Hello everyone,

Beltane is upon us and I hope you are all delighting in the joyful spring energies. Some of us had a fantastic time at the Beltane Temple of Sensual Delights on Beltane Eve in Birmingham - with much dance, ritual, performance art, food and general loveliness. For those of you who would like to carry the dancing earth energy further and deeper, Mandy is running her Barefoot Boogie this Sunday (7th May, and every first and third Sunday of the month) at St Columba's Hall in Moseley from 7-9 pm. For further information, ring her on 0781-4593571. Watch out for further Temple events in the near future.

The last WSN meeting took place on 20th April. I arrived rather 'train-lagged' after spending a fabulous and transformative time at the Findhorn Foundation - three intense days with Caroline Myss -, so the meditation that Richard led to start off with was just what I needed. He led us into a lovely and gentle journey which was deeply relaxing - my only regret being that it didn't last longer! After some general chatting and networking, the lovely Juliet presented us with a talk on Feng Shui. According to Juliet, 'Feng Shui is an ancient art and science first developed some 6000 years ago. It is the study of people, places and time, and how the energies of each interact. It is the practice of harnessing these forces of energy to benefit your well-being. Feng Shui can potentially improve your health, wealth and relationships by seeking a state of harmony and balance.'

The systems Juliet uses are the East-West System, and the Nine Floating Stars. The East-West analysis determines the home's and the occupant's favourable and unfavourable directions. It locates the most productive areas in the house. The Floating Star analysis uses the five physical elements: Fire, Earth, Metal, Water and Wood. These elements will be used to enhance the movement of chi (universal energy) in the house.

It was an interesting talk, and as Juliet did my as well as Beth's Feng Shui, we can wholeheartedly recommend her!

Our next meeting will take place on Thursday 18th May at 8pm, and guest speaker will be Vivienne Little, who runs the Seventh Wave Wellbeing Centre. She will talk about her work and background at the Centre, and how she decided to launch this fabulous place. This time, we will close the meeting with a guided meditation. See you there!