Eco-logic Books

The best place to find books on landcare, sustainable living, permaculture, good living, death, sheds that look like turtles, and other quintessential texts. Peter Andrews lovingly compiles this smorgasborg of goodies - why go anywhere else?

The Permaculture Association

The Permaculture Association is the hub of the Permaculture network in the UK. As good a place to start as any!

The Permaculture Magazine

The best source of information on what is happening in Permaculture in the UK. Contains course listings, articles, handy tips, and a good set of links.

Transition Culture

Visit only if you are prepared for a journey that starts today and will take you for the rest of your life. This is perhaps the most intriguing website of them all. . . Take a look at the realities of Climate Change and Peak Oil in the warm company of the Transition Movement who offer hope and heart in the form of a massive community response. For such challenges action must start with the individual but then build into grass roots commuinty action. Jump aboard.

The Willow Bank

This is Steve Pickup's willow catalogue site with more details of willow varieties, how, where, and when to plant willow.

Fruiting Bodies

Ragmans Lane has close links with this company who are pioneering the cultivation of medicinal and gourmet mushrooms in the UK. If you are interested in tintures of Shiitake, Reishi, or Trametes, check them out.

Wilderness Discovery

Bushcraft experiences in the Wye Valley and Forest of Dean.

Elemental Solutions

Nick Grant runs elemental. If you are looking for advice on rainwater, greywater, septic water or anything remotely connected with it - go here. Its a good website, and worth a visit.

Seed Savers Network Australia

Jude and Michel Fanton run Seedsavers. They taught our 1996 permaculture course here at Ragmans, and co wrote the Seedsavers Handbook, published by eco-logic books in 1997.

Shift Bristol

Shift Bristol has been formed to support local sustainable community action with useful and innovative training.

Land Reaserch Associates

Land Research Associates specialises in all aspects of soil science, land quality and rural land use.

  • Eco Shamanism Two Year Practitioner Training

    October 2020 - July 2022

    'Becoming one with our Earth'

    Starts 8 - 11 October 2020 (scroll down for more dates)

    A series of eight modules studying the contemporary areas of shamanism with an emphasis on eco reciprocity.

    You will be embarking on your own personal eco shamanic journey within a community of like minded beings (and the more than human world) whilst also learning all the major shamanic healing techniques.  An Eco Shamanic Practitioner Certificate is awarded once all work has been completed and is dependent on attendance and competence. However this is not compulsory and the course can be taken without the 'Certificate' element.

    Areas covered are (but not limited to) as follows:-

    Perception, awareness and sensation - diving into ourselves as Earth - a marriage of senses and spirit (the sixth sense).

    Spirits of land and nature, space and place (genius loci); accessing places and spaces of power; connecting to the more than human world (the anima mundi in all it's earthly forms).

    Shamanic Counselling - helping humans help themselves via spirit: teaching humans the shamanic journey.

    Vision quest - understanding the process of the journey within and without. Calling for a vision. Working with labyrinths.

    The elements - a deep look at fire, earth, air and water (and the seasonal cycles of Sun and Moon).

    Energetic medicine techniques and the recovery of power - identifying and remedying misplaced energy and power in humans and the more than human world.

    Soul retrieval - the return of spirit essences for a more fulfilled life, for you and others, and the more than human world.

    Eco Mapping - middle world nature/spirit healing for humans using perception and perspective. Oracular work focussing on divination.

    Plant and animal spirits, guides, teachers and friends.

    Sustainable living practises - you are what you eat, travelling lightly, future thinking, remote viewing.

    The shamans horse (drum, rattle, sistrum and bell) - healing circles and the instrument’s voice or song / the nature of sound.

    Psychopomp (death and dying) - assisting the dying and dead to find their true place of rest.

    The beginning and end game - the nature of time, connection to source, authenticity, the ego and icons.

    2020

    October 8 - 11

    2021

    January 20 - 24 / April 21 -25 / July 21 - 25 / Oct 21 - 24

    2022

    January 12 - 16 / April 6 - 10 / July 20 - 24

    Further details and booking page at https://www.ecoshamanism.org.uk/learn/eco-shamanism-training.html or contact Mandy direct tel: 01594 541850 mobile: 07805 800313 email: info@ecoshamanism.org.uk

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    Course requirements: You need to know how to journey shamanically and there is an opportunity to learn this technique at a Learn to Journey workshop or one to one with Mandy. You will also need a shamanic drum (this can be borrowed and does not need to be owned). A commitment to all eight modules is required.

    Cost: Deposit to book your place: £300 (NOT refundable)

    Fees include all tuition, vegetarian/vegan meals and accommodation.

    Early bird by Thursday 30 April 2020

    Cost per year: £1650  or  £1800 with Certificate

    Full Price from Friday 1 May 2020

    Cost per year: £1900  or  £2050 with Certificate

    Concessionary places - there are two concessionary places available. If you wish to apply for a concessionary place please do so in your application including a statement as to why you think you are eligible.

    Cost per year: £1400  or  £1550 with Certificate

    Tutor Details:

    Mandy Pullen is an eco shamanic practitioner based in the Forest of Dean. She runs trainings, courses and workshops on eco shamanism. Mandy lived at the farm over 20 years ago and set up and ran the organic garden and box scheme.

     

     


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