Wessex Research Group Network - Weymouth and Dorchester
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| Title | Weymouth and Dorchester | |
| Venue | Upwey and Broadway Memorial Hall, Victoria Avenue, Upwey, Dorset, DT3 | |
| Map | Show location | |
| Contribution | £4.00 | |
| Contact | Roma Harding | |
| Tel | +44 (0) 1305 816644 | |
| spiraloftranquility.roma@virgin.net | ||
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| Schedule | Talks start at 19:30. Directions to Venue: Dorchester Road is the main road from Dorchester to Weymouth, sharp bend at the Ridgeway as you enter Upwey. Keep on the main road. Memorial Hall is left turn immediately after block of flats, Cassea Court. You'll see Car Hire Car place on right - green & white signs. Menzies Room is right round the back, follow pavement from car park/main door, past WI door, turn right, entrance by private garage |
| Calendar | |
| 08-02-12 | Love the Beauty of the Soul |
| Upwey | Speaker: Claire Whiles |
Claire Whiles will show a Light and Energy Channel film premier that discusses Love in all its aspects as we move into 2012. Learn more about The Light & Energy Channel , aired on a weekly basis from Dorset, that aims to join people across the world with common interests. Find out what's in store for future shows with fascinating interviews covering new science, sacred sites, nutrition, healing and much more! |
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| 11-01-12 | Healing from War, Working for Peace. Israel, Palestine & Germany |
| Upwey | Speaker: Barbara Cohen |
Barbara will update us on her trips last year: to the Holy Land, Poland and Germany , working at a grass roots humanitarian level to support peace initiatives. In Israel & Palestine she returned to the Peace Village of Neve Shalom/Wahat Al Salam, where Jews and Palestinian Arabs all citizens of Israel live together in complete equality. This trip included meeting a wonderful Palestinian Quaker, and staying in the Old City of Jerusalem, before travelling north towards Haifa and Zfat, near Galilee. At a time of enormous civil unrest in Israel , with mass demonstrations directed against war and towards peace and non-violence, it is a very hopeful time for social change! Her visit to Poland included a workshop, "Healing the Hurts of World War II". In Germany she stayed near Bremen , where a Jewish museum has been opened in remembrance of the Cohen family, who lived there for several hundred years but were killed in the war. Barbara will share her inspiring and moving experiences of the people and the healing of the hurts of nations |
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| 07-12-11 | Yule Social |
| Upwey | Group Event |
| 03-12-11 | The Enchantment of Olympic London: Sacred Foundations and Cosmograms |
| London | Annual Conference of the Gatekeeper Trust |
| www.gatekeeper.org.uk | |
| 09-11-11 | The Belinus Line |
| Upwey | Speaker: Gary Biltcliffe |
| 12-10-11 | HERBCRAFT. The History of Intoxication, Witchcraft & The Flying Ointment |
| Upwey | Speaker: Fiona Heckels |
In the season of All Hallows, witchi herbalist Fiona Heckels will discuss the innate human need to explore other realms or escape our ordinary reality. How we do this has been shaped by history and depends on social acceptance of the culture we live in. Many native traditions have been marginalised in some way but others have held on to sacred ritual some of which involve intoxicating plants. In Europe the use of sacred plants became marginalised from community during the time of the Inquisition. What were these plants? How were these plants used? Who used them and for what purpose? And how are they used today? Fiona Heckels has a successful practice, Sensory Herbcraft, in Dorchester. She harvests much of her own medicine and gives talks, takes walks and runs workshops connecting people to the magical and medicinal world of plants. She also runs a successful community interest company with her herb sister Karen. |
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| 14-09-11 | Ancient Stones on Old Postcards. Folklore of sacred sites |
| Upwey | Speaker: Jerry Bird |
Jerry Bird will present an illustrated talk on England's sacred ancient stones, the menhirs, circles and cromlechs that remain as monuments to a forgotten spirituality; caves, gorges, high rocks, crags and tors that have inspired folklore, poetry and literature for millennia. The early twentieth century was the Golden Age of the picture postcard, when Edwardian stoneseekers travelled in their thousands by coach and horses or charabanc from the nearest railway station, thrilled to picnic at a place of ancient druidic sacrifice, or follow the trail of hide-clad Stone Age savages through underground passages and caverns. Jerry will explain how these early tourist attractions and their differing types of folklore were regarded at a time when a newly mobile population began to visit hitherto remote and obscure sites of antiquarian interest with an enthusiasm and romantic fervour that has since been matched only by the modern Pagan revival. He will display original postcards and show us treasured images, from his unique collection, that date from a time when stories of druids, faeries, witches and giants were still commonly told to children around the fireside at home or to travellers in the snug of the local inn |
