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Hi all,
I’ve had to take the shopping cart down as the plug-in I was using was vulnerable to attack and it was announced that it would not be fixed as the plug-in was going to be shut down for some reason. I had no choice but to remove it and will look for yet another shopping cart system!
If you have urgent need of my services and/or products then please drop me a message on the [contact] page.
Thank you.
BB K
A week to go before this awesome event, my first visit too. Hope they treat me gently! I will be there doing a talk on chaos magic. Bb k
Beltane is almost once again upon us. Of the wheel of the year sabats this is perhaps the only one that I actually engage with in the spirit of its meaning.
Yes, mid summer is important to me and so is Samhain but for both of those I tend not to approach them as most pagans do; they have a vastly different meaning to me.
This festival however I do enjoy as a mark of the approaching summer and it is also my most busy – in a public sense. I tend to be all over the place with fellow pagan.
I absolutely adore the feeling this time of year brings. I feel the earth almost clear of sleep, the animals busy doing what they do this time of year, and most importantly I see my beloved hazel trees full of leaf bud.
The tree sap is rising full of vigor and the energy of life is contagious.
Soon I shall prepare for the festival, both the private and public faces which ends with the pruning of my trees to provide a supply of wonderful wood for wands.
No matter how you celebrate this point in the cycle, if at all you do, take a moment to observe the new life around you.
Have a blessed Beltane and maybe see you on my journey
Bright blessings
Kev
For a long time there had been an unnecessary rivalry between many Pagan/Heathen organisations yet they were all striving to achieve the same goal – Providing a valuable service to the pagan community as a whole. Unfortunately this often had the opposite effect, distancing a community they were trying to serve.
Change was long overdue and the Pagan Federation took the initiative and invited
representatives from a number of Pagan and Heathen organisations to bring about these changes. It seemed that all those present were of the opinion that it would be good to find ways to put aside old rivalries and conflicts and see if we could explore ways to work together, each organisation remaining distinct. It is our diversity that allows us to bring our own unique insights, thoughts and suggestions in providing specific services.
The first meeting took place on 12th July 2014 and included representatives from many of the main Pagan and Heathen organisations in the UK. There was a little apprehension that things might not go according to plan. But there was also a great deal of shared intent that we would all do everything we could to make the gathering a success. A success it most certainly was. Since then, we have continued to explore ways we might work together, projects we might collaborate upon and ways we might signpost to one another for the expertise found in our respective organisations. The Pagan and Heathen symposium meeting was always intended to be a first step, and thanks to the wonderful enthusiasm and positive intent of all who attended the meeting, that first step was a big one.
Nearly a year later the Symposium currently consists of several organisations dedicated to working as a co-operative in order to address the many issues faced by and relevant to the Pagan and Heathen Communities. Current Organisations involved and their representatives are:
Diane Narraway -The Dolmen Grove
Andy Pardy – Police Pagan Association
Paul Pearson – Greenmantle Magazine
Ashley Mortimer – Doreen Valiente Foundation
Mike Stygal/Robin Taylor – The Pagan Federation
Helene Mobius – Moonhenge
Cathbodva Clarity – Children of Artemis
Phillip Shallcrass – The British Druid Order
Esme Knight/Caz Galloway – Pagan Pride UK
Juan Payne – The Centre for Pagan Studies
Kevin Groves
Dawn Kinsella – The Goddess Temple
Morgana Sythove – Pagan Federation International
Caroline Wise – Fellowship of Isis
Jez Green – U.K. Heathenry
Andy Norfolk – ASLAN Advocacy
Shaun Hayes – OBOD
Cat Treadwell – The Druid Network
Elle Hull – Avalon Temple (Glastonbury)
Eleanor Bennet – Pagan Radio
David Spofforth – Pagan Dawn
Andy Norfolk – Pentacle Magazine
Phil Parkyn/Geoff Miles – Kith of Yggdrasil
Anna Franklin – Mercian Gathering
Christina Oakley-Harrington – Treadwells Bookshop
Further information on the organisations involved and contact details for individuals can be found :
http://pagansymposium.org/
A number of representatives of Pagan organisations including Clan Dolmen have been discussing the possibility of collating a shared list of professional but essentially counsellors who understand the needs of our community.
This is because we are aware that in some situations it is beneficial to have a counsellor who understands the spiritual beliefs of the individual as well as the problems being faced.
The intention is to be able to offer advice or counselling where necessary to pagans countrywide and the original call was put out September 2014 and received much interest, since then we have been compiling the list and are now looking for any more who may have missed it before, and who may be in need of it in these trying times.
If you are a qualified professional with understanding of the pagan/heathen community and would like to be included on the list please could you contact Diane Narraway (chairman Clan Dolmen) by email at clandolmen@gmail.com or me at kev@houseofkiya.co.uk.
Please visit this link to state qualifications and tradition/path plus any fees/costs etc.
Any help with this will be appreciated by all those of the pagan community in need!
From the other side too, should you be in need of these confidential services then do please either contact Diane, me or any other member of the Pagan Symposium and they will assist you in finding the help you need.
Mike Stygal – Independent coordinator
Ashley Mortimer – Independent coordinator
Caroline Wise – Expert knowledge and experience
Cat Treadwell – Unaffiliated to organisations
Geoff Boswell – Unaffiliated Independent support
Philip John Parkyn – The Troth, Kith of the Tree and the Well
Geoff Miles – Kith of the Tree and the well, AUK
Paul Pearson – Grennmantle
Tallis Harrill – Greenmantle
Neil Pitchford – Druid Network
Phil Ryder – Druid Network
Steffy VonScott – Scottish Pagan Federation, Temple of Sumer
Mariana Vital – Temple of Sumer
Ebony Webb – Scottish Pagan Federation
Robin Taylor – Pagan Federation, The Troth
Sarah Kerr – Pagan Federation
Elric Sullivan – Children of Artemis Witchfest Dagda
Merlyn Hern – Children of Artemis Witchfest
Tam Campbell – Children of Artemis Witchfest
Caz Galloway – Pagan Pride UK
Esme Knight – Pagan Pride UK
Morgana Sythove – Pagan Federation International
Samakitka Martina – Pagan Federation International
Emlyn Price – Centre for Pagan Studies Doreen Valiente Foundation
Julie Payne – Centre for Pagan Studies Doreen Valiente Foundation
Rufus Maychild – Fellowship of Isis
Caitlin Matthews – Fellowship of Isis
Andrew Pardy – Police Pagan Association
Rich Blackett – AUK
Kevin Groves – Kemetic Temple UK
Lyn Baylis – Liferights
Philip Shallcrass – British Druid Order
Diane Narroway – Clan Dolmen/Clan Dolmen Chronicles
Shaun Hayes – OBOD
Isobel Andrade – PFI Associação Pagã Portugal
Anna Franklin – Mercian Gathering
Andy Norfolk – Ancient Sacred Landscapes Network
June Kent – Indie Shaman
Dawn Kinsella – Glastonbury Goddess Temple
Jez Green – UK Heathenry
Christina Oakley Harrington – Treadwells
Dan Coultas – DPN
Jennifer Susan Uzzell – Religion and Media Centre
BB K
