Summerland 2011
August 18th - 21st

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

Thursday	9:00 a.m.	Gates Open	Registration
	12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.	Lunch	Dining Hall
	1:15 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.	Soft Altars and Other Alternatives for Ogham	Crescent
	3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.	Drumming for the Fire	Fire Circle
	5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.	Dinner	Dining Hall
	6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.	The Court of Brigid - Part One	Fire Circle
	9:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.	Warrior Ritual - Opening Ritual	Pavilion
	10:00 p.m.	Drumming commences...	Fire Circle
Friday	8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.	Breakfast	Dining Hall
	9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.	Intro into Rune Divination	Crescent
	10:45 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.	It Is All Greek To Me	Pavilion
	12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.	Lunch	Dining Hall
	1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.	The Irish Sacred King	Dining Hall
	3:15 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.	The Court of Brigid - Part Two	Fire Circle
	5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.	Dinner	Dining Hall
	6:30 p.m. - 7:45 p.m.	Pagan Ways of Life-Ethics & Action	Dining Hall
	8:30 p.m. - 10:30 p.m.	Chez Pagan-Bardic Circle	Dining Hall
	11:00 p.m.	Drumming Commences...	Fire Circle
Saturday	8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.	Breakfast	Dining Hall
	9:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.	Children's Activities	Pavilion
	10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.	Make you own Wyrd Stones - $5.00 material charge	Pavilion
	12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.	Lunch	Dining Hall
	1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.	Brewing Recipe Formulation	Pavilion
	2:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.	Pre-Ritual Briefing	Pavilion
	3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.	Unity Rite	Fire Circle
	5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.	Potluck Dinner and Auction	Dining Hall
	9:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.	Music - Dulahan	Pavilion
	11:30 p.m.	Drumming commences...	Fire Circle
Sunday	8:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.	Complimentary Breakfast - Vegetarian Selections Available	Dining Hall
	12:00 p.m.	Conclusion of Summerland Festival

Drumming for the Fire - Rev. AJ Gooch (bio)

The drumming he is teaching will be for novice and up. This will ready
you for the drumming around the fire at any event that has drumming. Time and class
permitting at the end we can learn a chant or two and drumming for
those chants.

Introduction to Runic Divination - Rodney Cox (bio)

New to runes or divination? Then this is the place for you. This
class will cover the basics of runes, how to do divinations with them
and will include sample readings. There is no experience needed. If
you have runes, bring 'em, but you don't need any to join the class.

Soft Altars and other Alternatives for Ogham - Jean Pagano aka Drum (bio)

A brief overview of ogham will be presented along with some alternate ideas about how to use the ogham in practical applications. "Soft" altars will be discussed, which entails setting up alternative altars in natural (or not so natural) settings

It Is All Greek to Me - Morrighan Lee aka Veil Graves (bio)

In my workshop you will learn about the Olympian Deities, their characteristics, associations and myths to prepare for making and consecrating a deity talisman. Supplies to make the talismans will be provided.

Children's Activities - Elizabeth Huskey (bio)

includes side-walk chalk, bubbles, making gods-eyes, coloring, and beading.

The Irish Sacred King - Rev. Kirk Thomas (bio)

The office of the sacred king in late prehistoric and early medieval Ireland carried great significance in a religiously cosmological sense both for his people and his kingdom. Such a king would be considered sacred because he would be ‘set apart’ from all others. He would be seen as having both special powers and obligations, all of which determined the fate of his reign as an ideal and fruitful one, or as one marked by disaster, starvation, and death.
Before a man could become a sacred king he had to prove his worthiness and be accepted by Sovereignty, usually personified as a goddess or lady, who would only mate with the rightful king. He must be perfect in mind and body, uphold truth through justice, and be constrained by both taboos and prescriptions, for any deviations from these ideals would lead to his destruction.
This workshop will explore these themes through the folklore, tales, and selected monastic writings of early medieval Ireland, often contrasted with similar works from related Indo-European cultures.

Make your own Wyrd Stones - Alaric Albertsson (bio)

Known variously as Witch’s Runes, the Runes of Njord, or Goddess Runes, this set of fourteen symbols can be a surprisingly effective tool for sortilege. These are the same wyrd stones described in my book, “Wyrdworking: The Path of a Saxon Sorcerer.” In this workshop we will discuss the use of the stones and the probable origins of their symbols, as each participant creates his or her own set of wyrd stones. The stones work best for individual divinations rather than group omens. There is a $5.00 materials fee for this workshop and full participation is limited to 20 people.

The Court of Brigid - Ian Corrigan (bio)

This magical ritual is intended to bring the participants into personal contact with spirits who attend the Goddess Brigid and to gain their aid for ourselves and the larger community. Beginning with an invocational sacrifice to the Goddess, we will then call to nine serving spirits, hoping to learn their names and turn their attention toward the modern work of Pagans. This is a focused magical working, that will involve deep trance and contact with the spirits.
This workshop is in two parts. Part one will be discussion and a preliminary trance. Part two will focus on the ritual

Pagan Ways of Life - Ethics and Action - Liafal (bio)

In ancient days Pagan ways were initially identical with tribal life. As cities grew and peoples met and merged, philosophers began to try to determine what ways of living might best lead to happiness and 'the good'. This workshop will examine some of those models, drawn from Hellenic sources and what we might be able to know about Northern ways. From there we will discuss how the idea of 'ways of life' can be applied to our modern Pagan lives.

Brewing Recipe Formulation - Rev. Robert Lewis (bio)

This workshop will work to introduce you to the basics needed to create your own recipes. This workshop will cover the concepts needed by every brewer to figure out how adjust your brew mid brew, and how to calculate how much of what ingredients are needed. Be warned, math will be used, but it will be simplified to the point that you just need to plug in the numbers. The workshop will end with a discussion of specific ingredients and how they effect the beverage you are brewing.

Warrior Ritual - Opening Ritual - Orion Skypanther (bio) and others

This years Opening Ritual will be supervised by Orion Skypanther. This ritual will be taking us back to the beginning.

Music

We're proud to welcome back Dulahan

Dulahan (Pronounced Doo-la-hon) is an Ohio based celtic Band featuring powerful vocal harmonies and well crafted original material that blends the traditional and contemporary celtic sound seamlessly . Thier self titled debut release showcases the songwriting and vocal strengths of this foursome with the infectious humor of the pub tunes, to the wistful imagery of the maritime and historical pieces . Dulahan is led by singer/songwriter Kyle Aughe on lead vocals , guitar and banjo and harmonica . Multi-instrumentalist/vocalist Dan Weber on guitar , bodhran, harmonica and Highland and Scottish Small pipes , Mark Sandlin on vocals,percussion , Irish Bouzouki and Mandolin, and Leo Butler on Whistles , Flutes and Uillean Pipes rounds out the group.

 

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