Wendy Rule    http://wendyrule.com/index.html

Internationally renowned Pagan Songstress Wendy Rule will make a rare journey up to the Gold Coast from her home town of Melbourne to perform a concert for GAIA (Goddess Association in Australia). Celebrated worldwide for her unique live shows that blur the line between performance and Ritual, Wendy will be performing songs from all of her albums, to create an Otherworldy evening of Music and Magic in honour of the Goddess.

Jane Meredith       jane@janemeredith.com    www.janemeredith.com

Jane Meredith is a Priestess of the Goddess.  She lives in Northern NSW and runs workshops and rituals in both Australia and the U.K.  She has presented her work many times at the Glastonbury Goddess Conference (U.K.) and at the Australian Goddess Conference in 2006 and 2007.  Jane is a writer and has published articles, stories and has a forthcoming book: Aphrodite’s Magic: Celebrate & Heal Your Sexuality (early 2010).  She passionately loves trees, ritual, the cycles of the sun and moon, cats, chocolate and her child & husband. 

Lucy Cavendish   is now unfortunately unable to attend

GrandMother Bilawara Lee

Bilawara whose name means Black Cockatoo, is a senior woman and Grandmother from the Larrakia Nation of Darwin Northern Territory. She is a Cross Cultural Awareness trainer, Conflict Resolution Mediator and Authorised Marriage Celebrant. Bilawara has over 57 year’s experience working, living and being part of a vibrant Aboriginal family and community. She is acknowledged and respected as a community communicator and teacher of the ancient wisdoms of Larrakia Aboriginal spirituality and healing.

Anique Radiant Heart      www.invokingthegoddess.com 

At age 61, for almost 30 years, Anique Radiant Heart has dedicated her life and her talents to assisting women and girls to awaken the great Feminine Divine within them.  Gifted with a miraculous voice and the ability to open people’s hearts with her singing and teaching, she has facilitated Goddess mystery workshops/events, celebrating the Goddess through ritual and song in the United Sates, Canada, England, Ireland, France, Italy, Greece, Singapore, Hungary, Holland, Crete, Italy, Taiwan, Australia and New Zealand.  

In 2008 Anique toured the world and successfully launched her new CD “LIVING THE GODDESS” which completes the trilogy with “INVOKING” and “EMBRACING THE GODDESS”.  This year 2009,  she will return to the Glastonbury Goddess Conference as the “jewel in the crown” of her 2009 European tour which will take her back to several conferences in Europe. Anique is a popular and loved presenter and brings with her a unique style of teaching and sacred singing. She lives in the country in Australia with her life partner and three feline familiars and one canine.  Her art and her garden complement her music and teaching and provide the serenity of a balanced and grounded heart.

Lynn Guy   lynnasmith2002@hotmail.com   http://templeoftherainbowmoon.bravehost.com

A wylde goddess & former secondary school Art Teacher, Lynn walks the spiralling path of the Beauty Way as goddess, priestess, human, teacher and student of the sacred ways of Gaia/Pachamama. Through the circles she runs in meditation, creativity - sacred Art classes, Rainbow Moon Medicine Hoop Spiritual development classes, drumming circles and Medicine Drum making workshops Lynn guides, supports and encourages others to explore, understand & accept all aspects of themselves in deeper ways. Lynn is currently studying Holistic Counselling & facilitates healing circles led by Circle of Grandmothers [www.grandmothersspeak.com ] bringing the Divine Feminine Energies back into balance across Mother Earth.

Julie Walton     pentacle11@iprimus.com.au

A pagan witch, singer/songwriter Julie Walton brings an essence of stillness, inner connectedness and beauty through song to the Goddess Conference.  She is an ‘in-spirited’ songstress who will open the Conference with a haunting ‘Invocation to Gaia’, with whom she feels a deep connection. Julie has been receiving/writing songs of spirit since 1996, performing with her Sunshine Coast band “Pentacle” for four years and releasing her first album Eternity in 2005.  In 2006 she released the beautiful Pagan Fire album, launched at the inaugural Gold Coast Goddess Conference. Musical highlights of 2007 included live performances with Jon Stevens (Hyatt Coolum), Josh Groban (QPAC Brisbane), many World Music gigs with Vox 16, pagan and goddess gatherings large and small and the opening and closing of the Goddess Conference. To date she is writing for her next album and, in August, is taking her first overseas trip to sing in Japan.  A relative newcomer to the Goddess path, Julie is becoming increasingly empowered by the sacred feminine through conscious observation and involvement in her own life.

Ganga Karen Ashworth  gangavoice@yahoo.com.au  Louise Bell    violetlakemusic@yahoo.com.au

Ganga Karen Ashworth is a highly regarded and experienced Singer, Song Writer, Speaker, Writer, Facilitator and Voice Empowerment Coach who brings her passion for voices and personal transformation together to facilitate powerful and holistic experiences through the human voice. Her training in Yoga, Nada Yoga, and Kinasthetic processes, along with 18 years experience in teaching has shown that:

“ Everybody has a beautiful and unique voice which is perfect for their body.  Your voice, when allowed to blossom can enable healing, self expression and personal empowerment.”

