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LIVE from the
Gathering
In partnership with PaganSpace.Net
and Starrfire Price, Wisteria will video broadcast
LIVE concerts and selected presentations from
the Summer Solstice Gathering. Two-camera video
and high-quality audio feeds will enhance your virtual
visit to select parts of the Gathering.
Can’t come to the Gathering but
still want to Join in the Fun?
Organize viewing parties with your friends is
easy – use a LAN connection to connect your computer
with a TV with HDMI inputs and watch the broadcast on
TV. Next year, think about to taking your journey from
virtual to real . . .
Check back for more details as
they develop. Closer to the event,
we will publish an airing schedule and directions on how
to watch events from your computer in live-streaming
format. To a network of over
27,000 people, we will be broadcasting concerts,
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Wisteria Summer
Solstice
Gathering 2010
June 20 - 27, 2010 in southeastern
Ohio
A Seven
Day Magical
Earth Festival Celebrating The Summer
Solstice
Schedule
"schedule
in word"
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A week-long magical village
celebrating eco-spiritual culture. Community-driven activities
blended with performance and ceremony. Two stages for music and
performance, bonfire drumming and dancing, workshops, rites of
passage, merchanting, fire-spinning, bliss, family-friendly.
Imagine what amazing things happen when hundreds of Earth-loving
people come together to create a new world . .
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Featured for
Solstice 2010
On
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Kiva is a percussive, acoustic,
worldbeat ensemble that celebrates the magic of nature and
ancient bardic traditions with music that opens the heart and
heals the spirit. The band blends strong vocal harmonies with
rich and diverse acoustic and electric instrumentation,
performing originals, traditionals, and covers. The musicians
are inspired by many cultures, spiritual disciplines, and
musical styles, including celtic-folk, folk-rock, blues, big
band, traditional chants, and jazz.
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Dragon Ritual Drummers
the #1 globally ranked pagan drum troupe
on the planet, will be returning to the beautiful Wisteria
property, and to their first Summer Solstice event held there.
Music inspired from around the world and through the ages,
rhythms guaranteed to make you dance, tales of voodoo gods and
dancing spirits of the earth all before you for an interactive
and intimate experience.
www.dragonritualdrummers.com
www.dragonritualdrummers.com
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Guest Author
Christopher
Penczak is a teacher,
writing and healing practitioner. HIs practice draws
upon the foundation of both modern and traditional craft
blended with the wisdom of a variety of mystical traditions
around the globe. He is the founder of the Temple of
Witchcraft tradition and system of magical training based upon
the material of his books and classes. As an ordained
minister, he primarily serves the New Hampshire/Massachusetts
communities through public rituals, private counsel and
teaching. Christopher has penned 15+ books on
spirituality, witchcraft, healing and magick and has won
multiple awards, most notably from the Coalition of Visionary
Resources
http://www.christopherpenczak.com/
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Ceremomy and Celebration
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Warriors of
the Earth Ceremony* (at the turtle mound)
The Warriors of the Earth
(WOTE) is a cutting edge movement with in the pagan global
community. It a grass roots lodge that grows by participating
in the ritual and passing it on to your community or group. It
has been growing since the late 90's. Why are you a pagan? Do
you feel that your magik is drawn from the earth and her
sacred animals and plants, even if you live in the city? How
do we continue as a religion while considerable amounts of
sacred forest and land is constantly being consumed to urban
sprawl and mass consumption. Where do we as a movement stand
on this?
These questions and an
interactive discussion, along with the gods that have chosen
to stand with the WOTE will be present for a ritual that will
challenge your core, and reward you your right to participate
and claim that which is yours...and ours.
Facilitated by the dragon ritual drummers
as well an WOTE members that will be on site.
Sacred All Night Healing and Expressive
Arts Fire Circle Ceremony facilitated by Jason Cohen with members
of Incus.
