PRESENTERS
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***Please note that the views and opinions expressed by workshop presenters in their workshops or otherwise do not necessarily reflect the views and opinions of STL Pagan Picnic, its Committee, or Earth Religions Community Events.***
***Schedule is subject to change***
Please see the Info Booth for more information!
***Please note that the views and opinions expressed by workshop presenters in their workshops or otherwise do not necessarily reflect the views and opinions of STL Pagan Picnic, its Committee, or Earth Religions Community Events.***
Amanda Loyd - I love talking energy and helping people find happiness in their lives.
Workshops Presented:
Clearing Negative Energy - We will go over several different ways and tools that can be used to clear energy from yourself and your space.
Creating Sacred Space - I go over the importance of sacred space and the 5 different ways I know how to do it.
When:
Creating Sacred Space - Saturday (May 31st), 4pm in the Air Workshop Space
Clearing Negative Energy - Sunday (June 1st), 1pm in the Air Workshop Space
Workshops Presented:
Clearing Negative Energy - We will go over several different ways and tools that can be used to clear energy from yourself and your space.
Creating Sacred Space - I go over the importance of sacred space and the 5 different ways I know how to do it.
When:
Creating Sacred Space - Saturday (May 31st), 4pm in the Air Workshop Space
Clearing Negative Energy - Sunday (June 1st), 1pm in the Air Workshop Space
Big Daddy Dale - By candlelight and whispering shadows, Dale’s fate was sealed at the age of 12, when his grandmother gifted him a deck of tarot cards and a knowing smile. He’s been walking the crooked path ever since. Now, with decades of arcane wisdom etched into his bones, Big Daddy Dale serves as your guide through the veiled and uncanny. A seasoned tarot reader and teacher of the occult sciences, he conjures clarity from chaos—be it through sigils, rituals, divination, or the occasional exorcism.
If your path winds through mystery, madness, or moonlight, rest assured: Big Daddy Dale has your back.
Workshops Presented:
Kings vs Knights: Who are the Tarot Fire Lords? - If you ask some people what cards represent fire in the Tarot, many will say the Kings without hesitation. But there is an argument to be made that this might not be true. It might be the cards of action, the Knights that rep fire better than the stationary Kings. Let's chat about it!
Shuffle the Deck, Drop the Beat - What do you think is on the Fools' playlist as they are about to step off that cliff? When the Tower's walls come tumbling down, do you think "When the Walls Come Tumbling Down" is on blast? One of the best ways to learn tarot and tarot magick is releasing the song that is already in our hearts.
When:
Kings vs Knights: Who are the Tarot Fire Lords? - Saturday (May 31st), 1pm in the Fire Workshop Space
Shuffle the Deck, Drop the Beat - Sunday (June 1st), 1pm in the Water Workshop Space
If your path winds through mystery, madness, or moonlight, rest assured: Big Daddy Dale has your back.
Workshops Presented:
Kings vs Knights: Who are the Tarot Fire Lords? - If you ask some people what cards represent fire in the Tarot, many will say the Kings without hesitation. But there is an argument to be made that this might not be true. It might be the cards of action, the Knights that rep fire better than the stationary Kings. Let's chat about it!
Shuffle the Deck, Drop the Beat - What do you think is on the Fools' playlist as they are about to step off that cliff? When the Tower's walls come tumbling down, do you think "When the Walls Come Tumbling Down" is on blast? One of the best ways to learn tarot and tarot magick is releasing the song that is already in our hearts.
When:
Kings vs Knights: Who are the Tarot Fire Lords? - Saturday (May 31st), 1pm in the Fire Workshop Space
Shuffle the Deck, Drop the Beat - Sunday (June 1st), 1pm in the Water Workshop Space
Rev. Bill Duvendack - Bill Duvendack is an internationally known astrologer, presenter, tarot reader, author, and teacher. He has written over twenty books on the Western Esoteric Tradition, over seventy essays, and many of his works have been translated into six different languages. He has over thirty-five years experience in western occultism and seventeen years in business as a professional astrologer. He is an ordained bishop in the EGNU and formerly a Spiritualist minister who has performed many public rituals and ceremonies of many types. For more information, please visit the website: www.billduvendack.com.
