Welcome to the Sanctuary of Vindos

My name is Lorna Smithers and I am a Brythonic polytheist author and shamanic guide based in Penwortham, Lancashire, North West England, in the UK.

Brythonic Polytheism is the worship of one or more of the many Gods venerated by the Brythonic peoples who inhabited most of Britain between 4000 BCE and 800 CE and whose culture continues in Wales. These Deities are attested through archaeology and Roman records and their stories live on in Welsh mythology and folklore.

Shamanism is the practice of entering altered states of consciousness to communicate with spirits and to travel to the spirit world to access guidance and healing. In the Brythonic tradition the Otherworld is known as Annwn ‘Very Deep’ and as Faery.

Vindos / Gwyn ap Nudd ‘White son of Mist’ is a ruler of Annwn. He rules the spirits of Annwn and the dead and gathers the souls of the deceased back to His realm. In my experience He is associated with healing through shamanic practices and art. Vindos is my patron God and I serve Him through my writing and shamanic work.

I have over ten years experience of practicing Brythonic and core shamanism and am training to be a shamanic practitioner. I offer free and student rate shamanic guidance and healing and I am particularly interested in working with others who are inspired to build devotional relationships with the Brythonic Gods and explore Annwn.