Summer Magick Festival is an earth-based spirituality convention with workshops, celebration, and community in a comfortable hotel setting. Headliners, rituals, and musical entertainment have been chosen to encourage tolerance between the many different earth-based faiths and foster planetary stewardship. We are a family-friendly event with programming for our young ones as well as close proximity to all the wonders of the Orlando theme parks. Join us for a new kind of Florida festival!
Orange County Public Schools has ended West Orange High School’s first and only “Witchy Wednesday” after Liberty Counsel objected to the student-led segment. The district cited Supreme Court rulings in deciding the student-created announcements could not continue under faculty supervision on the school’s broadcast system.
Summer Magick Fest has announced the schedule of events for its fourth year building an Earth-centered spiritual community in Florida. Each year Summer Magick Fest invites a mix of new and returning headliners in order to bring the best national presenters to Florida and keep them here to deepen their teaching. The theme for 2025 is “Building our Magickal Family,” and the ritual cycle will focus on all the forms family takes in our spiritual lives. From ancestral whispers to spirit guides, from aunties to beloveds, our magickal families are diverse and wonderful and sometimes challenging. Our main ritual will carry participants to a place of ancestral healing to care for our forgotten family and return us to the loving embrace of Summer Magick Fest to envision a future where our families are agents of cultural transformation. Workshop presenters are hand-chosen by the organizers to fill two parallel tracks of learning and exploration. To refresh our spirits, Friday night we will don our kilts and dance to Eireann’s Call, the latest creation from vocalist David Doersch and percussionist Cat Doersch, familiar to pagan audiences as the forces behind long-time favorite Celtic band, Coyote’s Run. The event moves to a larger venue at the Renaissance Orlando Airport Hotel, 5445 Forbes Place, Orlando, Florida 32812. Upgrades to this move include lower nightly rates of $129/night. Please reserve your room soon with no payment necessary.
In this week’s Pagan Community Notes, we remember Mary Stuart. Everglades Moon Local Council releases a statement regarding the recent events in Orlando. Two events highlight the weekend: Heathens Against Hate hosts a Trans Visibility Rally, and Perilous Passages, a virtual symposium on Pagan thought and practice, invites deep reflection. We also feature Star’s Tarot of the Week—and yes, the Sharktopus makes an appearance.
SAN FRANCISCO – Members of the Priesthood of Coru Cathubodua and its allies attended the city’s pride event to offer assistance with medical aid, safety escorting, and spiritual protection. Wearing their distinctive red priesthood shirts, the members were stationed throughout the event with first aid kits and other “parade-related accessories.” Communications chief Scott H. Rowe said, “In a time when the currents of hatred and intolerance have been permeating our national and cultural consciousness, events like Pride, which uplift and celebrate diversity, are more important than ever. In order that the LGBTQ community are free to celebrate safely, it is particularly important for community members who are able to do so to offer protection and support.” Coru Cathubodua is often found assisting at similar events around the Bay Area.
