, Sufi inspired vocal chants, increasingly intense drumming and bouts of frenzied dancing. Band members dress in an eclectic mix of jellabas, jeans, fez and baseball caps, and enjoy involving their audiences as their rhythms and chants gain in heat and passion.
“magical… it is easy to imagine why Simsimiyya players were employed on ships to charm the winds” ***** - Songlines
Doors 7.30pm
Tickets are selling fast for this great gig.
Tickets £14/£11 (concs) available from 01865 305305
or online: (full), (concs).
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Saturday 6 to Sunday 7 June 2009
WELL DRESSING
Chalice Well, Glastonbury, Somerset
Glennie Kindred will be at the Chalice Well, Glastonbury making a traditional Derbyshire well dressing for the well head and giving a talk on well dressings. If you are local and would like to learn how to do this and help her, please give her a ring. She will also be needing fresh flowers and greenery from local sources and would welcome offers.
Tel: 01629 825 675 or glenniekindred [at] w3z [dot] co [dot] uk( Email).
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Saturday 6 to Sunday 7 June 2009
Sophia Centre Conference 2009: 'COSMOLOGIES'
Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institute, 16-19 Queen Square, Bath BA1 2HN
The Sophia Centre, University of Wales, Lampeter - Annual Conference
The question which the Sophia Centre addresses is ‘how do we human beings relate to the cosmos?’ This year’s speakers address this problem from a variety of perspectives. We invite you to join us. The conference will be chaired by Nicholas Campion, Liz Greene, Bernadette Brady and Patrick Curry, and will include an interdisciplinary roundtable discussion on 'Culture and Cosmology:Developing Definitions and Methodologies Applicable to all Types of Cultures and Cosmologies'.
Draft Programme - SUBJECT TO ALTERATION:
- Saturday 6 June 2009
- 09:30 Registration and tea
- 10:00 Welcome – Nick Campion, University of Wales, Lampeter
- 10:15 Peter Forshaw, University of Cambridge - Astronomia Inferior et Superior: Some Medieval and Renaissance Instances of the Conjunction of Alchemy and Astrology
- 11:00 Martin Wells, University of Wales, Lampeter - Early Christian Responses to the Star of Bethlehem, Astrology and Astral Fate
- 11:30 Break
- 12:00 Helen Jacobus, University of Manchester - Calendars and Divination in the Dead Sea Scrolls: The Case of 4Q318 Zodiac Calendar and Brontologion
- 12:30 Pauline Bambrey, University of Wales, Lampeter - The Beltane Fire Festival
- 13:00 Lunch
- 14:15 Glenford Bishop, University of Wales, Lampeter - Decoding the Intertextual Literary Strata of the Mummers Play: Some Unexpected Astronomical Themes and a Pagan Fingerprint - Continuity or Reconstruction?
- 14:45 Ronald Hutton, University of Bristol - The Wheel of the Year: The Major Traditional Festivals of Britain
- 15:45 Break
- 16:15 Roundtable Discussion
- 17:15 Close
- Sunday 7 June 2009
- 09:30 Registration and tea
- 10:00 Mark Williams, Peterhouse College, Cambridge - Druidic Cloud-divination in Medieval Irish Literature
- 10:30 Frances Clynes, University of Wales, Lampeter - Cyberspace and the Sacred Sky
- 11:00 Break
- 11:30 Sasha Stephens, University of East London - TBA
- 12:00 Lionel Sims, University of East London - TBA
- 12:45 Lunch
- 14:00 Elizabeth Reichell, University of Wales, Lampeter - The Landscape in the Cosmoscape: Cosmology, Ethnoastronomy, and Socio-environmental Sustainability among the Tanimuka and Yukuna, Northwest Amazon
- 14:45 Martin Gansten, Lund University - Reshaping karma: Indic metaphysical paradigms in traditional and modern astrology
- 15:30 Break
- 16:00 Jane Ridder-Patrick, University of Edinburgh - Astrology in Early Modern Scottish Universities, ca. 1560 – 1700
- 16:30 Closing comments – Nick Campion
- 16:45 Close
For further information and booking see University of Wales Lampeter Website.
