Many authors, practitioners and artisans will be sharing their knowledge and skills in workshops at the festival. All workshops are free, with materials and supplies generously donated by our workshop leaders.
SATURDAY |
TIME |
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INDOOR |
Group 1
10:30-11:15
45min |
Communicating with Non-Pagans |
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The Twelve Powers |
Intro to Bellydance |
Group 2
11:30-12:45
1hr 15min |
Heathen Blot |
Mental Health Awareness in the Pagan Community |
Wild Earth Magick with Poetry |
Understanding Astrocartography |
Group 3
3:00-3:45
45min |
Lycanthropy for Pagans |
Crystals, Stones, & Minerals for Healers |
Pride or Hide: Coming Out of the Broom Closet |
Rune Study |
Group 4
4:00-4:45
45min |
Spiritual House Cleaning |
Chakra Candle Magic |
Working With Land Wights |
Oracles and Magical Life |
A special workshop, "Following the Labyrinth Path", will be at 11:30 am on Saturday, location to be announced.
SUNDAY |
TIME |
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INDOOR |
Group 1
10:30-11:15
45min |
NC Pagan Elder Council |
Introduction to Christo-Paganism |
How To Use 7 Day Novena Candles |
The Future... Astrology |
Group 2
11:30-12:45
1hr 15min |
Many Paths - One Spirit |
The Magick of Herbs |
Intro to Bellydance
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Group 7
3:00-3:45
45min |
Basic Hermetics |
Basic Energy Healing |
Spirits of Place (The City Mix) |
Leadership Is Not Management: Why Governance Matters in Faith Communities |
Group 8
4:00-4:45
45min |
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Basic Energy Healing
This workshop will be a basic introduction to healing interactions on the metaphysical plain, beginning with a discussion of basic interpretations of the definition of "spirit" , spiritual energy, life force, chi, chakra energy, and innate intelligence and moving into a more advance understanding of each spirit's potential for natural healing and a beginning foray into sensing energy and focusing energy for healing. The interactions will be primarily an information offering session with some limited hands on experiences, and an opportunity for other attendees to share techniques and experiences.
Dr. Eric Hahn
Dr. Eric Hahn is the owner of Hahn Family Chiropractic and has been serving the Raleigh area for 8 years as a chiropractor and metaphysical energy healer. Having graduated from the founding school for chiropractic Dr. Hahn returned to the roots of Chiropractic teachings through the writings of DD Palmer and has made those leanings accessible through his practice. By working one on one with individual patients over the years Dr. Hahn has found that everyone has the ability to heal naturally, and to help their own bodies heal energetically. They just need some basic guidance to get there. Through his one on one practice work and workshops he has been sharing this understanding with patients from all over the country for the last 3 years.
Basic Hermetics
This workshop will touch on the Hermetic Principles and how to apply them to your magical life.
DebMoondanzer
Deb is a Cabot Witch who has walked this path for 30+ years.
Chakra Candle magic
Deb will discuss the Chakras and their corresponding colors, and how to integrate them into Candle magic for everyday use.
DebMoondanzer
Deb is a Cabot Witch who has walked this path for 30+ years.
Communicating with Non-Pagans
Rev. Su Leone will facilitate a discussion on ways to communicate our religion to non-adherents in such a way that they are "enlightened not frightened" and to foster acceptance. Participants will be allowed to share their experiences with "coming out of the broom closet" if they choose.
Rev. Su Windsong
Rev. Su is an experienced Pagan with a Christian mother and mother-in-law. In her wedding practice she specializes in writing meaningful ceremonies for Pagans that don't scare non-Pagans. She offers intuitive readings to people of all faiths.
Crystals, Stones, & Minerals for Healers
Learn about a variety of crystals and minerals with properties geared towards those in the healing arts, whether working with others or yourself. Stones for grounding, protection, creation, heart-centering, communication, intuition, and expansion, as well as cleansing stones, will be covered.
RockBelly
Chad and Jennifer have worked with crystals and minerals for many years and are the owners of RockBelly, a crystal-focused venture. They have studied spiritual traditions from around the world, including yoga and other Eastern philosophies, as well as American indigenous traditions.
