Summerland 2008
August 21st - 24th

Schedule of Events
subject to change
Please check the Dining Hall for Rain Site

Day	Time	Workshop/Event	Location
Thursday
	9:00 a.m.	Gates Open
	1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.	The Celtic Arthur	Dining Hall
	3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.	Those Who Have Gone Before	Fire Circle
	5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.	Dinner	Dining Hall
	7:00 p.m.	Handfasting - Jimmi and Lynn	Fire Circle
	9:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.	Warrior Ritual - by ADF Warriors Guild	Pavillion
	10:00 p.m.	Drumming	Fire Circle
Friday
	8:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.	Breakfast	Dining Hall
	9:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.	It's Greek To Me	Crescent
	10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.	Herbs and Magik	Pavillion
	12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.	Lunch	Dining Hall
	1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.	Kindling the Sacred Fire	Crescent
	3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.	The Waters of Life	Crescent
	5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.	Dinner	Dining Hall
	7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.	Show & Tell w/Lassair's Critters	Dining Hall
	8:30 p.m. - 10:30 p.m.	Chez Pagan, Awen & Bardic Circle	Dining Hall
	11:00 p.m.	Drumming	Fire Circle
Saturday
	8:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.	Breakfast	Dining Hall
	9:30 a.m.	Children's Activities - meet at Pavillion	Pavillion
	9:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.		Dining Hall
	10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.	Scholarship and Personal Gnosis	Pavillion
	12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.	Lunch	Dining Hall
	1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.	High Day Ritual Feasts	Pavillion
	2:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.	Pre-Ritual Briefing	Pavillion
	3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.	Unity Ritual	Fire Circle
	5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.	Potluck Feast and Auction	Dining Hall
	7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.	What is Baltic Paganism?	Dining Hall
	9:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.	Dulahan	Pavillion
	11:00 p.m.	Drumming	Fire Circle
Sunday
	9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.	Complimentary Breakfast	Dining Hall
	12:00 p.m.	Conclusion of Summerland 2008

 

Auction
Please bring something for the auction.

Feast
Please bring a dish with food in it to share with everyone.

Workshops and Presenters
(workshops are subject to change)

 

The Waters of Life - Sean Harbaugh

This workshop will explain the RDNA origins of the Waters of Life in the Neopagan Druid movement , and how it has evolved to become the focal point of ADF Ritual by means of the Return Flow.  The workshop will also describe how the Waters of Life appears throughout myth, how the vessel itself was considered significant, followed by a brief NRDNA Ritual.  It will last approx. 1 hour.

BIO
Sean Harbaugh is the current Northwest Regional Druid, elected in May 2007. Sean has been an ADF member since November 2003.  He is the Senior Druid of the Sierra Madrone Grove and has served as Senior Druid since its inception in 2004.  Sean has completed the ADF Dedicant Program and was consecrated a Dedicant Priest in September.  In dedication to his hearth, Sean also serves as the ADF Gael Kin Librarian.

Sean helps organize the NW Regional Gathering: Eight Winds Festival held annually in September. He has also helped coordinate the Sacramento Pagan Pride Festival 5 out of the past 6 years, and is very active in the Sacramento Pagan community.  Sean has been a Pagan for 20+ years, with most of those as a Wiccan, and took his Druid Oath in 2002.

Sean’s hearth is Irish and Scottish, and continually researches the myths and history of his Gaelic Ancestors. As a member of Clan Donald he actively lives his hearth culture, and continues to continuously learn through study. As Librarian of the ADF Gael Kin, Sean has this opportunity to assist in organizing the ADF Gael Kin into a true family of the hearth.

Sean has recently helped revamped the Kin's recommended reading list and is looking forward to working with the members of Clann na nGael to develop rituals specific to the Gaelic hearth. Sean studied mythology, English, and history in college and considers himself an amateur/hobbyist historian and avid writer.

Sean’s and his wife have been together 4 years, and they share two children together.  He also has 2 children from a previous marriage.   Sean is currently employed with the Federal Government, and has been with DHS for almost 6 years.

His hobbies include reading, writing, fishing, hiking, and camping, but most of all, he enjoys a good conversation over a fine single malt.

What is Baltic Paganism? - Kovas

The Baltic was Europe’s last pagan stronghold. Even to this day, there is a fertile and thriving pagan practice in the Baltic. The culture found in Latvia & Lithuania holds a rich mythology and provides powerful spiritual ways. The Balts have always honored the ecological gifts of sacred nature, called DORA; they value DARNA (harmony) to be found and lived in each life; they revere the VELE (spirit) of the Ancestors; and through performing the song of the “Old Ways” bring honor to the land. It is through understanding the complex DAINOS (chants) of these ancient peoples that much of the Old Ways have been maintained. “Scratch a Balt and you find a Pagan.”

