TIRA BRANDON-EVANS Tira Brandon-Evans is a Faery Shaman, an Oghams Master, a Bard, and Chartered Herbalist. She is the Founder and Moderator of the Society of Celtic Shamans, editor of "Earthsongs: Journal of the Society of Celtic Shamans. She is the author of several books, including "The Green and Burning Tree: A Faery Shaman's Handbook". You may contact Tira by email at info@faeryshaman.org or visit her on-line at www.faeryshaman.org. For more information: Society of Celtic Shamans Maximum 13 participants Saturday we undertake four journeys into the Shining Realms in which we connect with your ancestor guide, your animal guide, and your ancestral totem. In the fourth session we accomplish an ancestral healing, working with your guides and totem. Sunday we undertake two workshops and an initiation. In the Dragon Quest you connect to and work with your inner dragons. In A Blessing Between Us you discover the ancient art of Celtic blessing. There will be a journey of initiation for those who are ready and wish to recieve a great initiation at the end of the workshops. This initiation will be one of these three: The Spiral Cauldron -- enter into and journey through the Cauldron of Death and Rebirth in the Great Initiation of Earth and Water. Brighid's Forge -- enter into and journey through the fires of transmutation in the Great Initiation of Fire. The Silver Tongue -- receive the gift of bardic eloquence in the Great Initiation of Air (Which of the initiations is offered is decided by my ancestor guide, according to the needs of the group as a whole.) Saturday Schedule: Four Shamanic Journeys Journey One 12-1.30 - connect with your animal guide. (Break) Journey Two 2-3.30 - connect with your ancestor guide. (Break) Journey Three 4-5.30 - connect with your ancestral totem. (Meal Break) Journey Four 6.30-8 - accomplish a ancestral healing with your guides and totem. Sunday Schedule: 8.30-10 Dragon Quest (Break) 10.30-12 A Blessing Between Us (Meal Break) 1.30-3 A Great Initiation (Also note, no one is obliged to undertake the Great Initiation at the end of the workshops. Some will wish to, others will not and no one should feel they must. I explain all this very clearly at the time.)