Dear Phamily,

It is a task that I would rather not have to share that our Phoenix Phamily has lost a very cherishe sister. This morning at 11:00 our dear Dana Cavellero passed quietly into the next steps of her journey towards the One. She left two well-loved cats, who have been placed with close friends, and many of us who love and laugh at her ongoing antics and joy in life.

If you had the honor of knowing Dana, you will remember her silvery hair, her infectious laugh, her amazing intellect, and her Dragons. Through her art, she shared a wonder-filled life of dragons, fairies and other creatures that appeared from tubes of paint on everything from small boxes to canvases to chalices! She painted up until about four weeks ago.

She shared with me that two of the Phoenix Crones had saved her place at Hoggtown Fair this year by being her shoppe watchers, selling more of her work than she ever expected to sell. These two wonderful women where very cherished by Dana. They know who they are, but I don't know if they knew how she felt about them coming forward to help her in a very stressful time. Makes one even more proud to say they are part of the Phoenix Phamily.

As you may, or may not, know.....at AutumnMeet, I was crying on Wynette's shoulder about a room in my home I could not use because of water damage to walls and floor and a mold problem in there. I was just venting to my cuz, because my Fred works his butt off at his job and didn't have the time, energy, or skills to fix the room and I couldn't/wouldn't vent my frustration on him anyway. He does all he can already. Cousins come in handy that way. But Wynette went and told Wade. Then Wade comes along, with a gloomy face on, and says I hurt his feelings. I ask what the hell I did now......and he said he was hurt because I didn't let him know I needed help. Then I cried a bit. Then Wade arranged a work weekend at my home, Dragonwood.

To all of you who came, who de-constructed, and who re-constructed the room on our house..........a million thank you's are not sufficient to express my graditude./r Beginning with my Big Brother, Wade; the lovely Diane; the supremely competent Lisa; the fascinating Squeeky-bird (who helped keep me from pestering Wade!)........and....

John and Dawn and Jeannie and Todd (and his big truck) and Jimmy and Jenanne and Nikki and Alex and Panther and Jim (who is the electric and phone go-to man) and Marty and Mike and Jeff and Adrian (how's the poor thumb?) and not forgetting..../r Dee and James and Wilser and David (the other David, not Dee's husband) who hauled off burnables and burned them, and hauled stuff to the big truck and who chopped elephant ears and ginger out of the way and did many other things I did not see because I kept having to go sit down.....

Zephyr, Wynette and Steph who kept the Gator-ade, water, and sodas flowing and sandwiches and pizza handy to fill bellies.....and Jesse who kept me sane...and Ariel who trotted around doing whatever anyone needed a small girl-child to do....and Shelley who fetched in water in those handy little bottles.........

To all of you....my eternal thanks.

There was blood shed, and sweat.....there were feet going through that old rotten floor, there were muscles strained and tempers frayed.....but as far as I'm aware, there were no serious injuries....for which I am grateful. I felt enough guilt for having to ask for help, I'm just glad I don't have to feel guilty for anyone getting seriously hurt.

And I must say I never saw so many tools that make a job easier to do! Amazing! The only hand tools I've ever seen that worked by air compression are the wrenches a tire man uses to loosen the nuts on tires. I should have known Wade would have the most efficient tools around!

So, there's a new floor in there, and new walls, and electric outlets and phone jacks, and the ceiling is fixed, and the sheetrock is "taped and mudded".....and there is a ceiling light where there was none before, and a switch by the door, which I find very cool! It will take us a little time to finish off the room, but now it is manageable with the skills we have.

As my Circle-sister, Dee, said....that gang rocks!!!! And I only recall one time Wade had to tell me I needed to be someplace else! Ardy

An auction to benefit Ken's family is online at www.e-witch.com<http://www.e-witch.com/> with
the banner ""Let's Bring Silverwitch Home".

All proceeds go directly to his wife so please check it out. So far Trish, MR Sellars, Dorothy Morrison, Kristin Madden, Florida Pagan Gathering, Phoenix Festivals, and a couple of Ken's dear friends are donating items. If you'd prefer to donate rather than bid, that would be great too!

The auction is to help fund bringing Ken's body home from Colorado, Ken was self employed for most of his life, and did not have any savings or insurance to cover the costs of getting his body home or funeral expenses. We as a community are coming together to help his family in their time of need.


http://e-witch.com

If you click on stores in the upper menu bar, you will see one called
Let's Bring Silverwitch Home.

Friends,

It is with a soul-torn heart that I bring you this news. I'll get
straight to the point. Last night, Rianna Winchester, the 16 year-old
daughter of Chuck and Lara Lee Winchester was killed in a car accident.
I have attached at the bottom a link to a news article for details. I am
asking that you help me get the word out to the community and that you
send all the love and healing you can to the family of Rianna. She is
also survived by her older sister Larissa and her younger brother Evan.
This is without a doubt a family's worst nightmare and they are living
it.

There will be a candle light vigil tonite at 7:00 PM at Hope United
Methodist church.

The church on Dallas 120 between 92 and Highway 6 there is a website and
directions below. Parking will be a challenge so please carpool if
possible. It is alright if folks want to get there early. If parking
becomes a serious problem, the church will be able to shuttle people
from additional outlying parking on their buses.

There will probably be a viewing tomorrow and services on Sunday.

I will send details as I get them.

For now, if you want something to do, just light a green candle for
Rianna and her family and hold them softly in your thoughts.

with bright blessings and deepest sorrow,

Talyn Songdog

I copied quite an assortment of folks on this email. Believe me when I
say that I was simply channeling my way through my eddress list. If you
do not want to be on this impromtu notice list, then please let me know.
If you know someone that should be on it, please let me know. If you
have a different contact info that you would like for me to use instead,
just let me know. I will be switching to my home eddress of talyn777 at
bellsouth.net for the weekend, so if you need to get ahold of me by
email that is the better choice for now. I can be reached by phone at
home (770) 565 - 0946 or cell (404) 518 - 0946.

Church Info:

http://www.placeofhope.org/

HOPE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, 770-505-8720
1970 MARIETTA HIGHWAY, DALLAS GA 30132

http://www.placeofhope.org/directions.shtml
>From I-20 at Thornton Road...
Go west on state route 6 (Highway 278, Thornton Road) for about 15
miles. Turn right onto state route 120 (Marietta Hwy). Drive
approximately two miles and Hope Church will be on the right.

>From downtown Douglasville...
Take state route 92 north approximately 11 miles to Macland Rd. Turn
left on Macland road. After about 1.5 miles turn right onto state router
120 (Marietta Hwy). Drive approximately one mile. Hope church will be on
the right.

>From Marietta Square...
Go west on state route 120 for about 13 miles. Hope Church will be on
the left.

News details:

http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/stories/0818teenfatal.html

Jacksonville 2005 ShadowFest Sabbat

When: Oct. 31st. 2005
Where: Atlantic Beach, Florida

Jacksonville 2005 ShadowFest Sabbat

Event Details: Anyone interested in attending our Gatherings must attend a New Seeker's meeting. The purpose of the New Seeker's Meeting is to ensure the safety and wellbeing of the Gathering attendees. The New Seeker's meetings are held every Wednesday, so please plan ahead of time to attend this meeting if you want to attend the Gathering. For further information visit http://www.paganadventures.com/newseeker.html. We hope to meet you!

Date: Monday, October 31, 2005
Time: 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Location: Hanna Park, Campsite #4
Cost: $5.00 + $1.00 Park Fee
Event Details: The Sabbat will begin at 7:00 p.m.
Items to Bring: Good Cheer and a Merry Heart!! You are welcomed to wear Garb and to bring whatever object used to direct energy.

All ritual items will be provided as well as food and refreshments.

Event Location: 500 Wonderwood Drive, Campsite #4 in Atlantic Beach
Event TIME Details: 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.

Directions: Please visit Yahoo Maps at http://maps.yahoo.com/dd for driving directions.

Phone: (904) 807-3852

Website: http://www.paganadventures.com
Website II: http://www.paganadventures.com/grove
Mailing Address: 2771-29 Monument Road #349, Jacksonville, FL 32225

Welcome to Drumming Magick!

As a Drummer I have discovered that among the wonderful qualities of rhythm we are able to share a special connection with community when we come together in Drum Circle and Dance. Drumming in Fire Circle is a meditation that provides an aural foundation for the ritual of dance.

For many – especially for people looking to connect with earth based spirituality – the Drum Circle is Sacred, no less than as if being in church. Our church is the Fire Circle. It is Sacred Space. By learning to follow the presence of rhythm, and especially by participating in that rhythm by acknowledging it with the beat of a Drum - transcendent shifts in consciousness can open uniting awareness with the river of life and spirit. This is the magick of music and dance. This is the dearest companion to the Sacred Drummer, the Dancer and the Fire Tender. A synergy develops that feeds into a growing expression of life and being. The dancer can be entirely in spirit, the Muse and teacher of the pulse of vital energy. That is what a Drum Circle invokes and is the goal of the “Perfect Fire Circle.�

The Phamily has decided to perform communal Energy work for supporting Strength , healing and rapid recovery of those who were caught by the Earthquake and Tsunami's.

We will start at 8:00pm on Friday, December 31st, 2004.


I will be using a green candle as a focus. After the energy work, I intend to leave my focus burning through the night, carrying that strength and healing energy through into the secular new year.

--Wade

In the far and misty past, there was a man who was visited by the Gods. This man was given a vision of bringing the joys of Pagan Gatherings to Florida to be shared with the many Pagans there. Some say he was driven mad by the Gods as he travelled the land, visiting other Gatherings in many states, learning all he could about how such things were organized. But, mad or no, he returned home to Florida and set about contacting Pagans in the state to enlist their help. As most of the existing Gatherings were long miles away, the Florida Pagans were delighted with the idea. This man was Steve Dugas, and his rewards for all his work are his lovely wife, Lisa, and their son, Tristan. Sometimes the world is blessed by a spell of madness.

