New Moon Turtle Journey
2024-12-01 21:00 - 21:30 (America/New_York) | Call-In
Guided drum meditation to meet an animal helping spirit for the New Moon in Sagittarius.
Call in (audio only) 1-720-527-5923 and enter access code [REDACTED].

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Citizens' Climate Lobby Wildlife Action Team meeting
2024-12-05 20:00 - 21:00 | Zoom
The Citizens Climate Lobby Wildlife Action Team meets the first Thursday of each month at 8:00pmET/5:00pmPT on Zoom. We often have speakers from wildlife research and conservation organizations. Guests are welcomed. Contact me for the link or join Citizens Climate Lobby and the Wildlife Action Team and take action for the climate and wildlife.

Mountain River Circle at UUCGF
2024-12-15 19:00 - 20:30 | UU Congregation of Glens Falls, 21 Weeks Road, Queensbury, NY, 12804, United States
Join an open, eclectic, earth-based circle in ritual.
The intention of our circle is to support your individual spiritual exploration and growth while connecting Pagans in a local, welcoming group. Within our sacred space you will honor the Earth, open to Mystery, and strengthen your connection to Nature. Our inclusive circle is open to all Pagans, including Wiccans, Witches, Druids, Heathens, and those exploring or curious about any Pagan path. No ritual experience is necessary.
We meet in the Community Room of the UU building, straight ahead when you enter the main door. Our full moon gatherings will typically follow this format: announcements, casting the circle, calling the directions/elements, mediation and/or ritual, releasing directions/elements, closing the circle, “cakes and ale” (refreshments), social time with optional open drumming. Our circles will be family-friendly, but we ask that children not participating in the ritual remain in the room with quiet entertainment.
More details and RSVPs after November 13th.

Full Moon Turtle Journey
2024-12-16 21:00 - 21:30 | Call-In
Guided drum meditation to meet or reconnect with an animal helping spirit for the Full Moon in Gemini.
Call in (audio only) 1-720-527-5923 and enter access code [REDACTED].

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Yule Ceremony
2024-12-22 19:30 - 20:30 | Zoom
Gather virtually with like-hearted souls to celebrate the ancient Celtic festival of Yule, honoring the winter solstice and celebrating the return of the light. Yule has been reimagined for modern times by practitioners of Wicca and other neo-Pagan traditions. By engaging in ceremonies throughout the year, you reconnect with the Earth’s rhythms and cycles and remember the ancestral wisdom you carry in your DNA.
During the Yule ceremony, you will by guided in a journey with the shamanic drum, receive a group animal spirit oracle card reading, and participate in an empowering ritual of rebirthing your purpose. Through the virtual platform you will be able to see the ceremonial altar, as if you were in circle around it.
This ceremony will not be recorded, so please mark your calendar.
If possible, please have one or more candles in safe holders and a lighter or matches. If you do not have candles, they will be on the ceremonial altar for the benefit of everyone participating, so you will be able to witness the return of the light.

New Moon Turtle Journey
2024-12-30 21:00 - 21:30 | Call-In
Guided drum meditation to meet an animal helping spirit for the New Moon in Capricorn.
Call in (audio only) 1-720-527-5923 and enter access code [REDACTED].

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Shamanic Reiki Master Practitioner Training (Virtual)
2025-01-06 19:00 - 22:00 | Zoom
Live on Zoom! We will gather virtually one evening a week for six weeks.
Class dates: Mondays, January 6th, 13th, 20th, 27th, February 3rd, 10th, 2025
Shamanism teaches you to use the powers of nature to heal. In Reiki, you channel life force energy to heal and restore balance. During this master level program, you experience the combined powers of shamanic and Reiki healing and apply detailed, proven methods to enhance your healing skills for practice with others and for personal well-being.​ Through ancient practices and dynamic group and partner exchanges, you gain hands-on experience in healing work.​
We apply Shamanic Reiki approaches to:

Expand consciousness and work with spirit guides,
Balance energetic trauma and shift attachment to past events,
Work with stones to remove and transmute energetic intrusions
Attune to the master Reiki energy and an additional symbol,
Conduct comprehensive absentee healing sessions,
Shamanically travel to prevent soul loss and restore soul qualities,
Encourage energetic resilience and remove energetic cords,
Integrate Reiki with Tibetan, Maya, Quechua, and Siberian shamanic practices and sacred items​, and more.

