PFI Poland has the pleasure to invite all pagans to the annual May Conference 2010!
Date: 28th-30th May 2010
Place: Grotniki near Lodz (central Poland, nor far from Warsaw), situated in the middle of a forest, in the near presence of a lake
Estimated cost: 150 PLN (ca. 38 EUR), including accomodation, meals, and conference materials, PFI Members: 140 PLN (ca. 36 EUR) - really cheap!
Food: supper on FRI, breakfast, lunch and evening grill on SAT, breakfast on SUN, vegetarian food available
Dogs are welcome.
Invited guests: Morgana (PFI International Coordinator), Cody (National Coordinator of PFI Czech Rep. with guests), Ganetliyvsgv Asgaya(Keepers of the Sacred Traditions of the Pipe, of the Cherokee People), Agni i Mike (a Wiccan Coven from the UK), Polish Native Church RKP (Lesza)
Entry deadline is May 10th. WE ARE RUNNING OUT OF PLACES, SO HURRY UP! To book your place please contact Tin
FINAL PROGRAMME
1. Ecumenical Opening and Closing Ritual (designed for all pagan paths to contribute to it in ways unique to their traditions)
2. Music evenings with ceilidh workshops, live Celtic music band, shamanic theatre and chants (including bagpipes and the Celtic harp) - we encourage everyone to bring their own rattles, drums, tomtoms, even plastic bottles and really unusual stuff that makes an interesting sound
3. Storytelling Competition (with an "open" category as well as special treats, such as improvisation on a given mythological subject for 3 minutes - all bards, professional and spontaneous are welcome! also in English)
4. Berenika i Mohegan: intensive pathworking workshops in the wilderness of Polish forests
5. Rawimir: workshops on making ritual masks (materials will be provided)
6. Tin: reading workshops on divination by means of myth - the heritage of bards in practice (also in English)
7. Agni i Mike: workshops on ritual body painting (materials will be provided; also in English)
8. Agni i Mike: Wiccan workshops on the sacrum of breath and voice: rune chanting (also in English)
9. Morgana: lecture on Doreen Valiente and the presentation of "The Charge of the Goddess. - a multilingual project" with opportunity to purchase the DVD (in English)
10. Morgana: workshops on "Wicca - lunar and solar cycles - how do we celebrate them?" (in English)
11. Amvaradel: 1 of 3 lectures: 1. Symbolsm of the Tarot (old and new eon), 2. Power Animals - symbolism, etiology and psychology of animals, 3. Art of Seeing - an introductory to practice
12. Bradius: lecture on Graeco-Roman neopaganism, "The Roman religious calendar and the Wiccan Circle of the Year" (in English)
13. Ganetliyvsgv Asgaya: "Conversations with the Laughing Dog", an introductory to the Pipe Prophecies of the Cherokee People (in English)
NOTE: As you can see many of these workshops are primarily in English. Translation into English will also be provided for all other workshops, lectures and activities, so language should not be a problem!
How to get there:
1. We can help you arrange transport from Warsaw or Lodz airports, please contact Tin for details.
2. By train: take the PKP train to Łódź and then the train to Grotniki. From Grotniki station it is a 2km walk, see map below, or we can help you arrange transport straight to the Conference venue at "Boruta" Centre, please contact Tin for details.
3. By car: see map below