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Sunday 7 June 2009
KING BLADUD’S PAGEANT
The Circus, Bath
12 noon
Indoor performance: 3.30 pm in Chapel Arts Centre, Lr. Borough Walls.
(see also Bath Fringe Festival Programme)
The Gorsedd of Caer Badon announces a banner painting competition for the King Bladud Pageant on Sunday 7th June. Entrants are invited to produce a banner portraying King Bladud, which should be supported on a single upright pole, & measure no more than 3 feet across & 4 feetdown. Banners may take part in the pageant, starting at 12 noon in the Circus, Bath, and processing down Milsom Street to Parade Gardens, where judging will take place between 1 & 2 pm, and prizes awarded for the best entries.
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Sunday 7 June 2009
KING BLADUD'S CONCERT
Chapel Arts Centre, Lower Borough Walls, Bath BA1 1QR
Zephyrian Woodwind Orchestra & Choir
Sulian Early Wind Quartet
Jennifer Crook - Celtic Harp
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Henry Purcell: Chaconny from King Arthur + Suite in Bb
The Gordian Knot Untied
Sulyen Caradon: King Bladud & the Goddess
Michael Short: Water Music
Pamela Rudge (mezzo) & William Coleman (bar)
Poets: Rose Flint & Kevan Manwaring
Tickets: £7 (concs. £5, children £3)
Bath fest box office 01225 463362
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Sunday 7 June 2009
RITUAL OF PROTECTION
Hill of Tara, Ireland
The next "Ritual of Protection" for and on Tara will be on the Full Moon on Sunday 7th of June, 14 days before the Sun has entered Cancer. We will start our Full Moon Ceremony by 8ish and finish by ten (approx.) Dress in layers and meet on the gravel patch beside the Rath of the Synods at 8pm. We will use our native Celtic Irish language during this ceremony with explanations in English. All are welcome to attend this free and open ritual ceremony on and for Tara.
Druidschool Website
Save Tara Website
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Thursday 11 June 2009
FULGUR BOOK LAUNCH
Treadwell's Bookshop, 34 Tavistock St., Covent Garden WC2E 7PB
Robert Ansell & Fulgur
7.15 for 7.30 start, free but reservation on guest list is required
Fulgur invites you to the launch of its new author, Australian magical artist Barry Hale, and his book Legion 49. The publisher describes it thus: "[in this] series of short, de-constructionist essays, the artist explores traditional methods of evocation and the myths surrounding Beelzebub, before providing an iconographical and sigillic recension of his horde of forty-nine servitors, glimpsed through the protective-symmetry of the paper-cut traditions of old Mexico. Legion 49 is a fusion of styles, influences and approaches, the modern and ancient, direct and indirect, refined and raw: it seeks to capture for a moment that flitting, fleeting, Chaotic gnosis symbolised by the Lord of Flies." Special launch copies of the standard edition will be on sale on the night: limited to 777 numbered copies. Illustrations, gilt-stamped cloth and dust-jacket. 160pages, 230m m x 175mm. £25.00. You can reserve a launch copy by contacting the shop when you RSVP.
Fulgur parties at Treadwell's have a somewhat outrageously wonderful life of their own - and often go on late into the night at nearby after-hours clubs. Do join in! Barry will be here to sign copies and there are rumours he might do an impromptu performance - we have a feeling this will be another of those surreal nights. Capacity is limited, so be sure to reserve a spot simply by sending a short email with the names attending.
How to book your place at a Treadwell's event: Ring with card details, as payment confirms your booking: 020 7240 8906. You may also, of course, call by the shop in person or post a cheque. All Treadwell’s evening talks are followed by a drinks party. We love receiving correspondence: info [at] treadwells-london [dot] com( Email). Our website is here.
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Sunday 14 June 2009
TURNING THE WHEEL – CELEBRATING THE WHEEL OF THE YEAR
Derbyshire
A Workshop with Glennie Kindred - The underlying energy of Summer Solstice - also with Rosemary Greenwood, Marion McCartney & Annie Keeling.
