Glastonbury Goddess Conference This Summer

This year's Goddess Conference in Glastonbury, England, will honor "The Great Abundant Life-giving Mother." The main conference will be July 31 to August 5, with fringe events  beginning July 29 and ending with a Lammas ceremony August 6.

The conference begins with registration and  an apple-themed celebration late afternoon, July 31, in Glastonbury Town Hall. The celebration will include wall hangings by Thalia Brown and Willow Roe, and Goddess icon banners by Lydia Ruyle. There will also be exhibits of other Goddess art and crafts. The Opening Ceremony will take place that evening with Nine Prestesses of Avalon, Grain Priestesses, and Nine Cornucopiae.

Announced speakers and workshop leaders include Kathy Jones, Katrinka Soetens, Wendy Rule, Sally Pullinger, Anique Radiant Heart, Michael Dames, Anna Kelly, Annabel du Bouley, Genevieve, Vaughn, Isabella Weber, Georgina Strett-Smith, Tegwyn Hyndman, Julie Felix, Graell Corsini, Charissa Schipper, Jana Runnalls, Lady Olivia Durdin Robinson, Clare Campbell, Sortia D'Este, and Tricia Szirom.

Daily ceremonies are planned. A Goddess Procession through Glastonbury will be held August 5, with a Lammas Ceremony at Glastonbury Goddess Hall the evening of August 6.