Join like-hearted people in this lively experiential gathering. Reconnect with the healing power of nature and the innate ability to heal and balance through complex times.
To register for this class, set your time zone below to see the dates and time, then click “continue” to enter your information. Please enter your name as you would like it to appear on your certificate.

UU Service: The Unloved
2025-01-12 10:00 - 11:00 | UU Congregation of Glens Falls, 21 Weeks Road, Queensbury, NY, 12804, United States
Join the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Glens Falls Sunday service where I will be speaking on “The Unloved,” exploring how opening your heart to strange and scary beings can deepen your interconnection with the web of life.
Zoom access will be available. Please message me for the link if you would like to join online.

Mountain River Circle at UUCGF
2025-01-12 19:00 - 20:30 | UU Congregation of Glens Falls, 21 Weeks Road, Queensbury, NY, 12804, United States
Join an open, eclectic, earth-based circle in ritual.
The intention of our circle is to support your individual spiritual exploration and growth while connecting Pagans in a local, welcoming group. Within our sacred space you will honor the Earth, open to Mystery, and strengthen your connection to Nature. Our inclusive circle is open to all Pagans, including Wiccans, Witches, Druids, Heathens, and those exploring or curious about any Pagan path. No ritual experience is necessary.
We meet in the Community Room of the UU building, straight ahead when you enter the main door. Our full moon gatherings will typically follow this format: announcements, casting the circle, calling the directions/elements, mediation and/or ritual, releasing directions/elements, closing the circle, “cakes and ale” (refreshments), social time with optional open drumming. Our circles will be family-friendly, but we ask that children not participating in the ritual remain in the room with quiet entertainment.
There is no charge for this event, but RSVPs are appreciated. Please follow the link to Eventbrite.

Full Moon Turtle Journey
2025-01-14 21:00 - 21:30 | Call-In
Guided drum meditation to meet or reconnect with an animal helping spirit for the Full Moon in Cancer.
Call in (audio only) 1-720-527-5923 and enter access code [REDACTED].

Click here for international numbers.

Shamanic Reiki Master Practitioner Training (Virtual)
2025-01-25 09:00 - 18:00 | Zoom
Live on Zoom! We will gather virtually for two full weekend days.
Class dates: Saturday and Sunday, January 25th and 26th, 2025
Shamanism teaches you to use the powers of nature to heal. In Reiki, you channel life force energy to heal and restore balance. During this master level program, you experience the combined powers of shamanic and Reiki healing and apply detailed, proven methods to enhance your healing skills for practice with others and for personal well-being.​ Through ancient practices and dynamic group and partner exchanges, you gain hands-on experience in healing work.​
We apply Shamanic Reiki approaches to:

Expand consciousness and work with spirit guides,
Balance energetic trauma and shift attachment to past events,
Work with stones to remove and transmute energetic intrusions
Attune to the master Reiki energy and an additional symbol,
Conduct comprehensive absentee healing sessions,
Shamanically travel to prevent soul loss and restore soul qualities,
Encourage energetic resilience and remove energetic cords,
Integrate Reiki with Tibetan, Maya, Quechua, and Siberian shamanic practices and sacred items​, and more.

Join like-hearted people in this lively experiential gathering. Reconnect with the healing power of nature and the innate ability to heal and balance through complex times.
To register for this class, set your time zone below to see the dates and time, then click “continue” to enter your information. Please enter your name as you would like it to appear on your certificate.

New Moon Turtle Journey
2025-01-29 21:00 - 21:30 | Call-In
Guided drum meditation to meet an animal helping spirit for the New Moon in Aquarius.
Call in (audio only) 1-720-527-5923 and enter access code [REDACTED].

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Imbolc Ceremony (Virtual)
2025-02-02 19:30 - 20:30 | Zoom
The young sun is strengthening. The true hibernators are stirring after surrendering to the death-like void of the dark winter months. How about you? What new clarity is emerging from your reflective journey through Yule season?
Gather virtually with like-hearted souls to practice hope – hope for the visions becoming clear to you and hope for our collective future – as the wheel turns to the season of Imbolc. Together, in ceremony, we will celebrate the midpoint of astrological winter and the promise of spring to come.
During the Imbolc ceremony, you will by guided in a journey with the shamanic drum, receive a group animal spirit oracle card reading for Imbolc season, deepen into interconnection with the groundhog, and participate in a powerful ritual of faith in new beginnings and growth. Through the virtual platform you will be able to see the ceremonial altar, as if you were in circle around it.
Register to join us on Zoom. Your investment is $10. Plan to be present for about an hour. This ceremony will not be recorded to hold safe space for you to engage fully.
If possible, please have a small sprig of evergreen, a cast iron or other type of fireproof cauldron or pot, and a lighter or matches. If you do not have these or cannot safely burn the greens where you are, they will be visible on the ceremonial altar for the benefit of everyone participating.

