Ongoing Events
Welcome to the Community! (It’s Free!!)
The Gaian Congress Community strengthens our bonds and provides camaraderie to support our spiritual journeys.
Unlike solo efforts, the group’s collective energy enhances meditative experiences and co-creation. Coming together amplifies our vibrational field, unites our spiritual allies, and creates a powerful support network.
As our Subtle Allies remind us, “Imagine what we can do together”—our individual strengths multiply in unity.
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Monthly Workshops
Crafting a Co-Creative Essence with Lindsey Swope
Saturday December 21st, 10am Pacific time
Following on research by Veda Austin and Pam Gregory, we will use the occasion of the Solstice to create a vibrational essence to anchor in energies for the New Year. We start by creating a strong Group Field, which supports us as we tune in with our allies to ask their perspective on what energies will be most beneficial. Please bring a small container of water (preferably non-treated, no flouride or chlorine), a glass jar with a lid is best. If you need to purchase water then a glass container is better than plastic. After our workng the water can then be stabilized with either alcohol or vinegar.
In honor of the holidays this workshop is offered at a discounted price of $15
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Lindsey Swope has been involved with the Gaian Fairy Congress since its inception in 2001. She has always felt a strong connection to the Earth and earned degrees in both Geology and Geography before recognizing her spiritual call to work with the subtle realms of Fairies, Devas, and Nature Spirits. Lindsey serves as the main ambassador between the realms for the Gaian Congress, assisting in interpreting between the non-human and the human participants.
Earth Repair with Michael Pilarski
Saturday January 18th, 10am Pacific
Michael Pilarski is the Founder of the Fairy and Human Relations Congress and Friends of the Trees Botanicals. He is a life-long student of plants and earth repair. His farming career started in 2nd grade and his organic farming career began in 1972 at age 25. Michael founded Friends of the Trees Society in 1978 and took his first permaculture design course in 1982. Since 1988 he has taught 36 permaculture design courses in the US and abroad. His specialties include earth repair, agriculture, seed collecting, nursery sales, tree planting, fruit picking, permaculture, agroforestry, forestry, ethnobotany, medicinal herb growing, hoeing and wildcrafting. He has hands-on experience with over 1000 species of plants. He is a prolific gathering organizer and likes group singing.
Cost: $35
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Workshop description coming soon!
Druid Cosmology with David Shorey
Saturday February 15th, 10am Pacific
David Shorey is an Awenydd of the Angelsey Druid Order and Druid of Julian, California. He is also a member of the Order of Bards Ovates and Druids.
Cost: $35
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The Dark God with Dr Megan Rose
Saturday March 15th, 10am Pacific
For many the idea of the Dark God evokes the fear of a sinister shadow figure of ill-intent. However, darkness is neither evil nor malicious. The Dark God holds the potent male aspects of that which is hidden, repressed, and/or rejected in our collective unconscious, as well as the fecund richness of our depths.
Cost: $35
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The Dark God has many faces and many names. He is the Horned One, the Lord of the Animals and the Green Man. He is the Wild Man, an erotic trickster unfettered and unencumbered by doctrine or rules. He is the Liminal King, an edge-walker and guardian of the thresholds. And he is a Lord of Death, the leader of the Wild Hunt and a Faery ruler of the Otherworld.
In this introductory class we will explore a few of the key archetypes of the Dark God, demystifying some of his aspects that are often misunderstood or vilified.
As an introduction, this class is designed to prepare the way for a deeper dive into his forms and forces in the Dark God course—coming April 2025!
with Megan Rose, PhD
Dr. Megan RoseTranspersonal Psychologist. Pagan Scholar. Ecospiritual Minister.
https://www.drmeganrose.com
Checkout some of our past workshops to get a taste of the variety offered!