Following the Labyrinth
Take a walk on an ancient path without leaving Raleigh! Learn how to build a link to millions of people of all cultures. In this workshop we'll explore the history, design and use of Labyrinths. Labyrinths are currently experiencing a renaissance in the US and around the world. The Labyrinths' ability to quiet the mind and reduce stress serves us well in these modern times. Following the Labyrinth's path is a walking meditation - for some a welcome alternative to the “sit and be quiet” style of meditation. There is also a link thru history between the Labyrinth and the Divine Feminine. Karen has been inspired by the Labyrinth’s ability to facilitate personal and planetary transformation and hopes you will join her on the journey.
Karen Birbeck
Karen Birbeck has many interests, but none occupy her heart and mind more than Labyrinths. This year she took the plunge and traveled to San Francisco to train as a Labyrinth Facilitator with Veriditas. She is now utilizing over 20 years of teaching small workshops to spread the word about Labyrinths and their ability to affect personal transformation. Karen is a devotee of the Goddess and looks to nature for strength, comfort and joy!
Heathen Blot
Iðavelli Hof will hold a Heathen ritual open to all attendees.
Iðavelli Hof
Iðavelli Hof is a Heathen organization dedicated to furthering the knowledge and worship of the Aesir and Vanir in the Triangle.
How To Use 7 Day Novena Candles
"This class will cover the basics of selecting, preparing and using 7 Day, novena candles. You will learn how to select a color, get a brief intro on selection of herbs, oils and resins to dress them with, how to write a petition paper and set the light to work for you. No experience is required. "
Magus
Magus is the owner of Thaumaturgy 777, a full-service occult shop in Durham, NC. He is an initiate of the Golden Dawn, a practitioner of Pagan magick and a Hoodoo, Conjure worker. He is equally comfortable with Planetary Magick, tarot, astrology, and the Hoodoo-style petitioning of various Angels, Saints, Gods, Goddesses and other entities for assistance. Magus does Conjure work for private clients and runs an online correspondence course for magick.
Intro to Bellydance
Come learn to shimmy with Lirima! This intro to dance class is great for all skill levels.
Lirima
Lirima is a belly dancer from Hamlet, NC. She has over ten years of dance experience including both tribal and cabaret. She is currently a member of Qarisma Dance and teaches dance classes locally.
Introduction to Christo-Paganism
This workshop will serve as an introduction to Christo-Paganism and Folk Christianity. It will begin with a brief introduction to Christian mysticism, then follow the path of history into our contemporary world, showcasing the ways that Christianity and Paganism have grown and evolved side-by-side. Though it may seem foreign to some,Christo-Paganism is incredibly common. This workshop aims to dispel myths, and to show Christopagans that they are not alone. This workshop will be a SAFE SPACE for all to gather.
Rev. Amanda Morris
Rev. Amanda Morris is the primary facilitator of Gaia's Circle, and serves on the steerage committee of the Triangle Area Pagan Alliance. She is a high priestess and a minister in an international Universalist Fellowship, with roots in mysticism and gnosticism.
Leadership Is Not Management: Why Governance Matters in Faith Communities
Leadership and Governance are intergral parts of a faith community especially if it wants to grow and expand in a community. Too often, we can become boughed down by thinking leadership is managment, and we begin to treat one another as though we are in an employer and employee relationship. Learn what makes a leader and how leadership is not management. Explore the commitment and integrity needed to be a leader in a faith community. Brainstorm and set goals for meaning governance to enhance your faith community and to support its growth.
Reverend Lois Cavanagh-Daley
Reverend Lois Cavanagh-Daley is an ordained interfaith minsiter, and Unitarian-Universalist. She is an active member of the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Raleigh and has served the congregation as President-Elect, President, and Past-President. She hasworked actively in governance throughout her membership in UUFR and believes goverance work is an opportunity to strengthen an individuals' faith and belief system and an opportunity to actively live your faith and facilitate spiritual growth.
Lycanthropy for Pagans
The first mention of humans turning into wolves appears in the Epic of Gilgamesh -- so the story of the werewolf is as old as literature itself! What did it mean to the people of pagan cultures, how does its meaning change over time, and what could it mean for our spirituality now? Join the pack as we hunt for the answers. Bring your keen nose and your sense of adventure. Awoooo!
