About Brideswell

The trees around Madron's Well, in Cornwall, Britain, are still festooned with pieces of cloth, or "Cloutie" - prayers for healing to the Goddess of the well.

Brideswell is an independent publishing and consulting partnership between Leona Graham and Richard Elen. In addition to the work of Brideswell Associates, providing "Creative Technology" consultancy work - in music recording and production, graphics, web design and related areas - we operate the Brideswell Press, a small independent publishing house. Brideswell Associates sponsors a number of linked projects - see our Friends & Family page for further details.

About the Name

We chose the name Brideswell to honor Brigit, Celtic goddess of fire and wells - guardian of those access points on the land where we draw up 'the waters of life'. In these days when the old wells have been covered, desecrated, destroyed and polluted, an awareness of these mysteries is crucial.

'Bride' is one of Brigit's many names, indicating her link with the feminine/masculine mysteries, whereby the 'bride' (the goddess who may also manifest as the magical mare) is served by the 'groom', with all the inherent sexuality of such an alchemical union. In turn, the bride honors the husband, and together they serve the greater good. For more about the goddess Brigit, see Kathy Jones' book, The Goddess in Glastonbury.

The Brideswell Press

The aim of the Brideswell Press is to produce and publish a series of inspiring works - works imbued with spiritual wisdom, to uplift and bring joy to the hearts and minds of all those who come into contact with them. The following works are currently available or in development:

• The Finger and the Moon - Novel by Geoffrey Ashe, scheduled for publication on June 21, 2004
• At Home in Bell Buckle - Poetry by Leona, published 1995
• Moon Over Topanga, Owl In Ojai, and Other Tales from Turtle Island - Poetry and prose by Leona and friends, published March 2002
• Ancient Landscapes calendars (#1, The Anasazi, published 1995, is no longer available, but additional items in the series are planned)
• Return to Ciuatlan - Novel by Richard, work in progress
• Shades of Time - A completely revised edition of Richard's 1979 book, formerly titled Radical Occultism. Work in progress
• Passages About Gwenhwyfar - Leona's extensive work-in-progress that examines the Arthurian material from Guinevere's point of view, though poetry, myth and history.

Brideswell Associates

Brideswell Associates offers various consultancy and related services along the boundary where creativity and technology meet. These include the following:

• Audio engineering - recording, production and live sound
• Conference and special event coordination, direction and production
• Graphic design - CD inlays, books, web sites etc
• Information technology services - systems design, maintenance, Internet and network connectivity - Macintosh, Unix and even Windows
• Lecturing and broadcasting - on consumer and professional audio, the Internet and technology in general.
• Marketing communications - brochures, advertising, press releases, etc
• Non-profit management efficency upgrading (aka troubleshooting)
• Personnel/team management consultancy
• Workshop facilitation in Relationship Skills, Inner Guidance and Team Effort
• Writing - Articles and reviews on music, recording, pro and consumer audio, and technology in general, in addition to marketing communications activities

For more information on these services and samples of work, please email us at info@brideswell.com

Who we are

• More about Leona
• More about Richard

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