Southeastern Massachusetts Pagan Pride Day - Day's Agenda

The Day's Agenda - Schedule of Events

Note: This agenda is under development and is subject to further changes.

** We recommend bringing a lawn chair, folding chair,
or blanket to sit upon - all events are outdoors.
Please dress appropriately for the day's weather.**

Time:	What's Happening
10:00 am	Festival Opens - Merrey Meet! Vendor / Merchant tables open! - MERCHANT AREA. Entertainment Asphodel Choir, Johnny Angel, Lori Amey, Open drumming. Throughout the day - See Entertainment page for info on the artists.
11:00 am	Finding Your Inner Goddess Balance Olympias (of NM) - AREA 1 This workshop explores your attunement and relationship with six Greco Goddesses. A self-rating test will be administered to discover your balance, over or not enough interaction in the areas of Power, Relationships, Nurturing, Wisdom, Adventure, and Spiritual Growth. Discussion encompasses the Goddesses categories and how to include these energies and aspects in your life for physical, mental and spiritual wholeness. Integrated Energy Therapy Workshop (IET) Debbie Frazier & Sheila Welch - AREA 2 Interested in Healing work? Get an overall explanation of IET and it's inner workings. IET gets issues out of your tissues once & for all! Integrated Energy Therapy is the next level in energy healing, beyond Reiki (and Reiki training is not required to learn IET!). In this workshop you will get the basic understanding of what is IET, it's work with Angels, pressure points and attendees will receive a free 5 minute IET treatment! Meditation for Everyone Michelle Sky - AREA 3 In the middle of the busy SEMAPP event, take a break! Learn some new meditation techniques and see which one works best for you. Expand your meditation practice to bring relaxation, peace, and tranquility into your life! Entertainment - Asphodel Choir At the Stage Area
11:30 am	Kid's Workshop / Event - Area 4 - Kid's Area - Harvest necklaces
12:00 Noon	Divine Voices, Oracular Prophecy Nemesis & Olympias - AREA 1 Oracular prophecy is, in simplest terms, a trance-centered technique to open communication with the Gods and Goddesses. Workshop will open with a brief presentation on the history of oracular prophecy, and its role in Greek and Itallic Pagan Traditions. Also covered will be the three levels of oracular trance: 1) inspiration, 2) ecstasy, and 3)assumption of Godform (ie "possession"). Presentation will end with an oracular ritual, under the auspices of the Goddess Diana. Olympias will facilitate ritual as priestess, Nemesis will serve as Pythia (ie a Pythia is to oracular prophecy, what a medium is to Spiritualism). Ritual will follow a (loose) Classical Reconstructionist format. Magickal Breathwork & Dragon Medicine Rev. TishMaran, B.A., L.M.T - AREA 2 The Elders say that our BREATH is the key to life and consciousness. In this forum we'll focus on the intimate connection between humankind, and "the Dragon", a codeword for the amalgamation of all the Earth and Star energies that have come to be associated with life and death on earth. Explicitly available to all humans and all creatures on Earth, all the time, "the Dragon" can be conceived as a sort of particularly generous Mother and Father rolled into one huge androgynous and formless planetary entity. We will discover and practice how to access the Dragon force as it moves within our bodies, and our outer environment, as we engage in sacred, fun, magickal movement and relaxing breathwork designed to heighten one's sense of energetic flow and mastery. An hour of good practice! Word Magick ~ Incantations, Couplets and Quatrains Michelle Sky - AREA 3 How do those sisters on "Charmed" create such wonderful word spells? Practice! (And great Hollywood writers!) Utilize this ancient spellwork technique to manifest your wishes and dreams! For high magick, low magick, or in mundane life, you can create word spells in all aspects of your life to bring about positive change and transformation... while still having fun!
12:30 pm	Kid's Workshop / Event - Area 4 - Kid's Area - Birdfeeders Entertainment - UltraPlush At the Stage Area
