FOR ONE DAY ONLY – MARIAN GREEEN

AUTHOR OF “A WITCH ALONE”

AND

“THE MODERN MAGICIANS GUIDE”

plus many other titles

WILL BE SPEAKING AT THE STUNNING

RUDYARD VISITOR CENTRE

ON 16TH MAY 2009.

REGARDING AN EXPLORATION

OF NATURAL MAGIC AND

RELATED TOPICS.

PLACES WILL BE LIMITED

Cost £45 including lunch

To book ring 01782 502708

Or email ramkinuk@yahoo.co.uk

Moorlands Gathering

MOORLANDS GATHERING

At the Swan Inn, St. Edwards Street, Leek.

23rd May, 2009 – 11.00 a.m. – 11.00 p.m.

Stalls until 6.00 p.m. Evening entertainment

Commences 7.00 p.m.

Stalls include – Philip Oaklord – Costumiere, Books from The Heart of Albion Press, Sue Jackson – Handmade Jewellery, Dragon Ronnie – Herbs, Pat Carter – Hand painted Fairy Glass, Inner Peace – Healing aids, angels, crystals etc. Hand made ritual goods, Aura Camera and much more.

Talks commence at 12 midday and include

Mark Olly of T.V. Fame on The Real Da Vinci Code.

Bob Trubshaw regarding Sacred Sites.

Dorilyn re The Pendle Witch Trials.

Further talks to be confirmed.

Evening entertainment commences 7.00 p.m.

With DAMH THE BARD,

Songs of nature, myth and magic.

Full day ticket £7. Concessions Available

to families and PF members.

Evening only tickets £3.00

For tickets and further information, contact Dorilyn on 01782 502708

Or email ramkinuk@yahoo.co.uk.

Well Dressed

Well dressing in Staffordshire and Derbyshire.

Every Spring a number of small villages around Staffordshire & Derbyshire place a huge, handmade mural near the village well. Hours in the planning and making, these jaw-dropping temporary works of art, crafted from soft clay and organic materials such as petals, seeds and grass are not found in any other county.

The once common practise of well-dressing was frowned upon by the church, so the practise almost died out. But because the villages around the Peak district were quite isolated, the Celtic water blessing, fertility rite or whatever it was simply slipped on a cloak of respectability and were allowed to continue.

These days the astonishing and beautiful pictures are made by local parishoners, and often feature a traditional Christian theme.

Here’s a link to an online gallery of well-dressings, but they are best seen in person.

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Spiritual Medium Suzan Dolph

Hurray!  We have finally persuaded gifted spiritual medium Suzan Dolph to appear on the site & blog.

Suzan has worked as a medium for years, mainly via word of mouth and for family & friends.

Now her little girls have grown up and left home, she’s decided to take the plunge, follow her life’s calling and become a full time Spiritual Medium.  We couldn’t be happier for her, and we’re looking forward to her parties and shows.

She’s a genuinely talented medium, who gives detailed descriptions and information of loved ones who have passed into spirit.  She’s also a lovely person with a great sense of humour.  An animal lover, she often picks up on the spirits of our animal companions that have passed over.

If you would like to read an interview with Suzan Dolph please visit her page on the Spooky Staffordshire website or telephone us on 07735967045.

Support Spooky Staffordshire!

Support Spooky Staffordshire by buying our unique merchandise featuring local witch and ‘Witchcraft & Wicca’ cover girl Layla. Bags, aprons, mugs, mousemats and more in our Cafepress store:

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More designs will be added soon!

Alternative Therapies – an introduction

More about healing and local healers on our website www.freewebs.com/spookystaffordshire

An introduction to alternative therapy

A therapy is ‘alternative’ if it is not in the tradition of ‘conventional’ therapy (the kind of therapy that your regular Doctor would prescribe).

Some common reasons for people to visit an alternative therapist:

Sleep disorders
Giving up smoking
Anxiety problems
Depression
Eating disorders
Jealousy and/or obsession
Anger management
Physical pain e.g. back ache
‘Women’s troubles’ PMT etc
Grief and trauma

There are many different traditions of healing, but here is an outline of the main points:

Healers believe that spiritual vibrations are all around us, and that they affect our mood, our health and our physical and mental well-being.  Some vibrations are helpful, while others are harmful.

Healers believe that there is more to the human body than just the physical being. Each of us has an energy body as well as a physical body. This is an invisible but real part of each person, and is deeply affected by emotions and vibrations. This in turn has an effect on the physical body. This is where conventional medicine and spiritual medicine go their separate ways. Most conventional doctors do not believe in the energy body, and if they do they are not taught to treat it.

From a healer’s point of view, just like in the physical world, vibrations affect the human body.  Loud music, warm sunshine and cold rain are all vibrations that we can hear or feel.  But there are many other types of vibration that we can’t always perceive so easily.  For example, the air is full of vibrations from mobile ‘phones, but we can’t perceive these vibrations until we hear them through a telephone.

