Successful Spookiness
Dark Botanicals
Lenni George is an active herbalist and potion maker; she grows her own magical plants and has created both a moon garden, dedicated to Goddess energies with connections to the moon such as Diana Eastre, Hekate Hretha and Selene and is based on a respect for older traditions, with her research of lunar months as they were understood in Anglo-Saxon and European cultures, dating back to Bede’s The Reckoning of Time, written in 725. Lenni is currently working on her ‘Dark Botanicals’ Gothic Garden of Poisons and dark and black plants and flowers… growing from seed many of her specimens. In her workshops she takes a wander through the witch’s garden, looks at magical herbs and their uses as well as some of the history and lore relating to magical plants. On the journey she examines the ingredients of flying ointments, and peeks inside what the witch’s store cupboard.
Lou Hotchkiss Knives is a is a teacher, author, witch, lyricist and punk singer. Born in France, she currently lives in Devonshire, UK. She has been featured in several publications and occult anthologies including Women of Babalon, Songs of the Black Flame, Slutcake, the Gloucestershire Poetry Society journal, Muted, Tales from the Tarot and Voices from the Ashes. After 12 years of fronting the Riot Grrrl quatuor Husbands N Knives, she is currently writing and singing for her punk band WAGS to Wytches and performs in the pirate act The Boarding Crew. Her interests include History, poetry, the Tarot, languages, witchcraft, vintage fashion, roses and gazing at beautiful people. She is is a teacher and a translator by day, a punk singer by night and a Witch whatever the weather, she is a devotee of Babalon living in Devon, UK. .
Lenni George is an active herbalist and potion maker; she grows her own magical plants and has created both a moon garden, dedicated to Goddess energies with connections to the moon such as Diana Eastre, Hekate Hretha and Selene and is based on a respect for older traditions, with her research of lunar months as they were understood in Anglo-Saxon and European cultures, dating back to Bede’s The Reckoning of Time, written in 725. Lenni is currently working on her ‘Dark Botanicals’ Gothic Garden of Poisons and dark and black plants and flowers… growing from seed many of her specimens. In her workshops she takes a wander through the witch’s garden, looks at magical herbs and their uses as well as some of the history and lore relating to magical plants. On the journey she examines the ingredients of flying ointments, and peeks inside what the witch’s store cupboard.
Lou Hotchkiss Knives is a is a teacher, author, witch, lyricist and punk singer. Born in France, she currently lives in Devonshire, UK. She has been featured in several publications and occult anthologies including Women of Babalon, Songs of the Black Flame, Slutcake, the Gloucestershire Poetry Society journal, Muted, Tales from the Tarot and Voices from the Ashes. After 12 years of fronting the Riot Grrrl quatuor Husbands N Knives, she is currently writing and singing for her punk band WAGS to Wytches and performs in the pirate act The Boarding Crew. Her interests include History, poetry, the Tarot, languages, witchcraft, vintage fashion, roses and gazing at beautiful people. She is is a teacher and a translator by day, a punk singer by night and a Witch whatever the weather, she is a devotee of Babalon living in Devon, UK. .
Communing with the Goddess in the 20th Century
This was was a one day practical workshop where participants listen to the wisdom and wonderment of the Goddess and how we can work with her energies today. The activities were making several magical objects, figures, fire and water bowls and amulets to use for personal invocation.
This was a deeply sensitive approach to our own connections with the Goddess where the day culminated by a ceremony where each participants had a unique role to play.
This was was a one day practical workshop where participants listen to the wisdom and wonderment of the Goddess and how we can work with her energies today. The activities were making several magical objects, figures, fire and water bowls and amulets to use for personal invocation.
This was a deeply sensitive approach to our own connections with the Goddess where the day culminated by a ceremony where each participants had a unique role to play.
Djinn and Tonic 2
This residential weekend in an English country manor house (centrally located) you will adventure into the amazing world of the Djinn, learning of their history, and going back to source materials to understand the different types of Djinns and their characteristics.
The sessions, led by the amazing Darragh Mason, will provide the inspiration for other sessions where you will paint, draw and write poetry or prose. On the Saturday evening, by the light of the bonfire, we continue into the night with a free GIN bar and tell stories of Djinns past and present.
This residential weekend in an English country manor house (centrally located) you will adventure into the amazing world of the Djinn, learning of their history, and going back to source materials to understand the different types of Djinns and their characteristics.
The sessions, led by the amazing Darragh Mason, will provide the inspiration for other sessions where you will paint, draw and write poetry or prose. On the Saturday evening, by the light of the bonfire, we continue into the night with a free GIN bar and tell stories of Djinns past and present.
Using Magickal Inks and Sigils
This one-day practical workshop will explore the history and mystery behind sigils. Diane will share secrets on how to create and empower your own magical inks, sharing insights into the different types of ink and how to get the results you desire. The workshop will be highly practical, and you will have the opportunity to create your personal magickal sigil. The workshop will culminate in the creation of a group sigil designed to bring about a positive change, determined by the group. |
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The Esoteric Tradition in English Romanticism.
An exploration of paganism, the metaphysical and esoteric practices in Italy, through the eyes of the great romantic poets, Wordsworth, Coleridge, Byron, Shelley and Keats. The English Romantic poets sought truth by elevating esoteric practices that had become assigned to the waste bin of rejected knowledge. Insisting that truth and the sublime could be found in transcendence and esoteric practice. In this workshop you will be guided to produce your own poetry in the magical space of our moon garden. |
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The Goddess & Shrine Making
Clay connects us to the earth goddess, mother earth. When we shape it with our hands it is a magical act manifesting an object that holds our own divine essence. We will make a personal sacred object. All of us can produce a creative image, even those who feel that they have no artistic ability. The goddess is the ancestral spirit of all creation, this workshop will facilitate an individual connection. |
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The Djinn and their magickal sources
This residential weekend in an English country manor house (centrally located) you will adventure into the amazing world of the Djinn, learning of their history, and going back to source materials to understand the different types of Djinns and their characteristics.
The sessions, led by the amazing Darragh Mason, will provide the inspiration for other sessions where you will paint, draw and write poetry or prose. On the Saturday evening, by the light of the bonfire, we continue into the night with a free GIN bar and tell stories of Djinns past and present.
This residential weekend in an English country manor house (centrally located) you will adventure into the amazing world of the Djinn, learning of their history, and going back to source materials to understand the different types of Djinns and their characteristics.
The sessions, led by the amazing Darragh Mason, will provide the inspiration for other sessions where you will paint, draw and write poetry or prose. On the Saturday evening, by the light of the bonfire, we continue into the night with a free GIN bar and tell stories of Djinns past and present.