From their humble beginnings - in a Zephyrhills, Florida, pasture - the LifeSpring Gatherings grew and grew. Steve began by asking local Pagans to share their knowledge in workshops and lectures and rituals. Today, while local Pagans are still encouraged to share their knowledge, they are joined by many people from all over the land and, now and then, by people from other lands. Writers, teachers, and crafts-people from many areas have come to the Florida Gatherings to share their Arts with us, and to learn from our knowledge, too.

The Phoenix Phamily Chronicles are being compiled by Phoenix Phamily Member, and Staff Elder Ardy. This is to be collected into a large "Doomsday" type book chronicling the History of The Phoenix Phamily, beginning with the 1992 event at Dragonwood and covering all of our history (or as much as possible). After the initial Chronicle is completed, it will be kept up to date at each event.

If you have stories or pictures you'd like to add to the Chronicle, please email them to "Chronicle@phoenixfestivals.com"

This is a huge project, we have close to 13 years of history to compile. And we are actively soliciting ALL help on this project. There have been some negative things that have occured over the years, we are actively soliciting both sides of those events so as to cover that moment in history as completly as possible.

Waterkin,

It is with sadness that I pass along the information that my close
friend and CAW & Spirit Weavers Priest Jim Looman passed over early
this morning. He is survived by his life-partner, Candy DeTray, Jenn
and Raven as well as many others in his extended family.

In addition, Candy's younger brother passed over last night.

Please send your prayers, love, rèsonce and magic to Candy, Jenn and
Raven as well as the others who deeply feel the loss.

More information will be forthcoming. I can be reached by telephone at
419-842-8383.

Drink Deeply, Ron

PS: Pass this along to others who would like the information.

This year’s Pagan Pride Day in Jacksonville, FL was another resounding success
story for the Pagan community here in Jacksonville!



Our event was held at the beautiful grounds of the Unitarian Universalist Church
of Jacksonville in the Arlington area of town. The day consisted of charity
drives, a ritual, workshops, concerts, vendors, information booths, children’s
activities, and concerts. Concession and babysitting services were also offered
to make the day easier for the guests attending.

Tim Gillis and Lena Queen were special guest on August 12, 2004 for a Navy sponsored training on Wicca and Paganism for their Regional Chaplains on NAS Jax, FL.
Chaplain Michaelis contact me in late July to gather some information on the Wiccan and Pagan beliefs, and asked if anyone in the local community would be willing to come and speak to the Chaplains attending the training.

I consulted Lena and Tim, and soon we were make plans to answer all the question the Navy may have.

As part of their presentation, they brough examples of ritual tools to help the Chaplains get a good picture of the items the Pagan sailors may have as personal possessions. The Navy allowed them to bring examples of Athames, and set up a basic altar.

There were 20 to 30 attendees, including 20 Chaplains, 3 JAG officers, and some unit commanders.

The two were able to cover the basics of Wiccan and Pagan beliefs and answer many questions. The Chaplains were very pleased and excited about the information that was presented to them and asked for Lena and Tim to return for another session. Tim and Lena were not able to cover everything they had planned, and this gave the prefect opportunity for the Chaplain Office to invite them back.
On their next trip to NAS Jax they will be meeting with the Chaplin, all of the JAG staff on NAS Jax and unit commanders.

a spiritual gathering of music and magic October 8th - 10th 2004

The Second annual Wise Woman Festival is a moment out of time for woman to come together to renew our strength, our faith, and our hope. With all the cares, worries and troubles that affect us each day, opportunities to come together to heal and grow are rare. This is one of those rare opportunities. Healing the Earth, Healing our Communities, and Healing Ourselves, are not just themes, they are a way of being. The Wise Woman Festival allows each of us the opportunity to strengthen our resolve and commitment to these ways of being. By growing ourselves and by sharing with other like minded women we weave a connection that will reach outwards from us. The energy and renewed commitment will spread like a ripple on the water, touching not only our lives but the lives of those we touch. Magick and Music spun together to create a community of hearts, minds, and spirits. A community re-strengthen, rededicated, and renewed, ready to embark on yet another year of great works.

Now that Hurricane Season is firmly with us, I've added a news feed (home page, right hand column) from NOAA's Hurricane information system to keep us updated on the Atlantic tropical outlook and any storms as they form and start tracking.

I repeat my call from last year:

We can set up a network of Phamily to give people a place to stay if a hurricane hits thier area.. We live on the northeast coast, for example, and if a storm decided to target, say the Tampa - St. pete area, we'd be in a safe location, and could provide three or four days for people to get out of harms way. or, vice versa, if Jacksonville was targeted, perhaps a shelter with phamily on the Gulf coast would be available.

You may email "pphyre@phoenixfestivals.com" and I will be happy to coordinate the crash space. I'll need to know the following: region you live in, number of people you could put up, and for how long. and any information that might limit who could use your shelter (no cats/dogs/birds/kids or that sort of thing).

It seems like this would be a good time to put this together before a storm is on the way, rather than when it's almost here.


--Wade

On June 8, Venus will cross in front of the Sun for the first time since 1882, and backyard skywatchers can see the spectacle [Overview]. The best view will be from Europe, but parts of America and most of Asia and Africa can witness the historic passage, weather permitting.

What Will Happen
Earth, Venus and the Sun will all be in a direct line in space. Venus will make contact with the outer portion of the Sun early in the morning in Europe (and before dawn U.S. time). It will appear as a small black spot about 1/32 the diameter of the Sun.

Safe viewing techniques must be employed.

One of the curious aspects, called the "black drop," will occur just as Venus gets fully in front of the Sun's disk at ingress, and again just before it egresses about six hours later from the other side. Venus' black disk will appear to remain linked to the edge of the Sun for a moment, stretching into an apparent pear shape.

There are two causes for the black drop: The Sun is less bright at its visible edge, and there is a natural blurring effect in telescopes.

Presents our 4th. ANNUAL Celebration of BELTAINE, Beltane, may day, May 1, 2004

No Matter What you Prefer to Call It, Come Join This Powerful Celebration at Summerland:

SATURDAY, MAY 1st Late Afternoon will bring the Erection of the May Pole and Dance at Main Circle. Each person should bring 30 ft. of colored ribbon to tie to the pole. Followed by a Potluck feast where everyone brings a covered dish to share their good fortune with the God and Goddess! At Dusk there will be a Faerie Walk in Magical Splendor to Spirit Tree! Celebration of the Fertility of the Horned God and The Goddess will be continued in the evening with a Beltaine Ritual being led by Fangorn Coven of Cape Coral, Florida. Afterwards we will Drum and Dance the night Away as we Tap into that Erotic Storehouse of Energy

The Paralounge Drum Gathering
April 16,17 2004
The Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park
North 129 Live Oak Florida
http://www.paralounge.net/

The Paralounge has become a drum circle family re-union. July 2002 was the first Paralounge Drum Gathering. It was a beautiful weekend with beautiful people. Over one hundred people attended that drum circle. February 2003 the Paralounge held its second gathering. The Melbourne Drum Tribe and Jerrods Door were the pre drum circle entertainment. The Melbourne Drum Tribes first time at the Paralounge. They had a great performance and held a nice rhythm workshop. Jerrods Door jammed out with heavy rhythm percussion fused with exotic didgeridoo soundscapes. Over one hundred and fifty drum circle spirits attended. August 2003 the Paralounge gave more. The Kusun Ensemble, from Ghana East Africa, gave a breath taking performance. African drummers and dancers gave the Paralounge a taste of true african heritage. Nii Tettey Tetteh, leader of the group, taught an exciting workshop on traditional african rhythms. The Rhythm Festival came over from Jacksonville Florida and gave a fine performance. They demonstrated what great talent is in the Jacksonville drum circle. Jerrods Door gave the Paralounge another taste of psychedelic jungle funk. They know how to get the energy moving. Over two hundred people attended that event.

The Paralounge Drum Gathering has become a collective of all the drum circles in the south east U.S. Drum circle members from Ft. Lauderdale, Orlando, Sarasota, Tampa, St. Petersburg, Gainseville, St. Augustine, Melbourne, Titusville, Tallahassee, Jacksonville, Valdosta Georgia, Atlanta Georgia, and other places in Alabama and Mississippi, are attending these gatherings.

Hola...

Listen to my new collaborative elektronik pagan trakk "Elemental Call" is up on my site @ http://geocities.com/savvy1007/listen.htm... I just finished it with my friend Mark Sklawer - a fellow New Yorker - (who I also did my two older trakks with)...

Mark Sklawer is part of an amazing event he cooperatively puts on
=>=> "Body Temple - a holistic celebration of life - http://www.bodytemple.info <=<=...
Check it out!!!

Tell me what you think @ savvy1007@yahoo.com about my cooperative elektronik musik aka pagan techno... Feedback helps me grow musically and it is appreciated...

- Amor y Paz - Savvy aka Savannah Skye...

To our Phamily,

With deep regret, I must pass along that Bobbi Dresser, cherished mate of Nybor and Elspeth of Haven, has passed on. Nybor and Elspeth have asked that no gifts be sent until she they have spoken to Bobbi's children

We will be scheduling a memorial service at PhoenixPhyre 2004.

Energy to help those left behind with their grief is greatly appreciated.

Update on March 10,2004 from Nybor:

One third of our life is gone. Bobbi died on Monday morning peacefully in her own bed. We will be holding services at 11AM on Saturday March 13th at the Hines-Renalti funeral home on New Hampshire ave. just north of the White Oak shopping center in Silver Spring MD. Rather then send flowers, you might make a donation to the ACLU. She felt strongly about personal freedom.

Elspeth and Nybor

A reminder that The JaxPRIDE festival is this coming Friday, Saturday,. and Sunday.

