Workshop Presenters & Musical Guests

Cathy Rankin

Cathy is the president of Church of the Spiral Tree, and has been involved in the Pagan community since the early 90s.

At Earthdance, Cathy will be facilitating the Walkabout workshops on Friday afternoon and on Saturday morning.

Lana Lightfoot

Raised in the spiritual arms of her Cherokee grandparents, Lana learned the beginning process of crystal healing from her grandmother. She also was introduced to the spirits of her ancestors and given insight into their world and the importance of prayer in a good way. Lana finished her training in crystal healing with Grandfather Yellow Horse Man and has worked with Grandfather in giving workshops. Lana now gives her own workshops on crystal healing and does crystal healing on an appointment only, private basis. Lana holds the altar for the Spirit Healing Dance. She fulfilled this commitment by holding seven dances over seven years.
She holds the Sacred Water Ceremonial altar.
She holds the Star Lodge Altar.
She has completed her commitment to be a water pourer for the people.
She holds the Coming of Womanhood Ceremonial altar.
Lana is also a member of the Sisterhood of Dancing Shields.
She also is a Reiki Master.
Grandmother Grace Black Elk (Lakota), Grandmother Bernice (Lakota), Aunt Rita Little boy (Lakota), Susanna Kills Back (Lakota), Grandmother Bertha Burch (Ute), Brooke Medicine Eagle (Cheyenne), Amylee ( Iroquois) are some of the Elders she has studied ceremony with, cried with and held sacred space with.

At Earthdance, in addition to facilitating the opening Canupa ritual on Friday night, Lana will bring forth the mystery and history of the Native purification (sweat) lodge ceremony as taught to her and her husband by their Native American Elders, as they went through an intense seven year training process, that ended with both dancing the Sun Dance on Pine ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota in 1999. You will learn about the signs and symbols inside and outside the lodge. You will learn about the fire, the altar, and why the lodge is built the way it is. You will be taught the proper protocols to use inside and outside the lodge. You will be taught to ask the right questions and to recognize the things that show you that the lodge you go in is safe. The only things you need to bring to the class are an open mind and no expectations.

Linda Kerr

Linda has been a Pagan since 1987, and a High Priestess of the Faerie Faith since 1992. She has been organizing Pagan festivals since 1991, starting with Moondance, and to date has run nearly 40 separate festivals. She founded Church of the Spiral Tree in 1997, seeing a need for a locally-run Pagan church that was not only incorporated, but also recognized by the IRS as a tax- exempt, religious organization. She then created Sacred Grove Academy in 1999 in response to a need for a homeschool cover school for Pagans in Alabama; the school currently has over 100 students. Linda created, edited, wrote for, and published a nationally-distributed Pagan magazine in the mid-90s, called The Hazel Nut; back issues can be found on- line. Currently Linda homeschools her daughter and works for both CST and DreamScapes, a store in Auburn, AL owned by Stephen Bradford.

Linda is acting as the organizer for Earthdance, and will be teaching a class on Bach Flower Remedies, which she has studied and practiced since 1987.

Lady Ishara

Ishara is a formally initiated, trained, and ordained Priestess-Heirophant of the Fellowship of Isis, and is the preceptor of The Lyceum of the Sacred Spiral. Through her affiliation with the FOI, she is formally dedicated to Hathor (Love), Brighid (Wisdom), and Ephesia (Self Empowerment); but she serves many other Gods and Goddesses. A native of Northwest FL, she has been consciously Pagan since 1988. She has been an active participant and leader in the Gulf Coast regional Pagan community for 23 years. Her years of personal and formal study combined with her many unique mystical and mundane experiences are the foundation for her particular style of 'old school' spiritual wisdom. As a life-long Seeker, she recognizes the shared commonalities and the value of all spiritual traditions. Though she is highly eclectic, she is most strongly drawn to BTW and Old Craft Traditions. She is a spiritual mentor/guide, an intuitive counselor, trance oracle, legal minister, crafting artist, musician, singer, song writer, and a lifelong student with a plethora of interests including, but not limited to: gardening, herbology, homeopathy, astrology, vegetarianism, archaeology, mythology, history/herstory, theology, art, music, animals, sustainable living, and ecology. She is currently working on musical projects with her partner and Priest, SkyDragon, and is writing a book about priestcraft. "We all bring our gifts to the greater circle, whatever they may be..."

At Earthdance, Lady Ishara will be facilitating a chanting class on Friday evening.

Lucidian

Lucidan is a musical duet made up of Lady Ishara & SkyDragon that performs a unique blend of Pagan, Renaissance, and Celtic stylings. Lucidian features the talents of Lady Ishara on vocals and percussion, and SkyDragon who also lends his talents to vocals; and plays mandolin, guitar, violin, and drums. Ishara and SkyDragon are both long time Pagans who enjoy performing at Pagan festivals and conferences, Pagan Pride events, ren faires, and other events. They hope to preserve the legacy of old Pagan music for future generations, and to continue to offer their music to the larger Pagan community as part of their service to the Goddess and God. As independent recording artists, they have produced two CD's "For the Lady and Lord," and "Soluna". Both of these CD's feature original and traditional Pagan songs as well as songs for ritual. The duo is currently recording a third Pagan CD and their first Rennaissance music CD. For more info, see our web site at: http://1c5x.zapd.co/ or contact them at: lucidianmusic@yahoo.com.

At Earthdance, Lucidian will be performing music at noon on Saturday.

Robin Southfellow

Bitten while very young by a radioactive 45 rpm turntable, Robin Southfellow is well known for a) being older than dirt, and b) collecting, writing, and singing strange songs about the important things in life: sex, death, religion, ghosts, golden retrievers, beer, and cats. His songs are folk and filk ballads, with a little bit of rock 'n roll and blues. He has even , on occasion, been known to be serious. Remember, it isn't *really* a folk song unless everybody dies.

At Earthdance, Robin will be performing music at 6:30 on Saturday.

Rowan Kerr

Rowan, who is 15, has been taking Irish dance lessons since she was at least 6. She also trains horses and teaches horseback riding lessons. She was raised a Pagan, and has been "out" since Kindergarten.

At Earthdance, Rowan will teach a beginner's class in Irish dance.

SkyDragon

SkyDragon is a priest of the Alexandrian (Starserpent line) and Gardnerian (Long Island Line) Wiccan traditions. SkyDragon converted to Wicca in 1996, and has avidly pursued interests in spirituality and esoterica while participating actively in local, regional, and national Pagan community events. Born into a musical family, he began playing music as a child and is accomplished on several musical instruments. He has shared the stage and done studio recordings with numerous mainstream musical artists throughout his career, and is devoting his time and talents to serving the Gods. SkyDragon has traveled extensively in the US, including a pilgrimage to Salem, MA, and has diverse interests including yoga, veganism, fitness/exercise, divination, Qabala, holistic health, mythology, philosophy, art, religion, computers, science, literature, and history.

At Earthdance, SkyDragon, along with Lady Ishara, will be facilitating the main ritual on Saturday evening.

Stephen Bradford

Stephen is a priest of the Yoruba tradition out of Africa, and is also an accomplished drummer, root-worker, shaman, psychic and Tarot-card reader. He is the owner of Bio-Buzz, a store in Albany, GA, and DreamScapes, a store in Auburn, AL.

At Earthdance, Stephen will teach a class on drumming for drum circles, and another class on the Tarot.