Workshops Presented:
Social Change and Astrology - Recently Pluto moved into Aquarius, but that was only the tip of the iceberg. Earlier this year Neptune moved into Aries, and again, this is only one piece of the puzzle. These are two outer planets which move slowly, and therefore influence groups of people and can make generational impacts. In this presentation we will discuss what to expect through the rest of the year, and in a broad sense, over the next few years. This is open to people of all experience levels, and we will avoid tekkie talk.
Seven Rays of Light - From ancient Hinduism, brought forth by theosophy, is a concept known as the seven rays. Essentially, this material says that we are bathed in various colors of light that come from outside the solar system. In this presentation we will discuss basic concepts associated with this, and show how we can work with this in our spiritual practices.
When:
Social Change and Astrology - Saturday (May31st), 11am in the Water Workshop Space
Seven Rays of Light - Sunday (June 1st), 1pm in the Fire Workshop Space
Workshops Presented:
Social Change and Astrology - Recently Pluto moved into Aquarius, but that was only the tip of the iceberg. Earlier this year Neptune moved into Aries, and again, this is only one piece of the puzzle. These are two outer planets which move slowly, and therefore influence groups of people and can make generational impacts. In this presentation we will discuss what to expect through the rest of the year, and in a broad sense, over the next few years. This is open to people of all experience levels, and we will avoid tekkie talk.
Seven Rays of Light - From ancient Hinduism, brought forth by theosophy, is a concept known as the seven rays. Essentially, this material says that we are bathed in various colors of light that come from outside the solar system. In this presentation we will discuss basic concepts associated with this, and show how we can work with this in our spiritual practices.
When:
Social Change and Astrology - Saturday (May31st), 11am in the Water Workshop Space
Seven Rays of Light - Sunday (June 1st), 1pm in the Fire Workshop Space
Eileen Wolf - Eileen is a STL-based energetic translator, hypnotist & astrologer. Her Work focuses clients on healing through self-understanding. The natal chart provides an "energetic baby picture", giving deep insights into patterns, tendencies & potential.
Workshop Presented:
EPOCH SHIFT: The Transpersonal planetary shifts that are changing EVERYTHING. - Uranus, Neptune & Pluto - the transpersonal planets - have all shifted sign in the span of 6 months. These unprecedented energetic current changes have profound effects on us all, collectively & individually. Find out what these shifts mean to you, and how to work WITH these new energies!
When:
Sunday (June 1st), 11am in the Fire Workshop Space
Workshop Presented:
EPOCH SHIFT: The Transpersonal planetary shifts that are changing EVERYTHING. - Uranus, Neptune & Pluto - the transpersonal planets - have all shifted sign in the span of 6 months. These unprecedented energetic current changes have profound effects on us all, collectively & individually. Find out what these shifts mean to you, and how to work WITH these new energies!
When:
Sunday (June 1st), 11am in the Fire Workshop Space
Eron Mazza - Eron Mazza is A witch, author and host of the podcast, the witching hour with Eron Mazza. They are an accomplished Lenormand reader and have read several events and taught as well
Workshop Presented:
Lenormand 101 - My class will teach students the meaning of the cards, and basic layouts. I will teachmy own method of reading Lenormand in addition to having students read for each other, if they want!
When:
Sunday (June 1st), 11am in the Water Workshop Space
Workshop Presented:
Lenormand 101 - My class will teach students the meaning of the cards, and basic layouts. I will teachmy own method of reading Lenormand in addition to having students read for each other, if they want!
When:
Sunday (June 1st), 11am in the Water Workshop Space
Gypsy Skye - I have been a belly dancer for nearly 30 years, including Celtic veils. Trained formally in Turkish and Egyptian style dance. I have been teaching it for about 5 years. I am also a yoga teacher who does Chakra breathing, stretching, and self appreciation.
Workshop Presented:
The Valkyrie - Beginner belly steps, veils, circle dances. All beginners. Yoga stretches, breathing and awakening Chakras.
