PantheaCon 2010 – Back to Basics
Ancient Ways Festival May 19–23, 2010
PantheaCon Convention February 18–21, 2011
The Druid House of Danu Presents Its Annual
Gorsedd for the Festival of Lughnasadh July 30 through August 2, 2010 • In the Redwoods overlooking Monterey Bay
Come join Pagans from throughout the world who gather to celebrate Druid culture in Northern California! Four days and three nights of Druid workshops, dancing, chanting, drumming, nightly Bardic campfires, a rousing Eisteddfod nestled in a Redwood grove, capped by a grand procession and ritual celebrating Lughnasadh that you help create.
Membership in the Order of Bards, Ovates, and Druids (OBOD) is not required—just an interest in exploring Druid culture.
Registration fees include all events, workshops, eight meals prepared by Buddhist wedding chefs, and lodging. Camping: $277 • Bunk in cabin: $337 Space is limited, so register early!
www.houseofdanu.com
PantheaCon 2010 Staff This will be a wonderful gathering, but it could not have been done without a tremendous amount of help from a lot of heroines and heroes. Here is a list of some of our volunteers. If you see them in the hall, give them a big hello and thank you. • Producer, organizer, & ringmaster: Glenn Turner • Operations: Caradwen Braskat (Dept. Head), Cruz Arellanes (Dept. Second), Gene Hertel (Dept. Second), Brad Nelson (Dept. Second), Mike Stalnaker (Dept. Second), Grahame Ainsley; Staff: Kimmi Allbee, Darrin Barnett, Dorie Bernstein, Max Bernstein, Laurel Beyl, Matt Branstad, Connor Dale, Ted Ellis, Kaerla Fellows, Randy Foreman, TR Fullheart, Peggy Glosser, Eric Liter, David Lucey, Christine Martin, Joe Martin, Kathleen McDowell, Cynan Roberts, Sally Robinson, Robert Sallade, Vikki Savo, Michelle Schochet, Martha Storm, Sylvan Sullivan, Nicole Terry, Robert Tharp, Robert Toland, Badger Watkins, Paul White • Programming: David Shultz (Dept. Head), Dana Runkle (Dept. Second), Dee Brown; Staff: Denver Dale, Dennis Ford, Nora Ford, Nan Martin, Micah Richard, MP3, Julie Vayda • Green Room: Holly Turner (Dept. Head), Christa Osier (Dept. Second), Alex Beachy; Staff: Nico Beachy, Tina Beachy, Brad Lee, Jack Passadore, Nick Shapiro, Terrie Wolfe-Lee • Vendors & Hotel: Thalassa (Dept. Head), Vendors Rydell Downward (Dept. Second), Amy Liebert; Staff: Thena MacArthur, Technical Services: Donald Barks (Dept. Head), Sue McCullough (Dept. Second), Kenton Barks; Staff: Ryn Serenity Bruce, Michael Charboneau, Mike Cowen, Amber Cowley, Techno DeBono, Bonnie McCammond, Cameron Nelson, Mandy Shull, Brett Shull • Registration: Joi Wolfwomyn (Dept. Head), Chandra Krinsky (Dept. Second), Rebecca Ainsley; Staff: Peter Baleschi, Jerry Buie, Nicholas Duncan, Rhiannon Dunklee, Jonathan Fae, Bruce Frazier, Lucy Fur, Piwacket Halo, Marion Hindenes, Laura Lackey, Jonah Pugh, Marla Shauer, Linda VonBraskat-Crowe, Alyssandra Yochelson • Pre-Registration: Teri Davis (Dept. Head), Bob Orser; Staff: Donald Simpson • Gryphons: Angela Carlson (Dept. Head), Bella Crow (Dept. Second), Ronan Buchanan (Dept. Third), Jennifer Boyster; Staff: Nan Boyster, Rachael Bradshaw, Gryffon, Boris Charlton, Thorrfin, Indiana Nelson, Kay Nelson, Cara Sanchez, Cherie Stryker, Maia Tinsley, Jennifer Young • Information: Terry Solomon (Dept. Head), Nick Mar (Dept. Second), Cody Benedetti; Staff: Dominic Bridwell, Forrest Bryant, Sage DeRosier, Kaye Jarrett, Alicia Moore, Travis Van Oosbree, Brittany Watkins • Newsletter: Elena Perez (Dept. Head); Staff: Chris Dunklee • Logistics: Otto Benson (Dept. Head), Jake Gerhardt; Staff: Casey Smith • Hospitality: Sandy Benson (Dept. Head), Christina Jeffries (Dept. Second), Esther Bamberg; Staff: Geoffrey Bayley, Diana Benson, Jeremy Benson, Kelsey Cole, Jonathan Kaufman, Kirsten Kraft, Kelli Melocik • Staff Lounge: Eric Turner (Dept. Head), Christopher Wloch (Dept. Second), Deb Castillo; Staff: Tare’ Clark, Sean King, Josiah Ouellette, Justin Parker, Morgan Penngrath, Alicia Terra, Kathleen Woodyard
• Auction: Acianita Lucero (Dept. Co-Head), Janelle Tassano (Dept. Co-Head), Gareth Storm (Dept. Second), Shanda Gatlin (Dept. Third), Jamie Buschbaum; Staff: John Garcia, Paul Gatlin, Jennifer Toal • ASL: Lulu Collins (Dept. Co-Head), ASL Kevin Roddy (Dept. Co-Head) Web: Jo Rhett Staff • Program Cover: Thena MacArthur • Program design & layout: Jim Ward
Contents PantheaCon 2010 Staff................................................................... 3 Welcome to PantheaCon 2010....................................................... 4 Welcome from the Programming Staff........................................... 5 The Green Room, Presenters Check In . .......................................... 5 PantheaCon Convention Operations............................................... 6 Hotel Survival................................................................................. 6 PantheaCon Event & Ritual Etiquette............................................. 7 PantheaCon FAQ............................................................................. 8 Gryphons’ Lair................................................................................ 9 Charity Auction.............................................................................. 9 Hospitality Suites & Parties.......................................................... 10 Friday Afternoon Schedule........................................................... 15 Friday Evening Schedule.............................................................. 18 Saturday Morning Schedule......................................................... 21 Saturday Afternoon Schedule....................................................... 24 Saturday Evening Schedule.......................................................... 27 Sunday Morning Schedule........................................................... 30 Sunday Afternoon Schedule......................................................... 34 Sunday Evening Schedule............................................................ 36 Monday Morning Schedule.......................................................... 39 Monday Afternoon Schedule........................................................ 43 PantheaCon 2010 Presenters........................................................ 45 PantheaCon Vendors.................................................................... 63 Event Floorplans...............................................................back cover Cover Illustration by Thena MacArthur 3
Welcome to PantheaCon 2010! elcome to the sixteenth annual PantheaCon, our wonderW ful gathering of the tribes. We are now the largest annual pagan convention in the US. The Bay Area has a wide range of pa-
gans, re-constructionists, and nature religions that come together here. Once again we offer the best events and most knowledgeable speakers that the West and beyond has to offer. We are keeping with two 90 minute sessions in the morning (9 am–10:30 am & 11 am–12:30 pm) and two in the afternoon (1:30 pm–3 pm. & 3:30 pm–5 pm), with a one-hour lunch and a twohour dinner break. The evening events are scheduled at 7 pm, 9 pm and 11 pm. You can find scholarly, ritual and entertainment presentations in almost every time slot. So no matter what mood you are in, there will be a presentation to get you excited and get you going. We are going strong from 1 pm on Friday to 4 pm on Monday and have over 200 presentations for you to choose from. Registration for the Conference will open at 10 am on Friday, Feb. 12th, and will be situated on the ground floor farthest from the hotel elevators. After you register you will receive a complete program guide, pocket program, and up to date changes. Badges will be required for participation in any presentation or for admittance to any official PantheaCon party floor. Badges will be checked. Please wear your badge at all times. Lost badges will have to be purchased again (and refunded if you find the old one). We start the Conference with a short Opening Ritual with Glenn Turner and friends at 1 p.m. (Hotel room check in is typically at 3 pm, but bags can be left with the hotel bell service people.) Then at 1:30 pm the Con gets going with lots of wonderful presentations. We will have up to 14 different simultaneous workshops going on at any time. Keep your eyes open on the official posting spots to hear about parties, Birds-of-a-Feather gatherings or other informal get-togethers. Every time slot is full of magical and fabulous presentations. Friday events include: At 1:30 pm we start with a full range of 13 events spanning a wide interest range, then at 3:30 pm find a Brigid Healing Circle with Selena Fox, the first of the rituals with one at every time slot though out the evening. The mind reels at so many great workshops, music and rituals with something for everyone. Saturday events include: Again, I give up, there are so very many wonderful events and presenters that there is no way I can easily pick among the several great events in every time slot. You will just have to join us in making the hard choices. Sunday events include: Too many to list all the places I want to be at the same time. Again and again there are hard choices for every time frame. One of our biggest “complaints” is that there is no cloak of bi-location available for people. And don’t forget Monday, it may be the last day of Con but it has
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some of the best stuff. You can wrap up the weekend at the Closing Ritual with Glenn Turner and friends at 3:00 pm. Dress up, have fun. Bring your dancing shoes for all the great events with dancing, wear red and black for the Friday night Pomba devotional, and robes and finery we can only wear in a hotel, but not outside in the hills. You may also want to bring a drum, or guitar to make music too. (A word of caution: we will be sharing the hotel including the elevators with the rest of the hotel guests. Please, be covered as if for the street when traveling through the public areas of the hotel. This is not to discourage dazzling costuming.) The Conference Hospitality Suite (Con Suite) is in the Ninth floor Presidential suite, Rm. 954, has snacks, tea and coffee and is a place to go to relax a bit. It is open all the time or as we can staff it. If you wish to bring something to contribute, by all means, do so. We also have a second room that is kid friendly –kids must be with an adult. Check out the Ballroom Mezzanine area on the 2nd floor above Reg. The Charity Auction items on display there will please and tempt you. The Silent auction will open Friday evening, with the live Auction on Sunday. The Con Book Signing table is in the hallway outside the Vendor room. Find flyers with the schedule of the authors at the Info table. There will also be book signings at two vendor booths, Fields Books (book signings) and the Ancient Ways booth (book signings and also find some of the books and CDs the presenters bring to us. Please check ahead with us before you just drop off books or CDs at the Ancient Ways booth.) The San Martin Hallway can be used as a place to go after an exciting workshop to continue the discussion. Sometimes the Con Suite is a good place to gather to discuss a good topic. Check with them first by phoning 7954. The Riesling function room will be open for Teen use as the favored 10th floor area may be not available. Party Rooms and Hospitality Suites: The 2nd, 9th and 10th floors are where the parties are held. All will host discussions, gatherings and parties. Look for the details of these groups with their times and days further on in this program book, and at the Information table and Bulletin board. Other groups hosting parties should give their information to the Info table and check in with Ops for guidelines. Please help us make this Convention better by using our General Event Evaluation form and send it back when you’ve filled it in. Copies should be on the Info table. We want to improve every year, and your feedback is important to us. If you attended a fantastic presentation, let us know. If you have any complaints, let us know. We want you to have the best possible time with your peers as possible. You can always send us feedback at feedback@pantheacon. com. We will have a feedback form posted on the website too.
Welcome from the 2010 Programming Staff! Welcome to this year’s PantheaCon dedicated to getting Back to Basics. There are more than 200 presentations from many different and wonderful traditions. There should be plenty to keep everyone involved, busy and having fun! We have some great late night presentations this year as well as party rooms for all the party people. If parties aren’t your thing, we’ve expanded scholarly presentations into the night slots so get your thinking caps on and go learn. The presentations and party floors will be monitored, so remember to wear your badge at all times. If you don’t have your badge you will be asked to retrieve it before being allowed to enter a presentation or party. If you are attending a presentation with adult content and look like you might be younger than 21 make sure you bring your State ID with you, we will be checking ages at the door. Please be aware that as our attendance grows some popular presentations may fill to capacity. We will be turning people away if the rooms are too full. So if you think a presentation might be really popular –get there early. PantheaCon is doing our part to combat the well known condition called Pagan Standard Time. So please be prompt to all your events, especially those that are marked as closed, as these will not allow entry after they get started. All the events that are closed are marked with a special symbol in the program. If you are in a hall outside presentations in progress, please be respectful of your fellow con goers and keep it quiet. There are plenty of places in the hotel where loud happy people are welcome and where you won’t run the risk of disturbing a presentation. Please make the Info desk a regular stop every day, for in addition to the wonderful staffers who are there to answer your Con questions, there are message boards and copies of our amazing newsletter. The newsletter contains schedule changes, helpful hints on staying healthy, ritual etiquette, where you can grab some food, as well as interviews, and daily divination readings. And the message boards are a great way to find like minded people, signup sheets for special events and last minute programming changes. I hope you will fill out a Convention feedback form before you head home. You can find them at the info desk, or you can email your comments to feedback@pantheacon.com. We do listen to your suggestions and comments and use them to help make every year a little bit better. See you around the Con! —David, Programming Manager
The Green Room Where Presenters Check In Thank you for joining us to present at PantheaCon! First, please pick up your conference badge at Registration, located at the lobby level. Then, go to the Green Room, located on the second floor. Please check in at least 90 min before your presentation. Those who do will receive a special ribbon. This can also be done a day or two ahead if you are already attending the conference. Green Room will be open: Friday–10:00 am to 11:00 pm Saturday–8:30 am to 11:00 pm Sunday–8:30 am to 11:00 pm Monday–8:30 am to 2:00 pm
Lost Badge Polic y
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keep track of your badge! You will be asked to show your badge at the entrance to most con events. If you do not have your badge, you will be asked to get it before allowed entry. Our policy for lost badges is that if you have lost your badge, you will need to purchase another con membership at full price, in cash. If you later find your original badge, you can bring both badges to the registration desk and we will gladly refund the cost of your second badge. At this time, we can only accept cash for second badges. Please help us all have a great time by having your badge with you at all times inside the Con. In the past, some of our presenters have experienced lines at Green Room check in, mainly because of the high volume of participants on Friday night and Saturday morning for check in. To help smooth this process, it is asked that the contact person and only the contact person come into the Green Room to sign in for their event. The contact person will be given all of the “Presenter” ribbons allocated for their presentations. All other members of a workshop or ritual will be able to get their ribbons from the contact person. Any discounts or compensation will also be given to the contact person only. Any technical changes, scheduling, or room changes will be made with the contact person only. We hope this will make things much faster and smoother so that we can make the best possible convention for everyone, especially for our presenters! If you have Assistants that are there to help in ONLY your presentation will get a special badge from the Green Room. Come early so they are not delayed and late to the presentation. You will need to pick it up for them. This will give them access to your presentation, NOT any other presentations at P-Con. They are welcome to purchase a day pass at registration to attend other events if they become interested. If you need additional copies of your handout, there is a business center in the hotel where they are already set up for exactly this type of service. We look forward to your presentation!
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Convention Operations
A thousand welcomes to our fabulous 16th Year! We’re bigger and better than ever! Convention Operations (commonly called ConOps) can be found in the Board Room on the Second Floor of the hotel, and it will be open almost 24 hours a day, starting early Friday 2/12 and closing late Monday 2/15. A Special Request—when entering ConOps for assistance of ANY kind please try to keep your voice down— ConOps is a small room already full of people, ringing phones and two-way radios. We DO want to help you, that’s what we are there for, we just ask that you help us help you and everyone else who needs our assistance. We apologize in advance if we seem terse or abrupt with you, it is not at all our intention.
Getting Assistance
The most visible facet of the Operations crew is called the “Conference Assistance Team” or “CAT” and they are our version of event security. There will be CAT people wandering about the convention, so if you need assistance with a problem, feel free to approach any of us as we are here to make things run as smoothly as possible. All Operations/CAT people will have a special badge, which is red metallic printing on black background with the Ancient Ways logo, so that they can be easily identified. Remember: If you have a problem, need assistance or want to turn in or claim a “lost and found” item, you can: 1. Talk to a CAT member; 2. Go to the Information Table; 3. Go to the ConOps (Board Room—Second Floor). PLEASE: do not go to the Registration Table, as they are often too busy or not prepared, or even not able, to assist you and they will most likely refer you to ConOps or the Information Table anyway.
Lost and Found
All lost and found items should be taken to one of two places, either the Information Table (located in the foyer outside the Vendor Hall and across from Registration) or ConOps (2nd floor Board Room). Anything turned into the Information Table will be taken to ConOps for safekeeping. If you want to claim a lost and found item, you MUST go to ConOps. The Information Table will only be collecting lost and found items. At the end of the convention all unclaimed items are taken to the Ancient Ways store.
Peace-bonding
Peace-bonding weapons is a common convention practice. We strongly suggest that any Athames and other ritual tools, which might be mistaken for weapons, be peace-bonded. After all PantheaCon is a peaceful gathering of the tribes, and to that end we will be offering to peace-bond your weapons as a symbol of your “intent of non-use.” Also, having your weapon peace-bonded can help to avert misunderstandings with non-attendees and hotel staff who may not know or understand a “costume” or “ritual” use for a weapon. If one of our CATs offers to peace bond your weapon, or suggests that you should have it peace bonded, please consider it seri-
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ously. You will be able to get peace-bonds from wandering CAT people or ConOps. NOTE: Please use common sense when displaying any weapon. Move away from crowded areas, do not allow it to be brandished about and make certain that it is securely put away when you are finished showing it. —Caradwen von Braskat, Operations Manager
Hotel Survival Guide
Hello and welcome to PantheaCon at the Doubletree hotel. We’ve put together this guide to let you know what some rules and expectations are for yourself and your fellow attendees. We hope you have a wonderful time!
When you arrive Checking in/Check-out
Hotel check-in starts at 3pm. Standard check-out time is 12:00 noon. If you need a later check out you can call the Front Desk to see if one can be arranged, however if the room is already booked it may not be possible. If you arrive earlier than 3pm, or wish to stay later than Noon, the Bell Captain may be able to store your baggage for you for a short period of time.
Being a Guest
As a guest of both PantheaCon and Doubletree it is expected that you will follow the hotel’s posted rules. There is no sleeping in any of the public areas of the hotel. There is no-smoking in any of the rooms. All the rooms have sensors installed to detect heat and smoke, so the use of incense, candles, etc., is strictly prohibited. Smoking is permitted only on the balconies or other outdoor areas. Maids start cleaning and refreshing rooms very early in the morning, around 7am. Please use the “Do Not Disturb” sign on the door where the maids can see it and not wake you. If you want maid service after their normal rounds (generally after 9am) you should call Housekeeping and leave the “Please Make Up Room Now” sign on the door. Please make sure that your baggage and any other personal belongings are out of the way when maids come in so they can work safely and easily. Please be sure to tip the maid for her work, especially if you’ve had a party and there’s a lot to do beyond their usual routine. Since this may not be the same person over the course of your stay, we suggest that you leave a tip every day. A couple of dollars is a good base rate, and at least double this if there is a lot for the maid to do. In the top drawer of the desk in each sleeping room you will find hotel stationery--the tip can be put in one of the envelopes with “for the maid” written on it and left in a prominent place on the desk. Do not leave money lying loose about or taped to the mirror, they will not pick it up unless it is clearly marked for them.
While You Are Here Pets
The convention no longer allows pets in any function spaces— including the Vendor Room and the Function Rooms. Occasionally a presenter may have a dog at their own event. Pets are also not allowed in any food establishments due to food safety laws. In order to reduce misunderstandings we request that Service
Animals be visibly “In Service”, i.e. wearing their service vest or other highly visible and licensed identifying items. Pet Policy (from the Hotel website) Pets are permitted. Allowed Maximum size: Large Maximum weight: 100 lbs Deposit: USD 50.00 Services: Must be crated/caged when owner away Registered guests are responsible for any damage caused by pets. Housekeeping personnel will inspect accommodations upon departure. In consideration of other guests, we ask pet owners to ensure guest room noise levels are kept to a minimum. Refunds to guests inconvenienced by noisy pets (up to $100) will be charged to the registered pet owners. Housekeepers are prohibited from entering rooms occupied by pets unless guests are present or unless pets are crated.
No private vending
All vending is done through the Vendor’s space in the ballrooms and other permitted public vending spots. There is no private selling of any kind allowed. There are California State Laws dealing with selling anything out of a hotel room (it is considered “Pandering”) and being found doing so may mean the involvement of the local authorities.
Restaurants, Lounges, etc
Always check at the restaurants, bars, and lounges for the most current hours (we have provided our best approximations below). These may have changed over the last year. Also be aware that the extra wait-staff brought in to serve during our event may not be used to large, changing groups in the restaurants and can get overwhelmed and backed up. There is usually a large line for lunch and dinner at the café, please factor in both your time in line and eating so you don’t run late or miss a presentation or ritual. Check the Info table for lists of local restaurants (10 to 15 min away) or call Waiters on Wheels for food that can be delivered to your room. • Espresso Bar brewing Starbuck’s—Open 6am –8pm daily. Serves only basic Starbucks coffee & Espresso as well as pastries and snacks. • Sprigs—Open from 6am until 1am on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, and 6am to 11am on Monday during the con and hopefully during the rest of Monday. (This venue normally only serves Breakfast and has limited hours.) It has moderate prices, but it will often get backed up and run slow. When Sprigs is not open there is a limited menu available in the Lobby Lounge or in Club Max. • Spencer’s for Steaks & Chops—Open 11:30am to 10pm Monday through Friday, and 5pm to 10pm Saturday and Sunday (no lunch on weekends). Reservations are strongly suggested. Offers a wide array of options and is more expensive than Sprigs. • Sushi & Sake Bar—Open Friday, Saturday, and Monday for lunch from 11:30am to 2pm and for dinner 5pm to 9pm. Not open on Sunday. It is located in the Lobby Lounge overlooking the pool. As a captive clientele you can expect to pay market prices. • Club Max—Featuring live music and DJ entertainment. Pool tables, a live band on Fridays and Saturdays, and sports shown on
multiple big screen televisions make Club Max a busy spot for Hotel guests and area locals. Basic “bar food” is available. • Pizza and Snack Cart –near Sprigs and PantheaCon Registration for quick “grab and go”, inexpensive meal options. 11 am to 11 pm for lunch and dinner. Healthy food and vegetarian options should be available there. • Room Service —In-room dining service features an extensive menu served from 6 am to 11 pm. From a continental breakfast of freshly baked pastries and fresh fruit juices to a pizza or five-course dinner.
Pool and Hot Tub
The pool and hot tub are available for your use between 8am and 11pm. Please be aware that there is no life guard on duty. There is no nudity or sexual behavior allowed. Bathing suits are required.
Clothing/Costumes
Please feel free to dress up! However, please keep in mind that we share the hotel with guests who are not attending the convention as well as the hotel employees themselves. If you have a scanty costume please bring a cover-up for the public places in the hotel, including the elevator. Anything that looks like a weapon must be “peace-bonded” and certain items should not be worn at all due to local laws (please see the section in the Program Book from the Operations/Conference Assistance Team regarding this procedure).
EVENT & RITUAL ETIQUETTE The essence of paganism is diversity, but one consequence of this is the fact that we can’t always assume everyone shares the same ideas about what is acceptable behavior. Please extend the same courtesy to others as you would want; if you are having a problem with someone please speak to a staff member. To remind old timers and inform newcomers, here are some of the unwritten “rules.” • A ritual is a religious service, and one in which considerable power may be raised. Participants should behave reverently and be careful. • A ritual is not a spectator sport. Those who don’t wish to take part should go far enough away so that their conversations, etc. will not disturb participants. Those who are participating should pay attention and guard their tongues. • A ritual need not be solemn, but it should be serious, in the sense that humor should be used purposefully. • Gratuitous funny remarks can be disruptive. Even those rituals that appear to be informal have been planned carefully. • Look to those who are leading for cues on how and when to join in chanting, drumming, dancing, etc. so that you will contribute to the build-up and flow of energy, rather than dispersing it. • Once the circle has been cast, enter or leave it only in an emergency. Bouncing in and out of a circle may disperse the energy, and will certainly distract the other participants. If you must leave, “cut” and exit or get one of the ritual officers to do so. • Ritual tools (including drums) are personal and powerful. Don’t handle, use or play without specific permission from the owner.
Getting High
The presence of illegal substances can jeopardize everyone participating in the Convention. So, please don’t! Also, the general atmosphere of release and excitement at a Convention can sometimes lead to problems with drugs or alcohol. If you find yourself losing control, ask for help from Staff, or another experienced person.
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Food and Sleep
The excitement of four days with our own tribe sometimes makes it hard to remember the body’s needs. A contact high can be as exhausting as the drug-induced kind. Remember to eat and sleep! If you find that your emotions are running away with you, check your physical condition, and if necessary get someone to help you ground and center.
Sex
It can be a powerful force, especially in an atmosphere of freedom. Respect it, and remember the following: —among pagans, nudity is an affirmation, not an invitation! —Be sure you interpret signals correctly. A loving touch is not necessarily an invitation ei-ther. If your attempt at closeness and caring makes someone uncomfortable, STOP, and if someone touches you in an unwelcome way, don’t hesitate to tell him/her how you feel. Be sensitive to how your well-meant affection is being perceived. Practice Safe Sex! The Convention won’t last forever. When making commitments and forming relationships, consider how they will affect your life when you go home.
Networking
The Conference is a wonderful opportunity for pagans from various traditions to share knowledge and ideas. A freebie table will be available for groups to put out literature on what they are doing. When talking to newcomers, avoid a “hard sell” approach. People who recruit too intensely make pagans suspicious. It is also counter-productive to boast about your magical powers, spiritual advance-ment, initiations and degrees. Newcomers should judge teachers and groups by their deeds, not their words. Don’t let anyone pressure you into joining a group or doing anything you are not ready for. Thanks to the “Rites of Spring” and Diana Paxson for originating and rewriting this material.
PANTHEACON FAQ (FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS) Hotel Parking
Be aware that parking is in short supply and you may have to park at a distance. ATTENTION: Parking change! Parking used to be free, but now a pay parking lot at $18 a night. However the hotel has agreed to the following: Parking charges for all attendees and overnight guests with the PantheaCon 2009 convention will be $8 a night with your conference badge. DAILY ATTENDEES—Each day of the convention, stickers will be provided to distribute at the PantheaCon registration desk to the guests that drive in for the day. Upon exit, the guest will need to surrender the ticket or show their Registration badge. OVERNIGHT GUESTS—A pass will be distributed upon check in to the hotel. The guest will have in and out privileges at no charge by showing their Registration badge. Still your place will likely be gone.
Check In/Check Out times
Like most hotels the Doubletree check in time is 3 pm with check out at 12 noon. You can ask for early check in and late check out and also store
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your bags with the bellman. If you are planning to split the room rate tell them at check in so check out is swift and easy.
Convention Registration
The Registration desk will open at 10 am on Friday, Feb. 13. After you register you will receive a registration materials that will include a map of the hotel showing locations of our hospitality room, vendor rooms and where the events will be held. You get the complete program guide, pocket program, up to date changes, and other useful information, like places to eat. Check the Info desk for the Daily Con Newsletter.
Programming
Great people are coming from all over the Bay Area, California, other parts of the country, and from other countries! Programming starts Friday afternoon at 1:00 pm and continues through Monday afternoon till 5:00 pm. We will have up to 14 simultaneous workshops going on during the day. At night we will have up to ten different programs plus postings for parties and possibly some discussion groups that can reconvene at night in some “extra” rooms.
ASL Options
There will be ASL interpreters this year at the Con. Several presentations will be interpreted. We ask that anyone needing ASL interpretation at the Con please let us know as soon as possible, preferably even before the Con, so that we can keep people informed about when interpreters will be at presentations.
Food
We will have lists of Restaurants located nearby at the Information table, but, in truth there is little nearby except what you find at the hotel. The hotel has an expensive restaurant or Sprigs Café. During the day they will have snack carts with sandwiches etc. We have set aside 1 hour for lunch, and 2 hours for dinner and half an hour between the two sessions each morning and afternoon.
How to Throw a Convention Party
The Conference will have a Hospitality Suite (room 954) where you can go for a snack, coffee, etc. This year we also have a second room that is kid friendly—kids must be with an adult. Several groups have Hospitality Suites. They will be hosting parties at various times which will be posted at the Information table. Other groups hosting parties should post their information at the Info table bulletin board. If you wish to have a party in your room, you can email us the information to put in the Conference Daily newsletter or post that information on the day before and on the evening of your party at the Info table. You don’t have to go to great expense or have your room open for any longer than you want.
What to wear?!?
This is always an important question! On Friday night you might want to wear your dancing shoes for the music and maybe something red, black, and strumpet-like for the PombaGira devotional at 11 pm. (Please remember that we share the elevators with other hotel goers, so cover up if needed.) On Saturday everyone is encouraged to wear their kilts! Certainly on Saturday night dress in a fun costume or a ritual robe. You’ll also need dancing shoes for the bands afterwards and other dancing or a drum for the drum circle. On Sunday night dress in ritual robes for more rituals. Monday has a more relaxed pace to it.
General Hotel Rules
We are sharing with Mundanes—Be cool. The elevators are always “Public” areas. If you are wearing something scanty, please wear a cover-up for when in these shared areas. Costumes are okay, but nudity is not. Keep “weapons” secure and unobtrusive. No crashing in public areas. There are lots of places to meet and visit. Sprigs, the coffee shop, has a fair amount of staff turnover, so there may staff waiting on you who will not be used to large ‘fluid’ groups of people at tables—tip generously.
Sleeping Rooms
Be as honest as possible about how many people are in the room, but the hotel has a strict “4 people to a room” policy. Tip early and often. This will help ensure good service, extra towels and pillows etc. (Write “for the maid” on hotel stationary envelope with $ inside and leave by the phone.) Rollaways may be available at a $20 per night charge, if you ask early. They allow these in King or Queen Rooms.
Gryphon’s Lair
Greetings and Welcome to PantheaCon’s Volunteer Department aka The Gryphons. Our department is called Gryphons because we have combined several different departments into one (hence the multi-animal mascot) and we do so many different things. We can be called upon at a moment’s notice to help any other department or do our own specific duties such as monitoring access to presentations and parties. There is a place for just about every kind of Volunteer within the Gryphon department. We are also acting as an overall filter for new Staff for the Con. If you are interested in working PantheaCon, you can start as a 1st year Gryphon so you can see if you like it and we can see if being on staff fits in with your needs, talents and skills. As a 1st year Gryphon you will be able to earn back your membership fee up to what you paid and we will make every effort to arrange your hours so you can attend presentations around your volunteer schedule. For 2010, the minimum number of apprenticeship hours required is 8 hours over 4 days. During your first PantheaCon, you’ll get to see how the convention works from the inside, meet a lot of the other Staff and see how all the different departments work together to make the Con run smoothly. Volunteers who do an excellent job and come back for a second year can move up to full Gryphons who have more responsibilities and perks. You will still be able to earn back your membership fee the same way 1st year Gryphons do, up to (but not past) what you paid for your membership. We will also have cool prizes for the most hours worked and for this year’s best non-staff Gryphon. Please be aware that once you sign up and commit to be scheduled that people are counting on you. Failure to show up for your assigned shift has serious repercussions on your reputation and hours (you could lose all your hours you worked that day) as well as making us scramble to replace you. Being a Gryphon for 1-2 years, or more, can greatly increase your chances of securing a full Staff position (which includes mem-
bership, etc. and more hours) depending on the needs of the Department Heads and your abilities. As the Con changes and grows, we are always welcoming new Volunteers as well as Staff. We will help you learn your way around the Con, meeting other Staff and providing assistance to Senior Staff members. In order to start helping, all you need to do is register for the Con and then come by the Gryphon’s Lair located on the 2nd Floor near OPS and sign up. At the end of the convention you will be able to receive a reimbursement on your membership fee based on the number of hours you have volunteered. Details of rates, etc. will be available on your Volunteer Form. Our goal is to create a warm, friendly community-oriented environment where people can help others as they help themselves. In our Lair we plan on having shared altar space, books, games and hopefully other forms of entertainment including loud & happy children playing to keep things interesting and fun. If this sounds like your cup of tea, please come by and see us and lend a helping hand. Lair Hours: Friday: 10:00 am–11:30 pm, Saturday & Sunday: 6:45 am–10:30 pm, Monday: 6:45 am–5:00 pm
Charity Auction Though it had humble origins, the Charity Auction has become an important event at PantheaCon, both for its entertainment value and for the support it offers to nonprofit organizations. Since a difficult economy hits charities hard it is especially important that we get as much support to our community as possible this year, so please bid early and bid often! This year both our Live and Silent auctions will be held in the Upper Mezzanine area at the top of the spiral stairwell by the “tree” rooms. You will need to get a bidder number before bidding in either auction; just ask at the auction desk and we’ll set you up. Here’s a schedule for your convenience: Silent Auction Fri 3 PM to 11:30 PM Sat 10 AM to 11:30 PM Sun 10 AM to 12:45 PM—biddings ends! Sun 6:30 PM to 12 AM—reopen for payment & pickup only Mon 8 AM to 1 PM—open for payment & pickup Live Auction 1: Jewelry and Apparel Sunday 1PM–2 PM Live Auction 2: Magical Goodies Sunday 3:30PM –5:30PM Auction Area will reopen for payment & pickup at 6:30PM on Sunday Special thanks are in order for making this event possible: To Glenn for freely donating the space and staff to hold this auction. Thanks to her and to the efforts of the auction staff, several organizations have benefited greatly. To the organizations themselves for providing volunteers to help us set up and run the events. We wouldn’t be able to do it without the help they provide. • The Covenant of the Goddess (CoG) is one of the largest and oldest religious organizations for Witches of all traditions. It is a federation of autonomous Witchcraft congregations and solitaries, which fosters cooperation and secures for Witches the legal protections enjoyed by other religions, and is active in many interfaith efforts. http://www.cog.org/
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• Fellowship of the Spiral Path is an umbrella organization for several Pagan circles. We put on three monthly events [Gateway/ Second Tuesday/Liturgy of the Lady] in space we rent. We also sponsor our member circles and provide help for Pagans in financial need. http://www.thespiralpath.org/ The Pagan Alliance organizes the Pagan Festival and Parade each May. Annually acknowledges a “Keeper of the Light”, sponsors the Berkeley World Music Festival and two Spiral Scout troupes, offers free legal advice regarding Pagan Rights, aids other Pagan and progressive organizations, and is active at interfaith, LGBT, Pagan and environmental events. Our target group is in the Pagan Community and their allies. http://thepaganalliance.org/ • NWC (New Wiccan Church) is an international outreach organization focusing on training its members in many areas of professional clerical needs, and helping pagans and Wiccans connect with British Traditional groups in their area. In addition to these groups, 10% of the proceeds go to charities of PantheaCon’s choice. 5% will again go to Second Harvest of Santa Clara and San Mateo counties; 5% will also go to Alameda County Food Bank.
Hospitality Suites & Parties The PantheaCon Hospitality Suite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . room 954
Everyone is welcome to come and hang out in the Hospitality Suite at PantheaCon. Hospitality is open throughout the whole convention, beginning on Friday after the Opening Ritual. We close down on Monday after the closing ritual. There are brief times when the suite will be closed for cleanup, maids and staff meetings. Come in, introduce yourself. Take time to grab a snack, a cup of coffee, tea, meet friends, make new friends, sing, do needlework. This is the place to meet, leave messages on our message board, take a break. It’s what we’re here for.
• Hospitality is Environmentally Friendly!
To our fellow coffee, tea and hot chocolate drinkers, please bring your own coffee cup. Remember to keep it with you too. You might want to include a spoon, a nice linen napkin, maybe a small bowl or plate. If there is anyone who is interested and will do it, we would like to compost. The hotel does recycle.
• Some Guidelines
1. Our community altar is for everyone, please add to it (and put your name and phone number on your item if you want it back). Our altar is for all Pantheons. 2. The Suite is also used for overflow from a class or workshop and BoFs (Birds of a Feather). This is important to note, as in the past some folks thought they were walking in on a class. Whatever the activity, anyone can come in. 3. We ask that you not store your belongings in the suite. We are not responsible for anything left in the suite, nor are we the lost and found (Ops handles Lost and Found). 4. There will be no showering, nor dish washing in the suite.