Come and enjoy 3 Spirit filled days right along the St. Mary's River. There will be Workshops, Merchants/Vendors, Main Ritual, Friday Night Village Potluck Feasting, Live Entertainment Friday night, Main Ritual Saturday night, Drumming & Dancing around a Sacred Fire, Childrens Workshops, and Spirit. Some of the added pleasures of Hidden River Resort are Hot Showers, Flush Toilets, Swimming Pool, Covered Stage and Covered Pavillon, Fire Circle, Clothing Optional, 88 pristine acres, 40 min from Jacksonville.

From Lena on the Jax Pagan List:

Greetings,

3 days and counting....YEEPEE

We are looking forward to frolicking in the forest with our community. We are proud to announce that "Shining Wheel Pagan Chorus" will be coming up on Saturday to wow us with their magically harmonious voices. The will have CDs to sell. Please check out their web site and listen to some of their chants. www.cdbaby.com/shiningwheel www.shiningwheel.org

The standalone Mozilla Firebird browser has been renamed to Firefox and received an upgrade to version 0.8. This latest release features a new download manager, bookmarks enhancements, better support for extensions and several thousand other improvements. Windows users can benefit from a new installer, while Mac OS X users will enjoy the new Aqua-style theme, Kevin Gerich and Stephen Horlander's Pinstripe...

Firefox is the browser's third name. The last name, Firebird, drew strong objections from the Firebird database community when it was announced in April. The database community's supporters and commercial backers waged a high-profile campaign against mozilla.org and affiliated parties until mozilla.org announced that Firebird would only be used as a codename. The new Firefox moniker is intended to be used as a permanent product name and a strong brand identity will be built around it. The new name was chosen after extensive international trademark searches and consultations with lawyers. The process of registering Firefox as a trademark with the United States Patent and Trademark Office began in December last year.

Firefox 0.8 can be downloaded from the Firefox product page or direct from the Firefox 0.8 directory on ftp.mozilla.org. Check out the Firefox 0.8 Release Notes for more information.

SOURCE: http://help.mozillazine.org/firefox/

Nybor and Elspeth need your help- in a major power raising. As most of you know, we are 2 parts of a triad. The other person in our marriage is Bobbi Dresser.
Last year, on Feb 14, Bobbi had breast cancer surgery. We did a power working in the hospital during the surgery. Tho the surgery was fairly extensive, It seemed complete. This was followed by chemo and radiation lasting into July. All seemed well at this point.
However, in late November, Bobbi began to have problems with digestion, and her gall bladder was removed on Jan.21 . Upon testing the gall bladder was found to have cancer cells in it. In early February continued testing determined that the cancer had spread to the liver. She is now undergoing the first set of chemo for this.
At 12 noon on Sunday, February 15 we will be doing a healing power raising. Your part of this, if you can take part, will be to link with us to send healing energy into her body. Remember to ground and center first. We are at bobbi's house in Silver Spring, Md. (about 10 miles north of the center of D.C.)
The focus of this working is: SHRINK THE SPREADING CANCER, WHEREVER IT MAY BE; AND DESTROY IT.
This will be equally effective whether you are alone or with a group.

We give thanks to all of you --and to the Lady and Lord for such a caring and powerful family.

Namaste'

Elspeth and Nybor

We've made several new friends over the past week who will have Registration Packets for PhoenixPhyre 2004 in their shops. Please visit these varied and friendly Pagan folks.

Merry Meet !
We have moved to a new site!!!
Hidden River Resort is an 88 acre retreat located on the Florida-Georgia state line between Jacksonville and Lake City, just north of Macclenny, along the banks of the wild and scenic St. Marys River.
You may wander the many trails, where you may find a secluded glen by a cypress pond; or stroll along the riverbank, sit under a huge old oak and feel the stress flowing away like the cool waters of the meandering St. Mary's River. There are many camping areas, with electric and without, and RV hookups, with water and electric (a dump station is also available). And NO portapotties required!!! We think you will all love this beautiful and pristine wilderness site! This is, however, THE WILD! All animals you encounter in the woods should be considered wild and dangerous. Do not attempt to approach, pet or feed them. You may also encounter poisonous plants or reptiles in your strolls. Nature has created pitfalls on the grounds - holes, fallen trees, etc. Be careful!! An alligator is in residence in the river - at last sighting it was about 5'.
Barbara, the lovely lady who owns and manages Hidden River Resort, is so warm and welcoming, we're sure you'll be as enchanted as we are. But don't drop your cigarette butts around - she's a tigress on trash! Our Featured Guests include Isaac Bonewits, Trish Telesco, Nybor and Elspeth, Maya Heath, and Jim Looman. Our Featured Musicians are DreamTrybe. Meals will be provided by our Staff Kitchen and we have four scholarships available for Kitchen Help. Please contact us at 904-396-9637 if you're interested in being a kitchen slave. Preliminary photos are on the phoenixfestivals website.

-- NEW POLICIES --
With the new site, comes a few new or changed policies.

PRESS RELEASE: 12/07/03 FROM: EMERALD ROSE
www.emeraldrose.com

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 706 864-0882

Command Performance: "Return of the King" Oscar Party will feature Georgia band Emerald Rose

TICKETS GO ON SALE TO THE PUBLIC DEC 10

Hollywood is abuzz in anticipation of the upcoming release of Peter Jackson's "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King". Plans are being made for this year's Academy Awards presentations and trade news magazines have noted the possibility of Oscar gold for the third installment of Jackson's fantasy epic. Along with the Oscars come the Hollywood parties to celebrate the victories, and the Lord of the Rings cast will celebrate in style at a massive party in Hollywood's celebrated American Legion Hall. "The Return of the One Party" will sponsored by Tolkien fan web site The One Ring.net (www.theonering.net). The organization has produced parties for the movie's Oscar celebration for the past two years and are planning the biggest celebration yet for February 29, 2004, immediately following the Academy Awards.

Hello Phoenix Phestivals Phamily!

Here is the scoop on the next event: PhoenixPhyre 2004 - Our 25th event! Featured Speakers: Nybor, Elspeth, and Bobbi from Haven community, Patricia Telesco, Maya Heath, and DreamTrybe. We are still booking musicians and speakers, so Stay tuned for more.
The biggest news for this event?
We just booked into a new Site: Hidden River Ranch, an 88 acre facility located 16 miles north of Maclenny in northeast Florida. (it's 39 miles from the I-95/I-10 intersection in downtown Jacksonville.) The Site features Hot Showers (4 indoor and 2 outdoor) with a small hot tub attached, swimming pool, a 30 x 60 stage, a 20 x 40 pavillion, decks, and 15 full (with septic) RV hookups, and 11 power/water hookups. I had heard a lot of really nice things about Hidden River from various people (Especially Rosemary and Brian!), and they were right. The Property is neat, clean, and the facilities are solidly constructed (We will not ever overload the power on this site, I suspect) and we will have plenty of room to grow. There will always be a warm spot in our heart for the Riverboat Club, We have shared a lot of energy, and a lot of memories with that site.
We will also have some moving pains with the new property. We are working out the details on some of the finer points, but here's what we KNOW will change:

Well. 300 plus images from AutumnMeet 2003 later, a bunch of fixes, and a few addons later, and here we are. First - The thanks!

Cephlian, Pappa John, Kristan, Thom, Todd, Dragon, and I all contributed to the current AutumnMeet 2003 image gallery, I hope you enjoy it! There is Full coverage of the Faux Fairy slaying, and followup autopsy, and investigation..., Images and memories from Music night, Maya's Croning, Merchants row, Staff camp, Band Camp, the group shots from us to Rowan on Sunday, and Phamily Members from one end of the site to the other. Note that you can Rate each shot, and post comments for each, which is a great way to help share your memories, and point out the things you particularly liked!
Also, all the bugs I know of are fixed in the website as of this writing. And I added a little widget that lets Phamily members post their current mood (it's on the Front page, above the random image), try it out!

270 pagans, 5 days of the most loving, careing festival energy I can remember. What an Incredible week!

A wealth of thank yous are apropriate here, so let me start with our Featured Speakers. Doroty Morison, Thanky ou, you were and are everything we were told you were, a rare event in these days. Trish Telesco, again, you were wonderful, thank you for the workshops, for helping in the kitchen when our Staff cook had to take a break because of his back. Maya Heath, again, thank you for the workshops, and for a wonderful job as Bardic Circle facilitator, Ivo Dominguez, wow, what a find, you're wonderfull, Dianne will disown me if we can't get you back.. Jim Loomin, thank you, wonderful workshops, and fulfilling a need for education of the special needs handicapped people face on a festival site.

To our Featured Musicians. First, WOW! In my opinion, this was the best line up of music and performances we have ever had on a festival site. To Emerald Rose, thank you all, a wonderful concert, and you are wonderful people. We missed you at Closing ritual, but the entire community wants you back! To DreamTrybe, Ladies (and Tabber) we never get tired of you, and no, Lynda, you won't get off that easily! I'd also like to thank Casey and Mike for most professional and excellent help with running and setting up the sound system for the event, you are both consumate professionals.

To the staff; You are, without question, the finest group of people I have ever met. You bring to our village a gift of simple competence. This festival would not have happened without the hard work that you have contributed. I am honored and blessed to be able to work with each of you: Dianne, Kate, Freyja, Walker, Thom, Todd, Althea, Dr. Tom, Seawolf, Jennifer, Maya, Pookie Bear, Cephlian, and Our newest Site manager / Pagan Man; Robert the Dragon.

In particular, I want to acknowledge our Hearthkeepers, Zephyr and Trish and a special thanks to our Apprentice Heathkeeper Kristin. The staff was so blessed to have you there, and each mentioned to me what an incredible job you did.

