Cost: $80 (mealplan offered but not required for an additional $40)

Address: 25110 235th St, McLouth, KS 66054

Hours: 9am April 5th to 9pm April 7th. Extended camping welcome for registration with Gaea Retreat Center .

Description:

In 2024, a new magickal learning festival will begin from April 5-7. This festival acknowledges that in order to be able to create the world we want, we need the skills to do so.

Just as it’s sister festival in the autumn, Hearthfires, it will have craft and hands-on classes, but the classes taught at Striking Sparks are aimed at Magickal learning and community. The basics of how to create your own magickal tools, how to learn how to use those tools, magickal technique, and underlying practical skills for stability in your spaces.

Like Hearth Fires, this is a great place to get to know your community. We’ll have evening activities centered around the fire, including short rituals, Bardic Fire, and Hearth Fires community fires hosted by attendees. Whether you are a seasoned practitioner, new to the community, or simply adjacent (and looking to understand), join us!

Our classes, like Hearth Fires, will be different every year (and we’re also really interested in what you want to learn). When you register for Striking Sparks Pagan Festival, you will receive a confirmation email that contains a link to select your top 3 classes, and 3 alternates. Four class periods happen on Saturday (9 am, 11 am, 2 pm, and 4 pm), and our attendees are enrolled in 3 periods (with one period off to rest). We are still considering Friday evening classes and how we might make that work. You do not need to have ANY previous experience for ANY class. Here is a sample of our our possible class offerings:

Craft Classes:

Broom Making

Candle Making

Drum Building

Gardening & Magickal Plant Care

Kitchen Witching

Incense Making

Robe Making

Rune Making

Wand Making

Magickal Classes:

Astral Work

Color Magick

Divination

Curiomancy

Tarot

Ecstatic Ritual

Elemental Work

Energy Sourcing for Spellwork

Energy Work

Magickal Classes (cont.):

Herb Lore

Local Plant Life

Meditation

Pentacle Magick

Servitors

Sigils

Stone Magick

Wards and Protective Magick

Bardic Classes:

Artistic Expression

Inner Exploration

Public Ritual Speaking

Sacred Drumming

Story Telling

Practical Classes:

Budgeting

Festival Administration

Ritual Logistics

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Website and Registration: HearthFiresFestival.com

Heading north to Lossiemouth for a holiday early 2024, and will miss Beltane in my neck of the woods... A quick Google search for Beltane festivals in the Highlands doesn't show anything other than the celebration in Edinburgh (?!?)..

Are there any Beltane Festivals 2024 near to Lossiemouth at all that I'm missing with my Googling?

Cost: Free (limited tickets available)

Address: Online Worldwide (via zoom)

Hours: 23:30 GMT / 18:30 EDT until early hours/late.

Description: a group ritual in the druid tradition to celebrate Samhain from home, followed by a virtual group showing of a group chosen horror film. Contact Sungoose via staplefordpagans@gmail.com for more info and to secure your ticket.

Cost: completely free (price of own drinks at the pub)

Address: TBC

Description: a brand new moot being set up for the local pagan community to meet once a month for a few hours in a local pub TBC for folks to network, hold talks, with the view to eventually organise group rituals, local tradition specific groups and open circles etc. to celebrate the festivals and high holy days.

Contact: Rhys (Sungoose) via staplefordpagans@gmail.com to express interest, introduce yourself and get further details.

Discover a profound journey of self-awareness and healing with Candaca Okun's groundbreaking workshop, "Whose Blood is in This Soil?" at the Free Spirit Gathering at Camp Ramblewood, Darlington, MD. Dive deep into your earth-based spirituality, learning to integrate racial justice and reconciliation into your spiritual practice. This powerful workshop aims to help you reconcile with the past, understand your ancestors' contributions, and fully step into your spiritual power by acknowledging and respecting the multi-faceted history that shapes your spirituality. Join us for a transformative experience at www.freespiritgatheringmd.org, and step towards a more inclusive, understanding, and holistic approach to your spiritual journey.

Adult Gate Price - $300.00

Wisteria Event Site and Campground 39825 Ohio Rt 684 Pomeroy, OH 45769

Tue, Jul 12, 2022, 10:00 AM – Mon, Jul 18, 2022, 6:00 PM EDT

America's Longest Running Transformational Festival. Nightly drum circles, daily workshops, evening concerts; six days of transformation & expanding frontiers. Tent camping (no cabins available); kids welcome.

https://www.starwoodfestival.com/

Register by June 30th to save $50 off gate price; use discount code AdAstra2022 and take an additional $25 off! Find us on Facebook or Instagram for further information.

Ticket Prices ($USD) this year are:

Register by July 30th: $164

Register by September 15th: $187

Register by October 6th: $219

$100 OFF YOUR TICKET IF YOU BOOK A ROOM!!!

Hilton SeaTac Airport Hotel and Convention Center: 17620 Pacific Hwy S, SeaTac, WA

HOURS OF OPERATION: Doors open at 9am on Oct: 6th, and close at 10am Oct 9th. Events will run all day through the weekend.

Galactic Spring is beginning, and the Aquarian Age is truly underway. We are entering a new world. Together we will manifest the dawning of a new era where the gods walk with us upon the earth and mankind is connected to spirit. Let us use the energy of the Aquarian Age to bring forth an Era of humanitarian balance. We will bring to light a world of equality, respect, and abundance for all beings. 

We will hear Gaia’s words, her original intention for humans on this earth, and her intentions for us as we enter this new age through the stories and embodiments of the Titans, the Olympians, and the new iterations of the Gods.

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Thursday : Opening Rituals, Ancestor greetings, Rite of Release, Skyclad rituals, and More! 