Mountain River Ecospiritual Circle at UUCGF
2025-02-09 19:00 - 20:30 | UU Congregation of Glens Falls, 21 Weeks Road, Queensbury, NY, 12804, United States
You are invited to join in a Full Moon ritual inspired by earth-based spiritual traditions, the Work the Reconnects, and nature itself. We gather monthly to support one another’s spiritual growth and direct our collective energy toward the well being of all beings.
During February’s Snow Moon ritual, we will be doing divination with animal oracle cards as a group. There will also be an opportunity to pull some cards for a personal reading. There will be some decks available to choose from, but you are welcome to bring your own tarot or oracle deck.
The intention of our circle is to support your individual spiritual exploration and growth while connecting Pagans and others in a local, welcoming group. Within our sacred space you will honor the Earth, open to Mystery, and strengthen your connection to Nature. Our inclusive circle is open to all Pagans, including Wiccans, Witches, Druids, Heathens, and those exploring or curious about any Pagan path. No ritual experience is necessary.
We meet in the Community Room of the UU building, straight ahead when you enter the main door. Our circles will be family-friendly, but we ask that children not participating in the ritual remain in the room with quiet entertainment.
Some of our circle members like to bring their journals to record any insights. You are also welcome to bring items from nature to add to our altar, as well as crystals or other sacred items to charge. We typically sit on the floor for circle, however there are chairs available and several circle members use them. We have some yoga blankets available to sit on and you are welcome to bring your own cushion or blanket for that purpose.
There is no charge for this event, but RSVPs are appreciated. Please follow the link to Eventbrite.

NCWC at Wynter Thyme Fest
2025-02-22 10:30 - 18:00 | Colonie Center, 131 Colonie Center, Albany, NY, 12205, United States
Debbie will be one of the volunteers with North Country Wild Care at the Colonie Center “Wynter Thyme Fest” Arts, Crafts & Lifestyle Show to spread the word about local wildlife and wildlife rehabilitation. Live bird ambassadors will be there 11am – 6pm. Find them in the central hall by Macy’s.

New Moon Turtle Journey
2025-02-27 21:00 - 21:30 | Call-In
Guided drum meditation to meet an animal helping spirit for the New Moon in Pisces.
Call in (audio only) 1-720-527-5923 and enter access code [REDACTED].

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Citizens' Climate Lobby Wildlife Action Team meeting
2025-03-06 20:00 - 21:00 | Zoom
Learn about our disappearing monarch butterflies from the founding director of Monarch Watch.
The Citizens Climate Lobby Wildlife Action Team meets the first Thursday of each month at 8:00pmET/5:00pmPT on Zoom. We often have speakers from wildlife research and conservation organizations. Guests are welcomed. Contact me for the link or join Citizens Climate Lobby and the Wildlife Action Team and take action for the climate and wildlife.

Full Moon Turtle Journey
2025-03-13 21:00 - 21:30 | Call-In
Guided drum meditation to meet or reconnect with an animal helping spirit for the Full Moon in Virgo.
Call in (audio only) 1-720-527-5923 and enter access code [REDACTED].

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Mountain River Ecospiritual Circle at UUCGF
2025-03-16 19:00 - 20:30 | UU Congregation of Glens Falls, 21 Weeks Road, Queensbury, NY, 12804, United States
You are invited to join in a Full Moon ritual inspired by earth-based spiritual traditions, the Work the Reconnects, and nature itself. We gather monthly to support one another’s spiritual growth and direct our collective energy toward the well being of all beings.
During March’s Wind Moon ritual, we will be creating salt and herb jars for clearing the energy in your home. All supplies will be provided, but if you have a small jar or bowl you would like to use, please bring it. Make sure you can cover it so it doesn’t spill on the way home.
The intention of our circle is to support your individual spiritual exploration and growth while connecting Pagans and others in a local, welcoming group. Within our sacred space you will honor the Earth, open to Mystery, and strengthen your connection to Nature. Our inclusive circle is open to all Pagans, including Wiccans, Witches, Druids, Heathens, and those exploring or curious about any Pagan path. No ritual experience is necessary.
We meet in the Community Room of the UU building, straight ahead when you enter the main door. Our circles will be family-friendly, but we ask that children not participating in the ritual remain in the room with quiet entertainment.
Some of our circle members like to bring their journals to record any insights. You are also welcome to bring items from nature to add to our altar, as well as crystals or other sacred items to charge. We typically sit on the floor for circle, however there are chairs available and several circle members use them. We have some yoga blankets available to sit on and you are welcome to bring your own cushion or blanket for that purpose.
There is no charge for this event, but RSVPs are appreciated. Please follow the link to Eventbrite.