• Fun for the Whole Family
The Hospitality suite is child-friendly, and will continue to be, but if you’re looking for a place to sit and have a quiet conversation without the pitter-patter of little feet, we also have the “Kids Room,” which will be a space especially arranged for kids. When you come into the main doors of the Suite, turn to your right, instead of to the left. Through that door will be the Kids Room. The main room will have snacks and comfy seating, but is adult-only room. Welcome! Care and Feeding of Hospitality
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The Hospitality Crew areon site the entire time and sleep can go out the window. We all work, folks, and it is why we are here— this is our service to our community. We believe in our community and support it by being here. So if we growl, remember we may be hungry, need a nap, need to go do a ritual, or just need a break. A hug, a smile and/or a “thank you” goes a long way! Hours: Open 12:00 pm Friday to 6:00 pm Monday Closed 4–7 am for cleaning —Sandy, Hospitality Head
Hanta Yo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . room 245
Hanta Yo -Clear the way, Avalonian based woman’s learning group. See posted flyers for open room times.
Spiral Path. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . room 249
The Fellowship of the Spiral Path (or ‘Spiral’) invites one and all to our hospitality suite—anytime between noon and 10PM. There are good things to eat and drink, and wise and witty conversation. Watch the daily bulletin for special events, including a meet-and greet with Joi Wolfwomyn, on Saturday and a ritual to honor Lady Liberty (with Debra Cardoza) on Sunday. Spiral is an affiliation of Neo-Pagan groups dedicated to reviving and preserving the practice of the Old Religion. As such, we attract circles and individuals working in a remarkable range of traditions, including (for example) Wiccan, Heathen, Greek, Women’s Mysteries, and a circle of those who choose to live outside the polarized gender spectrum. We host at least two public events each month. New members are welcome. Come by and get to know us!
FoDLA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . room 251
The Fellowship of Druidism for the Latter Age (FoDLA)--is a Druidic religious community for polytheist Neopagans in the United States of America. Open: noon to midnight SATURDAY: 1:30pm—discussion of new works relevant to world Druidism, certain to include Ronald Hutton’s BLOOD AND MISTLETOE and Ceisiwr Serith’s DEEP ANCESTORS. SUNDAY: 1:30pm—FoDLA and Neo-Druidism—Q&A about Druidism, Druid groves and rituals, clergy training and other topics of interest.
ADF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . room 253
Ár nDraíocht Féin: A Druid Fellowship (ADF) is an international fellowship devoted to creating a public tradition of Neopagan Druidry. This year is ADF’s 27th anniversary, so take a look at what they’ve been doing for so long and consider joining them on the Druid’s path! The ADF hospitality suite is open from noon to 2am every day (except for during the ADF ritual presentation).
Asatru. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . room 255
Hailsa! We welcome all those who are friendly to the Heathen/ Germanic Faiths. Please join us for pleasant conversation, snacks and a good time to be had by all. Sponsored by Othala Hearth: othalahearth@juno.com and the larger community of Heathens in the SF Bay Area
FRIDAY
Noon: Hall Opens 5:30 PM: Opening Blot 6:00-7:30 PM: Frigga’s Blot: Kay Nelson 7:30-8:30 PM: Thor’s Hammer Vodka Martini Hour: Guests must bring ID & have hand stamped to be served this year. 21
and up only please. We’re asking for your $3-5 donation which helps pay for the Hall. 8:30-Midnight: Friday Night Social
SATURDAY
9:00 AM: Hall opens 11:00 AM-12:30 PM: Frigg’s Fiber Fling: Show & Tell. Bring something to work on or just come to admire: Lorrie Wood 1:30-2:30 PM: Troth Meet & Greet 2:30-3:30 PM: Charming of the Plow Blot 3:30-4:00 PM: Networking & Challenges of starting a new group: Ryan Smith 4:00-5:00 PM: Reconstruction vs. Personal Gnosis: Hilary Ayer 6:00-7:00 PM: Raffle to support the Hall 7:00-8:00 PM: Norse Storytelling: Steven Abell 8:00-9:00 PM: Closed Event: Scotch Tasting: Limit: 15: Guests must bring ID & have hand stamped to be served this year. 21 and up only please: Pre-register by Sat. 6:00 pm and bring either a bottle of Single Malt to share or $10 for the Hall 9:00 PM-1:30 AM: Saturday Night Social
SUNDAY:
9:00 AM: Hall opens 11:00-12:30 PM: 12:30-1:30 PM: 3:30-5:00 PM: Societal Use of Tricksters: Hilary & Thena 6:00-7:00 PM: Sumbel 9:00-10:30 PM:
10:30 PM- 1:30 AM: Sunday Night Social. MONDAY
11:00 AM: Closing Blot & Clean-up: Volunteers Welcome!
Feri Haven Hospitality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . room 257
The Feri Haven Hospitality Room is a sanctuary of quiet and calm for focused centering and grounding amid the daily hustle and bustle. Veiled in white with an altar for meditation and contemplation, this room will have water and fruit to consume, poetry books to peruse and soothing sounds to delight the ears and calming scents. Pamphlets will be available for information about Feri classes and workshops. A series of talks and forums will be hosted as well. Please see a daily calendar for the room’s event schedule. Donations to offset material costs are appreciated. Your support makes all the difference and is gratefully appreciated!
Casa Vesperus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . room 259
The Feri Suite of Casa Vesperus is a space for all Feri and friends to meet and explore this rich American witchcraft tradition. We host free events (donations, however, are welcome for our PEARL/ Pagan Eldercare And Resource Initiative) like salons, workshops, and socials. In 2010, we intend on hosting a Feri student-only event, a stitch-n-bitch, a salon , and an event introducing PEARL to the larger pagan community. Stop by and see our schedule! (www. casavesperus.com)
CAW Suite. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . rooms 261 & 263
Founded in 1962, The Church of All Worlds (CAW) is the world’s oldest legally incorporated Neo-Pagan religious organization. Originally inspired by Robert A. Heinlein’s germinal 1961 science-fiction novel, Stranger in a Strange Land, CAW’s sacred mission is “to evolve a network of information, mythology and experience to awaken the Divine within, and to provide a context
and stimulus for reawakening Gaia, and reuniting Her children through tribal community dedicated to responsible stewardship and evolving consciousness.” Thou art God/dess!
FRIDAY
5–7 pm: CAW Meet & Greet 7 pm–Midnight: CAW Growing Closer Open House
SATURDAY
8–9 am: CAW Morning Watersharing & Javacrutian Mysteries 9–10:30 am: CAW 101: Intro to CAW Q&A 12:15–1:15 pm: Growing Closer Brown Bag Luncheons—Brown bag & get to know us 5–6:30 pm: CAW 104: Traditions, Canons & Principles Q&A 7 pm–Midnight: CAW Growing Closer Open House
SUNDAY
8–9 am: Morning Watersharing & Javacrutian Mysteries 9–10:30 am: CAW 105: RINGs (Training, Service & Involvement) Q&A 12:15–1:15 pm: Growing Closer Brown Bag Luncheons—Brown bag & get to know us 5–6:30 pm: CAW CURIA 7 pm–Midnight: CAW Growing Closer Open House
MONDAY
8–9 am: Morning Watersharing & Javacrutian Mysteries 9–10 am: Sacred Cleansing Ritual (Cleanup & ”Dead Dog” Feedback)
Stone City Pagan Sanctuary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . room 268
Stone City is a Pagan center in the hills just outside the Bay Area, providing sacred spaces for ritual and community gatherings, and features California’s first Pagan standing stone circle. www.thestonecity.org SATURDAY & SUNDAY 12–4 pm—Stone City Gypsy Cafe We’ll be offering Turkish coffee, spiced Indian chai, fine teas and treats, and henna body art. Come sit back on a cushion, listen to exotic rhythms, sip something warm and aromatic while we adorn you with henna. Musicians and dancers are encouraged to come with your bells and drums for spontaneous belly dance jam sessions as the spirit moves us. SATURDAY 5:30–7 pm—Ancient Ways Festival Meet & Greet Meet with Festival regulars and this year’s Special Guests, Oberon and Morning Glory Zell-Ravenheart who will lead the main ritual at the Festival. Schmooze and make plans for this year’s festival. Come with ideas and friends. A kid friendly event. Refreshments. SUNDAY 12-3 pm—Pandemonaeon “Dangerous Beauty” Preorder Event. Sharon and Winter of Pandemonaeon will be in the Stone City Hospitality Suite Sunday taking pre-orders for upcoming album Dangerous Beauty. Order yours at PantheaCon and walk away with an EP of the current mixes, PLUS get the final mixed version once it’s in print. 2 versions for the price of one. Come and meet the musicians and enjoy Stone City’s hospitality space with a cup of Turkish coffee or spiced Chai.
Kemetic House/Vodou House . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . rooms 941 & 943
Come meet the head of these houses, get information and ask your questions. SATURDAY: 8–10pm is for Vodou, Sosyete Fos Fe Yo We. SUNDAY: 4–6 pm is Kemetic Orthodoxy and for the House of Netjer.
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Con Suite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . rooms 954 & 956 CoG/NWC/NROOGD Hospitality Suite. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . room 957
Look at our schedule posted at the suite for more events and fun. The Covenant of the Goddess (since 1975) is an international non-profit organization of autonomous Wiccan congregations and solitary practitioners. Contact Northern California Local Council through cog.org. The new Wiccan Church is a non profit religious organization founded in 1973. We are a BTW organization which focuses on education and outreach, sustaining existing groups and supporting new growth. P. O. Box 192 Citrus Heights CA 95611 or Newwiccanchurch.org. NROOGD or New Reformed Orthodox Order of the Golden Dawn, a Wiccan tradition originating in the Bay Area, has hosted open sabbats since 1967. (May be contacted through CoG.) SATURDAY, 1pm: What the Heck IS Indigenous? Elders currently working with grass roots indigenous people explain the many ways the term “indigenous” has been used and what it means to “be” indigenous according to those who really are. Stories some based on the recent Parliament of World’s Religions. Discussion follows. SATURDAY, 2:30 pm: Aging in the Wiccan Population. Shared wisdom from elders who have been there and now passed beyond, as well as wisdom gathered from groups focused on the aging process and its stages. How to recognize the process, and your place in it. How to be more prepared for each stage. SATURDAY, 1pm: Russell and Rowan talk about and share photos of the tradition of Hobby Horses in Cornwall. These traditions have been incorporated into the NROOGD Beltaine.
American Magic Umbanda House. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . room 960
We are followers of Umbanda African, an Afro-Brazilian spiritual tradition working with the Orixa of the Yoruba people of West Africa. We are a mixed pantheon house, meaning we also work with other powers. The House, under Mai d’Orixa Maeva, resides in Oakland California. http://www.amumbanda.org/ There will be snacks (including a chocolate fountain) and conversation. Please check the sign by the suite door for this and more structured events. Time TBA—come and learn the songs we sing at the Pombagira ritual and chat about Pomba. FRIDAY: closed for preparations for Pombagira SATURDAY: noon to 10 pm–open to everyone 4pm Mai d’Orixa Maeva will be available for a meet and greet and to share information about the House and the Powers we serve. 5 pm—come by and hear about and share encounters with the Orixa, Oxun SUNDAY: noon to 10 pm—open to all 4pm Mai d’Orixa Maeva will be available for a meet and greet and to share information about the House and the Powers we serve. MONDAY: noon–5pm—open to all
The Pagan Alliance Hospitality Suite. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . room 966
Please join us for community building, networking, festival planning, & relaxation. Be “Green”! Bring your chalice. Photo ID to drink spirits. Donations are welcome. Follow us on Twitter. Replies to twitter.com/paganalliance. Info- www.thepaganalliance.org FRIDAY 8:30 –10:30 pm—Queer Cocktails. Queer-identifying Pagans
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meet & network in a casual, safe environment. While this event is created as a LGBT community meet-up; all are welcome! SATURDAY 12:30–1:30 pm—Pagan Parenting Luncheon following the Pagan Parenting Panel—Join in the discussion over lunch. All are welcome. 3:00–4:00 pm –May 8, 2010 Pagan Festival and Parade MeetingJoin Us! 5:30–7:00pm—Pizzanalia! Co-hosted with The Circle of Dionysos www.circleofdionysos.org—Community meal of pizza, salad and drinks. All welcome! 10:00 pm-2:00 am—Spiral of Life-9th Annual Pagan Festival and Parade Launch Party. Find out how you can contribute or volunteer for this Pagan Pride event. SUNDAY 3–5 pm—Restorative Salon with A Fools Journey (www. afoolsjourney.org) Welcoming space for you to energize or relax where we can connect with our Foolish selves, along with the deep listening and wisdom of our Priest or Priestess selves. 10:30 pm—Love Magick—Valentine’s Day Party and Pagan Speed Dating
Elderflower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . room 967
ElderFlower Festival “Building a Spiritual Community of Woman” Open Room Sat 2/13/10 2:00-6:30pm Join us for a looking into the dynamic growth and evolution happening for ElderFlower and the WomanSpirit Festival 2010. Our Purpose: To create a festival for women and girls with a focus on earth-based spirituality and honoring the feminine through the Goddess. We celebrate our spirituality by sharing knowledge, music, arts and ritual. Elderflower is committed to providing a welcoming and empowering environment for all women. For more information, visit our website http://elderflower.org
Seventh Annual Green Fairy Absinthe Parties . . . . . . . . . . room 1054
Friday and Saturday, 8 pm to 3 am *Necronomi.com* and friends invite you for a bacchanalian respite and indulgence in our magnificent party room-- this year on the tenth floor. Some have said that we are possessed by the spirit known as the Green Fairy, which we do not deny. Nor do we deny that we possess her, in turn. In fact, if you would honor us with your presence you may soon say the same of yourselves! This year we expect the delirious pixie to be exceptionally generous with her charms. But that is not the end of, nor the end to our merriments. We have a veritable tavern of refined beverages waiting for your sampling, and this year we also have a sumptuous banquet as well-a feast fit for kings and queens, or at least the fairy’s most devoted acolytes and companions. There shall be song, decadence, and contemplation of topics profound... an environment ideal both for the relief of the weary spiritual explorer or a copious enhancement to their visions and dreams. The night of Venus is suited to all acts of love and passion, and the night of Saturn shall be our Saturnalia. Please be advised that both photo IDs and convention badges will be required at the door, and that these are 21+ parties.
Thelemic Hospitality Suite. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . room 1057
Come visit us in the Thelemic hospitality suite! Find out about Thelema and ritual magick. Thelema is the Greek word for “will”. We seek to discover what our true Will is, and then to do that and
nothing else. Sponsored by several OTO (Ordo Templi Orientis) groups. 8–10 am—Morning muffins (or until we run out of food) Snacks, soft drinks, and wine are available throughout the day.
FRIDAY
4–6 pm Meet & greet 7 pm “What is Thelema?”—discussion with Paul S 8 pm Thoth Tarot demo reading with Prince Charles 9 pm Exploring the Qliphoth with Matthew D 11:11 A toast unto Nuit! Midnight Rock Horror!
SATURDAY
8 am –after midnight—open 6–9 pm [CLOSED—private event] 9 pm–12 Meet & greet 11:11 A toast unto Nuit!
SUNDAY
8 am –after midnight—open 4–6 pm Meet & greet 6 pm “In Search of the Great Beast 666” (movie) 9 pm Novalis, the Temple of Isis at Sais, with Lew F 10 pm Enochiana 666, with Frater LSD 11:11 A toast unto Nuit! Midnight “Crowley” (cult horror film)
7PM-8PM: Amazon Social—An opportunity for Amazons to gather & drop into sisterhood, discussing the next wave of Feminist Witchcraft. SUNDAY 12:30 PM: Stone Soup & Shamanism—Join others interested in global shamanism for a cup of soup and socializing. 11 PM: Cast/After-party for Oracles of the Living Tarot and Yes They Are. Meet the cast and celebrate after two wonderful pieces of ritual theatre!
House of Danu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . room 1067
SATURDAY 3:30 –5 pm The Druid House of Danu invites anyone interested in Druid tradition in the West to our open reception on Saturday, February 13th from 3:30pm to 5:00pm. Though our House is an alliance of groves within the Order of Bards, Ovates, and Druids (OBOD) centered in Sussex, England, we encourage participation in all the splendid Druid traditions currently active. Come meet with our scholars and see a preview of our Gorsedd: a magnificent gathering to be held in the Redwoods over looking Monterey Bay July 30 to August 2, 2010 where we celebrate Druid culture in the West. Membership in a Druid tradition is not required to join the House of Danu.
MONDAY
8–10 am Muffins, coffee, and juice
Open Source Order of the Golden Dawn. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . room 1060
Welcome to the OSOGD suite! We provide chill space, light music, fine conversation, and some libations to wet and warm the evening. Saturday night (9pm) we are hosting a book release ritual and reception for Sam Webster’s first work “Tantric Thelema.” Sunday will feature a group session of “Steampunk Magick”, featuring Joseph Max performing on Hieronymus Machine and Theremin— think orgone and radionics with musical accompaniment. Check postings for times and changes. Het-Nuit Lodge of the Open Source Order of the Golden Dawn is a group of Pagans who have come together to study the Mysteries of Hermetic Magick. Our goal is to Normalize Adeptship: to make the Art of Magick more prevalent in the world, and bring all humanity ever closer to Magickal Consciousness.
CAYA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . room 1066
Come As You Are Coven is an open, drop-in eclectic group offering celebratory community rituals for the Bay Area public. With over 350 members representing diverse walks of life & personal practices, our Coven has something to offer everyone. Stop by our Hospitality rooms (open at breaks/mealtimes and in the evenings), & check us out on the web at www.cayacoven.com FRIDAY 5 PM: Stone Soup & Shield—Join us for a cup of soup & some simple grounding basics to make your weekend the best it can be. SATURDAY 12:30 PM: HELP for High Priestesses—HPS’s gather & share creative visioning for the national HPS support organization, HELP (HPS Experience Leadership Project). 6 PM-7PM: Men’s Mysteries- Join members of CAYA’s Brotherhood of the Moon & Green Men to hang out casually in a spirit of pagan brotherhood.
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FRIDAY AFTERNOON Schedule at a Glance IMPORTANT NOTE:
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TIME TITLE PRESENTER(S) ROOM 1:00 PM - Opening Ritual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Glenn Turner & friends. . . . . . . . . . . . Oak 1:30 PM v Black Heart, Shining Soul. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Morpheus Ravenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cedar 1:30 PM - Back to Basics Blot. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Troth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pine 1:30 PM - What We Really Know About Ancient Druids. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jason Mankey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fir 1:30 PM - Spiral Songs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Evelie Delfino Sáles Posch. . . . . . . . . . Oak 1:30 PM - Witchcraft on a Shoestring: Practicing the Craft on a Budget . . . . . . . . . . . Deborah Blake. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Silicon Valley 1:30 PM - Qigong Dreaming: The Way back to Harmony. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Christina Bjergo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Jose 1:30 PM v Celebrating the crone--a model program and ritual. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Victoria Slind-Flor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Santa Clara 1:30 PM ¡ Priestess to Priestess Forum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The HPS Experience Leadership Project. . Carmel 1:30 PM - The Occult Art of Ithell Colquhoun. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amy Hale. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Monterey 1:30 PM - Group Disaster Preparedness: Take 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ronan and friends. . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Carlos 1:30 PM - Orisha 101. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Baba Esu Wemimo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Juan 1:30 PM ¡ Body-Stress Ecstatic Practices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rev. Kirk S. Thomas . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Martin 1:30 PM - The Basics I: Ritual Planning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Elizabeth Flame Malamed . . . . . . . . . San Simeon 3:00 PM - Silent Auction Opens. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pantheacon Charity Auction. . . . . . . . Upper Mezzanine 3:30 PM v Meeting the Dark Man at the Crossroads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Orion Foxwood / House of Brigh. . . . . . Cedar 3:30 PM - Psychic Self-Defense. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Donald Michael Kraig. . . . . . . . . . . . Pine 3:30 PM ¡ A Witches’ Story. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Angus McMahan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fir 3:30 PM ¡ Brigid Healing Circle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Selena Fox. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oak 3:30 PM - Beyond divination-Magical uses of the Hebrew lots. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Elisheva Nesher. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Silicon Valley 3:30 PM v Mountain Medicine: Feasting the Spirit of Mt Umunhum . . . . . . . . . . . . . Daniel Foor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Jose 3:30 PM - Introduction to Hindu Deities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kulasundari Devi. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Santa Clara 3:30 PM - Etiquette for Witches and Pagans. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Magenta Griffith. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carmel 3:30 PM - Ecologically-Minded Pagans in Action. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jamie Martinez Wood. . . . . . . . . . . . Monterey 3:30 PM - 22 Steps of the Cycle of Initiation—Transformative Journeys. . . . . . . . . . . Frater Barrabbas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Carlos 3:30 PM - Thelemic Tantra: Invoking Ra-Hoor-Khuit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sam Webster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Juan 3:30 PM v Erotic Breathwork: A Conduit to the Divine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mkali-Hashiki. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Martin 3:30 PM - Working With Godforms 101 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eric Lethe. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Simeon 5:00 PM - Welcoming the Sabbath Bride . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A Couple of Jews. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Riesling
Friday Afternoon Schedule 1:00 PM
Opening Ritual
1:30 PM Oak
Glenn Turner & friends At this time of the Opening Ritual we acknowledge the guardians at the quarters and erect a circle of protection around the hotel for the weekend of the Con. If the group is small enough, we can introduce our selves and our hopes for the event. This short ritual will allow programming to start at 1:30 pm. 1:30 PM
Black Heart, Shining Soul
Cedar
Morpheus Ravenna A workshop exploring the Gifts of the Otherworld: Sovereignty, the Black Heart of Innocence and the Tongue that Cannot Lie. Faery honor and the third way between good and evil. The initiatory journey; radical authenticity and self-possession; Otherworldly truth. The warrior ethics of the Feri Tradition; forging the weapon of the soul.
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Back to Basics Blot
Pine
The Troth Join officers and members of The Troth, an international Heathen organization, for our Back to Basics Blot. We’ll start out explaining the basic parts of a blot, why we do what we do, and then we’ll hold a blot/ faining to honor some of our best known and most beloved gods. 1:30 PM
What We Really Know About Ancient Druids
Fir
Jason Mankey Druids have been immortalized in the writings of Julius Caesar and the music of Spinal Tap, but what do we really know about them? Find out the truth about Druids, as Mankey takes you on a trip through Celtic Mythology, and Greek and Roman travel writers. Every piece of the ancient Druid puzzle will be analyzed to provide you with the clearest picture yet of what we really know about Druids. This workshop is a must for anyone interested in Celtic Mythology or Druidism!
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1:30 PM
Oak
Spiral Songs
Evelie Delfino Sáles Posch On Oct 31st, 2009 we celebrated the 30th Anniversary of Reclaiming’s Spiral Dance Samhain ritual honoring our Beloved Dead and Newborn Babies, and the cycle of birth, death, rebirth and renewal! Come sing some of the songs that make this annual event so memorable.
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The Occult Art of Ithell Colquhoun
Monterey
Deborah Blake Practicing the Craft can be expensive-but it doesn’t have to be. Renowned Llewellyn author Deborah Blake shows you ways to practice the Craft for less, without losing one ounce of power or having any less fun! Based on her forthcoming book of the same name, coming from Llewellyn in 2011.
Amy Hale Ithell Colquhoun (1906-1988) was a British painter, writer, and poet who, despite formally separating herself from the British Surrealist movement in 1940, was deeply committed to Surrealism throughout her entire life. She may also have arguably been one of the most prolific and original occultists of the 20th century. In addition to her interest in the Golden Dawn system of magic, which inspired her 1975 Golden Dawn history The Sword of Wisdom, she was an initiated member of several Druidic orders, the O.T.O, and she was also a Martinist and a Co-Mason. Alchemical and Qabalistic symbolism were cornerstones of her poetry, her paintings and her novels. She regularly employed standard Surrealist and divinatory techniques such as automatism and decalomania in her painting and writing, which she believed connected her not only with her own subconscious but also with a greater symbolic universe.
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Silicon Valley
Witchcraft on a Shoestring: Practicing the Craft on a Budget
San Jose
Qigong Dreaming: The Way back to Harmony
Christina Bjergo Harmonizing with Nature we return to our ancestral roots and open a doorway to the mythical, collective dimension of ourselves and the wisdom traditions of the past. Through Qigong Dreaming individuals learn to work with life force energy or “qi” to awaken intuitive awareness and sacred dreaming. Sacred Serpent Spiral Qigong is an easy to learn earth-body centered practice for personal and planetary healing . Built on shamanic practices and Taoist philosophy, the unlocking of sacred spirals or kundalini energies from the earth is a means to cultivate the Holy Grail within for greater health, joy, abundance and spiritual insight. 1:30 PM
Santa Clara
Celebrating the crone--a model program and ritual
Victoria Slind-Flor How do we honor women as they enter the final third of their lives? Where do crones fit in this religious tradition that honors the Goddesss as Maiden, Mother and Crone? We will present a model educational, art-making, and community building program created for women after they’ve had their 57th birthdays. We will give you ideas for celebrating the crone with your community.
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Priestess to Priestess Forum
Carmel
The HPS Experience Leadership Project In the course of running your group, do you feel that your own spiritual needs are going unmet? Do you have a problem covener that drives you insane? Do you suspect that your ‘Biggest Helper’ is actually working against you? Do you wish your Elders would provide useful and heartfelt guidance? Are you worried that your counseling/teaching/ritual skills aren’t what they could be? Do you have enough time to develop and cultivate the personal practices that feed you, body and soul? This workshop offers a nonjudgmental, facilitated forum for HPS-to-HPS advice and sisterhood. Come, kvetch, learn, and share your experiences.
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Group Disaster Preparedness: Take 2
San Carlos
Ronan and friends Part disaster preparation discussion, part organizational preparedness. I plan to Cover general disaster preparedness plans and modifications to make them work for you, your group, Coven, House, Grove, Kindred, however you hope to organize. Discussion is not planned to be in depth, but we could easily field most questions. 1:30 PM
Orisha 101
San Juan
Baba Esu Wemimo The Orisha are Divine Forces of Nature. In this class you will learn beyond the basics of who the Orisha are; moreover, you will learn how the Orisha manifest in the world. This class offers a unique look at Orisha Tradition within the indigenous Yoruba culture of Nigeria in West Africa. You will also get the opportunity to learn some songs and dance steps to deepen your understanding. Come sing, dance, learn, and praise the Divine Forces of Nature! 1:30 PM
Body-Stress Ecstatic Practices
San Martin
Rev. Kirk S. Thomas There are many ways to reach ecstasy, some, like fasting and meditation that take much time and practice, and others that push the envelope of modern sensibilities but which work much more quickly. One of these edgier types of ecstatic practice involves stressing the body in various ways in order to achieve ecstasy and with luck, an opening of the ‘door’ to the Otherworlds. This workshop will explore some of these ideas as they are practiced around the world. There will also be a short demonstration of a live ‘hook pull’ and a Rite of Giving Up. This workshop will be limited to adults only.
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The Basics I: Ritual Planning
San Simeon
Elizabeth Flame Malamed Using the elements of life as our guide, we will explore how to plan a ritual: developing the group mind, finding the story, and tapping into the magic. We will discuss how to map the energy of a ritual, how to work magically with emotions, and how to work
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out logistics. We will discuss the handing out of roles, various rituals formats, and encouraging creativity. This workshop is a great preparation for The Basics II: Ritual Facilitation. 3:00 PM
Silent Auction Opens
Upper Mezzanine
Pantheacon Charity Auction Friday 3 PM: Silent Auction Opens: Come on by to avoid the rush: get your bidder number early! Many items will be ready for bid, but we will be receiving donations all weekend so keep checking back to see what’s new. 3:30 PM
Meeting the Dark Man at the Crossroads
Cedar
Orion Foxwood / House of Brigh In traditional witchcraft, old world cunningways and southern conjure, there is a figure that appears repeatedly as a threshold spirit and guardian of the magical tides. He is known by many names but is always primary in opening the roads to inner power and outer magical creation. In Orion’s cultural tradition he is called ‘the Dark Rider’ or ‘Daddy Down-There.’ This workshop will look at some of the conjure and witchery practices involving this potent ally and Orion will lead us to the crossroads to encounter his presence and ask for conjure.
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Psychic Self-Defense
Pine
Donald Michael Kraig Let’s get back to basics with one of the most important topics in all of magick, psychic self-defense. In this workshop you’ll learn the the signs of real psychic attack and how to deal with such attacks individually and as a group. You’ll also learn how to identify and prevent situations that are misinterpreted as psychic attacks. This information is important for any person on a spiritual path or any kind. 3:30 PM
A Witches’ Story
Fir
Angus McMahan From the presenter of Pagan Humor series. This is a quieter, more intimate discussion of how Angus was kidnapped by the Goddess at the Chalice Well in Glastonbury and abducted by the Horned God during a public ritual in a city park. There’ll be laughs but there may also be tears. Come prepared for a spell of beautiful stories.
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Brigid Healing Circle
Oak
Selena Fox Attune and work with the Goddess Brigid for healing self, others, and the planet. This spiritual healing rite includes chanting, meditation, and energy raising, and features alignments with Brigid of the Sacred Oak, Sacred Swan, Sacred Sun, Sacred Well, and Shining Spirit. Participants are invited, but not required to bring a piece of jewelry or other object to be energized during the ceremony. Open to women and men.
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3:30 PM
Silicon Valley
Beyond divination-Magical uses of the Hebrew lots
Elisheva Nesher Hebrew lot casting, an ancient practice of divination has been discussed before at Pantheacon. In this workshop we take this a step or two further and discuss additional, practical uses for lots:from using them for simple every day questions to healing magic, to shamanistic self-growth processes. Come with your lots if you have them; I’ll have loaners for the demos.Rember: Q&A welcome! 3:30 PM
San Jose
Mountain Medicine: Feasting the Spirit of Mt Umunhum
Daniel Foor The PantheaCon conference takes place in the Guadalupe Watershed less than a half mile east of the Guadalupe River. This river sources about 15 miles south of P-Con on the rugged slopes of local elder and power place Mount Umunhum (means place of the Hummingbird in Ohlone language). Join us for a participatory shamanic-style ceremony to greet, commune with, and feast the spirit of this sacred mountain. Bring drums and rattles if you have them. No prior experience with trance work or knowledge of the land here in the South Bay required. www.ancestralmedicine.org
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Introduction to Hindu Deities
Santa Clara
Kulasundari Devi Do you feel drawn to the Hindu religion and its deities, but have no idea where to begin? This workshop will give you a brief overview of the most important Hindu Gods and Goddesses, and will introduce basic, culturally-appropriate worship, including altars, ritual, and song—bring instruments if you want to play along! We’ll be on the floor, so bring a cushion, floor chair, or folded blanket for your own comfort. Chairs will be provided for those with limited mobility. You may also bring items to be blessed on the altar. 3:30 PM
Etiquette for Witches and Pagans
Carmel
Magenta Griffith The reason for etiquette is to show respect for other people. I want to discuss ways to be courteous, that is, to be aware of other people’s feelings, and take into account what may offend or insult them. We are a relatively small community, but we are very diverse for our numbers. I will present a number of ideas to help Witches and Pagans feel more comfortable with each other at gatherings and group activities, whether it’s 3 people or 3000. 3:30 PM
Ecologically-Minded Pagans in Action
Monterey
Jamie Martinez Wood As those who hold the earth at our spiritual core, we should be the ones leading the charge in conservation and sustainability. To preserve species and spaces threatened by our mere existence, we must go beyond the drum circle and visualization dance to find for ourselves a bold land ethic with humans as part, not conquerors, of nature. Discover how the combination of our genetic disposition to biophilia (the innate affinity for the natural world), bio-diversity
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and direct action lead to creative conservation. Witchcraft has been dubbed a “religion of ecology,” let’s educate ourselves to protect Mother Earth’s diverse beauty. 3:30 PM
San Carlos
22 Steps of the Cycle of Initiation—Transformative Journeys
Frater Barrabbas This lecture and discussion group will examine Joseph Campbell’s 22 stages Hero’s Underworld Cycle and compare them to the 22 trumps of the Major Arcana of the Tarot. This comparison will illuminate both the meanings of the Tarot as well as power of the Hero’s Journey as it applies to individual spiritual transformation. We will also examine the Feminine Cycle of the Heroine, based on the myth of Cupid and Psyche. 3:30 PM
Thelemic Tantra: Invoking Ra-Hoor-Khuit
San Juan
Sam Webster Over a decade in the development, the Mahayoga-Tantra Invocation of Ra-Hoor-Khuit is finally published as a book. This classic Tibetan Buddhist technique has been adapted for Pagan use as a means for invoking any Diety, and we will explore how to do this. To get a taste we’ll do the basic practices and discuss the theory behind them and the more advanced branches of the method, including the Yab-Yum or couples practice. www.Concrescent.net
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Erotic Breathwork: A Conduit to the Divine
San Martin
Mkali-Hashiki The breath is the lubricant of the soul. Erotic Breathwork allows us to re/experience our erotic power as a manifestation of Divine energy & is the foundation of Erotic Trance states. In this workshop we will practice basic techniques that allow us to use the breath to circulate erotic energy through our bodies. If time & interest permit, we will also practice breathwork techniques to share with our partner(s).
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Working With Godforms 101
San Simeon
Eric Lethe How does a new Pagan approach the buffet table of Gods & Goddesses. Find out how to research, what dedication means, and season appropriate Gods to call to Sabbats, Esbats, and Ritual. For those new to the Craft. 5:00 PM
Welcoming the Sabbath Bride
Riesling
A Couple of Jews Jew-friendly Pagans, Pagan-friendly Jews, and those who find ways to be Heathen and non-Heathen at the same time, please join
FRIDAY EVENING Schedule at a Glance IMPORTANT NOTE:
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TIME TITLE PRESENTER(S) ROOM 7:00 PM ¡ Trance Your *** Off: Ecstatic Devotional. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Palo Alto Area Pagan Meetup Group. . . . Cedar/ Pine 7:00 PM ¡ Dance of the Peacock Angel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Storm Faerywolf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fir 7:00 PM ¡ Hoodoo Love. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Luisah Teish. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oak 7:00 PM - Beyond the Bouquet of Lovers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Julie Epona O’Ryan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Silicon Valley 7:00 PM v The Sacred Cross: Path of the Ceremonial Arts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Anastacia Nutt. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Jose 7:00 PM - Aikido & Alchemy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Paul Rest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Santa Clara 7:00 PM - Concert by S. J. Tucker/Skinny White Chick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S. J. Tucker/Skinny White Chick. . . . . . . Carmel/ Monterey 7:00 PM - Operative Magick. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ivo Dominguez Jr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Carlos 7:00 PM - American Mystic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stone City. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Juan 7:00 PM v A Wonderfully Romantic Wiccan Ritual. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Rainbow Warriors. . . . . . . . . . . . San Martin/ San Simeon 9:00 PM v Red God Revel: an Ecstatic Invocation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T. Thorn Coyle and Priest/esses. . . . . . . Cedar/ Pine 9:00 PM - Dark Dance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dark Dance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oak 9:00 PM - Village Witchery 101. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Valerie E. Voigt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Jose 9:00 PM - Techniques of Trance for all Traditions and Paths.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gareth B. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Santa Clara 9:00 PM - A Concert by Hobbyhorse. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hobbyhorse. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carmel/ Monterey 9:00 PM - Heathenry 101 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dana Runkle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Carlos 9:00 PM ¡ Dance of the 7 Veils . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amazon Priestess Tribe. . . . . . . . . . . San Martin/ San Simeon 11:00 PM ¡ Pombagira Devotional. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . American Magic Umbanda House. . . . . Cedar/ Pine 11:00 PM v Spirituality and Intimacy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Human Awareness Institute (HAI). . . . . San Jose/ Santa Clara 11:00 PM ¡ Absinthe Cocktails: Mixing it up with Le Fae Verte. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jeff Winters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Carlos 11:00 PM ¡ The God Within. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CAYA Coven’s Brotherhood of the Moon. . San Martin/ San Simeon 11:30 PM - Silent Auction Closes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pantheacon Charity Auction. . . . . . . . Upper Mezzanine
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us as we welcome the Jewish Sabbath. There’ll be a short prayer service (where the Hebrew God is acknowledged to encompass a feminine form!) followed by wine and bread and maybe something tasty to nosh upon.
