Our Programme For This Year and Next.
Entrance fee £5 for Members and £7 for Guests. (Except for special events and field trips).
Free beverage and biscuit.
2025
February 8th. 10:30-12:00. Whitminster Village Hall. GL2 7NN.
Mark Lieb. The Sacred Science of LifeForce.
Traditional cultures lived in harmony with the Earth and innately recognised all life to be sacred.
They discovered fields of ‘subtle’ energy permeating nature and developed methods to utilise this ‘LifeForce’ for healing, wellness and spiritual practises.
In this talk Mark will explain the science, principles and applications of LifeForce.
Mark will show how LifeForce can be utilised to enhance plant growth, to protect against harmful frequencies, to establish balance within the landscape and to create places to connect with higher aspects of consciousness.
Mark is the founder of Sacred Design Studio that specialises in high frequency, nature-based environments that optimise LifeForce, wellness and spiritual connection.
He designs innovative healing sanctuaries, holistic interiors and meditation gardens that unite harmonic frequencies, sacred geometry, earth energies and geobiology.
The studio also consults on the creation of authentic bio-architecture for wellness businesses, transformative events and regenerative communities.
Mark is the only person in the UK to be professionally qualified to offer and teach the methods of the ancient European lineage of Sacred Design.
In addition he is a director of Earthlight Medicine Garden in the southwest of England and is a co-founder of Frequency Village - a visionary, international change-maker ecosystem based in the Azores.
The Bards of Avalon - The Alchemy of Sound and Dowsing.
Dowsing and working with Earth energies have been a key part of Bea and David’s journey with sound over the past two decades. They have found that working with sound and intention can create extraordinary outcomes and dowsing can be used to measure those changes.
In this presentation Bea and David will share experiences of dowsing and collaborating with dowsers in their sound work. They will also weave in some live music to honour the Spirit of the Land and all present.
Bea and David are sound alchemists, working full-time with sound therapy since 2010 as Bards of Avalon. Their album, “The Archangel Transmissions” was critically acclaimed by both Kindred Spirit and Paradigm Shift magazines. They are also contributing authors to four of the Bounce Back Journey books which became Amazon best sellers.
April 12th. 10:30am-12:00. Whitminster Village Hall. GL2 7NN.
Peter Knight and Sue Wallace.
LANDSCAPES OF MEMORY - QUESTING IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF OUR ANCESTORS.
Peter Knight is well known in the South for his entertaining and enthusiastic workshops, convention lectures and field trips. He is an authority on our ancient landscape and weaves this wisdom into his many books.
He is the co-founder of the Dorset Earth Mysteries Group, an Honorary Member of the Dorset Dowsers, Antiquarian Society and the Wessex Dowsers as well as sitting on the committees of the Wyvern Dowsers and Society of Ley Hunters.
He is also an Adult Education Tutor on archaeology and earth mysteries, holding seminars at Bournemouth University. As a freelance magazine writer, his work has appeared on radio and TV, most notably on Channel 4 with Monty Don in Don Roamin'.
Peter is a visionary and instigated the first ever Convention of Alternative Archaeology and Earth Mysteries which is now a greatly appreciated annual event and a must on your calendar.
Sue has been the co-facilitator, along with Peter, on Stone Seeker tours for many years.
She brings along a lifetime of experience of self-searching, dowsing, drumming, and chanting. She has a deep relationship with the Earth and its sacred places, often connecting intuitively with trees and elementals, frequently through chant and song.
Sue is the co-author with Peter of their new book, 'LANDSCAPES OF MEMORY', to which she brought her profound connection with Nature to the fore.
She has also lead dowsing workshops, is a proof-reader, creates high-quality drum bags, and is an experienced and qualified shiatsu, reiki and acupressure therapist, with a keen interest in healthy nutrition and lifestyle.
Peter and Sue will be talking about their latest book ‘LANDSCAPES OF MEMORY’.This book traces the story of shamanism, from Ice Age cave art to today's indigenous cultures.
It follows the long history of people's deep connections with landscapes and the spirit that imbues everything.
Into this magical story, Sue and Peter weave their own questings, as they sought truths about what our ancestors believed, how they walked the songlines, dreamed the land, and experienced the power of place. The study of prehistoric cosmologies, shamanism and indigenous spirituality offers sustainable alternatives in these challenging times.