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| 13-08-11 | Day of Health and Wellbeing |
| Come and join us for a wonderful day of therapies, talks, chi kung, drumming, suncatcher making workshop, book stall, raffle, refreshments and more! all in aid of cancer active - the UKs leading holistic cancer information service. Venue: The Light and Energy Centre Unit 1 Jubilee Enterprise Centre Weymouth DT4 7BS. | |
| 10-08-11 | Boat Trip |
| Weymouth to Lulworth Cove | Instead of a talk we are offering an evening boat trip + picnic from Weymouth to Lulworth. From Weymouth Harbour, we head east, past White Nothe, Bats Head and other strata - towards the rock arch of Durdle Door & Lulworth Cove, formed over thousands of years ago, where we'll anchor for our picnic. Time and weather permitting we may continue a short distance to view the remarkable line of 'talking heads'. Sunset over Portland on r eturn Departs at 7.15pm Weymouth Harbour and returns at sunset |
| 13-07-11 | Crop Circles |
| Upwey | Speaker: Anthony Thorley |
| 08-06-11 | Healing by Energy |
| Upwey | Speaker: Pam Mooney |
| 11-05-11 | West Kennet Long Barrow Project |
| Upwey | Speaker: Peter Knight |
| 13-04-11 | Death Roads, Spirit Paths and Fairy Trails |
| Upwey | Speaker: Dave Shead |
| 09-03-11 | Lesser Known Weymouth |
| Upwey | Speaker: Julie Musk |
| 09-02-11 | The Light and Energy Channel |
| Upwey | Speakers: Claire Whiles & Duncan Smith |
Join Claire and Duncan to find out more about this exciting new venture with fascinating interviews covering new science, sacred sites, nutrition, healing and much more! The Light & Energy Channel aims to join people across the world with common interests. Enjoy previews of the latest shows and find out what's in store for future shows. The evening will include short DVD presentations on a range of topics, an opportunity to become informed about what's happening on your doorstep – and perhaps a platform to connect and share your own work and experiences. www.lightandenergychannel.tv |
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| 12-01-11 | Peace in Israel: Mindfulness in Community |
| Upwey | Speaker: Barbara Cohen |
Barbara will update us on her experiences of her visit to Israel & Palestine last year, staying at a Peace Village, where Jews and Palestinian Arabs all citizens of Israel live together in complete equality. This trip included a visit to a refugee camp, AIDA, in Bethlehem. Barbara works at a grass roots humanitarian level. She meets with other groups all with a vision for peace and harmony in the Holy Land, and connects with the lives of people from both sides, listening to their stories. She will also tell us about a remarkable new initiative of her friend Marsha, who lives near Galilee, to take 'loving kindness' and healing meditation into the buildings of the Knesset (Israeli government), directed against war mongering and towards peace and non-violence |
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| 08-12-10 | Yule Social |
| Upwey | Group Event |
| 10-11-10 | Megalithic Anglesey |
| Upwey | An Evening of Film |
| 13-10-10 | Big Cats - Omens or Daemons |
| Upwey | Speaker: Merrliy Harper |
| 08-09-10 | A Twist in the Coyotes Tail. Living with a Native North American Tribe |
| Upwey | Speaker: Celia Gunn |
| 14-07-10 | Communicating with Spirit - A Medium Speaks |
| Upwey | Speaker: Dilys Guildford |
| 09-06-10 | Boat Trip |
| Weymouth to Lulworth Cove | Instead of a talk we are offering an evening boat trip + picnic from Weymouth to Lulworth. From Weymouth Harbour, we head east, past White Nothe, Bats Head and other strata - towards the rock arch of Durdle Door & Lulworth Cove, formed over thousands of years ago, where we'll anchor for our picnic. Time and weather permitting we may continue a short distance to view the remarkable line of 'talking heads'. Sunset over Portland on r eturn Departs at 7.15pm Weymouth Harbour and returns at sunset |
| 12-05-10 | Who Am I? Knowing Your True Nature through the Spiritual Philosophy of Yoga |
| Upwey | Speaker: Derek Thorne |
| 14-04-10 | Cancer. Looking Beyond the Orthodox Approach |
| Upwey | Speaker: Anne Donelan |
| 10-03-10 | The Garden of Eden |
| Upwey | Speaker: Edmund Marriage |
| Edmund will present images and results of a recent survey showing the actual location of the Garden of Eden (known as the Sumerian Kharsag located in Southern Lebanon 25 miles west of Damascus. The findings suggest the restart of civilisation following global catastrophe | |