The ideal state for a human body and mind is total balance and harmony.  Of course, not many people achieve that, and certainly not all of the time.  But a wildly unbalanced body and mind can have all sorts of negative consequences.

It’s well known that excess anger can lead to depression, and that a poor diet and lack of exercise can lead to heart problems.

Western style medicine (conventional doctors, GPs etc) help their patients by treating the symptoms of the illness.  If you’re depressed they give you drugs to lift your mood.  They may suggest therapy to help treat the underlying cause of the problem.

  If you have an unhealthy heart they will treat the heart and suggest you take more exercise and eat more healthily.

 

Many people find that this approach is effective.  But some people find they need a little more help than drugs, conventional therapy or a change of lifestyle. More and more people are turning to alternative and holistic ways of healing their illnesses and traumas.

Rather than treating the individual symptom, a healer would concentrate on re-balancing the whole person, so that the body or mind could repair and heal itself.

For example, rather than prescribing pain killers for back pain, some healers would focus on releasing physical and emotional tension in the whole body, or clear away blocked or stagnant energy. This would allow the body to heal itself and the pain and inflammation would lessen as a result.

Healing is often very calming, and many people find that old negative feelings such as anger and rage are also released and healed during a treatment.  It is believed that these unhappy and negative emotions have a bad effect on a person’s overall health.

For example, you could ask your doctor for nicotine patches to quit smoking.  But what if your smoking habit was made worse by nervousness and shyness?  What if your nervousness was rooted all the way back in childhood, so far back that you couldn’t even remember it?  If you could let go of that fear and nervousness, wouldn’t that make giving up smoking a lot easier?  You might not even need the patches, plus you become a slightly more confident person into the bargain.

Many people these days find that spiritual, alternative and energy healing helps them to feel better.  From pain management to better sleep, there are all sorts of healers and types of healing to help you.  

Some people also feel that it helps them be calmer, stronger and more positive.   It’s also said that you can feel more ‘connected’ or more ‘in tune’ with yourself and the rest of the word.  Everyone’s experience of healing is different, and the best way to experience it for your self is just  to dive in and experience a treatment.

Spiritual or energy healing can be used alongside conventional medicine, or instead of it.  Check with your doctor that any herbs or preparations taken internally are compatible with your current medication.  

Some people use alternative healing alongside conventional medicine.  Others make the more serious step of giving up their conventional medicine and just using alternative therapies instead.  This is a matter of personal choice, and a lot of research and trial and error should be done before this step is taken.  it’s certainly not one for beginners.  No reputable healer will tell you to abandon your prescription from the doctor.

 

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Open circle meeting at the historic Leopard in Burslem

Open circle Monthly meeting starting at The Leopard in Burslem 11th February 7.30. p.m.

“Beginners and those wanting to participate in sharing the Knowledge needed for safe circle working”

First Meeting will be an introduction to the programme and starting the Wheel of the year.

Above contact details apply for further information or to book a place. They are welcome to turn up on the night but if they could let me know before hand it would help re the logistics of chairs and rooms and printing. Cost £3.00 per night to cover printing etc.

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Glastonbury bard at the Moorlands Gathering

Moorlands Gathering on the 23rd of May at the Swan in Leek.

10.30am to 6pm – Fair and talks
7pm – 9.30pm – Dahm the Bard from Glastonbury (Druid singer/songwriter).

£5 for the whole day
£3 for the evening only
Discount for Pagan Federation members
For both: ring Dorilyn on 01782 502708 to reserve tickets.

Pagan author Marion Green has something to say!

Pagan author Marion Green is giving a talk at Rudyard Visitor’s Center on the 16th of May:

“The history and practises of the village wise-women and cunning men”

10 am to approx. 5.30 pm

£44 with veggie lunch included (£40 if you bring your own)

Horoscopes from Simon Tansley

Simon Tansley’s horoscopes for Friday 26th December to Thursday 8th January
Aries – March 21st to April 20th

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An exciting time of possibilities. It is time to plan ahead, think and expect the best. Set your resolutions in place. There are new beginnings and you are surrounded by a lot of love. Things are coming back into balance. You are being creative though you need to prioritise a little where you put your energy. You have negotiated your way through challenges at work and you can be confident about the future, expect news within weeks. At home you can be satisfied with the way things are but also feel excited about where they are going. The major cause for concern has been relationships but even here, given time, things can, and will, resolve themselves.

Taurus – April 21st to May 20th
There are challenges and changes around the home. You may be honest to the point of bluntness but some people have been taking advantage and it’s time to let them know. You are feeling uncertain about the future but it is time to be assertive and know that you can have better. Last year you never really felt settled, it seemed to be one thing after another, both good and bad, but you have learnt how to prioritise and where not to compromise. There are all sorts of possibilities for the future and, although it seems to be in the hands of fate, you have more power than you think you have. There is a regular pattern to your home life and, although it is not time to rock the boat, it is time to grasp the opportunities for change. Relationships are improving all the time but this is mainly because you expect nothing less.