North Country Wild Care Meeting
2025-03-18 19:00 - 21:00 | South Glens Falls Fire Company, 361 Reynolds Road, Fort Edward, NY, 12828, United States
Wildlife rehabiliators and others interested in volunteering in wildlife rescue in northeastern New York, please join North Country Wild Care members at our monthly meeting, every third Tuesday of the month at 7:00pm.
If you cannot attend in person, please contact the North Country Wild Care hotline at (518) 964-6740 for the Zoom link.

Online Ostara Ceremony
2025-03-20 19:30 - 20:30 | Zoom
Chicks and bunnies, seedlings and nests with eggs, delicate spring flowers scenting the breezes – the energy of potential is everywhere. Dig into the fertile soil of your being. What is emerging that you can nurture in the new season?
Gather virtually with like-hearted souls to draw on the potential of Ostara season and celebrate, in ceremony, the astrological beginning of spring.
During the Ostara ceremony, you will by guided in a journey with the shamanic drum, receive a group animal spirit oracle card reading, and participate in a powerful ritual of drawing forth potential. Through the virtual platform you will be able to see the ceremonial altar, as if you were in circle around it.
Register to join us on Zoom on Thursday, March 20th at 7:30pmEDT. Your investment is $10. Plan to be present for about an hour. This ceremony will not be recorded, so please mark your calendar.
If possible, please have a few seeds and a small pot filled with soil for the ritual. A paper cup, egg carton section, or seed-starting cup will do, too. Choose seeds you will want to see grow throughout the season – vegetable, herb, or flower. If you do not have these, please know that they will be on the ceremonial altar for the benefit of everyone participating. Have your journal or paper and a pen at hand for the ceremony.

The Virtual Conference of Pagan Thought & Practice
2025-03-29 13:00 - 18:30 | Zoom
Debbie will be presenting at a Virtual Conference of Pagan Throught & Practice. The theme is “The Perilous Passage: Creating Culture and Connection in Treacherous Times.”
From the conference website: Recent events have ushered us into a time when it is increasingly unsafe to be different. Whether the difference is rooted in religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, nationality, or race, individuals and communities face growing threats to their safety, identity, and very existence. Join us as we collectively imagine and articulate ways to sustain difference, foster safety, and build resilient cultures in times of uncertainty and transformation.
Debbie’s presentation is “Wild Community: Pagan spirituality centered in saving Earth’s biodiversity.” Pagans often differ in their beliefs, but most agree we feel a connection to the Earth and more-than-human life. We are drawn to the mystery and wonder of the wild. Climate and extinction crises threaten our beloved Earth community, but there is hope to be found in our culturally-based care for nature. With inspiration from new animism, deep ecology, and shamanism; ideas from authors such as Stephan Harding, Deborah Bird Rose, David Abram, and Starhawk; and anecdotes from Debbie’s work as a wildlife rehabilitator, this talk reveals why saving the Earth’s biodiversity should be an imperative for all Pagans. Debbie invites support and protection of wild beings with practical how-tos for tending life-affirming ecosystems large and small, and shares ecospiritual practices and rituals that invoke the magic and mysticism of nature and ground one in an expanded sense of belonging in the wild world. Debbie concludes that doing this work together builds safe and strong Pagan communities rooted in hope for a sustainable future and well-being for all beings.
The Virtual Conference of Pagan Thought and Practice focuses on where ideas, belief, and practice meet, articulating academic and philosophical ideas into Contemporary Pagan spiritual and religious practices, and conversely examining how these practices align with and make evident Contemporary Pagan beliefs, ideas, and philosophies. This conference’s target audience includes academics and practitioners of Contemporary Pagan spiritualities and religions, and encompasses the widest range of spiritual and religious expressions.
Registration: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/virtual-symposium-of-pagan-thought-and-practice