BIO
Although I have lived most of my adult life in Cincinnati, my family is from the Baltic country of Lithuania, and I grew up, in Cleveland, surrounded by the ways of Lietuva (Lithuania). Over the years I have interacted with a number of Baltic, specifically Lithuanian organizations, some of them of a pagan nature. Having opportunities of going to Kaunas, Lithuania to visit family, plus side trips to Latvia, has allowed access to the major pagan sites of the Baltic. For that I am deeply grateful. I consider the Baltic aspect of my Practice to be of a more familial and heritage based nature.
 
The last few years has allowed for a Pythagorean understanding to enter my mind-stream and my actions. But being an member the ADF order of Druidry has also provided insight as to the basic Indo-European essence within Baltic practice. And my life has discovered that the “Baltic Way” has its own unique and profound insights and provides experiences that add to a deeper understanding of the human expression of spirit.
 
Most of my adult life has also centered upon the practice of Tibetan Buddhism, specifically Karma Kagyu. When people need some sort of general understanding as to where I am spiritually, my answer is typically a Baltic-Buddhist -- a pagan practitioner of the Baltic’s “Old Ways“, as well as a follower of the path of the Buddha. 

Herbs and Magic - Francesca Hedrick

What our ancestors knew and what we can learn.
A look and some of the myths and the herbs that our ancestor knew about. How our ancestors may have used these herbs and how we can use them today.

BIO
Greetings, my name is Francesca. I became interested in the metaphysical in my teens after I realized that what most people where calling parapsychology and witchcraft were natural everyday occurrences in my life. I have been a member of the Pagan community for about 30 years. First as a member of an Earth-based, eclectic Celtic magical group, then as a solitary and now with ADF. In 1987, I started Chesapeake Herbs & Crafts, and became involved in several herbal associations and have maintained connections within the herbal business and teaching community. I have appeared on TV and radio promoting "herbal activism," and have written columns relating to the field in various newspapers. In 1969 I started studying the Chinese Martial arts and hold a 5th degree black belt instructor rank. I have been recognized as a Competent Toastmaster(CTM) from Toastmasters International.

Those Who Have Gone Before - Aleric

When we think of "ancestors", most of us find our thoughts go immediately to our genetic pedigree.  This presentation is a discussion of the many kinds of ancestors we have, and how we can call upon their aid and advice.

BIO
Alaric embraced polytheism in the summer of 1971 and has been a devout Pagan ever since.  He joined ADF in 2005.  Alaric has served both as vice president and on the board of directors for the Heartland Spiritual Alliance, and as Steward of Geferræden Fyrnsidu (the Fellowship of Anglo-Saxon Heathenry).  He currently serves on the Witan of Geferræden Fyrnsidu, and facilitates that organization’s clergy training program.  A member of Sassafras Grove, Alaric was recognized as the Grove Germanicist by Senior Druid Earrach in July, 2006.  He has since completed the ADF Dedicant Program as an Anglo-Saxon drýmann (druid), giving his dedicant oath at Sassafras Grove’s 2006 Yule ritual.

Hellenic ADF:  It's Greek to Me! - Emerald

With its Pan-Indo-European focus, ADF attracts members interested in cultures from across the IE spectrum.  While the Celts and Norse still hold a strong majority within ADF, the ranks of Greek-focused members and Groves have been steadily growing.  This workshop seeks to provide an overview of how we can blend ADF ritual structure and cosmology with authentic ancient Greek practice to create a viable Hellenic brand of Our Own Druidism.  Topics to explore include: 

• Why the Greeks?
• What did an ancient Greek rite look like?
• How does ancient Greek practice and thinking match up with ADF in terms of The Three Kindreds, cosmology, ritual structure, sacrifice, and seership?  How can we make it work?
• How can we approach the Neo-Pagan Wheel of the Year in a Hellenic way?

BIO
Emerald calls herself a Hellenicly-focused Neo-Pagan.  She belongs to Sassafras Grove, ADF and to a British Traditional Wiccan coven.  She’s a Witch, and a Druid, and she’s ok with that.  The Solitary Hellenic Ritual Template that she uses in her personal work grew out of her research into finding ways to adapt Hellenismos to ADF practice and cosmology. 

Scholarship and Personal Gnosis - Nora Ford

This workshop will focus on the merging of scholarship and UPG into a holistic spiritual experience.   This class will show that both are important in forming a relationship with the kindred.  This class is meant to be an introduction to merging intuition with verifiable information.

BIO
Nora Ford is the Senior Druid of Sonoran Sunrise Grove in Tucson, AZ.   She has been a member of the celebrant team there since 2004.   She has followed a pagan path since 1993 finally coming to Druidry in 2003.  She completed her Dedicant path in 2005 and has been a DP mentor since that time.   Nora has helped organize Chenille canopy Southwest events as well as Desert Magic Festival held in Tucson.