Heather Watson
Heather is a Celtic polytheist poet, healer, diviner, ritualist, and spirit-worker, but you can call her a druid for short. She is a founder and executive committee member of the Triangle Area Pagan Alliance and a proud daughter of the Great Bull of Durham.
Many Paths - One Spirit
Sunday has been designated as a Family and Friends day, welcoming non-Pagans and Pagan curious (or possibly nervous), to join our Festival and learn who we are and what we believe. Join us for a panel discussion to hear personal perspectives of Paganism in general, and Druid, Heathen, Wiccan, Witch, Animist, and Eclectic Pagan in specific.
Panel Participants
- Kelley Harrell is a bestselling author, rune reader, and modern shaman in Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina. A lifelong intuitive, she has worked with a local and international client base since 2000. She holds a Masters in Religious Studies, is a Reiki Master, and an ordained interfaith minister. She honors the paths of animism, Seiðr and Druidry, and works closely with the Elder Futhark Runes and divine Nature Spirits of eastern North Carolina. Her shamanic practice is Soul Intent Arts, and she is vigorously involved with the worlds in and around her.
- Priestess of Enchantment and Transformation, Beth Owls Daughter is a trained hereditary intuitive, Usui Reiki practitioner, and a master-level Tarot reader and teacher. She has served on the Board of Directors for Cherry Hill Seminary, the modern world’s first and only graduate-level education for Pagan ministry. Beth is the founder and organizer of one of the world’s oldest and largest Tarot social groups. For many years, she has been an active member in a number of professional esoteric and Tarot organizations, and has published countless articles, reviews and columns about the Tarot.
- A Pagan since birth, Tamara Davis refers to her path as one of a Spiritual Nomad, enjoying the study of many different paths, crafting a very eclectic practice of worship. She currently holds the position of Chair of the Council of the Church of the Earth in Raleigh, where she teaches classes and workshops and occasionally leads rituals. She has been involved with Pagan Pride Raleigh for many years.
- Jason Bzdula is an ordained minister for the Circle of Salgion Church of Wicca and has been following a Wiccan path for the past 20 years.
- Greg Timpany (Ailim) has been on the Druid path for nearly 20 years. He is an initiate of The Henge of Keltria and facilitates the local Red Oak study group. In addition to his Druidic training he has studied with Reweaving. His interests follow along the bardic path and include poetry and ritual design.
- Paul Pulley has 18 years of experience working with the runes and has studied with several different groups and teachers over the years. Three years ago he started a monthly public rune study course at The Dancing Moon in Raleigh as the next step in expanding his understanding of the runes.
Mental Health Awareness in the Pagan Community
Many mental health professionals do not have much understanding of pagan or magical beliefs, practices, or lifestyles. Like any other community, mental health concerns arise within our spiritual groups (and for solitary practitioners), and such concerns must be dealt with in a way that is meaningful. Participants will learn how to identify when a person in their community is struggling, how to nurture oneself and support others, and how advocate for themselves and their beliefs when dealing with mental health professionals. Participants will also learn how to earn how to identify a pagan-friendly therapist and some strategies for teaching their own therapist about their beliefs. This workshop will also include time for an open discussion of mental health in pagan spiritual communities.
Lauren Gardner
Lauren Gardner, MA, LPCA, is a counselor and psychotherapist who has been a student of the magical path for over two decades. As a therapist, she has worked clinically in hospital and university settings. She has a passion for serving the pagan community and has been published in both professional / clinical journals and in special-interest publications like the Journal of the Western Mystery Tradition.
NC Pagan Elder Council
The NC Pagan Elder Council is a forum for Elders, Youngers and all those in between to connect, support and network with one another to support a healthy multi-generational Pagan (and related Earth-based faiths) community in North Carolina. Come one, come all and aid us in healing the generations to keep our Pagan community strong and vibrant as we move forward into the future! All voices will be heard - this is a moderated discussion with time for each participant to contribute.
Tanaria Lightbearer
Tanaria is a local spiritual leader, founder of South Wake Spiritual Community and Clan of the Wildlings, and has been a practicing Pagan for 25 years. She is an ordained interfaith priestess with a passion for community building. As the child of recently immigrated families, she is a strong believer in healthy multi-generational families and communities.