Connecting to the rhythm of the seasons through each of the Celtic festivals and
its underlying energy.
Sunday 10am – 4pm in a village hall in Derbyshire.
Each celebration will include co-created ceremony, a variety of deep and fun ways to bring connection and renewal to our relationship with the Earth, sacred craftwork, drumming, singing and community networking, so that we become alive to our selves and the world around us and feel inspired to be fully present and active in these changing times.
Cost £35.
Please send a SAE for booking forms and further info to:
Glennie Kindred, Lea Moor, Derby Rd, Wirksworth, Derbyshire DE4 4AR
Tel: 01629 825 675 or glenniekindred [at] w3z [dot] co [dot] uk( Email).
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Monday 15 June 2009
TRANSMITTING THE FIRE: Initiation in the Work of Kenneth Grant
Treadwell's Bookshop, 34 Tavistock St., Covent Garden WC2E 7PB
Michael Staley of the Typhonian Order
7.15 for a 7.30 start. £5.
This is the fourth lecture in a series about the work of British occultist Kenneth Grant (b. 1924), whose Typhonian thelema has been an important strand of western magic since the 1950s. This evening focusses on his concepts of initiation. Initiation is fundamental transformation, moving beyond the distinction between “inner” and “outer”; in Thelema, it is the discovery of the True Will, a dynamic realisation which transforms not only the initiate but more crucially their relationship with the universe. The speaker Michael Staley, who has been a member of the Typhonian Order for over thirty years, will also be sharing some reflections upon his own initiatory experiences. Michael Staley is the editor and publisher of Starfire, an occasional Thelemic journal which first appeared in 1986. He founded Starfire Publishing, which publishes Kenneth Grant.
How to book your place at a Treadwell's event: Ring with card details, as payment confirms your booking: 020 7240 8906. You may also, of course, call by the shop in person or post a cheque. All Treadwell’s evening talks are followed by a drinks party. We love receiving correspondence: info [at] treadwells-london [dot] com( Email). Our website is here.
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Thursday 18 June 2009
DRUIDS AND THEIR MAGIC IN EARLY IRELAND: Clouds, Stars and Broken Dreams
Treadwell's Bookshop, 34 Tavistock St., Covent Garden WC2E 7PB
Dr Mark Williams (University of Cambridge)
7.15 for a 7.30 start. £5.
Druids appear frequently in the rich saga literature of Early Ireland, engaged in a variety of eerie magical practices: clairvoyance, psychometry, cloud-divination, shape-shifting, and going into prophetic trances wrapped in the dripping hides of freshly-slaughtered bulls. And yet these actions, superficially so powerfully redolent of the pagan past, occur within literary texts which are products of a profoundly Christian, Bible-saturated medieval culture. How did early Irish monk-authors envision the magic of their one-time rivals, the druids, and why on earth was imagining pagan magic of any interest for these 'saints and scholars'? Mark Williams of the University of Cambridge attempts to provide some answers.
How to book your place at a Treadwell's event: Ring with card details, as payment confirms your booking: 020 7240 8906. You may also, of course, call by the shop in person or post a cheque. All Treadwell’s evening talks are followed by a drinks party. We love receiving correspondence: info [at] treadwells-london [dot] com( Email). Our website is here.
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Thursday 18 June 2009
SOLSTICE SUITE - World Premiere
Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford
In a concert that promises to be a highlight of Oxford's musical calendar, the Oxford University Big Band will be joined by virtuoso trumpeter and composer Mark Armstrong for the world premiere of his Solstice Suite. The suite is an exciting exploration of the mysticism and traditions associated with the solstice, including settings of John Donne's metaphysical poetry for female voice.
Mark Armstrong is one of the most versatile and sought-after musicians in Britain today. His bold and innovative compositions can be heard with the BBC Big Band, Ronnie Scott's Big Band and the National Youth Jazz Orchestra. A regular member of Stan Tracey's octet, Clark Tracey's quintet and the Clare Teal band, Mark is a previous winner of the BBC Big Band arranger's prize.
