Aug

September 2010 Newsletter

by witchjuan

Day for Gerald Gardner – September Update

Last one before the conference.

A couple of last minute changes to the programme, and that is we are very sorry to hear that Fred Lamond is not well enought to attend the conference. Our best wishes go to him we are thinking of you Fred. The good news is that he is writing a piece to be read out during the day. Chris Crowley the newly elected president of the Pagan Federation has stepped into the breach and we will hear his dulcet tones reading Fred’s words.

Tickets: The buzz is even more amazing and people are all so excited. If you want to save £5 by booking in advance then please visit this page to pay via PayPal. http://centre-for-pagan-studies.com/?p=1821 Tickets are £20 in advance and £25 on the day.

Postal Tickets: As the arrival of tickets in the post for those purchased during the week preceeding the conference may not be assured, we are going to still sell tickets via the internet and Paypal however we will remove the postal fee of 53 pence from the price on September 7th. Those last minute purchases will be waiting on the door for you to collect on the day.

The Conference Raffle: Last year we had a very special raffle prize – it was a brooch owned by Doreen Valiente. This year we have included in our special raffle to mark the launch of Where Witchcraft Lives By Doreen Valiente which is a numbered limited edition – 1st Prize will be book number 001.

Events surrounding the conference – The Launch of Greenmantle Magazine in Brighton on Thursday 09 September · 19:30 – 23:00 Location The Farm Tavern Farm Road, (Off Western Road)
Brighton, United Kingdom see their facebook page for full details: http://www.facebook.com/#!/event.php?eid=132734543432267&ref=ts

In addition Jon Randall of Esoteric Source is making himself really busy in presenting pre-conference activities which include a fascinating “Occult London Walk” and the “Night Before the Day for Gerald” talk with Anne and Dave Finnin from the USA see details of all their activities on their facebook group page: http://www.facebook.com/#!/group.php?gid=75676413801&v=app_2344061033&ref=ts

Where Witchcraft Lives – News Update

We think we have informed everybody on this but just in case you have slipped through the Facebook/Twitter/CFPS website net we made an important notice last month: “Everyone who is following this page should know that contrary to popular belief – Where Witchcraft Lives Limited Edition book 2010 is NOT available via Amazon – you can reserve your copy via the Publishers website which is http://www.whytetracks.eu.com/wherewitchcraftlives.html

The Book Launch – Available at the Day for Gerald Gardner Conference 2010 – The Centre For Pagan Studies presents a Limited Edition of Doreen Valientes very first book. Price £19.95 Over the years we have received many requests for this book to be made more readily available so that is exactly what we have done. We have printed only 1000 copies and each copy is numbered individually so you have your own special copy.

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Jul

July 2010 Newsletter

by witchjuan

CFPS Newsletter July2010

Here the lastest Centre For Pagan Studies news: July 2010

	Well, with only 9 weeks to go to our conference to celebrate the life and work of Gerald Brosseau Gardner as expected our limited amount of tickets are selling briskly. We divided the tickets into 3 batches and batches 1 and 2 have now sold out. So if it is your intention to attend the event please purchase your ticket now to avoid disappointment. Please visit http://centre-for-pagan-studies.com/?p=1821 for ticket purchase.
	Greenmantle Magazine – We are pleased to see that Paul Pearson has relaunched Greenmantle Magazine and his first issue is due out anytime now. For details please visit – http://www.facebook.com/#!/group.php?gid=132100270133512&ref=ts
	Where Witchcraft Lives – Book cover competition Results We received many well thought out and professional designs and the choice was a really tough one. A closely run thing but eventually a winner emerged and he is Tony McLeod of Cornwall. He will be presented with his prize at the launch of the book which coincidentally is at the Day for Gerald Gardner on the 12th September 2010 at Conway Hall. Thanks to all who participated we are sorry we could not choose everyone!
	Caroline Wise, Our dear friend Caroline has kindly offered for us to display a unique letter written by Gerald to Ross Nicholls of the Druids. It is signed by hand ‘Gerald’ and has been authenticated. It is a funny letter, quite mischievious. Also a beautiful post card of the Witches Mill, with a drawing of a naked witch in the tower with her broomstick, which was sent by John Symonds (Crowley biographer).
	Where Witchcraft Lives – Book Launch More than any other request that we get concerning Doreen’s legacy is how to get hold of a copy of her first book – Where Witchcraft Lives – which has been long out of print.The original edition was limited to 1275 copies because she was a new and untested author. Now rare, original copies fetch high prices from collectors. One was recently sold on Ebay for over 1800 dollars. A friend said that her copy had been valued at 800 pounds. Having received so many requests for this book to be made more readily available this is exactly what we have done. We have printed a limited edition of only 1000 hardback copies and each copy is numbered individually so you have your own special copy. Please click here to go to the publishers page for details of how to purchase your own special numbered copy. This edition also includes photographs, many as a result of collaboration of Brighton Museum and the Sussex Archaeology Society. As a subscriber to the Centre For Pagan Studies newsletter we would like to offer you the opportunity to be among the first to purchase in advance your copy . Launch at the Day for Gerald Gardner Conference 2010 – The Centre For Pagan Studies presents a Limited Edition of Doreen Valientes very first book. Price £19.95 All profits from the sale of the book go to the Doreen Valiente Trust.
	Day For Gerald Gardner Conference Updates: We are very honoured to have Philip Carr-Gomm, leader of The Order of Bards Ovates and Druids (OBOD) to speak on the relationship between Gerald Gardner and Ross Nichols (founder of OBOD). Entertainment News- As well as Paul Mitchell we also have Richard Tucker to entertain us with his dulcet tones and guitar. His latest album ‘This Is Gothic Folk!’ was named by Ronald Hutton.
	Tributes to Doreen Valiente Instead of having a forum for Doreen Valiente tributes, we have made a page on her website specially so that you can send in tributes to Doreen as “comments” We have to monitor these obviously but please feel free to include your tribute to Doreen it is page: http://doreenvaliente.com/?page_id=1399
	Questions for Our Panel Please: All of the members are directly influenced by Gerald Gardner and come to us via: Eleanor Bone, Madge and Arthur Worthington’s Whitecroft Line and Jean Williams and Zachary Cox. We are taking questions in advance for this so if you would like your topic included in the Panels Question Time please email it to us here. We will confirm if your question is to be included in the Q & A rounds. [...] Please go to the panel page to send in your questions.