Diana L. Paxson

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Elisheva

Elisheva is originally from the Northern Galilee. She served in her country’s security Forces, retired, ran an international business, retired, and is now a psychotherapist and organizational consultant in private practice.

Elisheva is an elected Shophet (leader) of Am HaAretz, aka AMHA,(Primitive Hebrews in English) an Israeli Earth/Nature Spirituality Tradition. Am Ha Aretz is a Peaceful Warrior Path reclaiming the ancient heritage of the ancient Hebrew tribes.

Her academic background includes archeology studies at the Tel Aviv University, a degree in conference interpreting and a degree as a supervising clinical counselor. She has written 3 books on Israeli Earth spirituality and monographs and has lectured in a variety of countries.

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Kenn Day

Kenn Day, author of Dance of Stones: A Shamanic Road trip, is a working Shaman and a nationally recognized lecturer with over 20 years of practical experience in the healing arts. He is known as a ritual director for several national events including LumensGate, a ritual intensive that ran from 1990-2008, editor of Mazlim Journal and founder of Sheya, a path of self-transformation.

He maintains an active private practice at the Full Spectrum Health Center in Cincinnati, Ohio and offers a series of shamanic training seminars for those interested in exploring the path of post-tribal Shamanism.

For more on Kenn, visit his web site at www.shamanstouch.com or www.soulsolutionshome.com

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• Healing the Invisible Wound
  Traditional cultures are different from our modern one in many ways, but one of the most important is the connection they have to ancestors, earth and spirit. This is a connection that most of us born and raised in a post-tribal culture are lacking, and it's absence may be the root cause of many – if not most – of our problems with addiction, depression and rage. This workshop will offer some techniques to begin the process of healing this invisible wound.

• The Warrior Shaman
  The relationship of the traditional shaman with the community has often reflected the values, perspective and tactics of the spiritual warrior. This workshop address this relationship and shows how the warrior and shaman are still related today. Be prepared for experiential work that could be confrontational.

Ian Corrigan

Ian Corrigan has been a teacher, writer, singer and ritualist in the Pagan movement for 30 years. Ian is a former Archdruid and Director of ADF, and is a fully ordained Priest of ADF. A founding member and Elder of Stone Creed Grove, ADF's oldest congregation, he is author of several books on Celtic Paganism, including: Sacred Fire, Holy Well - A Druid's Grimoire; The Portal Book; and The Book of the Dragon. A bard of the modern Pagan movement, Ian sings the music of the British Isles and Neo- Paganism, and his ritual music and poetry have delighted audiences at Pagan festivals across the U.S.A. and Canada.

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• The Nineteen Working: A Celtic Pagan Sadhana
  "Sadhana" - Sanskrit; a specific practice intended to produce a spiritual result.

  The Nineteen Working is a pattern of meditation and visualization based on specific elements of Celtic, especially Irish, lore. It is meant to be performed by individuals, but makes an effective group practice as well. It is based on a reconstructed Celtic Pagan cosmology, which begins with primal Fire and Water and works its way through to the manifest Middle World in the Nine Elements. At the center of the practice are the Three Cauldrons of the inner self, the vessels of the Power of Inspiration in mortals. The intention of the working is to expand personal awareness out of the common self and into the greater awareness of divine nature. By becoming aware of the divine in the world, we become aware of the divine in ourselves, and of its unity with the Great Dance of Being.

  The Nineteen Working can be developed over some weeks of exercises, to get the greatest result. Ian will teach the practice as a whole in this workshop. Come with a comfortable seat, prepared for meditation, as we seek to expand our minds and feed our spirits with this Pagan spiritual practice. The material in this workshop is available in Ian's new booklet "Toward a Pagan Mysticism".

• Becoming an Initiate: Perspectives Now
  A discussion of what initiation as a magician of Our Magic might mean, based on the actual requirements of our program. The Initiate's Path of ADF is focused on gaining practical skills in essential magico-religious arts, including trance induction and vision-journeying, ritual performance and (to a lesser degree) design, practical divination and spellbinding. In the course of this work, the student is led into new insights about her spiritual path, and new understandings of his own power and spiritual direction. Hopefully we will be able to bring in more of ADF Initiates to make this a panel of sorts.

Sue Parker

Liafal, M. Ed, is a long-time Priestess and Elder of Stone Creed Grove, ADF's oldest congregation. She has been Member's Advocate and Vice-Archdruid of Ar nDraiocht Fein, and a past officer of the Ohio local Covenant of the Goddess, with years of experience as a Priestess of the Traditional Craft. She has been a major organizing force behind public Paganism in the greater Cleveland area for the last 25 years. She is a professional educator who turns her skills to educating the public about the Pagan revival and the Goddesses. She is a Starwood Festival organizer, responsible for much of the development of the Children's Programming

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• Brain Science and Spirituality: What We Know Now
  Advances in the understanding of brain anatomy and chemistry are revealing the physical mechanisms that enable mystical and religious states of mind. This workshop will review some of the notable findings and discuss their meaning and possible application for practical spirituality, memory and learning.
  

Patricia Lafayllve

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Skip Ellison

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Rev. Kirk Thomas

Kirk Thomas is currently the ADF Vice-Archdruid and an ADF Dedicant Priest (and member of the ADF Clergy Council). He is a co-founder of Trout Lake Abbey, a facility shared with a Buddhist Zen Center which will also include a Druidary. This property is a 23-acre organic farm located in southern Washington state. He is currently working towards his Masters Degree in Celtic Studies from the University of Wales, and is also working on the Third Circle of the ADF Clergy Training Program and the second circle of the Liturgists Guild Study Program. For more information on Rev. Thomas and his work, please visit www.druidkirk.org

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Rev. Jessie "Medb" Olson

Rev. Jessie "Medb" Olson has been a member of ADF since 2003 and a Pagan for over 18 years. Since becoming a member of ADF, she has been a member of Sonoran Sunrise Grove and has served ADF as the Regalia Manager. She is currently the Northwest Regional Druid, Deputy Chief of the Council of Regional Druids, a Dedicant Priest, and and a member of the Clergy Officer's Council. She is the author of ADF's Festival Organizer's Handbook and is currently working on compiling a new Grove Organizer's Handbook. She is also the founder of Feather River Grove, as Feather River Grove has more children than adults, she is currently working hard on developing a Druid Scouting program. Jessie holds a Masters degree in Psychology with a concentration in Marriage and family therapy and has worked in the administration of a number of non-profit organizations, she currently also service as Vice President of VECTORS, a transitional living facility for formerly homeless veterans.

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• Sensation, Perception and Mystical Experience
  A workshop that covers the biological mechanisms of sensation and perception and how these mechanisms can lead to mystical experiences, also known as Unsubstantiated Personal Gnosis (UPG). In this lecture we will cover mechanisms of human memory, as well as variations in sensation and perception. The parts of the human brain that are affected during these experiences are also covered.

• Connecting with the Spirits of Locality
  An expansion of Medb's Oak Leaves article about connecting with local spirits of nature. Explanation on how to form an appropriate reciprocal relationship with local nature spirits and ideas for rituals or prayers to aide in the process. A short ritual will be included

Gareth MacKenzie

Gareth MacKenzie began to study the harp in 1984 under the tutelage of Sue Richards. He had several musical tours in the South Pacific and the U.S. Virgin Islands; Guam in 1989, American Samoa and Hawaii in 1990 and St Croix in 1991. Gareth combines harp music and storytelling to present a colorful program of stories drawn from the traditions of the Celts, Norse and other Indo-European peoples. Gareth currently resides in the mountains of southern Arizona.

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Awen

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