2010 Class Descriptions

Rune Magic for Children (Tchipakkan). Saturday afternoon, 4:00 pm. Meet in the dining hall. Open to older children and teens.

BODY MAGICK (BODY)

BODY 201; Body Intimacy; (Workshop); Anna-Sara Fire;; Rapidan; Friday, 2:00 AM; 1.5 hours; Understanding and affirming one’s own body. Guided discussion for healing.

BODY 202; Body Congruence; (Workshop); Joshua Tenpenny; Rapidan; Friday, 4:00 AM; What to do when the astral body isn’t congruent with the physical body? What are the signs of this, how does it manifest, and can anything be done about it? This is a class for energy workers; please understand the concept of energy work before attending.

BODY 203; Hermaphrodeities:Transgender Spirituality; (Workshop); Raven Kaldera; French; Saturday, 11:00 AM; 1.5 hours; We have been symbols of the sacred two-in-one for thousands of years. Come hear the ancient stories about us, and rediscover our sacred nature. For transgendered people of all stripes, and anyone who is just interested in more direct ways of spiritually balancing male and female. By the author of “Hermaphrodeities: The Transgender Spirituality Workbook”.

COUNSEL

(Minor - Trauma Counseling, Minor - Ethical Counseling, Intensive - Pastoral Counseling). (Prepaid Series for CEU Credits – See Registration) This counseling series is above normal registration as a special counseling series. TRAUMA COUNSELING is $30.00, ETHICAL COUNSELING is $30.00, full series is $75.00. (See Registration for Fees).

COUNSEL 301; TRAUMA COUNSELING 1 - Facing Trauma and Grief-An Esoteric Guide; The process of dying, the moment of death, and the grief process following the death; it offers a continuum of information from the point of diagnosis through grieving the death. It explores a variety of types of loss by death, and helps us to understand why we think, feel, and act as we do in loss situations. ; Duane Bowers, CSW; ; Groom’s Room; Friday, 2:00 PM; 1.5 hours. What to say, and how to say it.

COUNSEL 302; TRAUMA COUNSELING 2 - Trauma for the Pastoral Counselor; Duane Bowers, CSW; Groom’s Room; Duane Bowers, CSW; Friday, 4:00 PM; 2.0 hours. Q&A and exercises.

COUNSEL 303; ETHICAL COUNSELING 1 - Do’s and Don’ts in Pastoral Counseling; Rev. Rik Fire, LCSW; Groom’s Room; Saturday, 11:00 AM; 1.5 hours. What to do when are you “over your head” and need to call in a professional counselor. How to know when the problem is outside of pastoral counsel, but may require medical or social intervention.

COUNSEL 304; ETHICAL COUNSELING 2 - Pastoral Counseling and Law; ; Rev. Rik Fire, LCSW;; Groom’s Room; Saturday, 2:00 PM; 1.5 hours. Q&A and exercises.

COUNSEL 305; CHAPLAINCY - Chaplaincy & the Interfaith Minister; Anna-Sara Fire, Blessing Bird & others; Hoover; Saturday, 4:00 PM; 2.0 hours . Discussion with Chaplains and interns in Chaplaincy programs. Intended for clergy or intern inquirers.

DARK NIGHT (DARK)

(Beginning and Intermediate Classes) Facing the Dark Night of the Soul.

DARK NIGHT 101; Ordeal, Surrender, and Sacrifice in Religious Traditions; (Panel); Order of St. Michael (Christian), Laurel Mendes (Norse), Raven Kaldera (Sun Dance), Charles Butler (Umbanda-Pombagira).; Hoover; Friday, 11:00 AM; Comparative discussion.

DARK NIGHT 102; Parable; (Movie); Charles Butler Neto ; Brown Bag Lunch; Hoover; Friday, 12:30 pm; Christ as Clown. A revisiting of the Passion of Christ.

