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Fairy Congress 2004 The 4th Fairy &
Human Relations Congress Confirmed
Presenters (1/17/2004) Each of the three previous Fairy Congresses have been stimulating and joyful events. The 3rd annual Fairy & Human Relations Congress was very magical. All three have been held at the Skalitude Retreat Center in a wild mountain setting on the east slope of the North Cascades. In 2003, 300 people attended. One of our goals when we started the Fairy Congress was to have the most world-renowned people working with the fairy realms as speakers. This goal was realized this year as we had both David Spangler and Dorothy Maclean (of Findhorn fame) as speakers as well as R.J. Stewart and an additional 25 excellent presenters. We are excited that the 4th Congress will be held at a new location. We will miss Skalitude but the Riversong Forest Sanctuary has a lot to offer us. For one thing the property is bordered on one side by a wild stretch of Hood River, which drains the north slopes of Mt. Hood, the tallest mountain in Oregon at 11,240 feet. The town of Hood River is known as the wind-surfing capital of the world since it is located in the middle of the Columbia River gorge where it cuts its way through the Cascades. The wind whistles thru this lowest gap in the whole Cascades making for great wind surfing on the wide Columbia River. We will be in the territory of the Devas of the Columbia Gorge, the Columbia River, the Cascade Mountains, Mt. Hood and the Hood River. Riversong Sanctuary is situated in an old oak forest wherein we will hold this gathering. Located midway through the Cascades, Hood River valley has characteristics of the western maritime climate and the hotter-dryer interior climate. Elements of the floras of both climates live at Riversong, In June it will be lush, green and many flowers will be blooming. 2004 presenters confirmed so far include: Dorothy
Maclean There will be many more. 25 presenters were listed in the 2003 congress brochure. Every year we have added some new presenters and a few presenters can’t make it. But every year the number of presenters has gone up. It is noteworthy that every year most of the presenters want to come back. For descriptions of these workshop leaders see the 2003 Congress archives. This year we have asked a number of new people to consider joining us. Anyone who has ever attended the Fairy Congress is always welcomed back. We are family! 2004 FAIRY CONGRESS SCHEDULE: 1/16/04 version (Some changes may be made) Thursday: Participants arrive and set up camp. Friday:
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The location change will mean that some people will have to drive further and some will have a shorter drive. This year's location will make it easier for people in southern Puget Sound, Oregon and points south. For people flying in it will be a much shorter drive since Riversong is only one hour drive from the Portland airport while Skalitude is 5 hours from Seattle/Tacoma airport. Thus far Puget Sound has been where the majority of Congress human participants have come from, but we are increasingly having people travel from other parts of the country to attend. In 2004 we expect to attract a large return crowd from western Washington, an increase in the numbers of people from Oregon and more participants from outside the Pacific Northwest. Many people have come to all three gathering and almost everyone who comes want to attend again. So we hope that many of our past participants will be with us again. You are encouraged to sign up early this year, as Riversong Sanctuary can only handle 350 humans, and this may be the first year the Congress cannot accomodate all who wish to attend. The Congress is a gathering of humans and fairies to improve relations & assist each other in planetary healing. 2004 admission fees are: Before
June 1........$195 Registration fee includes all workshops, meals and camping. Partial work-trade options are available. Inquire. About
the Joint Human-Fairy Meditation Each
meditation period has several components:
A brief introduction, 5 minutes As usual, the Congress will take a lot of volunteer energy before and during the event. If you would like to help please contact us. May you all be blessed by the fairies, angels and the One Great Light which is in all. Michael
Pilarski, Convenor