Louise Bell            violetlakemusic@yahoo.com.au         www.echoesofthegoddess.com  www.myspace.com/louisebellvioletlakemusic               

Louise Bell sings and plays folk harp, piano, singing bowls and various percussion instruments, embracing a rich variety of styles including sacred, folk, jazz and world music, infused with her background in classical piano. She composes, records and teaches, as well as performing at concerts, ceremonies, workshops and retreats.

From a deeply soulful place, with a passion for exploring the human condition, themes of peace and justice, and the sheer joy of weaving beautiful melody and harmony, Louise offers her music to entrance, challenge, heal and uplift.

Patricia Corner         www.pomegranategrove.org

Patricia Corner is a Sacred Earth Priestess of Goddess who has kindled and tends the flame of Goddess. Her life … her work … her very breathe is anchored in the Sacred Feminine. Patricia is the GrandMother Weaver and Spiritual Alchemist of the PomegranateGrove Priestesshood – Sacred Mystery School and Initiation Centre.  Her Teachings offer, knowledge, tools and keys from the Waters ~ the Heart and Fire ~ the Spirit of Goddess.          

Her dedication ‘In Her Service’ has seen her become a Visionary and Initiator of the Goddess Association In Australia – G.A.I.A. Inc.

Dede Callichy                 dede@better.net.au  This WORKSHOP is NOW FULL

Dede Callichy is a vibrant and enthusiastic State and Steiner trained teacher and musician. For over thirty years she has taught pre-teen children across many cultures. In this age of alienation of generations and crass distribution of information on the delicate subject of becoming a woman The Mantle of Sacred Women’s Power is transmitted in this essential Rite of Passage.

Jane Hardwicke Collings             janecollings@bigpond.com   www.moonsong.com.au

Jane Hardwicke Collings is a midwife, mother, grandmother.

Homebirth Midwife 25 years, Workshop facilitator, Teacher of the Women’s Mysteries, Author, Founder The School of Shamanic Midwifery. Jane, using her skills as Shamanic Midwife and Priestess, will facilitate a workshop for women to heal from previous birth experiences.

Tess Elliott    tesselliott@optusnet.com.au  THIS WORKSHOP is now FULL

As a professional Artist, Tess has always held a passion for Ancient history and cultures, especially pertaining to her Celtic heritage.  As a practitioner of clairvoyance medium ship since 2000, Tess  has created many  self awareness & healing workshops, through art classes, Inner Child wisdom courses and Earth – based Spirituality rituals.  Seasonal and moon cycle rituals are an intrinsic part of her everyday life. This gives meaning, awareness and blessings in abundance as she walks the path of her choice.  Tess is an inspiring   and passionate facilitator & communicator of her Crafts.

Barbara Sheehy     misb13@yahoo.com.au

Barb’s spiritual ancestral background connects back to Lemuiran times.  On a path to her own discovery of Oceanic Magik, Barb is now connecting with her beautiful and playful goddess guides Selefi ‘the gift’ and Yemanya ‘African and Brazilian Goddess who is credited with creating the sea’.  Through this connection Barb wishes to share her experiences with all women through Oceanic song and dance.  Through her workshop she loving guides participants to embrace their zest for self expression, connect with the goddess within and discover a little Oceanic Magik through voice and island movement.

Tanna Kjaer-Dona    http://www.tannakjaer.com

With more than fifteen years of musical experience, Danish born mother of two, Tanna Kjaer-Dona knows how music can affect us in every facet of our lives. A healer at heart, she was drawn to the idea of using the power of music and song to foster personal and spiritual growth. Although an accomplished and gifted performer and songwriter in her own right, she has used her gifts and time to found numerous choirs and singing groups with an aim to creating a unique atmosphere and vehicle for people to heal. Whether travelling the Priestess of Goddess path, arranging a song, directing choirs or performing, Tanna gives 100% of herself to her task.

Mel Creamer

* Melanie has always had a passion for music and the arts – she writes, performs and teaches music, enjoying both sharing her creativity and inspiring others, especially children, to reach their creative potential.  She has played in a band (‘Future Native’) that she created with her husband and co writer, PJ, for over 16 years and together they have toured both Australia and around the world playing at festivals including Glastonbury  (UK), Canadian Music (Toronto) South by South West (Austin Texas), Byron Blues Festival and Woodford Folk Festival.

She believes that life is fundamentally about balance – Music, Family, Love and Goddess – this is reflected in her love of teaching and practicing yoga – an attempt to balance body, mind and spirit!

* Together with Tanna, Mel formed the duo ‘Creamer-Dona’ – an original act that celebrates the many aspects of Goddess through music and song (being maidens, mothers and wise women in this modern age). They have played for the last few years at various women’s events and Goddess Conferences, rituals and celebrations.

Tricia Szirom        tszirom@hotmail.com;    www.gaiasgarden.com.au

I have been on my Goddess Journey for thirty years and am now the custodian and coordinator of Gaia’s Garden, a sacred women’s space in Melbourne. My journey has taken me through traditional religion where the two outstanding women are Mary the Virgin and Mary the Magdelene, both of whom are virtually invisible in protestant churches and who are trivialised and misrepresented in the catholic church.

