Events in Britain and Europe May 2010
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Summary - click on links to go to full details:
- Uttoxeter Mayfest, Sun 02 May, The Marketplace, Uttoxeter, Staffs
- Beltane at Thornborough 2010, Sun 02 May, Thornborough Henge, near Ripon in North Yorkshire
- The Gorsedd of the Bards of Caer Abiri, Sun 2 May, Avebury, Wiltshire
- Elements of the Western Mystery Tradition, Sat 15 May, Glastonbury, Somerset
- Exploring Herbs, Sat 22 May, Wynyards Farm, Upper Slaughter, Cheltenham, Glos
- Nurturing Hope in a Time of Falling Light, Sat 22 May - Sun 23 May, Grove House, Iffley Turn, Oxford
- Traditional Spirituality of The Gael, Sun 23 May, St Mungo Museum of Religious Life and Art, Cathedral Square. Glasgow
Sun 02 May
UTTOXETER MAYFEST
The Marketplace, Uttoxeter, Staffs
Opened by the Grove of Sapling Bards with tradtional rite early afternoon, traditional dancing including Abbots Bromley Horn Dancers, Black Pig Border Morris, Morris, Brittanic Coconutters of Bacup, Slubbing Billys (NW Morris) Live Folk througout day, plus other music and Arts and Crafts Market. Evening Folk concert 6 - 11 Old Star Festival Yard. Organiser David Denny.
http://www.uttoxetermayfest.co.uk
Free Event, Not for profit
Sun 02 May
BELTANE AT THORNBOROUGH 2010
Thornborough Henge, near Ripon in North Yorkshire
Men and women, young and old, come and celebrate the arrival of summer in the 5000 year old sacred circles of Thornborough Henge.
Sunday May 2nd - Starts at 12 Noon
Admission FREE - Everyone Welcome!
For more information please visit: http://www.sacredbrigantia.com
Sun 2 May
THE GORSEDD OF THE BARDS OF CAER ABIRI
Beltane Gathering
Avebury, Wiltshire
Muster at Noon beside the Café before making the God and Goddess walks to the Sun Circle.
This is an open Gorsedd that welcomes all who come with good intent whatever their personal path.
Do feel free to bring your songs and
poetry, as well as contributions of bread and mead if you wish. But most of all bring your heart.
Please contact Morgan 01458 835518 if you have any queries.
For further details see our Caer Abiri page or our Facebook page.
For information about accommodation around Avebury see our Accomodation page.
Sat 15 May
ELEMENTS OF THE WESTERN MYSTERY TRADITION
Glastonbury, Somerset
A practical one day workshop in Glastonbury with Mike Harris
This one day workshop will consist of one module on Qabalah and another on Ceremonial Magic, both fundamental components of the Western Mystery Tradition. The workshop will be participatory and experiential, with some time given over to practical working.
Mike Harris is Magus of The Company of Avalon, a founding member of the Gareth Knight Group and is organiser of the Dion Fortune Seminar. He specialises in practical instruction in the Western Mystery Tradition
£50 incl. lunch
Bookings: 01749 676398 - touchstone [at] obod [dot] co [dot] uk
Course details: Mike 07748371114 www.companyofavalon.net
Sat 22 May
EXPLORING HERBS
Springfield Sanctuary, Wynyards Farm, Upper Slaughter, Cheltenham, Glos, GL 54 2JR
Exploring herbs means making teas, oils, vinegars and tinctures from whatever is in season. Talking about the herb’s properties and how it is helpful to the body, mind and spirit.
The workshops are free. Participants are asked to make a voluntary contribution towards the upkeep of the Sanctuary. Most people give between £5-£20. Gifts of empty glass jars with lids, brandy, cider vinegar and vodka are also welcome, as is extra time spent weeding/tidying up etc.
All workshops will last from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Please bring a packed lunch. Springfield Sanctuary is reached by walking through two fields and is a sloped site without disabled facilities. Most of the workshop time is spent outside. Please come prepared for inclement weathe r with suitable footwear and warm and waterproof clothing.
For further details please contact: Sarah Head, Tel 0121 707 8269 or email sarah [at] headology [dot] co [dot] uk
Sarah Head B Soc Sci, Dip SFT, MNFSH is a member of the Herb Society and has been studying the medicinal uses of herbs for the past thirteen years, growing over eighty different varieties of herbs in her two herb gardens.
Sat 22 May - Sun 23 May
NURTURING HOPE IN A TIME OF FALLING LIGHT
Grove House, Iffley Turn, Oxford
How do we accept the unacceptable? How do we come to terms with the imminence of irreversible change facing our world? Suddenly it feels as if time is running out, and that no one knows what to do. Or rather, it's obvious what to do, but we seem unable to do it.
This workshop, at a brightening time of the year and a darkening time for the planet, is a space to think, feel and talk about these issues that are so close to our hearts. A space to grieve, rage, feel terrified, immobilized; to find creative energy and to move forward.
We can expect to explore the following themes and others:
- Our own sense of powerlessness and deep grief about the imperilled state of our planet.
- Reconnecting with our love for the earth and the other-than-human, and gaining sustenance from it.
- Exploring how our own ailments might be a deeply empathic response to the earth.
- Working out individually and collectively what we need to hold on to and what we need to let go.
- Celebrating the Spring and Beltane, supporting ourselves to act skilfully in the face of what comes.
- Using inside and outside spaces, ceremony will be an important part of the workshop.
Venue
The workshop is non-residential at Grove House, Iffley Turn, Oxford, a regency villa previously owned by Graham Greene. It has recently been entirely renovated by Polly McLean and is now a showcase for environmentally sustainable building practice, which participants will be able to inspect if they wish. It has an outdoor hot tub.
Cost: £130 (£110 if received by March 15th; two cheap places for activists)
Booking and Information
To book contact Nick, 31 Nest Estate, Hebden Bridge HX7 5BH,
nick [at] erthworks [dot] co [dot] uk, 01422 886 525; deposit £40, cheques made out to
Nick Totton.
Sun 23 May
TRADITIONAL SPIRITUALITY OF THE GAEL
St Mungo Museum of Religious Life and Art, Cathedral Square. Glasgow
Fionntulach, from the Order of Céili Dé, shares aspects of both the Pagan and Christian Gaelic spiritualities though the ages and explores their mythic and devotional commonality... as well as the Universal Truths they hold in common with other Traditions worldwide
This talk is free. All are welcome. There is no need to book.
More Info: 0141 276 1625