Progressive Awareness Group

We are now definitely changing our night for the Progressive Awareness Group to a Monday.  We will also be running this on a Monday and also twice a month there will be afternoon workshops.  We will be starting on the 9th September as long as my medical mayhem gets sorted.  The workshops will be from 4 pm to 7 pm and the evening circle from 7,30 to 9 pm.   We are hoping to run a mini workshop that day too. More details in later posts.

Please come and support us on the 21st August when together with our budding mediums we will be at West Wickham National Spiritualist Church. There will be more details in our next post. It will be their second time on the platform and I have to add last time we were so proud of them as they all did very well.   

We also have two workshops coming up in September one at Woodford Church and the other a Brentwood plus not forgetting the Summer Fete at Little Ilford and on that note the other wee picture I have included was from Alex and Mandy's grandson.  I love children's pictures as they have so much imagination (sadly as we grow older a lot of us lose this).  I was wondering what people would see in the cloud picture I have posted here may reply on blog itself/  It was quite an interesting formation and we watch it change several times,

Just a wee reminder we are still making things to help fund the Rainbow Healing Sanctuary and below are a few examples. 

I also found the following article very interesting https://news.artnet.com/art-world/sorcerer-trove-discovered-pompeii-1623607
More news in next post

Three Cheers for Monday

It has been decided we will move to Monday evening on the 12th of August starting with a mini workshop at 4 pm until 7pm then the Progressive Open Awareness Group and of course our budding new fledglings in the closed circle at 7.30 pm  till 9 pm. We had intended to start on the 5th but due to sudden medical appointments it was not to be.  If there is any change in this then I will be informing people, but all looks well at the moment and I am grateful to the universe and the NHS that they got fixed so quickly.

We are looking forward to the workshop on Sunday at Intra with Faye Luminesence Lamb and hopefully the weather in Rochester won't be so muggy. Yesterday on the fringes of Kent it was horrendous. 

I would also like to recommend a workshop on the 11th August at Woodford Church with Wendy Stokes. See poster at the side and also the Woodford Spiritualist Church website (www.woodfordchurch.com).  Starts at 12 noon ands finishes at 5 pm Wendy has wealth of knowledge which she can share with you.

Our next workshop at Epping is scheduled on the 5th October and it is a poppet making workshop with Lucya Starza.  There may be one in September but they are having a lot of decorating etcetera at the Friends Meeting House so we cannot hire our favour venue at the moment. 

We are also booked in to do the Garden Fete at Little Ilford Church on the 14th September, which should be fun. 
We are still making various knitted and crochet items to sell in order to raise funds for the Rainbow Healing Sanctuary and soon we will be hoping to add felted items to them. These include tomte norwegian  gnomes, poppets and owls, but we be adding other items. 

Thank you Mandy Mayes

I think I will be camping at the hospital soon.  What with this heat and the hospital its enough to make a sane person scream.  Sadly yesterday did not go as well  as I would have hoped, but I would like to say a big thanks on behalf of myself, Daniel Naughnane, Elizabeth Gale and Nigel Irvine for the kindness and hospitality.  Everyone was so friendly. Thank you Mandy and Alex Mayes plus their team at Little Ilford Church.  Unbeknown to everyone there was a procession locally we were told for the Goddess Kali.  Consequently less people came through the door than were expected.  Very sad as it was obviously from what we knew masses of work and preparation had gone into it. Nevertheless it was a great day and those that did come enjyed it.  Hopefully their fete in September will be better attended.  The psychic art picture above was drawn through Daniel and was for Amar Singh who owns Amar Singh Crystal Cave (see facebook).  It was nice to make contact with Helen and Andrew Hain plus seeing Marcia Jolly and Samantha Hall

We are pleased to announce our Progressive Open Awareness Circle will be meeting on Monday evenings and this will either start on the 5th or 12th August. More details in our next post. 

Meanwhile I would like to invite people to come an join Wendy Stokes workshop on the 11th August at noon till 5 pm.  The workshop is entitled "How to Perform Lenormand and Kipper Cards.  I have also found some interesting articles on the internet which I though might interest reading.(https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/1944583/no-doubt-icelands-elves-exist-anthropologist-certain-creatures) This bit on Icelandic elves and the following piece on fairies (https://deadbutdreaming.wordpress.com/2019/06/29/encountering-the-faeries-in-the-21st-century/) then this one parallel world (https://www.mnn.com/green-tech/research-innovations/stories/parallel-worlds-exist-and-interact-with-our-world-say)   Finally one on one of my favourite subjects trees and how they communicate (https://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/decoder/00000165-61d1-d3b2-a17d-e9f9571f0000)

More Medical Mayhem

I have to say I could certainly do without all the hospital visits on such a warm week.  If the weather men are correct it will soar to 38 degrees. It isn't quite the right time to have to spend time hanging around a hospital.  On the other hand I guess I am lucky to get such quick appointments.  Sadly it has meant the group, the closed circle and the mini workshop etcetera  have had to be cancelled.  Just as I had some new exercises I was going to try out which spirit gave me.  No doubt they will wait.  Last weeks circle was very interesting and we did paper scrying.  It was interesting to see how people placed their pictures on the paper and it might we an interesting exercises for readers to do their own interpretations of the pictures placed on here. 

The workshop with Alan Albiston last Saturday at the Rainbow Healing Sanctuary in Epping went very well apart from the mammoth delayed people had including ourselves whilst travelling.  One one member of the group had their car break down on the motor way, another had problems with keys, we got stuck for quite a while on the central line.  One student got stranded at Ipswich.  I would like to thank those who did attend this workshop that is Nicholas, Diana, Ruth, Federica, Antony, Christine, Carol and of course Daniel.  At present the first event we have booked there is one in October with Lucya Starza, but we are planning another one in September with several workshops in one day including we hope tea leave reading.  More news of that in a later post. 