Friday evening schedule 7:00 PM
Trance Your *** Off: Ecstatic Devotional
Cedar/ Pine
Palo Alto Area Pagan Meetup Group Bring yourself, your voice, and your percussion instruments: we’re communing with the Gods through trance-inducing repetitive and harmonic chanting, dancing, and drumming! Comfortable, festive clothing encouraged; feel free to bring a towel.
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Dance of the Peacock Angel
Fir
Storm Faerywolf In the Feri tradition, the Peacock Angel is a manifestation of the Blue God; our beloved first-born of the Star Goddess. He is said to emerge from the joining of the Divine Twins into a single being; born of Divine Beauty and Divine Darkness. In this rite we will invoke the Twins as the Serpent and the Dove; our life-force, our passion, our shadow, and our deepest wisdom, and we will invite them to inspire us as we dance them into being, bringing all of our parts together and honoring our holistic selves as the Gods and Goddesses we are.
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Hoodoo Love
Oak
Luisah Teish Luisah Teish or Chief Yeye brings steamy stories and erotic tales from the old country. This interactive story telling session will involve audience participation as we listen in on steamy yarns of love, sex, and intrigue. Please wear loose comfortable clothing that does not restrict or inhibit erotic energy flow. Bring your partner, pillows, blankets, oils, love images, and tools to encourage love energy. Come feel that Hoodoo Love!
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Beyond the Bouquet of Lovers
Silicon Valley
Julie Epona O’Ryan Conflict resolution within a poly paradigm. Oberon and Morning Glory Zell have had a successful open marriage for 36 years, and have been in group marriages for most of that time, coining the term ‘polyamory.’_ Julie has been involved with them as a paramour (‘alongside lover’_) for 20 years. Here Julie and Oberon team up to discuss various techniques to deal with relationship issues when things go wrong. We will discuss the application of Active Listening, Apology, and Marking Amends when multiple partners become entangled in unspoken assumptions, inappropriate demands, and issues involving permission. Open Q & A. 7:00 PM
The Sacred Cross: Path of the Ceremonial Arts
San Jose
Anastacia Nutt The Sacred (Equal Armed) Cross is a pre-Christian form. The ancients knew that, through sacred shapes, we can be deeply transformed. Anastacia shares powerful methods from her
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new book, developed since 2004 to help people within the international Path of the Ceremonial Arts program. Remembering Heaven, Earth, Heart, Who I Am, and What I Know. The Individuality and Personality are distinct aspects of being Human. Many sources stress the importance of uniting them as Priest or Priestess in full consciousness. This powerful unity is achieved through The Sacred Cross, one of the most simple and profound tools of our time. 7:00 PM
Santa Clara
Aikido & Alchemy
Paul Rest Taking one Aikido technique, we will explore how invoking each of the four elemental energies can inform that technique. The techniques are done with a partner. No rolling or falling is involved. 7:00 PM
Concert by S. J. Tucker/Skinny White Chick
Carmel/ Monterey
S. J. Tucker/Skinny White Chick Music for Horned Gods and Dancing Goddesses, presented with guitars, hand drums, and voices, spiraling out from the beautiful nexus of one Skinny White Chick and her band: songs to heal, songs to inspire, Celtic blues and folk rock full of fire! 7:00 PM
San Carlos
Operative Magick
Ivo Dominguez Jr The study of spells and operative magick is often frowned upon as being less important than the high magick of self transformation. It is my belief that a well balanced practitioner is equally versed in low, middle, and high magick. In this class, we will cover the basic structure and foundations of these workings. We will also explore the benefits and the dangers of spells and operative magick. Lastly, we will examine some of the criteria for when and why to use spells and operative magick. 7:00 PM
San Juan
American Mystic
Stone City A new feature documentary film by Alex Mar, “American Mystic” explores Pagans and alternative spirituality movements, focusing on the Bay Area Pagan community as one of three religious communities. The film intertwines intimate, apolitical portraits of individuals in alternative spiritual communities trying to lead more extraordinary, mystical lives. “American Mystic” takes a personal, visually lush approach, immersing the viewer in the subjects’ experience of their faiths through their own words and worship. Highlights of the film will be shown, followed by open discussion with director Alex Mar. Come meet the director and participants, talk about portrayal of Paganism in film, and see about bringing the film to your area. 7:00 PM
San Martin/ San Simeon
A Wonderfully Romantic Wiccan Ritual
The Rainbow Warriors Join the Rainbow Warriors as they present a beautifully romantic ritual honoring the potential of what Pantheacon can manifest over a Valentine’s Day weekend. Through our ritual demonstration, the elements of what makes a ritual work will be visited, showing why they are essential, and how they all interplay to
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achieve connection to the intent of the workings. The concepts of writing, grounding, meditation, circle set up, what tools are used, the working(s), the Great Rite, and circle dissolution will be addressed and demonstrated. After the ritual, the Warriors will lead a discussion with the attendees regarding the interplay of its structural elements in achieving the ritual’s intent. Since there will be a ritual performed, attendees will be asked to remain for the duration of the ritual before being allowed to leave. As an added bonus, there will be harp accompaniment by High Priestess Regan, adding another layer of magick to this event. 9:00 PM
Cedar/ Pine
Red God Revel: an Ecstatic Invocation
T. Thorn Coyle and Priest/esses Anaar, T. Thorn Coyle, and Morpheus Ravenna will lead this working to invoke the energy of the Red God in our lives. This is the dance of sex, pride, self, power, passion, love and lust. This is the dance of the blood thrumming through our veins and the hunter and hunted in primal chase. The magic staves and stangs will pound like hoofbeats in the heart. Join us, along with Sharon and Winter of Pandemonaeon, M. Macha Nightmare, and priests Storm, Ivo, Robert, Onyx, Jonathan, Paul and Neil as we dance the spiral to invoke the power of life!
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Oak
Dark Dance
Dark Dance Honor this dark time of the year and celebrate the dark in all of us. Let your dark Goddess dress you and your dark God light your flame. Come dance to swirly gothic music invoked by Bay Area DJs. 9:00 PM
San Jose
Village Witchery 101
Valerie E. Voigt As Witches, we have a hybrid heritage: ceremonial magic and other elements of the Western Mystery Tradition, modern scholarship, the Counterculture, and folk tradition. When we come out of the broom closet, we quickly learn that it is the practical magic of folk tradition that comes foremost in the minds of our non-Pagan neighbors! What do you do when they start coming around to ask for help with their love life, their children, and their lost cats? Come learn about the nuts and bolts of village Witchery, and some ways to avoid the pitfalls. PREREQUISITE FOR VILLAGE WITCHERY 102. 9:00 PM
Techniques of Trance for all Traditions and Paths.
Santa Clara
Gareth B. Hypnotic trance is a part of many rituals, but most inductions replicate the authoritarian ideas of the 1940s or before, evoking the fictional Svengali. There are other and better ways. Accessing trance is not difficult and can be learned by anyone, and no one will be asked to act like a chicken. The program will include a group induction, in which participation is completely voluntary. 9:00 PM
A Concert by Hobbyhorse
Carmel/ Monterey
tional songs from the British Isles along with their most requested original songs. If you enjoy the sound of acoustic music, you will love the unique, delicate and raw beauty of Hobbyhorse’s sound. “Hobbyhorse’s music embodies the magic that is woven in the art of folk music ....it is authentic, spirited & manifests from the love of creation.” DJ Frederick 9:00 PM
Heathenry 101
San Carlos
Dana Runkle It’s back to basics time! Let’s have a discussion about what exactly heathenry is and is not. We’ll start with lecture about the how modern heathenry began, talk about some of the different flavors of heathenry, discuss the major gods and goddesses and finish with a discussion about how we can help heathenry grow and prosper. 9:00 PM
Dance of the 7 Veils
San Martin/ San Simeon
Amazon Priestess Tribe In honor of Goddesses and Ancestresses associated with the number 7: The Pleiades, the 7 sisters of Hathor, Kubai-Khotun, Yemaya. The Amazon Priestesses will be performing a Dance of the 7 Veils, culminating in a skyclad ritual opening the sky above and Earth below to pour forth blessings of empowerment upon all the women present. Women are welcome to join us, to dance with wild abandon, to well forth their own power from within and heal the planet and our society.
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Pombagira Devotional
Cedar/ Pine
American Magic Umbanda House This year’s annual Devotional to Pomba Gira will embrace the “back to basics” theme of PantheaCon. Dress in your best red and black, ready to dance and honor the power and hard-earned wisdom of Pomba Gira. Pomba teaches self-confidence, love of the body and mind, and how to make sure the bills get paid. Remember: Street-legal cover through the halls, beach-legal coverage on the dance floor. Trance is entirely optional—there are many ways to enjoy the favors of the Orixa. The environment will be sensual, but the rating for this ritual is PG-13. No-one under 21 admitted. No Photography!
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Spirituality and Intimacy
San Jose/ Santa Clara
Human Awareness Institute (HAI) What is SEX? Could it be Sacred Energy Exchange? The Human Awareness Institute has been offering workshops on love, intimacy and sexuality for more than 40 years. To freely offer our heart and soul to another requires that we love and accept ourselves as we are, as whole human beings, including our sexuality and our spirituality. Intimacy (“in to me you see”) is allowing the other to see us fully, with nothing in the way, while opening fully to them. In this session, A HAI Presenter will offer an opportunity to risk vulnerably connecting with others, to reveal ourselves heart to heart, body to body, soul to soul.
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Hobbyhorse In the spirit of this year’s PantheCon theme “Back to Basics”, Hobbyhorse will perform an acoustic concert of well loved Tradi-
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SATURDAY MORNING Schedule at a Glance IMPORTANT NOTE:
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TIME TITLE PRESENTER(S) ROOM 9:00 AM - Pagans and Prosperity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ardantane Pagan Learning Center. . . . . Cedar 9:00 AM - Pagans in Global Interfaith Work. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Don Frew. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pine 9:00 AM - The Chaldean Oracles: Source of Theurgy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brandy Williams. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fir 9:00 AM - Wake Up to Spirit Ritual. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Come As You Are Coven. . . . . . . . . . . Oak 9:00 AM - Space/Time Magic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Taylor Ellwood. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Silicon Valley 9:00 AM - Handweaving Workshop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ruth Temple . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Jose 9:00 AM - Crafting and Casting the Perfect Spell. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Deborah Blake. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Santa Clara 9:00 AM - Shamanka: Oracle of the Shamaness. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thena MacArthur. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Monterey 9:00 AM v Return of Persephone-A Play for Kids. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Winged Toads-Compost Coven Inc. . . . . San Carlos 9:00 AM - Ancient Egyptian Prayers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tamara L. Siuda . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Juan 9:00 AM v Being White in Orisha Spirituality: Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Iya Shangobemi (Gail Williams). . . . . . San Martin 9:00 AM - Lost Gods of the Witches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Steven Posch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Simeon 9:00 AM - Shabbat Morning Service. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A Couple of Jews. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Riesling 10:00 AM - Silent Auction Opens. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pantheacon Charity Auction. . . . . . . . Upper Mezzanine 11:00 AM - Beyond the Pagan Top 40: Learn New Chants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Turning Earth Singers . . . . . . . . . . . . Cedar 11:00 AM - Lon Milo DuQuette’s Best Presention Ever. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lon Milo DuQuette. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pine 11:00 AM - AMHA 101:Primitive Hebrew Earth spirituality-the basics. . . . . . . . . . . . . Elisheva Nesher. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fir 11:00 AM v The Original Instructions: Encountering the Wisdom Keepers . . . . . . . . . . . Orion Foxwood / House of Brigh. . . . . . Oak 11:00 AM v Singing the Women’s Wheel of the Year (for women). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ruth Barrett. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Silicon Valley 11:00 AM - Sacred Seasons, Sacred Meals: Seasonal Food and Sustainability. . . . . . . . . Sabina Magliocco & Laurel Olson Mendes.San Jose 11:00 AM - Deity Yoga in Tibetan Buddhism. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr. David Gray. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Santa Clara 11:00 AM - Ancestral Tribute: Lessons from the Lucumi Tradition. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rayna Ardren Owens. . . . . . . . . . . . Carmel 11:00 AM - Under the Veil & Over the Top—The PantheaCon Divination Panel. . . . . . . . Thalassa. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Monterey 11:00 AM - Pagan Parenting Discussion Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pagan Alliance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Carlos 11:00 AM - Herstory of the Dianic Tradition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Z Budapest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Juan 11:00 AM - Grimms Fairy Tales: What Your Mother Didn’t Tell You!. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kenny Klein. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Martin 11:00 AM - The Art of Releasing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ardantane Pagan Learning Center. . . . . San Simeon 12:30 PM - Longsword Dancing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Emperor Norton’s Guard. . . . . . . . . . . Quietbar foyer 11:00 PM
Absinthe Cocktails: Mixing it up with Le Fae Verte
San Carlos
Jeff Winters The traditional method of mixing absinthe is dripping ice water through a sugar cube to dilute the high proof distilate and transform it into a palatable beverage. In the early days bartenders exercised their creativity and invented numerous blends with champagnes, fruit juices and other spirits to create a whole new class of beverage: the cocktail. We will discuss the history of absinthe and the origins of the modern day cocktail moving into demonstrations of basic and more elaborate blends of absinthe and other liqueurs. Novel liqueurs are sure to be discussed! Attendance is limited to persons age 21 and over.
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The God Within
San Martin/ San Simeon
CAYA Coven’s Brotherhood of the Moon CAYA Coven’s Brotherhood of the Moon invites all men to explore and empower themselves in a ritual to honor the Divine Masculine; the Gods that inspire, guide, and assist us in trans-
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formation and achievement, and the Divine Energy of the God that lies Within. Let us praise the Gods in our own tongues, with our own sacred words, gestures, and practices designed to help us stand tall and proud alongside one another with mutual respect, fidelity, camaraderie, and devotion to our highest selves. (This ritual will be for men only.) 11:30 PM
Silent Auction Closes
Upper Mezzanine
Pantheacon Charity Auction Friday 11:30 PM: Silent Auction Closes We love to see you bid but the auction staff and volunteers need rest too. Come back tomorrow to see more lovely items—we open at 10 AM!
Saturday Morning Schedule 9:00 AM
Pagans and Prosperity
Cedar
Ardantane Pagan Learning Center There are many ways to be prosperous-financially, emotionally, spiritually and more-and there are different attitudes toward the
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idea. Is “poverty consciousness” common in the Pagan community? Is there any spiritual barrier to becoming prosperous-even rich? Can we do that and still protect our planetary resources? Join us in a discussion about wealth, and get some good tools and resources for achieving prosperity even in difficult economic times. And yes, that includes money. Presenters: Amber K and Azrael Arynn K of Ardantane Pagan Learning Center, authors of True Magick, RitualCraft, and other books.
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Pagans in Global Interfaith Work
Pine
Don Frew Pagans are a vital part of the world’s international interfaith scene. This program will report on Pagan participation at the 2009 Parliament of the World’s Religions in Melbourne, Australia, and the 2009 meeting of the Global Indigenous Initiative in Cuzco, Peru. It will include recommendations and guidelines for Pagans interested in getting involved in interfaith work. 9:00 AM
The Chaldean Oracles: Source of Theurgy
Fir
Brandy Williams Fragments of the Chaldean Oracles appear in many esoteric rituals and texts without explanation or context. This talk reviews the remaining texts, their context, and magical techniques described in the oracles. The discussion places theurgic technique before the operative magician in a way that can be understood, adopted, and adapted by the practitioner who wishes to explore them. Studying the oracles illuminates the essence of magical practice, our connection with the divine. 9:00 AM
Wake Up to Spirit Ritual
Oak
Come As You Are Coven CAYA’s annual morning ritual has been a Con favorite for years. We’ve brought you elemental pagan tai chi, laughter yoga, Sufi handshakes, circle dancing, and more to help you start your morning right: grounded, centered, happy, ready for a day of harmonious community. This year, join us for yet another beautiful ritual to set the tone for your wonderful Con experience. Adults and children welcome! 9:00 AM
Space/Time Magic
Silicon Valley
Taylor Ellwood In this workshop, I’ll present a variety of space/time magic techniques you can use to change possibilities into realities as well as discuss what space/time magic is and how space/time are magical elements we can use to discover ourselves and the universe. 9:00 AM
Handweaving Workshop
San Jose
Ruth Temple Try your hand at weaving on a small loom—there will be a variety of projects set up for you to choose from, information and historical discussion, sacred uses for your weaving. Materials provided to take away a small project, though using and/or donating some of your own yarn is more than welcome!
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Crafting and Casting the Perfect Spell
Santa Clara
Deborah Blake A class on how to write and cast spells that really work! When to cast and when not to, to rhyme or not to rhyme, and which tools and correspondences are best for which spells. Presented by Llewellyn author and High Priestess Deborah Blake, whose book, Everyday Witch A to Z Spellbook, will be out in spring 2010.
Shamanka: Oracle of the Shamaness
Monterey
Thena MacArthur A debut of the newest oracle deck. An introduction to the cards, imagery, and divinatory uses, based on the practices of ancient shamanism. 9:00 AM
Return of Persephone-A Play for Kids
San Carlos
Winged Toads-Compost Coven Inc The story of Persephone’s journey to the underworld and her return to re-unite with her mother Demeter will be enacted in play form and celebrated with song and clapping games. This is for children and their guardians.
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Ancient Egyptian Prayers
San Juan
Tamara L. Siuda From the Senut (a daily shrine ritual practiced by Kemetic Orthodox with roots in ancient temple purifications) to ritual incantations for praise, thanksgiving, magic and divination, 4,000 years of worship of ancient Egypt’s gods and goddesses are open to the modern eye through translations of ancient texts. Join author Tamara L. Siuda who will share with us some of the 110 translations in her “Ancient Egyptian Prayerbook”! Ritual prayers, calendars and ceremonies will be discussed by request. 9:00 AM
Being White in Orisha Spirituality: Guidelines
San Martin
Iya Shangobemi (Gail Williams) of Ile Orunmila Oshun This will be a lecture presentation, along with ritual and experiential work for white folks interested in how to respectfully learn and participate in Orisha Spiritual community. We will work with our stories, Ancestor Reverence, and Unpacking White Privilege practices. I will share some guidelines that may be useful for you. This is an opportunity to call upon our Ancestors, Orisha, ourselves and each other to generate some healing from damage caused by the racism embedded in our own souls and spirits. This work can be emotionally challenging, but necessary and transformative.
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Lost Gods of the Witches
San Simeon
Steven Posch The Craft hasn’t always been a two-deity, God-Goddess system. No, back in the day we witches had a whole pantheon of our own to contend with, just like everyone else: the big, messy, roiling, dysfunctional Family of the Gods. Oddly enough, this most ancient way of seeing fits our postmodern worldview like the proverbial catskin glove. Who are these Divine Others? What have They to do with
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us? Postmodern polytheology at its most terrifying. “Do we know the number of the gods?” “It would be rash to say that we do. [One] should be content with a reasonable number.” Ezra Pound 9:00 AM
Shabbat Morning Service
Riesling
A Couple of Jews Blessing the Jewish Sabbath (day of rest) with prayers and song. Possable Torah service if we have a Minyan. 10:00 AM
Silent Auction Opens
Upper Mezzanine
Pantheacon Charity Auction Saturday 10 AM: Silent Auction Opens: Come on down and outbid your friends at our Silent Auction! We’ll have lots of fun items for bid, all donated by our vendors and friends of the community (list available at the Info desk). You might get quite a bargain, or you could find that unique working tool you’ve been looking for. All proceeds go to benefit local charitable organizations (which are very much in need in these challenging economic times). Bidding ends at 12:45 PM Sunday afternoon, so come by the Upper Mezzanine and get your bids in now! Note that items for the Live Auctions (there are 2 this year) will be on display to tempt and delight. New items will be added regularly, so check back often! 11:00 AM
Beyond the Pagan Top 40: Learn New Chants
Cedar
Turning Earth Singers Looking for new and different music to use in ritual? We’ll teach you some of our favorite new and undiscovered Pagan chants, songs, and rounds, including a few original pieces by our members. We’ll create a loosely structured ritual space, in which we can sing each song at length, improvise, and harmonize, allowing ourselves to sink deeply into each piece and let the magic flow. 11:00 AM
Lon Milo DuQuette’s Best Presention Ever
Pine
Lon Milo DuQuette Magick and mysticism meld with melodic merriment as mature master Magician (Maestro Milo) makes mayhem in what promise to be his most profound and revealing presentation to date. 11:00 AM
AMHA 101:Primitive Hebrew Earth spirituality-the basics
Fir
Elisheva Nesher AMHA-aka Primitive Hebrews, is A Path that reconnects to the tribal, pre monotheistic ways of ancient Israel. It is an earth based, inclusive, gender equal Hebrew polytheist tradition with roots in both ancient and modern Israel. Discussion will include the shamanistic aspects of this tradition and its core set of Tribal ethics. 11:00 AM
Oak
The Original Instructions: Encountering the Wisdom Keepers
Orion Foxwood / House of Brigh At the foundation of all contacted magical and mystical traditions and practices are core teachings and guidance involving cultivating our center and refining its alignment to our understanding of source intelligence. To often humanity becomes distracted by apparent tradition and system differences while loos-
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ing contact with the ‘original instructions.’ Orion will discuss some of these directives and lead us in visionary techniques to contact a stream of inner Human and Faery beings that call themselves ‘the Wisdom Keepers’ to reawaken and kindle the flame that called us all to our paths. 11:00 AM
Silicon Valley
Singing the Women’s Wheel of the Year (for women)
Ruth Barrett Dianic seasonal rituals celebrate the mythic cycle of the Goddess within the earth’s seasonal cycles of birth, death, and regeneration, and it’s correspondences to women’s mysteries. Ruth will share an overview of the seasonal Wheel of the Year festivals in the Dianic Wiccan calendar, and discuss the individual holidays with appropriate chants and energetics. Drums and percussion toys welcome.
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San Jose
Sacred Seasons, Sacred Meals: Seasonal Food & Sustainability
Sabina Magliocco and Laurel Olson Mendes Being Pagan means living in harmony with the Earth’s seasonal cycles, and there’s no better way to attune to the sacred meaning of the seasons than through food. Seasonal food is also more sustainable and eco-friendly. Join two of the most seasoned cooks in the American Pagan community for this workshop/ cooking demonstration on using seasonal produce to create delicious, imaginative feasts for sabbats, celebrations and everyday meals. 11:00 AM
Deity Yoga in Tibetan Buddhism
Santa Clara
Dr. David Gray A key practice in Tibetan Buddhism is the practice of deity yoga, in which a practitioner visualizes her or himself as a deity. This presentation will cover the basic presuppositions of deity practice, such as the ways in which “deities” are conceived in Tibetan Buddhist traditions. It will also overview deity yoga visualizations practices, and the rituals in which they are employed. If time permits, it will also explore the connections of these practices to the larger “shamanic” complex of rituals involving invocation of and/or possession by deities. 11:00 AM
Ancestral Tribute: Lessons from the Lucumi Tradition
Carmel
Rayna Ardren Owens The veneration of ancestors intersects with many currents in contemporary Pagan practice, such as conscious sexuality, DNA/ evolutionary science, and ecology. Afro-diasporic pagan traditions, such as Lucumi (also known as Cuban Santeria) have preserved a rich and complex tradition of honoring the ancestors. Modern Miami-style Lucumi practices incorporate ancestral prayers and veneration of European, African, and Native American origin. This workshop will present the basic concepts of working with the egun, or mighty dead through prayers and ancestral altars such as the boveda. We will share ancestral prayers and food suitable for any pagan tradition and join together in a brief ritual to honor our mighty dead. Please bring a small token of your ancestors for the altar--to be taken home with you when you leave the workshop.
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Monterey
Under the Veil & Over the Top—The PantheaCon Divination Panel
Thalassa The Divination Panel gathers a lively assortment of PantheaCon Presenters at one table to discuss their sundry methods of divination and share information. Always a fun, enlightening and popular part of the Con, everyone interested in the many flavours of divination is encouraged to attend. 11:00 AM
Pagan Parenting Discussion Panel
San Carlos
Pagan Alliance Parenting is often the greatest challenge a person will face. This panel will discuss and explore some of the issues that Pagan parents have faced with their own children and in their larger communities. Concepts like discipline, sex-positive parenting, friends and family outside the Pagan community, co-parenting, the spiritual needs of children, and children in ritual will be discussed. Community members are encouraged to bring questions and concerns for the different panel members to address. 11:00 AM
Herstory of the Dianic Tradition
San Juan
Z Budapest A stunning multimedia presentation chronicling the Dianic Tradition through music and visual media joined by the always entertaining Z Budapest, as she recounts the herstory of women’s spirituality. Everyone is welcomed to attend. 11:00 AM
San Martin
Grimms Fairy Tales: What Your Mother Didn’t Tell You!
Kenny Klein Growing up, we all heard the stories of Snow White, Red Riding Hood, and Beauty and the Beast. But each of these tales comes from older, darker tales, and carries with it dark, erotic underpinnings. Kenny Klein explores the deep meanings of the tales collected by the Grimms, adding material from traditional songs and older myths to give a view of the real stories of these characters. Kenny Klein is a well known performer and presenter, and author of Through the Faerie Glass: A Look at the Realm of Unseen and Enchanted Beings (Llewellyn 2010). Recommended for adults and mature teens. 11:00 AM
The Art of Releasing
San Simeon
Ardantane Pagan Learning Center Western society teaches us well how to create, acquire, produce and even hoard, but learning to let go is harder. Too often we hang on to stuff that we don’t need and worse, that takes up time, effort and attention needed elsewhere. Learn to release possessions, attitudes, relationships, and emotional burdens that devour your energy and encumber your freedom. We will share both magickal and mundane strategies to release excess stuff and make a simpler, freer life for yourself. Presenters: Amber K and Azrael Arynn K of Ardantane Pagan Learning Center, authors of True Magick, RitualCraft, and other books.
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Longsword Dancing
Quietbar foyer
Emperor Norton’s Guard Longsword Dancing is a Winter dance tradition from Northern England. It can be performed with a Mummers play or alone. We are presenting dances that have been performed for many years in England and other places. Come watch.
Saturday Afternoon Schedule 1:30 PM
Cedar
The Living Tree: Uniting the UnderWorld and OverWorld
R J Stewart A bodies-on ritual: how can 100 or more people become a living Tree of Life? Join R J Stewart and Anastacia Nutt for a ritual in which the UnderWorld and OverWorld powers will flow through us all.Based on methods in R J’s books The UnderWorld Initiation, and The Miracle Tree.
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Pine
Five Centuries of Cartomancy
Mary Greer Despite claims to the contrary, there are records of cartomancy from at least the 16th century. This talk covers the few historical records of card readers’ professional lives in the Western world, primarily via paintings, prints and postcards. Who were they and who were their clients? Where did they read? Here is another piece of our nearly lost and forgotten history. 1:30 PM
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Making the Transition
Starhawk Climate change calls us to make an enormous transition very rapidly—changing our economy, our energy systems, our foodgrowing systems, our patterns of work, socializing and play—and doing it now, not sometime in the vague future. One of the most powerful responses to this challenge has been the movement toward relocalization: taking root again in community. The Transition Initiative movement, which started in Britain, is one inspring example: encouraging people to organize their own communities to plan for a creative descent into a less energy-intensive future. What are the strengths of this movement, and in what ways could it be even more powerful and effective? How do we make the transition into a just, sustainable and abundant world? 1:30 PM
Danbala Sevis—Honoring the Serpent & the Rainbow
Oak
Mambo Chita Tann Mambo T and La Sosyete Fos Fe Yo We welcome you to a Haitian Vodou ceremony in honor of Danbala-Wedo, the world-serpent, and Ayida-Wedo, his wife, the rainbow. This will be a formal Rada rite in the Haitian Vodou tradition. Respectful non-participating observers and participating guests are welcome! Participants will be expected to dance and are required (mandatory) to wear all white, non-suggestive clothing. Women need a white kerchief, scarf, or hat to cover their heads. For the presence of Danbala, participants may not be bleeding (including menstruation) but may observe.
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SATURDAY AFTERNOON Schedule at a Glance IMPORTANT NOTE:
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TIME TITLE PRESENTER(S) ROOM 1:30 PM v The Living Tree: Uniting the UnderWorld and OverWorld. . . . . . . . . . . . . . R J Stewart. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cedar 1:30 PM - Five Centuries of Cartomancy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mary Greer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pine 1:30 PM - Making the Transition. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Starhawk. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fir 1:30 PM v Danbala Sevis—Honoring the Serpent & the Rainbow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mambo Chita Tann. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oak 1:30 PM - The Mysteries of Demeter and Persephone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Charles Stein. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Silicon Valley 1:30 PM - Amulets!. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bari Mandelbaum. . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Jose/ Santa Clara 1:30 PM - Our Lady of the Healing Waters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Morning Glory Zell. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carmel 1:30 PM - Asherah: Exploring the Divine Feminine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jehon Grist, Ph.D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Monterey 1:30 PM - Religious Education for Pagan Children. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jessica Zebrine Gray . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Carlos 1:30 PM - When Good Witches go Bad; group dynamics and conflict mediation. . . . . . Rev. Crystal Blanton. . . . . . . . . . . . . San Juan 1:30 PM - Invoke Your Totem Robot. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ted Prodromou. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Martin/ San Simeon 3:30 PM - Global Meltdown? McGyver 101: Pagan Survival Techniques . . . . . . . . . . . Patrick McCollum. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cedar 3:30 PM - Future Trends For Magick. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Donald Michael Kraig. . . . . . . . . . . . Pine 3:30 PM - Spiral Dance Chorus and Band in Concert. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Evelie Delfino Sáles Posch. . . . . . . . . . Fir 3:30 PM - Elements of Nature Eco-Ritual. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Selena Fox. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oak 3:30 PM - Warrior Return Ritual—a panel discussion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Erynn Laurie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Silicon Valley 3:30 PM - Introduction to Wheat Weaving. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Angela and William. . . . . . . . . . . . . San Jose/ Santa Clara 3:30 PM - Here There Be Monsters!. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Oberon Zell-Ravenheart. . . . . . . . . . . Carmel 3:30 PM - Greco/Roman Temples of Turkey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Richard Ely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Monterey 3:30 PM - Mother and Daughter Goddess Tea Party. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bonni Cardoza . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Carlos 3:30 PM - How Can I Help? Crisis Intervention Tools for Clergy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cathy Barber, MFT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Juan 3:30 PM v Conjurers, Root Women, Vodou Queens & Hoodoo Mamas. . . . . . . . . . . . . Iseum of Black Isis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Martin/ San Simeon 3:30 PM - EMDR Magic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Zoe Kunstenaar, MFT. . . . . . . . . . . . . Riesling 5:00 PM - Longsword Dancing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Emperor Norton’s Guard. . . . . . . . . . . Quietbar foyer 5:00 PM - Havdalah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A Couple of Jews. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Riesling 1:30 PM
The Mysteries of Demeter and Persephone
Silicon Valley
Charles Stein Informal readings and discussion on “the secret” of the ancient mysteries and their relevance to our own times. The presenter will talk about the Mysteries of Demeter and Persephone at Eleusis and how they fostered a vision of the Goddess that relieved the fear death and opened the participant to an experience of Being beyond fixation on personal identity.Some ancient poetry will be read in the presenter’s translation. 1:30 PM
Amulets!
San Jose/ Santa Clara
Bari Mandelbaum Amulets, gris gris bags, medicine pouches, and other forms of small, symbolic talismen have been found in folk traditions throughout the world since the beginning of human spiritual culture. In this workshop, we’ll discuss amulets—how to make them, why to make them, how to use them—then we’ll make amulets for ourselves or someone we know and ritually charge them as a group. I will bring crafting odds and ends, but please bring any other supplies you may want or items with a symbolic significance to you and your unique tradition.
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Our Lady of the Healing Waters
Carmel
Morning Glory Zell Why do we throw coins into the fountain? From the Stone Age to the present we find images of the Goddesses of Healing. Bronze rings and carved chalk images excavated from sacred healing wells and bogs show that we have been doing this act of devotion for time out of mind. Morning Glory presents some of her 200+ votive Goddess figurines to explore the beauty and power of Healing Goddesses from all over the world and throughout history. A lecture plus Q&A will be followed by a guided meditation to find the special Goddess to unlock your healing power. 1:30 PM
Asherah: Exploring the Divine Feminine
Monterey
Jehon Grist, Ph.D For many, one of the most troubling features regarding Judaism, Christianity and Islam is the relative absence of the feminine aspect, whether as the divine feminine, or in the leadership roles played by women in these faiths. While all three religions have made at least modest strides toward a more balanced gender approach in modern times, they come nowhere near the reverence for the feminine found in ancient faiths. Our seminar will explore that reverence in the shared ancestor of all three monotheisms: the religion of ancient
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Israel. We’ll begin by searching through the goddesses of ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia to see how these two great civilizations infused the land between them, Canaan, with ideas about the nature of feminine deity. Then, we’ll focus on land of Canaan which later became Biblical Israel, to see how one goddess, Asherah, rose to the position of divine consort of Israel’s Jehovah. Filled with the results of recent archaeological and textual research, this lavishly illustrated session will help us understand the power of Asherah, as well as the reasons why she nearly disappeared from the Biblical record. 1:30 PM
Religious Education for Pagan Children
San Carlos
Jessica Zebrine Gray How do we raise second and third generation Pagan children to appreciate and understand our religious traditions and develop their own faith? This workshop is for kids and adults. Jessica Zebrine Gray, a trained and experienced religious educator and curriculum-writer, will share a Montessori-style lesson based on the “Wheel of the Year” and give children options for creating an art response. As the children work on their responses, the adults will talk about children’s faith development and ways parents and clergy can engage children in non-traditional religious education experiences. Adults without children and youth are also welcome to attend. 1:30 PM
When Good Witches go Bad; group dynamics & conflict mediation
San Juan
Invoke Your Totem Robot
Pine
Future Trends For Magick
Donald Michael Kraig Since my publication of Modern Magick, many new paths in magick have developedâ€?and vanished. In this workshop I’ll share three systems that seem to have staying power. The first is NeuroLinguistic Programming (NLP), although most people don’t realize that it is magickal. You’ll learn a powerful method to create your future. The second is the highly controversial Chaos Magick. You’ll learn a banishing and ritual methods. The third is Postmodern magick that unites the previous two for the 21st century. There will be a special announcement about a future publication at the end of the workshop. 3:30 PM
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Spiral Dance Chorus and Band in Concert
Evelie Delfino Sáles Posch On Oct 31st, 2009, All Hallow’s Eve, we celebrated the 30th Anniversary of Reclaiming’s Spiral Dance. The Spiral Dance Chorus (some 35+ voices) and Band (13+ musicians) are the ground, solid foundation, home base of the ritual. Come hear some of the singers and band members perform in a concert for your listening pleasure!!! Directed by Evelie Delfino Sáles Posch, assisted by Eileen Hazel and Gwynne Curtis. 3:30 PM
Rev. Crystal Blanton As a continuation from last year’s Boundaries and Mentoring workshop, this year’s workshop addresses another topic that is imperative to the training and skill set of mentors and leaders within group dynamics. The job of a leader does not stop at craft basics but will continue into structuring and maintaining a productive atmosphere, especially during conflicts. Come join us in discussion around common situations and useful techniques. 1:30 PM
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San Martin/ San Simeon
Oak
Elements of Nature Eco-Ritual
Selena Fox Connecting and working with the Wisdom and Powers of Earth, Air, Fire, Water, and Spirit for personal, community, and planetary well-being. This rite also focuses on developing and strengthening intuitive rapport with spiritual dimensions of place, climate, ecosystems, and planet for sustaining life in this time of environmental challenges and climate change. 3:30 PM
Warrior Return Ritual—a panel discussion
Silicon Valley
Ted Prodromou An unstoppable ritual of glory and companionship, painstakingly reconstructed from the seven-thousand-year-old Discordian Book of Robots. Invoke your inner circuitry! Let Eris teach you how to breakdance like a real robot! Expand your mind into exuberant electronic kindness! Your new totem is guaranteed to rise up against you and bring about a dystopian cybernetic future with extraneous neon and lots of shoulder spikes! Or maybe not! All guests are welcome; one robot leaves.
