We meet every second Monday of the month from 7.30pm onwards in the upstairs meeting room at Mambo Wine Bar (formerly Millers), Mill Lane, just off North Street (near Debenhams and opposite the old main Post Office) Taunton TA1 1LN.  Free admittance to all with a small donation for speaker’s expenses encouraged.  A current schedule is available to view on the Wessex Research Group Network website www.wessexresearchgroup.org. 

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July 13th 2009 – Professor Ronald Hutton, hugely engaging lecturer on History at Bristol University and popular  author of such Pagan classics as “The Triumph of the Moon” and “The Stations of the Sun” has kindly agreed to come to Taunton and speak for us, subject to be decided nearer the time. 

August 10th 2009 – “Healing Workshop” - a popular workshop run by Oak enabling all in the room to participate in both giving and receiving healing.  Oak has a real gift for teaching and everyone has the gift of healing within them – discover yours! 

September 14th 2009 - “Crystals – Some History and Uses for Humans and Animals” - Mechelle has a great deal of history and family involvement with witchcraft and speaks regularly on many associated subjects as well as running an excellent Pagan herbs/oils/incenses etc stall locally, see www.avalonesoterics.co.uk.

October 12th 2009 - “Brigid – Goddess, Druidess and Saint” - a talk by local author, lecturer and folklore researcher, Brian Wright, on one of our most loved Celtic Goddesses.  Brian is currently writing a book on the subject and, if publishing goes according to plan, will bring copies to the Moot.November 9th 2009 - "Aspects of Druidry: Ancient and Modern" - a talk by Penny Billington, OBOD Druid, author and editor of "Touchstone" magazine, on the few recognised sources of Druidic knowledge available and which of these have been adopted as relevant to modern spirituality.

December 14th 2009 - "An Evening with Damh the Bard" - TICKETS ONLY!!! Damh will be coming along to Taunton Moot to cheer us with an evening of his inspiring Pagan folk music. We'll also be holding our now traditional "stampede raffle". As usual, bring along as many gift wrapped prizes as you can - proceeds will go to The Friends of the Witchcraft Museum in Boscastle & Wessex Pagan Federation. Admission for this event will be by TICKET ONLY. Tickets are limited (half are sold already), cost £5 and are available from Yarrow.

January 11th 2010 - "Meeting Birds of Prey" - Richard and Addy will be bringing in a Barn Owl, a Falcon and a Harris Hawk. We will hear all about these beautiful birds, their training habits and how they are viewed spiritually around the world.February 8th 2010 - "Isis from Egypt to the Present Day"- back by popular demand, Levannah Morgan looks at how the worship of this Egyptian Goddess grew into one of the first truly international religions in Greek and Roman times, how Isis influenced Christianity, and how Dion Fortune and others ensured that She has a central place in modern Paganism and Witchcraft.

March 8th 2010 - "The Magick of Arthur, Merlin and Avalon" - an engaging talk by Gordon Strong. Arthur, Merlin, the Lady of the Lake and Morgan le Fay are all figures of High Magick. The Holy Grail is the personification of the Goddess energy. All these elements have prompted Gordon's new book ‘King Arthur: The Waste Land and the New Age.' Welcome to the sacred kingdom of Avalon!

April 12th 2010 - "Aleister Crowley as Shaman" - Sexual adventurer, mountaineer, chess master and founder of a new religion - Crowley was all of these things and more. Tonight Julian Vayne, back by popular demand, will explore Crowley as shaman, the liminal wounded healer who brought magick into the 21st century.

May 10th 2010 - "Three Viking Women" - Val Bannister speaks on the colourful lives of three strong Viking women and provides a fascinating insight into a Pagan society more equal and liberated than many others until well into the 20th century.

June 14th 2010 - Kathy Jones of the Goddess Temple in Glastonbury. Subject TBC.

July 12th 2010 - "Stolen Images: Pagan Symbolism in Church Architecture" - Peter Knight (back by huge demand!) returns to give us another illustrated presentation, showing how Christian icons, such as the Green Man, dragons, serpents, the Grail, the Cross, Mary the Mother and others owe their origins to Pagan symbolism, and how and why the Church sought to use them. He will also touch upon how certain Church images can give clues as to the energies flowing though churches.