Admission is open by invitation, and admission donations are requested to offset expenses of the festival facilities,
supplies, activities, and food. If financial difficulties are an issue, for more information, or to find out how to
get your invitation to Beltane 2007 or any other SpiralGround event, please contact us. Hope to see you there!
Full Admission: $15 per person (16 and over,) $25 per family, and $5 per child under 16 with single adult admission. Includes:
Camping Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights
Use of indoor facilities (bathroom, shower, etc.)
All Festival activities, including swimming, bonfires, Maypole, rituals, etc.
Family Meal Ticket (See below for details.)
Day Admission: $8 per person per day. Includes:
All Festival activities (see above) scheduled for the date of the Day Admission
Use of indoor facilities (bathroom, shower, etc.)
Coffee, teas, water, hot chocolate, etc.
Bonfire treats each night
PLEASE PACK YOUR OWN MEALS to share at Family Meal time.
Family Meal Ticket includes:
Thursday Night Pot Luck/Bring-Your-Own Picnic Supper
Friday Family Continental Breakfast
Friday Family Lunch
Friday Family Supper
Saturday Big, Fat Family Breakfast
Saturday Family Lunch
Saturday Family Supper (Beltane "Wedding Feast")
Sunday Family Brunch
Sunday Family Snacky Supper ‘Round the Fire
Coffee, teas, water, hot chocolate, etc.
Bonfire treats each night
PLEASE CONTACT US WELL IN ADVANCE WITH ANY SPECIAL MENU CONSIDERATIONS
Partial Schedule of Activities (Please check back for updates!)
Thursday, April 26, 2007
3:00pm Registration Opens
You may arrive any time after 3:00pm! Come early and claim your favorite camping spot,
get a head start decorating your campsite, and get to know the SpiralGround family & friends!
3:00 - 6:00 Registration, Set-Up, Sign-Ups
Be sure to sign up for any workshops, discussion groups, Teams, and other activities that interest you!
6:00 - 8:00 Teams, Workshops & Discussion Groups
Find your niche, learn & share, help & have fun!
8:00 - 9:00 Pot Luck/Bring-Your-Own Picnic Supper
Bring a picnic dish or meal for you & yours, or bring something to share in a pot luck.
9:00 - ??? Bonfire
Enjoy a very laid-back fire this evening, and spend some time getting to know folks in a quieter,
more intimate setting than our more “upbeat” bonfires on Friday & Saturday. All ages at the main Fire Circle.
Friday, April 27, 2007
8:00 Registration Opens
Those who are unable to arrive on Thursday may arrive any time on Friday. The registration
tables will be set up at 8:00. Please be sure to check in first!
8:00a - 6:00p Registration, Set-Up, Sign-Up
Sign up for any workshops, discussion groups, Teams, and other activities that interest you,
and set up your campsite. Feel free to decorate to express yourself!
8:00am Morning Meditation
Start your day grounded & centered with a meditation under the Front Oak.
9:30am Family Continental Breakfast
Join us for juice, coffee, and a light repast of muffins, bagels, pastries, cereals, & fruits.
Announcements about the day’s activities will be made at this time, so please join us!
10:30 - 12:00 Free Time, Games, TBA Activities
Choose your favorites, or try to make them all!
12:00 Family Lunch
Join us for a healthy light lunch to carry you through the afternoon.
1:00 - 6:00 Workshops, Discussions, Team Times, Prep for the Evening’s Festivities
There’s something for everyone! Join in and share your talents! It’ll make it more fun for all!
6:00 - 7:30 Family Supper
Old fashioned cook-out with all your favorites... and a few new, besides!
7:30 - 8:00 Team Time
Help get ready for the Processional, Ritual, Fire, or Supper...wherever your talent & interest lies!
8:00 Processional & Opening Ritual
Official opening of Beltane 2007! Deck yourself out as your favorite mythical character... be a God
or Goddess... a Tarot character... or anything else that strikes you.