We are also pleased to announce we will be facilitating a workshop at Brentwood Spiritualist Church on September 21st 11 till 5 entitled "Working Spiritually with Colour" and we will be adding more details nearer the events.

Lastly two interesting pieces I saw on the internet one in relations to one of my favourite subjects trees (https://www.healthy-holistic-living.com/tree-have-a-heartbeat-scientist-discover/) and the other in relation to sound and its healing power (https://www.gaia.com/article/healing-with-sound-frequency-and-vibration) I do hope you find them as interesting as I did.   

 

 

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We are really looking forward to taking the fledglings from our circle onto the platform that is Carol, Sandra, Sarah and Christine.  Every on welcome at 2 pm at Woodford Spiritualist Church in South Woodford (www.woodfordchurch.com).  Don't forget there are two open circles one on Tuesday with Sharon Law and another on Friday with John Jenkins both start at 7.30 pm. 

Our next workshop at Epping is with popular medium Alan Albiston and is entitled "Energies and Auras".  Those of you who have attended Alan's workshops in the past know its bound to be a good workshop with lots of interaction.  It starts at 1.30 pm and doors open at 1 pm for meet and greet.  Light refreshments will be included in the price. 

We have a few interesting workshops in the pipeline and there will be a scrying on with Daniel Naughnane and I plus a poppet making one with Lucya Starza  more details in a future post so watch out.  On the right is another picture from Intra taken last week and above is my piece of felting.

I found quite a number of interesting bits on the internet which I feel compelled to share with you. Here is the first  http://soultravelrules.com/2017/11/16/tree-energy-trees-help-us-heal-1/ and I will be interested to hear your views.  Especially with the following one which I feel is a brilliant idea https://www.enlightened-consciousness.com/school-sends-kids-to-meditation-instead-of-detention-with-amazing-results/ and long over due.  Lastly this piece https://www.lifehack.org/429885/study-says-art-makes-you-mentally-healthier-even-if-youre-not-good-at-it (so remember you don't have to be good at art to enjoy it and creativity is good for you.

 

 

Medical Mayhem

Totally sorry for  the lack of communication on here, but I had what I would describe as a medical emergency with my warfarin, which took from around 11.15 on Friday evening till 7.30 on Saturday morning,  Consequently we were in no fit state to attend or even open up for Mike Matthews nor attend the evening with Ray Prendergast. Nevertheless I did hear good reports in regard of this. My other decision was whether or not to cancel West Wickham, but decided it would be unfair to wait until Sunday to cancel if I was still feeling grim . At this stage our felting course hung in the balance as I had no whether I would be attending it.  As fate decreed I felt a bit better on Sunday and decided  we would be ok, but  I will add by the time I returned to Bromley South I was totally shattered.  I am so glad we didn't miss it though as we met a delightful lady of 100 years old who was full of vitality.  I do hope we encounter her again with her daughter Jane Furst.  Incidentally the open studios is well worth a visit and Intra has some interesting pieces.  I can also recommend Faye Luminesense Lambs's workshops in Rochester take a look at Unravel and Unwind.  Faye's next workshop on felting is on the 4th August and I believe it starts vat 2 pm and finishes around 4.30 pm so come and join us

Our next event is on Monday 15th July at 2 pm and we are very excited about it as some of the closed circle newbies will be joining us on the platform. So if you are free please come and join us at Woodford Spiritualist Church (www.woodfordchurch.com), 

Following this our next workshop is at Epping in our usual venue with Alan Albiston and we will be giving more details in one of the next posts.  Its bound to be as very popular workshop and is on the 20th July at 1.30 pm (don't forget the doors will open at 1 pm for tea and biscuits).  Some of the work bottom right is Faye's and this picture does not do it justice, but will give you a wee idea. 

Hopefully I won't be as tarde with my next update.  Watch out for details of the MBS Fair at Little Ilford Spiritualist Church in the East End of London soon. Its on 28th July and we will be attending as will Liz Gale and Nigel Irvine.   

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Thank goodness its cooled down a little and a wee it lower in our opinion would be better still. We are looking forward to the workshop on Saturday with Mike Matthews.  Everyone welcome whatever level and the start time is 12 noon until 4 pm plus the cost is only £5 and £6 for non-members (or you can make yourself a member for just £5 a year). The title of the workshop is "Your Pathway to Mediumship". Following this in the evening is a demonstration of mediumship with Raymond Prendergast in aid of the church funds, which starts at 7 pm admission just £3.  On Sunday we are the mediums at West Wickham Church for their divine evening service at 6.30 pm  but before that we will be in Rochester at Faye Luminesence Lamb at Intra for a felting course in wet felting, which starts at 2 pm, until 4.30 pm and I believe there might still be places on the workshops.  Just look up Intra in Rochester for a list of different workshops. 

Tomorrow evening we are at Woodford Church with the closed circle as well as the Progressive Awareness Circle to which everyone is welcome (www.woodfordchurch.com), which starts at 7 pm and do have a look at the up and coming workshops with various mediums some of which are new at the church, 

Our next workshop at Epping is on the 20th July and the doors will open at 1 pm for meet and greet followed by the workshop itself at 1.30 pm.  It is with popular medium Alan Albiston so watch out for details in our future posts.  The above butterfly cards was one of the things we won at the Wool and Textile Festival last Sunday. 

We are getting on a bit better with our intention list as more de-cluttering has been done this week and we have started learning Tunisian crocheting.  I have also got the idea for one new spiritual workshop, which will be completely different to anything else we have ever done. 
I also found this very interesting  ( https://www.collective-evolution.com/2018/05/26/scientists-explain-how-intuition-may-be-the-highest-form-of-intelligence/)