The
sacred dynamic fire circle experience is a co-creative, all
night, eclectic spiritual ritual in which a safe art and
sharing space is developed around a fire. Inside, from around
midnight until dawn, energy and awareness is raised and
cultivated through drumming, dancing, singing, chanting, and
various other forms of human expression. Through the balance
of listening, serving one another, and expressing, these
layers of that which we have necessarily gathered together
tightly to protect ourselves, come down, until a simple and
free flowing state of embodied divinity and deep personal
freedom rises through us. This culture is very much about
reclaiming our own intimacy and our right to experience life
to the fullest.
www dot Forestdance dot
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Bonfire Drumming and
Dancing: Since the dawn of time, humans seeking
spirit-vision, purification and ecstatic celebration have
drummed, danced and chanted around the fire. Bring your
drums, voices and percussive instruments as we celebrate our
diversity and union throughout the festival. Wisteria has
three designated drumming circles: Stone Circle (sober),
Pawpaw (wooded tribal drumming), and Bonfire, the large
community gathering place. At all times of day or night,
people drum and dance at their campsites making joyful dancing
rhythms. Come find your authentic, ancient self and join
the ecstatic revelry!
Nightime Candle Labyrinth:
Follow the
labyrinth’s convoluted candle-lined paths for a personal
meditative journey of transformation and reflection.
Labyrinths are constructed walking patterns that combine the
circle and the spiral into purposeful paths of self-discovery
and awareness. While your interpretation of the
experience is your own, many see walking the labyrinth as an
active metaphor for life’s journey. How do you
walk? How do you treat those you meet on the path?
What impressions or ideas do you experience as you journey to
the center of your being and back? How are we all
connected during our personal journeys? Using hundreds
of lit candles to define the pathways, the Labyrinth at
Cornstalk will glow through the night for journies of
discovery and reflection.
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Special
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Starfire Price is the owner/webmistress of
PaganSpace.net and Pagan Pulse Magazine. She is also the
President of The Labyrinth Group, which is the occult
specializing company behind Labyrinth House Publishing and
Labyrinth Press Books. Starrfire has been an active public
figure for many years, her appearances include news/media
print, television, radio and public event speakings. Her
writings have appeared in both online and print publications.
Starrfire is an Author, Witch, Spirit Communicator and a
Seeker of Occult knowledge. From her many endeavors, notably
PaganSpace, she envisions creating unity though sharing and
learning from our diversity.
http://www.paganspace.net
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Momentary Prophets
make acoustic music with acoustic
instruments and Love. Their music has been called
everything from relaxing to transcendent. Most simply
stick to “I’ve never heard that before.” ‘Prophets began
as a performance troupe in Spring of 2006 combining colorful
music, colorful clothes, and absurdity. The band has
given up none of these as they have honed their craft to
include infectious rhythms, intricate and inter-locking
melodies and a genre all their own. “Progressive Rainbow
Grass” is the closest thing they can come up with. Some
of their favorite instruments that they can actually play
include the 6 and 12 string guitar, ukulele, banjo, sitar,
stand-up bass, electric organ, and
kalimba.
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Momentary-Prophets/6939758557
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Incus
"Tribal World Medicine
Rock" and "Fiery Dynamic Tribal
Rock"
"Incus is a magical group of fiery and
dynamic tribal rockers who use their music to cut through
illusion and weave their sonic spells on the audience. Their
music captivates and sets the body swirling. Great songs,
great energy, and a great live show with an instrumentation
that is quite unique."
http://www.incus.net/ |
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Coyote Grace
If you want a lesson in organic
chemistry, take notes as you watch the sparks fly between the
acoustic downhome duo, COYOTE GRACE. This folktastic
phenomenon is the result of combining one guitarist Joe
Stevens, a transman from Northern California, with one upright
bassist Ingrid Elizabeth, a sassy femme originally hailing
from the hills of Southeastern Ohio. Together, they
capture the eyes and the hearts of live audiences nationwide
with their bluesy folkgrass sound, sweet harmonies, poignant
songwriting, and mid-song dance moves.
