
Wednesday
9:00 AM
Gates Open
3:00 PM
Community Center.
Meet and Greet with Guest Speakers and Musicians. Get your books and CDs autographed or just hang out,
5:30 PM
Dinner
Bring your meal to the community center and eat with phamily.
7:00 PM
Flow Arts/Spinning Waiver Signing at Community Center
If you are interested in spinning, you must sign a spinning liability waiver & be issued an orange wrist band to perform. This meeting is mandatory for you. Meet Spin Coordinator at Community Center.
7:30 PM
Village Meeting at the Community Center
Our Village Meeting, located under the Big Blue Tent (Community Center), is a great way to stay informed about last minute additions or changes to our festival schedule. Usually quite entertaining and energetic, Team Phoenix will introduce themselves and their program, as well as introduce our fabulous Guest Speakers and Entertainers. The procession to Opening Ritual begins after Village Meeting.
8:00 PM
Registration & Gate Closes
8:00 PM
Opening Ritual in the Ritual Circle
8:30 PM
Phoenix Phamily Reunion at the Community Center with Karaoke provided by Thai Dancer!
9:00 PM
Drumming and Dancing in the Ritual Circle
Let our hearts join together in joy and love. All levels of drummers, dancers, and chanters are welcome to lend their energy to raise the cone of power. Bring drums, horns, flutes, guitars, tambourines, cymbals, or just your voice. Dance, trance, or walk around the sacred fire. Clap along or just sit and watch. Whatever makes you happy because there is a place for all in this Celebration.
Thursday
8:00 AM
Coffee - Bring Your Own Cup
9:00 AM
Gates Open
10:00 AM
Community Center
The Evolution of Human Consciousness Workshop. Raina, a teacher of consciousness, Host of Transcendental Transformation Radio Show, Soul Sage & Spirit Guide. Learn about the evolution of human consciousness happening on earth & learn how you can gain perspective through duality to gain unity. This is an advanced class for those looking to find deeper knowledge & meaning within their lives. www.soulandspiritguide.com
Earth Tent
Construction of the Sweat Lodge. Meet here. Learn the history while helping with the construction of the community sweat lodge with Grey Ghosthawk and Donella.
Fire Circle
Waterfall and Meadowhawk. Ritual 101 & Ritual Etiquette. Have you ever wanted to help construct the main ritual? Are you a returning member of the Phoenix Phamily or new to our festival? It makes no difference! This workshop is open to all!!! We will be discussing general ritual etiquette for the first few minutes and then jumping into the nuts and bolts of ritual construction. This festival we are working to achieve balance with the elements and raising healing energy on a global scale. We have roles for everyone, regardless of experience level. Those that choose to accept roles will be asked to attend additional workshops and rehearsals.
Youth Activity
Nature Walk & Creating Sacred Space.
Teen Activity
Gaming Tent open all day.
12:00 PM
Lunch Concert -- Phamily Jam
1:00 PM
Community Center
Deborah Lipp. The Structure of Spellcasting - Magical Power.
Part One (Covers the nature of magic, sources of power, and different power raising power techniques)
Both for beginners to magic and to those who wish to fine-tune their craft. What makes a spell work? What impedes its progress? What are the preconditions for a spell to succeed? How do the magician, the target, the goal, and the Gods affect a spell? Magic is an integral part of many of our lives, yet much of the magic we do is left unanalyzed. By looking closely at what does and doesn’t work, we can improve our spells. Based on material in my books, Magical Power for Beginners, and The Way of Four Spellbook.
Earth Tent
Skip Clark. What’s New in Witchcraft History 2023. Every year new insight into the Burning Times appear. This workshop will explore the new research that allows us a better understanding of what happened and why. Come for the discussion and sharing of ideas
Vendor Booth
Andrew. Forge Demonstration.
Youth Activity
TBD.
Teen Activity
Utility Knotwork. Knots are a very special intersection of the practicality, aesthetic beauty, geometry, and spiritual force. This workshop will teach a few of the most useful knots - very handy in camp! We will learn how to fuse synthetic rope to prevent fraying, discuss different rope types, and begin learning to tie selections from the following: Overhand Knot, Figure Eight Knot, Square Knot, Bowline, Clove Hitch, Trucker's Hitch, and Taughtline Hitch. Materials will be provided. Additional instruction and practice opportunities available throughout the festival.
