Workshops for 2025
(In no particular order)

Kristoffer Hughes
Arianrhod - meeting the Goddess of Fate, Fortune & Destiny
What messages can be gleaned from Celtic myth? How can we be placed in accordance with their wisdom in the 21st Century. In this presentation - Kristoffer - will guide you into the mysteries of Arianrhod and in doing so discover the nature of your fate, fortune and destiny.

 
The Biology of Belief
Join Druid and ex-Coroner, Kristoffer Hughes on a journey to examine the intersectionality of the physical world with that of the spiritual. The 20th Century Occultist Dion Fortune once said “Before the ascent into spirit can commence, the descent into matter must be complete”, and yet often the body and physical form is neglected for the numinous experience of the spirit. In this class Hughes will guide you on a journey through the perplexing and magical world of the human body and its ability to express and manifest mystery. We will explore native teachings that speak of this intersectionality in surprising manners. Discover how your body is a vessel of expression that is something the universe is actively doing and how that wisdom can be incorporated into your spirituality.


​Kristoffer Hughes
Kristoffer Hughes is Chief of the Anglesey Druid Order and the award-winning author of several books on Welsh/Celtic spirituality, mythology and magic. He is a first language native Welsh speaker born to a Welsh family in the mountains of North Wales. He is a Druid and member of the Gorsedd of Bards of the Island of Britain, and a Druid graduate of the Order of Bards, Ovates and Druids, a Mount Haemus Scholar and the designer of three tarot decks. He worked for His Majesty’s Coroner service for 32 years as an Autopsy Technologist and bereavement officer before retiring to become a Welsh language Television presenter. In 2025 he was awarded the Royal Television Society TV presenter of the year, and is a BAFTA nominated television presenter and documentary maker. In addition to his role in Welsh TV, he is an active funeral celebrant and consults on the board of religious education in Wales. He is head-teacher at the school of the Anglesey Druid Order where he teaches Druidry in the Anglesey tradition. He lives on a small Welsh island with his husband Ian, a cat and several beehives.

Ana Kean and Brandon Hughes
Ritual Clothing​
In this workshop we’ll roll up our sleeves and ask the toughest questions about the clothes we wear during rituals. Why we wear robes? Should you wear something other than a robe? What purpose do this funny looking outfits serve? What do the colors mean? Should I change them up based on the ritual or role? Do I need to spend a lot of money? All this and more, including a brief discussion of crane bags and other items you might want to wear during rituals. You will learn how to create personalized ritual garb that is unique to you, and there will be plenty of show-and-tell.

​Ana Kean
​I have been interested in history, textiles, ancestors, and magic since childhood, going on to major in history and anthropology.  I trained and worked as a professional archaeologist, and museum curatorial assistant and have a masters in secondary education with an emphasis on US history.  I teach 8th grade social studies.  I can be found either with my nose in a book or out in nature.  Or lounging on the sofa recovering from teaching teenagers.

​Brandon Hughes
​Brandon Hughes (he/him) is a human being incapable of writing a serious biography that has inexplicably managed to enter the Ovate level of OBOD. He currently resides on a small rock largely covered with water that sits far enough from the sun that it takes light eight minutes to reach it. He does not possess super powers, despite his wishes and best efforts. He reads a lot and has forgotten much of it, but he still remembers a wealth of Simpsons quotes. He is not yet a Jedi as, due to not being real, he has yet to defeat Darth Vader.

Mary Chudley
Intuitive Cartomancy
Cartomancy, divining with cards especially tarot, can be an interesting way to gain insight and perspective. There are a ton of oracle card and tarot card decks on the market with absolutely captivating artwork, maybe they've piqued your interest? Have you bought a tarot deck or thought about buying a tarot deck... if so, what next? This is a simple workshop to help dispel some common myths around cartomancy and set up some basic skills to read Cards from day 1. This will include how to obtain a deck, how to set up or "program" your deck, and of course how to interpret the cards and how to use card layouts. It can be very overwhelming to memorize all of the meanings and this workshop can be thought of as an intuitive shortcut. By all means bring your own deck if you have one, if not there will be some extra decks to share. This will be hands on workshop with the ultimate goal of everyone reading a basic spread or card layout for themselves.
Depending on experience level I'd love to get into recognizing bigger patterns throughout the spread and card interactions as well - basically how the cards can play off of one another, and influence each other for a more in depth reading.

Mary Chudley
​Your guide for this workshop will be Mary Redwing Chudley, a pagan witch and druid, who has read tarot for over 20 years and has a great affection for divination of all types.

Christian Brunner
Processing Herbs
You've been out and about in nature foraging, plugged some fragrant leaves in your herb garden, or have visited your favorite herb shop and gathered some plant matter. Now what?
In this workshop we will explore the most typical ways to process these herbs so that they can be ingested, sprayed around in a room, or be applied to your skin. While we might just talk about or show some of the processes, all participants will have the opportunity to start making a tincture which then can be further processed at home. 

Christian Brunner
​As an Austrian expat and an OBOD-Druid, Christian has dedicated a good junk of his life to making Alpine traditions and lore available to the rest of the worlds in his books Mountain Magic, Amanita (a novel), and most recently Alpine Witchery. He is currently writing on a book on all the shenanigans Alpine folk does in the Dark Half of the Year, describing monsters like the Krampus, the Wild Hunt, and why Carnival in the Alps is more than just fun.
He also has a certificate in herbalism, is a death mid-wife, and a celebrant. 
When he isn't occupied with the above-mentioned stuff, he works as the VP for Evaluation and Learning at FamilyAid, a provider of services for homeless and at-risk families in Boston.