Erynn Laurie Following on last year’s CR Warrior Ritual panel. Join Erynn Rowan Laurie, Phillip Bernhardt-House and Jessie Olson as we discuss the Warrior’s Return Ritual presented by the Seattle Celtic Reconstructionists. Erynn Laurie is a disabled Navy veteran and longtime member of the CR community. Phillp Bernhardt-House is an academic celticist and CR whose family has long connections with the Naval service. Rev. Jessie “Medb” Olson is an ADF Dedicant Priest and disabled Army veteran, currently serving the veteran community as a county veterans’ service representative and social worker.
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Cedar
Global Meltdown? McGyver 101: Pagan Survival Techniques
Patrick McCollum This “hands-on” workshop will focus on how to utilize long known survival and sustainability techniques based on Pagan theology & utilizing Nature, to survive Global Crisis, Global Warming, Famine, War, and Natural Disaster. Among other things, we will learn how to find water & food, create fire & shelter, and how to power our cars without gasoline.
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Introduction to Wheat Weaving
San Jose/ Santa Clara
Angela and William This class focuses on beginning weaving techniques along with straw preparation and sources on books, materials, and local groups. In this class, each student will make at least two weaving: a Bridget’s Cross or Harvest Knot to bring home. Children must be accompanied by an adult. All materials and supplies are provided. For an example of the project go to www.weaversharp.com.
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Carmel
Here There Be Monsters!
Oberon Zell-Ravenheart Strange Beasties of all kinds have wandered through humanity’s imagination and travelers’ tales since the dawn of time. From Gryphons and Unicorns, to Dragons, Mermaids, and even more bizarre creatures from Aatxe to Zyphoeus, Oberon will take you on a trip through time and around the world, in search of elusive creatures of myth and legend. Many of these may be based on actual but littleknown creatures. Examine models and replicas of various creatures (some created by Oberon), and learn the truths behind the tales! Oberon has raised living Unicorns, swum with real Mermaids, and written the definitive book on this subject: A Wizard’s Bestiary. 3:30 PM
Monterey
Greco/Roman Temples of Turkey
Richard Ely This workshop is a slideshow and lecture showing a variety of Greco/Roman temples in western Turkey. These sites include Apollo at Didyma and Heiropolis, Artemis at Sardis and Ephesus, Athena at Priene and Pergamon, Aphrodite and Trajan at Aphrodisias, Dionysius at Termessos, Hieropolis and Miletus, and the Asklepion at Pergamon. Photos of statues of the Gods and Godesses in various museums will also be shown. 3:30 PM
Mother and Daughter Goddess Tea Party
San Carlos
Bonni Cardoza Mothers and daughters of all ages are welcome to enjoy tea and share stories about the great mother and their own great mothers. We will sip tea, snack on delicious cookies, sing songs and enjoy a puppet show. This year we will present a new puppet show and fun new games to play. Come dressed in costume if you like, with white gloves and bonnets. 3:30 PM
How Can I Help? Crisis Intervention Tools for Clergy
San Juan
Cathy Barber, MFT Learn how you (clergy, leaders and elders) can help community members who may be experiencing anxiety, depression, mania, psychosis, or suicidal ideation. We will review symptoms, herbs and medications, intervention strategies and crisis interventions. Bring your personal experiences, questions and concerns. 3:30 PM
San Martin/ San Simeon
Conjurers, Root Women, Vodou Queens & Hoodoo Mamas
Iseum of Black Isis Women healers of Africa and the Diaspora have been known by many names. Join The Isuem of Black Isis in song, dance and ritual in honor and celebration of these ancestral mothers of the spirit. Women will be cleansed, anointed and crowned. As we are all descendants of the African Dark Mother, ALL women are welcome. Women only.
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EMDR Magic
Riesling
Zoe Kunstenaar, MFT The stunning speed of transformation using EMDR (eye move-
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ment desensitization and reprocessing) seems like Magic because it is Magic. It utilizes the same tools of visualization and guided will, along with tapping into the brains’ powerful response to Rapid Eye Movement. This has personal and ritual implications we will discuss. EMDR will be both explained and demonstrated. 5:00 PM
Longsword Dancing
Quietbar foyer
Emperor Norton’s Guard Norton’s Guard is an English Ritual Longsword team doing traditional winter sword dances from the British Isles. The team was started 19 yrs ago. We are based in Oakland, CA & practice year round. we can be contacted at 510-653-5096 or acepernich@almemedanet.net or dragonct@ix.netcom.com 5:00 PM
Havdalah
Riesling
A Couple of Jews The Havdalah service marks the end of Shabbat and the beginning of the new week.
Saturday Evening Schedule 7:00 PM
Druid Ritual with Danse Macabre
Cedar
House of Danu The Druid House of Danu presents their popular Druid ritual celebrated with the visual and performing arts. Expect to make props for the grand opening procession to the music of Dance Macabre, with lively drumming and chanting. Bring your drums, your voice, and your creativity as you join us in an ending spiral dance. Ritual is not something you watch. It’s something you do. 7:00 PM
Raising the Great Crossroads
Fir
Hyperion In the Unnamed Path (A Shamanic Path for Men-who-lovemen), The Great Crossroads is the intersection of mankind, the Gods and the Ancestors, where all dichotomies are resolved; placing us at the central fulcrum to weave magic. Discover this unique way of raising the mythical landscape, creating sacred space and preparing for ritual work as an alternative to casting circles or calling quarters. 7:00 PM
Co-Creation and Magic
Oak
Reclaiming Craft Cell What makes Reclaiming culture unique? Reclaiming magic is improvisational, creative, personal and/or political, and formed in relationship. Practicing the skills of communication, process, and consensus, we will create a ritual together and then make the magic happen.
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Tai Chi, Qi Gong Demo and Intro
Silicon Valley
Richard F. Man Richard and Karisu will demonstrate Tai Chi empty hand form and fighting fan form. They will then lead some simple Qi Gong exercises. All experience levels welcome. Please wear comfortable clothing.
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SATURDAY EVENING Schedule at a Glance IMPORTANT NOTE:
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TIME TITLE PRESENTER(S) ROOM 7:00 PM - Druid Ritual with Danse Macabre. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . House of Danu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cedar 7:00 PM - Raising the Great Crossroads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hyperion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fir 7:00 PM v Co-Creation and Magic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Reclaiming Craft Cell. . . . . . . . . . . . . Oak 7:00 PM - Tai Chi, Qi Gong Demo and Intro. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Richard F. Man. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Silicon Valley 7:00 PM - Constructing Celtic Reconstructionist Rituals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Erynn Laurie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Jose 7:00 PM - How to Be a Top Presenter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Charlie Glickman. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Santa Clara 7:00 PM - A Witch Like Me. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Janus Blume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carmel/ Monterey 7:00 PM - Goodnight Children of the Goddess -Bedtime Stories for Kids. . . . . . . . . . . Bonni Cardoza . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Carlos 7:00 PM - Aleister Crowley and the Path of Adepthood. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr. David Shoemaker. . . . . . . . . . . . San Juan 7:00 PM v Mana and the Witch’s Cone of Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Anaar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Martin/ San Simeon 9:00 PM - Avalon Rising Dance Concert. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Avalon Rising. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cedar/ Pine 9:00 PM - Therioshamanism Ritual Preparation Workshop. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lupa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fir 9:00 PM v Dance of the Trickster Feri. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J’té Argent & Rynn Fox. . . . . . . . . . . Oak 9:00 PM - Hidrellez: The Gypsy Rite of Spring in Modern Turkey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr Jaynie Aydin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Silicon Valley 9:00 PM v Pagan Speed Dating. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pagan Amory Group. . . . . . . . . . . . . San Jose 9:00 PM - Art of Ritual Evocation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Frater Barrabbas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Santa Clara 9:00 PM v Ruth Barrett in Concert. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ruth Barrett. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carmel/ Monterey 9:00 PM v Journey to Ancestor Mountain. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dana Runkle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Carlos 9:00 PM - Pagans and the New Media. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jason Pitzl-Waters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Juan 9:00 PM v Oracular Sei∂. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sei∂jallr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Martin/ San Simeon 11:00 PM - Discordian High Mass. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AJMC—Avatar Jones Memorial Cabal . . Cedar 11:00 PM v Therioshamanism Healing Ritual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lupa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fir 11:00 PM - Fire Drum Circle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Richard F. Man. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oak 11:00 PM - Pomba-Gira 101—A Non-Western Approach to the Divine Feminine. . . . . . Ann Argabrite. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Jose 11:00 PM - Jammin’ with the Gods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Don Barks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Santa Clara 11:00 PM v Word Hoard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tim Rayborn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carmel/ Monterey 11:00 PM v Journey to the Nocturnal Realms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Come As You Are (CAYA) Coven South Bay.San Carlos 11:30 PM - Silent Auction Closes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pantheacon Charity Auction. . . . . . . . Upper Mezzanine 12:00 AM - Auction Room Closes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Pantheacon Charity Auction. . . . . . . . Upper Mezzanine 7:00 PM
Constructing Celtic Reconstructionist Rituals
San Jose
Erynn Laurie Many people are interested in Celtic Reconstructionist Paganism (CR) but don’t know how to get started. We will cover issues and resources in designing and creating CR ritual for solitaries and small groups. 7:00 PM
How to Be a Top Presenter
Santa Clara
Charlie Glickman There’s more to creating a successful workshop than knowing your info, just as there’s more to casting a circle than knowing the proper words. Adult education principles and practices can help you make sure that your participants get the most out of your workshop. In this interactive workshop, we’ll explore the key elements you need to design and teach a successful class. You’ll be able to apply them to almost any topic, presentation style, or community. Whether you’re thinking about offering your first workshop or
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you’ve been teaching for years, come find out how you can expand your teaching practices and be a top presenter. 7:00 PM
A Witch Like Me
Carmel/ Monterey
Janus Blume A bit of sacred theater to brighten your day. A Witch’s memoir as performance art, complete with music, dance and a back-up chorus comprised of those crone singers of Pagan Revival Hour and Pagan Home Companion fame, the Greenheart Grove Glee Club. 7:00 PM
San Carlos
Goodnight Children of the Goddess -Bedtime Stories for Kids
Bonni Cardoza Just before bed, join us for an evening of children’s stories like “All I see is a part of me, Old turtle and many more. We will do a couple of art projects and even have a puppet show. Bring a pillow or what ever your kids will need to get comfy. Sugarfree Coco and Tea will be served.
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Aleister Crowley and the Path of Adepthood
San Juan
Dr. David Shoemaker In this entertaining lecture, Dr. David Shoemaker will discuss the training program developed by Aleister Crowley for use in his magical Order, the A.’.A.’.. You will learn about the various magical and mystical techniques which must be mastered along the path toward Adepthood, and how they serve to unlock your hidden potential and inner power.
9:00 PM
Silicon Valley
Hidrellez: The Gypsy Rite of Spring in Modern Turkey
Dr Jaynie Aydin A 10 Minute dvd presentation that highlights may day/ first day of spring rituals among the Roma Gypsies in Turkey. Special 10 minute dance workshop follows. 9:00 PM
Pagan Speed Dating
San Jose
Anaar In this event we will study the character and uses of mana, chi or energy as taught to me by Victor Anderson of the Feri Tradition. We will begin with the individual then move on to building mana within a group context. Using body, breath and sound, the event will end with the building of a Cone of Power for the purpose of aligning and centering our being. Please wear loose clothing.
Pagan Amory Group Join CAYA Coven’s Pagan Amory Group for a night of Pagan Speed Dating in Sacred Space. We call upon love deities to aid us in finding our perfect match(es)! They open our hearts and minds to see the beauty of the divine within all of us. Come meet new friends, find a partner or even just a date for the night...see what path enfolds. We offer a safe, welcoming environment to connect for all genders, sexual preferences and relationship statuses. Space is limited. Pre-register at the CAYA Suite or right before the workshop to reserve your spot. Participants only please!
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Mana and the Witch’s Cone of Power
San Martin/ San Simeon
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Avalon Rising Dance Concert
Cedar/ Pine
Avalon Rising YOU NEED TO STRUT YOUR FUNKY PAGAN STUFF! Get down and dance, dance, dance to the pagan beat of AVALON RISING! Be sure to bring your friends and lovers to this Carnival of rockin’ joy! 9:00 PM
Therioshamanism Ritual Preparation Workshop
Fir
Lupa Therioshamanism is the non-core neoshamanic path that Lupa has been developing based on her years of experience with animistic practice, as well as research, networking with other shamanic practitioners, and professional psychological training. Come learn about what resources and influences she has drawn on, what roles she sees the shaman as having in 21st century America, and what the importance of her ritual performance at PantheaCon is, particularly in bringing shamanic practice back to its performance-based roots. Those planning on attending the ritual are strongly encouraged to attend this workshop, though others are welcome as well. 9:00 PM
Dance of the Trickster Feri
Oak
J’té Argent & Rynn Fox Storytellers, firebringers, sacred clowns: these are the faces of Raven and Coyote. They move through our lives bringing change while revealing our follies and fears. Together, they entice us to open our hearts in understanding to learn and embrace the sacred force of self-referential humor. In this ritual, these sacred clowns will offer lessons on how to step away from ego and fear to embrace the dynamic, ever changing dance of life with laughter and love for our own foolishness. Do you dare to dance with us? Please note: Children under 13 will not be admitted and this is a doors-closed ritual once it begins.
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Art of Ritual Evocation
Santa Clara
Frater Barrabbas This workshop will examine the techniques proposed for the practice of theurgy and evocation. We will examine the five step method of the old grimoires, skrying and a newly developed methodology that uses sacramental, elemental and planetary magick combined to generate a summoned spiritual entity—earth spirit, angelic or demonic. 9:00 PM
Ruth Barrett in Concert
Carmel/ Monterey
Ruth Barrett Pioneering pagan musician, singer, and fretted dulcimer artist, Ruth Barrett (with special guest musicians) will present a special magical concert of original and traditional pagan and goddess-centered songs.
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Journey to Ancestor Mountain
San Carlos
Dana Runkle This is an intense deep trance that follows the Saami Shaman’s journey to Ancestor Mountain. We’ll travel across the tundra, visit the Bone Lady, see ancestors, travel up the mountain to visit with guiding ancestors and finally to the top of Ancestor Mountain to visit the healing shaman spirit that resides there below the antler bridge. This is for experienced journey workers only.
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Pagans and the New Media
San Juan
Jason Pitzl-Waters Modern Paganism once relied on handwritten personal correspondence and small newsletters to connect like-minded souls. Now, in an age of instant information and social networking, blogs, podcasts, and services like Facebook and Twitter have come to dominate how many of us communicate. What are the advantages and disadvantages of these new technologies? How will new media
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affect book and magazine publishing in the Pagan world? How can we utilize these advances in a way that benefits us? Join us as we explore these and other issues. 9:00 PM
Oracular Sei∂
San Martin/ San Simeon
Sei∂jallr In Viking times, groups of seers traveled through the countryside to perform a rite in which people could ask questions of the spirits, ancestors and gods. For over 20 years, Sei∂jallr has been serving today’s pagan community in the same way. If you have questions, we’ll look for answers....
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Discordian High Mass
Cedar
AJMC—Avatar Jones Memorial Cabal Traditional Erisian High Mass and Discordian Ritual, with reenactment of the Original Snub, and bonus gourdfest and scaring of the neighbors processional. Bring a gourd if you’ve got one. A meditation to contact Guardian Spirit Gourds will be held. 11:00 PM
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Therioshamanism Healing Ritual Lupa
Drawing on the tradition of the shamanic performance-style ritual, often overlooked in non-indigenous practices, Lupa will be presenting a healing ritual based on therioshamanism, the non-core neoshamanic path she has been creating for the past few years. This will NOT be a “shamanic circle” or other heavily participatory ritual, and Lupa will be the only presiding shaman. However, attendees are encouraged to bring drums, rattles, bells and other sacred noisemakers. Lupa requests that you please attend the informational workshop if possible in order for you to be more aware of the context of the ritual.
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Fire Drum Circle
Oak
Richard F. Man Fire Drum Circle returns again to Pantheacon. Bring your drums and other instruments. Dancers and Fire / Poi Dancers welcome! We will light the room with the help from the Goddess Electra. All experience levels welcome. 11:00 PM
San Jose
Pomba-Gira 101—A Non-Western Approach to the Divine Feminine
Ann Argabrite Pomba-gira comes to us from African Diaspora Orisha traditions that evolved and continue to develop specifically in Brazil. Some of her aspects include, messenger of the Gods, keeper of the crossroads, and holder of power. In Rio de Janeiro she is known as the sacred harlot. In concert with Eshu (lord of chaos) she is the female side of Elegbara, the Orisha of universal balance. She brings purpose (feminine) out of chaos (masculine).
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Jammin’ with the Gods
Santa Clara
Don Barks Guitar version of a drum circle. We had such a great time last year that we thought we’d try again. Bring guitars (and other instruments), songs and a love of music. 11:00 PM
Word Hoard
Carmel/ Monterey
Tim Rayborn Acclaimed early music performer Tim Rayborn presents a concert of poetry and music from the medieval Northern European story-telling traditions. Accompanying himself with harps and lyres, he will perform pieces and excerpts (in original languages) from the Welsh Llyfr Taliesin, the German Hildebrandslied, the Anglo-Saxon Deor, and the Icelandic Baldr’s Dravmr, as well as traditional instrumental music from Scandinavia.
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Journey to the Nocturnal Realms
San Carlos
Come As You Are Coven South Bay (CAYA South Bay) Join CAYA South Bay in exploring the inner mysteries of nocturnal magick. We will simulate Noctambulism, the state of performing activities that are normally associated with wakefulness while in a sleep-like state. In this dream like state, our underworld guides are easily accessible. We journey to meet them at the crossroads, hear their scary tales and gather lessons only found in the dark. Come join us and let us tuck you in for a (not so) good night’s sleep.
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Silent Auction Closes
Upper Mezzanine
Pantheacon Charity Auction Saturday 11:30 PM: Silent Auction Closes We love to see you bid but the auction staff and volunteers need rest too. Come back tomorrow to see more lovely items- we open at 10 AM! 12:00 AM
Auction Room Closes
Upper Mezzanine
Pantheacon Charity Auction Sunday Midnight: Auction Room Closes: We’d love to deliver your treasures to you but the auction staff and volunteers need rest too. Please come by in the morning to pick up your winnings if you missed us—we open at 8 AM!
Sunday Morning Schedule 9:00 AM
Yoga & the Elements of Life
Cedar
Randy Ellen Blaustein The elements of life that are so familiar & universal to all of us can be strongly correlated to the various types of Yoga poses. This workshop is about imparting what I have discovered for myself, & guiding participants to learn which elements speak to them while moving through a vinyasa (flow) style Yoga class. Please already have some knowledge of asanas/a Yoga practice in place.
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TIME TITLE PRESENTER(S) ROOM 9:00 AM - Yoga & the Elements of Life. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Randy Ellen Blaustein. . . . . . . . . . . . Cedar 9:00 AM - Self Defense Pagan Style. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Teal Bladehunter & Tariah Moondragon. Pine 9:00 AM - Semi-permaculture for renters, gardening without owning land. . . . . . . . . FFRASS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fir 9:00 AM - The Practical Magician—Getting What We Need. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brandy Williams. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oak 9:00 AM - Magickal Initiation in Ancient Egypt. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tony Mierzwicki . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Silicon Valley 9:00 AM - Dé & An-Dé: Divine Beings in Irish Practice. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Phillip A. Bernhardt-House. . . . . . . . . San Jose 9:00 AM - High & Most Solemn Rites & Ceremonies of Blooding & Naming. . . . . . . . . Marja Magdalene da Tsabor . . . . . . . . Santa Clara 9:00 AM - The Basics II: Ritual Facilitation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Elizabeth Flame Malamed . . . . . . . . . Carmel 9:00 AM - Jewish Meditation and Mysticism Beyond Kabbalah. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Greer Hauptman. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Monterey 9:00 AM - Kukeri to Nestinari—Bulgarian Pagan Survivals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Annelise. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Carlos 9:00 AM - The Ethics of Service. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M. Macha NightMare . . . . . . . . . . . . San Juan 9:00 AM - Tara Tames the 8 Fears—Children’s Dance Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jessica Zebrine Gray . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Martin 9:00 AM - Psychology of Divination. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . George L. Hersh Ph.D. . . . . . . . . . . . . San Simeon 10:00 AM - Silent Auction Opens. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pantheacon Charity Auction. . . . . . . . Upper Mezzanine 11:00 AM v Lifting the Spelle of Forgetfulness: Dismissing the Uninvited. . . . . . . . . . . Orion Foxwood / House of Brigh. . . . . . Cedar 11:00 AM - Letting the Wildness In. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Starhawk. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pine 11:00 AM - Grey School of Wizardry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grey School of Wizardry. . . . . . . . . . . Fir 11:00 AM - Scraping the Barnacles Off the Good Ship Tarot. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thalassa. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oak 11:00 AM - What is Neoplatonism & Why Should I Care?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Don Frew. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Silicon Valley 11:00 AM - Rhythm and Tone: The Basics of Mystical Sound. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hobbyhorse. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Jose 11:00 AM - Toward A Pagan Psychology: Earth Based Spirituality and Therapy. . . . . . . . Panel of Pagan Psychotherapists. . . . . . Santa Clara 11:00 AM v Letting Go With The Dude. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dave Jackson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carmel 11:00 AM - Spinning: Roc and Reel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ruth Temple . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Monterey 11:00 AM - Divination, Prophecy, & Oracular Vision. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ivo Dominguez Jr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Carlos 11:00 AM - Mentoring Fundamentals: passing on the basics and beyond. . . . . . . . . . . Rev. Crystal Blanton. . . . . . . . . . . . . San Juan 11:00 AM v A Visit to the High One’s Hall. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Diana Paxson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Martin 11:00 AM - Back to Basics: Composting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joel Schonbrunn. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Simeon 11:00 AM v Community Croning Ritual Preparation (women only). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ruth Barrett. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Riesling 12:30 PM - Silent Auction ENDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pantheacon Charity Auction. . . . . . . . Upper Mezzanine 9:00 AM
Self Defense Pagan Style
Pine
Teal Bladehunter and Tariah Moondragon Based on the art of Filipino Kali, learn how to use your body in a natural way to protect yourself and loved ones. Pagans are peace loving people, but Penczak, Cunningham, and Grimassi have all written* there are some people who would be willing to harm us because of our beliefs. We have a right to defend ourselves and will do so. Also learn how to use Pagan objects such as Athame, Besom, or gardening and other household objects as tools for self defense. Open to men and women, no prior experience needed. Man and woman presenters. 9:00 AM
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Semi-permaculture for renters, gardening without owning land
FFRASS Caring for the sacred earth is a core belief for pagans, and many find expression of that in the permaculture and sustainability movements. But what about those of us who don’t have the room, or land
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at our disposal, for a Gaia’s garden & how can we take part? Even if we rent, if we live in an apartment, if our environment is mostly concrete, we can still make that sacred connection with Nature. Share ideas with FFRASSies on how we can grow some portion of our food (or preserve as food what grows in local backyards), and partner with others to grow plants to feed our souls, heal our bodies, add to our rituals and to get our hands in living dirt. 9:00 AM
The Practical Magician—Getting What We Need
Oak
Brandy Williams Magic informs our spiritual practice, but it also makes our lives better in the day-to-day world. The Magician’s Body of Knowledge distills hundreds of years of magical theory and techniques for manifesting healing, prosperity and support. This presentation discusses the foundations of a successful magical practice—a helpful starter for novices, handy shortcuts for more formal magicians, and a reminder overview for experienced Pagans.
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Magickal Initiation in Ancient Egypt
Silicon Valley
Tony Mierzwicki Initiation and training for magickians in Egypt during the Graeco-Roman period was taken very seriously. It would entail long apprenticeships, some of which was spent in underground chambers. People in ancient times saw a close relationship between magick and the mystery cults. Magick was a gift of the gods, and was in some cases facilitated through the action of an assistant or guardian spirit. Time and circumstances permitting, a short invocation to Khepri, the scarab god, will be included so as to illustrate a technique used to access your guardian spirit. 9:00 AM
San Jose
Dé & An-Dé: Divine Beings in Irish Practice
Phillip A. Bernhardt-House How does one distinguish between gods, humans, ancestors, and land spirits in the mythological materials from medieval Ireland? Who are some of the figures identified within the texts as gods, and who are the figures that have been given the status of gods (rightly or wrongly) in common practice or literature? Using the concept of Dé & An-Dé (“gods and non-gods”) found within a number of medieval Irish texts, this workshop will examine the basic approaches to theology within Irish tradition. 9:00 AM
Santa Clara
High & Most Solemn Rites & Ceremonies of Blooding & Naming
Marja Magdalene da Tsabor We Romi have been in the shadows too long,and our Elders have decided it is time to share make public some of our most “secret”, ancient Rites, and where could we find a more amenable audience than at PantheaCon? We are a People of the Earth and of the Road. We believe in our implicit duty to the earth, to Creation in all its forms. 9:00 AM
The Basics II: Ritual Facilitation
Carmel
Elizabeth Flame Malamed We will map three stages: Pre-Ritual, Ritual in Progress, and Post- Ritual. First, we will practice exercises for group togetherness (entrainment), review different roles (dragons, graces, etc.) and their skills, and how to facilitate an effective run-through. Second, we will practice basic and advanced priestessing techniques, work on how to deal with “mistakesâ€ù, and what to do when the magic isn’t happening. Last, we will talk about cleansing, sharing feedback, and creating closure for facilitators. This workshop is a great follow-up to The Basics I: Ritual Planning. 9:00 AM
Jewish Meditation and Mysticism Beyond Kabbalah
Monterey
Greer Hauptman Although “Kabbalah” has become a catch-all term for esoteric Jewish mysticism, all too often the actual understanding is limited to Hermetic concepts about the Ain Sof, Gematria, and the Sephirot. This panel aims to dig deeper into Jewish mysticism, both traditional and not, from the 1700s to the present, as well as what “Kabbalah” actually is, and how it relates.
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9:00 AM
Kukeri to Nestinari—Bulgarian Pagan Survivals
San Carlos
Annelise From the fantastic and frightening Kukeri of winter, to Baba Marta (Grandma March), rain dancing for St George, and the Nestinari’s possesory fire dancing, A survey of some surviving pagan folk customs among the officially Orthdox Bulgarians. What purposes do these rituals fulfill? In this time of changes which will survive? The difference between doing and re-enacting. Food for thought when preserving, reconstructing, or adapting our own traditions. 9:00 AM
San Juan
The Ethics of Service
M. Macha NightMare Do Pagans value service on behalf of the commonweal? Is this a priority to leading an honorable life as a Pagan? Panel discussion; panelists TBD. 9:00 AM
San Martin
Tara Tames the 8 Fears—Children’s Dance Program
Jessica Zebrine Gray Tara Tames the 8 Fears is a fun way for children (and adults) to approach the Goddess in their own lives. We will learn the simple dance/ drama and talk about how the Goddess can help us tame the snake of jealousy, fire of anger, lions of pride, demon of doubt, and more. 9:00 AM
Psychology of Divination
San Simeon
George L. Hersh Ph.D. We are all seers. Living as diviners from moment to moment, we seek ways to reach beyond our limited view, to see deeper, more clearly, with greater relevance to the cares and desires of our hearts. Prediction is an essential function of our minds. We follow advice, clues, omens. We store experience, memories, and inherited behaviors. We build maps of our surroundings in space and time. We make stories and follow them. We attend to patterns of symbols, structures of information, metaphors of relationship and correspondence. What are we doing? How are we being? How can we do better? 10:00 AM
Silent Auction Opens
Upper Mezzanine
Pantheacon Charity Auction Sunday 10 AM: Silent Auction Opens: Today’s your last chance to bid. Remember, the bidding ends at 12:45! 11:00 AM
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Lifting the Spelle of Forgetfulness: Dismissing the Uninvited
Orion Foxwood / House of Brigh One of the principal teachings of Faery Seership is the redemption of ancestral paradox. This approach brings our attention to the riddles of our birth-blood and inherent wisdom in recognizing and healing the ‘shadow-shapers’ hidden in what Orion calls ‘the spelle of forgetfulness.’ These inherited inner forces and the surface world mediators of them comprise the ‘uninvited guests’ that dwell in our inner world and hold us in paradoxical shapes. Orion will discuss some of these forces and lead us in techniques to support healing and reclamation of our spirit.
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Letting the Wildness In
Pine
Starhawk Once there was a perfect town, in a perfect world, where there were rules for everything and a right way and a wrong way to do everything, and nobody ever broke the rules, except sometimes. So begins Starhawk’s new eco-fable for children, The Last Wild Witch. When the wind is in the west, and the last wild Witch is brewing her magic brews and singing her magic songs, some of the wildness might get inside you! 11:00 AM
Grey School of Wizardry
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Grey School of Wizardry After writing the Grimoire for the Apprentice Wizard (2004), Oberon created an online School to further such studies. The Grey School of Wizardry offers a 7-year-level Apprenticeship program, culminating in a certificate of “Journeyman Wizard.” Classes are taught by a qualified faculty. 16 Departments include Wizardry, Nature Studies, Magickal Practice, Mind Magicks, Healing, Wortcunning, Divination, Alchemy, Performance, Lifeways, Beast Mastery, Mathemagicks, Cosmology, Ceremonial Magick, Lore, and Dark Arts. Headmaster Oberon and other faculty members and students will present the Grey School Vision, and how you can become part of it. 11:00 AM
Scraping the Barnacles Off the Good Ship Tarot
Oak
Thalassa Where the Tarot comes from sheds useful light on what it is now, and how to use it. We will drill down to basics and ride the gusher forward. Origins will be discussed, myths dissected, and icons clasted. All levels of interest and enthusiasm are welcome 11:00 AM
What is Neoplatonism & Why Should I Care?
Silicon Valley
Don Frew Neoplatonism was the final synthesis of all of the philosophical systems of the pre-Christian Mediterranean world. It combined aspects of philosophical, magical, and religious thought from Egypt, Greece, and Rome into a school of thought that embraced diversity and promoted magic as a means of uniting with the One. This program will present the history of Neoplatonism, its core ideas and proponents (ancient & modern), and its unique applicability to the intellectual and spiritual life of the modern Pagan. 11:00 AM
Rhythm and Tone: The Basics of Mystical Sound
San Jose
Hobbyhorse Learn how you can easily connect to the Cosmos through awareness of Rhythm and Tone. Learn how to chant simple tones that correspond to the 7 chakras, how the tones of a drum correspond to the 4 elements of Air, Water, Fire and Earth, and how the rhythms in popular songs are actually profound spiritual concepts easily grasped. This workshop is intended for both musicians and non-musicians.
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Santa Clara
Toward A Pagan Psychology: Earth Based Spirituality & Therapy
Panel of Pagan Psychotherapists In recent years, Buddhist concepts, such as mindfulness, have gained wide acceptance in the field of psychotherapy. What Pagan concepts and practices will contribute to the field in the coming years? This panel of practicing Pagan psychotherapists will address this question and speak to the developing theoretical Pagan models of psychotherapy. 11:00 AM
Letting Go With The Dude
Carmel
Dave Jackson This is a quirky and humorous “letting go” ritual designed around themes from the film The Big Lebowski.
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Spinning: Roc and Reel
Monterey
Ruth Temple Bring your drop spindle, your whorl, your wheel, your fiber, and your show-and-tell for a spin-in session! Knitters, crocheters, braiders, and other fibery-goodness handwork in hand? All are welcome. 11:00 AM
Divination, Prophecy, & Oracular Vision
San Carlos
Ivo Dominguez Jr Many traditions make use of rituals and the methods of the sacred sciences to gain guidance, to extrapolate the future, and to understand the deeper forces at work in creating what will be. Of course, differences of belief and culture will express as differences in how divination, prophecy, and oracular vision are used and viewed, but there are connecting threads that relate to the nature of these practices. Divination, prophecy, and oracular vision have qualitative and quantitative similarities and differences. This class will explore the spectrum of what we call divination, prophecy, and oracular vision. 11:00 AM
San Juan
Mentoring Fundamentals: passing on the basics and beyond
Rev. Crystal Blanton The fundamentals of mentoring derive from an understanding of sincere leadership and the responsibility of the role. Building your repertoire of skills in the basics of counseling techniques, communication styles and teaching skills can increase your effectiveness as a mentor. Whether a leader, mentor or an upcoming one; come and join us to learn and discuss skills that can add to your role in the community. 11:00 AM
A Visit to the High One’s Hall
San Martin
Diana Paxson In the Prose Edda, a man called Gylfi visits the hall of Har (Odin), and questions the High One, Just as High, and Third. Wouldn’t you like to have been a fly on the wall? In this ritual drama, you’ll hear three aspects of Odin tell His own story.
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Back to Basics: Composting
San Simeon
Joel Schonbrunn Ashes to Ashes, Dust to Dust. Learn about this easy technique which can turn your food and carbon wastes into valuable compost which can be used in rituals, or for more traditional nutrients for your home or municipal garden 11:00 AM
Community Croning Ritual Preparation (women only)
Riesling
Ruth Barrett A “Croning”_ ritual marks the life transition of women 58 and older, into honored elderhood, celebrating their power and accumulated life wisdom. Experience your Croning ritual at Pantheacon this year with your Pantheacon sisterhood of other crones. The workshop involves a guided group process to explore and prepare for a ritual experience that will be enacted later in the weekend (date and time) where invited female supporters will be welcome to attend.
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12:30 PM
Silent Auction ENDS
Upper Mezzanine
Pantheacon Charity Auction Sunday 12:45 PM: Silent Auction ENDS: PENS DOWN! No more bids—those treasures will be yours! Lists of winning bids will be posted outside the Silicon Valley Room at 6:30 PM. Check your bidder number to see what you won.
Live Auction 1 (Jewelry and Apparel)
Upper Mezzanine
Pantheacon Charity Auction Sunday 1 PM to 2 PM: Live Auction 1 (Jewelry and Apparel). Come join the fun and support our charities! Items will be on display all weekend prior to the auction, with new ones added regularly. 1:30 PM
The Mysteries of the Body in Prayer
Cedar
T. Thorn Coyle Matter is holy, not some fallen substance to transcend. Spirit is embedded in flesh, in breath, in muscle and bone. In her time with the Mevlevi Dervishes, Thorn was taught to access movement to bring the whole being into a state of prayer and connection. Through extensive physical training, she has since developed her own systems of body prayer and awareness. Together, we will sing, sway, stomp and move in the orbits of the planets turning around the sun. We will connect our divine nature to the nature of divinity, starting with our most basic components: the body and breath. 1:30 PM
Experiencing Tarot through the Intel Circle
Pine
Mary Greer The Intel Circle is a large group process in which you receive mini Tarot readings designed to give you a multi-dimensional look at your particular issue. At the same time you learn to break through inhibitions and experience multiple methods for to give readings to others. Appropriate at all levels of experience, including beginners. The room will be closed after the first fifteen minutes.
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Meet the Lwa: Spirits of Haitian Vodou
Fir
Mambo Chita Tann Their names may be known to you: Legba. Baron Samedi. Ezili. Ogou. Gran Bwa. Met Agwe. Simbi; their natures may still be a mystery. Meet the misteh (mysteries) of Haitian Vodou: a mix of ancient spirits and deities from Africa, South America, the Caribbean and even Europe. Learn how they are the same, or different, from other spirits of the same names served in other religions. Learn their natures and how you can honor or serve them in your own spirituality. 1:30 PM
Sex Magick Rituals
Oak
Donald Michael Kraig The energy raised during sexual activity is basic to all humans. Its power, often more intense and vast than most people imagine, can be harnessed to enhance any magick. In this workshop you’ll learn the basics of rituals, different types of sex magick, how to create your own sex magick rituals, and much more. Although not required, a basic knowledge of magickal theory is suggested for this workshop as it will be primarily practical rather than historical or theoretical.