To the Phoenix Phestivals Community. What can I say? People offering other people coffee in the mornings or late at night, just because they percieved a need. A severe lack of issues! wow! with the exception, who could have asked for more harmony. Wait! that's it! Harmony.... We lived, and loved in Harmony... "Musical" (figuratively and literally) chairs from camp site to campsite, never has ANY festival had so many, playing so well, for so long. You made this hands down the best festival ever!

There are so many (oh, about 270 of you) that contribute so very much to the success of these events that I just run out of space listing everything. From Firetenders helping out with the ritual fire, to community shifts, Counselors, Workshop and ritual presenters, On-line help, passing out registration flyers, and just talking about what a cool time we have together. All of these things create community, and a strong healthy community it is! Dianne, The Staff, and I Thank You ALL !

-- Wade Berlin

I Spaced Out completely on this addition to our merchant list:

Woodpecker's Roost
Hand-crafted exotic and domestic wood, non-realistic, dildos.

Additional News:
We heard from Johnny a few days ago and Kalimart will not be at festival. He sends greetings and blessings. Nybor, also, will be unable to be at AutumnMeet. Elspeth is still coming and we will have Bobbi, too.

Hey Ya'll!

We've finally gotton the "beginnings" of the HallFamily Homepage back on-line!!!! I've at least got the "index" page updated!! More will come...I promise!

Love Ya'll
Walker

I heard from DeLuna today, she is NOT going to be able to make it back to Florida for AutumnMeet 2003, We will miss her, perhaps she will be able to make it to PhoenixPhyre, next March.
We are looking at a replacement for the 6:30pm performance on Friday, or expanding the Emerald Rose and DreamTrybe concerts, stay tuned for mor information as we get it.
On a happier note, we have confirmed that Lady Elspeth will be back after a 2 year hiatus, We've missed her, and are looking forward to her return.

AutumnMeet 2003

Prices increase on the 15th, you can avoid the increase by registering on or before Septrember 15th (Monday)

The First Price Increase for AutumnMeet 2003 happens in a little less than two weeks (September 15th) Save the money and get your registration in before then!

Our Website has the current Workshop, Merchants, and Festival updates (look under Topic "Festivals or Category "workshops" for the most current information.)

We have created a cool little promotional Video for AutumnMeet 2003 - look for it at one of the Pagan Pride Day Booths we will have around the state, Beginning with Pagan Pride Day, Jacksonville, this coming Saturday, September 6th, at the Jacksonville UU Church.

"Pagans Reveling In Diversified Energy" Our Maiden festival will be Oct 3-5, 2003. Please join us for 3 days of camping, drumming, dancing, workshops, entertainment & revelry. 88 acres of nature to run on and access tot he St. Mary's River.

Please join us for Jacksonville Pagan Pride Day 2003! Once again, we will be honoring our community with a Pagan Pride Project event including a charity drive and community ritual. Our charity drives this year are a non-perishable food drive for the Arlington Community Center and pet supplies for The Stray Cat House. See our website for a detailed list of needed items. There is no charge for the Pagan Pride event, but for every item you donate, or every $1 you donate, you will receive one raffle ticket. We will use these tickets to draw for door prizes throughout the day. We have the most incredible door prizes donated by local merhcants and event vendors.
The community ritual will honor Mabon and is hosted by Lena Queen. Ritual begins at 5pm. Don't miss the Children's Parade to the ritual circle at 4:45pm.
Again this year, we are thrilled to have Emerald Rose headlining our stage at 6pm!! We also have the local drumming group, Rhythm Festival performing and two Atlanta bands, Skyy Pilot and Spiral Rhythm playing during the day.
There will be workshops held from 11 to 5. A children's area will be offering different activities all day.
Pagan Pride Day is offering their own concession, with yummy low cost meals, drinks and snacks. Vegetarian options are available.
We are still looking for volunteers to help that day. Please contact us if you'd like to help!
We are excited about making this the best event in Jacksonville, and possibly the nation! Join us for the fun, learning, and excitement!

Well, our first trip with the Scouts was a huge success. Many Thanks to Ackadia, Thom, Kate, Missy, Cat, Mary, Sara, Kristin, Bobby jr. and Julia for a wonderful afternoon at the Zoo. We ha a blast playing with the butterflies, looking at the wide assortment of incredible displays the JaxZoo has, and just hangin' out together. (we got some really good video too! see below)

Current updates on the FCSS:
As you can see, we've created a new topc and category for Spiral Scout information on the website.
We've created a logo to identify the FCSS
All the paperwork and background checks are filed for the creation of the First Coast Spiral Scouts troop. We won't be official until the processing is completed and approved. Wade Berlin and Ackadia Seawind are the founding troop leaders.
However, we aren't going to let that slow us down. There will be a FCSS information booth at the Jacksonville Pagan Pride Day event, and at each of the other Pagan Pride Day events Ackadia is attending in the next month or so. Wade has created a 2 minute video promoting the FCSS, see it at our PPD booth.
We already have regular events planned for the Scouts through the end of next year, including hands on "Mr Wizard" type home chemistry, (Making really cool stuff, like your own "slime", dustless street chalk and paint, and several other cool projects), Leather crafting, and do it yourself video workshops, Trips to Marineland, Seaworld (hey, Wade's a diver.... he like the ocean stuff) and maybe a trip to Universal Studios. As well as regular day trips to Wild adventures, the beach, and some planned weekend camping trips, at least once a month the Scouts will get together for some serious cool stuff.

Well, that's all for now, blessings to all,
Wade

Saturday, September 20, 2003 11AM to 5PM
Location:
G.T. Bray Park
Pavilions 3 and 4
5502 33rd Avenue Drive Wes
tBradenton, Florida
Important Information:
· This is a picnic so bring your own food, drinks, and blankets.
· No athames/swords or other “weapons”.
· No alcohol.· THIS IS A FREE EVENT!On the schedule:· Free workshops by OOTNSR, Wheel of the Year, and others.
· Donate to the food drive and be entered to win prizes! (Non-perishable items. No glass containers other than baby food.)
· Pagan community meeting
· Accepting volunteers for Manasota Pagan Pride Day 2004
· Drum circle
· Public ritual

www.freewebs.com/paganpridemanasota
Sponsored by Order of the Night Star Rising

Annoucing the Pagan Pride PicNic for Manasota (that's Manatee and Sarasota Counties) on September 20.2003. The place is to be announced. This is the FIRST Pagan Pride event for the area so come on out and support us!

We will be having mini workshops and a Harvest Ritual too! So why not bring your picnic lunch/dinner and JOIN us! :)

For more info, contact me at BriteBlsn@aol.com

We at SilverBranch are extremely pleased to announce the release of our first music CD, entitled "Hand to Hand'! This CD is a collection of chants/songs/rounds that is ideal for use in many Celtic rituals, evoking the energies of goddesses and gods, dragons and sacred animals. A portion of the proceeds from this project will be donated to the Phoenix Festivals Land Fund.

Please come and take a look at www.silverbranch.com!

Blessed be!
BryteUnicorn

More Merchants Registered for AutumnMeet

Woodland Wonders / Karma Klub
Greenman Items from masks to 4 types of incense burners, candle holders and goodies but other ceramic treasures. Also, they will also find handmade sage smudge bundles, tambourines and things that go "hmmmmm" around the fire, herbs, altar tiles, vine pentacles and an array of everyday usage items for the witch in everyone.

Otter & Trout Trading Company
Wildcrafted and organically grown herbs, herbal products and some hand carved artwork

Church of All Worlds - Florida
Not for Profit fund-raiser to benefit the Earth Day Festival held at All World Acres and the First Coast Spiral Scouts.

SilverBranch
CDs featuring original Celtic music (a portion of the proceeds will be donated to the PhoenixFestival Land fund), candles, soaps, leather goods and other crafts.

Nybor Mystical Art
Spiritual and sensual art

P. A. Montgomery, Jeweler
Jewelry of carved bone and amber with some silver work

KaliMart
Fun festival clothing at affordable prices

Sweetwater Clay & Leather Canvas & Steel
Pottery, buckskin leatherwork, Native American style beadwork, custom canvas tentage, blacksmith art & useful item

Well, we're finally getting things rolling and on Wednesday, August 20, 2003 from 5pm-8pm we are hosting a fundraising/organization event at Sweet Tomatoes - Regency. We will be able to earn twenty percent from each of our attendees' meal purchase. In order to participate in the fund raiser you must have a flyer beforehand to present to the cashier. Flyers will soon be available for pick up on Earth Gifts' bulletin board. Also if you prefer, write to me privately and I'll make sure to get one to you prior to the event.

This will be a time for prospective participants and their parents to learn more about Spiral Scouts, complete necessary paperwork, discuss any concerns and ask any questions! This will also give us an opportunity to start our fundraising for our new troop the First Coast Spiral Scouts!

If you have any questions please feel free to email either me: sumchik@bellsouth.net or Ackadia : djclark222@yahoo.com. We look forward to seeing everyone!

Merchants Registered for AutumnMeet

Styx n Stonz
Staffs, walking sticks,brooms,wands, stones, other enchanted items.

Fiddlesense
Woodcraft products, Oriental and Indian statues/candle holders, fountains. cauldrons, and more.

Dreaming Owl
Baskets and Pottery. Stop by for a basket weaving demonstration.

Dragonweyr Gifts of the Goddess
Ceramics, wraps, jewelry, unusual items.

Panther Drums
Africam djembes and other drums and fun stuff.

