Arlechina Verdigris: is a folklorist, musician, and dance ethnologist who specializes in oral traditions of the Mediterranean. In her work she strives to highlight endangered folk traditions and minority practices that are often very difficult to access. She is an archaic Roman polytheist and a lead ecstatic musician. Arlechina regularly teaches trancework as the founder of the Gorgona style of Mediterranean trance. She is also an avid gardener and homesteader residing in NE Ohio.

Endangered Traditions: Saturday 5:00 SOUTH WORKSHOP

There are a rather large number of indigenous practices that are facing a period of unprecedented hardship due to the dissolving of communities, erasure, replacement, and active prejudice. In this workshop we will explore methods of respectful engagement with these communities and what each of us can do to help them endure. And for those who are already engaging, what we can do to better help our Aunties, Uncles, & Cousins keep the fire going.

 Cultural Coding: Sunday 3:30 SOUTH WORKSHOP

Come explore the ancient art of infuriating researchers and outsiders! Ancient Mediterranean poets liked to speak in code to demonstrate their skill and cleverness. This has had an interesting impact on the folks who did not know and therefore took it all literally. Come with me on a magical journey to decipher what in the heck these people were talking about and learn how this technique has been employed as a subversive tactic of cultural endurance.

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Attikin Rothacher is a practicing Witch, Tarot Reader, and Occultist known for his thoughtful approach to crafting meaningful spiritual practices. Devoted to Hecate and Odin, he combines a deep respect for tradition with a flair for creativity, helping others design witchcraft that resonates with their unique paths. With years of experience guiding fellow witches and seekers, Attikin is passionate about empowering others to integrate their craft into all areas of life, from daily routines to transformative rituals.

Crafting a Practice: Creating Witchcraft That Matters:  Saturday 4:00 SOUTH WORKSHOP

Discover how to cultivate a personalized witchcraft practice that aligns with your spirituality and everyday life. This workshop delves into the fundamental elements of witchcraft: devotion, study, ritual, and self-reflection. Learn to harmonize tradition with your own unique insights to forge a deeply personal craft. In this workshop, you will gain practical skills to: 1. Structure witchcraft practices. 2. Integrate your craft seamlessly into all facets of your life 3. Incorporate deities, ancestors, and your personal aspirations into your magical work.

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Chad Schleh: Chad is a British Traditional Witch who has been studying and practicing the occult for over two decades. He is especially interested in the early history of Wicca, comparative religion, and Ancient Near Eastern studies. Evan earned his BA from Wheaton College (IL) and his MBA from the University of Toledo. He lives near Cleveland, OH with his two cats and works in the wealth management field. In his free time, he enjoys volunteering for animal welfare and cultural causes, CrossFit, hiking, and traveling to new cities.

Introduction to Wicca: Sunday 2:00 SOUTH WORKSHOP

Join us for a beginner-friendly exploration of Wicca, a magickal religion celebrating the cycles of nature and life. This class will cover the history of Wicca and how it grew from a small group of friends to a continually expanding global religion. We’ll also explore the wide variety of Wiccan ideas about deity, the afterlife, ethics, and other areas. Most importantly, we’ll talk about how Wicca is practiced, both in ritual settings and in everyday life. From Athames to the Wheel of the Year, this class will cover the basics you need to know about this dynamic form of spirituality.

Harnessing the Power of Symbols: Sunday 4:30 SOUTH WORKSHOP

Magickal practitioners have been using symbols to enhance and direct energy for millennia. We will explore this rich history and the theories behind selecting, creating, and using magickal symbols. After reviewing well-known sets of occult symbols from sources like astrology, ceremonial magick, and magickal alphabets, we'll review techniques to create original symbols including A.O. Spare's sigil creation method. Participants will then have the opportunity to create their own sigils and talismans (materials will be provided at no cost).

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Savrith Dalana

Gender and Divinity:  Sunday 2:00 NORTH WORKSHOP

On the surface, deities are usually assigned either male or female. But what about deities that don’t fit neatly into those boxes? Join us as we discuss deities that don’t fit neatly into our modern American definitions of binary gender. We invite you to tell us your experiences with deities and how you perceive/interpret their form of presentation.