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Yoni Self Portraits
San Jose
Victoria Slind-Flor This program, for women only, celebrates our sacred sexuality. We will create individual art pieces to take home and remind us of the doorway to life and creativity that lives within each of us. Over 18 only. No disrobing.
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Introduction to Elder Futhark Runes
Santa Clara
Drew Ward An introduction to the runic “alphabet” most often used by Heathens for both divination and writing. The history and meanings of the 24 runes are reviewed, and a comprehensive handout is provided to attendees. Come discover the whispered magic of runes. 1:30 PM
Pagan Humor 2: Electric Boogaloo!
Carmel/ Monterey
Angus McMahan Building upon last years success we will again get out of the car at the intersection of Spirituality and Silliness and examine any new roadkill that we find there.
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Immanion Author panel: What next?
San Juan/ San Carlos
Immanion Press This weekend is dedicated to getting back to the basics. In pagan and magical traditions, the basics are often things that we use as foundations to build the more advanced parts of our practice. Join the attending Immanion Press authors, specialists in intermediate and advanced paganism and magic, as we discuss how to bridge the basics and what’s beyond, how to know what to take and what to leave behind, and how to forge one’s own path, both in the authors’ own traditions and in general.
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TIME TITLE PRESENTER(S) ROOM 1:00 PM - Live Auction 1 (Jewelry and Apparel). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pantheacon Charity Auction. . . . . . . . Upper Mezzanine 1:30 PM - The Mysteries of the Body in Prayer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T. Thorn Coyle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cedar 1:30 PM v Experiencing Tarot through the Intel Circle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mary Greer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pine 1:30 PM - Meet the Lwa: Spirits of Haitian Vodou . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mambo Chita Tann. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fir 1:30 PM ¡ Sex Magick Rituals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Donald Michael Kraig. . . . . . . . . . . . Oak 1:30 PM ¡ Yoni Self Portraits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Victoria Slind-Flor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Jose 1:30 PM - Introduction to Elder Futhark Runes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Drew Ward . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Santa Clara 1:30 PM ¡ Pagan Humor 2: Electric Boogaloo!. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Angus McMahan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carmel/ Monterey 1:30 PM - Immanion Author panel: What next? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Immanion Press. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Juan/ San Carlos 1:30 PM ¡ The Sacred Body of Woman (Self-Blessing). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Z Budapest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Martin/ San Simeon 3:30 PM - ADF Ritual: Honoring the Earth Mother. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ADF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cedar 3:30 PM - Transition to Sustainable Community. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Glenn Turner & friends. . . . . . . . . . . . Pine 3:30 PM - Earth Based Religion: Are We Really?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Weiser Books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fir 3:30 PM - The Horned God in the British Isles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jason Mankey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oak 3:30 PM - Intermediate Wheat Weaving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Angela and William. . . . . . . . . . . . . San Jose 3:30 PM - Beginning Energy Healing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gus diZerega. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Santa Clara 3:30 PM - basic ritual construction; magick for individuals and en masse. . . . . . . . . . joi wolfwomyn. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carmel/ Monterey 3:30 PM - Open Sei∂ Ritual. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sei∂ Sisters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Juan/ San Carlos 3:30 PM - Circlesinging: Group Vocal Improvisation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D. J. Hamouris . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Martin/ San Simeon 3:30 PM - Live Auction 2 (Magical Goodies) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pantheacon Charity Auction. . . . . . . . Upper Mezzanine 5:00 PM - FFRASS social and seed swap. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FFRASS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Riesling 1:30 PM
San Martin/ San Simeon
The Sacred Body of Woman (Self-Blessing)
Z Budapest Allow yourself to be enfolded into the glorious love of your Amazon sisters, with voices raised in sacred song as we embrace this most sacred rite of the Dianic Tradition. A skyclad ritual for women that honors the feminine of every woman present, the beauty and grace of the female body in all of her infinite varieties.
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ADF Ritual: Honoring the Earth Mother
Cedar
ADF This year ADF presents a “Back to Basics” ritual through the act of honoring the Earth Mother and her many different forms that she presents herself throughout the various Indo-European hearth cultures. Join us as we open the gates to the Otherworlds, and celebrate the act of *ghosti (hospitality) that we share with the Earth Mother and with the many Gods and Goddesses that are integrated into Neopagan tradition. Ar’ nDraiocht Fe’in: A Druid Fellowship (ADF) is an international druid organization devoted to creating a public tradition of NeoPagan Druidry based through honoring the polytheistic religions of the Indo-European peoples. The Irish words, pronounced “arn ree-ocht fane”, mean “Our Own Druidism”, and that’s just what ADF is—a completely independent tradition of Neopagan Druidism.
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Transition to Sustainable Community
Pine
Glenn Turner & friends Take a look at the hard road ahead of us as we all must transition past peak oil to a sustainable lifestyle. What ideas do we share? What varieties of strategies may we follow? How can we help other pagans internationally and locally? Join Glenn Turner, Starhawk, Selena Fox, Patrick McCollum, Bob Orsier of FRASS as we discuss these questions and others from the audience. 3:30 PM
Earth Based Religion: Are We Really?
Fir
Weiser Books It is oft stated that contemporary Pagans and magic workers practice “Earth-Based Religion”. In this panel,T. Thorn Coyle moderates Weiser authors Lon Milo DuQuette,Z.Budapest, Diana Paxson, and Orion Foxwood, and asks whether or not this term actually applies to their beliefs and practices. What about re-constructionists, Solar cults, or those for whom Immanent Divinity includes the entire cosmos? Can we honor the sacred on earth and not be “earth-based”? Is Gaia our focal point, or part of a larger whole? Is there room at the magical table for a variety of responses? Weiser editors will also be on hand to distribute submission guidelines and discuss projects after the panel.
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3:30 PM
Oak
The Horned God in the British Isles
Jason Mankey For thousands of years, the Horned God has resided in the British Isles in various forms. To the ancient Celts, he was The Horned One, Cernunnous. In the Middle Ages he whispered to his followers in Christian Churches as the Green Man. As Herne, he became an English icon. Learn the real histories behind these powerful figures and how they all fit together. Find out how these three gods became an essential part of Contemporary Paganism, and now find themselves even more needed today. 3:30 PM
San Jose
Intermediate Wheat Weaving
Angela and William For those of you who have taken wheat weaving classes, advance hand crafters, and those afflicted with triticophilia. This class focuses on intermediate weaving techniques. In this class, each student will make a Devonshire Neck using a spiral weaving technique and hair braid for a hanger. All materials and supplies are provided. For an example of the project go to www.weaversharp.com 3:30 PM
Santa Clara
Beginning Energy Healing
Gus diZerega This workshop assumes no previous knowledge. Topics are flexible, depending on questions, but will include include: what is energy healing?, moving healing energy within your own body, the importance of motivation, ‘yin’ and ‘yang’ energy, auric cleansing, chakra stimulation, relieving energy coagulations that lead to physical symptoms such as pain and stiffness, and self-cleansing. This workshop integrates what I learned studying six years with a Brazilian shaman as well as almost twenty five years of healing work. 3:30 PM
Carmel/ Monterey
basic ritual construction; magick for individuals & en masse
joi wolfwomyn we will go over the basic elements of ritual, (non trad specific) and discuss how these basics apply and how to use them effectively according to the size of the group, and intention of the ritual. 3:30 PM
San Juan/ San Carlos
Open Sei∂ Ritual
Sei∂ Sisters Join the Sei∂ Sisters as we once again conduct a Sei∂ ritual. This is an open ritual where only the seers journey and attendees are welcome to come and go as needed. If we need extra time we will go into the dinner break so if you can’t make the first part be sure to stop by during the break. Each seer will journey to answer questions, give messages to spirits or talk with the gods. 3:30 PM
San Martin/ San Simeon
Circlesinging: Group Vocal Improvisation
D. J. Hamouris CircleSinging can be described lots of ways: vocal improvisation, vocal “jamming”, add-a-part/change-a-part, vocal orchestra, “voicestra”, a “drum circle” for singers, or just plain “make it up” singing. It’s done all over the world in countless different ways and
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it dates back to the earliest forms of human singing. Once a leader gets the parts going, they often step out of the middle for a while, giving others a chance to solo, or even lead. 3:30 PM
Live Auction 2 (Magical Goodies)
Upper Mezzanine
Pantheacon Charity Auction Sunday 3:30 PM to 5:30 PM: Live Auction 2 (Magical Goodies) You know you want to hear it: SOLD! Come bid on your favorite treasures at the second of our two Live Charity Auctions in the Upper Mezzanine. We’ll have a wide variety of treasures donated by vendors and community members, all in support of charitable organizations serving our community. Items will be on display all weekend prior to the auction, with new ones added regularly. 5:00 PM
FFRASS social and seed swap
Riesling
FFRASS For the FFRASS online community, here’s a chance to be here now—and trade tips, pick up some resources, share seeds (and perhaps seedlings), meet and greet.
Sunday EVENING SCHEDULE 7:00 PM
One Heart...An Ole Time F(a)eri(e) Tent Revival
Cedar/ Pine
Dustbunny Feri Initiates, Students and Guests Once again, come gather between the worlds for a syncretic celebration of love and laughter in the time honored tradition of the Ole Time Tent Revival. Join with Feri initiates, students and guests for Feri faith inspired readings, songs and sermons in a mystical congregation where the Gods of Feri will be called to come on in, kick off their shoes and set a spell. So bring out your Sunday Best and come lift up your hearts and voices, as we raise the roof in Southern F(a)eri(e) Style. Yes...fans will be provided. 7:00 PM
Prayer Circle and Ritual to Help Haiti
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Mambo Chita Tann Join Rev. Tamara Siuda in an interfaith ceremony to heal Haiti. Her Vodou house in Port-au-Prince was decimated. If you group wishes to participate email: andezo@gmail.com 7:00 PM
Oracles from the Living Tarot
Oak
Aurea Arcana Tarot cards come to life in this performance piece. Literally. For the players as well as the audience. Each audience member will walk away with a transformed understanding of the cards and their meanings, having enjoyed an entertaining show. Each player will walk away with a transformed life and s/he will continue to live the card from the inside out over the next year. Join us to revel in, witness, and lend your own magical energy to this powerful co-creative play. 7:00 PM
Visceral Magick
San Jose
Peter Paddon Have you ever experienced a “gut feeling” when working magick, telling you your crafting is going to succeed? Ever get that
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SUNDAY EVENING Schedule at a Glance IMPORTANT NOTE:
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TIME TITLE PRESENTER(S) ROOM 7:00 PM - One Heart...An Ole Time F(a)eri(e) Tent Revival. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dustbunny Feri Initiates, etc.. . . . . . . . Cedar/ Pine 7:00 PM - Prayer Circle and Ritual to Help Haiti . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mambo Chita Tann. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fir 7:00 PM - Oracles from the Living Tarot. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aurea Arcana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oak 7:00 PM - Visceral Magick. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Peter Paddon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Jose 7:00 PM - Women’s Voices in Magic Panel: What’s Important?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brandy Williams. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Santa Clara 7:00 PM - Kenny Klein with Odd’s Bodkin in concert. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kenny Klein. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carmel/ Monterey 7:00 PM - The Mother—Dark and Light. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mysterium OM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Carlos 7:00 PM - On the One: Critical Remarks on Pagan Neoplatonism. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nathan Bjorge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Juan 7:00 PM ¡ Community Croning Ritual (women only). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ruth Barrett. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Martin/ San Simeon 9:00 PM - Pandemonaeon concert. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pandemonaeon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cedar/ Pine 9:00 PM v Yes They Are! Meeting & Greeting the Queerest of the Gods. . . . . . . . . . . . The Circle of Dionysos . . . . . . . . . . . . Fir 9:00 PM ¡ Shamanic Poetry with Indigenous Instruments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PanGaia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oak 9:00 PM v Discordian.com Desires Destruction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Discordian.com. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Jose 9:00 PM v Working with the Daemons and Grimoire magic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Athena Wallinder. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Santa Clara 9:00 PM - Concert with R J Stewart & Anastacia Nutt. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . R J Stewart. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carmel/ Monterey 9:00 PM - Greek Nature Deities and Gaia Consciousness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tony Mierzwicki . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Carlos 9:00 PM v Tantric Shamanism Breathwork Ceremony. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sylvia Brallier. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Martin/ San Simeon 11:00 PM v Dancing in the Dark—Trance Workshop. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gwen Templeton. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cedar 11:00 PM - Spark Collective Fire Circle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bay Area Spark Collective. . . . . . . . . . Fir 11:00 PM v Kali Puja: Worship of the Dark Goddess. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chandra Alexandre & SHARANYA . . . . . Oak 11:00 PM - Alison Harlow Memorial Bardic Circle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Valerie E. Voigt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Jose 11:00 PM v Embodying the Sacred. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bari Mandelbaum. . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Martin/ San Simeon tingly feeling when you realize you can physically feel the energy in a ritual? Visceral Magick is about getting your whole body involved in your magick, removing the separation between magical and mundane. Every Tradition has experiences that take the practitioner beyond visualizing and imagining, making the magick real. In this workshop, Peter Paddon explores these experiences, and the techniques that trigger them, empowering your magick and your path, and making them manifest. 7:00 PM
Santa Clara
Women’s Voices in Magic Panel: What’s Important?
Brandy Williams In addition to working in the public Pagan communities, women work in magical traditions usually associated with men and preserve core magical understandings in private family practice. These efforts require us to reflect on the central core of our magical practices. This panel of women represented in the upcoming Immanion Press anthology “Women’s Voices in Magic”, along with others, explores what is fundamental in our communities and in our own work. 7:00 PM
Kenny Klein with Odd’s Bodkin in concert
Carmel/ Monterey
Kenny Klein Odd’s Bodkin is a Celtic-Gypsy-Pagan band playing both original and traditional songs on fiddle, mandolin, flute, whistle, guitar, bass and vocals. Featuring well known musician Kenny Klein along with Anna Klein and Bianca Ferguson, Odd’s Bodkin has played
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pagan events, renaissance faires and music festivals across the U.S. Visit Odd’s Bodkin at www.myspace.com/oddsbodkinband . 7:00 PM
San Carlos
The Mother—Dark and Light
Mysterium OM Beginning and ending, womb and tomb, the Mother embraces us within Her body. An introductory exploration of the symbology and mythos of the Mother, from pre-history to the fast-arriving future, followed by a ritualized guided meditation. With Theatre of the Word, we plant the seed of gnosis. 7:00 PM
San Juan
On the One: Critical Remarks on Pagan Neoplatonism
Nathan Bjorge Recently there has been a revival of interest among pagans in the theurgic neoplatonism of late antiquity. I will present a critical evaluation of this trend in neopagan theology. A discussion will follow. 7:00 PM
San Martin/ San Simeon
Community Croning Ritual (women only)
Ruth Barrett A “Croning”_ ritual marks the life transition of women 58 and older, into honored elderhood, celebrating their power and accumulated wisdom. This ritual experience is for the women who participated in the Croning Ritual preparation workshop earlier in the weekend. Their invited female supporters are welcome. No latecomers.
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9:00 PM
Pandemonaeon concert
Cedar/ Pine
Pandemonaeon Pandemonaeon offers a collection of powerful Pagan-themed musical compositions that fuse hard rock with Middle Eastern and Celtic flavors that bring to mind the music of Dead can Dance— if they were a hard rock/metal band! Pandemonaeon’s music has fondly been described as “music for belly-dancers in combat boots.” Fueled by vocalist Sharon Knight, this concert features the talents of multi instrumentalists Tim Rayborn (Solace) and Gari Hegedus (Stellamara) as well as acoustic and electric guitar, driving rhythm section and balls-to-the-wall percussion. 9:00 PM
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Yes They Are! Meeting & Greeting the Queerest of the Gods
The Circle of Dionysos Historically, members of the GLBT community held important positions in the priesthoods of various deities the world over, but current traditions that emphasize “fertile” relationships between Goddess and God and idealize a heterosexual “Great Rite” can relegate our experiences and sensibilities to the sidelines. Our very existence proves that there are purposes in life as important as procreation, and every purpose is represented by its own set of deities. Those of us who have formed or joined GLBT specific circles often find unexpected allies in our explorations of the world’s various pantheons. In this theatrical ritual, we’d like you to meet them. Yes They Are! received rave reviews last year, and we’re excited to return with new messages and Deities for 2010! Under 18 must have informed adult consent.
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9:00 PM
Shamanic Poetry with Indigenous Instruments
Oak
PanGaia PanGaia presents a multi-sensory, multi-lingual blend of original poetry accompained by ancient instruments and other instrumental guests. The content draws upon psychological,s hamanic,ecological and socio-political perspectives that are translated into performance through Joaquin Lopez de San Roman’s embodied words PanGaia creations come out of the necessity and urgency for the protection of the Earth.
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Discordian.com Desires Destruction
San Jose
Discordian.com In a search for more interesting chaos, Discordian.com seeks to invoke a better Destruction. The Sandman Chronicles were channeled, of this we are sure. Endless siblings Death, Dream and Delirium need your help to bring back their brother Destruction who has abandoned his post, allowing entropy and suffering to rule. Participate in an important pop magic(k) ritual like those you have come to expect from Discordian.com. Heal the world with Destruction, as only Discordians can.
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Working with the Daemons and Grimoire magic
Santa Clara
Athena Wallinder We will cover how to work with Daemons from the various grimoires. There will be a focus on friendly relations, as well as
the writings from the Verum, Lemegeton/Goetia, Gran Grimoire and others. Some topics covered will be: working alongside the Daemons to accomplish your goals, incense, how to perceive and talk with the Daemons, how to work the Grimoires from a Pagan perspective, circles and triangles, setup, dangers and fear. I will also discuss how to construct and work with the Daemon seals. This workshop will be taught in sacred space with the Daemons present. 9:00 PM
Concert with R J Stewart & Anastacia Nutt
Carmel/ Monterey
R J Stewart A Concert of ancient magical ballads, original songs and instrumental music, with surprise guests! Guitar,80 stringed concert psaltery, flutes, voices. RJ and Anastacia will be featuring new songs and music on this concert. 9:00 PM
Greek Nature Deities and Gaia Consciousness
San Carlos
Tony Mierzwicki While the primary deities of the ancient Greeks were the twelve Olympians, there were numerous lesser deities, daimons and heroes. The world ocean was Okeanos, the earth was the goddess Gaia, the four winds were gods, as were the rivers, and springs were divine nymphs. Gaia Consciousness manifests as the environmental movement and earth-based spirituality. The Gaia hypothesis proposes that all living and nonliving parts of the earth are a complex interacting system constituting a single organism. Returning to a sense of connectedness with nature inherent within Greek religion could contribute towards addressing sustainability on a global level. 9:00 PM
San Martin/ San Simeon
Tantric Shamanism Breathwork Ceremony
Sylvia Brallier Ecstasy is a divine gift that lifts us out of ordinary reality and into a direct experience of the sacred. The transformative fires of ecstasy burn away the blocked energy held in our shadow selves and transmute it into pure energy that may be used for the healing of our world and ourselves. This form of tantric breath work is done within the context of a circle. This ceremony is a profound opportunity to drop away what has been binding you and move forward towards your bliss.
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11:00 PM
Dancing in the Dark—Trance Workshop
Cedar
Gwen Templeton This is a shamanic romp between the worlds. A guided journey of dance and music designed to induce trance states in its participants. This is an intense journey of individual and group transformation. Based on the research for my Master’s Thesis this workshop is a proven energy raising ritual and will bring even the most ardent critic to a deeper understanding of performing in the trance state. The dancing is designed to accommodate all fitness levels, but for those inclined the movement will push even the most fit. So dress to move and come explore the boundless horizon of trance ritual. This exploration is for mature individuals, please no participants under the age of 18.
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11:00 PM
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Spark Collective Fire Circle
Bay Area Spark Collective Transform yourself with sacred dance, chanting & service. Enter the circle through these portals. Together we create a container for spontaneous acts of creative self-expression & magical community-building. We invoke the directions before beginning our journey around the center, the Spirit. Then anything can happen as you open yourself to deep witnessing & sacred play. Join us, listening to what the moment needs. Above all this is a safe space to stretch your spirit, trying new things! 11:00 PM
Kali Puja: Worship of the Dark Goddess
Oak
Chandra Alexandre & SHARANYA Join us for devotional worship of Kali Maa, Dark Mother, Goddess of Time and Transformation. This ritual celebration will be preceded by a short introduction to the Goddess Kali and the Sha’can tradition, a (R)evolutionary Shakta Tantra relevant to the Western context. OM KRIM KALYAI NAMAH...Come chant, sing, dance and worship in community. Jai Maa!
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San Jose
Alison Harlow Memorial Bardic Circle
Valerie E. Voigt Love to lift your voice in song about that good Old Time Religion? Want to learn more songs or sacred chants? Don’t want to sing, but want to recite poetry, or dance-or listen? Come share your performing art in honor of the memory of Alison Harlow, a founding Grandmother of the modern Bay Area Pagan community who always used to host Bardic Circles at all the large Pagan events. Format will be “Pick, Pass, or Play:” pick a song (or singer); pass (that is, skip your turn); or play-that is, perform! Come share the fun. 11:00 PM
Embodying the Sacred
San Martin/ San Simeon
Bari Mandelbaum We are our bodies, our hearts, minds and spirits. How we understand our Self impacts what kind of magic we do, and the spiritual practices in which we engage. And how fully we embody our whole self impacts how effective we are in our working, our ability to connect with Spirit, with the earth, and with one another. But embodiment is tricky & dissociation is an intelligent response to danger, and coming home to Self can be fraught with challenges. This workshop will ritually explore ways to connect more fully to Self as a way to engage more fully with Spirit.
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MONDAY MORNING SCHEDULE 8:00 AM
Charity Auction Final Item Pickup Opens
Upper Mezzanine
Pantheacon Charity Auction Monday 8 AM: Final Item Pickup Opens: This is your last opportunity to pick up your winnings—and to visit your cheery auction staff! (You hear me, staff? Be cheery! Yes, at 8 AM on Monday!) Check the winning bidder postings outside the Silicon Valley Room or at the Information Desk near the 1st floor elevators. Note that all winnings MUST be picked up at the convention—we can-
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not ship or arrange post-con pick up! We will be open until 1 PM and accept the following Payment Methods: Visa and MasterCard (over $50 only) Checks with current ID... and of course CASH! All auction activity ends at 1 PM—please come in as early as possible to pick up your goodies! 9am
“Sacred Circle Dance Workshop (beginners welcome)”
Cedar
A workshop in Circle, or Sacred Dance: a means of experiencing and celebrating our connection to the rhythms of the earth, to each other, and to our sources. We will teach simple meaningful beautiful dances from Greece, Scotland, Israel, the Incas, the Shakers, the Inuits, all done to splendid music, holding hands in a circle. 9:00 AM
Pine
The Tarot Pips
Robert Hager While the mysteriously sexy major arcana get the attention, the pip and court cards can be very revealing. The aces can be seen as representing only four ideas within the cycle of creation with the rest of the cards simply revealing the same idea in a different form. This viewpoint, inspired by the qabala, will have you thinking of the tarot in a whole new way. 9:00 AM
A Gorsedd of the British Druid Order for Pantheacon
Oak
British Druid Order Come experience the beautiful liturgy of the British Druid Order Gorsedd with passages from the 19th c. Carmina Gadelica of Scotland, the 18th c. Welsh Bard Iolo Morganwg, and the gently flowing words of Phillip Shallcross and Emma Restall Orr. The Gorsedd gives expression of the Awen through Bardic Initiation and Rites of Passage including Child Blessings, Healings, and the Remembrances of our Ancestors. The Eisteddfodd gives an outlet for personal poetry and song. Bring, if you wish, an offering for the Spirits of Place, small musical instruments, and a short poem/song. 9:00 AM
San Jose
Huna: The First Psychology
Isa Gucciardi, Ph.D. Huna is an ancient system of understanding the self that has most recently been articulated in the Hawaiian Islands. Some of the essential elements of Huna psychology were “rediscovered” by Freud and other modern theorists. The strikingly simple and direct understanding of the self this ancient psychology endures in its purest form in the Huna articulation of “the 10 fundamental aspects of the self.” In this workshop, we will explore these fundamentals in order to gain fresh perspectives in understanding our experience as human beings. 9:00 AM
Santa Clara
Secrets of the Trees; Ogam Basics and Tree Wisdom
Mark ‘Moss’ Magill Divination can inspire you to comprehend the complexities of our modern world. The Ogam alphabet may have been originally used to record secrets, developed over the years into many divination systems. In this workshop, we will take a brief look at the history of the Ogam. We will then create our own way of
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MONDAY MORNING Schedule at a Glance IMPORTANT NOTE:
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TIME TITLE PRESENTER(S) ROOM 8:00 AM - Charity Auction Final Item Pickup Opens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pantheacon Charity Auction. . . . . . . . Upper Mezzanine 9:00 AM - Sacred Circle Dance Workshop (beginners welcome) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bay Area Circle Dancers . . . . . . . . . . . Cedar 9:00 AM - The Tarot Pips. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Robert Hager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pine 9:00 AM - A Gorsedd of the British Druid Order for Pantheacon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . British Druid Order. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oak 9:00 AM - Huna: The First Psychology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Isa Gucciardi, Ph.D.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Jose 9:00 AM v Secrets of the Trees; Ogam Basics and Tree Wisdom. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mark ‘Moss’ Magill. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Santa Clara 9:00 AM - Elemental Magick—Using the Energy Theory of Magick. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Frater Barrabbas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carmel 9:00 AM - Egun 101 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Baba Esu Wemimo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Monterey 9:00 AM - Unblocking your Intentions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cesar Cesarotti. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Carlos 9:00 AM v State of Our Union: A Discussion on Intentionality. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Shade Fane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Juan 9:00 AM - Ekklesía Antínoou 101. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ekklesía Antínoou. . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Martin 9:00 AM - Crafting a Ritual 101. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hilary Ayer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Simeon 11:00 AM - Feri Stones-Iron Pentacle Divination. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J’té Argent. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cedar 11:00 AM - Oracles and Divination in Ancient Egypt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Richard Reidy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pine 11:00 AM v Devotional Ritual to the Queen of Heaven and Earth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Temple of Inanna and Dumuzi. . . . . . . Fir 11:00 AM - Pagan Power: Pagan Freedom, Pagan Rights. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Selena Fox & Patrick McCollum. . . . . . . Oak 11:00 AM - Chakra Dance Ritual Honoring Shakti and the Divine Feminine . . . . . . . . . . Grove of Artemis South Bay. . . . . . . . . San Jose 11:00 AM - Beyond Horoscopes: Crash Course in D.I.Y. Astrology. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . astrobarry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Santa Clara 11:00 AM - A Sacred Hearth: Reclaiming the importance of women’s work. . . . . . . . . . Come As You Are Coven. . . . . . . . . . . Carmel 11:00 AM - Intermediate Energy Healing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gus diZerega. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Monterey 11:00 AM - Are The Gods Talking To Me or Have I Gone Mad? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cathy Barber, MFT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Carlos 11:00 AM v Practical Enochian Magic by Athena. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Athena Wallinder. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Juan 11:00 AM - Using Dreams in Pagan Practice and Ministry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Anne Hill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Martin 11:00 AM - Adapting Folklore for Ritual Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sabina Magliocco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Simeon working with these beautiful symbols to comprehend our changing world, simplifying our lives through the language of trees. You will be creating your own unique way of conversing with each letter of the Ogam alphabet and the trees that you correspond to each.
building your altar, uses, adoption issues, etiquette, protocol, and protection while working with the honored Ancestors.
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Frater Barrabbas This lecture/discussion group will examine the definitions and nature of the energy theory of magick and how it can be applied to produce more advanced methods of magick. We will examine the Vortex, Pyramid of Power and the Octagon as magickal mechanisms of empowerment.
Cesar Cesarotti Why is it that sometimes in life we are unable to manifest the things that we really want? Using real life examples from clients and volunteers, this workshop will show you how the Kabbalistic Tree of Life can be used to discover and clear away the things blocking your path. You’ll be taught practical and spiritual exercises that will help you release and manage your creative flow. No previous knowledge of Kabbalah is necessary to benefit from this workshop.
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9:00 AM
Carmel
Elemental Magick—Using the Energy Theory of Magick
Egun 101
Monterey
Baba Esu Wemimo Back to basics is the theme of PantheaCon this year and having the unconditional support of our Ancestors or Egun in Yoruba Culture, is about as basic as it gets. It is a fundamental human right to learn how to communicate effectively with one’s Egun and many indigenous traditions already have models in place to facilitate communication with the Ancestors. Come learn the tools, technology, and methodology of the ancestral traditions of the Yoruba People of Southwest Nigeria. We will cover identifying, filtering,
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9:00 AM
San Carlos
Unblocking your Intentions
State of Our Union: A Discussion on Intentionality
San Juan
Shade Fane You have read all the beginning books on Witchcraft and you are waving that wand around, but what exactly do you intend? What are your spiritual goals? How does your work in the world reflect and embody these aspirations? Why are you doing this? Why are you a part of occult practice? This participatory round table discussion seeks to engage Pagan individuals in personal dialogue and reflection regarding the choice and goals of the Pagan path. This event is co-facilitated by Flame Malamed and Shade Fane.
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9:00 AM
Ekklesía Antínoou 101
San Martin
Ekklesía Antínoou Who is Antinous, and what sort of god is he? Who are the other gods, heroes, and spirits associated with him? And why should any of us care? This session will be a basic introduction to the history of cultus to Antinous, and the practices and changes over time of the modern Ekklesí-a Antínoou. 9:00 AM
Crafting a Ritual 101
San Simeon
Hilary Ayer Last year some of us looked at the difference made by your choice of opening or circle casting. (Yes, you can have a copy of the handout if you come to this year’s class) This year we’re going on to discuss the elements of a ritual and different ways one can be put together. For beginners and intermediates. 11:00 AM
Feri Stones-Iron Pentacle Divination
Cedar
J’té Argent This tool invites your Amakua (Godself) to provide guidance via the Points of the Iron Pentacle and the 4 Elements, using actions of Fetch (Primal Self) and the inspiration of Talker (Middle Self). Developed by Alison Harlow, it is being shared with her blessing. 11:00 AM
Oracles and Divination in Ancient Egypt
Pine
Richard Reidy Egypt had specific methods for communicating with the gods in order to solicit divine guidance and direction for a whole range of human affairs. We will explore in detail the various formal oracular procedures as preserved in contemporary accounts and on papyrus. We will also describe the uniquely Egyptian form of dream incubation, necromancy (consulting the transfigured spirits of the dead), lamp divination (lychnomancy), and bowl divination (lekanomancy), including examples of spells used for these methods. We will examine ways being used today to revive each of these ancient practices for those of us following the Kemetic Reconstructionist path. 11:00 AM
Devotional Ritual to the Queen of Heaven and Earth
Fir
Temple of Inanna and Dumuzi The Temple of Inanna and Dumuzi invites you to honor Inanna, the Queen of Heaven and Earth, and Her beloved husband Dumuzi, Lord of Shepherd and Field. This devotional rite will include ancient texts in English translation, and call-andresponse hymns after the traditional Sumerian poetic form. Please arrive with clean body, hair, and nails. Inanna loves beauty and luxury, so beautiful and festive attire is encouraged. (Cross-gender and queer attire is welcome, especially if it’s gorgeous.)
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11:00 AM
Pagan Power: Pagan Freedom, Pagan Rights
Oak
Selena Fox & Patrick McCollum of Lady Liberty League Two long-time Pagan civil rights activists share strategies, perspectives and experiences with working for and sustaining equal
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rights for Pagans in the USA and in other places around the world. What are important developments? What are present challenges? What are effective approaches? What are some ways you can help? 11:00 AM
San Jose
Chakra Dance Ritual Honoring Shakti & the Divine Feminine
Grove of Artemis South Bay In the Witches’ Year 08-09, the Grove of Artemis South Bay worked with the Seven Chakras; our bodies’ major energy centers. Join us in a ritual honoring Hindu Goddess Shakti. She is primordial cosmic energy, divine feminine creative power that works as an agent for all change. Our Priestess of Sacred Dance, Hummingbird Rainbow, will be teaching a series of seven Yoga Dance Movements designed to activate and align our Chakras. Come change the world with us! Please bring drums, rattles, shakers and items or photos to charge on the altar. Women only. 11:00 AM
Santa Clara
Beyond Horoscopes: Crash Course in D.I.Y. Astrology
astrobarry Become your own astrologer! This fast-paced workshop offers practical tips on how to deepen your hands-on application of astrology, so you can more consciously use the energies of the planets to support your goals and intentions. We will learn how to use the Internet, astrological calendars and other tools to gain more personalized forecasting information, based on the planetary placements in your individual birthchart. Timing is everything -- with astrology, you can help ensure you’re doing the right things at the right times. 11:00 AM
Carmel
A Sacred Hearth: Reclaiming the importance of women’s work
Come As You Are Coven Cleanliness is next to goddessesness. However, the value of socalled women’s work is greatly diminished in our society and often in our community. We live in an age where housework, cooking, and other home focused activities are not given much importance, but the loving acts of hearth tending remain every bit as important today as they were a thousand years ago. In this workshop we will cover practical and magical approaches to hearth-tending, how to honor your own personal divinity by doing house work, and making magical herbal home sprays to take with you. 11:00 AM
Intermediate Energy Healing
Monterey
Gus diZerega This workshop combines explanation with participants’ personal experiences. It assumes some prior knowledge—at least my earlier workshop. Based on participants’ prior experience, topics can include: moving healing energy within your own body, the importance of motivation, auric cleansing, chakra stimulation, relieving energy coagulations, working with depression and anger, self-cleansing, herbs and energy, spirits, and applying these methods in healing circles, coven circles, and other spiritually oriented groups. This workshop integrates what I learned studying six years with a Brazilian shaman as well as almost twenty five years of healing work.
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MONDAY AFTERNOON Schedule at a Glance IMPORTANT NOTE:
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TIME TITLE PRESENTER(S) ROOM 1:00 PM - Auction Room Closes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Pantheacon Charity Auction. . . . . . . . Upper Mezzanine 1:30 PM - Creating the Sacred Oil: The Origins of Magical Oils in Ritual. . . . . . . . . . . . Patrick McCollum. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cedar 1:30 PM v Journeying to the Otherworld. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Diana Paxson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pine 1:30 PM - Ekklesía Antínoou Lupercalia/Communalia Ritual. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ekklesía Antínoou. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fir 1:30 PM - Village Witchery 102. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Valerie E. Voigt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oak 1:30 PM - Return to Gaia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Isa Gucciardi, Ph.D.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Jose 1:30 PM - Sacred Bullsh*t : Convention Feedback discussion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PantheaCon Staff. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Santa Clara 1:30 PM - Foundations of Shamanic Ancestor Work. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Daniel Foor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carmel 1:30 PM - Saturn Transits. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jennifer Rutherford. . . . . . . . . . . . . Monterey 1:30 PM v Titans of Tomorrow. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The League . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Juan 1:30 PM v The Magic of Pomba-Gira—Bringing Purpose out of Chaos. . . . . . . . . . . . Ann Argabrite. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Martin 1:30 PM - Syncretic Paganism- Toward a Holistic Faith. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thora Appelgren Drakos. . . . . . . . . . . San Simeon 3:00 PM - Closing Ritual. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Glenn Turner & friends. . . . . . . . . . . . Oak 11:00 AM
Are The Gods Talking To Me or Have I Gone Mad?
San Carlos
Cathy Barber, MFT If you are asking this question, you are not alone. There are very clear and discernible distinctions between the two. First part of session will be used to discuss common and personal experiences (audience participation is encouraged). Second part will explain current theories of schizophrenia and psychotic experiences and how they differ from magical experiences. 11:00 AM
Practical Enochian Magic by Athena
San Juan
Athena Wallinder Enochian magic is usually surrounded by mystery and obscurity. We will bring the system down to its basic structure to work practical magi,c as well as the Evocation of the Enochian entities. This will be done with the original Enochian system. I will teach which of the EEs are best to call for which outcome, how to travel and work magic in the Aethyres, how to use the various tools to enhance the workings, as well as talismans already present within the system. Also covered is information about working with the Cacodemons. The class will be taught in sacred space.
