Gaia Gathering

Gaia Gathering offers: A great opportunity for Canadian Pagans, Pagan-friendly and Pagan-curious to get to know each other, network, and share information, and learn peer-to-peer from the wide experience available in Canada. The possibility of meeting Pagans from paths and traditions that you may not normally be exposed to in your home community or... geographic area. A chance for us to gather together to discuss issues affecting our identities as Canadian Pagans. An opportunity to learn from our collective experiences with regards to legal, social, political, religious and business issues as Pagans in Canada. A venue to get to know communities in Canada separated geographically, to discuss community development, and expand the ideas of pagan community in theory and practice. The opportunity for academics working in Pagan Studies or related disciplines to share their latest research and connect with other scholars in Canada. The opportunity for community leaders in from Pagan communities across Canada to network with each other and share experiences. What typically happens at Gaia Gathering? Activities generally kick-off late Friday afternoon with the opening of registration followed by an opening ritual, planned activities and a meet and greet. Sometimes, the host community may plan pre-conference activities earlier in the day or on the evening before, so check the schedule or contact the local organisers. Saturday and Sunday are totally devoted to panel discussions, roundtables and workshops. Typically there are three streams of activities happening at once and close to 30 activities to choose from. Some of the panels and roundtables will be theoretical in nature, whereas others are more hands-on and workshop-like. We also typically have a music stream or song-sharing circle, and tradition meet-and-greets. As well, an academic stream on one of the two days allows Pagan scholars (academically-affiliated or not) to present their research. Entertainment is arranged in the evenings. There is usually some sort of ...Read More