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Sunday, 27th June 2010
University of London Union, Malet Street, WC1E 7HY (3rd Floor)
Doors open at 11.30am
We have three Halls to accommodate our programme: there are talks, workshops, activities and performances to suit everyone, whatever your age, your experience or your preferences.
Main Hall: Valhalla
Esoteric market, performances, rituals, face painting, discussions, fun for children and ………
Wyrd Wall! An interactive forum for your poems, art, witty comments, wise thoughts etc.
12 noon. Magical opening with Jean Williams: Weaving the web of magic
12.30pm Drumming with Simon
3.00pm Performance `Beowulf and The Death Dragon’ by Alison Williams-Bailey from her play, with additional Web weaving and a Wyrd-chant. http://www.rootandbranchtheatre.co.uk .
3.45pm. Raffle Draw
4.30pm. Concluding ceremony: `Wyrd-i Midsummer ritual’ with Enfield Town Circle.
Gaia & Sol return to give us the Sacred ball of wool that was woven by all of you at last year’s Gaia-Sol convention- threads that were first used in Gaia3 convention 4 years ago. Gaia & Sol create a sacred space and open The Eye of Ra, that all may enter the world of Arachnos, where ye shall meet - not the Wyrd-sisters but other Beings who hold our dreams in their hands ..and Arachne the creatrix!
This ritual threads a magic that began 4 years ago, to the here and now, and will spin forth to the years ahead to 2012. It involves music, chanting, dance and weaving of our dreams! (-Mani)
Hall of Merlin:
Talks from experienced practitioners of Wyrd
12.30pm Blue Fox:
“A Druidic Wyrd”.
Blue Fox, Council Elder of the British Druid Order, discusses the traditional view of Wyrd as experienced in the animistic path of Druidism. The power of Wyrd draws out of the past to shape the present and lays before us a myriad of choices that lead us into the future. It is a power that connects us through time and across communities, making us all who we are and who we will be.
1.30 Francesca Ciancimino Howell, M.Phil
“The Green Web of Relationship”.
The first fundamental law of ecology is similar to a fundamental law of magic: everything is connected. The intricate inter-twinings of our world, our lives, our work and our relationships reach further and are more powerful than we may imagine. The web we weave and into which we are woven impacts not only our present, but also the future.
Francesca will examine interconnectedness and relationship, illustrating how these influence and can empower our magic. The talk will also share some of the down to Earth philosophies of green Paganism. Francesca is the author of “Making Magic with Gaia”. She is a PhD candidate in Religious Studies and a High Priestess of Wicca.
2.30 Katie Gerrard
“The Web of the Ancestors”
The threads of our personal web come out of the past. We will be looking at the Northern European concept of 'the ancestors' and other protective familial spirits (such as the Disir and personal Norns) and considering how to work with these concepts in modern Pagan practise. Katie is the author of “Odin’s Gateways”, an in-depth study of the Norse Runes.
The Wyrd Weaving Room :
Participatory workshops for active Pagans
12 30 Living a Sustainable Life, led by a Permaculture expert; green gardening, growing your own food.
1.30 Mask Making and Magical Art, led by Jacqui Woodward Smith & friends.
2.30 Ritual and Magical Dance, led by Marielle
“What a lovely opportunity to hold a belly dance workshop once again at PFL- Wyrd-i! I am looking forward to meet you all for a Belly Dance workshop! Accessible for all, women, men and children. Bring an open mind, a scarf; if you happen to have one in your handbagJ, and lots of laughter. Come and dance, or step by at my stall: `Bohemian Witch’. ”
Marielle is an Alexandrian Hps form the Dutch line, with a passion for the lore of Medieval wise craft. She also is a Belly dancer, and occasionally snake dancer, and practises Seidr and Zar; both are magical practises woven with trance dance. Over the years she has contributed and wrote a variety of articles in Dutch and English Witchcraft Magazines. Her latest piece has been published in Priestesses, Pythonesses and Sybil’s. Marielle lives in Sussex with her 4 children, 3 outdoor cats, and apprentices who drop in at all times! Have a look on her website: www.marielle.ws
4.00 Room closed for closing ritual preparation
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