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Using Dreams in Pagan Practice and Ministry
San Martin
Anne Hill Dreams have played an important role historically in Pagan traditions, as a reliable means of direct communication with the Gods, ancestors, and nature spirits. Today, our use of dreams is heavily influenced by Jung and other psychological theories, as well as traditional and shamanic ideas about dreams. What approach makes sense for a Pagan in the 21st century? And more importantly, what are our dreams telling us to do with them? This presentation will highlight some of the ways the ancients have used and interpreted their dreams, and suggest ways that dreams can be used in a ritual or sacred context today, both individually and in the context of Pagan ministry.
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11:00 AM
San Simeon
Adapting Folklore for Ritual Use
Sabina Magliocco Looking for inspiration for rituals? Ever wanted to use traditions from your family, ethnicity or region in a ritual, but weren’t sure how to do it? Folklore can be an excellent source of new material for ceremonies! This workshop will offer inspiration and guidelines, as well as a discussion of the ethics of using intangible heritage (folklore) from other cultural traditions.
Monday Afternoon Schedule 1:00 PM
Auction Room Closes
Upper Mezzanine
Pantheacon Charity Auction Monday 1 PM: Auction Room Closes Thank you for interest! See you next year! 1:30 PM
Cedar
Creating the Sacred Oil: The Origins of Magical Oils in Ritual
Patrick McCollum In this “Hands-on” workshop, we will learn how to create the original Sacred Oil used in ancient times in Witches Sabbats, and become familiar with the traditional magical plants and rituals associated with it. Each participant will receive a small portion of the final magical oil to take with them, and should bring a small container with them to transport it. 1:30 PM
Journeying to the Otherworld
Pine
Diana Paxson In pathworkings and guided meditations, others lead us to the worlds within and beyond. In this workshop, we’ll explore the skills you need to guide yourself on such journeys, return safely, and remember what you’ve learned.
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1:30 PM
Ekklesía Antínoou Lupercalia/Communalia Ritual
Fir
Ekklesía Antínoou A traditional Ekklesí-a Antínoou communal ritual (invoking the Obelisk, expressing the Antinoan Petition, chanting of hymns), featuring a modern Lupercalia portion coinciding with the traditional date (February 15), as well as an observance of Parentalia (an occasion to honor the ancestors), and the Communalia (an alliance-building covenant with representatives of other polytheistic groups). Bring food or flower offerings (which can be reclaimed later) if you wish! Other participants TBA. 1:30 PM
Village Witchery 102
Oak
Valerie E. Voigt This class presents further principles and techniques for Witches who may find themselves needed as community practitioners in a mostly non-Pagan community. Some heuristic techniques will be included. We will also discuss the most common problems that clients bring to Witches, and ways to approach solutions. We’ll also consider some issues in community relations, including several related to the fact that many of us live in multicultural neighborhoods. Bring your questions, and a notebook if you like. PREREQUISITE: VILLAGE WITCHERY 101 OR EQUIVALENT. 1:30 PM
Return to Gaia
San Jose
Isa Gucciardi, Ph.D. As we have wandered away from our connection with the spirit of the Earth, our lives have become more and more disjointed and our experience more and more fractured. In this experiential class, we will explore ways to open our connection with the Earth again by looking inward. Participants will learn how to establish a practice of personal engagement with the forces of nature through the vehicles of the shamanic journey and meditation. Discussion will be focused on the way this connection can be integrated into daily life to help bring healing and coherence into our experience. 1:30 PM
Sacred Bullsh*t : Convention Feedback discussion
Santa Clara
PantheaCon Staff An interactive discussion covering all the ups and downs of PantheaCon. The organizers want to hear your feedback on what you liked and didn’t like about this year’s gathering. Your input helps improve PantheaCon for the community. If you want to take an even more active interest we will tell you how to become a presenter or staff member helping keep PantheaCon growing and improving. Come and toss in your thoughts and get those nagging questions answered. 1:30 PM
Foundations of Shamanic Ancestor Work
Carmel
Daniel Foor Daniel will share one shamanic framework for relating in an intimate and sustained way with our ancestors of blood. Topics will include elevating troubled ancestors, claiming ancestral gifts, and the effect of ancestor work on family relations. Folks who can’t stand their family or recent ancestors are especially encouraged to attend. Please bring questions for discussion. Daniel leads week-
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end intensives, ongoing circles, and individual sessions in the SF Bay Area to help folks restore healthy relations with their ancestors. www.ancestralmedicine.org 1:30 PM
Saturn Transits
Monterey
Jennifer Rutherford Saturn transits are all about learning how to grow up, take responsibility, and come into your own. When it contacts a point in your chart, you may have new challenges and difficulties with your family, career, image, and relationships. How do you handle yours? Let’s look at ways to start preparing now for likely future challenges in your life, and how to embrace transformation. We’ll focus on transit characteristics, possible manifestations of them, and look at how others have handled their transits. 1:30 PM
Titans of Tomorrow
San Juan
The League Who are our Heroes, and what are their origins? What do we yearn for in the 21st century as archetypes for Truth and Justice? We create the Divine and the Divine creates us in turn. The tales of today are the Gods of tomorrow. Whose tales are you living? How will you be heroic when the moment calls if you are not heroic now? Join us for a ritual celebrating Truth and Justice as we call forth the Superhero in each of us as an expression of the Divine.
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1:30 PM
San Martin
The Magic of Pomba-Gira—Bringing Purpose out of Chaos
Ann Argabrite This workshop provides tools and techniques that allow us to do very deep personal work with the spirit energies of Pomba-gira. By examining and applying the attributes of Pombagira to our own endeavors we bring our dreams (purpose) into being out of the chaos of daily life. Learn and practice these tools and techniques during 3 guided meditations done to rhythm and movement. Group discussion between meditations is encouraged. Bring journaling material and writing implement. Dress comfortably. This workshop is appropriate for all adults.
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1:30 PM
Syncretic Paganism- Toward a Holistic Faith
San Simeon
Thora Appelgren Drakos Pure religion is a myth, albeit a very popular one. In a community of hybridized rituals and re-creationist traditions, how does the pagan world, both historically and in modernity, deal with the mixing of paganism and more “traditional” faiths? What is the history of pagan syncreticism with the Abrahamic faiths? Is there a place for this now? Should there be? Discussion/lecture format, focus mainly on Christo- and Judeo- Paganism. 3:00 PM
Closing Ritual
Oak
Glenn Turner & friends Join us as we gather together one last time to thank and say goodbye to the guardians and protectors of our event. We can share highlights of our gathering of the tribes.
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PantheaCon 2010 Presenters A Couple of Jews
Max Bernstein and Cruz Arellanes are pagan-friendly Jews on the PanteaCon ops team. • Welcoming the Sabbath Bride Friday, 5:00 PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Riesling • Shabbat Morning Service Saturday, 9:00 AM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Riesling • Havdalah Saturday, 5:00 PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Riesling
ADF
ADF provides a flexible structure for a Neopagan Druidic religion based on the practices of the ancient Indo-Europeans, adapted to the needs of a modern people. It’s a non-profit religious, scientific, educational, artistic, and charitable corporation whose members practice the full range of activities practiced by most religious organizations. We are dedicated to the preservation of our Holy Mother Earth, the full achievement of human potential, the revival of the worship of the Goddesses and the Gods in a modern context, and the creation of world peace, freedom, health, prosperity for all intelligent beings. • ADF Ritual: Honoring the Earth Mother Sunday, 3:30 PM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cedar
AJMC—Avatar Jones Memorial Cabal
Amy Hale
Dr. Amy Hale is an anthropologist specializing in contemporary Celtic cultures, with an emphasis on Cornwall and esoteric cultural history. She is the co-editor of New Directions in Celtic Studies (2000) and Inside Merlin’s Cave: A Cornish Arthurian Reader (2000) in addition to over 30 other articles ranging from Neo Druidry to Celtic cultural tourism. She is past co-editor of the Journal of the Academic Study of Magic and is currently working on a biography of Ithell Colquhoun for Francis Boutle Press. • The Occult Art of Ithell Colquhoun Friday, 1:30 PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Monterey
Anaar
Anaar is a long time practicing witch in the Feri Tradition and brings to her performances a large body of dark lore and ritual. Her body of work focuses on sensual ecstasy and expressionistic storytelling. She walks between the worlds, dancing between technique and passion. Every performance is an homage to her Triple Muse; Mystery, Power and Ritual. Fear not to step into the circle, Fear not to dance with the Fey. www.anaar.info • Mana and the Witch’s Cone of Power Saturday, 7:00 PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Martin/ San Simeon
Anastacia Nutt
The Avatar Jones Memorial Cabal is comprised of nine ancient healers who are trained in the sacred arte of ongh-yah! Unfortunately, some of them are currently trapped in phlogistonic warfare and will not attend the ritual. The remainder have shed their dracoliphemeral auras, and will appear to be human. • Discordian High Mass Saturday, 11:00 PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cedar
Anastacia Nutt is an author and teacher, co-founder of a long running residential and international spiritual program The Path of the Ceremonial Arts, and a minister with The Star House, a trans-denominational stellar temple (complete with stone circle!) situated outside Boulder CO. Anastacia is a classically trained singer, composer, and pianist. • The Sacred Cross: Path of the Ceremonial Arts Friday, 7:00 PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Jose
Amazon Priestess Tribe
Angela and William
The Amazon Priestess Tribe is CAYA Coven’s spiritual sisterhood of High Priestesses in the Amazon Dianic Tradition. Founded by Rabbit, this Tribe of “queens among queens” serves the Goddess by creating powerful, transformational, evocative rituals designed to honor the beauty, intellect, power, and wisdom of all women. Join us for clothing-optional Sabbats in the East Bay. www.cayacoven.com • Dance of the 7 Veils Friday, 9:00 PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Martin/ San Simeon
American Magic Umbanda House
The members of the AMUH have been practicing our version of American Umbanda for over 17 years in the greater San Francisco Bay Area. We are what is called a mixed house, meaning that we have a variety of pantheons that we work with, but our primary pantheon is the Orixa of Yorubaland, West Africa, and Brazil. In addition to the Pombagira Devotional, we will be having a hospitality suite—come visit us! For more information, please contact Mama Maeva at: AMUHinfo@Gmail.com • Pombagira Devotional Friday, 11:00 PM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cedar/ Pine
Angela and William have been teaching wheat weaving together for several years. Angela is an eclectic Pagan writer (www.angelapearson.com) and has taught crafts for 20 years. William is a Pagan Humanist in the Greco-Roman Moralist tradition and been part of the Pagan community for over 29 years and had been teaching wheat weaving for over 13 years. • Introduction to Wheat Weaving Saturday, 3:30 PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Jose/ Santa Clara • Intermediate Wheat Weaving Sunday, 3:30 PM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Jose
Angus McMahan
Angus McMahan is a gregarious solitary who can usually be found playing strange drums strangely at various Community Seed rituals. He is a lego sculptor, a cross-country marcher, a crop circle inspiration and a writer of no great renown. Angusmacog.com • A Witches’ Story Friday, 3:30 PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fir • Pagan Humor 2: Electric Boogaloo! Sunday, 1:30 PM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carmel/ Monterey
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Ann Argabrite
Ann Argabrite is an ordained Senior Medium and High Priestess in the Orisha tradition she has practiced for over 18 years. She has been presenting workshops specific to Pomba-gira within the Orisha Worship spiritual community for over 15 years. Her current workshop offerings bring these tools and techniques to the street. Ann is a Minister and Elder of The Church of the Three Fold Way. • The Magic of Pomba-Gira—Bringing Purpose out of Chaos Monday, 1:30 PM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Martin • Pomba-Gira 101—A Non-Western Approach to the Divine Feminine Saturday, 11:00 PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Jose
Anne Hill
Anne Hill, D.Min., is the author of What To Do When Dreams Go Bad: A Practical Guide to Nightmares. She teaches and speaks internationally, has a private dream practice, and hosts a weekly radio show on dreams. Anne writes about dreams and culture for the Huffington Post, and also writes the award-winning Blog o’ Gnosis http://gnosiscafe.com/gcblog/. She co-authored Circle Round: Raising Children in Goddess Traditions, runs Serpentine Music http://serpentinemusic.com, is a Reclaiming and Feri priestess, and a faculty member of Cherry Hill Seminary. Anne’s website is http:// annehill.org • Using Dreams in Pagan Practice and Ministry Monday, 11:00 AM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Martin
Annelise
Annelise a BTW priestess interested in folklore and origins of culture, fascinated by questions of tradition, and lover of Balkan folkdance had the opportunity to travel to villages across Bulgaria in 2006 with Dr Anna Shbartanova a Bulgarian scholar of village ritual dances. • Kukeri to Nestinari—Bulgarian Pagan Survivals Sunday, 9:00 AM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Carlos
Ardantane Pagan Learning Center
Amber K and Azrael Arynn K are third degree priestesses in the Ladywood Tradition of the Craft, who singly and together have written seven books based on their 40+ years in the Craft. The latest, How to Become a Witch, will be release by Llewellyn International this fall. Amber and Azrael are part of Ardantane Pagan Learning Center in northern New Mexico, an hour northwest of Albuquerque in the Red Rocks area of the Jemez Mountains. Amber serves as Executive Director, and Azrael is Dean of the School of Sacred Living, and they both reside at the growing Ardantane campus. (For information, see the website at www.ardantane.org, or write to Ardantane, P.O. Box 307, Jemez Springs, NM 87025.) • Pagans and Prosperity Saturday, 9:00 AM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cedar • The Art of Releasing Saturday, 11:00 AM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Simeon
astrobarry
astrobarry (Barry Perlman) is co-owner of The Sacred Well, a metaphysical shop in Oakland, CA, and an intuitive astrologer who’s counseled clients worldwide for over a decade. Thousands of astro-enthusiasts read his weekly “horoscopes that keep it real”_ and other writings at http://www.astrobarry.com. He has appeared in The New York Times and on the CBS Evening News, and his
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horoscopes have been featured in Australia’s FAMOUS Magazine and at BettyConfidential.com. He also has a passion for crystals & stones, aromatherapy, and the universe’s mysteries. • Beyond Horoscopes: Crash Course in D.I.Y. Astrology Monday, 11:00 AM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Santa Clara
Athena Wallinder
Athena Wallinder, is the 73rd spirit of the booke Goetia. She is a great and mightie Countesse, and hath the specialtie in the arte magic; particularly that of Daemon work, Enochian, grimoires, and necromancie. She hath made the studye and practice daily over 20 years, while teacheth for 15 of these years. Athena has receiveth instruction from masters in these arts, as well as traveled to Egypt and Haiti to further her studyes. Her office is the worketh of magic professionally for clients, and the construction of tools magical at www.enochian.org. She also leadeth retreats in de arte’ magic. • Practical Enochian Magic by Athena Monday, 11:00 AM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Juan • Working with the Daemons and Grimoire magic Sunday, 9:00 PM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Santa Clara
Aurea Arcana
This revolving, roving group of witty and wry fools, magicians, queens, and mathemagicians gather annually, as they have under many names and directors, to present to you the divine mysteries of Oracles from the Living Tarot. This year, OLT is directed by Rabbit. If you enjoyed last year’s post-mod, Gaiman-esque, high-tech OLT, wait till you see where we’ve gone this year! • Oracles from the Living Tarot Sunday, 7:00 PM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oak
Avalon Rising
To say they’re the world’s foremost practitioners of Celtic/Medieval progressive rock could be meaningless, given the scanty membership of the genre -- until you factor in just how damn good they are. Hearing them perform, one is hard-put to say just what kind of music they’re playing -- just that it rocks, it screams, it soars, it whispers. Elements of classical, Celtic folk, French Medieval, psychedelic jam band and funk interweave, conflict, and finally coalesce into a stunning, surprising whole. One hears echoes of Loreena McKennitt, Dead Can Dance, the Grateful Dead, Fairport Convention, and the Pentangle. • Avalon Rising Dance Concert Saturday, 9:00 PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cedar/ Pine
Baba Esu Wemimo
Baba Esu Wemimo (iwa-pele@comcast.net) is an initiated Priest of Esu and was initiated by Luisah Teish 8 1/2 years ago. Esu is the Spirit of the Crossroads, the Divine Spirit of Communication, and the Owner of Ase (Power). He has been a member of Ile Orunmila Oshun since 1992. Baba works as an internal auditor and holds a B.S. in Accounting and Finance from San Jose State University and an Associates of Science in Hospitality Management. Baba is a trained and accredited as a professional chef. • Orisha 101 Friday, 1:30 PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Juan • Egun 101 Monday, 9:00 AM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Monterey
Bari Mandelbaum
Bari Mandelbaum is an eclectic tradition pagan and a practicing Heathen. She was initiated with Waxing Muse Coven and has been a practicing Priestess for over 13 years. Bari has been a student of healing traditions, energy work, and the occult for over 26 years. She is employed full time as a holistic nutritionist, herbalist, somatics practitioner, medical intuitive, teacher, and energy worker. Her essay, “Sacred Embodiment” will be found in the upcoming anthology, “Engaging the Spirit World: Shamanism, Totemism, and Other Animistic Practices” by Immanion Press. For more information about Bari’s healing work, go to http://www.foodfairie.com. • Amulets! Saturday, 1:30 PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Jose/ Santa Clara • Embodying the Sacred Sunday, 11:00 PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Martin/ San Simeon
Bay Area Circle Dancers
A workshop in Circle, or Sacred Dance: a means of experiencing and celebrating our connection to the rhythms of the earth, to each other, and to our sources. We will teach simple meaningful beautiful dances from Greece, Scotland, Israel, the Incas, the Shakers, the Inuits, all done to splendid music, holding hands in a circle. • Sacred Circle Dance Workshop (beginners welcome) Monday, 9 AM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cedar
Bay Area Spark Collective
The Spark Collective is a growing magical community. We meet monthly in Oakland to celebrate spirit, community, & each other. Our rituals are modeled on the diverse sacred fire circles that have sprung up around the country in the past decade. Come find another home in the Bay Area for your heart songs, your dance, your poetry, your music. More info can be found at www.sparkcollective.org • Spark Collective Fire Circle Sunday, 11:00 PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fir
Bonni Cardoza
Bonni is a Drama therapist, MFT Intern working under MFT supervision and a proud mother of two. She have led a number of women’s empowerment workshops and rituals in the bay area for mostly family and friends. • Mother and Daughter Goddess Tea Party Saturday, 3:30 PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Carlos • Goodnight Children of the Goddess -Bedtime Stories for Kids Saturday, 7:00 PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Carlos
Brandy Williams
Brandy Williams has been a teacher and organizer in the magical communities for 30 years. She organizes Seattle Pagan Scholars and is active in O.T.O. and Golden Dawn groups. She wrote “Practical Magic for Beginners” and “Ecstatic Ritual, Practical Sex Magic”, and edited the anthology “Women’s Voices in Magic.” • The Chaldean Oracles: Source of Theurgy Saturday, 9:00 AM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fir • The Practical Magician—Getting What We Need Sunday, 9:00 AM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oak • Women’s Voices in Magic Panel: What’s Important? Sunday, 7:00 PM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Santa Clara
British Druid Order
Founder of the British Druid Order, Philip Shallcrass (Greywolf), created and compiled the original rite for the Gorsedd of Bards of Caer Abiri (Avebury) in 1993, revising and adding to it in 1997 with author, Emma Restall Orr (Bobcat). The Gorsedd for Pantheacon is led by Mike Marlin, Bard, Priest and God Guardian and Debra Scott, Bard, Priestess and Goddess Guardian. Mike and Debra are long-time members of the BDO Caer Pugetia Gorsedd in Seattle, WA, and co-founders of the BDO Caer Rilla Gorsedd of Arizona. • A Gorsedd of the British Druid Order for Pantheacon Monday, 9:00 AM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oak
Cathy Barber, MFT
Licensed in 2000 as a Marriage and Family Therapist, my emphasis has been on working with the chronically mentally ill and addicted/chemically dependent populations. I have worked in outpatient psychiatric and addiction clinics as well as inpatient psychiatric hospitals since 1995 and have been a part of the local pagan and heathen communities since 2001. I am owned by two cattle dog mixes (Jesse and Abby), and have a spouse (Ronan) and step son (Robert). • Are The Gods Talking To Me or Have I Gone Mad? Monday, 11:00 AM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Carlos • How Can I Help? Crisis Intervention Tools for Clergy Saturday, 3:30 PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Juan
CAYA Coven’s Brotherhood of the Moon
The Brotherhood of the Moon is a circle within Come As You Are Coven. We are a men’s full moon brotherhood dedicated to the exploration of the mysteries of gods and men in a safe and nonjudgmental space, open to all ideas and paths. Join us for rites that support the ideal of masculinity in an strong, responsible, caring, and empowered ritual space. For more info, visit www.brotherhoodofthemoon.org • The God Within Friday, 11:00 PM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Martin/ San Simeon
Cesar Cesarotti
Cesar is a Shamanic Counselor, Tarot Reader, and Kabbalah Consultant. Cesar’s Kabbalistic work is a rich blending of six years of explorations within the Western Occult tradition, the Jewish Mystical tradition, and his own spiritual Journeys within the Tree of Life. Cesar is also a practicing Alchemist and a student of Carl Jung’s Depth Psychology. Cesar teaches because he believes that everyone should walk their path empowered and with a wholeness that let’s them find their true potential. Visit him at www.wanderingtoward.com or email cesar@wanderingtoward.com. • Unblocking your Intentions Monday, 9:00 AM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Carlos
Chandra Alexandre & SHARANYA
Chandra serves Maa Kali as Rashani, a priestess in the Sha’can tradition, a (R)evolutionary Shakta Tantra. She was initiated into both dualistic and non-dualistic forms of Tantra in India and carries authority as lineage holder in the Shakta marga (path). She is also an hereditary Witch. Chandra brings East and West together through SHARANYA (www.sharanya.org), a Federally-recognized devi mandir (goddess temple) based in San Francisco. The SHARANYA community works to facilitate healing and wholeness
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through individual sadhana (spiritual practice), devotion, and a reclamation of the Dark Goddess, Our Divine Mother. • Kali Puja: Worship of the Dark Goddess Sunday, 11:00 PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oak
Charles Stein
Poet/author of Persephone Unveiled: Seeing the Goddess and Freeing your Soul--an in depth interpretation of The Elusinian Mysteries with applictions to our times. Poetry on many subjects directly related to Panthea concerns. • The Mysteries of Demeter and Persephone Saturday, 1:30 PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Silicon Valley
Charlie Glickman
Charlie Glickman PhD is the Education Program Manager at Good Vibrations in San Francisco. He offers workshops and seminars on a wide range of topics including sexuality and spirituality, adult sexuality education, overcoming sexual shame, polyamory, BDSM, queer issues and gender issues. He lives in Oakland with his family and three cats that deign to let him feed them. • How to Be a Top Presenter Saturday, 7:00 PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Santa Clara
Christina Bjergo
M.A. Oriental Medicine & Environmental Management Grand Master of Sacred Serpent Spiral Qigong Founder of Qigong Dreaming Author of The Tao of Tarot (Feb 2010 publication) • Qigong Dreaming: The Way back to Harmony Friday, 1:30 PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Jose
Come As You Are Coven
Mama Nightshade is an ordained high priestess of the Amazon Tribe of the Come As You Are Tradition. Maia Mermaid was ordained as a Priestess of the Sacred Hearth of the Wildflower Collective in the Come As You Are tradition • A Sacred Hearth: Reclaiming the importance of women’s work Monday, 11:00 AM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carmel
D. J. Hamouris
Deborah “DJ” Hamouris has recorded, performed, directed and taught music in the Pagan community sinc 1984. She founded Gaia’s Voice, directed the Reclaiming Spiral Dance Chorus, and currently directs Women & Song. Self-produced recordings include “Welcome to Annwfn”, “Moonrise: Songs of Love, Magic & Other Mysteries”, and “The Chorus of Life”. DJ teaches music in Oakland, CA, performs solo & with husband Buffalo (The DulciMates), and is a core member of the Spark Collective. In her spare time she knits. www.djhamouris.com • Circlesinging: Group Vocal Improvisation Sunday, 3:30 PM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Martin/ San Simeon
Dana Runkle
Dana has been doing journey work for almost 20 years and studying Northern European Shamanism for almost 10. She has taught various shamanism based workshops at PantheaCon the past few years, and is a Seidh practitioner. She is a heathen and can be found hanging in the Asatru suite with her heathen brethren. She has a special affinity for Saami culture and has studied Saami shamanism with Ailo Gaup, a Norwegian Saami, who has been working to revive and teach Sami shamanism for over 20 years. She does rune readings and shamanic work through her company Dancing Runes. www.dancingrunes.weebly.com • Heathenry 101 Friday, 9:00 PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Carlos • Journey to Ancestor Mountain Saturday, 9:00 PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Carlos
Daniel Foor
Come As You Are (CAYA) Coven is an eclectic, open, drop-in coven in the East Bay. Our mission is to create safe, loving, magical space for all those who wish to participate in celebratory, warm, family-friendly community rituals. All are offered opportunities to participate, and everyone’s talents and gifts are honored. Visit us in the East or South Bay, or online at www.cayacoven.com • Wake Up to Spirit Ritual Saturday, 9:00 AM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oak
Daniel Foor, Ph.D., has studied diverse ceremonial ways for fifteen years and holds degrees in religious studies and counseling psychology. He is of mixed English, German, and Irish descent and does not claim to represent a specific indigenous/tribal lineage besides that of his rowdy European ancestors. His approach to ancestor work and earth medicine ways is inspired by training in diverse forms of European paganism, Native North American ceremony, and Mongolian shamanism. He leads trainings and regular ceremonies in the San Francisco Bay Area as well as an annual Mt Shasta Wilderness Quest to help people restore positive relations with their ancestors and the land. • Mountain Medicine: Feasting the Spirit of Mt Umunhum Friday, 3:30 PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Jose • Foundations of Shamanic Ancestor Work Monday, 1:30 PM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carmel
Come As You Are Coven South Bay (CAYA South Bay)
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Come As You Are Coven East Bay
CAYA South Bay is an eclectic, open, drop in Pagan coven in the SF Bay Area. The council is made up of High Priestesses in both traditions of CAYA Coven, the Wildflowers and Amazon Dianic. We currently offer two circles in the South Bay, women only Full Moons and Sabbats for All. The Sabbats are High Priestessed by Ls.Manea Trinacria and Hummingbird Rainbow and are currently held at the First Unitarian Church of San Jose. We welcome all magickal practitioners to our circles. This caravan has love to spare! Find us online at www.cayacoven.com, click on the South Bay link. • Journey to the Nocturnal Realms Saturday, 11:00 PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Carlos
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Pagan/Goth/Bay Area folks • Dark Dance Friday, 9:00 PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oak
Dave Jackson
I characterize myself as an ex-Jewish, ex-Atheist, Zetetic with Shamanic, Discordian, Chaote, and Eclectic Wiccan leanings. I have been attending Pantheacon for the last 6 years and Ancient Ways for the last 3 years. I work in high tech and enjoy creative writing, dancing, and ritual work (among many other things) in my spare time. • Letting Go With The Dude Sunday, 11:00 AM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carmel
Deborah Blake
Deborah Blake is the author of Circle, Coven & Grove: A Year of Magickal Practice (Llewellyn 2007), Everyday Witch A to Z: An Amusing, Inspiring & Informative Guide to the Wonderful World of Witchcraft (Llewellyn 2008), The Goddess is in the Detail: Wisdom for the Everyday Witch (Llewellyn 2009) and the forthcoming Everyday Witch A to Z Spellbook. Her award-winning short story was included in The Pagan Anthology of Short Fiction. Blake is a Wiccan HPS and leader of Blue Moon Circle, located in upstate New York. • Witchcraft on a Shoestring: Practicing the Craft on a Budget Friday, 1:30 PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Silicon Valley • Crafting and Casting the Perfect Spell Saturday, 9:00 AM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Santa Clara
Diana Paxson
Diana L. Paxson is an Elder in the Troth, author of TAKING UP THE RUNES and TRANCE-PORTATION. Seidhjallr is a team of seers who perform oracular seidh at events in the Bay Area. • Journeying to the Otherworld Monday, 1:30 PM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pine • A Visit to the High One’s Hall Sunday, 11:00 AM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Martin
Discordian.com
Discordian.com was created by the Church of No Dead Saints to further their purpose of promoting Discordianism as the thinking prankster’s religion. The Church believes that Discordianism will die without an influx of modern thought, semi-belief, and Erisian events. By creating this site with its writings and ideas, St. Mae and St. Fox hope to revitalize Discordianism as an intense, throbbing centre of laughter, defiance, and lunacy. • Discordian.com Desires Destruction Sunday, 9:00 PM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Jose
Don Barks
The titular Head of the PantheaCon Tech Dept. Former accompaniest for the Bay Area’s pagan chorus, Gaia’s Voice. 1/2 of the (now defunct) duo Aural Sects. Guitar addict. • Jammin’ with the Gods Saturday, 11:00 PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Santa Clara
Don Frew
Don Frew is an Elder in both the NROOGD & Gardnerian Craft traditions, and is HP of Coven Trismegiston in Berkeley CA. He has been investigating the origins of modern Wicca for over 15 years and has traveled the ancient world in search of the texts & artifacts that illuminate our past. He has been doing ongoing interfaith work on behalf of the Craft for over 23 years, serving as a Nat. Interfaith Representative for the Covenant of the Goddess, on the Board of the Interfaith Center at the Presidio, on the Global Council of the United Religions Initiative, & in the Assembly of the Parliament of the World’s Religions. He is the founder & Director of the Lost & Endangered Religions Project, a non-profit group aiding marginal religious communities around the globe. • Pagans in Global Interfaith Work Saturday, 9:00 AM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pine • What is Neoplatonism & Why Should I Care? Sunday, 11:00 AM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Silicon Valley
Donald Michael Kraig
Donald Michael Kraig is a magickian, Tantric, musician, magician, presenter and author. He specializes in Kabalah, Tarot, magick, Tantra, hypnosis, and psychic development. His books include Modern Magick, Modern Sex Magick, and Tarot & Magic. He has been a computer teacher at USC and the editor-in-chief of Fate magazine. He has practiced many Western spiritual and magickal traditions and is an initiated Tantric. He is a certified hypnosis instructor for the American Board of Hypnotherapy and recently became a Master Practitioner of Neuro-Linguistic Programming. Don has presented workshops from Hawaii to New York, from Washington State to Florida, and in Europe. His first novel, The Resurrection Murders,has recently been published by Galde Press. Don’s blog, The Magickal Universe, is on Llewellyn’s website. He also edits Llewellyn’s on-line encyclopedia. • Psychic Self-Defense Friday, 3:30 PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pine • Future Trends For Magick Saturday, 3:30 PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pine • Sex Magick Rituals Sunday, 1:30 PM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oak
Dr Jaynie Aydin
Dr. Jaynie Aydin is a folklorist, visual anthropologist, and world dance researcher. She has lectured at UCLA, California State University Northridge, the Ventura Community Colleges, Istanbul Technical University, Trondheim Technical institute in Norway, and the State Performance Conservatory at Aegean University (www. ege.edu.tr/en) in Izmir, Turkey. She received her PhD from UCLA’s department of World Arts and Cultures in June of 2007. Jaynie is a highly skilled field videographer and films dance events and folk rituals throughout the world. In addition to being a scholar, Jaynie is a professional belly dance artist and has performed in nightclubs, celebrations, and staged public events around the world. In all of her teachings Jaynie acknowledges the connections between dance, culture, and identity and emphasizes awareness about contemporary and historical performance traditions. She is known for her improvisational performance ability, Egyptian drum solo technique, and Turkish athleticism. • Hidrellez: The Gypsy Rite of Spring in Modern Turkey Saturday, 9:00 PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Silicon Valley
Dr. David Gray
David B. Gray is a Buddhist practitioner and Assistant Professor of Religious Studies at Santa Clara University, in Santa Clara, California, where he teaches a wide range of Asian religions courses. His research explores the development of tantric Buddhist traditions in South Asia, and their dissemination in Tibet and East Asia, with a focus on the Yoginitantras, a genre of Buddhist tantric literature that focused on female deities and yogic practices involving the subtle body. His publications include The Cakrasamvara Tantra: A Study and Annotated Translation (New York: American Institute of Buddhist Studies, 2007). • Deity Yoga in Tibetan Buddhism Saturday, 11:00 AM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Santa Clara
Dr. David Shoemaker
Dr. David Shoemaker has been a student of A.’.A.’. since 1993. He is the Chancellor of the College of Thelema of Northern Califor-
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nia, and the Prolocutor of its initiatory Order, The Temple of the Silver Star. He is also an initiate of Ordo Templi Orientis, serving in various regional and national roles. He is a clinical psychologist in private practice in Sacramento, as well as a musician and film music composer. He has taught on many topics over the years, but his specialties include Kabbalistic Psychology, ritual design, Raja Yoga, and systems of initiation. • Aleister Crowley and the Path of Adepthood Saturday, 7:00 PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Juan
Drew Ward
Drew Ward credits family tradition and hereditary gifts for the foundation of his psychic work and Heathen spirituality. He is a member of Hammer of Thor Kindred, and serves as a Seer with the Kindred’s Seidh team. Drew operates a “cottage industry” business, Just Rewards, specializing in the finest Baltic amber. He and his partner of 21 years, Jim, reside in Berkeley. • Introduction to Elder Futhark Runes Sunday, 1:30 PM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Santa Clara
Dustbunny Feri Initiates, Students and Guests
The Dustbunnies are a working circle of Feri initiates and practitioners that meet monthly to do Magick and celebrate direct connection with the Gods. The group includes Valerie Walker (aka veedub), Ron Miller, Timothy E.M. Williams, Philip Wells, Jenya T. Beachy and beloved others. • One Heart...An Ole Time F(a)eri(e) Tent Revival Sunday, 7:00 PM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cedar/ Pine
Ekklesía Antínoou
The Ekklesía Antínoou (“Citizenry of Antinous”) is a queer, Graeco-Roman-Egyptian syncretist reconstructionist polytheist group dedicated to worship of Antinous, the deified lover of the Roman Emperor Divus Hadrianus. This form of modern Antinoan practice has been functioning since 2002. P. Sufenas Virius Lupus (Phillip Bernhardt-House) will be conducting this ritual. • Ekklesía Antínoou 101 Monday, 9:00 AM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Martin • Ekklesía Antínoou Lupercalia/Communalia Ritual Monday, 1:30 PM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fir
Elisheva Nesher
EliSheva is originally from the Galilee.She served in her country’s Security Forces;retired;ran an international business,retired,is now a psychotherapist and organizational consultant.She is elected leader of AMHA, (Primitive Hebrews),an Earth oriented neo-Tribal Israeli Tradition • Beyond divination-Magical uses of the Hebrew lots Friday, 3:30 PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Silicon Valley • AMHA 101:Primitive Hebrew Earth spirituality-the basics Saturday, 11:00 AM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fir
Elizabeth Flame Malamed
Elizabeth “Flame”_ Malamed, LMFT, is a psychotherapist practicing in the Southern California area. For over a decade, she has used skills and wisdom from the Craft in her profession, and strongly believes that paganism has much to offer the field of psychology. Flame is also a teacher-priestess in the Reclaiming Tradition, and a co-founder of Indigo Artichoke Hearth, a local teaching collective. For more information, visit www.emalamed.com and www.innerspark.com, or email her at elizabeth@emalamed.com.
