* = Was a presenter at the 2001 Congress.
* R.J. STEWART is a Scottish author and composer of international
acclaim. He has worked, researched and written extensively on
the Western Tradition concerning the Underworld and Faery realms.
He is the author of Earth Light: Rediscovering the Wisdom of Celtic
and Faery Lore. R.J.'s workshop is: Faery Healing. This will be
practical work, bringing real experience and contact. RJ will
perform in the Concert: Magical and faery ballads, original songs
and music, with 70-stringed psaltery, guitar, and voice. Visit
his website: www.dreampower.com
* MARY J. GETTEN is deeply connected to nature in
every part of her life. She is a telepathic animal communicator
and teaches flower essences for animals. Her workshop is: Communicating
with Animals. Learn the basics of how to communicate with animals
and animal devas. Increase your connection to all life. Visit
her website: www.MaryGetten.com
* PAUL BEYERL has over 25 years experience as an herbal
healer, folklorist and professional astrologer. His books
include: The Master Book of Herbalism, and A Compendium of Herbal
Magick. This year Beyerl will read more stories from The Holy
Books of the Devas, explaining how the fairies and herbs believe
the Mother of Creation brought the planets and constellations
into being. Also a workshop: Healing the Soul: Devas at Work and
Play. Beyerl's workshop will talk about the individual stories
we may learn from the fairies of different plants. Website: www.thehermitsgrove.org
CHUCK PETTIS. Author and earth artist, Chuck Pettis has
designed and built sacred spaces for the last 30 years including
energetically and astronomically aligned stone circles. He dowsed
and created the Seattle Ley-Line Map. Pettis' workshop is on:
Secrets of Sacred Space. Learn how to use earth energies, symbolism
and communication with Devas, Angels and the Spiritual Hierarchy
to create sacred places for inner peace and personal renewal.
Visit his website: www.geo.org
EILEEN KILGREN BERGMAN. A Seattle native, Eileen Kilgren
Bergman has been interacting with Native Spirits and other unseen
beings for the past 10 years. Her workshop is titled: What are
Nature Spirits - In their Own Words. Also, What is the difference
between fairies and faeries (& angels, etc.). Talking about
the realm of Nature Spirits (from their standpoint), how they
came into my life, how we communicate, passing on information
they want humans to know.
ORION FOXWOOD is a teacher of the Faery Seership tradition,
founder of Foxwood Temple and co-director of the Moonridge Center
in Maryland. He has lectured extensively across the United States
and is currently working on a book entitled The Faery Teachings.
His Workshops are: Attuning to the Sacred Land; Beyond the Hedge:
Walking the Hidden Paths; and Breathing for the Land . Visit his
website: www.foxwood-temple.net
* DIANA GAY PEPPER has been communicating with plants,
devas and fairies for years and produces flower essences from
plants on her land, Tree Frog Farm. Her Workshop is: Flower Essences:
Commune with Plant Spirits. Join us for a chat with pine tree,
snowberry bush, rose or one of the many other plants at Skalitude
Retreat Center. Then learn how they give us the gift of their
spirit in flower essences and how to use essences to vitalize
your life. Website: www.treefrogfarm.com
* CYNTHIA DEFAY teaches fairy wicca, an Irish-based, celtic
wiccan/druidry. Cynthia works with the devic and fairy realms,
essential oils, magical oil blends, alchemical processes and energy
healing. Workshop: Co-Creating Magickal Oils with your Faery Companion.
Participants will have the opportunity to take a journey to meet
their Faery Companion & make their own magickal oil
* DON OLLSIN has an established herbal school, Herbal
Healing Journey, which is based in Victoria, B.C. Don is
the author of the recent book Pathways to Healing: A Guide to
Herbs, Ayurveda, Dreambody and Shamanism. His workshops: Attuning
to the Divine in Nature (or how to tune into a Deva). The Elements
as Living Beings. Sasquatches, Serpents and Eagle Feathers.
Don will share some of the teachings that he has learned from
his 20-year apprenticeship with Native Elder, Ellen White. Website:
www.herbalhealingpathway.com
* LINDA QUINTANA is the proprieter of Wonderland
Tea store in Bellingham, Washington and Alpine Herb Farm. Workshop:
Welcoming fairies to your yard: building homes for them. Linda's
2001 workshop on this topic was warmly received by all ages.
* MARK S. MCNUTT & MARY GOLD-MCNUTT run
the Yewwood Retreat Center in Deadwood, Oregon. Workshop: Devic
communion and flower essences. MaryGold will be sharing Very Silly
Fairy Yoga. Visit their website: www.aerious.org
PETER BERRY. Specializing in traditional slow airs
of Ireland, Peter combines harp music with storytelling and poetry
in the ancient Bardic tradition of the Celtic countries. Workshop:
The Silver Branch - Celtic Harp Music and Ancient Irish Faerie
Stories.
* NEIL LEONARD does shamanic journeywork to find guidance
in land healing and landscape design as well as receiving direct
information from trees and elementals. Workshops: Land Healing:
restoring energy flow through stone circles, medicine wheels,
ceremony, sacred plantings, and learning to listen to the spirits
of place. How to make a Fairy Wand. Participants should bring
their special crystal/stone, beads, feathers, cloth, etc.
* ERIN M. RANEY has been dancing with fairies since she
was a wee one. Erin currently teaches and performs around the
Pacific Northwest. Workshop: Fairy Dances of Ireland/Creative,
Expressive Celtic Movement. Come learn the dances, rhythms, and
delights that the people of Ireland experienced from ancient times
at fairy rings, mystical circles and sacred forests.
JULIE CHARETTE NUNN is an herbalist practicing in Seattle
and the North Puget Sound area. Workshop: Fairy blessings &
plant beings: An exploration in Shamanic Herbalism.
RAVEN is a channeler and works with fairy guides. Her
workshop is: A guided meditation to connect with a fairy guide
and hands-on making of a talisman. Website: www.ravenmedium.com
* MORGAN BRENT is a tai chi teacher, professor of
sacred ecology and specialist in vision plants. Workshops: Fairy
energetix - nature spirit vitalizing principles and exercizes;
and The role of vision plants in bridging the fairy and human
worlds.
HEATHER BROWN is one of Ireland's hottest fiddlers. She
is coming all the way from Ireland to perform at the Fairy Congress
at the special invitation of RJ Stewart. Heather will perform
at the fairy concert and play for the wild fairy dance party.
So bring your dancing shoes!
We honor everyone's contribution. Each human and fairy who attends
brings their own special magic and knowledge to share. We are
all students and we are all teachers and co-creators. Each participant
is an important delegate to this convocation of many beings.
Circles of Sharing. On Sunday we will devote one time period
to people sitting in small circles to share their insights on
improving fairy & human relations. A time for everyone
to share.
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