DARK NIGHT 103; Were Folk in Norse Traditions; (Panel); Jane Sibley; Hoover; Saturday, 11:00 AM; Unlike down south, not all werefolk were evil beings to the Scandinavians. They could be scouts, flying as hawks, running as wolves, or battling as enraged bears, protecting their allies–Not sucking blood or devouring them. We will look at the various categories of shape-shifters and changelings, their roles in society, and Pagan versus Christian concepts of the were condition.

DARK NIGHT 104; Eight Fold Path of Altered States; (Workshop); Raven Kaldera; French; Saturday, 4:00 pm; French; Raven Kaldera; Spirit workers and magicians the world over, and all throughout time, have used a variety of methods to go into altered states. From there, they could access other worlds and touch divine forces. This class will give you a map of the eight roads to that unique place, covering methods of altered states used by all cultures, some more dangerous than others. From the Path of Rhythm to the Path of Sacred Plants to the Path of Meditation to the Ordeal Path, we’ll explore them all. We will not, however, be using these methods in class; this is discussion only.

DARK NIGHT 201; Not for the Faint Hearted - The Descent of Odin; ; Laurel Mendes; Rapidan; Saturday, 2:00 pm; 1.5 hours; Guided meditation on the sacrifice of Odin through the Runes to create the gateways of knowledge. This is an intermediate ritual, basic knowledge of the Norse Runes and their properties is assumed.

DARK NIGHT 202; Keening; Laurel Mendes; Groom’s Room; Saturday, 4:00 PM; 2.0 hours; Facing grief and knowledge through a ritual scream.

GREEK

GREEK 101; Rose Blessing;; PanOrpheus; Rapidan; Thursday, 8:00 PM; The Second Journey of Orpheus to the Underworld. Introduction to the Mysteries. First ritual of community.

GREEK 102: Rose Key Ritual;; PanOrpheus; Rapidan; Saturday, 4:00 PM; The Keys to the Rose system of meditation.

HEALING ARTS (HEAL)
(Beginning and Intermediate Classes)

HEAL 101; Yoga; Anna-Sara Fire; Rapidan; Friday, 8:00 AM; Basic yoga exercises to stretch the body and focus the soul.

HEAL 102; Body Intimacy; Anna-Sara Fire; Rapidan; Friday, 2:00 PM; Understanding and affirming one’s own body. Guided discussion for healing.

HEAL 201; Body Congruence; (Workshop); Joshua Tenpenny; Rapidan; Friday, 4:00 PM; 2 Hours; What to do when the astral body isn’t congruent with the physical body? What are the signs of this, how does it manifest, and can anything be done about it? This is a class for energy workers; please understand the concept of energy work before attending.

HEAL 202; Norse Working; (Ritual); Rev. Jane Sibley; Rapidan; Friday, 10:00 PM (2 hours plus); Traditional Norse healing circle. High energy working. Open to all with grounding class.

HEAL 203; Hermaphrodeities: Transgender Spirituality; (Workshop); Raven Kaldera; French; 11:00 AM, Saturday; 1.5 Hours; ; We have been symbols of the sacred two-in-one for thousands of years. Come hear the ancient stories about us, and rediscover our sacred nature. For transgendered people of all stripes, and anyone who is just interested in more direct ways of spiritually balancing male and female. By the author of “Hermaphrodeities: The Transgender Spirituality Workbook”.

HEAL 204; RuneValdr; (Workshop); Tchipakkan; Hoover; Sunday; 9:30 PM; Healing system similar to Reiki based upon the Norse Runes. Basic knowledge of the Runes assumed.

NORSE

NORSE 101; Stav Galdre Stances; (Workshop); Sean Mahafi; Rapidan; Friday, 11:00 AM; Sunday, 9:30 AM;
Stav is a mind/body/spirit system passed down to today through the Hafskjold family in Norway. It is currently taught to the public under the parental eye of Ivar Hafskjold in the UK, Australia, Germany, a few small parts of Scandinavia and the USA. Stav is based on a series of sixteen gentle movements representing the runes of the younger futhork. This course teaches not just the sixteen basic exercises also known as the ’stav galdre stances’ but also gives students an idea of the runes, and a basic intro to the mythology of stav.