3:00 PM
Community Center
Joan Candolino. Medicinal Salves. Infuse oils with the essence of plant allies, add beeswax and a little love = salves for cuts, scrapes, and bruises. All materials provided.
Ritual Circle
Spiral Rhythm. Dancing with Spiral Rhythm. Join Kira, our Goddess of all things dance related, to learn fun dances to deepen your Spiral Rhythm concert experience. All ages and orientations, no dance experience necessary. So come on shake your money makers with us and who knows you might get to be part of the show.
Fire Tent
Shylo Ottosen. What is Light Language? Light language is a tool that can be used for many different purposes. In this informative class you will learn not only what light language is but why and how come it is used. Shylo will discuss the differences of “names” in different beliefs and between transmissions and activations. This language is a gift that anyone who wants to can utilize. The class will end with a collective group Light Language transmission.
Youth Activity
Creating Sacred Space.
Teen Activity
Gaming Tent open all day.
5:00 PM
Community Center
Phoenix Silverstar. Spells from Scratch - How to Craft Spells that Work. There are lots and lots of cookbooks around, with excellent recipes. Your results when cooking using the recipes will vary, however, depending on how well you understand the techniques that are used in the recipe. To really be a great cook, you need to know both what to put in a dish and how to cook it. Only some books on cooking specialize in teaching techniques.
Many spellbooks are like most cookbooks. They tell you what ingredients to use, but not why, and often very little on HOW to actually cast the spell. If they do have directions, they are often lacking vital aspects of making magic work. If you cast a spell from such a book, or a kit you bought in a store, you don’t really know what can happen as you may not know the skill level of the person who wrote it.
In this workshop we focus on the techniques of magic. The Universe adapts to make true exactly what you put out into it. Learn how to create what you want on the Astral plane and manifest it in the Physical plane through spellwork using traditional magical principles such as the Law of Similarity, the Law of Contagion, and more. Learn how to phrase incantations, how to use correspondences, how to use symbols in magic, and more importantly, you will learn about how to raise and direct energy to cast your spell, and how your emotions are important to your spell casting.
This workshop levels up your magic.
Vendor Booth
Andrew. Forge Demonstration. My journey as a blacksmith started back in August of 2020. Before that I had the title of head chef. Covid hit and I decided it was time to start working for myself. I had already made my first knife at the time and I decided I was gonna sell blades for a living. With the support of my amazing wife, I dove into into bladesmithing with 0 experience. I told myself failure was not an option and that I had to make it work. Since then I've been full time making blades. During this short time I’ve managed to make around 400 blades. Thank you for reading my story!
Ritual Circle
Diana Paxson. Oracular Seidh. When the seeress ascends the high seat, she opens herself to the wisdom of the gods and the ancestors. As in ancient days, bring your questions and she will seek answers. Now, as in the time of the Vikings, seers and seeresses journey to the spirit world to find answers to your questions. This practice comes from the heathen tradition, but all are welcome as we support each other with our energy and learn what wyrd has woven
7:30 PM
Ritual presented by Kerri and Jon of Spiral Rhythm "Embracing Our Power"
8:00 PM
Gates Close
8:30 PM
Sumble -Mead is provided to toast & boast—bring your own drinking vessel.
9:30 PM
Traditional Bardic Circle in the Ritual Circle
Friday
8:00 AM
8:30 AM
Coffee - Bring Your Own Cup
Ritual Circle
MORNING DEVOTIONAL. Join us to welcome the Sun and a new day by stating gratitudes and intentions. This workshop also includes stretching and simple yoga poses - however - you may just sit and enjoy the sacred space during this morning practice.
9:00 AM
Gates Open
Main Ritual Planning Session
Coffee/Tea Chat and Planning Session 1. So you agreed to accept a role in main ritual? FABULOUS!!! Come join us for a morning devotion, energy raising, and construction meeting as we work on the fine details of our ritual. We know this is a bit early, but we do not want to prevent our ritual participants from taking advantage of our incredible workshop schedule!
10:00 AM
Community Center
Deborah Lipp. The Structure of Spellcasting - The Structure of Spellcasting
Part Two (Covers constructing spells to take advantage of power sources, the basic outline of spells, building spells around an outline, deciding when to do spells and when not to do spells, and disposing of spells.)