 

Shellie Smith is the president and founder of The Maenad's Den, a pagan education and outreach group centralized in northeast Ohio. A practicing Hellenic Polytheist for over 30 years, she has published articles on Orphism and neopaganism in several journals. She is a Reiki Master (Usui and Holy Fire traditions), and her main focuses include divination, reconstruction of ancient traditions, healing modalities, and natural magic. She resides in northeast Ohio with her four cats, mini hell hound (black chihuahua) and a gnostic physicist partner.

Greek Divination:  Saturday 12:30 SOUTH WORKSHOP

When many think of ancient Greek divination techniques, they picture the Pythia in ritual trance or the examination of entrails and omens. While these practices are definitely a part of divination, there are other practices, sacred to Hermes, which involve techniques that would be familiar to tarot or rune readers today. This workshop will cover several of these techniques, including the Alphabet Oracle as located at Delphi, the Homeromanteion (or oracle of Homer) as described in the Greek Magical Papyri, and the Astragalomanteion.

Chronically Magical - Witchcraft for the Disabled:  Saturday 6:00 SOUTH WORKSHOP

Being disabled can provide limitations on how we practice our craft. However, there are ways to adapt our rituals and workings to accommodate disabilities. This class does more than provide healing rituals (though these are important!) - it also provides techniques on how to adapt rituals and workings for disabled pagans in both solitary practitioners and groups.

 

Sinann Patricia has been performing, working, and delighting in the Pagan community for 20 years, the majority of that time spent with Stone Creed Grove, ADF where she has served the Grove in multiple capacities, including Assistant Senior Druid. Sinann has also been honored to perform as the Official MC of The Starwood Festival for the last 3 years.

Working with Deities:  Saturday 12:30 NORTH WORKSHOP

How does a person work with a deity? Do you give offerings? Say prayers? Chant mantras? Light candles? All of the above??? What sorts of assistance can you ask for? Do you need to ask specific Deities for specific sorts of help? All of these questions and more will be addressed in this workshop, with a discussion about attendee's personal experiences when working with Deities.

Dark Queens: The Morrigan and Hekate:  Saturday 6:00 NORTH WORKSHOP

The Morrigan and Hekate are both powerful, potent Goddesses to work with. Are they Sorceresses, Queens, Psychopomps? They are all of these and more! This workshop will introduce the Dark Queens to the folks attending, give an overview of both Deities with some supporting lore, and a brief discussion of attendee's personal experiences with the Ladies.

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Stone Creed Grove: has been engaged in public pagan worship since 1990. Over its history, it has aimed to provide meaningful religious experience, public education about pagan religion, and religious community for all people of good will. We welcome the full participation of people of all ages, ancestries, skin tones, gender identities, orientations, and abilities in the work we do. More can be learned at http://stonecreed.org/. Stone Creed Grove is part of the registered non-profit Ar nDrioacht Fein: A Druid Fellowship.

Introduction to Druidry: Satuday 4:00 & Sunday 3:30 NORTH WORKSHOP

One of the leaders of our modern-day druid group takes interested people on a journey from what we know about ancient druids through some of the modern organizations and practitioners of what is now called druidry. This will cover some of the methods we use in modern times to uncover the way ancient people practiced religion, and how ancient religion does and does not influence modern druidry.

Druidic Blessing Rite: Saturday 5:00 &Sunday 5:30 NORTH WORKSHOP

In this ritual, we provide participants a chance to honor those spirits that are important to their own personal practice, in the hopes that the spirits will reciprocate our own efforts with blessings of their own. We identify spirits in 3 approximate categories well-rooted in both ancient and modern pagan practice: Our beloved dead, the powers of the natural world, and divine beings whose names and personalities we know from their myths and past worship. We hope to build relationships with these beings as allies as we go through life.  Just bring yourself and a willingness to participate!

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