Celebrate the lives of those who have moved beyond the veils and witness the continuing blessings of the loved ones who have gone before us. Far from forgotten, our family and friends live on and party with us in the Thining Veils of Land's End in this meaningful and touching first night.   

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Friday: Workshops, Vending Opportunities, Games of Chance, and More!

Feast and make Merry with new and old friends! Learn from one of our many talented workshop presenters, find one of a kind items from our incredible lineup of vendors, win prizes and honor at the Carnival to the Gods of Luck, and explore spiritual truths and lessons with your Clan of fellow pilgrims! You'll make life long friends, and commune with amazing and talented Pagans along the way! 

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Saturday: Main Ritual, Pathworking, Festivities, and More!

Walk with your new found tribe along the paths to enlightenment towards new spiritual heights! After, Party all night long with your festival family. Saturday is where the real meat of the festival lays, and you're invited to let your best self out for a wickedly fun night of music, ritual, and family.  

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Sunday: Closing Rituals, After Care and saying Farewell for now...

Awaken to a late morning start to begin a day of wrapping up your ritual experience and solidifying your new reality with ritual aftercare, closing rituals and make arrangements with your new family to stay in touch through the winter ahead. 

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MORE TO BE ANNOUNCED!!!

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http://www.sickle.atcwicca.org

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It costs us more for festival guests who do not stay at the hotel, therefore we are giving you $100 off your ticket IF YOU BOOK A ROOM through our booking link. Room rentals will be reconciled with our registration list to ensure accuracy of discounts. They will sell out fast, and space is limited, reserve your room early.

Reserve Discounted Rooms Here: https://book.passkey.com/go/ATCOct22

If you would like to rent a Suite please contact Belladonna Laveau at bella@atcwicca.org.

If you have any questions, please email the Festival Director at Brenna@atcwicca.org.

We are VERY excited to bring an in-person, magickal experience for you once more. Please remember that all who put on this festival are volunteers and are giving their time and effort to ensure you have the best experience possible. We appreciate your patience and kindness to all our volunteers.

Here's an article from The Wild Hunt summarizing the return of Beltane public events in the UK this year. This weekend will be great for anyone who can attend! (Note: some events are this weekend, some are being held later. Be sure to check the details of each event.)

https://wildhunt.org/2022/04/the-return-of-beltane-bashes-in-the-u-k.html

Cost: $215 plus lodging (as little as $70 for camping, up to cabin rooms @ ~$300)

Address: La Foret Retreat Center, Colorado Springs, Colorado

Description: The Atheopagan community will hold a non-theist Pagan retreat, the SUNTREE RETREAT, this May 13-16 at the La Foret retreat center in Colorado Springs, Colorado! If you're interested in science-based, non-supernatural Pagan practice, we welcome you to join us.

Website: https://theapsocietyorg.wordpress.com/news-and-events/suntree-retreat-2022/

Other comments:

Selena Fox and Circle Sanctuary are hosting Beltane 2021 in an online celebration due to the COVID pandemic. The event is free to Circle Sanctuary members, and US$10 for non-members.

If you wish to participate you must register by noon Central time (GMT/UTC -6) on Thursday April 29th through their website. To find out what is planned, and to register to participate, please visit https://www.circlesanctuary.org/index.php/events/beltane-2021

The Beltane Fire Society based in Edinburgh Scotland holds an amazing Beltane Fire Festival each year, and this year due to the COVID pandemic the event is being held online -- and it's FREE although donations are gratefully accepted.

For details about how to participate online visit https://beltane.org/2021/04/21/how-to-join-us-for-bonfire-2021/

Green Spirit 2020

📷****Thriving With Abundance at Home
August 1, 2020
held ONLINE via Teams Live Event

Coordinated by Revs. Georgette & Bob Paxton

While we as humans are embraced in the refuge of home during this exceptional year, the natural world around us flourishes and thrives, bursting with green vibrance and the fruits of abundance. Join us online for a day to celebrate the fullness of the season, look beyond the mundane to find joy surrounding us in the place we are, and gather in the rich harvest of blessings in our homes and beyond. 

More info available at https://www.circlesanctuary.org/index.php/events/green-spirit-2020

Their statement via facebook:

It is with an exceptionally heavy heart, and following lots of agonizing that I make this announcement.

The decision is being made to to cancel the Asgardian event in 2020. The be all, and end all, of the reasons for this, is purely financial. We are in a position where the event is not financially viable.

What do I mean by this?.....

To be very transparent...

The first event in 2016 saw us with 98 prebooks, 2017 was 146, 2018 was 223...... 2019 was 139.

We dropped massively downwards in 2019, to below even the numbers of year 2..... and our on the gate sales were the worst they have ever been.

The Asgardian event runs on its ticket sales; there is no capital in the event, there is no upfront money to put the event on with - ticket sales are what keeps us afloat. In 2019 the ONLY reason the event could run, is by using ALL the profit made in 2018...... a total of just over £2k.....

For 2020, there is no previous years profit to rely on if things don't go well. And with the sales as they are we simply cannot risk it.

The reason this decision is being made now, is because the early bird tickets have just finished, and they are low for the 2nd year running. 2017 we had 26 EB's, 2018 we had 46, 2019 was 30...and this year we have only had 24......... again, lower than year 2 figures.

I am very sorry guys; but we have to cancel the 2020 event, as it is not financially doable anymore. We will reassess for 2021, but cannot make any promises as to what will happen at this point.

We are looking already, following the annoucement of this to the crew and those we already had booked, of changing the way we work.... but more on that when we have worked it out a bit more.

Those 24 of you who have booked, you will be getting a refund of your tickets. Bare with us, and we will have this through to you as soon as we can.

We love the lot of you, and this is heartbreaking to both of us.

The Asgardian Team -Pip & Tom-

https://www.asgardianheathenfestival.co.uk/