Dreamtrybe
CD's and band gear

Emerald Rose
CD's

Dorothy Morrison
Books by Author

Patricia Telesco
Books by Author

Maya Heath - Dragonscale Jewelry
Books and Jewelry by Author

Greetings All!
I hope everyone is excited about our next Autumn Meet Festival; I know I am! I have some very delightful events planned for Autumn Meet. For starters our own Jack Seawolf is planning to take the steps necessary to be initiated as a Scion in the Church of All Worlds! In addition, he plans to take a new name. . . I am eager to hear what that will be! I am also Coordinating the Main Ritual and have some rather grand and spine tingling plans. We will be visiting Hades, and meeting all sorts of interesting Characters. I would love to have members of the Phoenix Phamily help with this project. I have many interesting characters who need that personal touch and insight to bring them to life. If you have a flare for the dramatic or are just plain dramatic, or maybe you just like dressing up in costume I would love to hear from you! I have speaking and non-speaking roles that are still looking for someone to flesh-them-out. Please consider joining our mythical cast of characters. I am sure we will all have a frolicking good time with this Ritual!
I hope to hear from you!
Ackadia
ackadia@phoenixfestivals.com

The Canandaigua Lake Drum Cyrcle in Canandaigua NY formed in February of 2003 and it's first drum meet was in April. Word of that initial drum meet got around quick and when we showed up with our drums, the local newspapper showed up with their cameras. Alas, only one pic was placed into the paper, but it was a great start. I facilitated the circle and my dearest love Ellynore acted as hostess, preparing refreshments and welcoming newcomers.

We were also graced with the presence of Master Drummer Kia Marie Wolfe, who was gracious enough to lead us through several Middle Eastern Rhythems. That first circle was even filmed and put on DVD. Our second circle in May brought in many new faces a few dancers as well. It seems that because we are drumming at the Arts Council home base, we attract alot of attention. As a result, we have a fine mix of Pagan and Christian. That is probably the best thing about these circles, no matter what you practice, where you work or what you believe, once inside the cyrcle, we are all drummers together. Our third circle brought us a page and a half article in the local newspaper, with four photos and lots of attention. While being interviewed, I mentioned that I first encountered drumming at the Phoenix Festivals in Florida, ... and that was printed. So I am sending the whole article to Wade and Dianne. So in a way, you could say Phoenix Festivals gave birth to The Canandaigua Lake Drum Cyrcle, simply because that is where I was first introduced to drumming. We have a nice mix of African and Middle Eastern drumming. As an intermediate drummer, I am glad that our cyrcle has attracted so much attention, because we get these lovely visits from Master Drummers who are eager to teach their rhythems. I have fallen in love with a ceramic drum called a "Doumbek" and I am determined that I will have one as my next drum. :) We are planning on playing down by the lake as well as getting involved in programs to help kids start drumming. We have also discussed helping to raise money for area food banks and other forms of community service. While still serving as our hostess, Ellynore recently bought a baby Djembe for herself and many people are starting to ask, "Where can I buy a drum?". It seems those who make and sell drums are now also headed to Canandaigua. Fortunately, the Arts Council allows us to buy, sell, and trade during the Drum Cyrcles. So if you sell drums, feel free to post your link at our group. With the turnout the way it has been, we may begin meeting every two weeks, using an alternate location. Everyone seems very enthusiastic and agrees that they want MORE drumming. Anyone who is visiting the Finger Lakes region of New York State is welcome to visit and drum with us. Just visit our online group and let us know when you're coming. :) http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CL-DrumCyrcle/ Thanks and happy rhythems to ya :) Mirlin Poplar

Greetings all!

Well, as you already read in Ackadia's post we are interested in continuing on with the organization of a Spiral Scouts chapter here in the Jacksonville/NE Florida area. Tallahassee has an active chapter and the Orlando area is also organizing a chapter. Plans are also in the making for a Florida Tribe (that is the joining of sorts of all of the Florida chapters giving Florida national representation with the Spiral Scouts organization) So, progress is being made, our children are learning and growing and all in an established and safe environment.

Merry Meet !

It's time again! The Fall Gathering is here. 5 days of Festival, Workshops, Networking, Ritual, Drumming, and Phamily!

Registration for AutumnMeet 2003 is now open. As all of you know, expenses have increased and we’ve had to increase our pricing. Pricing for the full event has been increased to $100.00 and the weekend pricing is $75.00. These prices are effective through September 15th, at which time they go up $10.00 through October 15th, when pre-registration closes. Gate prices will be $20.00 over the first cut-off. The good news is that the Weekend Passes begin on Friday morning rather than Friday evening and that Day Passes will remain at $25.00 each and will only be sold at the Gate.

We’ve also officially added another phamily tradition: the Honoring Ritual. This ritual will occur on Thursday evening before Bardic Circle and is for honoring and recognizing milestones and important events in the lives of our phamily members.

Our Featured Guests include Trish Telesco, Nybor, Maya Heath, Ivo Dominguez, Jr., Jim Looman, and a wonderful new friend, Dorothy Morrison. Our Featured Musicians will include DeLuna, DreamTrybe and Emerald Rose. We are looking forward to a wonderful and exciting fall festival.

We will be putting all the registration info on this website over the next few days, in the mean time: a PDF (Portable Document Format) of the registration Information is available here or go to our Downloads Section

You Can Register Online by clicking on the "Festival Registration" link under "Event Information" in the left habd "Site Menu" block.

In just a few days Jacksonville may appear to be taken over by terrorists.
Officials say there's no cause for alarm. The Florida Regional Domestic
Security Task force is planning a drill.

MORE DETAILS: http://treets.news4jax.com/svc/lnk.cfm?l=23027209&t=1

Due to financial problems, I need to sell a few things to make ends meet. I
wish I didn't have to, but "them's the breaks". Anyone interested in what I have
please e-mail me at Wyvern@svhorizon.com or call 813-353-3555. I'm not listing prices because I don't
know what people can afford right now. Besides haggling is more fun anyway:)
Hoping to hear from a teeming horde of people waving wads of money
(right!)
Lisa Carroll
For sale-
One sword with scabbard-suitable for ritual or SCA use. Virgin condition,
no notches.
Two quartz globes- Smaller one is smoky quartz with great viewing plane,
larger is clear quartz. Both are larger than fist size.
One flourite abstract carving. Looks like a mother and child to me, but
hey, everyone sees it different.
One hardbound copy of the Ritual Magic Manual by David Griffin
Quite a collection of books on Wicca, herbology, Isis, Asaratu. I'm not
going to try to list individual names here, it'd take too long. If you are
interested in something specific, give me a call, I might have it. I'm
leaning toward selling the books as 4 for 10 dollars except for the hardbound
ones.
One dragon scent diffuser-Pretty, but I never use it.
One high carbon steel handmade knife with scabbard.
Two high carbon steel Schrade knives-one a hunting knife (nonfolding),
one a stockman's type.(folding).

presents the second annual
Earth Spirituality Youth Camp
All World Acres
June 26 - 29, 2003
Director: Ackadia Seawind

Can you remember back to those lazy hazy days of your youthful summers? Playing with your friends, exploring the wonders of nature, long talks under the stars, and tons of summer time fun, do you remember? Would you like for your teens, tweens, and children to be able to look back to those kinds of memories? Then how about, giving them a Summer Camp experience?



All World Acres is holding its Second Annual Earth Spirituality Youth Camp June 26 through June 29, 2003. The camp will be open to our youth ages 8 through 17 years old. They will meet new friends while having fun and learning in a magical camping environment at All World Acres.

The youth camp will be June 26 through June 29, 2003.
Parents are welcome to come in early and help the kids settle in. For those parents who wish to stay the entire session, camping is free and a Special Guest Meal Plan will be available.

The camp will start by Noon on Thursday, June 26, and will end Sunday afternoon, June 29. If there is a problem with work schedule and/or travel arrangements, then let us know and the youths may come in on Wednesday evening.

Classes will be limited so register early.

NFPA is an organization of representatives from various Pagan groups and individuals.

Our Purpose:

Serve the Pagan Community of Northeast Florida and Southeast Georgia as a networking resource
Promote public awareness, tolerance and understanding of Pagan beliefs and practices.
Promote community involvement
Help plan and implement Pagan-oriented gatherings and projects
Act as a liaison with appropriate agencies to arrange community service projects and to get resources for the community.
Ensure positive relations with the community at-large, local media, law enforcement, and local government.
Serve as an educational resource and providing opportunities to members and the community for enriching their knowledge.
Taking an active role in defending the interest of members being harassed, discriminated, or otherwise unfairly treatment because of their beliefs.

To help celebrate this nearly forgotten Federal Holiday AWA is hosting several activities... what could be more American that a true Pot Luck of events!
In the "morning" there will be a Sweat Lodge!
please read healingtoday at yahoo groups for more information; or email Richard.

In the Afternoon the CAW, Dragon Egg Nest will be having a meeting and Ritual.
you can visit the CAW website at http://www.caw.org or email Ackadia@phoenixfestivals.com for more information about CAW and the Dragon Egg Nest.

There will also be folks there who can talk about the NEW Sprial*Scouts troop starting at AWA; and lets not forget the upcoming Earth Spirituality Youth Camp and Body Magick events.

In the Evening there will be a Healing Circle;
followed by a Pot Luck Dinner;
followed by a multiple Birthday celebrations (including mine) and I bet, a round or two of AWA's own very special version of BINGO!

So bring a few friends, a big pot of something yummy,(if possible a $5.00 donation), and Celebrate this old fashioned American Holiday the good ol' Pagan way!

Directions to All World Acres:

All World Acres is at 4715 Bruton Rd. Plant City, FL. Exit #21 off I-4, SR 39 (Paul Buchman Highway). Go north on SR39 for 5.3 miles, then left on Bruton Rd. Follow Bruton for 2.1 miles. All World is on your left, look for big green sign with unicorn. 813-719-2656 or 813-748-0761.
I hope to see you there;
Ackadia

Location:
All World Acres
4715 Bruton Rd
Plant City Florida

Contact Information:
Richard
813-719-2656
allworldent2000@cs.com

http://healingtoday.com/

Merry Meet !
We are very pleased to be entering our 11th year of festival and family building - and what a wonderful “phamily” you are!
Our Featured Guests include Trish Telesco, Nybor, Maya Heath, Ivo Dominguez, Jr., Jim Looman, and a wonderful new friend, Dorothy Morrison. Our Featured Musicians will include DeLuna, DreamTrybe and Emerald Rose.
We warmly welcome Cephlians return to the Drumm Blessing Ritual on Wed. Night, Our new honoring ritual will occur before Bardic Circle on thursday evening, Maya Heath returns as our Bardic Circle facilitator. The Friday night concerts will be a wonderful reprisal of last years Emerald Rose / Dreamtrybe concert. and on Saturday night we welcome Ackadia's hosting of Main Ritual.
Registration will open on the first of July, 2003, and you will be able to either register on the Phoenixfestivals e-group, or via the registration packages we will be mailing out as usual.

