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Coed Samhain

Calling all recycled souls...

Join us in welcoming the final harvest, the Celtic new year's eve and the beginning of winter when the world starts to darken and the days are getting shorter - the 'dark half' of the year and the demise of the power of the sun. The most magically potent time is November Eve, the night of October 31st, known today of course, as Halloween.

A dance to the ancestors in the Multi-Yurt
> Luna Om - Essense (Uplifting, spiritual, organic, shamanic, tribal trance into progressive, epic psy trance with multi-voice intentional Aum and didgeridoo)
> Celtia - Essense (Celtic trance with bag pipes and fiddles)
> Toulliche - Essense (Uplifting progressive & psy trance)
> Technophobe - Essense (Funky uplifting trance)
> DJ Hugh Newman (Ping Pong) - EEDA (Groovy psy trance)
> Si Tizzard - Flatspin (Progressive house into psy trance)
> Turtle - Small World (Breaks and electro breaks)
> Coedsters Rich & Matt (Hip hop, drum & bass, dub)

Join in the 'Love Beam' at midnight when we all unite, visualise and Aum with Love & Light to Earth and all Beings. This involves breathing and relaxation, guided visualisation and Om. Just before full moon the energies will be most powerful.

There will be Tibetan bell ringing, didges, drumming, smudge incense, fluffing, etc.

Conscious visuals by Opticfibre

Sumptuous chill in the Gallery
> Celtia - Essense (Celtic chillout with bagpipes and fiddles)
> Toulliche - Essense (Uplifting psy chillout)
> Turtle - Small World (Ambient, world, funky chill)
> Coedster Jud (World music)
> Coedster Lenny (Oldies)
> Fredster
> Ed Bollom

Children’s crèche and kids activities including:
- Mask and Pumpkin lantern making
- Toffee apple cooking
- Fun and games
- Stories round the fire
- Classic films

Feast of the Dead
- Freshly cooked, organic and locally sourced pumpkin pie
- Freshly baked cakes and goodies

Spirit Bar
- Home brewed beer
- Autumnal real ale
- Mulled cider and wine

- Fancy dress
- Jamming and poetry round the sacred fire
- Apple bobbing
- Wood fired yurt Sauna

Crash space in the gallery and camping for the hardcore

Organic and local cooked vegetarian/vegan Sunday breakfast
Local and organic barbecue in the garden

Sunday in the Gallery
> Live acoustic bands, poets and circus acts - Get involved!

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Site powered by renewable and sustainable energy.
Visit the woodland low-impact village.
Permaculture gardens, Wetland Ecosystem Treatment (WET), compost toilets, full-size solar-aligned stone circle, goats, chickens and beehives...

Low impact community living in action!

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Price: £10 (Free parking and camping/crashing Sat night to Sun morning)
Children under 16: £5

Feast: £5 per head
Breakfast: £5 per head
Sauna by donation

Advance tickets: Bristol Ticket Shop
http://bristolticketshop.co.uk/
0117 929 9008

Or pay on gate.

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All monies raised will as usual be funding repairs, renovations and improvements to the Coed Hills Visitor Centre.

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Please note: Guests staying overnight at Coed Hills before or after Saturday 31st October are asked to pay the usual camping fee of £5 per head per night.

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Samhain stands between the worlds of the living and dead and outside of ordinary time. It's the day that past memories meet the hopes of the future. The veil between us and the spirit world is at its thinnest tonight - also known as 'Ancestor night' - and we remember our ancestors, recent and from the distant past. It is death that gives life its purpose and decay that fertilises new growth.

In order to protect themselves from any roaming evil spirits the Celts would appease them by offering them treats. The custom of wearing costumes on Halloween is thought to derive from the Celts disguising themselves at Samhain, so the spirits would think that they belonged to their own company. They could then communicate with the spirit world, known as 'souling' to bring guidance and inspiration for the coming year.

It is a time to plant the seeds of new projects, allowing them to germinate over the winter months. It is also considered the time to end old projects and to generally take stock of one's life. Samhain allows you to come to terms with your past year and leave all mistakes and regrets behind you, in order to move on. Look forward to what the future holds.

Use the magic of this time to say goodbye to a bad habit or addiction, an old relationship, or anything else negative in your life - Samhain is the night to leave it all behind.

May the ancient spirits of the wise be with you for strength on the path of love and light and the highest good of all.

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Come and have a blast of country lushness and fun!

TRAVEL INFO
Only half an hour from Cardiff (X2 bus to St Hilary) and an hour from Bristol.

CAR: M4 J33 to A48 St Hilary, 8 miles West of Cardiff.

London to Cardiff return
COACH Nat.Express/Megabus - 3.5 hours.
TRAIN 2.5 hours

LIFTSHARE FOR DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS:
www.freewheelers.co.uk/Coed_Hills
Also try www.liftshare.com and post on the Facebook event wall.