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2006 Fairy Congress
SCHEDULE
( Last updated: June 19th . Some changes may be made. )
THURSDAY
Participants are welcome to arrive and set up camp.
Typically, half the participants show up on Thursday.
Meals will be served on Thursday.
All day Thursday is a work-party for anyone who has time to help.
Thursday evening is a time of impromptu music, socializing and set-up.
FRIDAY
| 6:00 - 7:00 |
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Morgan Brent, Tribal Talk and Morning Toning. |
| 7:30 - 9:00 |
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Breakfast |
| 9:15 - 10:30 |
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Morning Circle & Opening Ceremony. |
| 10:30 - 11:15 |
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Joint human-fairy meditation. |
| 11:30 - 1:00 |
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Workshop Period A.
- Madi Nolan. Tibetan perspectives on the nature spirit realms.
Nolan is a Tibetan Lama, currently residing in the Puget Sound area.
- Linda Quintana. Toning with the Beings of Nature.
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| 1:00 - 2:30 |
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Lunch |
| 2:30 - 4:00 |
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Workshop Period B.
- David Lertzman. Rediscovering the Fairy Faith Through Music, Magic & Song.
- Mary J. Getten. In this experiential workshop, we will communicate with the devas, fairies, elementals, and other beings of this sacred valley and record our findings.
- Gail Smedley. Calling forth the faery within: Creating magic through story. A storytelling workshop that balances storytelling technique with motivators for writing stories of transformation and magic. The workshop will involve participants in drama, storytelling, and improv games as well as guide them in short writing exercises that would help them call forth the magic within.
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| 4;30 - 6:00 |
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Circle, prayer, ritual, dance. |
| 6:30 - 8:00 |
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Dinner |
| Twilight |
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Lady Cyn. The Dance of Two Lights. A twilight workshop which teaches why this time of day is so powerful and how to access it for Visual connections and other forms of communication with the Faery Realms. |
| 8:00 - 10:30 |
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Concert
- Lisa Thiel and David MacVittie. Music inspired by the Faerie Realm: Songs invoking spirits and nature, the elementals & faeries, for healing and inspiration.
- Mairé Walsh, storyteller.
- Robert J. Stewart, stringed instruments and fairy ballads.
- + A few surprise guests.
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SATURDAY
| 6:30 - 7:30 |
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Morgan Brent, Tribal Talk and Morning Toning. |
| 7:30 - 8:30 |
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Breakfast. |
| 8:30 - 10:00 |
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Morning circle. |
| 10:00 - 11:15 |
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Joint human-fairy meditation. |
| 11:30 - 1:00 |
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Workshop Period C.
- John Lawrence and Sharon Raven Hill. Medicine for the Earth - Part I. Using shamanic techniques to work with nature spirits to heal the land and waters.
- Eileen Kilgren. Unseen Worlds - Beings of Light & Beings of Dark.
An overview of Light Beings (Fairies, Devas, Faeries & Humans) and Dark Beings (Thought-forms, Demons & Lost Souls).
- Lady Cyn: The Secret Language of the Trees. Learn to connect with the devas of the trees and listen to the wisdom they have to offer us. We will explore the language of the trees called the Oghams. We will have a hands on lab making ogham fews.
- Méla MacVittie. "Fairy Shui" or "Fairy Feng Shui" or Creating a Sacred Environment to Attract the Fey. Talking about cleaning clutter (fairies don't like clutter!) Creating outside rooms for dining, meditation and sleeping. Altars and shrines. The Feng Shui principles of earth, fire, wood, metal and water and how to balance these in your home and workplace. Balancing yin & yang in every room. Talking about the "Seat of Power in rooms. Making sure the Chi flows well drawing fairies in by color, flowing chi and creating a magical space.
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| 1:00 - 2:30 |
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Lunch. |
| 2:30 - 4:00 |
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Workshop Period D.
- Robert J. Stewart. The faery crossroads in tradition and today's applications.
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| 4:15 - 5:30 |
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Circle. |
| 5:45 - 7:15 |
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Dinner. |
| 7:15 - 8:00 |
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Costuming and socializing. |
| 8:00 - 8:30 |
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Opening of the Fairy Crossroads. |
| 8:30 - 9:30 |
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Fairy & Human Parade with children, adults and fairies (costuming encouraged). |
| 9:30 - 10:30 |
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Mythmaker theatre performance. |
| Late evening |
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Drumming, dancing, socializing and spontaneity. |
SUNDAY
| 6:30 - 7:30 |
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Morgan Brent, Tribal Talk and Morning Toning. |
| 7:00 - 8:00 |
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Early morning workshops - toning, yoga, tai-chi. |
| 7:00 - 9:00 |
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Breakfast. |
| 9:00 - 10:30 |
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Morning circle. |
| 10:30 - 11:30 |
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Joint human-fairy meditation. |
| 11:30 - 1:00 |
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Workshop Period E.
- Peter Berry. “Bright Vision” - Faerie Beings in Irish Story & Poetry. Using imagery from Irish bardic sources accompanied by Celtic harp, we'll explore and experience the living tradition of human and Faerie interactions and communications. Part performance of Irish Music, song & poetry, this workshop also has a component of empowered communion and communication with the Faerie Realm.
- Shemmaho Jephi Sioux, Sacred Play with the Elementals. Songs & dances to invoke fairies, devas and elementals of all types
- John Lawrence and Sharon Raven Hill. Medicine for the Earth - Part II. Using shamanic techniques to work with nature spirits to heal the land and waters.
- Patricia Anne Davis. Sacred Systems.
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| 1:00 - 2:30 |
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Lunch. |
| 2:30 - 4:00 |
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Workshop Period F.
- Panel Discussion: Questions and Answers. Robert J. Stewart and other presenters to be announced. This will be 3rd year we have had a Sunday afternoon panel.
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| 4:15 - 5:00 |
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Closing circle. |
| 5:30 - 6:30 |
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Michael Pilarski. Plant walk. Meet the local wildflowers and learn their names and uses. |
| 6:30 - 7:30 |
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Dinner for remaining participants. |
| Evening |
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People staying overnight can continue to meet or socialize as they wish. |
There will most likely be other presenters and and workshops in addition to those listed here.
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