Gemini – May 21st to June 20th
You are having to put up with certain delays. Your mind is set but you have to wait for the right time. Let go and trust. You are looking backwards too much, understandably so, but now it is time to break the mould. Be yourself and be optimistic, it is enough. You make your own luck but sometimes that makes you think the problem must be you, it’s not – it’s just a matter of the right time. Enjoy what you have and it will naturally lead you to what you want. You are not responsible for everybody, “No” is sometimes the best way to say “Yes”.

Cancer – June 21st to July 22nd
Happy times! News of a birth or new beginnings. Home is good and there are positive developments around relationships. You may be feeling particularly nostalgic but it’s not going to get in the way of you enjoying yourself. You have made some sound investments and you can continue to do so if you are subtle about it. Workwise there are positive developments, you have earned them. There is a lot of love around you at present and there are some intriguing developments happening, the negative will turn out to be the positive. Relax and enjoy these good times but beware of some jealousy too.

Leo – July 23rd to August 22nd
It’s party time and, despite your best efforts, you are going to enjoy yourself. Blow away the cobwebs and refresh yourself ready for a new cycle with the New Year. Let go. There have been many disappointments to contend with this last year but if you play your cards right the next one will be a lot better. You certainly feel ready for change around work, don’t rush things and you can get to where you want to be by the summer. There is a breath of fresh air around the home and you will be feeling energised enough to do what needs to be done. Things look good socially but try not to overdo it as you want some energy to take advantage of opportunities later on.

Virgo – August 23rd to September 22nd
There are some intense people around but they, generally, have the best of intentions – to get you fired up and moving forwards. There are opportunities for teamwork and a sense of new energy and fresh starts. It is time to let bygones be bygones. You have had some useful assistance recently but now it is time to motivate yourself too. There has been a certain amount of success around work but, again, it is time to move forwards into new territory with a brave heart. At home things have been quiet in an active kind of way and are destined to become active in a quiet kind of way. There have been some challenges around relationships but you have risen to them and are wiser as a result.

Libra – September 23rd to October 22nd
Patience. Good things are happening and though they may rock the boat it is time for that. You are at the beginning of an adventure. Restore your energy, refresh yourself, bide your time. The omens are good, the new is about to happen. Do not be afraid to stand your ground, and even fight your corner, at work. Wisdom comes from experience. There are agreements at home and you will have more than one reason to celebrate over the coming weeks. Things are changing as they always do, get yourself prepared because when it happens it will all happen at once.

Scorpio – October 23rd to November 21st
Good news. Something arriving from a distance, you’ve been waiting months for this. Be careful with the advice you are given, some of it is not meant for you. Let go and see what happens. A phase is over but you are able to move on. There have been possibilities around finances but there is still something from the past to be resolved. There has been good news around work but it is yet to be set in motion. There has been a coming to terms over a challenging home situation and now you can move on big time. The past can only hold you back if you let it. You are ready for something new.

Sagittarius – November 22nd to December 21st
Things are going to get a lot clearer in the next few weeks. You are feeling positive about the future and a lot more in control of the present. You are making some big decisions. There is a lot of love coming from one area of your life and there is progress in all areas. One thing to beware of is talking yourself out of what is going on by imagining the worst instead of going for the best. There are changes around work but they are to your benefit. There are challenges at home but they can be worked out as a team. Relationships look particularly beneficial if you allow them room to breathe.
Capricorn – December 22nd to January 19th

There are surprises, and unusual twists and turns along the path. You are going to get the results you want but not the way you expected. You will have plenty of time to enjoy your own company and to get on with something creative. You know how things work and you are going to make them work. Rise to the challenges, believe in yourself. Things are getting clearer around work and you will be able to pull it all together. Home routines are in a state of flux and it may be time to take a few risks. Relationships seem to be looking after themselves but that doesn’t mean they’re not wonderful.

Aquarius – January 20th to February 19th
There are decisions to make but either way will work, just aim high. There is a lot of communication happening and cause for celebration. You are going to be flattered by all the attention you receive but you deserve it. You have worked hard and are beginning to see the results, it is not time to stop but now you can play hard too. Things seem to be balancing themselves out at home, in fact there are one or two surprises and very pleasant visits to come. You have set yourself some fine resolutions and they will create the changes you wished for.

Pisces – February 20th to March 20th
You’re taking on too much. Take a different approach and say goodbye to bad rubbish. You feel caught between a rock and a hard place, let go. Think about now, just get on with the simple things. It feels as though other people are in charge, start with negotiating a compromise then stop taking things so seriously. The past has got you here, yes, but now it’s time for something else. Things look good at home and answers lie here. Don’t make it such hard work for yourself, take some time out, you’ve earned it.

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