The Celtic Arthur - Kirk Thomas

Kindling the Sacred Fire - Carrion & Raven Mann

Fire was of extreme importance to our Indo-European ancestors for a variety of reasons.  Fire was not only one of the foundations of civilized life, but was also utilized as the hearth fire for warmth, light and cooking, as well as in ritual fires for purification and protection of people and livestock and as a place to transform sacrifices for the Gods. “Although it is most associated with the Celestial Realm, the world of the Sky (via lightning), order, maleness and knowledge, Sacred Fire burns in and through all the categories of reality and can be=2 0used symbolically to tie them all together” (Bonewits’s Essential Guide to Druidism 36). It is the sacred spark that kindles the fires of transformation.  In the workshop entitled, Kindling the Sacred Fire, join us as we not only explore the significance of fire within ancient Indo-European culture, but also discover within a modern context the true meaning of the sacred spark, as participants learn to create the spark necessary to kindle a sacred fire from nothing more than flint and steal.

BIO
Professionally, Carrion Mann is the Director of Residential Services for a social service agency and a certified Domestic Violence Counselor/Advocate with a B.S. degree in Education. She is the mother of four children and has been a member of ADF since January of 2001. Carrion is currently the Kin Leader for Clann na Gael and the Scribe of the ADF Liturgist Guild.  She is one of the ADF Deputy Preceptors, a DP documentation reviewer and the DP Mentor Coordinator. Carrion is a member of Whispering Lake Grove, ADF where she holds the positions of Chief Liturgist and Treasurer, as well as the editor of the Grove’s quarterly newsletter, Whispers From the Lake. In 2005 Carrion was a founding member of the United NeoPagan Council of Lake Erie. Carrion is currently working on the completion of the first circle requirements of the ADF Clergy Training Program, the Liturgist Guild Study Program and Generalist Study Program.

BIO
Raven is currently the ADF Preceptor and the Senior Druid and Preceptor of Whispering Lake Grove, ADF. He is a professional trainer for a large social service agency and has been a practicing Neopagan for the better part of the last two decades. Raven has been a dedicated member of ADF since January 2001 and has been an active member of both the international organization and his local community. In 2005 Raven was a founding member of the United NeoPagan Council of Lake Erie, an organization dedicated to educating the general public about a variety of Neopagan beliefs and practices in an effort to dispel myths, develop awareness and facilitate acceptance. Raven is currently working toward the completion of the first circle of the ADF Clergy Training Program.

Hamaspathmaidyem, the Iranian Feast of the Dead- Medbh Aodhamair

A brief overview of the Iranian beliefs about the afterlife and what we know of ancestor worship in ancient Iranian religion. A description of Hamaspathmaidyem, the Iranian Feast of the Dead along with samples of foods eaten during this time will be included in this discussion. 

BIO
 Hi, I am Medb Aodhamair. I have been a Pagan for almost 17 years and a member of ADF since June 2003. I have enjoyed serving the Pagan community in many different ways over the years. I have organized Pagan Pride Day celebrations, volunteered as a hospice and prison minister, served as a High Priestess for several different covens (while Wiccan), worked as a Designated Faith Group Leader on two different military installations, managed a large Pagan networking association in Southeast Arizona, and given numerous presentationson Pagan beliefs to various organizations.

My path in ADF began with Sonoran Sunrise Grove in Tucson, AZ and I am now the Grove Organizer for Feather River Protogrove, ADF in Chico, CA. I completed the ADF Dedicant Program in 2006 and am now working on completing the Clergy Training Program. In October 2006 I became the ADF Regalia Manager and in January 2008 I became the Deputy Northwest Regional Druid.

I currently reside in Chico, CA with my life-partner Craig, our dog, and two cats. I am currently pursuing a Master's degree in Psychology witha concentration in Marriage and Family Therapy. I also work for my county as a Veterans Service Representative, serve on the board of directors for our local homeless veterans' housing, and am a member of the county's environmental council. I've worked and volunteered in the non-profit sector as a charity event coordinator and have had extensive experience in retail business management.

Music

Dulahan

Dulahan (Doo-la-hon) is a four member Irish-American band featuring powerful 3- and 4-part vocal harmony accompanied by a variety of traditional acoustic Celtic instrumentation.  With each member of the group playing multiple instruments and singing, Dulahan reenergizes the old classics and simultaneously brands their own original sound. This fresh new sound pays homage to the classic artists of the genre while subtly incorporating contemporary vocal harmony arrangements in a unique hybrid sound. Dulahan connects with fans of traditional Celtic music along with listeners new to the energy, emotion and history of this music. 

While their original music remains the strength and core of the Dulahan sound, the band loves to mix in the classic pub favorites, sea shanties, ballads and a regular dose of the rousing rebel songs that are all an integral part of the Dulahan experience. Come spend an evening with Dulahan and learn why they're fast becoming Ohio's premiere Celtic band!

 

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