Tuesday, June 24, 2014

Pagan Spirit Gathering 2014

Opening ritual
Greetings! This post is just going to be mostly photos. We went to Pagan Spirit Gathering for the first time ever. Not my first pagan festival, but it had been several years since we'd been.

Selena Fox
I will say that our first PSG was hard... We spent the first few days fighting high winds, so we were constantly fixing our encampment. It rained a lot as well, which kept us under shelter instead of enjoying the festival programming. And then on friday night I fell and hurt my wrist, which we found out later was broken. But, we still had a great time!

Tuatha Dea Concert
 Selena is the founder of Circle Sanctuary, the organizers of PSG.

PSG is a week long festival that culminates in a celebration of Midsummer/Litha, but there are numerous rituals and celebrations all week long, in addition to workshops, concerts and other activities.
the God Pole




I loved meeting folks, the tarot workshops, the Tuatha Dea concerts. Kevin spent much of his time at the Tween center, where kids his age could go in the afternoon to do crafts, play, and hang out while parents went to workshops. 
My covenmate Melanie, selling raffle tickets
millions of tiny toads... everywhere


Labyrinth
If you ever get the chance to go, you should! It is about an hour and a half from Chicago in a lovely private campground.

I can hardly wait for next year!