EMG Schedule

Workshop (only) Schedule
EMG -Friday, August 5th Pavillion Workshops Presenter
9:30-11:00 Eight Animal Meditations Ba Gua Zhang Jaime Jaime Cobb will offer a continued exploration of the Eight Animal Meditations of Ba Gua Zhang, which will extend and expand the work we did previously in this venue with the Eight Animal Walking Exercises. Please come prepared to enjoy moving in unusual and stimulating ways as we delve further into the Eight Trigrams and their manifestation in our bodies."
11:00 Worshipping throughout the day Ryan All acts of love and pleasure are my ritual" Daily living have its moments of pleasure and its moments of lessons. As an individual, a family member, a community, and as globally conscious individuals it is important that we walk the divine path daily. This is a facilitated community discussion of ways we celebrate the God and Goddess daily in our individual lives. How we bring worship to our own lives, our children and to our community at large by walking the walk and talking the talk. We will try to avoid the larger political discussion to dwell on our daily lives. Let's share ideas and thoughts as we go round the clock for daily ritual.
12:00 Lunch with Silver Moon Don Bring your lunch. Event orientation and volunteer commitment
1:00 2012- a Witches Perspective Michelle & Renn We will examine the many prophecies, astrological changes, economic indicators to determine what we as witches need to look at for universal signs and changes in the coming years.
2:00 Body Paint Jam Kat Bring your own paints and maybe some to share. You can wear your body paint to the Spring Fling this evening.
3:00 Body Paint Jam Kat
Bring your own paints and maybe some to share. You can wear your body paint to the Spring Fling this evening.
4:00 Pagan Related Fiction Peter
What better time than a magickal weekend in the woods celebrating the bounty we receive from Godess and God to forget/avoid our mundane lives? Want to talk and share about magickal/pagan/fantasy fiction? I have been reading fiction that is expressly or intimately pagan for a while, well on and off since the 60s, but more intensively the last few years. What i propose is a gabfest for an hour, not instructional but informative sharing. But I'm no expert, so would like to talk with folks who do likewise, both to gain insights into what I've read (deLint, Erdrich, Gaiman, Stirling, Asimov [yes, i consider sci-fi a branch of fantasy], etc.) and to get leads to other authors. Bring your thoughts about what you've read, suggestions about exciting authors, and paper and pencil to jot down new authors you want to explore.
EMG - Saturday, August 6th
Pavillion Workshops Presenter
10:00 Dancing the Goddess Within Joy Move with the music and free your spirit. Belly dance with a focus on fun. Please wear clothes in which you feel comfortable moving but which are not too baggy. You can dance in bare feet, socks, or dance shoes. If you have one, please bring a hip scarf to tie around your waist to accent your movement. Yes, men are welcome to join in too.
11:00 Elements at Play CASHEW BoD Elements Playshop. Come prepared to get windblown, get hot, get wet and get dirty!
12:00 CASHEW Connection Lunch & Meet & Greet Bring your lunch.
1:00 Devotional Chanting Io Focus on group devotional chanting, specifically on chant weaving & overlay styles, worded and un-worded chants, and group synergy for chant creation.
2:00 Sigils Leslie & Gwen A sigil is a symbol created for a specific magical purpose. It is usually made up of a complex combination of several specific symbols or geometric figures, each with a specific meaning or intent, and given spiritual "power"
3:00 Leather Witch (18+ only) Julian Chances are, you already know (or are) a kinky witch. For some of us, those kinks go beyond the bedroom and onto sacred ground. This class will discuss openly and honestly the spiritual path that includes BDSM/Leather. BDSM stands for bondage, discipline, dominance/submission, and sadomasochism. Many of us use the physical as a tool to the spiritual, and for some of us the path of the Goddess and God includes service to someone on this plane of existence. Join a self-identified Leather Witch as she answers any questions you might have about this path where spirituality, sexuality and physicality are all intertwined.

EMG Schedule Overview (subject to the vagaries of nature and other unforeseen happenings)

Thursday, August 5th...

--- Opening Ritual (dusk)
Community gathers to bless and welcome.

--- Community Star-Gazing (9pm) +

After our opening ritual and once the sun makes its way underneath the

horizon, everyone is invited to the lovely on-site meadow to lay on the

grass (or the blankets you bring) so we can all look at the stars together.

Since the dawn of humanity, people have gathered together under the stars

for wisdom, enlightenment and to help them understand how our world works.

These days, we usually only gather to look at the stars when we're with our

immediate family and/or lovers. Please join us so that we might connect

with each other and the skies as a community. Those of you with knowledge

of the stars- please come and share that knowledge. Tellers of ancient

mythologies- please come and share those tales. Do you like to create new

constellations and tell new stories? Please come and share!

Astrologers, astronomers, star-gazers, people who just enjoy company- all

are welcome. Please extinguish all artificial light once you find your spot

in the meadow- we will make sure all cacti or other hazards are well

marked. Join us for our first Community Stargazing- the perfect thing to do

before turning in for rest.

Friday, August 6th...

--- Workshops (9:30am to 5pm)

--- Dionysian Ceremony (7:30pm) ++

Friday, before the Fantasia Fling Masquerade Dance and Costume Contest, all

are welcome at the Pavilion to join us for a Dionysian Ceremony.

What's a Dionysian Ceremony? Excellent question! In this ceremony, we will

hone our five senses (sight, hearing, touch, smell and taste) and celebrate

the gifts that the gods have given each of us. We will welcome also the

Greek god Dionysus and his wisdom to teach and/or remind us of the sacred

beauty that surrounds us- and that is within us. Dionysus sometimes gets a

bad rap. We won't be working the drunken god of debauchery sometimes

portrayed in popular media throughout the centuries. We will be focusing on

Dionysus' gifts of the harvest, and his unique connection with humanity. He

and Demeter were the gods from the Greek pantheon that had something in

common with humanity. They experience great loss and the seasons affect

them in ways the other immortals aren't privy to. Dionysus counteracted his

losses with great celebrations and by being the patron of theater, the god

of fertility and the god of the vine. Samples of natures bounty will be

experienced during the ceremony, but please eat before- the samples that

will be offered are meant to nourish your spirit, not sate your hunger. Come

ready for the Fling as the end of the Ceremony is the beginning of the

dance.

--- Fantasia Fling (8pm)
--- Drumming & Dancing

Saturday, August 7th...

--- Workshops (10am to 4pm)
--- Potluck Feast (5pm)

--- Bardic Circle (after feast)
--- Main Ritual (1/2 hour before dusk)
--- Drumming and Dancing

Sunday, August 8th...

--- closing ritual (noon-ish)