Oracles and Magical Life
Introduction to the use of oracle in your magical life. This class covers the beginning introduction to all oracles that are typically used to facilitate finding the correct one for the student.
Michael Huber
Michael has been part of the pagan community for over 20 years and has shared this class many times.
Pride or Hide: Coming Out of the Broom Closet
This will be a mediated discussion of the many obstacles to openly practicing Paganism in our world today, the damage done to yourself and others when you hide your true self, and practical ways to manage this difficult "Pride or Hide" conflict.
Johnson Davis
Both deeply spiritual and terribly irreverent, I have followed Pagan paths for almost 30 years. This will be my fifth year as a co-LC of this, one of the largest and most successful Pagan Pride Day festivals in the world, and my third year as the Southern Regional Coordinator for all Pagan Pride events in the Southern states. The Pagan Pride Project is near and dear for me, and I look forward to participating in this workshop.
Rune Study
Start a journey with the Runes of the Elder Futhark. The Runes are a divination and magic system that take a lifetime to understand. We will talk about where they come from, how to understand them, and how to use them in divination. Come with a question for the runes, as we will spend half the class doing free demonstration readings.
Paul Pulley
Paul has 18 years of experience working with the runes and has studied with several different groups and teachers over the years. Three years ago he started a monthly public rune study course at The Dancing Moon in Raleigh as the next step in expanding his understanding of the runes.
Spirits of Place (The City Mix)
Who walks beside you in your city? Who else lives within your walls? Who guards your civic spaces? Our allies can be found in brick and concrete, glass and steel, not just in field, forest and river. We'll discuss spirits and deities of the city, including a look at pagan historical precedent, ideas for developing relationships with the spirits of your city and suggestions for creating your own city-specific practice. This workshop is an offshoot of last year's popular "Spirits of Place" presented by the Triangle Area Pagan Alliance (TAPA).
Alisa DeMao
Grounded in urban-influenced Hellenic and Roman polytheism, Alisa is a member of the TAPA Steering Committee whose personal practice has grown to include civic-focused spiritual/magical work and ritual in the public square of her home city of Durham. Her recent work has included ritual to memorialize local homicide victims and purify the city, influenced by her participation in area anti-violence initiatives. November will mark the fifth year she's conducted a two-week cycle of public ritual under the watchful eye of the Bull of Durham, honoring local, regional and national spirits, ancestors and deities.
Spirtual House Cleaning
"This class will instruct you in the many and varied techniques for ridding your home of negative energy and drawing in positive energy. We will go way beyond just smudging with Sage. You will learn how to use oils, Holy Water, “wards”, herbs, Feng Shui, magickal sigils, incenses, Guardian Spirits and more. The overall goal is not only to protect your home from evil and negative energy, but also to draw in positive blessings and good fortune. "
Magus
Magus is the owner of Thaumaturgy 777, a full-service occult shop in Durham, NC. He is an initiate of the Golden Dawn, a practitioner of Pagan magick and a Hoodoo, Conjure worker. He is equally comfortable with Planetary Magick, tarot, astrology, and the Hoodoo-style petitioning of various Angels, Saints, Gods, Goddesses and other entities for assistance. Magus does Conjure work for private clients and runs an online correspondence course for magick.
The Future... Astrology
The years ahead for the country and for the world hold some profound possibilities both positive and negative. Astrology offers some new and exciting ideas about how to deal with many of the current world crisis'. We are a young species. A global species. There are many things that each of us can do to promote our survival or contribute to our demise. (This presentation will focus on the positive)
Darrell Steen
Darrell is a professional astrologer, practicing full-time for 35 years with a world-wide clientele. He specialize in Transits -- predictive astrology and relocational astrology and is developing a new technique for astrocartography or relocation charts.
The Magick of Herbs
A new outlook on using herbs in Magickal Workings. Will discuss new ways to look at and how to useherbs in everyday life as well as in magickal workings.
