Creative

ANNIE SPENCER, a ceremonialist and workshop leader with an Oxford MA and a diploma in Humanistic Psychology, has been running groups and trainings for over 30 years.   Having been apprenticed in a North American tradition and studied Guatemalan Mayan teachings for over a decade, Annie weaves these with the traditions of this land.

Her experience is broad: Annie sees people one to one, runs groups, holds vision quests , takes teenagers out on the land, has, for ten years, co- held an initiation programme and has published many articles.  As a teacher, Annie opens pathways for others – illuminating their life’s journeys.  Her primary interest is the renewal of ancient ceremonial forms for creating a path of beauty upon Grandmother Earth.

This is a fascinating talk with someone of great depth and wisdom of the human condition. For further details on Annie’s work please visit

http://www.hartwell.eu.com/workshops.html

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Gordon Giltrap  Part 2

Gordon and I continue our conversation and we really get into interesting territory regarding creativity, spiritual practice and much more.

Fun chat, a few jokes and life in general what more is there?

You can find more about Gordon by visiting

 https://giltrap.co.uk/

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Gordon Giltrap

Gordon is one of the best known acoustic guitarists and is truly original. It was great to catch up with Gordon and have such an in depth chat. This interview is in two parts and I had to do a lot of sound editing as there were issues, hopeful this does not affect the talk, I have not taken out it is all in there you just need to sit down with a cuppa and relax!

I will leave the last word to another guitar great for those of you who are unfamiliar with Gordons work

Ritchie Blackmore from Deep Purple and Blackmore's Night says:

"Anyone who asks me knows, that I think that Gordon Giltrap is one of the best acoustic guitar players in the world. He gave me lots of hints on how to approach the acoustic guitar as opposed to the electric guitar.

He was always way ahead of his time. His concerts and playing are breathtaking. He's also very witty, and I love the fact that he has not cut his hair!"

Enough said..

You can find more about Gordon by visiting

 https://giltrap.co.uk

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Darragh Mason Field

Darragh is a multi-award winning photographer and researcher, who studied photography at Dublin City University and travelled in Asia, Europe and America, writing articles and publishing photography.

Darragh worked in post-war countries such as Bosnia & Herzegovina and Kosovo, his work was selected in the top 50 images for the Travel Photographer Asia 2015. In 2017 he received a Performance award in the 'Humanity photography awards' in association with China Folklore Association and UNESCO , was a exhibiting NOA 2017 artist and received a commendation in the British Life Photography Awards also in 2017.

Darragh has an interest in photographing places where the jinn are reputed to live and has an interest in the Irish folklore.

This was a fascinating interview

Darragh also runs the excellent podcast Spirit Box which I toughly recommend

https://www.patreon.com/spiritbox

https://www.darraghmasonfield.com

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What happens when a song casts a spell?

Ok, what if a song actually changes reality? I think that these songs actually exist, for instance ‘All You Need is Love’ by the Beatles may not been the cause of the ‘summer of love’ but probably increased its potency as it rode the crest of that wave in 1967.

In this solo show I muse over examples of life becoming art and tell you about the song writing project that uses NLP and magical thinking to create music and then over time we see what crazy things happen. 

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also for the blog on this 

https://makingmoneyfrommusic.blogspot.com/2020/10/what-happens-when-song-casts-spell.html

Pete Farrugia

Pete Farrugia is a professional guitar, bass guitar and ukulele teacher based in Carshalton, Surrey, UK. Lessons are also available worldwide via Skype.

Pete started playing in 1972, and started teaching in 1977. He has had a long, varied career in music. His first professional recording session, for a corporate client was in 1975. The first of his bands to reach any level of notoriety was the Fast Set in 1981. They were featured on the Synth-Pop classic Some Bizarre Album, and played all over the UK. Around the same time Pete played bass on “Pass Myself”, a highly collectable single by Neo-Psychedelic band the Third Eye, and several singles and albums for Danielle Dax.

He has toured and recorded with many British Blues Bands, notably Chad Strentz & The Chad-illacs, Shout Sister Shout, Breakout Blues and Mo’Indigo. Pete has also toured as lead guitar sideman with several American Blues and R’n’B artists, including Earl Gaines, Al Garner, Deacon Jones, Chick Willis and Taka Boom.

Pete has an honours degree in humanities with music, as well as two diplomas: one in music, and one in guitar performance. He is a member of the Registry Of Guitar Tutors, and the Musicians Union. He is also registered with the Disclosures and Barring Service (DBS).

https://www.pfmusic.co/

https://www.petefarrugia.co.uk/

https://www.youtube.com/user/PeteFGuitar

Email: [email protected]

Phone: 07889 563531

https://www.sistercookie.co.uk/

http://www.chadstrentz.com/

https://katiebradley.co.uk/

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Following the interview with Amanda Cook it raised an interesting point about not giving up when things get difficult. 

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Elise Oursa

Elise is a card reader, craniosacral therapist, practicing witch and creator of The Blood & Ink Tarot. Her magical practice, rooted in traditional witchcraft focusses on personal sovereignty coupled with an evolving relationship with land and spirit.

Drawing on her interest in the intersections of holistic healing modalities, the cunning tradition, witchcraft and expanded states of consciousness; she is currently producing a body of work on her research and magical journey over the past 7 years with Gloucestershire cunning woman Ellen Hayward (d 1911), one of the last women in Gloucestershire to be tried for witchcraft.

She teaches on the tarot and designs individual bespoke rituals for transformation and empowerment. Elise runs the coffee and cards Facebook group for cartomancers

You can find Elise by visiting

http://www.eliseoursa.com

https://www.facebook.com/groups/cardsncoffee

also coming up this Saturday

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/le-salon-de-la-fortune-tickets-124813447381

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Philip Carr-Gomm

In his teens, Philip began studying Druidry as a spiritual path with Ross Nichols, the founder of The Order of Bards Ovates and Druids. Later he took a degree in psychology from University College London, and trained in psychotherapy for adults at The Institute of Psychosynthesis,in play therapy for children with Dr Rachel Pinney, and in Sophrology – a system of mind-body training for deep relaxation and personal development. Philip also trained in Montessori education and founded the Lewes Montessori School.

In 1988 Philip the headed The Order of Bards Ovates and Druids. In June 2020 he handed on this role to Eimear Burke.

We this episode we discuss his life and creativity and there is much to pick up on here in this interview for the creative listeners; enjoy.

You can find out about Philip by visiting www.philipcarr-gomm.com

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The finale instalment to Tony's story and interesting it is too and the music industry and how if you wear the right badge people take you seriously 

http://tonyqunta.com/

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