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Desert Magic Festival Schedule 2008

Thursday, May 8

2pm-4pm Folks Arrive
4:00 pm    Shamanic Trance Journey - Rev. Kirk Thomas
5:30 pm  Break
6:oo pm Welcoming the Earth Mother Nerthus - Dennis Ford
6:30 pm Dinner
8:00 pm Opening Ritual - The folks of SSG
9:00pm Fellowship

Friday, May 9

8:00 am       Breakfast
9:00 am  Law and Order East of the Asterisk - Ceisiwr Serith
10:30 am  Break
11:00 am  Ceremonial Magic and the ADF Core Order of Ritual - Raven Mann
12:30 pm  Break
1:00 pm  Lunch
2:00 pm Hellenic ADF: It’s Greek to Me: Workshop and Ritual (2.5 hrs) - Emerald
4:30 pm  Break
5:00 pm Round Table Meet the Preceptors: The Future of ADF Study Programs - Raven Mann
6:30 pm    Break
7:00 pm  Dinner
8:00 pm  Bardic Circle and Auction

Saturday, May 10

8:00 am    Breakfast
9:00 am   The Lord of Wealth, the Child of the Waters, and the Bull in the Woods: The Vedic Culture and ADF - Rev. Michael J. Dangler
10:30 am    Break
11:00 am  Lessons of the Modern Warrior: Blending Ancient Roles into a Modern World - Seamus
12:30 pm     Break
1:00 pm   Lunch
2:00 pm  The Might and Magic of the Dead - Carrion Mann
3:30 pm   Break
4:00 pm   Round Table - Why Comparative Mythology: How understanding our IE Roots connects our Community - Rev. Robert “Skip” Ellison
6:30 pm   Break
7:00 pm       Dinner
8:00 pm Unity Rite

 Sunday, May 11

8:30 am   Breakfast
9:30 am   Trance Journey - Explore Annwn, Land of the Fey - Nan Martin and Jon Bollin
11:30 am  Mother's Day Blessings: A Celebration of the Life Giving Magic of Mothers