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Workshop schedule from MythiCalia 1 (2005)
(At that time the event was named Hollow Hills.)

 

Friday

2:00 PM Site opens
Mid-afternoon

Arrivals and camp set-up

Late afternoon The Other "Others"
Overlaps, similarities and differences between the otherkin, faeborn, vampire, dragon, were/therianthrope, and furry communities. Introductions; who (and what) is here with us? (Group discussion)
Twilight Grounding with Trees (Kit)
Early Evening Dinner
Mid-evening Magic, Quantum Reality, and the Macro-Cosmos (Richard/Urhan)
Late evening How Not To Forget Things
Getting along in the 9-to-5 world; keeping glamour or dreams alive. (Group discussion)

Saturday

Late morning Otherkin and Religion
How does being otherkin affect your spiritual practices, ritual, or magical systems? Do you have awareness of a non-human religious or magical system from another time/place/reality? (Group discussion)
Midday Lunch
Early afternoon Energy Tasting
Examine the resonances of various species, locations, "elements", etc. See how you perceive them and how they match up with your own internal conception of such types of energy. (Eshari)
Mid-afternoon Meeting Your Guardian Spirit
Guided visualization. (Kit)
  Break (about half an hour)
Late afternoon Science, Mysticism and Otherkin
Scientific words and theories are commonly misunderstood and mis-applied when people try to explain magic, otherkin, etc. Do you really know what you're saying? (Julia)
Twilight Seeing Your Astral Form ("True Form")
Guided visualization. (Kit)
Early evening Dinner - Stone soup
  Ritual preparation (about half an hour)
Evening Ritual/Bardic
Journey into the Hollow Hills to meet a fey or human ancestor, followed by a Faery Rade and bardic 'round the fire when we've returned. If you play a musical instrument, bring it along to play during the rade. Also bring a poem, story, piece of music, etc. to share at the bardic if you feel comfortable doing so. (Eshari/group)

Sunday

Mid-morning Breakfast/Debrief
What did you think? What worked, what didn't? Do we want to use this site/date again next year? Anything that didn't get wrapped up that you'd like to take care of? (Group discussion)
Late morning Breakdown and packing
12:00 Site closes