Truely Unique
Kay is a third generation herbalist, with over 40 years’ experience. Kay started working with herbs at a very young age and continues her education by carefully studying herbs and there properties. She travels to Puerto Rico to learn about differentherbs and magick used in the Caribbean Islands and has adopted some of these herbs in her everyday cooking. She is the owner and operator of Truely Unique in Wilson NC where she has over three hundred and fifty herbs at her disposal. She not only sells her herbs, teas, tinctures, powders, and oils at her store but she also works with them in her everyday life from cooking to making different types of teas, to lotions, potions, and soaps. Learning is a never ending experience for Kay. She has been working on herbs and folklores for the past few years.
The Twelve Powers
The Twelve Powers are 12 spiritual abilities that we all have that have been fully expressed in all the major spiritual leaders throughout history. They are faith, strength, wisdom, love, power, imagination, understanding, will, order, zeal, elimination, and life. When these powers are fully expressed and balanced in our lives, then we can expect to live a spiritual life full of abundance where we feel more fulfilled, center, and in charge.
Eilidh
Eilidh, has been a practicing Independent Reformed Family Kemetic for the past 16 year. IRFK is a branch of the Kemetic faith that best reconstructs the Ancient Egyptian belief and religious structure. In college, she was the Education Outreach Chair and Ritual Coordinator for the Wiccan Pagan Student Association at UNC-Greensboro and worked closely with other groups on campus to create an inviting and welcoming atmosphere for people of all faiths. Since then, she has been extremely active in her local house of worship, where she acts as the youth education coordinator and go-to. She has taught a month long introductory course in the Kemetic faith at the church, and is in the early stages of creating a Pagan-centered circle within the church, the fifth circle she has had the opportunity to lead and be a part of in the last 16 years.
Understanding Astrocartography
Astrocartography is a new technique based on the most basic and influential part of the birth chart. Where astrology looks at the sky, Astrocartography looks at the earth. It gives a three dimensional look at your life personally and professionally. The predictive side of astrology is about timing. Astrocartrography is about the finding right place. Sounds complicated but using the maps of a few participants I will demonstrate how it works and how anyone can benefit from it.
Darrell Steen
Darrell is a professional astrologer, practicing full-time for 35 years with a world-wide clientele. He specialize in Transits -- predictive astrology and relocational astrology and is developing a new technique for astrocartography or relocation charts.
Wild Earth Magick with Poetry
A workshop on how Wild Earth Magick with Poetry can be used in Rituals and Ceremonies. I have found that there is a strong correlation for words to work into the magick needed for Energy and Spirituality. I am hoping that everyone who joins us will have gained yet another way of contriving what they already enjoy, especially those that love to write!
Dena M. Ferrari
"Dena is an award winning poet who has been published in numerous anthologies and whose third book has just been published! Her first two books, ""The Magic of Words"" (2013) a Poetry Prose Book for Children, and ""Come Closer My Dearies"" (2013) along with her newest book are available through lulu.com, a print by order publishing company located in NC. Dena is also an Ordained Minister through the Metaphysical Triad Synod. She has been a guest speaker at the Unitarian Church in Fayetteville as well as at the Girl Scouts in Selma, NC. Dena volunteers ministering in a prison and has also read to the blind via radio thru FSU. She and her husband, Peter, enjoy being a part of Nature and remains Spiritual in all their endeavors. Dena is currently writing fantasy and Pagan tales for magickal children of all ages and writes to leave a Living Legacy for her Grandchildren and the Inner Child in each of us.
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Working With Land Wights
This workshop will look at interacting with land wights, vaettir, nature spirits, kami, Little Neighbors, anything that can fall under similar terms. Consisting of a practical observation and an an intuitive observation with "anchors" from my bunch of Dead Guys, and a discussion about ethics, manners, and Doing Your Homework. Participants are invited to contribute to an ongoing UPG experiment with a particular anchor.
Snooze Hamilton
Snooze was found under a rock back in the late 60's and no one ever bothered to put her back. She currently lives in Concord NC with several animal people and a British Satyr. She's been an annoyingly eclectic hedgewitch with OBOD leanings, an animal rescuer/rehabilitator, and a taxi for Dead Guys. She's served as a priestess/ritual facilitator for various people and groups over the last 25-odd years, and was a co-organizer for Charlotte PPD for four years. Forecast is for scattered afternoon urban guerrilla gardening and Certified Backyard Habitat building, gusts of crafty artifice and archaeology, and a 99% chance of critters and rocks.