| 10-02-10 | Supporting Peace Initiative in Israel & Palestine |
| Upwey | Speaker: Barbara Cohen |
Barbara, a practising Buddhist for 40 years, with a Jewish background, visits Israel and Palestine every year. She is committed to working at a grass roots humanitarian level, supporting peace initiatives. Barbara will share her experiences of staying at a Peace Village, where Jews and Palestinian Arabs - all citizens of Israel - live together in complete equality. She connects with the lives of people from both sides, listens to their stories, and regularly visits a refugee camp and a school in Bethlehem. She meets with several other groups all with a vision for peace and harmony in the Holy Land. The evening of empowerment that includes two short films and the song: 'My Enemy, My Beloved.' Barbara Cohen is a founder member of the SW Dorset Multicultural Network, member of Jews for Justice for Palestinians, leads the S. Dorset Buddhist group, and is a yoga teacher and professional counsellor. She will be going again to Israel & Palestine in May 2010. |
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| 13-01-10 | Megalithic Anglesey (unlocking the secrets of the stones) Postponed due to adverse weather |
| Upwey | An evening of film |
Explore the ancient sites of the Isle of Anglesey with an expert team of archeologists. Discover ancient rock art, burial chambers and the enigmatic twin stones of Penrhos on Holy Island. Join members of the Anglesey Druid Order, explore Victorian fancy and insights into the Mabinogion legend of Bedd Branwen |
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| 09-12-09 | Yule Social |
| Upwey | Yule Social. Please bring food to share and ideas for 2010 . Venue the Ship Inn Upwey Time 7.30pm |
| 22-11-09 | Dorest Pilgrimage. Abbotsbury Hillfort and St Catherines Service |
| Dorset | We will car share to Abbotsbury Castle . A short steep scramble to explore this ancient triangular hillfort. Spectacular views from its ramparts across to Pilsdon Pen, the highest beacon in Dorset. A two-hour level walk from Wears Hill to White Hill along the ridge, high above the village of Abbotsbury. See the entire coastal expanse of the Chesil Bank from Lyme Bay to the Isle of Portland. Attune to the constellation Cygnus the Swan, geomantically reflected in the landscape. An easy descent along the roadway. Lunch at the Illchester Arms. In the afternoon we will make the short steep pilgrimage to St Catherine's Chapel for the annual informal 3.00 pm service in honour of St Catherine's Day (you will need to be able to stand for about an hour). Start time 9.45 at the Abbotsbury car park next to the Swan Inn. Bring warm clothing it can be windy! We will walk whatever the weather be prepared if wet. Poems & inspirations to share, and well-behaved dogs on leads, most welcome . Cost £4 |
| 11-11-09 | Indian Head Massage |
| Upwey | Speaker: Pat Rogers |
| 14-10-09 | Sound Bath |
| Upwey | Speaker: Dean Carter |
| 09-09-09 | Portland and the Sacred Isles |
| Upwey | Speaker: Gary Biltcliffe |
| 08-07-09 | Fairtrade in Dorset |
| Upwey | Speaker: Eric Austin |
| 10-06-09 | The Messages of Water |
| Upwey | Speaker: Michael Chamberlain |
An audio-visual presentation of Dr Masaru Emoto's beautiful and inspiring work called Messages From Water - as seen on the movie 'What the Bleep do we Know'. It is through sound and water that our reality is created. We are a water planet, our bodies are also made up of 70%+ water. The subtle vibrations of these water molecules hold memory and respond to consciousness. The messages they pick-up provides the keys to good health and a positive future on our planet. In Michael's presentation you will discover the magical world of water and sound, and the important message to humanity at this pivotal time. Learn the keys to manifesting your own reality! |
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| 06-06-09 | Abbotsbury Pilgrimage |
| Abbotsbury | Group Trip |
Meet at 10.15am at Abbotsbury Car Park next to The Swan Inn (this is NOT the Swannery Car Park B3157 between Weymouth & Bridport) . An inspirational visit to Abbotsbury Swannery , the only managed colony of nesting mute swans in the world. Midday feeding at the Fleet Lagoon. See the hatching cygnets, attune to the cosmic eggs and the mythology of Cygnus. Lunch at the Abbey House (or bring picnic). Visit the church of St Nicholas and explore the remains of the Benedictine Abbey. In the afternoon we will make the short steep pilgrimage to St Catherine's Chapel and honour midsummer with expansive views over the sacred Goddess landscape. Cost £5-£7 plus £1.50 for all day car parking. A Gatekeeper Trust Event. |
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| 13-05-09 | Healing with the Fairies |
| Upwey | Speaker: Pam Mooney |