This piece is a journey from solstice to solstice in the British calendar, referring to traditional and later modes of spirituality and drawing parallels between them. Musically the modal language moves from light (Lydian) to dark (Locrian/Phrygian) as the days draw shorter. It contrasts two poems by the metaphysical poet John Donne to illustrate this.
- 1st movement: St John's Fire - midsummer. St John’s Fire refers to old English ritual of bonfires and wakefires during a vigil in honour of St John, for whom the feast day falls at midsummer, though this festival is of pagan origin. In the text (The Sunne Rising) Donne complains (after Ovid) that the sun interrupts his lovemaking, and that the sun should shine on him and his lover.
- 2nd movement: Autumn Storm - autumn. A storm followed by a nostalgic Indian summer. The year is growing older.
- 3rd movement: The Hunt - this represents a sort of hunting down and sacrifice of the old year, from Hallowe’en to midwinter (Yule).
- 4th movement: Solstice - midwinter solstice. The text (A Nocturne On St Lucy’s Day) refers to Donne’s grief at the loss of a lover, and his distillation into the “quintessence of nothingness” as a result. However the seeds of rebirth are hinted at in the text and in the pentatonic motif, which represents Venus. The recapitulation of the initial Solstice theme represents rebirth, from the standpoint of Newgrange Neolithic tomb, where the light of Venus, cast on a stone wall, is replaced by the light of the reborn midwinter sun.
'Armstrong is the solo star of the outfit ... scorching' - The Guardian
The flagship jazz ensemble of the university, OUBB is recognised as the finest ensemble of its type in the country. A reputation for dynamic and professional performances has led the band to Delhi, Mumbai, and the Montreux Jazz Festival. This summer, OUBB will perform the Solstice Suite in Rotterdam at the world's largest jazz festival.
'It was sheer joy listening to the ensemble - a show worth watching' - The Times of India
Mark Armstrong - trumpet/composer
Tanzil Rahman - musical director
Tickets £12/£5 via PayPal on website.
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Saturday 20 June 2009
FREE AND OPEN GORSEDD OF CAER ABIRI
Avebury, Wiltshire
Summer Solstice rite
The rites are facilitated by members of the Glastonbury and other Orders of Druids and the Loyal Arthurian Warband. They are held on the nearest Saturday to each date of the festive wheel. Midday for One, (although we don't usually start much before 1.30pm, sometimes later) meeting at and in the garden of the Red Lion.
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Saturday 20 June 2009
EMBODIED MAGICK: Prefigurations in the Flesh
Treadwell's Bookshop, 34 Tavistock St., Covent Garden WC2E 7PB
An Intensive Day of Workings with Orryelle Defenestrate Bascule
11.00 start. Day ends 5.30 pm. £65.
"Magick is about manipulation of energy and an energized body is the sorcerer's most powerful tool, allowing enactment of mental and astral concepts and prefigurations in the flesh." In this day of bodyworkings, Orryelle dives into the realm of intense physicality. His own developments have come out of studies of techniques from kundalini yoga, Butoh dance, Suzuki physical theatre, pranayama, Sufi drum-breath, dervish dancing, seidr/Seething, harmonic chanting and sekhem. He shares his explorations of combining these various methods, and give participants an experience of why he believes magic must be based in the physical to be earthed. This workshop is very practical yet contains theoretical grounding. No foreknowledge of any of the techniques or methods involved is required (although a very basic bodily fitness is necessary, i.e. no heart problems etc.) Those familiar with aspects of some of them can still be assured they will be propelled into new spaces by their combination and magickal application. Gnosis awaits. Orryelle Defenestrate Bascule is one of our era's most prolific and diverse magical practitioners, one of the few who can be said to be on the cutting edge. His visual art is published now by Fulgur Ltd (Conjunctio, 2008). Also a performance artist, he has done shows in several countries, and his striking semi-public magical workings have made a mark on contemporary occult culture. Orryelle is in the UK for a short time only, and places are strictly limited (13 maximum), so early booking advised.