Sue and Peter also suggest ways of how to see the land through 'ancient eyes', how to 'sing the land', and to mindfully experience sacred places and the Earth Spirit, as our ancestors once did, and as many indigenous people still do today.
April 24th. Special Evening Presentation. Slimbridge Village Hall. GL2 7DF.
Earth’s Energies and Us. Presented by Adrian Incledon-Webber.
It may sound a strange title but that is what we humans are, caretakers of the world and in the talk will be looking at how we, individually, or in groups can start to make a difference.
We will, through dowsing, discover and bring healing to the many energies that can affect us and the earth, whether caused by detrimental human emotion or vibrational echoes from the past.
We will also be touching on nature spirits and how, by connecting with them we can bring peace to our gardens and the countryside beyond. The Guardian of the site, or Genus Loki also plays an important part in bringing healing to the land and your home.
This is a practical talk so do bring your rods/pendulums with you, and a notebook to jot down thoughts. We will be carrying out a healing session too.
Adrian started Dowsing Spirits some eleven years ago, he is a full time dowser/healer (geomancer), author of two ‘Heal Your Home’ books, described as the bibles of Geopathic Stress, and tutor of various dowsing and healing courses and workshops through the country.
He is a former Vice President of the British Society of Dowsers and past chair of their Earth Energies and Healing Groups.
May 10th. 10:30am-12:00.
Field Trip To the White Leaved Oak led by Lawrence Wadsworth.
This is a visit to the hamlet of Whiteleaved Oak which
sits at the southern end of the Malvern Hills, and is located where the
boundaries of Gloucestershire, Herefordshire and Worcester meet.
It is where
the dowser John Gibson-Forty investigating the legend of the Three Choirs,
located and dowsed the ten energy lines radiating out from the centre forming a
decagon.
It will be an opportunity to investigate the energies emanating from
the centre ourselves, and also in the surrounding area.
June 14th. 10:30am-12:00. Frampton on Severn Village Hall. GL2 7EA
Maria Zerva - Decoding the Myths.
Maria will take us on a journey through the mythologies that surround the countries of the Mediterranean basin, as well as legends of the rest of Europe, starting from the abduction of Europa by the White Bull,
following the labyrinth and the minotaur, talking about the Etruscans, the
Scandinavian Gods and Goddesses, reaching the shores of Ireland and the
beautiful legends about the Tuatha De Danann.
Entering the Piscean Age, Maria will be talking about the
legend of King Arthur and the Knights Templar. Also, she will talk about the
Eleusinian Mysteries and the Philosophical School of Plato.
What is the hidden symbolism behind the myths and what is
the sacred connection between the Venerated Mother Earth, the High Priests and
Priestesses and the initiates into the Mysteries?
Maria Zerva was born in Athens, Greece in 1975.
She has studied Finance at the University of Athens and
Photography at the Westminster and Kingsway College in London.
She has published a photobook titled: Achilleion, The
Palace, Corfu - Greece.
Her parents' origins are an amalgam of the Ionian
islands, Crete and Sporades islands.
From a very early age she has had vivid dreams and otherworldly experiences.
She has always been fascinated by the legends and the myths, exploring history, and the meaning of ancient symbols.
July 12th. 10:30am-12:00. Frampton on Severn Village Hall. GL2 7EA.
Lisa Fullbright Cossey. Working with the Ancestors.
This talk draws on Lisa’s latest training with the Centre for Systemic Constellations.
Constellation work seeks to help systems to find balance and order for the purpose of healing. The primary system we all belong to is our family. Systemic Constellations work addresses the traumas and adverse experiences of our ancestors and how they impact upon the subsequent generations. It brings harmony to the ancestral lines and allows the blessings of the ancestors to flow down to us.
In the West we have become dangerously disconnected from our ancestors, unaware of how their lives affect us now and with no model to relate positively to and work with our ancestral inheritance.
Bert Hellinger, who developed the Systemic Constellation techniques, lived with the Zulu people for many years and developed this work to bring ancient, indigenous understanding of the ancestors to the Western mind.
In this talk Lisa will explain the work of Systemic Constellations for the family and explore how people can often be inappropriately carrying ancestral trauma which negatively affects their lives.
We will explore how the remarkable and profound process of constellations works.
Finally, she will discuss how the people who act as “representatives” during a constellation session could be said to be using the same processes that dowsers use.
