Early December saw Amanda & myself travel to Salisbury. We alighted at the Station as winter rains washed the streets. We were travelling to see an evening with Dr Julia Philips. Her lecture part of the Seed Talks series, this one of Julia's on 'The History & Endurance of Witchcraft'. The venue a Romanesque Temple looking municipal building of Salisbury's guildhall. Having previously read some of Dr Philips work on modern Witchcraft we knew we were in for a treat. It was grea

The end of October saw us attend a book launch & soiree. The event being held & filmed at the Art Workers Guild in London, hosted and put together by Sharon Day & those at Rose Ankh publishing. The book lavishly produced by that company. The work itself a reproduction including new text, artwork & original facsimiles of The Alex Sanders lectures. This new book has a fascinating commentary by none other than Maxine Sanders. The finished result is a thing of rare beauty, illust

Surely Halloween, Samhain is the Sabbat that most fires & enthuses the mind? Modern secular culture has adopted this Christian festival, secularised, popularised & somewhat monetised it. It does though seem to hark back to the Pagan past of Ireland, predating the Christian calendars Rite. As the days darken toward the years end, in times past cattle were slaughtered for the winter months ahead. Thoughts become introspective & naturally turn to those who have gone before. Our

With the passing of the Autumn Equinox came the sad news of the passing of Patricia Crowther. The loss of this stalwart of the Craft runs deep & our condolences go out to her family, friends & initiates & Wicca as a whole. Patricia, along with her then husband Arnold were initiated by Gerald Gardner into the Craft back in 1960. Patricia being a staunch & steadfast supporter of Gerald from the early days of the Craft up until her passing. As founder of her own line within Wicc