Pagan World

There are a lot of events going on in the Pagan world and we thought we’d share a few of the ones we know about.

World Pagan Pride Day is happening on October 31st from 12 a.m. to November 1st 12 a.m.; we’re guessing to just apply your own time zone.

There is no day of the year when we ALL stand together as a whole to show our pride in our beliefs and religion. We think this needs correcting and want to take a stand for what we believe in, this doesn't mean by pushing our beliefs in other peoples faces but simply showing our pride by all wearing our biggest pentacles, triple goddess and god symbols etcetera on our neck...laces, on our rings, our clothes, make-up or where ever else you wish to display them and by educating people only if they ask about these symbols promoting positive awareness and tolerance of all Pagan religion and beliefs throughout the world. Even if only one person asks you and you can educate them in a positive light, then this helps to make the world we ALL live in a better place.

Their Facebook page is: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=143136172385525

Hello Gaia Festival! It’s in Santa Barbara, California on November 13-14 and our friend Karen Tate will be there, as will a host of other great presenters. Maybe one day they will invite Z to speak too! You can get more information about their event at their website: www.gaiafestival.com.

Autumn Muse Women's Festival: A Celebration of Women's Creativity. A new kind of Women's Festival where you do the drumming, you do the singing, you write the song, you do the dancing, you write the comedy. This fantastic festival feature awesome performer/instructors teaching song, dance, comedy improv. and drumming. Wahru Cleveland and Christina Cappelletti, The Sweet Harmony Trio, Ashar Belly Dance Company and Flaming Dykasaurus are featured. For more info. go to www.AutumnMuse1.webs.com

Pagans in the Park! Come join them for a day of entertainment, vendors and speakers, and just general getting-together of Pagans and Pagan-friendly folks. Celebrate the bounty of the year and enjoy a day at the park. Nathaneal Greene Park Springfield, MO. September 18, Noon - 5:00pm. Their Facebook page is: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=142284429138977

Ancient Ways House Concert Series, September 17 with Caren Armstrong. Celebrate the Autumnal Equinox with spirit! Tom Bruce will open for Caren in a very rare appearance. Seating is limited. Concert attendance is by reservation only. Information and reservations: awhouseconcerts@gmail.com . Concert location: 4075 Telegraph Avenue, Oakland, CA. Their Facebook page is: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=125927554120674

Mountain Mysteries Mabon Festival, September 17-19, Stanardsville, VA. Join us for the second annual Mabon festival in the foothills of the blue ridge mountains! Live Music: The Gypsy Nomads, Imakhu, DragonSong, and Gretchen McMahon. Live performances by FireBLITZ, Nuit Moore and the premier of Justin S. - fire artist with chimney logs! There are plenty of wonderful classes, amazing drum circle and lots of fun to be had.

Northern Nevada Pagan Pride Day on September 11! For more information visit their Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=139748589397824.

Wendy Rule is in concert September 1, Practical Magick II, 322B Wanaque Avenue, Pompton Lakes, NJ. The concert’s page is on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=118709211514149.
Wear a Big Pentacle Day, September 22. You have to read their Facebook page for the complete story on this one: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=110031952376384.

Honoring the Divine Feminine Weekend, Chapel of Sacred Mirrors, 46 Deer Hill Road, Wappingers Falls, NY. It’s happening on September 10th. This weekend we celebrate the gloriously diverse forms of the divine feminine - open-heartedness, fierce compassion, creativity, the courage both to love and to face the shadow. Come join in a warm, supportive, sacred circle in which we will share our goals, hopes, joys and fears as we empower each other in our transformative journeys. We will explore how we can restore right-relationship to our mother, Gaia, the Earth, and delve into how archetypal expressions of feminine consciousness, such as Sophia, Shekhinah, and Shakti manifest themselves in our art, spirituality, activism, sex, nutrition, parenting, conscious entrepreneurship, medicine and healing. We will dance, chant, laugh, cry, and give voice to the divine river that runs deep within each of us. More information: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=124769834221895

Stillpoint Farms Women's Festival is this coming weekend on August 28th and our friend Alice DiMicele is performing there. Sounds like a lovely festival at Veneta, OR. Here’s their beautiful website for more information: http://www.stillpointfarmsfestival.com.

The UUWomenspirit Fall Institute & Gathering 2010 is happening on September 15th, at The Mountain near Highlands, North Carolina. Embracing Gaia: Reclaiming Our Heritage of Peace -
Gaia, the ancient Greek mother goddess, is one of the oldest known representatives of the Divine Feminine. Gaia symbolizes our connection to the earth and serves as a modern representation of the peaceful interrelation between the earth and all her creatures. During the Fall 2010 event, we will explore the myth of Gaia, and other ancient goddesses, to draw upon and enhance our own
experience with the Divine Feminine. For more information visit their Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=132990110067876.

And lastly it’s the Goddess Festival 2010 with Z Budapest - September 9-12, 2010.
Come sisters! Come to the Goddess Festival! Come experience women’s rituals with Z Budapest the founding mother of the Women’s spirituality Movement. Let our women’s prayers be uttered in unison from the sweet melodic voices of hundreds of women. Let the Earth be healed. Let women be healed. Let us all know pure joy in celebrating all that is female. There is no other High Priestess who can do what Z does in circle. She is magic! And so are you! Join us! http://goddess-festival.com.