When:
Saturday (May 31st), 11am in the Fire Workshop Space
Workshop Presented:
The Valkyrie - Beginner belly steps, veils, circle dances. All beginners. Yoga stretches, breathing and awakening Chakras.
When:
Saturday (May 31st), 11am in the Fire Workshop Space
Jasmine Heretic - Jasmine instigates community, song, dance, sacred play and ritual. She helped birth a small series of festivals in the 90s and continues work to build community and offer ecstatic participatory ritual and dance in St. Louis, MO. She specializes in emergent, community-created ritual and experiences and has facilitated, for two decades, sacred body prayer and dance workshops. She identifies as a witch with her roots in feminism and deep influences from Reclaiming but claims no tradition. She helped found, and coordinates, enCHANTment, an embodied sung prayer to the sacred.
Workshop Presented:
Stirring the Cauldron: Main Ritual Conspiracy - Together, we conspire to weave together the elements of the Main Ritual at 3 p.m. In this workshop, we talk about how ritual is a multisensorial prayer that lays new patterns in our souls - and exactly how we plan to do that! You will have an opportunity to learn more and take a more active role in today's ritual. No experience necessary.
Community Created Ritual - Some say we were born for these times. How do we create community-based ritual to foster a sense of belonging and connection, to draw power from within, and to turn the tides of justice. No small task. But, during this playshop, we will experiment techniques and then take them into practice in a ritual.
When:
Stirring the Cauldon: Main Ritual Conspiracy - Saturday (May31st), 1pm in the Spirit Workshop Space
Community Created Ritual - Sunday (June 1st), 1pm in the Spirit Workshop Space
Rituals Presented:
Saturday Opening Ritual - Saturday (May 31st), 10:30am in Ritual Circle
Saturday Main Ritual "Air Feeds Fire: A Community Spell" - Saturday (May 31st), 3pm in Ritual Circle
Air feeds fire. In this ritual we will breathe into a community spell for freedom, resilience, protection, healing and collective action.
Special guest: Wendy Rule
Want to participate? Join us for a workshop from 1-2:30 in the Spirit Workshop Space.
Sunday Main Ritual "You are Not Alone: Light in the Darkness"- Sunday (June 1st), 3pm in Ritual Circle
Our light shines far beyond our individual flames. And the brighter our lights, the more they illuminate. In this ritual we weave a community spell to spark, illuminate and burn brightly today and as we move through these tumultuous times.
Special guest: Wendy Rule
Want to participate? Join us for a workshop from 1-2:30 in the Spirit Workshop Space.
Help us wrap up and take home the energy of this year's Pagan Picnic!
Workshop Presented:
Stirring the Cauldron: Main Ritual Conspiracy - Together, we conspire to weave together the elements of the Main Ritual at 3 p.m. In this workshop, we talk about how ritual is a multisensorial prayer that lays new patterns in our souls - and exactly how we plan to do that! You will have an opportunity to learn more and take a more active role in today's ritual. No experience necessary.
Community Created Ritual - Some say we were born for these times. How do we create community-based ritual to foster a sense of belonging and connection, to draw power from within, and to turn the tides of justice. No small task. But, during this playshop, we will experiment techniques and then take them into practice in a ritual.
When:
Stirring the Cauldon: Main Ritual Conspiracy - Saturday (May31st), 1pm in the Spirit Workshop Space
Community Created Ritual - Sunday (June 1st), 1pm in the Spirit Workshop Space
Rituals Presented:
Saturday Opening Ritual - Saturday (May 31st), 10:30am in Ritual Circle
Saturday Main Ritual "Air Feeds Fire: A Community Spell" - Saturday (May 31st), 3pm in Ritual Circle
Air feeds fire. In this ritual we will breathe into a community spell for freedom, resilience, protection, healing and collective action.
Special guest: Wendy Rule
Want to participate? Join us for a workshop from 1-2:30 in the Spirit Workshop Space.
Sunday Main Ritual "You are Not Alone: Light in the Darkness"- Sunday (June 1st), 3pm in Ritual Circle
Our light shines far beyond our individual flames. And the brighter our lights, the more they illuminate. In this ritual we weave a community spell to spark, illuminate and burn brightly today and as we move through these tumultuous times.