Coyote
Grace has shared the stage with such folk icons as Indigo Girls, Melissa Ferrick, Cris
Williamson, and Lowen &
Navarro.
www.coyotegrace.com
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Wendy Rule
Every so often Melbourne throws up a
singular talent, someone previously hidden amongst the
well-established musical tribes, someone possessed of a unique
vision. Wendy Rule, the vocalist, songwriter and visionary, is
such and artist. Beat Magazine, Melbourne
With the release of her fifth full length
album, The Wolf Sky, Wendy Rule has firmly established herself
as one of Australia's most uniquely gifted and prolific
artists. Her music is a passionate union of her incredible
voice – moving from soaring heights to intimate whispers – and
her beautifully dark and visionary lyrics. Wendy’s live
performances draw on her love of ritual and theatre, enticing
her audience into an otherworldy realm of power and
Magic.
http://wendyrule.com/
www.myspace.com/wendyrule
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Spiral Rhythm
Spiral Rhythm is a group of friends that
have been singing together for almost ten years. They
began singing at bonfires, gatherings, and festivals.
Slowly, they developed their unique sound complete with deep,
multi-textured chants and explosive
drums.
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Kellianna
Kellianna is an accomplished
musician and performer worldwide. Her CDs "Lady Moon" and "I
Walk with the Goddess", are being recognized around the globe
as a must have for any lover of Goddess-inspired folk music.
Her live shows are a combination of acoustic guitar songs and
chants to the God and Goddess. She is a certified teacher of SpiritSong,
a powerful tool for freeing your voice, for accessing the
authentic sound that is you, and for entering into
Spirit. She is experienced in the art of ritual chant,
and uses the song to move energy, to celebrate the ancient
mysteries, and to strengthen
intention.
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Owain Phyfe
with
members of the NewWorld
Renaissance Band
Coming soon to a century near
you! Joined by members of the New World Renaissance
Band, troubedour Owain Phyfe sings
"the greatest hits of ancient time for modern ears" and
thrills happy audiences whereever he plays. A masterful
performer, his show is a thrilling musical journey of
renaissance/medieval songs punctuated by witty tales of
humanity and history. Owain was voted "Best Music
Soloist" by the Renaissance Festival 2007 Awards. A must
see!
Owain Phyfe
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Odd's Bodkin is a new band comprised of
long-time performer Kenny
Klein on
fiddle, guitar and vocals; Anna Klein on bass and vocals; and
Stephanie Mitchell on flute, mandolin and vocals. Odd’s Bodkin plays original and
traditional songs in the vein of British Folk, Irish fiddle
tunes, Sea Shanties, and laments for lost Goth Girl love. At
times eerie, at times somber, and at times wacky, Odd’s Bodkin
may be heard at:
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Jeff Endemann has been following his passion for
music all of his life. He has performed with ensembles
playing everything from Jazz, Classical, Rock, Metal and of
course the music he creates with his wife and artist
Valarie. Their melodies hearken a magickal and beautiful
backdrop of love and longing. He also has a flair for
the fun and comedic in song as well. Jeff performs all
over North Eastern Ohio, upstate New York and is now breaking
into the renaissance fayre circuit supporting his debut CD “So
Far”. www.jeffendemann.com
and www.myspace.com/jeffendemann
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Azar Magic
Show Mr. Russell has performed for the past 30
years throughout the United States and the Bahamas, as a
featured magician, at Renaissance Faires and historical
events, at comedy clubs and murder mystery shows and as a
historical magician at Colonial Williamsburg in
Virginia. As a specialist in antiquarian magic, “William
the Conjuror” entertains a wide variety of audiences in
historical costume and shares his love of history, as well as
his quick wit, bawdy humor (when encouraged), and master
manipulative skill. His talents have been witnessed by
such heads of state and celebrities as Ronald Reagan, George
Bush, Newt Gingrich, Margaret Thatcher, the late King Hussein
and Elizabeth Taylor. Mr. Russell is a graduate of the
Chavez College of Magic and Showmanship.
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Dance and Performance
Troupes
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Caravan Eclectique
Three great dancers and two devout
drummers. A Huntington, WV bellydance tribe with members
Mama Freya, Dervish, and Parvati Shakti. Weaving music,
dance, and myth, Caravan Eclectique is not about precision,
but joy and spirit. Entertaining, creating, and having fun.