Saturday 9th August 2025.
Jayne Tovey. Minchinhampton Tracks and Features Field Trip.
Come and join us for an exploration in the ancient landscape of Minchinhampton! Explore some of the gems which are hidden in plain sight in the town and countryside. A circular walk in which you can trial and test your dowsing skills, and learn from fellow dowsers.
Jayne has a story on “Coffin Cottage” which she will narrate to us, as we walk, based on facts, hearsay and her own detective work and research. Jayne will also show us a few historical features in Minchinhampton including a hidden sunken road. Jayne will lead us across the countryside and show us some rare old kissing gate stiles, way markers, node stones, old water wells and springs and ‘daddy puffs’ and enclosure footpaths. Many are on leys for energy dowsing.
The walk commences in the churchyard at Minchinhampton village and takes us on roads and pathways but then the walk goes across fields. Walking boots or strong footwear are definitely needed and walking poles, if you have them would be a good idea. We shall be away from facilities for quite a long time so a packed lunch and a drink is definitely recommended. Depending on the speed of walkers, the time spent at all the stops. This could be a few hours long, so be prepared for a full day.
Directions: for Slimbridge Dowsers walk on Saturday 9th August 2025
Meet: in the Holy Trinity churchyard in the centre of Minchinhampton, Holy Trinity Church, Bell Ln, Minchinhampton, Stroud GL6 9BP
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Time: from 10:00 a.m. to leave at 10.30 a.m. promptly
Parking: Drive past the church, following the wall of the churchyard (Bell Lane) and you come to an area which opens out onto the common with lots of car parking spaces. See map! Free.
Toilet: There is a public loo opposite the church. See map!
For those not walking:
The kitchen (café), 7 High Street, Minchinhampton, GL6 9BN
September 13th. 10:30-12:00. Whitminster Village Hall. GL2 7NN.
Healing Past Lives with David Lockwood.
October 11th. 10:30am-12:00. Frampton on Severn Village Hall. GL2 7EA
Amy Murphy-Watts. Rebalancing with dowsing, flower essences and energy healing.
Balancing our stress levels can be a
constant battle.
Finding the time to allow yourself to 'just be' for 10 mins a
day can be a challenge in itself.
Stress can have a very negative effect on the
body and our mental health.
Amy will be showing us ways in which we can combat
that with nature's energy, dowsing and essences; making us aware about the way
we breathe or the words that we use and the vibration that can result from
that.
She will leave you with some helpful tips on how to combat this and to
become more consciously aware of where you hold stress and how to start to let
that go.
Dowsing is an integral part of this process.
Amy Murphy-Watts is
the founder of Nature’s Wish, a flower essence and wellbeing company. She
specialises in working with energy, helping others to become more aware of
their energy fields and what is damaging and beneficial to oneself.
As an advanced flower
essence practitioner, she calls upon her 20 years of experience in this field,
working with nature and its benefits.
She is also a Spiritual Healer,
professional dowser, and does one-to-one consulting, using dowsing to detect
energies and work with essences.
As an experienced speaker, Amy shares ways in
which working with energy and nature enriches your life.
She offers a variety of courses, helping others to learn to balance their
energies, working with nature and essences.
She teaches dowsing and working
with essences, empowering others to work with their intuition. Having produced
essences, wellbeing products and herbal teas for 14 years, she now distributes
across the UK and worldwide.
Website https://www.natureswish.co.uk/
November 8th. 10:30-12:00. Whitminster Village Hall. GL2 7NN.
Animal Healing with Nancy Bottura.
In this talk Nancy will share some of the experiences she has had during the 20 years she has worked as an Animal Healer.
She will also talk about Healing and the many ways in which animals can benefit from it.
There will also be a guided visualisation/meditation to help you to connect with the healing energy and share that with your animal (from a distance) if you would like to do so.
Nancy has worked holistically and in the field of energy healing for over 20 years.
She has a Diploma from The School of Homeopathy, Devon.
Is a Reiki Master (Shinpiden Reiki).
Has trained as a Spiritual Healer (for Animals).
Is an Animal Communicator and also a Trust Technique Practitioner: Mindfulness for People with their Animals.
December 13th. 10:30-12:00. Whitminster Village Hall. GL2 7NN.
Annual General Meeting and Christmas Meal.