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Earil and George of Leather Feather Bone and Stone will be bringing you a treasure trove of magical arts created to aid you in manifesting joyous healing and transformation in the ongoing dance of your life. We have custom blended organic perfumes made to fit your own unique body chemistry and personal magical intent, BE VERY CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR, YOU WILL GET IT !! We also have unbelievable exquisite Mardi Gras type masques for you to dance in at the fire, the transformations are incredible. There are twirly swirly skirts from our Boo'ful Me!!! clothing line, fabulous jewelry with which to adorn yourself, beaded prayer and fairy wishing boxes to manifest your prayers and wishes, and fine magical, shanomic, and orisha tools crafted by an initiated witch, shaman and orisha pristess with a total of forty years of combined experience.
Council Alumni

LaSara FireFox

LaSara FireFox is a writer, ritualist, sex-positive activist and educator, designer/facilitator of a variety of interactive, exploration-based workshops and rituals, and founder of the boundary/PLAY collective (http://lasara.us/lasara/boundaryplay). Her first book, Sexy Witch, was published in 2005 (Llewellyn Worldwide). Her second, Ecstatic Flirting: Playing at ...more

Bill Bowers (aka "Bill the Witch Doctor") is a chiropractor and bodyworker of 25 years experience who some may know from Ancient Ways, Pantheacon, the Celtic Music Festival and others. Weaving together chiropractic techniques (both traditional and non-thrust) with deep tissue massage, the result is a truly unique realignment, relaxing, rebalancing and invigorating. Half-hour and hour sessions. Foot reflexology also available
Peter Drumming at Harmony Festival with Sol Horizon
Council, Operations Committee Co-Chair, Fire Circle Team Leader

Sonic Alchemist Peter van Gorder promotes the philosophy that every sound and movement we make is but a mere carrier wave for the more interesting data of: Thoughts, Feelings, and Emotions. His unique view and teaching style has led him to create "Conscious Drumming" a workshop where the mind and body-energy are the primary instrument and the drum [or any instrument] is the amplifier.

As a facilitator he has both organized and led drum & sound circles, sonic journeys, hea ...more

Mushrafali
Workshop Leader, Vocal Improvisation

Mushrafali draws from many sources for his inspiration and loves to share that with others in sacred space: jazz, classical, West African, North Indian, Middle Eastern and Sufi. His instruments include piano & synthesizer, hand & mallet percussion, alto flute and voice. He has performed or recorded with jazz legends Paul McCandless (reeds), Stefon Harris (vibes), Zakir Hussain (tabla) and members of Bobby McFerrin's "Voicestra". He leads and composes for the groundbreaki ...more

Zorina Wolf

Zorina Wolf, a student of the late Baba Olatunji, has been teaching drum classes for twelve years . She saw the potential to take rhythm deeper when she met Reinhard Flatischler, developer of the TaKeTiNa process, and completed a three-year basic and an advanced TaKeTiNa training in 2001 and 2003.

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Merchant Coordinator

Susan Diamond is owner of a Santa Cruz based Magickal Arts Shop, Botanica, and Pagan learning center (http://www.serpentskiss.org) and a manufacturer/
wholesaler of authentic magickal supplies. She is an initiated priest of Nsasi, Spirit of Fire and Lightning. Susan also works as a shamanic practitioner, psychic/tarot consultant, astrologer, and rootworker with 15 years of counseling experience. Her passion is dancing for spirit.

Tymn

Tymn Urban is an active community Priest and a founding member of Community Seed, Earth-Spirit Fellowship in Santa Cruz, California. Tymn is a also singer and writer of sacred song and has facilitated numerous local workshops and song circle ceremonies in the Santa Cruz area.

Melissa Wilreker
Council, Healers Team Leader

Missy is a Vibrational and Shamanic healer, Awareness-Oriented Massage Therapist, Reiki Master/Teacher, Personal Growth Instructor, Theatrical Lighting Designer and Business Consultant. Her healing work draws from many different practices including movement, sound, breathwork, meditation, visualization, Ipsalu Tantra Kriya Yoga and Transpersonal Psychology. Missy comes to her teaching and healing work from a focused center of compassion, presence and deep listening to create a sacredness of s ...more

Mz. imani

Mz. imani is a complex creature who is actively engaged with many projects. These projects all share a connection to the exploration of Conscious Evolution, Shamanism and the Sacred Nature of Fire.

Mz. imani is an alchemist, drummer and a healer. She is a woman who follows her heart and hopes to inspire others to do the same. She is a mom, an artist, an event organizer and spiritual activist. Dancing in the realms of the Shaman, Mz. imani seeks to honor her gifts and follow the energy ...more

Unique and beautifully hand-crafted, fair-made Goddess Dresses and patchwork yoga/Thai fisherman pants from Indonesia and Thailand. Also offered are magic-crafted wands, prayer arrows, rattles, shakers and Karuna Arts prayer flags.
Shara has been a Face & Body Painter, transformating people into spirit beings, animal totems and all manner of decorated selves for over 20 years. She has painted at Renaissance Festivals, Pagan Gatherings and Craft Fairs and Gallery Shows all over the country (even in Hawaii and Jamaica). Shara does Mehndi/Henna and Temporary Tattoos. Get painted and guise around the fire, become an elemental or your higher self! Pictures and more at:
Handmade Frame & Ritual Drums
The Different Drum's hand-built drums are the new generation of the ancient heartbeat - made with great pride and reverence. The hides have been taken with the utmost care, smudged and blessed before they've even been shipped to us. The soaking process uses herbs and essential oils for purification and thanks to the living beings that gave of themselves for these creations.

Whether for prayer, meditation, healing, performance, or drumming with friends, you will find nothing feels quite like a handmade drum. No plastics, no adjustable stretchers, just the earth's bounty at your fingertips in a relationship that is unlike any other. Go natural! www.thedifferentdrum.net
Dev AKA the Garage Sale Goddess offers fun, fine and funky resale clothing. The upscale thrift store for Pagans, Shamans and imaginative minds, GSG has clothing for women, men and everyone in between. Scarves, hats, belts and other accessories, too.
Cash, checks and credit cards are accepted.