Speakers
The Starwood Festival, as always, presents a diverse roster of speakers and workshop presenters. We acknowlege our origins as "more than just a Pagan Festival" and continually strive beyond anyones' expectations to provide quality education in a wide variety of topics to expand the frontiers of your consideration.
Here are a few of the many people who will be speaking at Starwood XXX:
New Frontiers
- Rev. Ivan Stang - Ranting Starwood 30th Anniversary Pearls of Weird Wisdom
- Harvey Wasserman - Greenpeace / Columbus Free Press journalist
- Sean Kearsey - Permaculture
- Marty Laubach - Altered States of Consciousness
- Joseph Rothenberg - Consciousness Exploration
Magic & Spirit
- Oberon Zell - Neo-Paganism, Wizardry
- Maegdlyn Morris - The Left-Hand Path
- Louis Martinie' - New Orleans VooDoo
- Bernadette Montana - Tarot, Wicca
- Kirk Thomas - ADF ArchDruid
- Kirk Everist - Polyamory
- Ian Corrigan & Liafal - Celtic Spirituality
- Nema - Thelema
- Joy Wedmedyk - Santeria
- Victoria Carlson - Goddess Spirituality
- Jason Mankey - The Horned God
- Rev. Skip Ellison - ADF
- Mark Mandrake - Chakras, Alchemy and Spiritual Growth
- Raven - Luck Magic
- Elie Sheva - Hebrew Goddesses
- Willowe Starling - The Paranormal Pagan
- Doug Gundling - Sweatlodge
- Tom Swiss - Zen Paganism
Rhythm, Music & Movement
- Billy Woods - Qi Gung, Drumming
- Alex & Joy Wedmedyk - Drum Making
- Andy Alphonse - Kundalini Yoga
- Paul Dunkirk-Greenbaum - Fire Dancing Safety
- Ari Mankey - Middle Eastern Dance
- Zen Marie Holmes & John Dodge - West African Dance and Drumming
- Raquy Danziger - Dumbek & Kemenche
- Ed Haggard - Djembe & Dundun
- Cheri Shanti - Drum Circle
- Josh Sherman - Indian Rhythmic Theory
- Jim Scott - Improvisation and Harmony Making
- Maestra - Drum n Chant for Chicks
Craft & Creativity
- Beth Rosemarie and Zeeb - Pit Firing, Making Faerie Wings
- James Kelly (Blacksmith OKelly) - Introductory Forging
- Alex Wedmedyk - Drum Making & Repair
- Joy Wedmedyk - Hoop Drum Making
- Nellie Werger - Juggling
- Joe Hughes & Doug Kaylor - Incense Making
- A.J. Gooch - Making Cordials and Medicinal Tinctures
- Taliesin Govannon Tarot
- Shakthi Paramasivam Firewalking
- Randy Roberts Beekeeping 101
Wellness & Healing
- Rebecca Crystal Healing
- Daniel & Jenni Lupinski - Shamanic Healing
- Scott Campbell Partner Yoga
- Thomas Drury Thai Massage
- Taliesin Govannon Tarot