Hello Phamily,
I just recieved a phone call from Glyndower. His son, David, has had an accedent, details are sketchy at the moment, but it looks like he has slipped and fallen, and recieved a serious cut that will require surgery, apparently it is serious enough that he is being Bayflighted to Tampa General Hospital as I write this. (For those of you who don't know, Bayflight is like LifeFlight, a helecopter ambulance service.)

Please send all available Prayers and energy to his well being.

Blessings and Thanks, Wade

Followup From Glyndower (1:00 am): (click read more)

For Immediate Release
From: Pagan Unity Campaign
Date: May 28, 2003
Reminder: Pagan Unity Campaign Launches 3rd Annual "I Am Project" Nationwide
- Pagans are strongly urged to make their voice heard on June 21, 2003.
Don't forget that on June 21, 2003, the PUC will launch the third annual "I Am Project," alerting government officials of the staggering number of Pagan supporters in their districts. By unifying the effort on summer solstice, the elected officials will hopefully be bombarded with postcards and letters calling their attention to the size of the Pagan community.

Minimize the distance you must travel to reach a safe location; the further you drive, the higher the likelihood of encountering traffic congestion and other problems on the roadways. Select the nearest possible evacuation destination, preferably within yourlocal area, and map out your route. Do not get on the road without a planned route, or a place to go.

Choose the home of the closest friend or relative outside a design at edevacuation zone and discuss your plan with them before hurricane season.

You may also choose a hotel/motel outside of the vulnerable area.

Memorial Day, originally called Decoration Day, is a day of remembrance for those who have died in our nation's service. There are many stories as to its actual beginnings, with over two dozen cities and towns laying claim to being the birthplace of Memorial Day. There is also evidence that organized women's groups in the South were decorating graves before the end of the Civil War: a hymn published in 1867, "Kneel Where Our Loves are Sleeping" by Nella L. Sweet carried the dedication "To The Ladies of the South who are Decorating the Graves of the Confederate Dead" (Source: Duke University's Historic American Sheet Music, 1850-1920). While Waterloo N.Y. was officially declared the birthplace of Memorial Day by President Lyndon Johnson in May 1966, it's difficult to prove conclusively the origins of the day. It is more likely that it had many separate beginnings.

Stone Circle Products Is proud to present Ted Andrews

Ted Andrews is an internationally recognized author, storyteller, teacher and mystic. He has written over 30 books which have been translated into two dozen languages. He brings to the field a very extensive formal and informal education. Ted has been involved in the serious study of the esoteric and occult for more than 30 years. He has been a certified spiritualist medium for 20 years.

Called a true Renaissance man, Ted is schooled in music and holistic healing modalities. He has composed, preformed and produced the music for ten audiocassettes, and he is a continuous student of the ballet and kung fu.

Ted also has many years of hands-on experience with wildlife rehabilitation. He performs wildlife rescue and conducts animal education and storytelling programs in classrooms throughout the year.

BOOK SIGNING
Saturday, May 17th - 3pm to 5pm
No Charge

Say hello to Ted Andrews and have your copies of his work signed during our psychic fair Saturday, May 17th at no extra charge! Stone Circle will have copies of Ted's work available for purchase.

WORKSHOP - "Animal-Speak" Sunday, May 18th - 12pm to 3pm

Join a limited group of 30 people on Sunday, May 18th for a 2 1/2 to 3 hours for a special presentation by the author.

ONLY 30 TICKETS AVAILABLE!!! $75.00 Per Person for Workshop

Contact Stone Circle for ticket purchase 727-863-2007
http://stonecircleproducts.com

Phoenix Festivals
2190 Traymore Road
Jacksonville, FL 32207

Phone: 904.305.4376

Email Wade: "pphyre At Phoenixfestivals Dot Com"
Email Dianne "dianne At Phoenixfestivals Dot Com"

You can join the Egroup by sending an email to phoenixfestivals-subscribe@yahoogroups.com

The full schedule for this year's Beltainia festival, April 17-20, at All World Acres, Tampa Bay, is almost complete. Here are a few hints. The Thursday evening opening ritual and ceremony will be better than ever and should not be missed. Later on Thursday will be the infamous "Body Goddess". Friday night includes Bardic circle, drum circle, and in the café, workshop and games with Queen Lolo. The Grand Parade and Main Ritual will be on Saturday and will be followed by drum circle and then later in the café "Bareass Bingo". Every day will be filled with fun and educational workshops and activities. We don't lock the gates at night so if you have work or other commitments you can commute each day/night. All World Acres is easy to get to from anywhere and the money spent for admission is an important donation to help support the many events that happen there all year long. Visit here for more info; Beltania HomePage

I'm proposing a PDC event and Phamily day social for May 17, 2003 - at Ginnie Springs. Ginnie is a great place for Divers and non divers alike. If we have enough interest, I can reserve a pavillion at the main spring.

Merchants I missed in the first listing.

I'm Divemastering a Galaxy dive in Ginnie springs on March 8th, 2003. The dives are open to all open water certified divers.

we will be doijg an orientation dive in the ballroom @ 4:00, after the dive we will have a potluck (bring your own) cookout there at the main spring. Just after dark (around 7:30 pm) we will enter the ballroom and do the galaxy dive. For those of you who have never expeienced this kind of dive, it's a wonder to behold. Imagine swimming through stars!

We will be shooting underwater video as well, and I hope to have finished footage to show at the festival.

--Wade

Merchants Registered for PhoenixPhyre 2003

Please plan to attend the Wednesday night Drum Circle Blessing Ritual. There is a place for everyone, and every talent; yes, even the non-talented. Each Quarter will be represented by a different musical sound. The North Quarter will be dedicated to Percussion instruments. The East Quarter will be dedicated to Wind instruments. The South Quarter will be dedicated to String Instruments. The West Quarter will be dedicated to the Human instrument. Please bring your favorite musical instrument, regardless of how well you play it. Dancers and Chanters count as instruments. Fire Tenders are also needed to help honor Center. This Ritual will be a great way to start off the Festival experience. Let go of your work-a-day-world, your worries and stresses, and come make loud noises and dance the night away. Or for you Morning People come dance and play for an hour or so. Whatever your ability, whatever your interest it has a home in this Circle. Our Community Drum Circle represents all of us, regardless of our sound, creed, ability, or interests. Come add your Blessings to our Circle.

February 13, 2003

William Elam's dive equipment probably won't be getting wet anytime soon.

Elam, 44, of Sebastian, was sentenced Wednesday by Indian River County Circuit Court Judge Cynthia Cox to five years probation and 150 hours of community service as punishment for stealing several shipwreck artifacts, such as cannonballs and ship's rigging, from submerged state land last year.

An Article by Roxanne Johnson-Turel

The true spirit of the season, is embraced by the Pagans in Jacksonville. Pagans Celebrate Winter Solstice or Yule on December 21st or 22nd . Most of the celebrations and symbols of this holiday are steeped in ancient traditions dating back thousands of years B.C. It is the longest night of the year. It is a time of feasting, gift giving, and celebrating the fact that from, here the days will grow longer and warmer.

Good work is done by the Pagan Community in Jacksonville, throughout the year. This is especially true during the Winter Holidays. Pagans in Jacksonville are very active in the community at large not just with fellow Pagans. Elizabeth Ziemba (Known as Zee), is the Local Chairperson of the Jax Pagan Pride Project and State Chairperson for the Pagan Unity Campaign as well as Chairperson of NE FL CUUPS ( North East Florida Covenant of Unitarian Universalist Pagans). These organizations do much charitable work, for anyone in need. Recent global events seem to have made embracing diversity something more talked about, than practiced. No one in need is ever turned away. Nothing is required in return to receive help.

Non-perishables for Yule Dinner Baskets for needy families were collected and distributed by NE FL CUUPS. New and unwrapped toys were also collected and individual children were sponsored on a Fairy Tree as well. Fairy Trees work just like an Angel Tree. Each Fairy carries the name and description of a specific child; so that gifts are just for them, making them feel special. A Fairy Tree is especially great for anyone who hasn’t got a young child in the family to spoil.

One Family in particular, who received a Yule Dinner and Fairy Gifts, for the children, became an experience in what the season is really all about. When the holiday delivery was made, of course the wrapped new toys were kept secret. Yet Zee and her crew had an extra surprise. Since a donation of any kind is never turned away, there was big box of used toys that had been freshly cleaned and repaired. These were brought along for these three sweet little girls to choose whatever they wanted from the box. What was coming to them that day would be all the gifts they would receive this year. Naturally, the girls gleefully turned over the box and emptied out the contents. They had a grand old time looking at and playing with each one.

When it was time to leave, the girls were asked choose what they wanted, then to pack the rest back in the box. They did this quietly and politely. When the box was loaded back up, it was discovered that the girls had gone into their rooms and brought out toys of their own to put back in the box as well. These precious little ones did this of their own accord. With no prompt at all, they automatically pay it forward. "You see?" Zee was given to remark. "This is what makes every minute of hard work worthwhile." she said with a twinkle in her eye.