NORSE 102; Oracular Seidh; (Ritual); Diana Paxson; Hoover; Friday, 2:00 PM; Medium trance from the Norse wise woman tradition. Question and answer session from the oracle.

NORSE 103; Younger Futhark; (Ritual); Sean Mahafi; Scout; Friday, 4:00 PM; Stav and the Younger Futhark - This divination system uses the younger futhork and multiple representations of each rune to create a truly unique divination system with a very simple process. Sit down with us to discuss not just rune reading itself, but also runemaking, runecarving, and rune lore.

NORSE 104: Using the Staff in Stav; Sean Mahafi: Rapidan>; Sunday, 9:30 AM; Stav is a mind/body/spirit system passed down to today through the Hafskjold family in Norway. It is currently taught to the public under the parental eye of Ivar Hafskjold in the UK, Australia, Germany, a few small parts of Scandinavia and the USA. The fundamental basis ofvStav is the ability to see “the web”. In Stav, the web refers to a grid representing ones space in the world as well as one’s connection to the greater web of wyrd. The staff exercises taught in this course are designed to use and teach the web. This course will describe the web and teach the sixteen staff exercises designed to use and help see the web.

NORSE 201; Norse Healing Circle; (Ritual); Jane Sibley; Rapidan; Friday; 9:30 PM; High-energy healing ritual from the Norse tradition. Come fed, watered. Advanced ritual. Must have taken at least one grounding class from the instructor or qualified class (inquire of the teacher).

SACRISTAN - Ministry of Sacred Environment
Ecumenicon has established a ministry focused on the creation of spaces for worship, meditation, and prayer. Patricia Taylor is the first graduate of that program, taking a five-year curriculum in multiple faith practices. The first two of these classes, on Rituals on a Budget and Femadalatry focus on physical objects that can be brought to create a sacred space on-the-go or for a home altar. The third class talks about her training as a Sacristan - Minister of Sacred Environment, and how others can consider this ministry.

SACRISTAN 101; Rituals on a Budget; (Workshop), Luna Rose; Scout; Saturday, 11:00 AM; How to keep costs down when creating rituals for private or public use.

SACRISTAN 102; Femadalotry; (Workshop), Luna Rose; Scout; Saturday, 2:00 PM; Making ritual clay figures for altars and prayer. All ages. Fee for objects made in class.

SACRISTAN 103; Ministry of Sacred Environment; (Workshop), Luna Rose; Knox; Saturday, 11:00 AM; What is involved, what ritual studies and faiths can one become familiar with. How to enhance one’s own ministry.

SHAMANIC

SHAMAN 101 – Intro to Cherokee Philosophy; (Workshop); Blessing Bird; Hoover; Friday; 4:00 PM; Intro to an 8-part series which can be taken through the Good Medicine Society.

SHAMAN 201 – The Way of the North-The Wisdom Keepers; (Meditation); Seanara; French; Friday, 2:00 PM; 1.5 hours. The first in a three-class series based on Peruvian Shamanic principles. Three-session series. You must make a commitment to attend all three rituals.

SHAMAN 202 – The Way of the North-The Wisdom Keepers; (Meditation); Seanara; French; Friday, 4:00 PM; 2.0 hours. The second in a three-class series based on Peruvian Shamanic principles. Three-session series. You must make a commitment to attend all three rituals.

SHAMAN 203 – The Way of the North-The Wisdom Keepers; (Meditation); Seanara; French; Friday, 3:00 PM; 1.5 hours. The third in a three-class series based on Peruvian Shamanic principles. Three-session series. You must make a commitment to attend all three rituals.

TAMBOR

Tambor 201; Ancestor Ritual Setup; Butler, Mendes, Sibley, Paxson, Fire and others;; Rapidan; Saturday; 8:00 PM; Shamanic ritual with Ifan, Umbanda, Voudoun, and Jewish aspects. Get ready to call upon the ancestors of your faith. Opportunity to use face paint or egg-shell ghost powder to respect and honor the ancients. Setting up the space for a drumming celebration and dance.