Both for beginners to magic and to those who wish to fine-tune their craft. What makes a spell work? What impedes its progress? What are the preconditions for a spell to succeed? How do the magician, the target, the goal, and the Gods affect a spell? Magic is an integral part of many of our lives, yet much of the magic we do is left unanalyzed. By looking closely at what does and doesn’t work, we can improve our spells. Based on material in my books, Magical Power for Beginners, and The Way of Four Spellbook.
Earth Tent
Meet here for Women’s Sweat. Led by Donella. This is a women’s only sweat lodge. Please arrive well hydrated. There will be a quick explanation of what to expect prior to entering the lodge. Be advised: you are NOT required to stay for the entire session & may leave the lodge at any time if you feel uncomfortable.
Fire Tent
Archonstone. Sounds Tones: How to build a Barbarous Language. Find meaning and power to your sounds, and give meaning to consonants. How to turn Glossololia, twilight language, universal language or tongues into tools for power.
William I. Hegeman (Bill) Archonstone started have supernatural experiences when he was 2. His grandfather, who passed 2 weeks earlier, came back to say good bye when he was 7. He studied various methods of developing psychic skills, magic and practices from around the world. He was apprenticed to a shaman in 2010. He is a founder and elder of People Embracing Change. http://www.peopleembracingchange.com/
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHEhT38I45yWZpS_d1xjyag
mailto://archonstone@archonstone.com
Book: Magic, Mind, Emotion and Body, The Praxis:Magic No Woo, the how and why book
https://www.amazon.com/dp/0578922606
Youth Activity
Ritual Construction and Chanting.
Teen Activity
Gaming Tent open all day.
12:00 PM
Lunch and Lunch Concert with Wandering Spiral at the Community Center
1:00 PM
Community Center
Trisha Parker. Decans of the Tarot. Have you ever wondered what influenced the imagery for the minor arcana tarot cards? Come join Trisha Parker in a fascinating walk through the minor arcana to see how they relate to classical Astrology and to develop a deeper understanding of their meaning. This workshop leans heavy on Astrology, so a basic understanding of planetary and zodiac characteristics is a plus though not a requirement.
Ritual Circle
Don Waterhawk. Dance of Life. A Spiritual movement much like Tai Chi. Utilizing the four, seven and nine directions of the circle-wheel. The dance is very easy to do, and we will teach the choreography and breath work. May be done by anyone including children, The version of this dance will be about ceremony of balance and grounding using the medicine of the Owl and the Eagle. Bring water and something to sit on. This dance may be adjusted to each individuals' physical needs. It's a fun dance and really cool to watch. Having taught this dance to thousands of people across the country and wherein you can be a teacher of this dance after the workshop. Handout material will be provided so you can take the information with you.
Fire Tent
Gary Fisler. Recapitulation: Shamanic Shadow Work. This is an essential skill for advancing your work in trance, astral progression and other spiritual practices. Various methods will be discussed to allow you to pick out which one works best for you. Gary has been a lifelong student of the paranormal and the occult. His focus has been on shamanism for the past 20 years. He has received the nine rites of the Munay-Ki from a Peruvian shaman.
Youth Activity
Intermediate Poi or Cakes & Ale.
Teen Activity
Machine Spirits. Most people (or at least most festival goers!) are familiar with the concept of spirits of the air, water, plants, stones, etc; and practically everyone knows something about animal and human spirits. However, what about the other things we share our world and our lives with? We will discuss machine and technology spirits, arguably the most prevalent in our lives, and the most helpful, long-suffering, and under-appreciated of all.
3:00 PM
Community Center
Thai Dancer. Sheela-na-gig: Celebrating Sacred Feminine and Empowerment. Join this workshop and create your own Sheela-na-gig using air-dry clay while learning some history of this ancient figure. Once your clay dries, you can return to paint it. All supplies included.
Earth Tent
Meet here for Skyclad ritual. We will cast circle and present a British Traditional style ritual skyclad (naked). All who attend must participate. On-lookers are not allowed. Come feel the power and energy of ritual without clothing.
Ritual Circle
Oracle of Hekataios. Know Thyself: A How-To on Personal Cleansings and Ritual Self-Empowerment. Every moment we decide to interact with the world around us, inevitably we pick up the low energy vibrations from the surrounding environmental distress. What do we do when we find ourselves in a depressing mood? Drained, angry, and frustrated? Perhaps places in our homes and apartments feel uncomfortable?