1:00 pm	Scavenger's Medicine - Bone Talk TanninSchwartzsein - AREA 1 As any beginners book on Neo-Pagan Witchcraft will tell you, making and preparing your own magical tools is both a powerful and empowering experience. Aside from making such items as wands from scratch, many authors will recommend "reconditioning" items found at yardsales, and fewer still will point the seeker towards what others simply throw away (All Hail Score, Goddess of Trashpicking!). Additional info in Speaker's Bio. Ethics of Craft, Priestess & Priesthood Last Minute cancelation - Sorry - Replacement Workshop To Be Announced Rev. Lori Bruno - AREA 2 History & Ritual, What spells are and are not, Psychic self defense, Knowing Thyself, Powers of positive Magick and repercussions when dealing with destructive lifestyles and erroneously using Magick to do hurtful things to people and any living creatures, Meditation and its value to the Sacred Path. Will cover as much as possible in the time allotted. Bring notebook(s). EarthBound: Pagan Homesteading Raven Kaldera - AREA 3 For those of us who live an agricultural lifestyle, the sacred wheel of the year is part of our reality. This workshop is for those who farm and homestead, those who'd like to do it, and those who just dream about it from their city apartments. Come and learn the sacredness of the cycle of the fields and woods, of raising plants and animals, of seeing the elements up close.
2:00 pm	Your (Tarot) Deck and You Mary Kirkpatrick - AREA 1 Many people read the Tarot by offering the traditional interpretations each card represents. However what you "feel" from the cards is just as important, if not more. Mary will offer some tips on how to bond with your deck and when it's best to listen from within rather than from what a book says. Bring a deck if you have one. Craft Rituals for the Garden Variety Christian Dennis Kirkpatrick - AREA 2 Shortly after Dennis was authorized to perform legal weddings in Massachusetts he was asked to write a wedding to accommodate the couple (Craft) and their families (Roman Catholic and So. Baptist). He said, "Sure thing", and went home and pulled out some hair. Join the group to learn some ways of making Craft rituals a palatable experience for many beliefs, including those who may be at odds with us. Weddings, Deaths, Rites of Passage, a sharing via a moderated workshop. Divination Polemistia - AREA 3 An introduction to some of the various types of divination. A discussion of tools used in divination and a few ways to construct your own divinatory tools. Entertainment - Lori Amey At the Stage Area
2:30 pm	Kid's Workshop / Event - Area 4 - Kid's Area - Rattle making (will be blessed at childrens ritual to follow)
3:00 pm	Nikomas (The 13 Moons) & Northeast Native American Spirituality Rev. Eileen Hennessey (Powass Sachem) with Gail Conroy - AREA 1 Topics covered: The Algonquin lunar calendar; the Moon in Native American spirituality; moon legends and lore; lunar cycles and their influence on life. The moon's importance for men and women. Traditional songs to open and close workshop. Sources for further research shared (books, websites, etc..). The Algonquin Nikomas (13 Moons calendar) will also be shared. The Holidays and Pagans Young and Old Mike the Druid - AREA 2 A discussion workshop on The Holidays and Pagans Young and Old. I have run into Pagans who seem to think it is wrong to celebrate with a tree and so forth at Yuletide, and would like to have a discussion on that subject, and give some historical and mythological background to enlighten folks on how and why it is not only OK for Pagans to celebrate with a tree and so forth at Yuletide, but is VERY traditionaly indeed. Drumming circle Anyone with a drum! - AREA 3
3:30 pm	Kid's Workshop / Event - Area 4 - Kid's Area- Wand making (will be blessed at childrens ritual to follow)
4:00 pm	Craft Panel Discussion Various - STAGE AREA Late afternoon panel discussion on a topic to be determined. Each year a panel offers its commentary on issues facing the Craft community. Comments from area Craft Elders and special contributers as well as an open forum for questions and comments from the audience. Usually scheduled late in the day prior to event closing.
4:30 pm (approx.)	Kid's Workshop / Event - Area 4 - Kid's Area- Childrens Ritual
5:00 pm (approx.)	Closing Circle - Harvest Ritual Everyone Invited - AREA 3 Closing multi-trad seasonal event closing circle. All welcome to participate. Thank You's for helpers and presenters.
6:00 pm	Festival Closes. Merry Meet, Merry Part, and Merry meet again! Please clean up your areas and help with trash pick-up. Thank You for coming and we hope to see you next year. - 2005 Location TBA.

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