The Pagan Federation is Supporting us at the 2012 Conference – A Day with Ronald Hutton and Friends

Founded in 1971 the PF seeks to support all Pagans to ensure they have the same rights as the followers of other beliefs and religions. It aims to promote a positive profile for Pagans and Paganism and to provide information on Pagan beliefs to the media, official bodies and the greater community.
The Pagan Federation regards membership of any organisations that refuse to support freedom of religion and equality of race, gender, and sexual orientation, as incompatible with our aims, objectives and values.

Julia Phillips has been studying esoteric subjects since 1971, initially at the Society of Psychical Research in London. By the 1980s her interest in tarot and hermetic magic encouraged her to specialise and she began to teach both subjects. She has been actively involved in Wicca since 1983, running covens in England and Australia and in the last few years, helping with the development of a thriving family in the USA and Canada.
In 1991 Julia founded the Pagan Alliance in Australia and New Zealand, and launched its magazine, Pagan Times.
She is the author of “The Witches of Oz” (Capall Bann, 1994), a guide to the practice of Wicca in the southern hemisphere, and wrote “The Magical Universe” for “Practising the Witch’s Craft” edited by Douglas Ezzy (Allen & Unwin, 2003). She is also a contributor to “Bast and Sekhmet: Eyes of Ra” by Storm Constantine and Eloise Coquio (Hale, 1999); “The Encyclopedia of Modern Witchcraft and Neo-Paganism” by Shelley Rabinovitch and James Lewis (Citadel Press, 2002); “POP! Goes the Witch” edited by Fiona Horne (Disinformation Company Ltd, 2004); and “Madeline Montalban: Elemental and Fallen Angels” for “Both Sides of Heaven” edited by Sorita d’Este (Avalonia, 2009).
In addition to her involvement in Wicca, Julia has a keen interest in angelic magic and for the last three years has been researching the life of occultist Madeline Montalban for a biography that is shortly to be published by Neptune Press.

Ashley speaks on his Belief, faith, spirituality and religion and his roles within the Centre For Pagan Studies, the Doreen Valiente Foundation and Pagan Pride.

Bel Bucca is supporting the conference 2012 and will be exhibiting his beautiful carvings there.

Bel Bucca has been a carver of pagan images in wood and stone for many years now. He was part of establishing Elfane as a pagan centre in 1981, and now lives in Wales, the land of his ancestors.
His work is mainly done to commission, when he will go out and find the right wood to make that individual piece. This will be taken with care and full respect for the tree, which helps to imbue his pieces with their powerful presence. The piece will then be carved, stained and/or varnished, waxed and polished till the beauty of both the living wood and the carving are revealed in their fullness. Bel spends much of his time in the woods, connecting with the dryads, and developing the visions that go to inform his artwork. For individual orders, he will ask for details as to choice of wood, particular deity, and any other requirements, so please consider these if you wish to make an order.

To contact Bel, please either email him via the Oak Dragon, enquiries@oakdragonschool.org,

or write to: Elfane, Mynyddcerrig, near Llanelli, Carmarthenshire. SA15 5BD