BOOKING: Please book in advance via info [at] treadwells-london [dot] com( email) or Tel. +44 (0)20 7240 8906 or via Skype at treadwells-london. Map on our website.
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Saturday 20 to Sunday 21 June 2009
STONEHENGE SOLSTICE MANAGED OPEN ACCESS
Stonehenge, Wiltshire
See note on our Stonehenge pages.
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Sunday 21 June 2009
ANDERIDA GORSEDD – SUMMER SOLSTICE RITUAL
The Long Man of Wilmington, Sussex
The Anderida Gorsedd is a Druid group, facilitated by Damh the Bard and Cerri Lee, that has been holding regular open rituals at the Long Man of Wilmington since Spring Equinox 2000.
Anderida Gorsedd open Winter Solstice ritual. Meet 1.30-2pm near the Long Man of Wilmington car park, for a walk up the hill at 2pm. Then after retire to the Giants Rest pub for a social drink.
FFI anderida [at] BardicArts [dot] com( Email)
Website
See also our Directory entry.
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Sunday 21 June 2009
SUMMER SOLSTICE, TARA
Hill of Tara, Ireland
TaraCelebrations will have a spontaneous open group gathering at 3pm on 21 June. The ceremony will be whatever comes up for those present at the time. If you feel inspired to bring verse, song, dance, short meditation please do or just come to enjoy being on the Hill of Tara. Visit website.
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Monday 22 to Thursday 25 June 2009
THE THIRD INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON THE ULSTER CYCLE
University of Ulster, Coleraine, Northern Ireland
This international conference devoted to the Ulster Cycle of tales will be held at the University of Ulster, Coleraine, from 22-25 June 2009. The conference will be hosted by the University's Research Institute for Irish and Celtic Studies. In addition to the academic programme, a number of social events are planned, including a tour of some ancient and historic sites in Ulster.
Paper Call
The conference will provide a forum for papers and discussion of all aspects of the Ulster Cycle or related areas of early Irish or comparative literature. Papers are invited on literature, language, history, mythology, archaeology or other relevant areas of research. Each paper should last no longer than 30 minutes.
Those wishing to read a paper at the conference should submit a title and brief summary (c.200 words) marked 'Ulster Cycle Conference' to the Institute for Irish and Celtic Studies to
arrive no later than 2 March 2009.
For further information, or to register interest, contact:
The Secretary
Institute for Irish and Celtic Studies
University of Ulster
Cromore Road
Coleraine
BT52 1SA
Northern Ireland
Tel. +44 (0)28 7032 3394
Fax. +44 (0)28 7032 3395
t.patton [at] ulster [dot] ac [dot] uk( Email)
Registration forms available on Website.
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Wednesday 24 June 2009
THE GORSEDD OF BARDS OF COR GAWR - GORSEDD BEIRDD CÔR Y CEWRI
Alban Hefin (Midsummer) Gathering
Stonehenge, Wiltshire
Limited access, date subject to alteration.
Deaf Access.
Tickets will be on sale to TDN members only from
All Fools' Day (1 April) and to all comers from Beltaine (1 May).
Please order early to avoid disappointment!
Tickets available only in advance, price £2 each.
Please send £2 per ticket (max 6 per request), and a stamped self addressed envelope (or IRCs) to:
Sue Bouvier,
186 Swievelands Road,
Biggin Hill,
Kent TN16 3QS.
Please make cheques out to 'The Druid Network'.
For information on ticket availability, contact: Cor Gawr Tickets
FFI about the Gorsedd, see our Cor Gawr page.
FFI about accomodation around Stonehenge see our Accommodation page.
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Thursday 25 June 2009
THE BOOK OF ENGLISH MAGIC: Launch Party
Treadwell's Bookshop, 34 Tavistock St., Covent Garden WC2E 7PB
Philip Carr-Gomm and Richard Heygate's book with John Murray Publishers
From 7.00 pm. Speeches at about 7.30. Free but advance booking required.
