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For Between the Worlds 2014 our patron was Sun Wukong. Often better known in the West as The Monkey King, Sun Wukong is a classical trickster hero of Chinese folklore and Taoist and Buddhist mythologies. A master of shape-shifting and tomfoolery, Sun Wukong both delighted and tormented the figures of …
Jeff grew up in southeastern Indiana and was raised on rock, country, blues, funk and soul. In 1979 his mom bought him his first guitar and introduced him to the sounds of Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson while his dad cranked Meryl Haggard, Willie Nelson and other country artists in an …
For Between the Worlds 2014, our keynote: Gede Parma (Fio) is an initiate of traditional and contemporary Witchcraft and has written three books on the subjects of Western Paganism,Witchcraft and Shamanic-Ecstatic Technique. Gede was born in Bali and is of Balinese and Anglo-Irish descent, and grew up in Queensland, Australia …
For Between the Worlds 2013, our patron god was Anubis, Egyptian god of the dead and funerary rites. He is in particular associated with the “weighing of the heart” the dead are expected to undergo in Duat (the Egyptian underworld) where their worthiness is judged, giving him the title “Guardian …
Since founding his independent record label, Wollenberg Records, in the fall of 2004, folk rocker Richard Cortez has been taking the indie music scene by storm one busted guitar string at a time. Named best of South Florida’s male entertainer of the year ’07, Cortez has appeared at Ft. Lauderdale, …
For Between the Worlds 2013, our keynote: Alaric embraced polytheism in the summer of 1971, and has never looked back! Over the past four decades his personal spiritual practice has developed as a synthesis of Anglo-Saxon tradition, country beliefs, herbal studies and rune lore. For Alaric, a reverence for the …
For Between the Worlds 2012, our patron god was Quetzalcoatl, the Feathered Serpent of Mesoamerican culture. He is god of the winds, associated with the dawn (one of his titles is “Lord of the Star of the Dawn”), the planet Venus, and with arts, crafts, and merchants, as well as …
Tom Goss is a unique voice among gay singer-songwriters–a former Catholic seminarian turned guitar-toting troubadour whose heartfelt lyrics, hooky melodies and quirky charm have earned him a dedicated national following. Since he started performing in DC coffeehouses in 2006, the tireless 29-year-old hasn’t let any moss grow under his trademark …
For Between the Worlds 2012, our keynote: Michael Thomas Ford is the author of The Path of the Green Man: Gay Men, Wicca, and Living a Magical Life and numerous other books ranging from humor to horror, literary fiction to nonfiction. His work for adult readers includes the best-selling novels …
For Between the Worlds 2011, our patron god was Pan, the goat-horned Greek god of pastures, fields, and woodlands. Patron of nymphs and satyrs, wild and merry piper whose music and shouts of delight shall echo through the fields.
