User:Rosencomet/Starwood Festival

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The Starwood Festival is a seven-day Neo-Pagan, New Age, multi-cultural and world music festival presented in July. Approximately 1,500 people attend including staff, speakers and entertainers. The Starwood Festival is a camping event with live musical performances, rituals, bonfires, multimedia presentations and social activities. There are also approximately 150 workshops offered on a variety of topics. [1] [2]It is a clothing optional event, and skyclad attendance is common.[3] Some specific groups whose members regularly appear at and attend Starwood include the Church of All Worlds[3][4], the Church of the SubGenius[5] and the Neo-Druidic group Ar nDraiocht Fein (ADF)[6]

History[edit]

The Starwood Festival has been presented by the Association for Consciousness Exploration (ACE) since 1983 under its co-directors, Jeff Rosenbaum and Joe Rothenberg.[3] It features entertainment, public ceremonies, and classes on subjects such as sensory isolation, Kirlian photography, Neopaganism, shamanism, Wicca, holistic health, tarot divination, Thelema, and past life regression. Among the first guest speakers and entertainers were Jim Alan and Selena Fox (founders of Circle Sanctuary), Raymond Buckland, Lee Bryan Grotte (Foundation for Research in Medical Botany), and music by Chameleon and The Ancient Illuminated Seers of Bavaria.[7]

The first festival was held in 1981 at Coopers Lake Campground in Slippery Rock, PA. From 1982 through 1985 it was held at Devil's Den Park in New Philadelphia, OH, a former state park run by Whispering Winds Nudist Camp. In 1986 and 1987 it was held at Bear Creek Amphitheatre (part of Bear Creek Resort Ranch KOA) in East Sparta, OH, and at Echo Hills Ski Resort in Logan, OH (on the Buckeye Trail) in 1988 and 1989. In 1990 the event was moved to Brushwood Folklore Center in Sherman, New York.[8] Starwood 2010, 2011 and 2012 were held at Wisteria Campground in Pomeroy, Ohio[9].

The event began as a weekend festival, and grew over the years to a seven-day event. Attendance was 185 in the first year, and grew to about 350 during the next four years at Devil's Den Park. It rose to about 400 during the two years at Bear Creek, and topped 600 during the two at Echo Hills. The first year at Brushwood it exceeded 800 and Starwood became the biggest Neo-Pagan event in the country. The attendance leveled off at about 1500-1650 during the early 2000s.[8]

Workshops[edit]

There are approximately 150 workshops offered on a variety of topics including alternative lifestyles, political & spiritual activism, spiritual traditions, consciousness-altering technologies and substances (such as biofeedback, sensory-isolation, mind machines, and entheogenic substances), martial arts & movement systems, history, magic, folklore, art & music, healing, metaphysics and environmental issues.[1] Notable teachers on these and other subjects have included:

Entertainment[edit]

There are concerts presented on a variety of stages during the event, and other areas are set aside for drumming and performance and other activities. Starwood provides child care and children's and teen classes and programs in a playground area called "Kids' Village"[3]. Some past notable entertainers, many of whom also offered classes, include:

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "''Circle of Ash'' feature article by Michael Gill in ''Cleveland Free Times'', July 7th, 2005". Rosencomet.com. 2005-07-07. Retrieved 2012-02-11. Cite error: The named reference "Circle of Ash" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  2. ^ "''Modern Pagans: An Investigation of Contemporary Ritual'' by John Sulak and V. Vale". Researchpubs.com. Retrieved 2012-02-11.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Krassner, Paul (2005). Life Among the Neopagans in The Nation, August 24, 2005 (web only).
  4. ^ a b Earthly Bodies, Magical Selves: Contemporary Pagans and the Search for Community by Sarah Pike (2001) University of California Press Cite error: The named reference "Earthly Bodies" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  5. ^ Invented Religions: Faith, Fiction, Imagination by Carole M. Cusack, Pg. 106 (2010) Ashgate Pub Co
  6. ^ Ar nDraiocht Fein Website
  7. ^ "Changeling Times issue #3" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-02-11.
  8. ^ a b The Encyclopedia of Modern Witchcraft & Neo-Paganism by James Lewis & Shelley Rabinovitch (2003) Citadel Press
  9. ^ a b Pagan/Magickal Festival Returns to Meigs This Week by David DeWitt, The Athens News. July 11, 2012 Cite error: The named reference "Meigs" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  10. ^ The Pagan Man: Priests, Warriors, Hunters and Drummers by Isaac Bonewits (2005) Citadel
  11. ^ a b c d e f g h i Starwood XXV: Feelin' the Love by Peg Aloi (2005) in Witchvox Cite error: The named reference "Feelin' the Love" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  12. ^ "Changeling Times issue #3" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-02-11.
  13. ^ a b The Blame Game article by Paul Krassner in The Huffington Post, August 26, 2005.
  14. ^ a b The Witch Hunt Ain't Over by Paul Krassner in High Times (Dec 24, 2003)
  15. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Starwood Festival 2009 by Mark Mansfield June 26th, 2009 StereoSubversion Website Cite error: The named reference "StereoSubversion" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  16. ^ The Necronomicon Files: The Truth Behind Lovecraft's Legend by John Wisdom Gonce III & Daniel Harms (2003) Weiser Books
  17. ^ Kokopelli Seed: A Novel of Magic, Earthen Insight and Gaian Awakening accompanying bio in The Wiccan/Pagan Times [1]
  18. ^ Ellen Evert Hopman Website Bio
  19. ^ a b Starwood 2011 by Taliesin Govannon in Witchvox
  20. ^ a b c Starwood Festival 2011 (A Review by Oberon Zell) by Oberon Zell-Ravenheart (2011) in Witchvox
  21. ^ Starwood Diaries by Deborah Lipp [2]
  22. ^ Tripping: An Anthology of True-Life Psychedelic Adventures by Charles Hayes 2000
  23. ^ Maat Magick: A Guide to Self-Initiation by Nema (1995) Weiser Books
  24. ^ Bio on M. Macha Nightmare's Website
  25. ^ Starwood Slackful Despite Legume's Bomb Misfire by Rev. Ivan Stang
  26. ^ Essential Asatru: Walking the Path of Norse Paganism by Diana L. Paxson (2006) Citadel
  27. ^ Masks of the Goddess: Interview With Lauren Raine by Christopher Blackwell (2012)
  28. ^ Celebrating Silver Ravenwolf by Donald Michael Kraig in Llewellyn Journal
  29. ^ What We Did on Our Summer Vacation by Earth Drum Council
  30. ^ Tornado Devastation Averted by Frantic Gesticulations of Hideous, Morbidly Obese One-Legged Pagan Crone!
  31. ^ a b c d Aloi, Peg (2007) Witchvox article about Starwood 27 [3]
  32. ^ Dispatches from the Front: Harvey Wasserman appearing live at the 2007 Starwood Festival in The Free Press July 7, 2007]
  33. ^ Ottawa International Writer's Festival profile of Robert Anton Wilson
  34. ^ New Age and Neopagan Religions in America by Sarah Pike (2004) Pg. 89, Columbia University Press
  35. ^ a b c d Starwood 2003 (2) by Don Waterhawk (2003) in Witchvox
  36. ^ "Big Brother and the Holding Company: BBBase". Bbhc.com. Retrieved 2012-02-11.
  37. ^ Starwood 2004 (2) by Don Waterhawk (2004) in Witchvox
  38. ^ Dispatches from the Front: Harvey Wasserman appearing live at the 2007 Starwood Festival in The Free Press July 7, 2007]
  39. ^ The Musical World of Halim El-Dabh by Denise Seachrist (2003) Kent State University Press: World Musics Series
  40. ^ a b c Bay Area Events Website: Tony Saunders Bio
  41. ^ Info and audio of JuMiller band set from 2012 Starwood Festival July 13th, 2012[4]
  42. ^ a b Starwood article on Stephen Kent Website
  43. ^ Starwood 2002 (2) by Don Waterhawk (2002) in Witchvox
  44. ^ What We Did on Our Summer Vacation by Earth Drum Council
  45. ^ Starwood 2004 (1) by Don Waterhawk (2004) in Witchvox
  46. ^ calendar of Events: Jim Scott Website
  47. ^ Telesma Website: Photos
  48. ^ Dispatches from the Front: Harvey Wasserman appearing live at the 2007 Starwood Festival in The Free Press July 7, 2007]

References[edit]

