Shapeshifters and Magical Animals

This class is offered on a tiered, PAY-WHAT-YOU-CAN basis.
Supply of lower priced tickets is dependent on sales of full price tickets.
Please, pay what you CAN.

Dates: May 28th; June 4th, 11th, 18th, 25th; July 2nd
Time: Wednesdays at 5 pm Pacific/8 pm Eastern (1 am Thurs. UK)
Classes are held online, using the Zoom platform and last between 90 minutes and 2 hours.

I hope you will attend the live classes, however, recordings will be made available, on request.

In Shapeshifters and Magical Animals we will explore stories and poems from Britain and Ireland concerning the themes of transformation, wisdom, immortality, and time. We will be looking at stories and word-images which have fascinated me for years.

I love teaching this class! As a teacher, I believe my job is to share material from reliable sources with you, and to offer my insights and possible interpretations. I hope this will open new paths for you to explore.

• Material will be drawn from folklore, myth, early bardic poetry, and relevant modern writers.
• There won't be any reading assignments, but you will be asked to watch a short video each week to prepare for the class.
• There will be some storytelling in class, and we will look at a few poems together, too.
• This class is suitable for students who are new to Celtic material, but will add richness and insight for those who are not.
• Help will be provided with pronunciation of unfamiliar words and names.
• The classes will include time for questions and moderated discussion.

What to expect from this class
Weekly online class includes – my presentations, Q&A sessions, moderated discussions. Classes usually last around 90 minutes.

Access to class recording (Recordings may not always include class discussions, but will always include all presentations.) I strongly encourage you to attend the Zoom sessions if you possibly can, but there's no need to apologise if you're unable to do so.

Weekly notes. You will receive these as a PDF after each class. These will include:

• Important points and graphics from the presentations
• links or citations for any texts referenced in the presentations
• links and citations to further reading on the topics covered, which you can follow up on, if you wish.

Homework: You will be asked to watch a short video each week to prepare for the class.

Important! You should receive an email from me within 24 hours of paying for the class. Please respond to that email if requested. If you don't see it, check your spam folders, etc. and if you can't find it, contact me by clicking "contact organiser", below! It's important that we are in email contact, so that you can receive the zoom links and class mailings.

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