8:30 - ??? Bonfire
Adults & youth each have their own fire circle... or kids can enjoy Movie Night. Parents, please
check in at registration if your child would like to participate, and sign up for an overseer shift
so that everyone can have safe, supervised fun!
Saturday, April 28, 2007
8:00am Morning Meditation
Start your day grounded & centered with a meditation under the Front Oak.
9:30am Big, Fat Family Breakfast
Just what it sounds like... plenty of fuel for the busy day ahead!
Announcements about the day’s activities will be made at this time, so please join us!
10:30 - 12:00 Workshops
12:00 - 1:00 Team Time
1:00 - 2:00 Family Lunch
Enjoy a healthy lunch with your friends, hear some announcements, and talk about
your experiences during the previous activity period.
2:00 - 3:00 Pagan Feud
Join us for a wacky “Family Feud” style game for the entire community! Try to guess
The top answers to questions answered by 100 Pagans surveyed!
3:00 - 4:30 Workshops
4:30 - 5:30 Team Time
5:30 - 6:00 River Walk
Share your discoveries from the afternoon’s Earth Walk, or come to hear what others
found, as we take a walk down the River Path, then give offerings to the Water Spirits
for a fertile, festive year.
6:00 - 6:30 Maypole Dance
Put on your bells and come dance the Maypole with us!
Led by the Youth of SpiralGround.
6:30pm Mayday Pageant & Beltane Ritual
Join... or just watch...our "talented" SpiralGround Players as they present our annual
Mayday Pageant, and crown the Queen of the May!
Followed by a joyful ritual celebrating Beltane!
8:00pm Family Supper... Beltane Feast
A wedding feast for the God & Goddess… come hungry!
9:00pm FEEL THE FIRE... Beltane Bonfire!!
Adults at the Main Fire Circle. Youth will have their own special gathering at the Upper Circle.
Sunday, April 29, 2007
8:00 Morning Meditation
Start your day grounded & centered with a meditation under the Front Oak.
10:00 - 12:00 Family Brunch & Discussion Time
A great time to reflect on the weekend’s activities, and give the SpiralGround staff
your feedback, to help make our future festivals even better!
1:00 - 4:00 Workshops & Other Activities
4:00 Closing ritual
6:00 Fire & Campfire Supper
Workshop/Discussion Groups (Partial List)
Sacred Sexuality - A Historical Overview and Look at the Modern Restoration Movement
What place does sex have in the spiritual life? Are the two intended or destined to remain polar opposites, and if not, why does it seem so? Historian and Sex Priestess Kimana LeMaster will facilitate a discussion on these concepts and offer a look at the history of Sacred Sexuality practitioners from their once exalted position in ancient cultures, through their disempowerment and descent into disrepute, and into the modern day attempts to restore this noble calling to its rightful place in Neo-Pagan culture. Two part discussion group.
Animal Spirit Friends
Whether you call them totems, spirit guides, familiars, or something else, our animal friends have much to teach us about life and spirit. They can guide us in our daily lives through dreams, visitations, spiritual sightings, meditation, animal spirit cards, etc. Join Vicki Williams for a discussion about our animal friends and their role in our spiritual lives.
Love Magic
Everybody says "Don’t Do It!" but do we really need to put the areas of love, relationships, dating, marriage, and emotional connection on a taboo list? Is there a way for responsible practitioners of magic to enhance their lives as a whole, while seeking love, passion, and a well-suited partner? Should we have to tiptoe through the whole process? Join Sunny Simmons Steincamp as we consider a different way of looking at this most popular and sought after magical working.
How Do You S.P.E. L.L.?
Basics of spellwork, do's & don'ts, and helpful hints for the everyday practice of a Magickal Life presented by Lumina.
Men's Mysteries
Join Don Doutt for a discussion of how to balance male power in the context of a matriarchal religion... it’s no easy task!
Wood Shop
Join Don Doutt for an overview of proper fire building and firewood techniques that will bring success to the Beltane Fire.
Sexual Communication
Join Jamie Merling for a facilitated discussion about communicating with your sexual partners... verbally, energetically, and spiritually!
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