Youth Activity
Costuming and rehearsal for ritual.
Teen Activity
Gaming Tent open all day.
5:00 PM
Community Center
Diana Paxson. Runes for Healing. The runes are much more than a tool for divination. They are a powerful tool for use in healing. In this session we’ll discuss which runes might be used for which conditions and explore several ways to deliver them.
Ritual Circle
All Acts of Love and Pleasure Are My Rituals: A Sound Bath Journey Through the Charge of the Goddess, Rumi, Yeats and More. Join Wandering Spiral, a music duo featuring Michelle Davidson and Rick de Yampert, for a sound bath journey with live sitar, flutes, tongue drums, crystal singing bowl and gentle tribal percussion, plus live readings of Doreen Valiente’s “The Charge of the Goddess,” the mystical poetry of Rumi and Yeats, and the wisdom teachings of other mystics. Participants should bring a blanket, yoga mat or chair.
Vendor Booth
Andrew. Forge Demonstration.
7:00 PM
Community Center
Scavenger Hunt with prizes
8:00 PM
Registration & Gate Closes
8:30 PM
Wistful Witchy Wear Costume Party & SPIRAL RHYTHM Concert
Join us Friday evening as we gather for our Costume Party and Concert. Don your most dramatic, wistful, wild, or even silly Witch costume and we'll dance and sing along to Spiral Rhythm. There is a prize for best costume.
10:00 PM
Drumming, Dancing and Spinning Activities
Saturday
8:00 AM
8:30 AM
Coffee - Bring Your Own Cup
Ritual Circle
MORNING DEVOTIONAL. Join us to welcome the Sun and a new day by stating gratitudes and intentions. This workshop also includes stretching and simple yoga poses - however - you may just sit and enjoy the sacred space during this morning practice.
9:00 AM
Gates Open
Main Ritual Planning Session
Coffee/Tea Chat and Planning Session 2. So you agreed to accept a role in main ritual? FABULOUS!!! Come join us for a morning devotion, energy raising, and construction meeting as we work on the fine details of our ritual.
10:00 AM
Community Center
Deborah Lipp. The Structure of Spellcasting - Putting Spells Together
Part Three. Part Two closed with homework, allowing students to come back to Part Three with their own proposed spells. We’ll go over various spells brought by students for discussion and figure out what will work and why, and how to tinker to improve spells. (Prereq.: Part 2)
Earth Tent
Meet here for Co-Ed Sweat. Led by Grey Ghosthawk, fire tended by April. This is a co-ed sweat lodge. Please arrive well hydrated. There will be a quick explanation of what to expect prior to entering the lodge. Be advised: you are NOT required to stay for the entire session & may leave the lodge at any time if you feel uncomfortable.
Fire Tent
Gary Fisler. Trance Induction. This is a hands-on workshop that will teach various methods of inducing trance. Bring your questions and get ready to experience trance.
Youth Activity
Teen Activity
Gaming Tent open all day.
12:00 PM
Lunch and Lunch Concert: Spiral Rhythm Chant Share. Join us in sharing chant/songs both old and new, bring your instruments, your favorite chant/song and all your enthusiasm. Help keep the oral traditions of the Pagan community alive and well. All ages welcome,and you are welcome to record the class.
1:00 PM
Community Center
Wandering Spiral. Create Your Own Oracle Deck. Join Michelle Davidson and Rick de Yampert in creating a “community” oracle deck – in one hour! All participants will take home their own, unique deck at the conclusion of this workshop. What’s an oracle deck? Akin to tarot cards, oracle cards are used by readers for divination, meditation and-or exploring the heart, mind and psyche of one’s self or others. While tarot decks typically have a 78-card structure and adhere, to various degrees, to other traditional concepts, oracle decks are more free-form in design, concept and approach. The goal of an oracle deck is to quiet what the Buddhists call the “monkey mind” while – through the art and idea expressed on each card – gently stimulating and focusing one’s intuition, subconscious and “third eye.” For this workshop, Michelle and Rick will guide participants in spontaneously creating cards with single words or short phrases, and simple drawings expressing your ideas and inspirations. We’ll supply the index cards and colored pens, pencils and crayons. No art skills required! Geometric designs and even stick figures are fine. In fact, a Zen-like minimalist approach to your art designs is preferred, as such stark images tend to have a more direct, powerful impact on one’s intuition and psyche.
