Lifting the Veil Conference

SPF are excited to be offering a conference on Saturday, 25^th October 2025 at The Pleasance, Edinburgh, 10am-11pm. This conference is suitable for ages 16+.

Our Theme

The theme this year is Lifting the Veil. Our theme will explore Samhain, death, dying, ancestors, grief, divination, and the associated deities and psychopomps such as Hekate, Hel, Gywn ap Nudd, and the Valkyries!

A Hybrid Conference

Our conference will again be a hybrid offering for both in-person and virtual attendees. Our hybrid conference style allows Pagans across the whole of Scotland, and beyond, to join us. Some talks will be live-streamed on the day, whilst the talks from the other rooms will be recorded and added to SPF’s website as soon as possible for ticket holders.

Accessibility

The Pleasance is in the heart of Edinburgh and we have ensured that all the spaces we have booked are accessible for our guests. There will be a quiet room at the Conference for anyone to use for quiet contemplation or for if you need space on the day. We will also have volunteers with badges on that you can approach with any questions or if you need a bit of support.

We are working to ensure that all videos will have captions available. The livestreamed content will be captioned. Please accept our apologies for an inaccuracies in the transcripts.

Our SPF Conference Team are committed to ensuring that our conference, and all events and spaces, are as accessible for as many attendees as possible. If you do have additional needs, please tell us – in confidence – at the time of purchasing your tickets, so that we can help you to be able to attend and participate as fully and in as much comfort as possible. SPF will do everything we reasonably can to make adaptations or provide assistance in a sensitive manner. This includes making provision for tickets so that essential companions or assistance dogs can attend – please email us to request this.

Our In-Person Presenters

Sorita D’Este – talking about Hekate, title to be confirmed

Graham Harvey – talk: Ancestors, animists and being better kin

Marian Green – talk title to be confirmed

Scott Richardson-Read and Eileen Budd – talk: Echoes of the Glen: The Aos Sìthe, the Dead, and Ancestral Customs

Sif Brookes – talk: Maidens of Slaughter, Maidens of Wisdom – The Valkyries and their Role in the Pre-Christian Nordic World

Claire Askew – talk title to be confirmed

Cerri Lee – talk: The Path of Memory

Thea Prothero – talk: Dark Pilgrimage: Divination, Death and the Road to Hel

Neil Pitchford – talk: Interfaith – my personal transformative Druid journey

Potia – participative singing workshop: Singing for, and to, our ancestors

John Macintyre – talk: Dionysian Religion and its Ritual Techniques

Kitty Macintyre – participative chant workshop

Find out about our presenter here!

Our Online Exclusive Speakers

Kristoffer Hughes – talk: Death, Dying and Bereavement

Moss Mathey – talking about Tarot

Cyndi Brannen – talking about Hekate

Mhara Starling – talk: Gwyn ap Nudd

Mark and Helen Woodsford-Dean – a seasonal reflective guided meditation (from Orkney)

Evening Entertainment

This year we will be having evening entertainment at The Pleasance!

Amarynthia

Damh the Bard

The Lifting the Veil Market!

We will have our annual conference market. This year entry to the market will be free!

Find our about our market vendors here!

Tickets Available Now!

This year SPF will be offering day tickets, evening tickets, and combined day and evening tickets. There will also be on-line tickets for those who cannot attend in person. SPF members receive a discount.

Click the links below for tickets:

Day only, including on-line access £25

Evening only £15

Day and evening combined, including on-line access £30

On-line access only £10