Once in a blue moon a book comes out that you get a feeling is going to be a classic. Within minutes of receiving an advance copy, the Treadwell's staff all got that prickly feeling on the back of the neck. ... This is a big book, a real door-stopper. Yet, it's an introductory volume to magic in England: part history, part practical, part resource guide, part theory. Illustrated, filled with interviews with practitioners and experts, it is the kind of book that an intelligent novice (and intermediate practitioner) dreams of. The two authors spoke with many of the most senior people in the British magical community, whose commentaries are interspersed through the book, giving a personal touch to guide the reader. Druidry, wicca, Anglo-Saxon runes, John Dee, Golden Dawn - all in their English setting. It includes short personal essays from Vivianne Crowley, Stephen Skinner, Caitlin Matthews, Robin Cousins and a host of others, including Treadwell's own Christina Oakley Harrington. And, we are a little chuffed to say, the book starts out with a scene (and a photo) of Treadwell's Bookshop.
The launch party is free to everyone, but advance booking essential. Just drop an RSVP email to Treadwell's. Ask if you would like Treadwell's to reserve your launch copy for collection on the night - the authors will be signing copies and giving a short speech. 562 pages, hardback. £25.00.
How to book your place at a Treadwell's event: Ring with card details, as payment confirms your booking: 0207 240 8906. You may also, of course, call by the shop in person or post a cheque. All Treadwell’s evening talks are followed by a drinks party. We love receiving correspondence: info [at] treadwells-london [dot] com( Email). Our website is here.
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Midday Friday 26 to Midday Monday 29 June 2009
EXMOOR PAGAN CAMP - MIDSUMMER 2009
Exmoor
Wonderful weekend of community workshops, crafts, music, feasting, friendship, healing and ritual, all centred around a private stone circle and communal fire pit.
Camping in a private field bordered by woods and streams in the midst of some of the most beautiful countryside in Exmoor.
Ticket only event. Only 50 tickets available. Book early to secure your place.
Cost: £20.00 per adult, £10.00 per school age child. Free entry for preschool children.
Well behaved dogs kept on a lead welcome.
Ticket price includes all workshops, events, crafts, healing and readings along with a communal meal during the weekend.
Information and booking forms available from:
Yarrow by yarrow.taunton [at] googlemail [dot] com( email) or telephone 01823 283742 or pick one up at Taunton Pagan Moot.
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Saturday 27 June 2009
COMMUNICATING WITH ANIMALS
Treadwell's Bookshop, 34 Tavistock St., Covent Garden WC2E 7PB
Animal Communication Workshop by Oephebia
Full day Price £70 (early booking £65)
This workshop by Oephebia has been designed to teach pet-owners the basis of animal communication whilst allowing them to deepen their existing connection with your pet. Practical tips and opportunities to communicate with animals will be part of the experience. No experience necessary. Only an open mind and a love for animals is required. Early booking is advisable: information and booking on Website.
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Sunday 28 June 2009
PAGAN FEDERATION LONDON - GAIA SOL CONVENTION 2009
University of London Union (ULU)(3rd Floor), Malet Street, London WC1E 7HY
(Tube: Warren Street or Goodge Street)
11:30am - 7:30pm.
Opening Ceremony - Grand Midsummer Ritual - Talks - Workshops - Performances - Art Competition & Craft Stalls - Raffle Prizes
Hypnotic trance session - Guided Meditation - Pagan Choir - Pagan Drama - Gothic-Belly Dance - Drumming - Morris Dancing - Pagan film show
Guest Contributors: Emma Restall Orr, Jeanette Ellis, Chris Crowley (PF Vice-President), Jean Williams, Niraj, Carrie Kirkpatrick, Steve Wilson, Marielle Holman, Simon, Sascha Cooper, Adrian, The Furies, Bacchus Border Morris
Tickets: All Advance £10 (Atlantis, Treadwells, Online & by Post)
At the door: £10 (PF members), £12 (All others)
Cheques to 'PF London'. Post with s.a.e. to our address.
Facilities: Bar & Cafe, Disabled Access, free Street Parking (limited)
Contact: info [at] pflondon [dot] org( Email). Tel (Mani) 07768 941373. Address: PF London, BM Opal, London WC1N 3XX
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