The Yule Dinner and toy donations as well as the Fairy Tree Gifts, were kindly collected for CUPPS at Earth Gifts, the New Age, Metaphysical store in Jacksonville. Through her charitable work in Jacksonville, Zee discovered to her surprise, that some organizations turned down support that came from a Pagan group. Arlington Community Center however, is always glad to see her. So any and all, extra donations went to Arlington Community Center to brighten the Holiday for those there.

Join us at All World Acres for a weekend long celebration of Imbolc. Come for a day or camp the entire weekend. This free event begins Friday at noon as the campers arrive and set up camp. The Imbolc ritual will start at 8:00 pm around the main fire circle. Immediately following ritual begins the drumming, dancing and family fellowship that has become an All World Acres tradition.

Greetings All, We need Main Ritual presenters for PhoenixPhyre 2003. If you or your group is interested, please submit a brief blurb as soon as possible (for the Registration package) to wade@phoenixfestivals.com or
dianne@phoenixfestivals.com

We're looking forward to an exciting March festival!

Blessings, Dianne

1. Accept that the present situation is not a happy one for you, and that if there is to be any change, you alone must make it first. Further, that you have no direct control over the other's thinking, feeling or behavior.

2. Recognize that there are great differences in perceptions, that we are blind to how we impact others, and that we all tend to idealize ourselves.

3. Remember that you are an imperfect human being: blind to yourself & not knowing it. You are probably more self-centered than you can ever see yourself. We all are. You had some part in whatever happened. Your halo was probably off-kilter some way. The easiest thing in the world is to blame.

Hark the Neo-Pagans Sing Atributed to: "Sunblade" (Tune: hark the herald angels sing) Hark the Neo Pagans sing, Glory to the Holly King! Peace on Earth and mercy mild, God and Goddess reconciled, Hear us now as we proclaim, We have risen from the flames, Our ancient Craft now we reclaim, In the God and Goddess' names Hark the Neo-Pagans sing, Glory to the Holly King! Herne by highest love adored, Herne the ever-reborn Lord, At all times behold Him come, Offsring of the Holy One, Veiled in flesh, the Godhead see, Hail incarnate Deity! Our ancient Craft we now reclaim, in the God and Goddess' names Hark the neo-Pagans sing, Glory to the Holly King!

Due to time constraints, and a fairly low intrest in the Pagan Dive Club Website, I decided the club wasn't genereating enough interest to justify 20.00 a month for a separate website, and I moved it back to a sub category on the PhoenixFestivals site. --Blessings and Happy Diving!

[] Check that electrical system in car and camper are in working order

[] Check tire pressure and tire safety on car and camper

[] Check propane tanks in camper to assure they are full

[] Check tire pressure and tire safety on car and camper

[] Check propane tanks in camper to assure they are full

[] Check Road condition or for detours before you leave

[] Tent

[] Poles

[] String, rope, duct tape

[] Tarp

[] Rake

[] Shovel

[] Hammer

[] Knife

[] Cot

[] Air mattress

[] Pillows

[] Lamps, lanterns, flashlight

[] Walkie talkies

[] Oil, propane, batteries

[] Sleeping bags, blankets, sheets, towels, wash clothes

[] Phone numbers for home contacts and for your destination

[] Clothing, rain poncho, hat, two pair of shoes, weather appropriate wear for day and night

Five minutes before the Winter Solstice circle was scheduled to begin, my mother called. Since I'm the only one in our coven who doesn't run on Pagan Standard Time, I took the call. Half the people hadn't arrived, and those who had wouldn't settle down to business for at least twenty minutes.

"Merry Christmas, Frannie."

"Hi, Mom. I don't do Christmas."

"Maybe not--but I do, so I'll say it." she told me in her sassy voice, kind of sweet and vinegary at the same time. "If I can respect your freedom of religion, you can respect my freedom of speech."

I grinned and rolled my eyes. "And the score is Mom -one, Fran - nothing. But I love you, anyway."

People were bustling around in the next room, setting up the altar, decking the halls with what I considered excessive amounts of holly and ivy, and singing something like, "O, Solstice Tree."

"It sounds like a...holiday party." Mom said.

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We have some very exciting happenings for Jacksonville during this Yule Season!!
Beginning tomorrow, December 10, the TOYS FOR YULE drive will be acceptingdonations of new, unwrapped toys at Earth Gifts. These toys will be distributedto loved children in time for Yule. The drive ends December 19.
Also beginning tomorrow, the Yule Fairy Tree will be set up at Earth Gifts!This is a wonderful tree! Each Fairy has a description of a needed gift. Youchoose a Fairy, select an appropriate gift, wrap the gift, attach the Fairy tagand return to the tree at Earth Gifts. These gifts will be delivered to theirrecipients by Yule, so we need the gifts by December 19.

Grove of the White Horse is interviewing proper persons.
This is a Garderian grove.
Our members are dedicated to worshiping
in the ways of the olde. To heal the Mother Earth and our animal brothern. Persons 21 or older only.

Bless it Be!
Hawksong

TO: ACLU Action Network Members
FR: Phil Gutis, Director of Legislative Communications
DT: 10-22-02

1. The ACLU has launched a massive new mobilization -- including its first-ever national television advertising campaign -- to safeguard the freedoms that Attorney General Ashcroft and the Bush Administration have targeted since last year's terrorist attacks.

You can participate in this ground-breaking effort by:

-- Sending a FREE FAX to Attorney General Ashcroft outlining your objections to the government's roll back of civil liberties in response to the terrorist attacks. You can learn more and send the fax from the ACLU campaign site at:

http://www.aclu.org/SafeandFree/SafeandFree!/Main.cfm

October 19, 2002 at 8pm NE FL CUUPS hosted our first Annual Witches Ball and Samhain ritual. Our celebration was held on the grounds of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Jacksonville in Arlington.

Tickets were sold for a donation and included admission to the event which included a dinner buffet, cash donation beer and wine bar, Pagan vendors, Psychic Readers, the Samhain Ritual led by Michelle, the High Priestess from The Jacksonville Circle of Love and Light, a drumming circle led by Rhythm Festival, and a DJ spinning the sounds from the 80's.

The event was a huge success! Attendees were encourages to wear costumes and we had everything from traditional Pagan and Renaissance garb to aliens and fairies. Attendance was approximately 140 people. The Ritual Circle held just over 100 participants. This is NE FL CUUPS largest event to date!

We had attendees that came from Southern Georgia and Gainesville and of course, all over the Jacksonville area. Many first time participants were met.

NE FL CUUPS raised about $500.00 from this event. After expenses and a contribution to the Church, we will still have a small amount for our account to plan further educational and Sabbat events.

For more information on NE FL CUUPS, please go to www.jaxcupps.org or you may contact the Chairperson, Zee, at 904-307-5889.

For more information on the Unitarian Universalist Church of Jacksonville, please go to www.uujax.org or call 904-725-8133.

On Wednesday Night, Lady Ellynore will arrive at the Tampa Airport and I will pick her up. Then she and I will leave Lakeland driving a big ol', yellow Ryder Truck, bound for New York State.

We have very little money for this venture. We are doing this by the skin of our teeth. Most of the money we have will be for Gas. So we NEED blessings to help us make our resources stretch far and wide.

We ask that you send us Good Energy, Prayer, and Blessings for our travels. This is all we ask. It will take us about one week to make the trip, for we have several stops along the way, including my mother's grave.

Think of us and send energy to keep us safe, AND a special batch of energy for Elly as she is in the air on her way here to me.

Love and Peace,

Mirlin

We are transitioning to a new faster Server. We are waiting for the nameservers to propigate at the moment, but we are transitioning very smoothly (one ofthe best we've seen, actually (knock on wood (picture wade tapping on his head).

There are several new and cool items in the works for the website, we'll let you know as we add them..... First will be a new colorfull theme (the old grey look is wearing on me....)

--Wade

Dear Phamily,
I just recieved a call from Kathleen. Doc pasted away at 5:00pm yesterday.
He was a much beloved member of this community and will be greatly missed
by his Friends, family, and Phamily.
I knew Doc for 10 years, and I have many, many fond memories of him. I'd
like to list a few:
I remember a bidding war with him and a 4 year old child at a Wampum for
wellness auction
I remember long conversations about the land and what we were trying to
accomplish, Doc felt strongly that we should move forward toward our own
property.
I remember a man of wisdom
I will rember Doc. for ten years he was, and his memory will continue to be,
a
vauable member of our Phamily.

--Wade

Today is the last day to register at the opening Price! Prices go up tomorrow, so go ahead and register!

As the leaders of the Pagan Unity Campaign we hereby express our support for the decision of the 9th Circuit Court in the matter of the Pledge of Allegiance. The inclusion of the phrase "under God" is a violation of the Constitutional mandate that government shall not endorse a particular credo. We believe that any attempt to include such phrases as "under Allah", "under Goddess" or " under Buddha" would be met with vehement opposition by the majority of Americans. The Pledge is intended to re-affirm our loyalty to the American ideal - that of pluralism, freedom and democracy. Its purpose does not include swearing loyalty to a particular deity.

"God" is not a generic term. It refers specifically to a Judeo-Christian deity, and while we fully support the right of every American to worship as she or he chooses, we believe that mention of any deity is inappropriate in a Pledge that has an entirely secular purpose. Many Americans do believe fervently in that deity, but many other Americans believe in no deity; many Americans believe in other Deities such as Allah, or Buddha and many Americans believe in many Gods and Goddesses. The Constitution does not allow the State to define religion as mono-theist. It does not allow the State to favor a particular religion based on popularity. In fact, the purpose of the First Amendment of the Constitution is to ensure the liberty of all religions in this country. America was specifically designed to prevent the tyranny of religious fanaticism from usurping the Liberty of her people. We are assumed to understand that while our private beliefs are ours to cherish, our public policy will always be based on the most inclusive of ideals. In a Democracy, the will of the majority will always rule, therefore it is our responsibility to see that the will of the majority does not hinder the free exercise of rights by the minority.