Special guest: Wendy Rule
Want to participate? Join us for a workshop from 1-2:30 in the Spirit Workshop Space.
Help us wrap up and take home the energy of this year's Pagan Picnic!
Lauren Rose - Dance has always been a transformative journey for me, guiding me to explore and express my true self. It connects me with my inner essence and the world around me. I look forward to sharing a space where we can move freely and create moments that only exist within time and space together.
Workshop Presented:
"Moving Cosmos: Meditative and Ecstatic Dance of Transformation" invites participants to explore the cosmic dance of creation through Bartenieff Fundamentals. This workshop connects developmental movement patterns with the unfolding universe, harmonizing body and spirit. Participants will engage in a practice that begins and ends on the ground, encouraging comfort and hydration. Together, we'll create a sacred space for transformation and universal connection.
When:
Saturday (May 31st), 4pm in the Spirit Workshop Space
Workshop Presented:
"Moving Cosmos: Meditative and Ecstatic Dance of Transformation" invites participants to explore the cosmic dance of creation through Bartenieff Fundamentals. This workshop connects developmental movement patterns with the unfolding universe, harmonizing body and spirit. Participants will engage in a practice that begins and ends on the ground, encouraging comfort and hydration. Together, we'll create a sacred space for transformation and universal connection.
When:
Saturday (May 31st), 4pm in the Spirit Workshop Space
Leah Allen - I am an eclectic practitioner, but most of my work centers on hearth and home. I truly believe that magic is a practice we live, not a 'thing we do'. I love finding ways to bring the sacred into the mundane and want to help others do the same.
Workshop Presented:
Making the Mundane Magical - An introduction to bringing magic into your everyday life. We will focus on ways to incorporate spell work, intention, and sacred practices into the tasks we do every day. By identifying and celebrating the spaces where magic is already present in our lives, we create opportunities for even more connection to the divine.
When:
Saturday (May 31st), 11am in the Earth Workshop Space
Workshop Presented:
Making the Mundane Magical - An introduction to bringing magic into your everyday life. We will focus on ways to incorporate spell work, intention, and sacred practices into the tasks we do every day. By identifying and celebrating the spaces where magic is already present in our lives, we create opportunities for even more connection to the divine.
When:
Saturday (May 31st), 11am in the Earth Workshop Space
Lexie Toomey – Lexie is an Astrologer, Human Design Guide, and Co-Founder of First House, a crystal shop in Webster Groves, MO. For the past 7 years, she has been working with folks in various formats in an effort to help her clients and customers deepen in their relationship to Self. She asserts that through Self, pathways open to Others, Spirit, and a fulfilling life.
Workshop Presented:
How to Make Aligned Decisions: A Human Design Workshop - This workshop introduces you to the purpose of the Human Design System and how to use it to develop self-trust through decision making. You will learn all the different ways an individual can be designed to make decisions and how to utilize that unique mechanism. Are you designed to make decisions in the moment or over a long period of time? Find out in this workshop!
When:
Sunday (June 1st), 11am in the Earth Workshop Space
Workshop Presented:
How to Make Aligned Decisions: A Human Design Workshop - This workshop introduces you to the purpose of the Human Design System and how to use it to develop self-trust through decision making. You will learn all the different ways an individual can be designed to make decisions and how to utilize that unique mechanism. Are you designed to make decisions in the moment or over a long period of time? Find out in this workshop!
When:
Sunday (June 1st), 11am in the Earth Workshop Space
Lili Marlene - Lili Marlene is a witch, healer, and therapist who weaves spiritual insight with grounded, heart-centered care. Her work guides others to reclaim their inner truth, release generational patterns, and embody their soul's wisdom. She integrates ritual, shadow work, and energy healing to help people walk their unique path with clarity and courage. Lili creates sacred spaces where transformation feels both magickal and deeply human.
