 PSG 2011 will be held June 19-26, 2011 at beautiful Camp Zoe located in Salem, Missouri! Camp Zoe is a 330 acre campground/concert venue set in a valley in the Ozark Region of Missouri. Camp Zoe is very private and is surrounded by thousands of acres of national forest and private timberland. There is a very beautiful, spring-fed, clear Sinking Creek that runs through the entire camp so floating, wading, and swimming in the swimming holes will be refreshing! Camp Zoe (http://www.campzoe.com) offers the best facilities in PSG's history! This site has more electricity, including electrical outlets for many vendors, plus indoor spaces with electricity for Safety/First Aid services and PSG administrative staff. In addition, there is a large general store on site, large professional stages for concerts, and even some indoor toilet facilities! And did we mention the clear, clean, spring-fed creek winding through the festival grounds? Camp Zoe staff have been a great group of folks to work with and we look forward to continuing this journey with them and all of you. The Pagan Spirit Gathering (PSG) is one of America's oldest and largest Nature Spirituality festivals. Since its inception in 1980, PSG has been bringing together hundreds of people from throughout the United States, plus other countries, to create community, celebrate Summer Solstice, and commune with Nature in a sacred environment. Sponsored by Circle Sanctuary, PSG is open to long-time practitioners as well as newcomers of a wide range of Nature religion traditions, including Wiccan, Contemporary Pagan, Druidic, Heathen, Celtic, Baltic, Greco-Roman, Isian, Shamanic, Hermetic, Animistic, Egyptian, Native American, Afro-Carribean, Taoist, Pantheistic, Ecofeminist, and Nature Mystic. PSG is an opportunity for personal renewal, networking, education, and cultural enrichment. Throughout the Gathering, there are hundreds of program activities, including rituals, concerts, workshops, panels, meetings, intensives, revels, dancing, drumming, firespininng, and bonfires. The are a variety of youth program activities, including those for children, tweens, and teens. In addition, there is leadership training for Pagan ministers and other leaders through the Pagan Leadership Institute. As in past years, PSG's spiritual community begins emerging as participants arrive on opening day, set up camp, meet and greet others, and create a Pagan Town together which will last the entire week of the Gathering. The Sacred Fire is lit during the Opening Ritual and is kept burning throughout the Gathering to symbolize the Solstice Sun and Spirit of the PSG community. |
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