From Missy: For those of you who know Ed and Barb (the good and the bad *smile*)

They've had a tragedy today. While out of town for Ed to have a sleep study, their house in Green Cove caught on fire and from what we know right now it is a total loss. Barb called from the road, they're on their way home. Her mom called them and they called the fire department and confirmed it. As can be understood, they are very upset. They had animals that probably were lost in the fire.

Please send healing and loving energy to them to help them get through today and until they can get things back together again.

-- The Witches Voice ( http://www.witchvox.com ) just rolled out a new more fully dynamic version of that definitive pagan web resource. I find it very easy to use, and it now updates daily (like wrens nest). With the traffic they normally get, most of you may have seen the site already, but if not I encourage you to pop on over there and look it over!

----- From the new witches Voice:

Greetings Witches, Pagans, Heathens & Wiccans!
These are exciting times here at TWV! For the past several weeks, Wren and I have spent some quality time 'porch chatting' about redoing both TWV and our personal lives. We are already 'into' this new mission and this week we present a revamped intro page (the stark green pillars are gone and a new softer look is 'under construction') AND, after 7 years, we have scraped our weekly update page (but NOT the weekly update)... In the weeks to come, we plan on making THIS page more dynamic and using it for near daily news updates. It's your community resource, you built it with your suggestions and your magick, feel free to send your comments (good or bad) to our staff at our Contact Us page - Your voice has made a difference.

On the 22 of June in Orlando the WRCF will be doing Mid Summer sabbat with the theam of Mid Summer Night's Dream. It will be at the Unitarian Church, 1901 Robinson just off of Mills about a mile south of Colonial (50). If you need better directions just E-mail me at seawolfjack@yahoo.com
Fun and dance is the word for this Sabbat. bring smiles and dress if you would like.

Namaste my friends Seawolf

The Northeast Florida Pagan Alliance, will be having its first meeting Saturday, April 11, 2002 at 6pm. It will be held at the Fuel on Park St in Jacksonville, Florida We will be discussing many topics at this first meeting. Some of these topics include Bylaws, membership, officers, fundraising, and more. For more info contact Linda Gillis at blue@jaxpagan.com or call Linda at 904-642-6896 Many Blessings Blue River Run

This is a new group that is forming in Northeast Florida. Northeast Florida Pagan Alliance NFPA is an organization of representatives from various Pagan groups and individuals. Our Purpose: Serve the Pagan Community of Northeast Florida and Southeast Georgia as a networking resource Promote public awareness, tolerance and understanding of Pagan beliefs and practices. Promote community involvement Help plan and implement Pagan-oriented gatherings and projects Act as a liaison with appropriate agencies to arrange community service projects and to get resources for the community. Ensure positive relations with the community at-large, local media, law enforcement, and local government. Serve as an educational resource and providing opportunities to members and the community for enriching their knowledge. Taking an active role in defending the interest of members being harassed, discriminated, or otherwise unfairly treatment because of their beliefs. For more info contact Linda Gillis at blue@jaxpagan.com or you can visit http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NFPaganAlliance/ Many Blessings Blue River Run

The next meeting for the NE FL CUUPS chapter is Monday, April 15 at 6pm at UUCJ.
We will be planning the Beltane ritual. Everyone is welcome to attend!!

Contact Zee at eaz999@bellsouth.net for questions and directions!

The NE FL CUUPS chapter at UUCJ is hosting an open Beltane ritual on April 27, Sat at
6:30pm. I'ts a potluck, so please bring your favorite dish.
Everyone is welcome! This is an open event for the community!!!

Please email Zee at eaz999@bellsouth.net for questions or directions!!

Merry Meet!

The NE FL CUUPS Chapter of UUCJ will be hosting an open ritual for Ostara. Please check
the calendar event for March 23, 2002 for the details!

Hope to see you there!!!!

Zee

the next cuups meeting is slated for March 4th at 6pm. same room. we are going to plan the Ostara ritual.

Hi. I'm the new CUUPs of Northeast Florida's public relations person. I just wanted to let everyone know that there will be a meeting on the 18th of February at 6pm to iron out somethings pertaining to membership and plan the Ostara ritual. Hope to see everyone there.

Tea

We would like to remind you of this upcoming event.

NE FL CUUPS Meeting

Date: Monday, February 11, 2002
Time: 6:00PM - 7:30PM EST (GMT-05:00)

This is an OPEN forum meeting to redfine bylaws, select
officers, write a financial statement and submit our chapter
application.

We've added a new service for the Local (Jacksonville, FL) CUUPS group. News, Updates and information will be added here.

The project will begin this Phoenix Phyre gathering. We are "starting" a tradition! De Luna and Tyla will facilitate the building of our first puppet. The puppets will be kept from year to year, and each year we will begin a puppet at Phoenix Phyre and complete it at Autumn Meet. The Puppets will be expressions of our Phamily Spirit. Since the coming festival celebrates the tenth year of Phoenix Phyre Festivals, the first puppet will be a Phoenix. So...you may wonder...just what is sooooo special about these puppets, and what the heck are they for anyway? Well, what is so special about them is that they will take the form of Giant Spirits! They will be oversized, and will be constructed by and worked by members of our phamily. Every person has the opportunity to contribute to the building of the puppets and will have the opportunity to imbue the puppet with their personal, or group spirit thread. Remember the web ritual where each group, family, coven, individual gave a part of themselves to the web? Well, this project will continue that feeling...that joy.

I just finished up a few neat new things on the phoenixfestivals website. The biggest new addition is A gallery! you can upload pictures, video, and audio files for all of us to see. the site as a result also has a random photo pop up on the the front pages of photos from the gallery.

Several new themes are online now. they reflect a variety of looks and feel free to check them out.

After the holidays we intend to open up several new festival and pagan related sections including, Ritual 101, Festival 101, Drumming 101 as well as adding advanced topics.You can submit your own articles, Weblinks, Reviews, and such for this site. What this website is and will be is entirely up to you, the people who come here.

After the holidays we intend to open up several new festival and pagan related sections including, Ritual 101, Festival 101, Drumming 101 as well as adding advanced topics.

Merry Meet !

Registration for PhoenixPhyre 2002 (10th anniversary) is now open. Held near Tampa, FL, March 27th - 31st, 2002. This event is the next stop on a long tradition of family festival events. Expect a lot of new energy and focus at this event. We will begin with a new opening ritual written especially for our anniversary, and designed to take us into the next ten years.

The new schedule of Bardic Circle on Thursday, Concerts on Friday and Main Ritual on Saturday worked very well, so we will keep that schedule for this event. We’ve also commissioned a special gift for the event, a commemorative bronze pendent designed and produced by Maya Heath, owner of Dragonscale Jewelry. Supplies will be limited, and delivered first to full event participants.

AutumnMeet 2001 saw an oath to our community of four new guardians:


Glendower, Schuschan, Freyja, and Phil. All of these fine individuals have worked as Guardians for several Years. However, This event signifies the first time since rowan oathed to the community (at a northern event) several years ago.

I just finished a new site theme called "Light and Easy" registered users can select this theme from their account options.

The layout is pretty much the same, it just is MUCH less graphically intensive, and drops to a somewhat easier to read black and white format, and therefore loads quicker.

Okay, I think I Finally have tracked down most of the errors on the site, please feel free to notify me if you find one.

I pulled quite a few of the site toys until I can clean up the code and integrate it into the existing system (There are times to rely on ones self, not on someone else..... heh) in addition, we are using the PhoenixAqua Theme exclusively untiul I have tme to develop additional themes for the site. The canned theme packages are all fine and good, but, I have rolled a lot of the options for the site into the header (Count down until the next event, your account, postings, top 5 that sort of thing) to make the site load faster, and be more navigable. we will add additional themes (and in fact, I'm working on a random theme thing so that a registered member can have a new theme show up each visit) but for now, the site works!

The information below includes data regarding the Anthrax substance, characteristics of suspicious packages and what to do if you receive a suspicious package.

We have had a mass cancellation from the Keys trip this year. Most have cited an unwillingness to travel south of Miami with the current level of concern from the Miami area over potential bioterrorism.
AutumnMeet, however is going strong, Only one cancellation from that event has occured.

Greetings and Blessings to all our extended Phoenix Phamily, old and new! We are fast approaching another event and Lena and I are very excited. We cant wait to see all the young ones again…all of you out there! Our time at the festivals with all of you are the highlight of our year. We are busy gathering all our supplies for lots of crafting, fun and games. This AutumnMeet will be one not to miss.

West Zephyrhills Elementary has decided that Halloween is to much of a Pagan holiday and will not let the children parade in their costumes around the schoool any more. I am so freaking mad, I could just scream. How dare that b33ch of a principle but her beliefs on my nephew. He is not Wiccan, nor is my sister, but to take tis fun time in a child's life and add religious crap to it! AHHHHHHHHHH! Now my sister has turned to me to help make this right and I turn to you all for ideas and ask you to help me resolve this crap Thank You. Teshara/Anpu

A partial list of things we've found useful at festivals

AutumnMeet 2001 Registration is Open

Scheduled guests include Patricia Telesco, Isaac Bonewits, Dreamtrybe, Don and Dee Waterhawk, Fritz Jung and Wren Walker of The Witches Voice, Maya Heath, Harper Deluna, Steve Reel and Gaia, Nybor and Elspeth, and many more.

2010

• AutumnMeet 2010 - October 13 - October 17, 2010

2011

• PhoenixPhyre 2011 - April 6 - April 10, 2011
• AutumnMeet 2011 - October 19 - October 23, 2011

2012

• PhoenixPhyre 2012 - April 4 - April 9, 2012
• AutumnMeet 2012 - October 17 - October 21, 2012

2013

• PhoenixPhyre 2013 - April 3 - April 8, 2013
• AutumnMeet 2013 - October 16 - October 20, 2013