Since the birth of our daughter I have been committed to creating a spiritual community, to nurture and support her and us as parents. This year has been one of blessings and fulfillments, including the opportunity to study with the Sisters of the Burning Branch – a deep and challenging experience.

Lynne Sinclair-Wood       brighid@chariot.net.au  - This WORKSHOP is NOW FULL

I am an Adelaide artist, writer and teacher following a spiritual path based in Celtic Spirituality. My path has taken me on many trips to Britain, Ireland and parts of Europe, as well as throughout Australia trying to find my place within the pattern of life. With a Fine Arts Degree and teaching Diploma in art, I have taught in schools and adult education since the early 1970s, while also running workshops and classes in Goddess spirituality, Celtic culture and Spirituality and visual arts. After an MA in Women’s Studies from University of Adelaide in 19996, I have been teaching courses in Women’s Education at TAFE colleges in Adelaide. My art work is inspired by my spiritual journey, within the sacred land both here in Australia working with Aboriginal artists and Elders and in the Celtic lands of my ancestors. I exhibit regularly in Australia, UK and Europe.

In 1999 I published a book “Creating Form from the Mist: The Wisdom of Women in Celtic Myth and Culture” and have published many articles in journals on Celtic art, Buddhism, parallels in Aboriginal and Celtic art and culture and Druidic teachings.

I was diagnosed with cancer in 2001 and believe that after 7 years on a healing journey, I am finally clear of illness.

Since 1994, I have taken a number of tours to ancient sacred sites and Celtic mythic sites in Britain and Ireland, eg “Celtic Art & Spirit Tour” in June 2008. I also work with people with disabilities, helping them to find meaningful employment.

As well as trip  to UK this year from May to July, I will be having a one person exhibition of my artwork in Adelaide in September/October.

Amrita Hobbs    amritahobbs@gmail.com     www.amritahobbs.com This WORKSHOP is NOW FULL

Amrita Hobbs  is an internationally facilitator. Her work has been acclaimed in Canada and the USA, the UK and Europe, Russia, Estonia and South Africa as well as Australia.

Amrita has offered innovative workshops for teens and adults for more than 30 years. She is a progressive teacher and leader who is passionate about the place of Rites of Passage and Initiation on our lives. Her work with mothers and daughters was featured as an ABC documentary FIRST BLOOD. She also was featured in a television documentary called FREEDOM OR MADNESS.

Amrita sings to the soul of woman to be true to Herself, live life beyond the edge and expand into the fullness of all possibility.

She brings a passionate commitment to making this a better world. Her work is said to be life changing.

Amrita is an author and publisher, her latest book GETTING REAL… about growing up! is and invaluable resource for teens, parents and teachers. Visit  www.amritahobbs.com   for info.

Elizabeth Jane Lotscher         www.innershe.com.au         

Elizabeth Jane Lotscher is a  Holistic Counsellor and facilitator who is passionate about assisting women to walk the receptive and magnetic Feminine path of Personal Development. Based in Brisbane, Elizabeth conducts workshops, wisdom circles and one on one counseling sessions, that utilize the profound intelligence of women’s bodies and souls. Her courses allow individuals to dance beyond their perceived limitations, by inspiring, igniting and celebrating their beauty, pleasures, passion and power.

Kate & Ljudan - Dance of the Goddess - share a background in over 15 years of Transformational Dance & Ritual Theatre and have collaborated to create this profoundly touching  life changing Goddess work based on shamanic dance, ritual & the Goddess archetypes. Ljudan is a professional workshop facilitator in the Findhorn Format (Lee Oldershaw), Kundalini Dance (Leyolah Antara) and Magicians Way (William Whitecloud). Kate is a Kundalini Dance facilitator and Kahuna Practioner. She has a professional background in theatre and the arts. Both Kate & Ljudan currently run workshops in Dance of The Goddess & Kundalini Dance. Kate recently coordinated and created the Temple Stage at Splendour in the Grass festival. Ljudan is the creator of the conscious dance network (www.consciousdancenetwork.com.au).

thea Gaia

thea Gaia lives with her feet in ancient times, her head in the rainbow, and her body acting out one of earth’s countless stories. Her conscious “Gaia” life began in the 1980’s with Goddess studies and changing her name to thea Rainbow, then continued with writing Gaia poetry, sharing a “Gaia’s Island” vision with women in America, co-creating “Gaia’s Gallery” in Adelaide, followed by “Gaia Womanspace” in Canberra, changing her name to thea Gaia, working with Gaia Matrix Oracle Cards, forming with others a Women’s Network named Sisters of Gaia in the 1990’s, and acquiring a symbolic statue “Behold, Gaia” in 2007 !  Living out her ancient self in her present place of Australia, thea remembers her journey beginning in rural Queensland, then continuing through teaching deaf children, theological studies, church ministry, discovering and teaching Goddess culture, ritualising, and then simply becoming a woman on the spiritual path of being a female human being, consciously recognising her life as Gaia’s.    theagaia@ozemail.com.au