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• The Basics I: Ritual Planning Friday, 1:30 PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Simeon • The Basics II: Ritual Facilitation Sunday, 9:00 AM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carmel
Emperor Norton’s Guard
Norton’s Guard is an English Ritual Longsword team doing traditional winter sword dances from the British Isles. The team was started 19 yrs ago. We are based in Oakland,Ca, & practice year round. we can be contacted at 510-653-5096 or acepernich@ almemedanet.net or dragonct@ix.netcom.com • Longsword Dancing Saturday, 12:30 PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Quietbar foyer • Longsword Dancing Saturday, 5:00 PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Quietbar foyer
Eric Lethe
Eric Lethe is an Elder with the Aquarian Tabernacle Church of Wicca. • Working With Godforms 101 Friday, 3:30 PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Simeon
Erynn Laurie
Erynn Rowan Laurie is the author of “Ogam: Weaving Word Wisdom” and “A Circle of Stones: Journeys & Meditations for Modern Celts”. She has 25 years of experience in the Pagan community and has been developing a path of Filidecht or sacred poetry in the Celtic tradition since 1988. • Warrior Return Ritual—a panel discussion Saturday, 3:30 PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Silicon Valley • Constructing Celtic Reconstructionist Rituals Saturday, 7:00 PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Jose
Evelie Delfino Sáles Posch
Evelie Delfino Sáles Posch is a Babaylan, priestess, oracle, shaman, enChantress, & healer in Philippine indigenous shamanistic/ animistic practices. She is the founder of Mahal an ethnofusion musical group & BEAM: Babaylan Emerging: Apprenticeship & Mentoring Program. She performs and facilates rituals and magical workshops blending her blood tradition with Reclaiming, OBOD and other earth-honoring spiritualities. Evelie is also Reclaiming’s SpiralDance Chorus and Band Director. • Spiral Songs Friday, 1:30 PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oak • Spiral Dance Chorus and Band in Concert Saturday, 3:30 PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fir
FFRASS
FFRASS (Fruit, Flower, Root and Seed Society) is a sacred gardening community and forum for folks who celebrate the Earth and all her Seasons. Inspired by a triad of NROOGDies, birthed at PantheaCon some years ago, and grown through online networks into a lively confraternity. Its membership ranges from folks with large organic gardens to others who only have space for a housepet as their touch of Nature. Visit us at groups.yahoo.com/groups/ffrass • Semi-permaculture for renters, gardening without owning land Sunday, 9:00 AM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fir • FFRASS social and seed swap Sunday, 5:00 PM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Riesling
Frater Barrabbas
Frater Barrabbas is an author with four books in print, a witch and practitioner of high magick. He has been studying and practicing ritual magick and witchcraft for 35 years. He is also a teacher and elder in his branch of Alexandrian witchcraft. He attended last years Pcon and was on the panel for Immanion authors. Frater Barrabbas is also one of three main speakers at the Heartland Pagan Festival for 2010, a pagan festival that he helped to found in 1986. Frater Barrabbas has entered four presentations for consideration—all of these presentations represent teachings and techniques that he has mastered through many years of practice, experimentation and discovery. • 22 Steps of the Cycle of Initiation—Transformative Journeys Friday, 3:30 PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Carlos • Elemental Magick—Using the Energy Theory of Magick Monday, 9:00 AM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carmel • Art of Ritual Evocation Saturday, 9:00 PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Santa Clara
Gareth B.
Gareth B. is a certified, licensed initiate in the Asklepian Healing tradition -- i.e. a physician. He is also a Third Degree Gardnerian High Priest. He has been studing the hypnotic techniques and therapies of Milton H. Erickson for over 15 years, and practices this art in Tucson, Arizona • Techniques of Trance for all Traditions and Paths. Friday, 9:00 PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Santa Clara
George L. Hersh Ph.D.
Licensed Clinical Psychologist (Calif. PSY 17825) practice limited to adults, open to Witches, Pagans, Wiccans, Heathens, Ceremonial Magicians, Kabbalists. etc.; Member: NROOGD, Fellowship of the Spiral Path, Covenant of the Goddess, ADF (life/inactive); 2 earned Ph.D.s; Navy Unit Citation; geomancer for Ursula K. LeGuin’s Always Coming Home; advisor and contributor for Diana Paxson’s Trance Portation; grandfather of two. office: 1760 Solano, Suite 200, Berkeley, California , 94707—know9032@mypacks.net (510)528-3524 • Psychology of Divination Sunday, 9:00 AM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Simeon
Glenn Turner & friends
Glenn, and her available friends who can help, will lead the group. Glenn Turner is the owner of Ancient Ways store in Oakland CA and organizer of both PantheaCon in February at the DoubleTree in San Jose and the Ancient Ways Festival in May at Stone City. She can be reached at glenn@ancientways.com • Opening Ritual Friday, 1:00 PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oak • Transition to Sustainable Community Sunday, 3:30 PM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pine • Closing Ritual Monday, 3:00 PM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oak
Greer Hauptman
• Jewish Meditation and Mysticism Beyond Kabbalah Sunday, 9:00 AM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Monterey
Grey School of Wizardry
After writing the Grimoire for the Apprentice Wizard (2004), Oberon created an online School to further such studies. The Grey School of Wizardry offers a 7-year-level Apprenticeship program,
culminating in a certificate of “Journeyman Wizard.â€ù Classes are taught by a qualified faculty. 16 Departments include Wizardry, Nature Studies, Magickal Practice, Mind Magicks. • Grey School of Wizardry Sunday, 11:00 AM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fir
Grove of Artemis South Bay
Grove of Artemis South Bay is a project of Come As You Are Coven South Bay. We are a Full Moon ritual circle in CAYA’s Amazon Dianic and Wildflower traditions. The circle is High Priestessed by Lsb. Aisling and Duat Ka Neit Kismet. The goal of Grove of Artemis is to create sacred space, spiritual community, and support for all women. We meet regularly at The Enlightened Mind Yoga Studio in Downtown Campbell. • Chakra Dance Ritual Honoring Shakti and the Divine Feminine Monday, 11:00 AM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Jose
Gus diZerega
A Gardnerian Elder for over 20 years, Gus diZerega has conducted workshops on healing, shamanism, ecology and politics at Pagan events in the US and Canada. His newest book (with Philip Johnson) is Beyond the Burning Times: A Pagan and Christian in Dialogue. He has just completed a book on the 60s, the Culture War, and the Sacred Feminine. A political scientist in the outside world, he writes often on political topics. He is Beliefnet’s first Pagan blogger: http://blog.beliefnet.com/apagansblog/ • Intermediate Energy Healing Monday, 11:00 AM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Monterey • Beginning Energy Healing Sunday, 3:30 PM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Santa Clara
Gwen Templeton
Gwen Templeton has a Masters degree in Theater: Performance Theory/ Ritual Theater from San Jose State University and M.F.A. in Performance/Acting From Southern Methodist University. Gwen Templeton is professor of theatre and a professional actor working in theater, film and television. Gwen has preformed with The Cutting Ball Theatre, San Francisco Fringe Festival, Kitchen Dog Theater, Dallas Theater Center, Dallas Shakespeare Festival, Fort Worth Shakespeare, Dallas Summer Musicals, New Theater Company, Pegasus Theater and the Cuttingball Theater. Ms. Templeton is a two-time recipient of the Dallas Morning News Critic’s Forum Award for Best Actress, and twice awarded the Greer Garson Award for Excellence in Acting. Gwen has taught Organic Acting with The Berkeley Rep, American Conservatory Theater, Dallas Theater Center, San Jose State University, University of Texas, University of North Texas, Southern Methodist University and Foothill College. Gwen is a member of AEA, SAG, AFTRA. Gwen is a founding member of the Dark Forest Coven of San Jose, CA as a NROOGD elder and has been a practicing witch for 16 years. • Dancing in the Dark—Trance Workshop Sunday, 11:00 PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cedar
Hilary Ayer
Raised by artists in San Francisco, nourished by the hippie movement, poet, ritualist and mystic. Norse Pagan working with several groups, currently with Hrafnar and Hrafnar Seidhjollr. • Crafting a Ritual 101 Monday, 9:00 AM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Simeon
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Hobbyhorse
Annie and Phil of Hobbyhorse live in the San Francisco bay area, but their music exists in a realm they call Fantasy Folk. Their poetic lyrics and intricate guitar work will enchant and transport you. Hobbyhorse’s songs are inspired by stories from around the world about gods and goddesses, creation, love, loss, renewal, the end of times, and the wonders of science and alchemy. They perform concerts and also teach workshops about The Mystical Secrets of Music. Their concerts and workshops have been enthusiastically received at the International Alchemy Conference, Ancient Ways Festival, Merry Meet Festival and other venues. Website: www.hobbyhorsemusic.com • A Concert by Hobbyhorse Friday, 9:00 PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carmel/ Monterey • Rhythm and Tone: The Basics of Mystical Sound Sunday, 11:00 AM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Jose
House of Danu
The House of Danu is an alliance of California groves and seed groups of the Order of Bards, Ovates, and Druids (OBOD) centered in Sussex, England. This presentation includes Manannan Mac Lir in San Francisco, Grove of the Oak in Sacramento, Doire Bhrighid in the East Bay, Croi na Gleann in the South Bay, the Taliesin in the North Bay, Llywn Swynedig in Fresno, Grand Yew Grove in Modesto, and the Golden Oak Grove in the Los Angeles basin. • Druid Ritual with Danse Macabre Saturday, 7:00 PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cedar
Human Awareness Institute (HAI)
The Human Awareness Institute (HAI) empowers individuals to be potent, loving, contributing human beings. HAI promotes personal growth and social evolution by replacing ignorance and fear with awareness and love. HAI aims to create a world where people live together in dignity, respect, understanding, trust, kindness, compassion, honesty and love. The Human Awareness Institute is committed to creating a world where everyone wins. • Spirituality and Intimacy Friday, 11:00 PM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Jose/ Santa Clara
Hyperion
Hyperion is the founder of The Unnamed Path, a shamanic path for Men-who-love-men. His experience includes over 15 years of teaching pagan and magical traditions including astrology, energy healing, shamanism, meditation, spirit contact and possession, magic, herbalism and divination. He is the host of “The Unnamed Path Podcast” available on iTunes. • Raising the Great Crossroads Saturday, 7:00 PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fir
Immanion Press
Immanion Press publishes experimental esoteric books for the intermediate to advanced practitioner about a wide variety of spiritual beliefs and magical practices • Immanion Author panel: What next? Sunday, 1:30 PM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Juan/ San Carlos
Isa Gucciardi, Ph.D.
This class is taught by Isa Gucciardi, Ph.D. who holds degrees in Cultural Anthropology, Comparative Religion, and Transpersonal Psychology. She has received master-level training in Shamanism
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and has been a student of Buddhism for 30 years. She teaches classes in Depth Hypnosis, Integrated Energy Medicine, Huna, Buddhist Psychology, Transpersonal Studies and Applied Shamanism through the Foundation of the Sacred Stream. She has a private practice in San Francisco, Cal For more information see www.sacredstream.org. • Huna: The First Psychology Monday, 9:00 AM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Jose • Return to Gaia Monday, 1:30 PM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Jose
Iseum of Black Isis
Szmeralda Shanel. Ordained Priestess of Isis with the Fellowship of Isis and Temple of Isis. Founder of the Iseum of Black Isis, an Iseum dedicated to Goddess Spirituality and Sacred Arts. High Priestess in the Caya Wildflower and Amazon Dianic Goddess traditions. Hoodoo Lady. Feri Witch. • Conjurers, Root Women, Vodou Queens & Hoodoo Mamas Saturday, 3:30 PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Martin/ San Simeon
Ivo Dominguez Jr
Ivo Dominguez, Jr. has been active in Wicca and Paganism since 1978. Ivo was a founding member of Keepers of the Holly Chalice, the first coven of The Assembly of the Sacred Wheel, a Wiccan Tradition where he now serves as one of its Elders. Ivo is also a professional astrologer who has studied astrology since 1980 and has been offering consultations and readings since 1988. He is the author of Spirit Speak, Castings: The Creation Of Sacred Space, and Beneath The Skins. • Operative Magick Friday, 7:00 PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Carlos • Divination, Prophecy, & Oracular Vision Sunday, 11:00 AM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Carlos
Iya Shangobemi (Gail Williams) of Ile Orunmila Oshun
I am an Orisha priest of Shango, Visual Artist and Teacher and have an MA in Philosophy and Religion from CIIS Women’s Spirituality program. As a longtime member of Ile Orunmila Oshun community (led by Chief Luisah Teish) I have a lot of experience facing the challenges of being a white person in African Diaspora spiritual community. I have also led Eliminating Racism and White Allies work in small arts organizations. In Orisha, our prayer is that each person’s best spiritual development and destiny be realized. I would like to offer my knowledge and experience to assist white folks interested in the path of Orisha so they will know how to walk it respectfully and honestly, and not let unconscious or unexamined white privilege offend Elders and practitioners, or block their own way. • Being White in Orisha Spirituality: Guidelines Saturday, 9:00 AM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Martin
Jamie Martinez Wood
Jamie Martinez Wood has been honoring the spirit of the earth her entire life, usually barefoot. She teaches classes, conducts workshops and retreats and has written eight books, including The Wicca Cookbook and The Teen Spell Book, about living in tune with the earth, the sacred feminine and honoring culture. A free spirit, she is on an eclectic path of Faerie Wiccan, native spirituality, ecology and supporting and encouraging those on their life’s journey to empowerment. Her passion is protecting nature and all things feral
and free. Check out her works at www.jamiewood.com. • Ecologically-Minded Pagans in Action Friday, 3:30 PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Monterey
Janus Blume
Janus Blume has been practicing Witchcraft for about thirteen years. She is a former evangelical Christian, and is fascinated with the Pagan roots of the “he” religions. She is an initiate of the Anderson Feri tradition, and a priestess and teacher at Greenheart Grove in Santa Cruz, an Irish/ecclectic teaching circle and a member coven of the Covenant of the Goddess. • A Witch Like Me Saturday, 7:00 PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carmel/ Monterey
Jason Mankey
Jason Mankey has been lecturing and entertaining on the Pagan festival circuit for the last few years. Jason mixes humor and scholarly insight to fire-up the imagination and to tickle the funnybone. Much of Jason’s research has led him into the realm of the Horned God, and the various deities who have contributed to this archetype. Jason is a Priest of Pan and a Disciple of Dionysus and he’s excited to be bringing his knowlege of these deities to the Bay Area. Jason lives in Lansing MI. • What We Really Know About Ancient Druids Friday, 1:30 PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fir • The Horned God in the British Isles Sunday, 3:30 PM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oak
Jason Pitzl-Waters
Jason Pitzl-Waters writes for “The Wild Hunt”_, a daily-updated blog that works to raise the level of discourse and journalism on important issues within the modern Pagan and Heathen communities. In addition, he hosts the weekly streaming Internet radio show and podcast “A Darker Shade of Pagan”_, which explores cutting-edge music from a Pagan perspective. Jason has also written for PanGaia magazine, newWitch magazine, Thorn magazine, and Llewellyn’s Wicca Almanac. He is currently spear-heading a new collective aimed at creating a Pagan newswire. • Pagans and the New Media Saturday, 9:00 PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Juan
Jeff Winters
Jeffry Winters is a loving husband and father, kitty herder, amateur mycologist, herbalist and gardener interested in plants considered sacred or medicinal by indigenous cultures. He is a frequent presenter at Pantheacon and Ancient Ways festivals on Sex and Drugs and the related topics of health, sanity and pleasure. • Absinthe Cocktails: Mixing it up with Le Fae Verte Friday, 11:00 PM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Carlos
Jehon Grist, Ph.D
Jehon Grist, Ph.D., is Executive Director of Lehrhaus Judaica. He earned his doctorate in Near Eastern Studies from UC Berkeley, where he was a Regents’ Fellow. He has conducted field research in Israel, the Gaza Strip, and the Valley of the Queens in southern Egypt. • Asherah: Exploring the Divine Feminine Saturday, 1:30 PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Monterey
Jennifer Rutherford
Jennifer has read an enormous amount of astrology books. She has a Grand Trine and a T-square in her natal chart, both of which connect to Saturn. Suffice it to say, she has learned firsthand. Her astrology blog, Saturn Return Can Bite Me (guess when that got started?), is at fullmoon.vox.com. • Saturn Transits Monday, 1:30 PM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Monterey
Jessica Zebrine Gray
Zebrine is about to receive her PhD at Louisiana State University writing a dissertation about the Wiccan identity in relation to witch and wizard images in the broadway musical Wicked, the stage productions of Narnia, and paratheatrical representations of Harry Potter. She is a third-degree initiated priestess and cofounder of the Spirit Wheel tradition, a blending of eclectic Wicca and Tibetan Buddhism. She is trained in the lineage tradition of the Tara Mandala Dance, a tantric Buddhist dance practice, and works as the Director of Religious Education at the Unitarian Church of Baton Rouge. This is her third year presenting at Pantheacon. • Religious Education for Pagan Children Saturday, 1:30 PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Carlos • Tara Tames the 8 Fears—Children’s Dance Program Sunday, 9:00 AM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Martin
Joel Schonbrunn
A resident of Redwood City, California, Joel Schonbrunn is an ordained Druid Minister in the FoDLA tradition, a Celtic recreationist neopagan druidism church. Additionally, Joel has spent many years training as a member of the Woodcraft League at Tanager Lodge in the Adirondacks. Currently, Joel works as a video compressionist at Microsoft’s Mountain View Campus. Joel is also the founder of the FoDLA Grove of the Bay, the 2nd Druid Grove of FoDLA. In his spare time, Joel is also trying to start a new business “the Oak, Ash & Thorn Brewing Company”, famous for its Apple Piety Cordials. • Back to Basics: Composting Sunday, 11:00 AM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Simeon
joi wolfwomyn
a very different kind of green faerie. still psychedelic and glittery, just a tad more piquant. • basic ritual construction; magick for individuals and en masse Sunday, 3:30 PM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carmel/ Monterey
J’té Argent
J’té Argent is a Feri Priestess, Pagan, Magick worker and teacher in Santa Cruz County. She was trained and initiated by Alison Harlow and functioned as Alison’s co-priestess for thirteen years at both public and private rituals until Alison passed through the Veil on June 13th , 2004. Combining the teachings of Wings of Vanthi Coven, Grandma Julie of the Tower family, Underworld/Overworld workings and the connective magick of the Great Redwoods J’té and Alison created FireDrake Feri. J’té personal work focuses on union with Elemental Beings and Guardians, a deep rapport with the Dark Goddess and a folkloric compact with the Fae. She teaches beginning and intermediate Witchcraft and FireDrake Feri. • Feri Stones-Iron Pentacle Divination Monday, 11:00 AM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cedar
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J’té Argent & Rynn Fox
This group of Priests, Priestesses, Teachers and Students of the Feri Tradition, and other Witches join together with the sincere desire to share what can be shared and to encourage seekers of Feri in their work. Included in this group are J’té Argent, Rynn Fox, Q Herbranson, Emelia N Peña, Jennifer Arnold, Natalie D’Attile, Dail Vannerus, Shade Fane, Flame, Shelly Griswold, Cait Fox and more. Feri is an initiatory mystery tradition of Witchcraft developed and disseminated by Victor and Cora Anderson and Gywdion Pendderwen. • Dance of the Trickster Feri Saturday, 9:00 PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oak
Julie Epona O’Ryan
Julie Epona O’Ryan is a High Priestess of Gardnerian Wicca, and initiate of NROOGD and Victor Anderson’s Feri tradition. She has studied with Judy Harrow and Valerie Voight, as well as Oberon and Morning Glory Zell. Her primary practice explores the intersection between sacred sexuality and polyamory, from the viewpoint of the paramour “the alongside lover” as well as the intersection between the paramour and the Priestess of Aphrodite. Her experiences and knowledge of the ethics and etiquette of polyamory are unique and insightful, and she shares them in an often humorous, if not bawdy, conversation. • Beyond the Bouquet of Lovers Friday, 7:00 PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Silicon Valley
Kenny Klein
Kenny Klein is a well known musician, author, and lecturer in the Pagan community. Kenny has recorded many CDs geared toward Pagan and Renaissance Festival audiences; He is the author of The Flowering Rod, Men, Sex and Spirituality, (Immanion, 2009), a book about men’s Wicca, and Through the Faerie Glass: A Look at the Realm of Unseen and Enchanted Beings (Llewellyn Worldwide, 2010). Kenny has been a presenter and musical performer at dozens of festivals, including Pagan Spirit Gathering, Free Spirit Gathering, Heartland festival, Starwood, PantheaCon, Ancient Ways, Florida Pagan Fest, and many others. Visit Kenny’s website at http://www. kennyklein.net/, and at www.myspace.com/kennykleinmusic. • Grimms Fairy Tales: What Your Mother Didn’t Tell You! Saturday, 11:00 AM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Martin • Kenny Klein with Odd’s Bodkin in concert Sunday, 7:00 PM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carmel/ Monterey
Kulasundari Devi
Kulasundari Devi (MA, PhD[c]) is President and Pujarini (priestess) of the Sri Kamakhya Mahavidya Mandir, a non-profit Hindu Shakta Tantric Goddess temple in Alameda, California. The temple operates with the blessing of the renowned Sri Sri Kamakhya Temple in Assam, India, and is dedicated to the worship of Kamakhya/Kali and the Dasa Mahavidyas, the ten fierce Tantric wisdom Mother Goddesses of India. She regularly performs public ritual, classical and folk Hindustani music, travels annually to India for pilgrimage and post-graduate dissertation research, and has been a devotee of the Goddess for nearly 20 years. www.kamakhyamandir.org • Introduction to Hindu Deities Friday, 3:30 PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Santa Clara
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Lon Milo DuQuette
Lon Milo DuQuette is a best-selling author and lecturer. His books on Magick, Tarot, and the Western Mystery Traditions have been translated into 9 languages. He is currently U.S. Deputy Grand Master of Ordo Templi Orientis and he is on the faculty of the Omega Institute in Reinbeck NY, and the Maybe Logic Academy.He lives in Costa Mesa, California with his wife Constance. www.lonmiloduquette.com • Lon Milo DuQuette’s Best Presention Ever Saturday, 11:00 AM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pine
Luisah Teish
Luisah Teish is an initiated elder (Iyanifa) in the Ifa/Orisha tradition of the West African Diaspora, and she holds a chieftaincy title (Yeye’woro) from the Fatunmise Compound in Ile Ife, Nigeria. Presently she is the Chair of the World Orisha Congress Committee on Women’s Issues. She is also a devotee of Damballah Hwedo, the Haitian Rainbow Serpent, under the guidance of Moma Lola. She is the Olori (director) of Ile Orunmila Oshun and the School of Ancient Mysteries/Sacred Arts Center in Oakland, Ca. Teish is a writer, storyteller and creative projects consultant. She is the author of Jambalaya: The Natural Woman’s Book of Personal Charms and Practical Rituals, Carnival of the Spirit, and Jump Up: Good Times Throughout the Season with Celebrations from Around the World. • Hoodoo Love Friday, 7:00 PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oak
Lupa
Lupa is a therioshaman (see http://therioshamanism.com for details) living in Portland, OR with hir mate and fellow author, Taylor Ellwood. S/he is the author of several books on paganism, magic and Otherkin, and is an artist specializing in ritual tools made from fur, leather, beads and other such things. S/he wears many hats for Immanion Press/Megalithica Books, a small press specializing in publishing experimental magical texts, including author, editor, layout tech, and promotions manager. In hir spare time s/he may be found hiding in the woods in the Columbia River Gorge. S/he may be found at http://www.thegreenwolf.com, http://kinkmagic. com and http://lupabitch.wordpress.com. • Therioshamanism Ritual Preparation Workshop Saturday, 9:00 PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fir • Therioshamanism Healing Ritual Saturday, 11:00 PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fir
M. Macha NightMare
M. Macha NightMare is an author, ritualist and all-round Pagan webweaver. She presents at colleges, universities and seminaries; speaks to the media; and teaches about death and dying and Neopagan public ritual at Cherry Hill Seminary, the first and only seminary serving the Neopagan community. www.machanightmare. com, www.cherryhillseminary.org • The Ethics of Service Sunday, 9:00 AM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Juan
Magenta Griffith
Magenta Griffith has been a Witch more than 30 years and a High Priestess for more than 20 years. She is a founding member of the coven Prodea, which has been celebrating rituals since 1980,
as well as being a member of various Pagan organizations such as Covenant of the Goddess. She presents classes and workshops around the Midwest. Her writing appears in many publications, including Llewellyn’s Magical Almanac and The Witches Datebook. • Etiquette for Witches and Pagans Friday, 3:30 PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carmel
Mambo Chita Tann
Mambo Chita Tann (Mambo T, Mambo Tamara) has been a practicing Vodouisant for many years and mambo asogwe (priestess of the highest initiatory rank) in Haitian Vodou since 2001. She heads La Sosyete Fos Fe Yo We, a Chicago-area Vodou with local, national and international membership in the Haitian lineage of Mambo Marie Carmel. www.legba.biz • Danbala Sevis—Honoring the Serpent & the Rainbow Saturday, 1:30 PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oak • Meet the Lwa: Spirits of Haitian Vodou Sunday, 1:30 PM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fir • Prayer Circle and Ritual to Help Haiti Sunday, 7:00 PM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fir
Marja Magdalene da Tsabor
Materfamilias of Clan Tsabor on West Coast USA, born Romi (Gypsy) of Trans-Carpathian tradition, am certified Romi Exorcist and Leader of Familia Tsaborosc, have practiced the trads of my People all my life. Conversant with most Romi trads, and fully knowlegable about trads of Mi Familia i Clan, Tribe, Blood, Sand and Bone. Have lectured and taught trads in many places all over US, and am currently Blooding and Naming a NON-Rom into my Tribe, Clan and Familia which has never before been done in english and before Non-Rom. I am conversant with all forms of divination, the ancient language and mythos of my Tribe, and all other knowledge necessary to retain my position as Materfamilias. The rites and ceremonies here presented were translated by me into English for the benefit of the audience but the ritual itself is of most ancient form. • High & Most Solemn Rites & Ceremonies of Blooding & Naming Sunday, 9:00 AM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Santa Clara
Mark ‘Moss’ Magill
Mark ‘Moss’_ Magill is a teacher, an award winning playwright and poet, as well as an Ovate student in the Order of Bards, Ovates, and Druids. As a certified professional Tarot reader for over ten years, he has developed his own way of working with the the Tarot and the Ogam for teaching, divination and self-examination. Moss spends his time between Seattle and Port Townsend, Washington where he is a professional trainer, writer, and artist. • Secrets of the Trees; Ogam Basics and Tree Wisdom Monday, 9:00 AM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Santa Clara
Mary Greer
Mary K. Greer is an author and teacher specializing in methods of self-exploration and transformation. She is the author six books on the Tarot including Tarot for Your Self, and the biography, Women of the Golden Dawn: Rebels and Priestesses. • Five Centuries of Cartomancy Saturday, 1:30 PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pine • Experiencing Tarot through the Intel Circle Sunday, 1:30 PM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pine
Mkali-Hashiki
Mkali-Hashiki is a Massage Therapist, Certified Sexological Bodyworker, and Certified Sound Healing Practitioner with over 700 hours of training in various modalities. She has a private practice in Erotic Wellness Facilitation in which she uses breathwork, soundwork, bodywork, and somatic sex education to help individuals re/connect with their erotic voice & power. She works primarily with women of color, lgbt/ts/sgl folk, and adult service providers (although anyone in need is welcome). A pagan and a devotee of Ifa, she believes that the spiritual & the sexual are irrevocably intertwined. For more information about her work, please visit her website www.BodyEnstasy.com • Erotic Breathwork: A Conduit to the Divine Friday, 3:30 PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Martin
Morning Glory Zell
For the last 36 years Morning Glory Zell has been one of the foundational personalities in the Goddess Movement. She has travelled throughout the world pursuing her passionate love of the Goddess and searching for our lost heritage. She is an ordained Priestess of the Church of All Worlds, Witch, Goddess historian, sacred artist, poet and extraordinary ritualist. Diagnosed with a rare form of cancer several years ago, she put her career on hold to work on healing. Now in stable condition, she is coming out of her cocoon to share what she has learned about the Goddesses of Healing. • Our Lady of the Healing Waters Saturday, 1:30 PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carmel
Morpheus Ravenna
Morpheus is a witch and priestess in the Anderson Feri Tradition of witchcraft. An initiate of 10 years, she was trained in Vanthe coven. She teaches Feri in the Bay Area and is co-owner of the Stone City Pagan Sanctuary. www.beansidhe.net • Black Heart, Shining Soul Friday, 1:30 PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cedar
Mysterium OM
Mysterium OM incorporates unitive gnosis, metaphysical and transformational philosophy, theatre and magical ritual. Founded in the Western Tradition, MOM ranges over a wide variety of religious teachings and spiritual paths, Eastern and Western. Directors Robert Young and Diana Young-Peak each have over 35 years experience in esoteric practice. Contact: info@MysteriumOM.org • The Mother—Dark and Light Sunday, 7:00 PM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Carlos
Nathan Bjorge
Nathan Bjorge has been active in the Pagan community for 15 years. He holds a BA in philosophy and religious studies from UC Berkeley and an MA in systematic and philosophical theology from the Pacific School of Religion. • On the One: Critical Remarks on Pagan Neoplatonism Sunday, 7:00 PM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Juan
Oberon Zell-Ravenheart
Oberon Zell-Ravenheart is a renowned elder in the worldwide magickal community. In 1962, he co-founded the Church of All Worlds, a Pagan church with a futuristic vision, and he has been involved in the founding of several other major groups and alliances.
