Forthcoming Events

It's that time of year again when the Pagan Society readies itself to welcome the newbies and Freshers to the university and the group. As well as being at the Fresher's Fayre with a stall doing some recruiting, we'll be holding a cracking first month of events to hook people onto the Pagan Society. But we'll also top this off by giving everybody a big, bumper Fresher's issue of the Pagan Society's quarterly magazine "Offerings"! This will also be our 18th issue of the magazine.

As such, I'm sending a call out to those budding writers out there: send me your submissions! We're looking for anything from full-length articles, short stories, and poetry, to short opinion pieces, snippets of information, artwork, rituals, and reviews. Please email your submissions to me at kimhuggens [at] yahoo [dot] co [dot] uk before September 15th, and you'll be in Issue 18.

For those of you who missed the last one, you can read Issue 17 here.

Between 16th and 20th of September, South Wales is pleased and priveledged to be playing host to Houngan Hector, a high-ranking Haitian Vodou priest (Houngan Asogwe) and leader of the Gade Nou Leve Sosyete, USA. This talk, held by the Bristol Open Moot starts off a series of 4 events at which Houngan Hector will be speaking.

Go here: http://www.starfishmoontree.net/workshops2008/ to see the map for this event.
Go here: http://www.bristolopencirclemoot.org.uk/calendar.html for the Bristol Moot's webpage and calendar of events for more info.

This talk will give an introduction to the religion and spiritual path of Vodou, and it is also a great way to meet Houngan Hector and ask furthur questions about this beautiful and often misunderstood path! You can visit Houngan Hector's webpage at http://www.ezilikonnen.com/index.html

This talk is free, and is held at the King William pub, 20 King Street, Bristol and meets from 8pm for an 8:30pm start. All welcome. 

Charles Street, Cardiff City Centre.

£35 in advance, £40 without booking. REQUIRES BOOKING IN ADVANCE - full details of location released upon booking confirmation. (Alternatively, you can go to all three workshops - see later in the events listing for £90 in total.) ALL FEES PAYABLE IN FULL by August 31st, and a non-refundable deposit of £10 is payable on all bookings. Go here: http://www.starfishmoontree.net/workshops2008/ to book your place, and get more information.

This workshop is the second in a series of 4 talks/workshops that Houngan Hector (http://www.ezilikonnen.com/index.html) - a Houngan Asogwe (highest priestly rank attainable) in the Vodou tradition - will be giving in South Wales in September.

This workshop is suitable for anyone, not just beginners, who wants to find out more about the beautiful and
magical tradition of Vodou, its history, roots, ceremonies, beliefs and practices, and of course the lwa, the spirits or "angels" of Vodou!

Park Street, Bristol City Centre. Location confirmed upon booking.

The magic (or magick) of Vodou is one of its most compelling - and also most feared - elements. In this 
workshop, Hector will introduce us to the theory and practice of Vodou magick. The workshop takes place in a
wonderful venue in central Bristol close to the shops and cafes, with easy access to Bristol Temple Meads. 
Cost of workshop is £35 in advance (£40 after 31st August), full details to be disclosed upon booking.
On the same date Houngan Hector will also be available for baths and private consultations; these must be 
pre-booked. E-mail sophia@baronsmagic.co.uk for more.

Hector is a fully initiated Houngan Asogwe (the highest rank of Haitian Vodou priest), and leads the Sosyete 
Gade nou Leve ('Watch us Rise' Society) in New Jersey, USA. He has been working with the spirits since early 
childhood and is dedicated to providing authentic and accurate information and initiation into the beautiful 
traditions of Haitian Vodou, 21 Divisions, Sanse and more!

Go to the website link in the title of the event for the Booking Form and more information.

Park Street, Bristol City Centre.

The Rada lwa are the "cool" family of spirits originating from Dahomey in Africa. They include the beautiful mermaid lwa La Siren, the snake lwa Danballah and the beloved spirit of love and beauty, Erzulie Freda. In this workshop Houngan Hector will teach us ways of serving the Rada family, from offerings to altars. The workshop with conclude with an authentic Vodou service! The workshop takes place in a wonderful venue in central Bristol close to the shops and cafes, with easy access to Bristol Temple Meads. Cost of workshop is £35 in advance (£40 after 31st August), full details to be disclosed upon booking. On the same date Houngan Hector will also be available for baths and private consultations; these must be pre-booked. E-mail sophia@baronsmagic.co.uk for more.

Hector is a fully initiated Houngan Asogwe (the highest rank of Haitian Vodou priest), and leads the Sosyete Gade nou Leve ('Watch us Rise' Society) in New Jersey, USA. He has been working with the spirits since early childhood and is dedicated to providing authentic and accurate information and initiation into the beautiful traditions of Haitian Vodou, 21 Divisions, Sanse and more!

For more information and the Booking Form, click the link in the event title above.