Tambor 202; Ancestor Ritual; Butler, Mendes, Sibley, Paxson, Fire and others; Rapidan; Saturday; 9:30 PM; Shamanic ritual with Ifan, Umbanda, Voudoun, and Jewish aspects. We will enter the space of Oya, Yemaya-Olokun, Papa Gede, the Egungun (collective ancestors), the Beloved Ones and the Eternal ones honored. Setting up the space for a drumming celebration and dance.

RITUAL TOOLS (TOOL)

TOOL 201; Changing Nature of Tarot; (Workshop), Tchipakkan; Knox; Friday, 11:00 AM; The shift from the Hanged Man as Traitor to Hanged Man as Willing Sacrifice can be traced to a specific shift during the Enlightenment period. This historical class will explore the nature of Divination. A basic knowledge of the Trumps of the Tarot is assumed.

TOOL 202; Beyond the Fifth Element; (Workshop), Ray Taylor, Jr.; Scout; Friday, 2:00 PM; The traditional elements are Earth, Air, Fire, Water, and Spirit. This class introduces other aspects and other “Elements” which can be focused upon. For use in advanced thaumaturgy, candle magick, and other forms of prayer.

TOOL 203; Palmistry for Character; (Workshop); Tchipakkan; Knox; Saturday; 11:00 AM; Using hand analysis for character projection and reading. Assumes basic knowledge of the principles of palmistry.

TOOL 204; Thaumaturgy; (Workshop); Ray Taylor, Jr.; Hoover; Saturday; 2:00 PM; Basic principles of making charged objects. Fee to make objects.

TOOL 205; The Medieval Grimoire in Norway and Iceland; (Workshop); Jane Sibley; Knox; Saturday; 4:00 PM; There was a witch-craze in the Northlands several hundred years after Conversion. Grimoires, called svarte or galdrabok, were penned by the then version of New Age authors. Many grimoires were simply recipe books, but others, notably the Ciprianus texts, contained a number of speculative, creative, and sometimes rather amusing spells. At least one Icelandic and over a hundred Norwegian black books have been preserved, and we will explore some of the material which found its way into those secretive books.

TRANCE

TRANCE 101; Basic Trance Skills; (Workshop); Diana L. Paxson; French; Friday; 11:00 AM; Who goes into trance, why and how? In this workshop, we’ll introduce the basic skills that are the foundation for disciplined, productive trancework. Come and learn, or fine-tune what you know. Book available: Diana L. Paxson, TRANCE-PORTATION, Weiser Books 2008.

TRANCE 102; MapQuest for the Inner Worlds; (Workshop); Diana L. Paxson; Rapidan; Saturday, 11:00 AM; How do you find your way to the Otherworld, and more important still, get safely home again? In this workshop we will explore a variety of ways, traditional and new, to structure and complete trance journeys.

TRANCE 103; Divine Possession; (Workshop); Raven Kaldera; French; Saturday, 8:00 PM. In the past decade, the incidence of the phenomenon of ritual possession by the Gods and spirits has grown steadily. It has now become a source of inspiration – and a theological argument. Let’s discuss this difficult and awe-inspiring issue, and learn how this practice can be done safely, even at public events. By the co-author of “Drawing Down the Spirits”.

TRANCE 104; Visions and Voices; (Workshop); Diana L. Paxson; French; Sunday, 9:30 AM; How can we remember our visions and communicate what we hear and see? In this workshop we’ll work with exercises to improve your ability to use all your senses to perceive and articulate the insights you get in trance.

SACRED FIRE

The Fire Circle will have a fire lit at the beginning of the conference which we hope to have burning throughout the day and night. We are asking for volunteers to help tend the fire and keep a vigil whenever possible.

STAY TUNED FOR CLASSES AS APPROVED.

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