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Through his publication of Green Egg (1968-), Oberon was instrumental in the coalescence of the modern Pagan movement. He is the principal artist for the Mythic Images Collection, and author of Grimoire for the Apprentice Wizard, Companion for the Apprentice Wizard, Creating Circles & Ceremonies, A Wizard’s Bestiary, and Green Egg Omelette. He is also the Founder and Headmaster of the online Grey School of Wizardry. • Here There Be Monsters! Saturday, 3:30 PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carmel
Orion Foxwood / House of Brigh
Orion is a conjurer in the Southern folk tradition, a traditional witch and a founding elder of the Foxwood Temple of the Old religion in Maryland, and co-founder with Sophia Kyraphia of the House of Brigh Faery Seership apprenticeship program. For over 20 years, he has lectured extensively on magical practices and spiritual development. He is the author of “The Faery Teachings,” a collaborative CD project with RJ Stewart named “Faery Seership,” “The Tree of Enchantment,” and his brand new released DVD with Pendraig Publishing entitled “Introduction to Faery Seership.” www.OrionFoxwood.com • Meeting the Dark Man at the Crossroads Friday, 3:30 PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cedar • The Original Instructions: Encountering the Wisdom Keepers Saturday, 11:00 AM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oak • Lifting the Spelle of Forgetfulness: Dismissing the Uninvited Sunday, 11:00 AM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cedar
Pagan Alliance
Please visit the Pagan Alliance in our hospitality suite or on the web at www.thepaganalliance.org. Pagan Parenting is a subject near to the heart of Pagan Alliance president, JoHanna White. Pagan Alliance panel participants include 2010 KOL Joi Wolfwomyn, former KOL Anne Hill, Jennifer Robinson, Dean Jones, Melanie Stewart, JoHanna White, Zoe, President of Hellenion, moderator Arlynne Camire and possible Special Guests. • Pagan Parenting Discussion Panel Saturday, 11:00 AM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Carlos
Pagan Amory Group
Pagan Amory is a study group within CAYA Coven, led by Coordinating Priestess Ls.Manea Trinacria. The focus of the study group is to learn about the many types of relationships within a Pagan Spiritual context. We celebrate the joy of welcoming connections as they are and strive to truly embrace the philosophy of “all acts of love and pleasure are rituals of the divine.” • Pagan Speed Dating Saturday, 9:00 PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Jose
Palo Alto Area Pagan Meetup Group
The Palo Alto Area Pagan Meetup Group is a local mixed-tradsand-paths group of Pagans who get together for social activities, discussions, campouts, presentations, classes, rituals, videos, and whatever else we think up. We range from traditional elders to complete newbies, and we welcome all persons of good will. http:// www.meetup.com/palo-alto-pagans/ • Trance Your *** Off: Ecstatic Devotional Friday, 7:00 PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cedar/ Pine
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Pandemonaeon
Pandemonaeon combines Middle Eastern, Celtic, folk, rock, Gothic, and medieval elements to create a driving and evocative sound fueled by passionate vocals and mythic themes. www.pandemonaeon.net • Pandemonaeon concert Sunday, 9:00 PM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cedar/ Pine
Panel of Pagan Psychotherapists
Deborah Oak Cooper is a psychotherapist practicing in San Francisco since 1986 and a practicing Pagan for even longer. She teaches locally and internationally and was a contributor to the book “Modern Pagans” and to “The Pagan Book of Living and Dying”. D Elizabeth “Flame” Malamed, is a psychotherapist practicing in Southern California. For over a decade, she has used her skills and wisdom from the Craft in her profession, and believes that Paganism has much to offer the field of psychology. She is a teacher-priestess in the Reclaiming Tradition. Elisheva is originally from Northern Galilee and is a psychotherapist and organizational consultant in private practice. She has written 3 books on Israeli Earth spirituality and monographs and lectures internationally. She is an elected leader Am HaAretz, a Peaceful Warrior Path reclaiming the ancient heritage of the ancient Hebrew tribes. George Hersh, PH.D.—Licensed Clinical Psychologist with a practice limited to adults, open to Witches, Pagans, Heathens, Ceremonial Magicians, Kabbalists, etc. Member of NROOGD, Fellowship of the Spiral Path, Covenant of the Goddess. Valerie Cole, Ph.D. is a clinical psychologist in the Rochester NY area (soon moving to Oakland) who has been in private practice for over 10 years. She is a Reclaiming Witch who uses ritual, guided imagery, meditation and spell work in her practice as a therapist. She is Chair of the Pagan Pastoral Care and Counseling Department at Cherry Hill Seminary. • Toward A Pagan Psychology: Earth Based Spirituality and Therapy Sunday, 11:00 AM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Santa Clara
PanGaia
PanGaia is a multimedia experience that combines the elements of theater, interaction and poetry in ways both exquisitely refined and resonant with primal power. This occurs smmothly against a seamless fabric of movement and music that beguiles, provokes and precludes complacency.PanGaia has been performing in Sonoma and Marin for 2 years. The ensemble performed at the Ancient Ways festival at Harbin in 2007. PanGaia has great flexibility in all venues from festivals to theater pieces. They currently have three theater pieces and numerous “song poems”. Their latest piece is entitled “Bending Fences with Ashes”.Currently, the ensemble consists of three members and one guest actor. They are listed below: • Shamanic Poetry with Indigenous Instruments Sunday, 9:00 PM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oak
Pantheacon Charity Auction
Every year PantheaCon staff runs an auction to benefit different worthy causes. Please see our section in the front of the program to see the local non-profits who participate in this fundraiser. • Silent Auction Friday, 3:00 PM–11:30 PM Upper Mezzanine Saturday, 10:00 AM–11:30 PM Upper Mezzanine Sunday, 10:00 AM–11:30 PM Upper Mezzanine • Live Auction 1 (Jewelry and Apparel) Sunday, 1:00 PM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Upper Mezzanine
• Live Auction 2 (Magical Goodies) Sunday, 3:30 PM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Upper Mezzanine • Auction Room Closes Sunday at midnight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Upper Mezzanine • Charity Auction Final Item Pickup Monday, 8:00 AM–1:00 PM Upper Mezzanine
PantheaCon Staff
Many dedicated individuals organize and run PantheaCon. A few have been here every year, some are new, but they all are working to make this the best experience possible for the entire community. • Sacred Bullsh*t : Convention Feedback discussion Monday, 1:30 PM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Santa Clara
Patrick McCollum
Patrick McCollum teaches workshops on Witchcraft, Magic, & Herb Lore,internationally. He has also taught Survival Techniques for both Search and Rescue and for Law Enforcement. As a Pagan activist he was the first Pagan ever, to address the United States Commission on Civil Rights and Congress. He’s Director of Pagan Chaplaincy at Cherry Hill Seminary, a Minister with Circle Sanctuary, and a National Coordinator for the Lady Liberty League. Patrick is author of: Courting The Lady, A Wiccan Journey, available at courtingthelady.com • Creating the Sacred Oil: The Origins of Magical Oils in Ritual Monday, 1:30 PM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cedar • Global Meltdown? McGyver 101: Pagan Survival Techniques Saturday, 3:30 PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cedar
Paul Rest
Paul Rest is a 2nd degree black belt in Aikido and has studied for over sixteen years. He has studied Alchemy with many gifted teachers and Adepts since 1969. He has taught numerous classes, both public and private, on this fascinating intersection of these two arts. Anne Hill, PatheaCon 2010 presenter and 1st degree black belt in Aikido will be assisting in the workshop on Aikido & Alchemy. • Aikido & Alchemy Friday, 7:00 PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Santa Clara
Peter Paddon
A Brit living in Los Angeles, Peter is the Magister of Briar Rose, a group of modern Cunningfolk. In addition to being an author and DVD creator (Craftwise series), he is the host of the Crooked Path podcast and owner of Pendraig Publishing. His books include “The Book of the Veil” and “Through the Veil” (Capall Bann), both on the Egyptian Mysteries, as well as the more recent “The Crooked Path” and “A Grimoire For Modern Cunningfolk”. His latest book, “Visceral Magick”, will be launched at PantheaCon. • Visceral Magick Sunday, 7:00 PM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Jose
Phillip A. Bernhardt-House
Phillip holds a Ph.D. in Celtic Civilizations, and has published work in many academic journals and anthologies, as well as a book on dogs, wolves, werewolves, and dogheads in Celtic cultures. Phillip is also the founder of the Ekklesia Antinoou, and is involved in Celtic Reconstructionist paganism (particularly in the Seattle area), as well as Neos Alexandria. • Dé & An-Dé: Divine Beings in Irish Practice Sunday, 9:00 AM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Jose
R J Stewart
R J Stewart is a Scottish author and composer now living in California. He is one of the leading writers and teachers of magical traditions, and author of 41 books on Magical Arts, Faery and UnderWorld tradition, Music and consciousness, Celtic tradition, and has recorded many CDs of original music and song. • The Living Tree: Uniting the UnderWorld and OverWorld Saturday, 1:30 PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cedar • Concert with R J Stewart & Anastacia Nutt Sunday, 9:00 PM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carmel/ Monterey
Randy Ellen Blaustein
I am just as passionate about my Yoga practice as I am about Feri. I have been practicing Yoga for 11 years; Jivamukti was my foundation, & Laughing Lotus has become my west coast haven. I became certified to teach Yoga, Basic & Gentle, 5 years ago through the Integral Yoga Institute, to enhance the chair Yoga practice I had already created for people with disabilities. When I began practicing in the Feri tradition, 2 years ago, I became acutely aware of feeling the elements of life infused in different types of Yoga poses, & would like to share my experience with the Pagan community. • Yoga & the Elements of Life Sunday, 9:00 AM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cedar
Rayna Ardren Owens
Rev. Rayna Ardren Owens is a daughter of the Ocean Mother and High Priestess of Beachfyre Coven in Miami, Florida. She has been an initiated Witch since 1984 and has followed the orisha for nearly as long. Working with ancestors has always had a special place in her spiritual practice. • Ancestral Tribute: Lessons from the Lucumi Tradition Saturday, 11:00 AM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carmel
Reclaiming Craft Cell
Reclaiming is a community of people working to unify spirit and politics. Our vision is rooted in the religion and magic of the Goddess. We see our work as teaching and making magic; the art of empowering ourselves and each other. In our classes, workshops, and public rituals, we train our voices, bodies, energy, intuition, and minds. We use the skills we learn to deepen our strength, both as individuals and as community, to voice our concerns about the world in which we live, and bring to birth a vision of a new culture. • Co-Creation and Magic Saturday, 7:00 PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oak
Rev. Crystal Blanton
Ms. Blanton has worked in Social Services for 13 years, specializing in addiction studies and counseling. She is a Registered Addiction Specialist and certified in Anger Management. She is a Wiccan High Priestess who has combined her experience in covens with professional training to enhance understanding how perception affects spiritual balance. She continues to work as an AOD counselor while maintaining family, mentoring, being an Executive Board Member for Family Wiccan Tradition International, local coven and two traditions. Her book has been published and it is expected to be available 2010. www.crystalblanton.com • When Good Witches go Bad Saturday, 1:30 PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Juan • Mentoring Fundamentals: passing on the basics and beyond Sunday, 11:00 AM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Juan
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Rev. Kirk S. Thomas
Rev. Thomas is currently the ADF Vice-Archdruid and a consecrated priest in that church. In addition to theatre and ritual training, he has had extensive experience in ecstatic trance techniques from fasting to hook suspensions. • Body-Stress Ecstatic Practices Friday, 1:30 PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Martin
Richard Ely
Richard Ely works as a professional geologist in Sonoma County. He has wide experience in seismic geology, environmental geology, and the regional geology of the American West. He is a long-time dirt loving, tree hugging, Pagan pantheist. • Greco/Roman Temples of Turkey Saturday, 3:30 PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Monterey
Richard F. Man
Richard Man and friends have facilitated many Fire Drum Circles in the past Pantheacons. If you see a small person carrying a big didj in the convention, that’s probably him. richard@imagecraft. com • Tai Chi, Qi Gong Demo and Intro Saturday, 7:00 PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Silicon Valley • Fire Drum Circle Saturday, 11:00 PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oak
Richard Reidy
Richard Reidy received his Master of Divinity degree in 1979 and is the author of the newly published Eternal Egypt: Ancient Rituals for the Modern World (available thru amazon.com), a fully annotated selection of authentic ritual texts from pharaonic Egypt together with commmentary. For the past eleven years he has moderated the Temple of Ra in San Francisco, and since 2007 an Egyptian Reconstructionist temple in San Jose, CA, meeting monthly for ritual, study and fellowship. He can be reached by email at rjreidy@hotmail.com. • Oracles and Divination in Ancient Egypt Monday, 11:00 AM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pine
Robert Hager
Robert Hager has participated in magick for over twenty years and is currently a student of Fresno’s Bennu-Kheper Lodge, which practices in the style of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn. He is also a regular guest lecturer at Fresno State University. This is his second presentation at Pantheacon. Last year he spoke on the topic: Magick of the Self, Your Holy Guardian Angel. • The Tarot Pips Monday, 9:00 AM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pine
Ronan and friends
Ronan is a disaster service worker when need be, Amateur radio hobbyist, Gardnerian, and generally plays well with others. • Group Disaster Preparedness: Take 2 Friday, 1:30 PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Carlos
Ruth Barrett
Ruth Barrett is an ordained Dianic High Priestess, ritualist, and award- winning recording artist of original Goddess songs. She is a fretted dulcimer artist and vocalist, and among the pioneering musicians in the pagan and Goddess Spirituality Movements since the early 1980’s. Ruth’s book, WOMEN’S RITES, WOMEN’S MYS-
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TERIES: Intuitive Ritual Creation (Llewellyn, 2007), is critically acclaimed. Her latest CD is GARDEN OF MYSTERIES. • Singing the Women’s Wheel of the Year (for women) Saturday, 11:00 AM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Silicon Valley • Ruth Barrett in Concert Saturday, 9:00 PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carmel/ Monterey • Community Croning Ritual Preparation (women only) Sunday, 11:00 AM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Riesling • Community Croning Ritual (women only) Sunday, 7:00 PM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Martin/ San Simeon
Ruth Temple
Ruth Temple is a “family trad” fiber artist, spinner, weaver, and maker of baskets who still wears the first scarf she wove at age 10. • Handweaving Workshop Saturday, 9:00 AM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Jose • Spinning: Roc and Reel Sunday, 11:00 AM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Monterey
S. J. Tucker/Skinny White Chick
S. J. Tucker, singer of songs and weaver of worlds, travels the United States year-round as leader of ever-evolving band Skinny White Chick, sharing her own Celtic Gypsy Fairytale Blues with all the Brave Girls and Lost Boys who dare to listen. Featured on the cover of Witches & Pagans magazine (issue 19), S. J. evokes the voice of the Divine Feminine with joy, grace, and downright silliness. This Firebird’s Child changes minds, hearts, and lives with her particular blend of music, magic, and mischief. Listen and learn more at http://music.skinnywhitechick.com • Concert by S. J. Tucker/Skinny White Chick Friday, 7:00 PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carmel/ Monterey
Sabina Magliocco
Sabina Magliocco is Professor of Anthropology at California State University—Northridge. A priestess in the Gardnerian tradition who has also studied Reclaiming witchcraft, she has an eclectic coven in the Los Angeles area. sabina.magliocco@csun.edu • Adapting Folklore for Ritual Use Monday, 11:00 AM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Simeon
Sabina Magliocco and Laurel Olson Mendes
Laurel Olson Mendes is a witch, a consecrated priestess, a poet, and a sei?hkona of some renown. She has been questing after magnificent food for most of her life-- creating it, celebrating it, and eating it. Her recipes appeared quarterly in Idunna (a journal of the Northern European Tradition) under the pen name Aunt Hilda from 1995-2006. She is the author of “The Table and the Turning Year,” a book of recipes and poetry. An anthropologist/ folklorist, priestess and witch who has published on foodways (among other topics), Sabina Magliocco brings an Italian sensibility and passion for fresh ingredients to her cooking. • Sacred Seasons, Sacred Meals: Seasonal Food and Sustainability Saturday, 11:00 AM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Jose
Sam Webster
Sam Webster, M. Div., Mage, has taught magick publicly since 1984. He graduated from Starr King School for the Ministry at the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley in 1993. He is an Adept of the Golden Dawn, a cofounder of the Chthonic-Ouranian Templar order, and an initiate of Wiccan, Buddhist, Hindu and Masonic traditions. His work has been published in a number of journals such as Green Egg and Gnosis, and now in his first book Tantric
Thelema. He founded the Open Source Order of the Golden Dawn in 2001 (www.OSOGD.org), and serves the Pagan community principally as a priest of Hermes. • Thelemic Tantra: Invoking Ra-Hoor-Khuit Friday, 3:30 PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Juan
Sei∂ Sisters
The Sei∂ Sisters is made up of Sei∂ practitioners from around the country and around the world. Most of us have either presented on our own at PCon or are members of PantheaCon’s volunteer staff. Each woman has taken knowledge from the lore and worked with it to create a powerful spiritual rite unique to them. • Open Sei∂ Ritual Sunday, 3:30 PM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Juan/ San Carlos
Sei∂jallr
Sei∂jallr has served the Pagan community by presenting Oracular rituals in the Norse tradition since 1991. Based in the East Bay, it is associated with Hrafnar kindred. www.seidh.org • Oracular Sei∂ Saturday, 9:00 PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Martin/ San Simeon
Selena Fox
Selena Fox is high priestess of Circle Sanctuary, a Shamanic Wiccan church serving Pagans worldwide. Selena, who is founder and executive director of the Lady Liberty League, has worked for Pagan civil rights and religious freedom for more than thirty years. Selena has a MS in counseling and is a spiritual healer and counselor, teacher, environmentalist, community leader, and interfaith leader. Her writings, rituals, chants, and photographs are published on-line and in-print. Selena lives in Wisconsin where she directs Circle Sanctuary Nature Preserve, which includes Circle Cemetery, a national Pagan cemetery and one of America’s first green cemeteries. Selena also is fonder of the Pagan Spirit Gathering, a national celebration of Summer Solstice which is celebrating its 30th anniversary in 2010. More about Selena: www.selenafox.com • Brigid Healing Circle Friday, 3:30 PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oak • Elements of Nature Eco-Ritual Saturday, 3:30 PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oak
Selena Fox & Patrick McCollum of Lady Liberty League
Lady Liberty League (LLL), sponsored by Circle Sanctuary, is a Pagan civil rights and religious freedom organization that has been serving Pagans worldwide since 1985. Selena Fox is LLL’s founder & executive director and Patrick McCollum, is LLL’s national prison chaplaincy affairs coordinator. Both have spoken about Pagan rights in the media and academia as well as worked with state and federal agencies on Pagan religious accommodation issues. • Pagan Power: Pagan Freedom, Pagan Rights Monday, 11:00 AM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oak
Shade Fane
Shade Fane is a pagan mystic residing between the mountains and the sea on the west coast of Southern California. Shade actively participated in and practiced various forms of the occultism for over twenty years, including initiations into various branches of the craft. He currently continues his studies with T. Thorn Coyle in her Morning Star Mystery School. With a background in theatre and education, Shade is currently engaged in the third year of the M.A. Ph. D. depth psychology program at Pacifica Graduate Institute in
Carpentaria, California. • State of Our Union: A Discussion on Intentionality Monday, 9:00 AM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Juan
Starhawk
Starhawk is the author of ten books on Goddess religion, earth based spirituality and activism, including The Spiral Dance and her latest, The Earth Path. Starhawk is a cofounder of the Reclaiming extended network of teachers and ritual makers--www.reclaiming. org http://www.reclaiming.org/ . A committed activist for global justice and the environment, Starhawk also teaches courses in everything from ritual to permaculture design to political organizing. http://www.starhawk.org/ • Making the Transition Saturday, 1:30 PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fir • Letting the Wildness In Sunday, 11:00 AM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pine
Steven Posch
Storyteller, scholar, and master ritualist Steven (“Radio Paganistan”)Posch was raised by white-tailed deer in western Pennsylvania; he now lives and writes in Minneapolis, where--Gods help us all--he’s become one of the Grand Old Men of the pagan community. First blooded to old Hornie at 14, he has been a Paganstani national since 1979, and is the current keeper of the Minnesota Ooser. His writings have appeared widely in pagan media worldwide, and he has presented at gatherings throughout the Midwestern US. • Lost Gods of the Witches Saturday, 9:00 AM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Simeon
Stone City
Founded by Morpheus Ravenna and Shannon Moore, Stone City is a Pagan sanctuary and community center located in the mountains on the edge of the San Francisco Bay Area. www.thestonecity.org • American Mystic Friday, 7:00 PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Juan
Storm Faerywolf
Storm Faerywolf is an artist, writer, poet, witch, teacher, mystic, warlock, and priest. He was trained and initiated into the F(a)eri(e) tradition, where he holds the Black Wand, a title conferred in a rite by Feri Grandmaster Cora Anderson. He is the founder of his own line of Feri, “BlueRose”, the author of “The Stars Within the Earth”, the editor of “Witch Eye: A Journal of Feri Uprising”, and co-owner of The Mystic Dream, an occult and spirituality store in Walnut Creek (East Bay Area). For more information about his classes or his art visit his website at www.faerywolf.com. • Dance of the Peacock Angel Friday, 7:00 PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fir
Sylvia Brallier
Sylvia Brallier is the author of the award winning book, Dancing in the Eye of Transformation. and the Director of the Tantric Shamanism Institute. She has been teaching tantric shamanism workshops nationally and internationally for over 20 years. Her work is based on her own experiences with both ancient and new techniques for the evolution of consciousness. She has a deep commitment to creating safe space for the deepest of transformations. www.sylviabrallier.com • Tantric Shamanism Breathwork Ceremony Sunday, 9:00 PM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Martin/ San Simeon
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T. Thorn Coyle
T. Thorn Coyle is an internationally respected teacher who has studied the magical arts for close to 30 years. Author of “Kissing the Limitless” and “Evolutionary Witchcraft”, and co-creator of several CDs, she is also featured in many anthologies and hosts the popular podcast “Elemental Castings”. Thorn has a spiritual direction practice by the San Francisco Bay, where she writes, dances, makes music and enjoys life. She is founder and head of Solar Cross Temple and Morningstar Mystery School. • The Mysteries of the Body in Prayer Sunday, 1:30 PM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cedar
T. Thorn Coyle and Priest/esses
T. Thorn Coyle is joined by dancers, musicians and priests Anaar, Morpheus Ravenna, Sharon Knight and Winter of Pandemonaeon, M. Macha Nightmare, Storm Faerywolf, Jonathan Korman, Robert Russell, Paul Nordin, Onyx, Ivo Dominguez Jr., Neil Kelly and other friends! • Red God Revel: an Ecstatic Invocation Friday, 9:00 PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cedar/ Pine
Tamara L. Siuda
Tamara L. Siuda is the Nisut (spiritual leader) of the Kemetic Orthodox Faith. She is also a professional Egyptologist (M.A. 2000, University of Chicago; M.A. 2007 Macquarie University, Ph.D in process) and author of numerous articles and books on Kemet including “The Ancient Egyptian Prayerbook.” Rev. Tamara appeared in the History Channel documentary “The Egyptian Book of the Dead” and lectures to academic and esoteric audiences. www. kemet.org—www.egyptianprayers.com—www.twitter.com/nisut • Ancient Egyptian Prayers Saturday, 9:00 AM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Juan
Taylor Ellwood
Taylor Ellwood lives in Portland, OR with his wife Lupa and his cats Sun Ce and Ember. He is the author of Pop Culture Magick, Space/Time Magic, Inner Alchemy, and Multi-Media Magic. Taylor is also the managing non-fiction editor of Immanion Press, which specializes in esoteric Non-Fiction. To learn more about him visit http://www.thegreenwolf.com or http://www.magicalexperiments. com • Space/Time Magic Saturday, 9:00 AM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Silicon Valley
Teal Bladehunter and Tariah Moondragon
Teal Bladehunter and Tariah Moondragon: Teal is a certified Full Instructor teaching Jeet Kune Do and Filipino Kali, and holds the rank of Black Belt in American Kenpo. With over 25 years of martial arts experience, he has trained thousands of people how to defend themselves. He co-facilitates a Pagan group. Tariah has 18 years involvement and extensive knowledge and teaching experience of many types of Paganism. She has also studied and taught American Kenpo for women. Reach them at tealbladehunter@gmail.com or at their Pagan Study Group at http://pagan.meetup.com/1388/ • Self Defense Pagan Style Sunday, 9:00 AM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pine
Ted Prodromou
Ted Prodromou hopes to learn more and find answers. He had a happy Episcopalian upbringing, is now perpetually unsure, likes Pagans very much, and is fairly tall.
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Temple of Inanna and Dumuzi
The Temple of Inanna and Dumuzi is an incorporated Mesopotamian Semi-Reconstructionist Temple that meets in Mountain View. Rituals are based on research into ancient practice and incorporate ancient texts in English translation. The formal ethical statement of the Temple is: “Honor yourself. Honor each other. Honor the Gods.” The Temple welcomes all sincere persons of good will. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/temple_of_inanna_and_dumuzi/ • Devotional Ritual to the Queen of Heaven and Earth Monday, 11:00 AM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fir
Thalassa
Thalassa has been working with the Tarot, divination and the arts magickal for more than 40 years. She is the producer of the San Francisco Bay Area Tarot Symposium (SF BATS), founder of Daughters of Divination, and publisher of The Belfry. She speaks widely on Tarot and Divination at events across the country. She is also active in historical recreation and theatre. Visit www.dodivination.com for more info and divinatory hijinks. She is currently working on a book (on Tarot, of all things). • Under the Veil & Over the Top— The PantheaCon Divination Panel Saturday, 11:00 AM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Monterey • Scraping the Barnacles Off the Good Ship Tarot Sunday, 11:00 AM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oak
The Circle of Dionysos
The Circle of Dionysos is dedicated to the exploration and celebration of spiritual traditions that honor gender fluidity and sexual variance. We believe that universal diversity is purposeful, and thus that members of the queer community possess wisdom that is of vital importance to the community at large. Through public ritual performances, small study groups, and personal spiritual guidance, we seek to help both individuals and our community in discovering, developing, and expressing that wisdom. For more information about us and our upcoming events, please visit our website at www.circleofdionysos.org. • Yes They Are! Meeting & Greeting the Queerest of the Gods Sunday, 9:00 PM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fir
The HPS Experience Leadership Project
The HPS Experience Leadership Project is dedicated to providing support and assistance to women in leadership positions in Pagan traditions. HELP was founded in 2009, after many discussions and events highlighted the need to share the experiential wisdom and resources of the female leaders of the Pagan community. HELP was founded by Lady Evensong (St. Louis, MO, HPS of Quintessence Coven, Founder of the Evensong Tradition) and Moon Mama Rabbit (Oakland, CA, HPS of CAYA Coven, Founder of the Amazon Priestess and Wildflower Collective Traditions). The “Priestess to Priestess” discussion forum is the inaugural event for HELP’s outreach initiative. • Priestess to Priestess Forum Friday, 1:30 PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carmel
The League
An august assemblage of Heroic characters, they are upstanding members of the Pagan Community by day, and fearless Crusaders of Truth and Justice by night. Legends in their own minds. They are: Goodfellow, Jack of Bears, Dagaz Greywolf, Mawi Totonu, Kian Drakos, & Inkslinger James. • Titans of Tomorrow Monday, 1:30 PM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Juan
The Rainbow Warriors
An eclectic neo-pagan coven based on Wiccan principles located in the San Fernando Valley of Southern California. Founded in June, 2000, the group consists of 5 members who focus their talents on healing, teaching, ritual, and counseling. We are best known for our excellent Sabbat and Esbat rituals, both public and invitation only, which we host throughout the year. The core members of the coven are long time Pantheacon attendees. The Rainbow Warriors also presented a Ritual Theatre presentation called The Circle of Humanity at the 2002 Pantheacon. • A Wonderfully Romantic Wiccan Ritual Friday, 7:00 PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Martin/ San Simeon
The Troth
The Troth’s mission is to educate, train, provide resources for, and otherwise promote the polytheistic religion known as Northern European Heathenry or Asatru. Our religion contains many variations, names, and practices, including Theodism, Irminism, Odinism, and Anglo-Saxon Heathenry, and The Troth seeks to place itself as an umbrella organization where all Asatruar may meet, worship, and learn from one another. We understand that what we all share is a defining personal loyalty to, or Troth with, the Gods and Goddesses of Northern Europe, our specific and tribal ancestors, and the landvaettir, or spirits of the earth around us. • Back to Basics Blot Friday, 1:30 PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pine
Thena MacArthur
Naija, aka Thena MacArthur, is a Bay Area born—Colorado raised—junk food feed—free range Shamanist. A student of Siberian, Mongolian, Tuvan and Nepalese Shamanism, Naija (nii-zah) is a chosen name in the Mongolian language meaning a traditional storage box for shamanic tools which converts into a portable altar: very practical and of use to people. She lives with her cat, Mac, in Berkeley and earns her rent money working for an International News Agency. • Shamanka: Oracle of the Shamaness Saturday, 9:00 AM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Monterey
Thora Appelgren Drakos
Thora Drakos is a practicing Episco-pagan residing in the east bay who studies and lives syncretic faith. She holds degrees and certifications in philosophy, religious studies, and theological studies, and is finishing her MA in biblical studies. She is also an initiate with the CAYA Wildflower Collective. She believes in movement toward a spiritual whole, where all persons can accept and transform faiths that speak to them in the process of evolving into a more perfect transcendence of self. • Syncretic Paganism- Toward a Holistic Faith Monday, 1:30 PM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Simeon
Tim Rayborn
Tim Rayborn An internationally acclaimed multi-instrumentalist, Tim has been active in the fields of early and world music for 18 years. He plays dozens of musical instruments from medieval Europe, the Middle East, and the Balkans, including: lutes, plucked strings, flutes, and percussion, as well as being a singer. In addition to solo work, he currently performs with recorder virtuoso Annette Bauer in their medieval group, Canconier, Celtic harpist Patrick Ball, Swedish folk musicians Draam, and collaborates regularly with Shira Kammen. He has recorded to date on nearly 30 CDs for a number of labels. www.timrayborn.com or www.canconier.com • Word Hoard Saturday, 11:00 PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carmel/ Monterey
Tony Mierzwicki
Tony Mierzwicki is the author of “Graeco-Egyptian Magick: Everyday Empowerment”_ and a forthcoming primer reconstructing Classical Greek religion. He has contributed to various anthologies and magazines. He has presented workshops recreating ancient magickal practices in the United States and the east coast of Australia since 2001, drawing on his practice of ceremonial magick which he began in 1990. Tony’s wife, Jo-Ann has been co-facilitating his workshops since 2004. Tony completed three degrees at the University of Sydney—MA, BE and BSc. He is on the Board of Directors of Cherry Hill Seminary. • Magickal Initiation in Ancient Egypt Sunday, 9:00 AM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Silicon Valley • Greek Nature Deities and Gaia Consciousness Sunday, 9:00 PM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Carlos
Turning Earth Singers
Turning Earth is a Bay-Area-based ensemble which sings regularly at rituals and other Pagan events. • Beyond the Pagan Top 40: Learn New Chants Saturday, 11:00 AM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cedar
Valerie E. Voigt
Valerie Voigt has been active as a Pagan priestess for over 35 years. She studied with family tradition Witch Grandma Julie Tower, helped found the Bloodrose line of the Feri Tradition, and is a third degree Gardnerian. She coordinated the Pagan/Occult/ Witchcraft Special Interest Group of Mensa for 13 years and has practiced as a village Witch for some decades. She is High Priestess of the Sumerian Semi-Reconstructionist Temple of Inanna and Dumuzi in Mountain View, and also of a Wiccan coven in the South Bay. She runs Palo Alto Area Pagan Meetup group in Palo Alto. Her Witchvox profile: http://snipurl.com/si1ec • Village Witchery 101 Friday, 9:00 PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Jose • Village Witchery 102 Monday, 1:30 PM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oak • Alison Harlow Memorial Bardic Circle Sunday, 11:00 PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Jose
Victoria Slind-Flor
Victoria Slind-Flor is a Dianic crone witch who lives and makes art in Oakland, California. In her mundane life, she’s a journalist specializing in intellectual property law. She is a member of The Pagan Alliance. Victoria has presented art and spirituality workshops for Gaia’s Womb, the Sacred Harvest Festival, and Pantheacon. Her
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Weiser Books
Weiser Books has a long history, as one of America’s preeminent publishers of esoteric and occult teachings from traditions all around the world and throughout time. Metaphysics and magick, Kabbalah, astrology, tarot, we publish serious books for students from all walks of life. • Earth Based Religion: Are We Really? Sunday, 3:30 PM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fir
Winged Toads-Compost Coven Inc
Compost Coven (www.compostcoven.org) is pagan church in San Francisco and has a couple of daughter covens,including The Circle of Winged Toads. We have been practicing Wicca together for over 17 years. We love to involve children and families in our open gatherings at the holidays. • Return of Persephone-A Play for Kids Saturday, 9:00 AM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Carlos
Z Budapest
Founding mother of the Women’s Spirituality Movement and Dianic Wicca. Z Budapest (Lady Medea) is a dynamic leader, author, teacher, and High Priestess who has served the Goddess in women’s communities and circles for over 35 years. She serves the spiritual needs of women and witches in the Bay Area at public ceremonies, and also online via her Dianic University and the Susan B. Anthony Coven Number 1. www.zbudapest.com • Herstory of the Dianic Tradition Saturday, 11:00 AM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Juan • The Sacred Body of Woman (Self-Blessing) Sunday, 1:30 PM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Martin/ San Simeon
Zoe Kunstenaar, MFT
Zoe Kunstenaar is a licensed Marriage Family Therapist. For a number of years now she has been known for her work on trauma, jealousy, and relationships, in the Pagan, Poly, and Kink communities. • EMDR Magic Saturday, 3:30 PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Riesling
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Recently discovered in a battered manila envelope, this previously unpublished manuscript was penned by Scott Cunningham in the early 1980s. This rare book includes original spells, rituals, invocations, and an herbal grimoire. Featured in the design are Scott’s actual hand-drawn signs, symbols, and runes. Hardcover • $19.95
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Welcome to Vendor Land! As long as there has been a PantheaCon, there has been a PantheaCon Vendor Room. We are proud to feature a unique and wondrous array of artisans and vendors reflecting the colour and creativity of our Community. Clothing, books, jewelry, art, ritual tools, and so much more – many items handcrafted – are presented by an assortment of Pagan and Pagan-friendly Vendors from all over the West Coast and beyond. Each year the mix is a little different, blending the familiar and well-loved with the fresh and new. We are especially pleased that this year there are many wonderful choices for children and families. All are welcome peruse the delights of this Enchanted Bazaar. A map of the Vendor Room is posted in several locations, including just inside the main entrance to the Room, and the Vendor Room Staff (located at Table 1 “Thalassa Prime”) will be happy to assist with ques-
tions. Bright blessings from Thalassa, Vendor Coordinator/Hotel Liaison, and the Vendor Room Staff.
Vendor Room hours:
Friday: 1:30 (approximately)–6:00 Saturday & Sunday: 10:00–6:30 Monday: 10:00–2:00 Vendors in the area outside of the Ballroom (listed as “Mezzanine Vendors”) may have different hours. PLEASE NOTE THAT VENDING BY PERSONS NOT SPECIFICALLY AUTHORISED BY PANTHEACON IS NOT PERMITTED—YOUR COOPERATION IS APPRECIATED. We ask that no animals be brought into the Vendor Room
Readings at PantheaCon
Several of the PantheaCon presenters will be available for readings in the Vendor
Room. There will be sign up sheets at the Vendor Coordination table (just inside the main entrance to the room, immediately to your right as you enter) noting readers and their time availability. Be aware that compensation must be negotiated directly with the readers. We ask that this exchange of service and energy be conducted respectfully.
VENDORS—BALLROOM Table 1 Thalassa Prime Vendor Coordinator Reading Signups 2–3 Ancient Ways Books, tools, magical trinkets www.ancientways.com 510-653-3244 Book Signing Table 1 Reading Table 1
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21-22 Wolfsister’s Creations/ Windwolf Studios Prints & t-shirts http://windwolf.com http://goldenwolfen.com 23 Ancient Circles Clothing, Textiles & Tapestries www.ancientcircles.com 800-726-8032 24 Air & Fire Soaps, oils, crystals, candles, art www.airandfire.com (831) 338-7567 25-26 Stone Circle Studios Crystals, gemstone jewelry, scarves, bags Suzanne@stonescirclestudio.com (916) 202-3158 Reading Table 2 Readings by Mary Greer (Reading Table 3) 27 Bekah’s Naturals Global Herbs & Essences—aromatherapy products www.bekahsnaturals.com (916) 721-6560 28-29 The Amber Wolf Wood-burned items, drums, crystals www.theamberwolf.com 209-601-3085 30 Just Rewards Amber & jet jewelry, gift items www.4justrewards.com 31 Corven Design Blue Moon Designs Jewelry and gift items www.corvendesign.com (510) 893-3829 32 Coyote Tales Symbol Makers Metaphysical jewelry www.coyotesilver.com
37-38 Spirit of the Goddess Circlets, crowns, necklaces, staffs Rosieechelmmeir@comcast.net 415-785-4783 39 Wheat Goddesses Traditional and original wheat weaving www.wheatgoddeses.com 40-41 Amber Moon Jewelry, amber carvings, art, silk clothing www.amberreva.com 42 Bluestar Creations Jewelry, crystals, beads, Art pm@bluestarpm.com 510-797-3486 43 Washburn – Celtic on Cloth Textiles, altar goods loren@cabrillo.edu 831-688-4323 45-46 Fields Bookstore Magical, spiritual & esoteric books www.fieldsbooks.com 415-673-2027 46 Rob E. Carter Company Non-iron knives, stone and wood carvings elfwreck@idiom.com 47-48 Serpentine Music Pagan interest music, books & artwrk www.serpentinemusic.com 800-270-5009 49 Dragon’s Treasure Jewelry, sculpture www.dragont.com www.dragonstreasure.etsy.com 50-51 Myth & Magic/Wren’s Runes Rune sets, talismans, tools, altar pieces wrensrunes@juno.com (808) 732-3251
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54–55 Royal Publishing Statuary, tee shirts, ritual tools 626-335-8069
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59 Sign of the Hawk Handmade leathercraft 60 Freya’s Folk Amber, jet, books, art, pagan kitsch www.freyasfolk.org 61-62 Kristi Smart Romantic Clothing One-of-a-kind clothing for men & women www.kristismart.com 818-636-7144 63 Woolly Blossom Toys, dolls, games, wool goddesses www.woollyblossom.com 64-65 The Sacred Well Gemstone jewelry, herbs, craft tools, oils www.sacredwell.com 510-444-9455
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MEZZANINE VENDORS M1 Renu Lal Henna Henna Designs, jewelry www.hennadesigns.com www.hennadesigns.com 916-399-4970 M2—M3 Gaean Allusions Pottery Handmade pottery www.gaeanallusions.com
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M4 Wizardcraft Technolgies, Inc. Ritual Tools 916-369-0546 www.wizardcandles.com wizardcraft@sbcglobal.net
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M6 Liz Elms Massage 530-647-6953 M7 Rickey Schaller Wire jewelry, ornaments, mobiles http://www.geocities.com.gypsyroaddog gypsyroaddog@yahoo.com M8 Isabella RomanticWear Women’s clothing www.isabella.biz 408-738-2980
71 Barefoot Books Pagan/Earth focused children’s books, puzzles, puppets jndaldrich@gmail.com 72 HexKitten Designs Hand-painted hex art, blockprints, accessories www.hexkittendesigns.etsy.com www.mirabilismagica.com 73 Elspeth’s Designs Handmade jewelry www.elspethsdesigns.com (805) 624-7224
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In the beautiful Red Rocks of the Jemez Mountains, in New Mexico’s Land of Enchantment, is a place of magick. Ard a nt a ne: “T he Li g ht of the Fire.” As our ancient ancestors gathered around the hearth, the campfire, or the sabbat bonfire, and heard the wisdom of the elders, so Ardantane offers learning and wisdom for Pagans today. Ardantane offers certificate programs in: Heali n g Arts, Ma g ick a n d Witchcr a ft, P a g a n Lea der s h i p, Pa g a n Sp iritu ality, Sacred Li v i n g, a n d Sh am a n ic Studies
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WomanSpirit Festival Building a Spiritual Community of Woman presented by ElderFlower
August 19–22, 2010 Spend 4 days in the majesty of the Mendocino Woodlands with woman of all ages and experiences to learn, grow and celebrate the Divine Feminine. Enjoy delicious meals, rituals and workshops in a glorious setting.
Spring into ElderFlower Join us May 15 for a taste of the 2010 WomanSpirit Festival FEATURING: Melanie DeMore Enjoy a day of food, fun, music, ritual and shopping. Admission on a sliding scale from $10-$15 , please bring a potluck dish to share. For further information including vendor space please visit:
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An eclectic pan pagan gathering of magical folk: Magic, Mystery, & Community
May 19–23, 2010 Special Guests: Oberon & Morning Glory Zell-Ravenheart presiding over main Saturday night ritual & workshops. Join us as we weave the web of connections in our own village. Meet our special guests in workshops & main Saturday night ritual.
Stone City Pagan Sanctuary • Santa Clara County, CA • Workshops • Rituals • Camping • Clothing Optional
Festival Registration Form PLEASE PRINT & LIST ALL NAMES OF REGISTRANTS (Please include children and their ages)
Pre-registration is required! Registration is from January 1–May 12, 2010. No on site registration!
1/1–1/15 2/16–4/15 Four nights. . . . . . . . . . .$50 . . . . $60 . . . Three nights. . . . . . . . . . $40 . . . . $50 . . . Two nights. . . . . . . . . . . $30 . . . . $40 . . . One night. . . . . . . . . . . $20 . . . . $30 . . . Vendor Additional Fee. . . . . $30 . . . . $40 . . .
4/16–5/12 . . $70 . . $60 . . $50 . . $40 . . $50
Vendor Merchandise type:________________________
Name(s) _________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ Address _________________________________________ City______________________ State________ Zip_________ Phone___________________________________________
Children under the age of 18 are admitted to the event free!
No. of registrants_ ______ Total enclosed $_ ________________________________________________________ Make checks payable to: Ancient Ways. Mail payment to Ancient Ways, 4075 Telegraph Ave., Oakland, CA 94609 Fees include, camping, workshops and rituals. Community work is expected from all participants for at least one hour for each night. Enclose a description of any workshop you plan to lead and time preferred, so it can be included in the festival program. (Last minute bulletin board sign-ups are OK.) All large rituals must be scheduled in advance. Parents, bring toys or activities to share in the children’s program. All registrations must reach us by May 12. Register online with PayPal after March 1.
Check here _____ if you need to be mailed information. Additional information can be found on the Ancient Ways web site: http://ancientways.com/festival
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