WORKSHOP DETAILS:   Billie Dean Australian animal shaman and independent filmmaker Billie Dean will be helping people understand and reconnect to animals and nature through the silent language of the heart, or telepathy. If you want to understand what the animals, the trees, the rivers and the wind have to say, then come along. Mother Earth needs us to learn her language at this critical time in history. She needs us to be her voice, and the voice of the animals. Billie will also present her award winning feature film Finding Joy, her "dog-umentary" Seven Days with Seven Dogs, and will be discussing her current film project, In the Company of Angels.   Anne Hassett (Acushla) At Anne’s workshops you will learn about angels, who they are and why they are topical at this particular time. You will learn how easy it is to connect on a very conscious level with your very own Guardian Angel and learn his or her name. You will also be taken on a guided journey to connect with Archangel Raphael and receive healing for yourself and others. Anne will also be running a palmistry workshop and individual ‘taster’ sessions will also be available. Here you will learn the secrets of the human hand, see how hand reading can be used to assist in recruitment or for career guidance for adults or children. You’ll never see hands in quite the same way again!   Philip Carr-Gomm Philip will be providing a talk: Heading Upstream: How An Ancient Wisdom Tradition like Druidry can be of Value Today in a World Gone Mad and mini-workshps entitled Singer, Shaman, Sage. Druidry is a spiritual way and practice that speaks to three of our greatest yearnings: to be fully creative in our lives, to commune deeply with the world of Nature, and to gain access to a source of profound wisdom. Each of these yearnings comes from a different aspect of the Soul, and we can personify these as the Singer, the Shaman and the Sage. In Druidry, Bardic teachings help to nurture the singer, the artist or storyteller within us - the creative self; Ovate teachings help to foster the shaman, the lover of Nature, the healer within us; while the Druid teachings help to develop our inner wisdom - the sage who dwells within each of us. In this seminar we will explore the ways in which Druidry can help develop these three aspects of ourselves.   The Crystal Skull Explorers Joshua Shapiro and blue arrow Rainbow will be running workshops where they talk about how to work with crystal skulls, and a discussion why they are important for the Future. They will have a number of modern crystal skulls with them. They will also be giving a talk and workshop about where the crystal skulls come from - theories of their origins and how they were manufactured.   Geo Trevarthen Geo will run several workshops, entitled: Working with the Animal Powers in Celtic Tradition: Animal totems are prominent in Celtic family names and myth. The MacCodrums of Uist, for example, claimed descent from a Selkie, one of the Seal People. Clan Chattan is the Clan of the Cat. Examples could be multiplied endlessly. On one level, the relationship with family totems became heraldic. The totem appeared on shields and helmets and banners. On this level, it gave people a sense of identity, that their family had the courage of the boar or the strength of the bear. On another level, totemic relationships could be very personal and classically shamanic, as in the Tale of the Grey Lad, where he would ‘think of the fox and he was a fox’ in moments of peril. The Welsh tale of Taliesin gives us another example of animal transformations. We all have a connection to a totem, or we wouldn’t still be here! We’ll use meditation, the spirit journey and movement to connect with our totems, and discuss ‘care and feeding of totems’ in European tradition, as distinct from what we may find in other indigenous cultures. The Celi Dé - Companionship with Deity in Celtic Tradition: Pagan and Christian Celtic traditions experienced our ideal relationship with Deity as one of companionship. The ancient prayer The Rune of the Deer begins, “I arise today in great strength, affirming threeness, expressing oneness, on my way to meet the Creator.” Individuals and groups framed this sense of companionship in many different ways. The Celi Dé, an early Christian movement, were the ‘Companions of God,’ a term which had both spiritual and political connotations. Bards might receive their teachings from a leannan sidhe, a ‘fairy sweetheart,’ connecting with the Divine as Beloved. Celtic prayers of all periods and denominations experience Deity through nature and all that is. Here, through discussion, meditation and the spirit journey, we’ll focus on connecting with a personal Theophany, or manifestation of the Sacred. The Melodies of the Tree: Ancient Chants of Power: This workshop will explore ancient chants in three little known ancient languages, Middle Welsh, Old Irish and Sumerian. These will include a seventh century Old Irish chant to the Trinity (which can be seen through Pagan or Christian lenses). An overtone chant of the ‘Awen,’ as described by the controversial Welsh Bard, Iolo Morgannwg will keep us local, as will a part of the ‘Battle of the Trees” by the famous 7th Century Welsh bard Taliesin. There’ll be a Sumerian chant relating to the Goddess Inanna and the famous Old Irish Rune of the Deer, or Breastplate of St Patrick. By using these ancient chants, we reconnect with our own angelic natures and the primordial melodies of the World Tree. The workshop will be digitally recorded and everyone attending will receive an audio file of it via email to refresh their memories later!   Gary Mannion Gary Mannion will be giving demonstrations of psychic surgery, where you will have the opportunity to experience the surgery first-hand, however many claim to feel themselves being worked on even while sitting in the audience and find the same results afterwards. The Surgery, which is non-invasive, does not hurt and requires no removal of clothing. While working, Gary will answer any questions the audience may have regarding him and his work. Psychic Surgery works with all conditions on all levels so you don’t just have to have a physical problem to come along. Gary will also be running workshops on how to recognise and care for Indigo/Crystal children. The term Indigo Child is used a lot in this day and age, but what does it mean? Who are these ‘Indigos’ and what is so special about them? Gary will talk about his experience of the Indigo phenomenon, and will also explain why so many child behavioural problems are currently being diagnosed. He will also share simple but effective techniques to help both parents and children.    Andras Corban Arthen Andras will be leading several workshops/talks exploring the following themes; The Witch as Shaman: This is a talk about the relationship between witchcraft and shamanism, starting with the premise that the original “witches” were, in effect, the keepers of a Western European shamanistic tradition, and proceeding to explore several of the major correspondences that can be found between those two paths. Sacred Ritual Chants: This is a participatory workshop/performance which covers a number of chants and rounds, many of them written by members of the EarthSpirit Community in the U.S., that are particularly suitable for ceremonies, sound meditations, circle dances, etc. Journeys Into the Invisible World: The "Invisible World" is the traditional name given by witches to the realms of existence that lie beyond ordinary reality. It is a world beyond space, time and reason, inhabited by mysterious beings such as those called the sìth among the Celts the Fairy Folk, the Good People, the Shining Ones. In this talk, Andras will discuss the experience of the Invisible World including some of the ways to gain access to it, both from the perspective of traditional lore as well as from his own personal explorations over the span of many decades.