Workshop Presented:
Aligned: A 7-Step Journey to Wholeness and Inner Knowing - Join witch, healer, and therapist Lili Marlene for an immersive workshop introducing *Aligned*, a transformational path rooted in the 7 Rays of Esoteric Psychology. You’ll experience a sampling of the course through guided meditation, ritual, and soulful dialogue designed to reconnect you with your inner wisdom and energetic alignment. This workshop is ideal for seekers, empaths, and healers ready to move from survival into soulful embodiment. Come explore the sacred architecture of your inner world and leave with tools to support your path forward.
When:
Saturday (May 31), 11am in the Air Workshop Space
Workshop Presented:
Aligned: A 7-Step Journey to Wholeness and Inner Knowing - Join witch, healer, and therapist Lili Marlene for an immersive workshop introducing *Aligned*, a transformational path rooted in the 7 Rays of Esoteric Psychology. You’ll experience a sampling of the course through guided meditation, ritual, and soulful dialogue designed to reconnect you with your inner wisdom and energetic alignment. This workshop is ideal for seekers, empaths, and healers ready to move from survival into soulful embodiment. Come explore the sacred architecture of your inner world and leave with tools to support your path forward.
When:
Saturday (May 31), 11am in the Air Workshop Space
Dr. Robin Hanson - Dr. Robin Hanson is an internationally recognized speaker, having received graduate degrees in human relations and anthropology as well as a doctorate in American Studies. She has presented at regional, national, and international conferences on a wide variety of subjects, including grave witching, ancestral worship, cemetery studies, and rural communities. In 2007, she was ordained as a spiritual humanist priestess and is the author of her current book, "Past Lives and Organic Inquiry Therapy". Dr. Hanson now focuses on using organic inquiry to assist individuals in reconciling issues from their past lives.
https://www.facebook.com/PastLivesOIT
Workshop Presented:
Exploring Past Lives with Organic Inquiry Therapy - Curious as to why you’re drawn to a certain time or place? Memories from your past lives are rippling just below the surface of your conscious mind. Through the practice of Organic Inquiry, you can reach these memories and learn so much more about who you are and who you have been in the past. This workshop serves as an introduction to the topic of Past Lives and the use of Organic Inquiry in exploring those past lives.
When:
Saturday (May 31st), 11am in the Spirit Workshop Space
https://www.facebook.com/PastLivesOIT
Workshop Presented:
Exploring Past Lives with Organic Inquiry Therapy - Curious as to why you’re drawn to a certain time or place? Memories from your past lives are rippling just below the surface of your conscious mind. Through the practice of Organic Inquiry, you can reach these memories and learn so much more about who you are and who you have been in the past. This workshop serves as an introduction to the topic of Past Lives and the use of Organic Inquiry in exploring those past lives.
When:
Saturday (May 31st), 11am in the Spirit Workshop Space
Rohan - Rohan has been a practicing pagan for 33 years. They are a Northern Tradition (European) winged shaman. Their shamanism focuses on both people and their companion animals. Rohan is in their 3rd year studying to become a canine and feline herbalist.
Workshops Presented:
Holistic Pet Care - Come learn about common pet health. Learn how to read labels and make better food choices for your cats and dogs. What is the difference between allopathic herbalism and holistic herbalism? Discover holistic alternatives for commonly prescribed neurotoxins.
When:
Saturday (June 1st), 1pm in the Water Workshop Space
Workshops Presented:
Holistic Pet Care - Come learn about common pet health. Learn how to read labels and make better food choices for your cats and dogs. What is the difference between allopathic herbalism and holistic herbalism? Discover holistic alternatives for commonly prescribed neurotoxins.
When:
Saturday (June 1st), 1pm in the Water Workshop Space
Rosario Aurelius - Rosario Aurelius is a Thelemic priestess, author, scholar, witch and artist living in Missouri. Her focus is on history, mythology, magick, and ritual. As an active member of the St. Louis Pagan community, she has taught workshops and classes and led public and private rituals focusing on Ceremonial magick, Shamanism, Witchcraft and Paganism. She has practiced Witchcraft and Paganism for over 25 years, and Thelema for nearly 10 years.
