It has been a very long time since we posted anything on LJ, but I thought some of you who knew her might like to know that dear old Pickle, our tortoiseshell cat of 17 years, passed away today, after a relatively quick downturn, probably of kidney failure ( Read more... )

This was an event organised by the mayor of Glastonbury, in conjunction with the Pilgrim Reception Centre, to celebrate the number of different faith groups in the town. They sent a candle in a relay around various churches, temples etc throughout the day, and then invited everyone to congregate in Chalice Well gardens for a candle lighting ( Read more... )

I do realise this will open a platform for bleeding heart liberals to whine on and on, but ( Read more... )

Cliff Seruntine's THE OGHAM WOOD, published by Avalonia (http://avaloniabooks.co.uk/catalogue/magical-fiction/an-ogham-wood), is a classic form of tale: a man beset by terrible circumstances who comes to a place where he is an outsider, and gradually ( Read more... )

Published by Avalonia (www.avaloniabooks.co.uk) and edited by David Rankine, this is an exceptionally interesting and well put-together book, taking a close look at 17th century cunning man Arthur Gauntlet and his repertoire of charms, herbal remedies, angelic conjurations and prayers. But Rankine’s work also brings out another side of this ( Read more... )

A few problems, mainly caused by funding issues, have held me up getting on with the MA (MRes ( Read more... )

The Ravener, by Donald Tyson, published by Avalonia, is based on such a good idea that one wonders why no-one's thought of it before - perhaps they have? I am open to being corrected. It's a series of short stories about John Dee and Edward Kelley, Elizabethan sleuths of the supernatural, and it reads - in the best way - like an earlier version of ( Read more... )

One of the things that we find ourselves increasingly involved with in Glastonbury is the task of bridge building, between a variety of different organisations. At the moment, it's about making connections between the academic communities and the various people and organisations within the town, and between different faith groups. By the end of ( Read more... )

If anyone is still attached to this list, we are going to resurrect it somewhat, for a variety of reasons, irritation with the limitations and machinations of Facebook for one ( Read more... )

Our list of workshops has now been finalised. Please email: enquiries (at) witchcraftshop.co.uk for further information. All workshops will take place on a Saturday, and will be in the region of £60-70 for the day. All of them will take place at the Grail Centre in Glastonbury ( Read more... )