What’s a Drum Circle Anyway?
Day and Time: Thursday, 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM
Location: Large Fire Pit Area
Eric Olsen
Have you ever been asked to go to a Drum Circle and said: “No. I don’t think I would like it. Besides, I can’t play a drum.” Then, this playshop is for you. In this interactive and fun playshop, you’ll learn what a Drum Circle is and what the different types of Drum Circles are. You will also learn how to play a drum and how to listen to other players. If you didn’t bring a Drum, not to worry. There will be plenty of drums and other percussion instruments to play. Find your Drum Voice in this engaging playshop and apply what you learn at the nightly Drum Circle!
Intro to Mediumship
Day and Time: Friday, 10:00 am – 11:00 am
Location: Activity Hall
Devi Wolf
Many pagans are open to spirit all the time which can be harmful to them. In this workshop, Devi will show you a method of opening, lead a guided meditation where you will meet a loved one in spirit and, the most important part, they will explain how to close and why it is so important.
Plant Walk
Day and Time: Friday 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
Location: Activity Hall
Seraphina Terra
Open your senses to the living green world all around us. We’ll take a gentle wander through the camp, meeting some of the plants who make their home here. Along the way, you’ll learn simple ways to identify them, hear their stories, and discover a few of their gifts. This is a time to slow down, connect, and share in the quiet magic of the plant world together.
Runes: Elder, Younger, Anglo Saxon
Day and Time: Friday 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm
Location: Activity Hall
Sam Mowrey
Sam will go through different ways to use the runes as a Heathen and ways to use it in a personal practice. Meditations, journalings, considerations, physical activities, crafting, bindrune making, and many more.
She will have wood rounds for everyone to design and mark their own sigil or bindrune to carry with them for the festival.
Let’s Open Some Roads !
Day and Time: Friday 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm
Location: Activity Hall
Shelley Fraser
Workshop description ( hands on learning):
Learn how to make spell candles from beeswax foundation sheets. We will discuss the magical properties of the herbs and crystals that go into making this version of a road opener candle and everyone will make one !
I will bring all the oils, herbs, beeswax and crystals and you supply the intent !
The Wild Muse: Inspiration and Ecstasy in Magical Practice
Day and Time: Friday 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm
Location: Large Fire Pit Area
Talbin MacGillivray
Step into the current of Awen — the flowing spirit of divine inspiration. In this reflective and experiential class, we’ll explore how creativity and spirituality intertwine through story, breath, and meditation. Drawing from the tale of Cerridwen’s Cauldron and the birth of Taliesin, participants will uncover what blocks their creative flow and learn simple, magical practices to court their personal Muse. Guided meditation and shared reflection lead us into the ecstatic state where inspiration, magic, and wonder meet.
Poppets Anyone ?
Day and Time: Friday 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm
Location: Activity Hall
Shelley Fraser
Poppets have been used in many cultures and spiritual paths for many different kinds of workings. We will review these then make our own poppets using herbs, crystals, oils and intent !
Flying Skirts: Dancing with Air
Day and Time: Friday 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm
Location: Large Fire Pit Area
Mary Olson
Dancing with a long, flowing skirt is a tradition in many cultures. In this workshop, you’ll learn how to hold your skirt, different movements with the skirt and choreographed combinations to practice your moves. Including a handout with dance combinations and music list. Please note: For this class, you’ll need a long flowing skirt, preferably a 20 – 30-yard skirt made of cotton.
Sigil Stitchery
Day and Time: Friday 3:30 – 4:30 pm
Location: Activity Hall
Starla Yilmaz
In the first half of this workshop, we will design an intentional sigil to be used for magickal workings at and beyond CauldronFest. In the second half, we will learn how to do a backstitch (if needed!) and backstitch our sigils onto fabric. Supplies will be provided.
Drum in the Circle
Day and Time: Friday, 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm
Location: Large Fire Pit Area
Eric Olsen
Drums and percussion instruments of all kinds have been used in rituals and ceremonies for centuries. In this interactive experience, explore how to create sacred space through rhythm, sound, and the energy of drums and percussion instruments. Drawing on ancient traditions and modern practices, connect with the primal power of rhythm to foster healing, meditation, and spiritual connection.
Dancing with Shadows: Embracing Death in Daily Life
Day and Time: Friday 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm
Location: Activity Hall
Zehara Nachah
This workshop invites participants to explore death not as an ending, but as a vital and cyclical presence woven into everyday living. Through reflection, ritual, and guided practice, we will uncover the wisdom found in endings, transitions, and transformation. Together, we will examine cultural, spiritual, and personal approaches to mortality, grief, and renewal, learning how to embrace the shadow of death as a teacher that deepens our connection to life. Participants will leave with practical tools to integrate the cycles of death and rebirth into their daily practice, fostering resilience, presence, and reverence for the sacred rhythm of existence.