After our creative session, we’ll mix up all the cards and every participant will blindly choose cards to have their own unique take-home deck. The workshop will close with Michelle and Rick leading each participant in a three-card reading from their own deck.
Fire Tent
Diana Paxson. Staving off Ragnarok. Some say the world will end in fire, some, in ice. If you look at Norse mythology, it will be both, when those giants who wield the unbalanced elemental forces battle the gods at Ragnarok. Many cultures believe the earth has gone through many ages, but in cosmic terms, our Holocene Age, in which our current ecosystem and our civilization evolved, has barely begun. The gods call us to fight for the earth now, so that Ragnarok will not come before its destined time.
Ritual Circle
Shadowhawk. Flow Arts. Fun, flow, and fellowship! All experience levels are welcome to learn flow Arts with Shadowhawk. Bring your props for some fun practice or to learn some new moves. No prop, no problem! There will be sock poi available as well as a number of other props you can try your hand at.
Youth Activity
Costume Parade.
Teen Activity
Decorative Knotwork. Knots are a very special intersection of the practicality, aesthetic beauty, geometry, and spiritual force. This workshop will teach two interesting and relatively easy decorative ties: the Carrick Bend and the Cobra Knot. Practice materials will be provided, bring your own cord if desired - the cobra knot can be used to make a bracelet if desired. Additional instruction and practice opportunities available throughout the festival.
3:00 PM
Community Center
Phoenix Silverstar. Create your own Spell using Magical Principles. To pick the right ingredients for a spell, you need to know about symbols, sigils, correspondences, the elements, and more. This workshop will cover how to work with spell ingredients to layer and thus strengthen your magic. YOU know what your goal to manifest is, and this workshop will teach you how to pick the right ingredients and the right type of spell for exactly your purpose. You will be working with a specific goal of yours and at the end of the workshop you will have a spell, specific to your goal, ready to cast.
Spell ingredients will be available for you to create your spell. You will cast the spell you create at a later time, not in the workshop.
Vendor Booth
Andrew. Forge Demonstration.
Ritual Circle
Oracle Hekataios. Wine and Blood: The Ecstasy of Dionysos. This is an oracular rite which allows the participants to be blessed by the oracles of Dionysos, as he is drawn down by his priest Oracle Hekataios. A short lecture will first be given on the importance of the symbolism of wine, blood, and ecstasy in the ancient Dionysian Orphic Mysteries and its spiritual descendants.
Youth Activity
Beginner Poi with Shadowhawk or craft.
Teen Activity
Gaming Tent open all day.
4:30 PM
Village Meeting Followed by Auction and 50/50 Raffle
Did you know that 20% of all donation, auction and fundraising money is allocated to The Scholarship Fund? The remaining funds go toward keeping admission prices low while continuing to make site improvements and providing quality guest speakers and entertainment.
8:00 PM
Registration & Gates Close
8:30 PM
Main Ritual: Embracing Our Power.
Merry Meet! Welcome to main ritual where we will be raising our magickal power to operate at a higher level and blessing ourselves and each other with increased power for all of our workings in the coming year! We look forward to seeing you!
9:30 PM
Drumming, Dancing and Spinning Activities
Sunday
8:00 AM
8:30 AM
Coffee - Bring Your Own Cup
Ritual Circle
MORNING DEVOTIONAL. Join us to welcome the Sun and a new day by stating gratitudes and intentions.
9:00 AM
Ritual Circle
Grey Ghosthawk. Healing Circle. Community based workshop for all to give and receive healing energy.
11:00 AM
Closing Ritual
4:00 PM
All Visitors Must Be Off Site
If you would like to present a workshop at the upcoming festival, you may apply on Eventbrite as you register for the festival. If you have already registered, please email ThePhoenix@PhoenixFestivals.com with your full name, address, phone number, email, emergency contact information, and your workshop title and description. You may also include any special needs for your workshop, a preferred time slot (not guaranteed), and a short bio.
You may present more than one workshop. You will be contacted when your workshop is approved. Workshops count towards community service.