Workshops Presented:
Otherkin and Past Lives - This workshop is designed to explore the subject of otherkin as an expression of a psychological and spiritual quest to understand oneself and, thereby, understand each other. Otherkin is a subject that came into vogue in the 1970s with groups of people identifying with faeriekind. Over the decades, it developed into other avenues such as dragons, therianthropic (or beings with wolflike and transmutational aspects), and other non-human consciousnesses. I will be discussing the topic of Otherkin with respect to past lives, inviting anyone new to the topic or familiar with it to join the discussion.
How Do We Build Our Community? - Last year’s theme at Pagan Picnic was “building our sacred haven”, and in lieu of that theme, I want to present a discussion this year focusing on how to build or rebuild a community. Having been a member of the St. Louis Pagan community for 18 years, I have been part of a couple different groups but always found my grounding in Tower Grove at Pagan Picnic every year. I’d like to invite members of the community to join me in this discussion, whether you are solitary practitioners, seasoned group or coven practitioners, or somewhere in between.
When:
Otherkin and Past Lives - Saturday (May 31st), 1pm in the Air Workshop Space
How Do We Build Our Community? - Sunday (June 1st), 11am in the Air Workshop Space
Workshops Presented:
Otherkin and Past Lives - This workshop is designed to explore the subject of otherkin as an expression of a psychological and spiritual quest to understand oneself and, thereby, understand each other. Otherkin is a subject that came into vogue in the 1970s with groups of people identifying with faeriekind. Over the decades, it developed into other avenues such as dragons, therianthropic (or beings with wolflike and transmutational aspects), and other non-human consciousnesses. I will be discussing the topic of Otherkin with respect to past lives, inviting anyone new to the topic or familiar with it to join the discussion.
How Do We Build Our Community? - Last year’s theme at Pagan Picnic was “building our sacred haven”, and in lieu of that theme, I want to present a discussion this year focusing on how to build or rebuild a community. Having been a member of the St. Louis Pagan community for 18 years, I have been part of a couple different groups but always found my grounding in Tower Grove at Pagan Picnic every year. I’d like to invite members of the community to join me in this discussion, whether you are solitary practitioners, seasoned group or coven practitioners, or somewhere in between.
When:
Otherkin and Past Lives - Saturday (May 31st), 1pm in the Air Workshop Space
How Do We Build Our Community? - Sunday (June 1st), 11am in the Air Workshop Space
Rev. Torre Journey - I am a Pagan-interfaith Minister with Universal Life Church and with Ar Ndraiocht Fein, Public speaker, Published Pagan Writer, Horticulturist, and activist. With a background in Horticulture, Engineering, and Pagan Spiritual leadership, I have hosted lectures, community projects, and have multiple publications on activism and spiritual traditions regarding uniting spiritual identity with environmental sustainability. I also hosted a workshop at St. Louis Pagan Picnic in 2024 on Pagan Activism, making an impact in our World. Currently, I am partnering with The Massachusetts Witch Hunt Justice Project on exonerating the remaining victims of the New England Witch Trials of America and establishing laws to protect minority religions and faith groups like Pagans.
Workshop Presented:
Pagan Activism: The Role of Eco-spirituality, Justice, and Personal Identity - This workshop will center on three main aspects: Eco-spirituality, Justice in the Pagan/ Nature-faith community,& the role of identity in spiritual activism. The First aspect will expand on the relationship between environmental stewardship and activism and the beliefs of Paganism, Nature-faith religion and aboriginal cultures. Finally, we will emphasize the personal attributes of Pagan faith and its role in religious and spiritual activism.
When:
Sunday (June 1st), 11am in the Spirit Workshop Space
Workshop Presented:
Pagan Activism: The Role of Eco-spirituality, Justice, and Personal Identity - This workshop will center on three main aspects: Eco-spirituality, Justice in the Pagan/ Nature-faith community,& the role of identity in spiritual activism. The First aspect will expand on the relationship between environmental stewardship and activism and the beliefs of Paganism, Nature-faith religion and aboriginal cultures. Finally, we will emphasize the personal attributes of Pagan faith and its role in religious and spiritual activism.
When:
Sunday (June 1st), 11am in the Spirit Workshop Space