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Last Update: 27 Sep 2019
Workshops for 2019

11AM: Crossing the Final River: Helping Loved Ones After Death with Kim Gerlach

Our responsibility to help loved ones does not end with their physical deaths. Modern, medically-mediated deaths are a striking contrast to traditional deaths at home. Today, people often die drugged, surrounded by strangers. Thus, psychopomp work is ever more important in our modern world, the work of conducting souls to their final destinations after death.

Identifying subtle cues from the recently dead is step one in psychopomp work. Sometimes negotiation is necessary, to help satisfy any remaining concerns so the soul can cross more freely. How can we help the recently dead to release emotional burdens from their lives? What etheric realms are appropriate, and which Gods and spirits can help with this work? Do some spirits need more help than others? Does the manner of death affect a soul's needs? Is there a time frame in which this work needs to take place?

Working with the recently dead comes with its own set of challenges. Creating secure boundaries for the practitioner is essential, along with establishing sturdy etheric portals to Ancestral realms. 

This workshop is designed for magical workers from a wide variety of traditions, people who want training so they can assist family members and friends after death. Success or failure in psychopomp work often hinges on the practitioner's ability to negotiate successfully, so it's good practice to be prepared in advance.

2PM: Roles of a Spirit Communicator with Uma Alexandra Beepat

 The roles of a Spirit Communicator are vast and detailed. Do you know what kind of communicator you are? Join Uma in this riveting FREE discussion on the different types of spirit communicators and the dominant clair they use in their work.  Included in this talk is a simple psychic exercise in determining which psychic sense is your most dominant sense. 

3PM: Queer Shinto Theology with Shige Sakurai

Trans gods and gay ghosts, oh my! Shinto is a spirituality with thousands of years of lineage in Japan, known for nature and ancestor worship as well as the mythologies of an infinite pantheon. This workshop will provide an introduction to Shinto and explore the connection of trans and queer identities to Shinto values and reverence for ancestors and great nature.
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Have Some Wisdom to Share With the Community?

Pagan Pride Day is not only about finding new things to buy and meeting new friends, but an equally
​important part of it is the sharing of knowledge and wisdom with folks both new and experienced.
We are looking for workshop and lecture presenters!  
If you are interested in teaching a workshop, please fill out the form below.

    Workshop Proposal for 2019

    We are now accepting workshop proposals for 2019!  We cannot guarantee all workshops will be chosen, but each workshop proposal will receive a reply from NoVA PPD Volunteers.
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