The Caravan Ecectique will also be tending the new Dance Oasis at Wisteria and will be giving several
performances.
http://caravaneclectiq.ucoz.com/index.html
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KayLouise of Mesmeric Belly Dance
Fusion
Our focus is on affecting an audience
using music, theme & movement. With unusual music
remixes, Artistic Director KayLouise emphasizes precision,
muscle isolation and synchronization in the original
choreography she creates for herself and Mesmeric. She
considers her performances and choreography to be ART,
not bound or restricted . . . a creation of movement
full of beginnings, endings, mood and theme.
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Sacred Shimmy
Sacred Shimmy is a collective of
Columbus, OH, dancers and musicians seeking to inspire
movement, adventure and creativity in others. We present
Tribal Style Bellydance, an improvisational group
dance created from the folk dances and native
rhythms of North Africa, India and the Middle East.
We hope to draw the crowd in with our beats and shimmies and
make every one watching part of our Tribe.
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Sacred-Shimmy-Bellydance/112269075479043
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2010 Theme: Embracing
Wellness
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Dr. Brenda Stein MD (Ceanna)
Dr. Stein has been a family practice
physician for 20 years. She has a special
background in women’s health and integrative care. She routinely
performs obstetrical care and deliveries, uterine and cervical
biopsies, colposcopies, and other gynecologic procedures, in
addition to the typical cradle to grave aspects of primary
care as part of her medical practice. In
addition, she has been a medical acupuncturist for more than
10 years. She is trained
in several manual manipulative therapies as well as numerous
energy techniques and herbal / dietary supplements.
She was medical director for 2 different integrative
care clinics where she sought to combine conventional western
medicine with alternative / integrative care. She
spent 9 years as a teacher of medicine and has a passion for
educating people about their body in general, health care and
disease conditions, and encouraging wellness based
self-empowered care. Dr. Brenda Stein MD (Ceanna) has been an
eclectic pagan for the last 20 years.
She lives a shamanic healing focused path and is
ordained pagan clergy.
Dr Stein will be providing workshops on:
Introduction to Integrative
Care & Alternative Healing Systems, Common Herbal
and Dietary Supplement, Prescription Drug, Herbal and
Dietary Supplement Interactions, Aromatherapy, Acupuncture,
Energy Healing Technique, Integrative Care for Specific
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Ven. Bhikkhuni KC Madika WarEagle
is Spiritual Director
of Great Determination with the Buddhist Practice Center and
Hermitage in Stewart, Ohio. Ven. Madika entered Buddhist
practice through Soto Zen, receiving novice ordination in the
Japanese Mahayana Soto Zen tradition. She received Dharma
Transmission and full Bhikkhuni ordination in a Theravadan
dual platform ceremony. Her mission is to offer the Dhamma to
North Americans, the culture she was raised in. As the Buddha
taught: the Dhamma is universal but the practice should be
tailored to the understanding and needs of the individual
while cultivating wisdom and
compassion. Ven. Madika will offer daily Qi Gong and
Meditation instruction along with question/answer periods and
a workshop on Taming Destructive
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Susan
Zano is a dedicated gardener, overall
foodie and nutrition expert. Operating a Natural Foods
Grocery for the past 39 years has given her an education in
the use of natural supplements, knowledge of the newest
nutritional breakthroughs and an awareness of everyone's
favorite home remedies. Sue has also been studying astrology
since 1971 and reading charts for years. Currently she is an
apprentice with Stephen Forrest studying Evolutionary
Astrology.
"I like to empower people to wake up to
how easy prevention is and how attainable perfect health can
be! Using food as your medicine to achieve physical well
being we start with the basics and build. Supplements, super
foods and easy home remedies enhance your path as we journey
into deeper levels of mind/body
experience." szano@frognet.net |
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Susan Silverio is the founding
teacher of Ashwood Waldorf School in Rockport, Maine, a
20-year multi-age preschool. She is now director and
lead teacher of Spindlewood Waldorf Kindergarten and LifeWays
Center. Susan also directs the Northeast LifeWays
Early Childhood and Human Development training and serves
on the board of LifeWays North America.