  • Aloi, Peg (2005) Starwood XXV: Feelin' the Love in Witchvox [5]
  • Aloi, Peg (2007) Witchvox article about Starwood 27 [6]
  • Association for Consciousness Exploration. Starwood Speaker Roster. Retrieved January 7, 2007.
  • Bond, Lawrence & Ellen Evert Hopman (1996) People of the Earth: The New Pagans Speak Out. (Reissued as Being a Pagan: Druids, Wiccans & Witches Today in 2002 Destiny Books ISBN 0-89281-904-9) Several interviews at and/or discussing Starwood.
  • Bonewits, Isaac (2005) The Pagan Man: Priests, Warriors, Hunters and Drummers Citadel ISBN 0806526971, ISBN 978-0806526973
  • DeWitt, David (2012) Pagan/Magickal Festival Returns to Meigs This Week Wednesday, July 11, 2012, The Athens News [7]
  • Furman, Donna Beating Stress Through Meditation (The News Herald Oct. 5th, 1986)
  • Gill, Michael (2005). Circle of Ash in Cleveland Free Times, July 7, 2005 (Feature Article) [8].
  • Gonce III, John Wisdom & Daniel Harms (2003) The Necronomicon Files: The Truth Behind Lovecraft's Legend. Weiser Books ISBN 1-57863-269-2, ISBN 978-1-57863-269-5
  • Govannon, Taliesin (2011) Starwood 2011 in Witchvox [9]
  • Hayes, Charles (2000). Tripping: An Anthology of True-Life Psychedelic Adventures. (Terence McKenna Interview) Penguin Compass/Penguin Putnam Inc. ISBN 0-14-019574-2
  • Kates, Bill (1997). Best of the Fests: Starwood Festival in High Times.
  • Kent, Stephen (2006) Starwood article on Stephen Kent Website
  • Krassner, Paul (2005). The Blame Game article in The Huffington Post, August 26, 2005.
  • Krassner, Paul (2007) The Witch Hunt Ain’t Over Yet High Times, December 24, 2003.
  • Lewis, James & Shelley Rabinovitch (2003) The Encyclopedia of Modern Witchcraft & Neo-Paganism. Citadel Press ISBN 0-8065-2406-5, ISBN 978-0-8065-2406-1
  • Lewis, James R. (1996) Magical Religion and Modern Witchcraft. State University of New York Press ISBN 0-7914-2890-7, ISBN 978-0-7914-2890-0
  • Lingan, Edmund B. (2006). "Beyond the Occult Revival: Contemporary Forms of Occult Theatre" article in PAJ: A Journal of Performance and Art - PAJ 84 (Volume 28, Number 3), September 2006, pp. 23–38. The MIT Press.
  • Mansfield, Mark (2009) Starwood Festival 2009 - StereoSubversion Website
  • McColman, Carl (2002) The Complete Idiot's Guide to Paganism. Alpha ISBN 0-02-864266-X, ISBN 978-0-02-864266-6
  • Nema (1995) Maat Magick: A Guide to Self-Initiation. Weiser Books ISBN 0-87728-827-5
  • Paige, Anthony (2003) American Witch: Magick for the Modern Seeker. Citadel ISBN 0-8065-2511-8, ISBN 978-0-8065-2511-2
  • Paxson, Diana L. (2006) Essential Asatru: Walking the Path of Norse Paganism Citadel ISBN 0-8065-2708-0, ISBN 978-0-8065-2708-6
  • Pike, Sarah (2001). Earthly Bodies, Magical Selves: Contemporary Pagans and the Search for Community. University of California Press [10]. ISBN 0-520-22030-7
  • Pike, Sarah (2004) New Age and Neopagan Religions in America Columbia University Press ISBN 0-231-12402-3, ISBN 978-0-231-12402-7
  • Reed, Robert A. & Joy S. Miller-Upton & Donald W. Wallbaum Local Festival Celebrates Pagan Rites (August 3, 1989) The Free Paper Logan, OH.
  • Seachrist, Denise (2003). The Musical World of Halim El-Dabh. Kent State University Press: World Musics Series. ISBN 0-87338-752-X
  • Vale, V. and John Sulak (2001). Modern Pagans: An Investigation of Contemporary Ritual. [11] (Interview with Jeff Rosenbaum). San Francisco: RE/Search Publications. ISBN 1-889307-10-6
  • Waterhawk, Don (2002) Starwood 2002 (2) in Witchvox [12]
  • Waterhawk, Don (2003) Starwood 2003 (2) in Witchvox [13]
  • Waterhawk, Don (2004) Starwood 2004 (1) in Witchvox [14]
  • Zell-Ravenheart, Oberon (2011) Starwood Festival 2011 (A Review by Oberon Zell) in Witchvox [15]

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