Gaian Congress Community Special Series
The Dark Goddess: A month-long deep dive into Her many faces and expressions with Dr Megan Rose
Thursdays 5pm PT/8pm ET, February 6 – 27, 2025
60 min classes, online via Zoom, with readings and recordings available
Cost: $100 (25% discount for Gaian Congress subscribers and students who took the Intro to the Dark Goddess class)
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For many the idea of the Dark Goddess evokes foreboding and ferocity. Many understand her solely to be a harbinger of death, dismemberment and/or sacred rage. Yet the Dark Goddess has many faces and many names. She is also the Primordial one, the prima materia through whom the Universe is continually birthed, destroyed and re-birthed. She is the Creatrix, a womb Goddess who knits together new life and forms. She is a bringer of Transformation, holding the alchemical mystery of the cauldron. She is the Queen of Faery, goddess of the Otherworld. And she is the Erotic one, she who expresses the raw, potent desire of sexuality.
In this experientially-based class we will deepen with some of the faces and forms of the Dark Goddess we explored in the Intro to the Dark Goddess class in October. Guidance will be given for how we can best approach and undertake a relationship with the various transcultural expressions of this dynamic, powerful deity—whose worship, in some parts of the world, has been held in unbroken lineage for thousands of years. Together we will work to demystify Her aspects that are often misunderstood or vilified. Special focus will be given to how working with the Dark Goddess empowers, emboldens, and enables us to step into agency and sovereignty in our lives and magic.
Megan Rose, Ph.D., has a doctorate in East-West psychology from the California Institute of Integral Studies and a master’s degree in religion in society from the Graduate Theological Union. She is an initiated ceremonial magician, a Druid, a Shakta Tantric practitioner, and a senior seer in the House of Brigh Faery Seership Institute. She serves as an ecospiritual minister and psycho-spiritual counselor and is the executive director of the Entheosis Institute.
What’s Included in the Gaian Congress Community
There are a series of posts every week to assist us in our roles as Bridge-Builders between the Realms.
First Monday:
10-11am PT
First Monday of the month is the Co-Creative Practice Circle. Topic for December 2nd 10am Pacific time: The Turning of the Wheel In the wheel of the year, the winter Solstice is viewed as the turning point, a time to release the old and welcome the new. How do we make this meaningful for ourselves on a personal level? Come ask your allies in a circle of support!
Monday Meditation:
Every Monday we share a short, simple exercise as a practice to connect with the Subtle Realms. It may offer a way to play with the current energies on the planet, or it may focus on deepening your connection with the Realms. (There are many people who share weekly guidance, ours comes from our Nature Spirit allies and is focused on helping us connect to the subtle realms of the planet and beyond.)
We strengthen the human/tree web of connection by tuning into a different tree each week. We get to experience their personalities, their gifts and their wisdom, as well as share some of our love with them to help them maintain their vital role on the planet.
Introducing #Gaiancalendar – We are taking the form of the Druidic calendar, also used by numerous other ancient civilizations, and creating our own calendar aligned with the world around us. We might name each month after a Nature ally, or come up with designations for each new and full moon. Or we may just summarize each week with a short phrase encapsulating its essence – what is blooming? What weather patterns are common at this time? It is a way to notice what is happening in the world, to also create a record to compare thru the years.
Wednesday:
2pm PT / 5pm ET
Writing with the Fae with Shoshana Avree. On Zoom, we meditate for about 7 minutes to tune into the Faery realm and meet a being that wants to share a story, then write without editing for 15 minutes to record the exchange. It’s a brilliant way to connect and learn!
Thursday:
Question of the week, to share experiences and promote introspection.
Feel Good Friday:
The energy of Gratitude and Joy helps us connect to the higher dimensions. This is an opportunity to share what is lighting you up, and in sharing that light it grows brighter!
Third Saturday:
10-11:30am PT
Monthly Workshop with Guest Speaker. These are recorded for later viewing. Presenters are scheduled up to three months out, if you have a suggestion for someone you would like to see please let us know! Workshops are $35.
Second Sunday:
5:30pm PT
Book Club discussion. We have read many of the classical books on connecting between the realms over the past couple of years! We are currently reading ‘Spirit Marriage’ by Dr Megan Rose. This is recorded for those that cannot attend live, and there is opportunity for on-going discussion in the network.
Join the Community for access to Practice Circles, Book Club and Weekly Meditations!