Siedr Healing
Day and Time: Saturday 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM
Location: Activity Hall
Sam Mowrey
Sam will share how she practices Seidr, a Norse energy heaking practice, as a way to grow closer to herself and ger dieties. We will go through the worlds of Yggdrasil, the Nordic Worlds Tree, and the different experiences and workings attached to them.
Crafting with Nature
Day and Time: Saturday 10:00 am– 11:00 am
Location: Activity Hall
Devi Wolf
We will go on a short nature walk to find items to use in our art. You can collect things beforehand and bring them to class. Anything natural can be used: moss, leaves, pinecones, bones, etc. Then we will return and create art from things found in nature. Devi will bring supplies if pickings are slim around camp.
$5.00 Craft Fee
Cauldrons & Crossroads: Where Modern Witchcraft and New Orleans Vodou Meet
Day and Time: Saturday 1:30 pm – 2:30 PM
Location: Activity Hall
Zehara Nachash
Step into a world where mysticism and tradition converge. This class explores the intersections of contemporary witchcraft practices and the rich spiritual heritage of New Orleans Vodou. Through ritual, history, and lived experience, we’ll uncover the shared threads and unique expressions that weave these traditions together, offering participants a deeper understanding of magic at the crossroads.
Whispers from the Green: Plant Spirit Communication through Co-creation
Day and Time: Saturday 2:30 pm– 3:30 pm
Location: Activity Hall
Seraphina Terra
In this practical class, we will explore our connections to the green world. The subtle art of communicating with plant spirits is a skill that is available to everyone, yet is often forgotten. We will remember this skill, and practice it in the context of co-creative art. Through a short lecture, guided meditation, and gentle prompts, you’ll learn to listen for the wisdom and personality of a specific plant ally. From there, we will listen to our plant kin to co-create a piece of art. This could take the form of a song, poetry, dance, visual medium; whatever you feel called to do. There is no way to do this wrong. The focus is on collaboration with the plant, and opening yourself to a more-than-human dialogue.
No prior experience with plant communication or art is necessary. Just bring curiosity, openness, and a willingness to listen in a new way. Art supplies will be provided.
The Eternal Coil: Serpentine Magick and Sacred Transformation
Day and Time: Saturday 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm
Location: Activity Hall
Zehara Nachash
Awaken. Shed. Rise.
The serpent is ancient. It slithers through myth, mystery, and magick as a symbol of transformation, wisdom, healing, and divine feminine power. In this immersive workshop, we journey into the coiled depths of serpentine energy to awaken the sacred within and catalyze deep personal transformation.
The Eternal Coil is a ritual-based experience that blends guided meditation, movement, spellwork, and ceremonial magick rooted in serpent veneration across cultures. Through the spiral path of the serpent, we learn to shed what no longer serves, connect to primal wisdom, and reclaim our magickal sovereignty.
In this workshop, you will:
*Work with the energy of the Serpent as Initiator, Healer, and Guardian
Explore serpent deities and spirits from various traditions (such as Wadjet, Kundalini, Damballa, Lilith, and Medusa)
*Engage in rituals of shedding, rebirth, and empowerment
Learn techniques for channeling serpentine energy through visualization, trance, and sacred movement
*Create personal sigils and spellwork aligned with transformation and spiritual evolution
*Whether you are new to serpent magick or deepening your path, this class offers a sacred space to spiral inward, meet your inner serpent, and rise renewed.
*Come shed the old skin, spiral through shadow and light, and awaken the sacred coil within you.
Connecting with Ecstasy: Spiritual Dance Traditions
Day and Time: Saturday 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm
Location: Large Fire Pit Area
Mary Olsen
In this workshop, you’ll be introduced to spiritual dance traditions from around the world and given a safe space to explore which of them resonate with you. We’ll open with a meditation to ground and center you and focus on combinations of movements and other exercises to encourage energy flow throughout your body. Lend yourself and your body to the rhythm of the music and connect with the divine!
Drum Trance
Day and Time: Saturday, 4:30 pm- 5:30 pm
Location: Large Fire Pit Area
Eric Olsen
What happens when you get into a beat and just let go? Trusting yourself to play your drum without judgment? Feeling the connection between your Spirit and the Drum; moving with that amazing feeling. Experience what it’s like to fully immerse yourself into a Rhythm and just go where it takes you. The focus of this workshop is not just on playing your drum, but connecting with the Rhythm, entering a state of flow, and experiencing the meditative qualities of repetitive drumming. Please bring something to cover your eyes for this workshop.
Origami Manifestations
Day and Time: Saturday 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm
Location: Activity Hall
Starla Yilmaz
We will briefly review the Japanese symbology and significance of folding 1,000 paper cranes before folding our own. We will also learn about paper wishing stars before writing our intentions down and folding the stars to manifest our magickal workings.