Susan holds a
bachelors degree in liberal arts and has worked as a social
worker. She is also founder and former volunteer executive
director of Mid-Coast Hospitality House which provides
emergency shelter and transitional housing for homeless
individuals and families and families visiting the Maine State
Prison. Susan is a gardener and beekeeper and enjoys
rowing and sailing in all seasons with the Traditional Small
Craft Association.
At Solstice, Susan will present workshops
promoting the healthy nourishment of families: “I believe firmly that in a child’s early
years, the foundation is laid for their entire life: for their
health and well-being, for their sense of relationship with
other human beings and with all realms of nature. Without the
proper nurturing or recognition of the human being in the
learning environment, a deficit develops that can’t be made up
in later years. It is about giving the child the opportunity
to play, to explore, to be outdoors, to experience the arts
and the spoken word, living images, stories, music. It is
about giving them something worthy of imitation, inwardly as
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Paul
Strauss
Paul Strauss is the land steward of
the United Plant Savers Botanical Sanctuary. An Ohio
organic farmer, herbalist, beekepper and teacher, Paul
emulates the life of the Green Man. From seed to harvest
to product, he works intimately with the plants. As the
owner of Equinox Botanicals (known for its Golden Salve and
other products), Paul harvests or grows most of what is used
in his botanical products. He has lived on his Meigs
County farm for 40 years and as he says, "It's a good
marriage."
and "Nature's Student -- Paul
Strauss:"
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Adam Hoyt Yoga
Every Morning
Walking
with the Trees -- Breathing with the Earth -- Bending with the
Wind
Spend some time this week connecting with
the Earth and Spirit through Yoga, an ancient spiritual
exercise tradition that forms healthy mind-body-spirit
connections . Take meditative walks through the forest,
and sit and listen to Spirit and Nature.
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Gina LaSelva
Kruzell
Tarot Soup
An organic blend of learn by doing
and insight into the cards.
Get
information. Develop intuition. Gain insight into the Art of
Reading Tarot Cards.
Workshop facilitated by Gina Kruzel. Gina
is a professional Tarot reader, with clients throughout the
US, Canada and Australia. She has been reading cards for over
28 years. Gina is also a Paranormal Investigator. Her skills
in this field include, removal of earthbound spirits and
negative energy from people, places and
objects.
http://tarotqueen.net/
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Arts and Artisans
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Demonstrating Artist
James Kelly has been fabricating and welding metal
crafts using modern methods for 16 years. He has been
demonstrating traditional coal-forge blacksmithing at
renaissance faires. Wisteria Solstice 2009 was his
first Earth-based festival and he looks forward to returning
many times in the future. His interest in blacksmithing
has evolved into an effort to pass knowledge of the craft on
to others in order that the art does not die. He attends
the Unitarian Church in Huntington, West Virginia with his
wife Vallorie and his daughters Sierra, Rowan and Catie.
One of his goals is to learn more about his Celtic origins,
particularly their forging techniques. "Blacksmith O'Kelly" will be presenting
classes on Introductory Blacksmithing
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Susan
Minyard also known as the witch with the big
oven in the back yard, has been a professional potter for 35
years. A fact that amazes her. She first got into
clay while a grad student at the University of Georgia and has
never looked back.
She lives at
Sweetwater Community Land Trust, an intentional community
devoted to stewardship of the land that she helped found in
the early 80's, with her husband, son, and several other
friends and artists.
Susan delights in
sharing the joys of claywork with everyone and loves to offer
the pit fired pottery workshop where people get to enjoy
making ritual or otherwise objects d'art and firing them in a
small pit covered with aluminum foil.
Susan for
Sweetwater Pottery
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Join the Wisteria discussion group to become part
of the community of 2010 Wisteria events.
go to
http://groups.google.com/group/Wisteria-Friends
Join the Wisteria Announcement
Only Group
go to
http://groups.google.com/group/wisteria-announcements and
subscribe for occasional
announcements.
Summer Solstice
2010, The Summer Solstice, Summer Solstice Celebration
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