Dorothy Maclean is one of the original founders of the Findhorn Community and known worldwide for her pioneering contact with the inner voice of the sacred and for her work with the Angels of nature and nations. Dorothy has probably done more than any other single person in the 20th century to popularize the idea that humans can communicate with devas. She is truly one of our honored elders (in all the best meanings of the term). Dorothy Maclean was one of the three founders of the Findhorn community in Scotland. Following her inner contact with the divine she also came to communicate with the devic or angelic realms that over-light all aspects of existence. This helped Findhorn’s legendary gardens bloom on most unpromising soil. Dorothy's earlier work, To Hear the Angels Sing, often republished, contains many of her communications with not only the essences of plants, but with minerals, animals and groups of humans too. In her book, Choices of Love, Dorothy talks in a detailed way about her own inner practices and attunement to the Beloved. She gives suggestions for the reader's own practice, and information she has received from the over-lighting presences of cities and countries. To Honor the Earth, a beautiful book with photographs by Kathleen Thormod Carr, details communications with devic realms. Born in Guelph, Ontario, Dorothy now lives in the Pacific Northwest. Website: www.lorian.org Dorothy Mclean's workshop is "God, Humanity and Nature. This workshop will explore our capacity to tune into inner divinity as a source of wisdom, love and power for contacting the essence of all life and the intelligences of nature. David Spangler David Spangler is a philosopher, writer and educator in incarnational spirituality; the integration of spiritual values, energy and presence into everyday life. He is executive director of the Lorian Association and past co-director of the Findhorn Community. His books include: Everyday Miracles, A Pilgrim in Aquarius, The Call, Parent as Mystic, Mystic as Parent, Blessing: the Art and Practice and others. David Spangler has been active in the spiritual field since the middle sixties. Since a child, he has had conscious awareness of and communication with supersensory worlds of spirit. It is out of that contact that his work has evolved. Website: www.lorian.org David Spangler's workshop will be on "Kinship With All Fairies". Human beings, fairies, devas and angels are all cousins. This workshop will explore the kinship between ourselves and the Fairy Kingdom, the links between the fairy world within us and the fairy realm of the world. RJ Stewart RJ Stewart was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, and comes from a Gaelic and Welsh speaking family. He has worked, researched and written extensively on the Western Tradition concerning the Underworld and Faery realms. He is a renowned author with 37 books in publication including: The Living World of Faery, The Power Within the Land and Living Magical Arts. RJ is a Scottish author and composer of international acclaim. RJ will perform in the Concert: Magical and faery ballads, original songs and music, with guitar, and voice. He is also experienced in theater, film, and television, and is a skilled performer and presenter. RJ teaches workshops and classes in the UK and USA including ones on the Faery and Underworld traditions. RJs workshop sessions into the faery realms have been highlights at both Fairy Congresses I and II. For information on his programs and workshops visit: www.Dreampower.com Shemmaho J. Sioux has been living in the forest for the last 36 years, practicing the gentle art of Paying Attention. A certified leader of the Dances of Universal Peace, she has been leading Circle Dances throughout the region for 20 years. As a sacred singer, her function is to awaken spirit. Her large repertoire of traditional and original chants is predominantly songs of healing. Workshop: Sacred Songs in Sacred Time: Chants to awaken the spirits of the land, chants to help heal broken hearts, and to comfort and sooth the spirits, in all dimensions. Mary J Getten is a telepathic animal communicator, naturalist and flower essence practitioner, including flower essences for animals. Her workshop is: Communicating with Wild Animals. We will explore communicating with wild animals on both the personality level with a specific individual and with devas. Visit her website: www.MaryGetten.com Eileen Kilgren Bergman. A Seattle native, Eileen Kilgren Bergman has been interacting with Nature Spirits and other unseen beings for the past 10 years. Her workshop is titled: Who Are the Fairies? Adventures with nature Spirits and with the Fair Folk. 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 Mark S. McNutt runs the Yewwood Retreat Center in Deadwood, Oregon. Workshop: Devic communion and flower essences. Visit the website: www.aerious.org Neil Leonard does shamanic journeywork to find guidance in land healing and landscape design as well as receiving direct information from trees and elementals. His 2003 workshops will be focused on music. Jamming together and preparation to provide the music for Erin's fairy dancing workshop. Participants should bring musical instruments and drums. Ginger Cloud is the founder of Peace Puppets a not for profit organization that offers community interactive Ceremonial Puppet Theater. This year Peace Puppets will be creating a Puppet Medicine Wheel at the Fairy Congress. Cloud will offer a workshop that will include dialing the Puppet Medicine Wheel, speaking about functions of Medicine Wheels, and some traditional Medicine Wheel meditations. |
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