Saturday, October 6, 10 am to 6 pm (Rain or Shine!)
Fairborn Community Park
691 E Dayton Yellow Springs Rd, Fairborn, OH 45324
Admission: free with the donation of one or more non-perishable food item(s)
People of all ages and spiritual backgrounds are welcome! The event will feature a Pagan ceremony, information booths from local charities, vendors with crafts and a broad range of items, plus authors and speakers on various Pagan spiritual practices. The event is organized to include three distinct parts; entertainment, workshops & vendors, and public ritual. Throughout the day, workshops will be offered for interested parties to educate and highlight different aspects of pagan spirituality, crafts, and education. Participants will enjoy a one-day, family celebration of spiritual enhancement and an opportunity to give back to the community.
Schedule
| 10:00 am - 10:30 am | Opening Rite Eleri Ocha Ritual Circle |
| 10:45 am - 11:30 am | Henna Body Art Lorry Pearson Octagon Pavilion |
| 11:30 am - 12:00 pm | Speaking with the Dead Epona North Main Pavilion |
| 12:15 pm - 1:00 pm | Witchcraft and the Queer Counter-culture Oberyn Kunning Octagon Pavilion |
| 1:00 pm - 1:30 pm | Midday Ritual Lady Rhea and Alexander Cabot Ritual Circle |
| 1:30 pm - 2:15 pm | Magic for Urban Pagans Patti Wigington Octagon Pavilion |
| 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm | New York Hoodoo and More Lady Rhea and Alexander Cabot Main Shelter |
| 4:15 pm - 5:00 pm | Bast Workshop Tina Dare Octagon Pavilion |
| 5:00 pm - 5:30 pm | Musical Performance Dramatic Rhythms Main Shelter |
| 5:30 pm - 6:00 pm | Closing Ritual 6th Night Grove Ritual Circle |
We were excited to welcome the following guests for presentations for 2018!
Lady Rhea
Gardnerian Witch Queen of New York, Priestess and cofounder of the Minoan Sisterhood, author of “The Enchanted Candle” and “The Enchanted Formulary: Blending Magickal Oils for Love, Prosperity, and Healing”. She has played an important part of the growth of Paganism and Witchcraft in New York. Come see what Magick she has brought to Dayton!
Hosting the Midday Ritual and Presenting New York Hoodoo and More with Alexander Cabot.
Alexander Cabot
Ordained Priest within the Cabot Hermetic Temple founded by Laurie Cabot, initiate of Palo Mayombe and Santeria/Yoruba/AfroCuban Tradition. He also served as the right hand man for an Oriate, Chief High Priest for many years after. He has also been trained in the Gardnerian Wicca tradition.
Hosting the Midday Ritual and Presenting New York Hoodoo and More with Lady Rhea.
Iyalorisha Eleri Ocha
Priestess in Santeria and a Yaya N’kisi Molongo priestess of Palo Mayombe
Presenting Speaking with the Dead – Altar Construction and Developing Mediumship within Espiritismo Cruzado.
Elizabeth Ruth
Vodou Priestess, Rootworker, and Witch
Presenting Vodou 101 a history of Haitian Vodou, its beliefs, and deities. You will also learn basic, non-initiate rules for serving the Lwa.
Tina Dare
Priestess of Bastet and ordained member of Circle Sanctuary founded by Selena Fox.
Presening: The Bastet workshop will discuss the history and modern devotional methods for working with this particular Egyptian Goddess. Attendees will also experience a mini ritual.
Patti Wigington
Editor of About/ThoughtCo’s Pagan & Wiccan site for over ten years. She is the author of two books on modern witchcraft, “The Good Witch’s Daily Spell Book” and “Wicca Practical Magic.”
Presenting Asphalt, Concrete, and Steel – Magic for Urban Pagans. A practical introduction to working magick in the urban landscape.
Oberyn Kunning
They are an initiate of two major Houses of traditional witchcraft: the Old Faery tradition and the WildWood tradition.
Their workshop will be centered around Witchcraft and the Queer Counterculture.
Dramatic Rhythms
Dramatic Rhythms was formed in 2015 by music producer/performer DaShane Watkins as a musical and visual arts performing group. World fusion beats with hand drumming and heavy percussion manifest a type of spirit temple rhythm that moves and captures the audience attention with a unique musical/visual experience! Dramatic Rhythms visual artist consists of very talented performers that have trained for years in the arts of belly dancing, flow arts, and fire spinning. When combined together it creates a dramatic rhythm experience like no other!