Circle of Ishtar 9
Judith Laura
Judith Laura is an author, poet, and digital artist. She guesses she was one of the first to intuit a relationship between belly dance and Goddess traditions, as shown in her "Self-Blessing Belly Dance," which appeared in the journal SageWoman in the early 1980s. This piece, as well as other uses of Middle Eastern and Eastern European dance forms, are included in her first book, She Lives! The Return of Our Great Mother (1989, 1999). Her other books include Goddess Spirituality for the 21st Century (1997), and two novels, the most recent of which, Beyond All Desiring (2005), won several awards.
Her poetry has been widely published in journals and anthologies. Examples of poems inspired by folk dances can be seen on the e-journal Poemeleon at http://www.poemeleon.org/judith-laura. She has a website at http://www.judithlaura.com/ and blogs as Medusa on http://medusacoils.blogspot.com/.
Her digital art, which includes pieces inspired by the Nag Hammadi scripture, "Thunder, Perfect Mind" (and includes a belly dancer), as well as portrayals of Mary Magdalene and the Goddess Asherah, can be found on http://cafepress.com/judithlaura and http://zazzle.com/judithlaura.
Photo of Judith Laura by C.P. Thomas.Chakra Kalm
Local (Merseyside) based Reiki Practioner and Trainer with a great website featuring lots of useful information, meditations and relaxation techniques at www.chakrakalm.co.uk.
Snake Charmers
This trio of sexy entertainers are available for snake charming gigs. Duncan the snake is also their pet and is very well looked after and really enjoys performing (I know because I have worked with them). They are are all amazing and friendly characters. C
Contact them by email: raven-gm@hotmail.co.uk.
Eimear
A graduate in textiles, Eimear is an emerging contemporary artist, who delicately uses colour and texture to communicate her experiences found through journeys in India. Indigenous tribes people, landscape, architecture and the many visual styles of of India are subtly evoked in her paintings which shimmer and glow, their tiny mirrors and metallic details reflect the light.
To learn more and view Eimears work visit: www.eimears.co.uk.
Cyrus Issac
Cyrus Issac is an aspiring tortured poet of the post-modern British generation, composing my verses by the old fashioned methodology of a pen and paper- now that’s antiquated in the virtual paperless digital age…
"My roots lie in the crashing wonder of Coleridge and Byron, the beauty of Blake and the prosaic killing-fields of Auden, with a note of admiration to Wordsworth, Kipling (the genius), Yeats & of course the brilliant Poe..."
I find him a stimulating, interesting and charming conversationalist and social commentator.
Visit his website to find out more: www.cyrusissac.com.