Fairies abound in nature - in your garden, in every wood, meadow and hedgerow hundreds of fairies work and play caring for the flowers and trees. Pam, a gifted healer, offers a natural holistic approach to whole body health for people and animals - and has a special affinity with horses. She will explain that our lives, bombarded by toxins, stress and inadequate nutrition, means we have lost our connection with nature. Pam will demonstrate how we can tap into the energies of the fairy realms, to help regenerate the body to its full potential. She will share life-changing experiences of a healing journey towards a new dimension |
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| 08-04-09 | The Wessex Astrum: Sacred Geometry in a Mystical Landscape |
| Upwey | Speaker: Peter Knight |
| Peter will guide us through a presentation of his sixth book which describes an astounding new discovery of an ancient hexagram over 50 miles long, encoded onto the Wessex landscape. Two of its defining lines are a section of the St Michael Line (between Glastonbury & Avebury) and one of the Bluestones Triangle lines (Stonehenge to the Preseli Mountains). Over 500 miles of alignments form this incredible landscape geometry: sacred hills, abbeys, holy springs, wells and caves, Knights Templar sites, hill forts, ancient tombs, dragon symbolism and many other sacred places having discovered a huge hexagram on the landscape surrounding Glastonbury, Avebury, Stonehenge and many other sites in the South West | |
| 11-03-09 | The Healing Power of Pure Sound |
| Upwey | Facilitator Dean Carter |
| Experience the pure sounds of crystal and Tibetan bowls and vocal overtoning, plus our 'fountain bowl' water ceremony to end using Chalice Well water. Please bring something comfortable to lie on for at least 1 hour. | |
| 10-12-08 | Christmas Social |
| Weymouth | Group Event : Bring food to share and inspirations for 2009 |
| 12-11-08 | Sacred Dance Evening: Dances of Universal Peace |
| Weymouth | Speaker: Patricia H Rogers |
| 08-10-08 | The Secret Showing of the DVD |
| Weymouth | Speaker: David Kingston |
| 10-09-08 | Orbs |
| Weymouth | Speaker: Sandra Chattaway |
| 22-08-08 | Astrology Consultations |
| Portland | With Steve Judd |
| STEVE JUDD is a highly experienced diagnostic and consultant Astrologer (one of only a small handful in the world with an MA in Cultural Astronomy & Astrology), will be joining us for one day only in WEYMOUTH (afternoon/evening) to offer personal "down to earth" chart readings. Consists of 15 minute breakdown of your Horoscope in simple English, followed by 15 minute explanation of the recent past, expansion on the present, and exploration of potential futures. Alternatively, if you are already aware of your chart, the reading will focus primarily on where you are now and what is likely to be coming up. Venue: Community Centre, Easton (next to All Saints Church). Contact ROMA spiraloftranquility.roma@virgin.net Tel: 01305 816644 or ANANANA anananawise@yahoo.co.uk Tel: 07709 565283. |
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| 11-06-08 | Healing Power of Pure Sound |
| Weymouth | Speaker: Dean Carter |
| 14-05-08 | Kabbalah Meditation |
| Weymouth | Speaker: Philip Clouts |
| 09-04-08 | Cancer: Looking Beyond the Orthodox Approach |
| Weymouth | Speaker: Anne Dolan |
| 12-03-08 | So What is Holistic Health? |
| Weymouth | Speaker: Maureen Dennis |
| 13-02-08 | Peace is Possible in Israel |
| Weymouth | Speaker: Barbara Cohen |
| 09-01-08 | The Revolution of 2012 |
| Weymouth | Speaker: Andrew Smith |
| Going beyond the ancient Mayan prophecies for the winter solstice of 2012, Andrew will offer a contemporary briefing on these mysteries based on information from the ascended masters of the great brotherhood of light, who are working on the implementation of the Divine Plan for earth evolution through this period. | |
| 12-12-07 | Inspirations for 2008 |
| Weymouth | Group Event |
A Christmas Social gathering (please bring some food) |
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| 14-11-07 | Sacred Dance |
| Weymouth | Speaker: Pat H Rogers |
| Pat a nurse for twenty two years; is a Reiki practitioner, Indian Head Massuese, Universal Peace dance leader, dedicated to empowering people, loves all of creation, and is interesting in sound healing through voice and leads work shops. |
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| 10-10-07 | UFO's and Crop Circles |
| Weymouth | Speaker: David Kingston |
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David has investigated and witnessed the UFO phenomena as part of his my position in the Royal Air Force and investigated numerous sightings by pilots and other air force staff. A great deal of his research papers ended up in the famous "Project Blue Book". His has extensively researched into the phenomena of Crop Circles and is an expert guide. |
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