NYSWRC Virtual Herptile Seminar
2025-03-30 10:00 - 17:00 | Zoom
Debbie is presenting on turtle captive care in the wildlife rehabilitation setting as part of a virtual reptile and amphibian seminar offered by the New York State Wildlife Rehabilitation Council. This seminar will help wildlife rehabilitators learn or update the skills and knowledge needed to care for injured wild herps to help them return to the wild.
Seminar schedule:
10:00-10:55 Turtle Captive Care – Debbie Philp
11:00-11:55 Reptile Wound Healing & Management – Dr. La’Toya Latney
12:30-1:00 Snake Feeding & Housing – Heather Freeman
1:00-1:55 Snake Injuries and Infections – Heather Freeman
2:00-2:55 Snapping Turtle Captive Care & Egg Incubation – Petra Link
3:00-5:00 Initial Examination & Assessment of the Traumatized Freshwater Turtle & Turtle Euthanasia – Dr. Renee Schott

New Moon Turtle Journey
2025-03-30 21:00 - 21:30 | Call-In
Guided drum meditation to meet an animal helping spirit for the New Moon Partial Eclipse in Aries.
Call in (audio only) 1-720-527-5923 and enter access code [REDACTED].

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Citizens' Climate Lobby Wildlife Action Team meeting
2025-04-03 20:00 - 21:00 | Zoom
Learn about loons and climate change from the Adirondack Center for Loon Conservation.
The Citizens Climate Lobby Wildlife Action Team meets the first Thursday of each month at 8:00pmET/5:00pmPT on Zoom. We often have speakers from wildlife research and conservation organizations. Guests are welcomed. Contact me for the link or join Citizens Climate Lobby and the Wildlife Action Team and take action for the climate and wildlife.

Turtle Summit (Out of Town)
2025-04-05 | Private Event
Debbie will be attending the 2025 Turtle Summit for rehabilitators in the northeastern US.

NCWC Introduction to Turtle Rehabilitation
2025-04-06 13:00 - 16:00 | Provided on registration, Saratoga Springs, NY, United States
Debbie will be one of the instructors for North Country Wild Care’s Introduction to Turtle Rehabilitation class for licensed wildlife rehabilitators in northeastern NY.

Due to their unique anatomy, injured turtles are challenging to rehabilitate but releases are very gratifying. Learn turtle care in the rehabilitation setting. We will begin with basic turtle physiology, discuss intake, triage, and stabilization, then cover husbandry, including dry docking during recovery, wound management, and water setups in preparation of release.

WARNING: The presentation will include graphic photos of turtle injuries. The class (and turtle rehab) is not recommended for those who are sensitive to blood or severe injuries.
We are being hosted by a North Country Wild Care sponsor in Saratoga Springs, NY. Address will only be sent to those who register. Space is limited. Please register here: https://forms.gle/FxB5KPz8rLDvpkww8

UU Service: Awful Glitter
2025-04-13 10:00 - 11:00 | UU Congregation of Glens Falls, 21 Weeks Road, Queensbury, NY, 12804, United States
Join the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Glens Falls Sunday service where I will be speaking on “Awful Glitter,” a celebration of all that sparkles in nature.
Zoom access will be available. Please message me for the link if you would like to join online.

Mountain River Ecospiritual Circle at UUCGF
2025-04-13 19:00 - 20:30 | UU Congregation of Glens Falls, 21 Weeks Road, Queensbury, NY, 12804, United States
You are invited to join in a Full Moon ritual inspired by earth-based spiritual traditions, the Work the Reconnects, and nature itself. We gather monthly to support one another’s spiritual growth and direct our collective energy toward the well being of all beings.
The intention of our circle is to support your individual spiritual exploration and growth while connecting Pagans and others in a local, welcoming group. Within our sacred space you will honor the Earth, open to Mystery, and strengthen your connection to Nature. Our inclusive circle is open to all Pagans, including Wiccans, Witches, Druids, Heathens, and those exploring or curious about any Pagan path. No ritual experience is necessary.
We meet in the Community Room of the UU building, straight ahead when you enter the main door. Our circles will be family-friendly, but we ask that children not participating in the ritual remain in the room with quiet entertainment.
Some of our circle members like to bring their journals to record any insights. You are also welcome to bring items from nature to add to our altar, as well as crystals or other sacred items to charge. We typically sit on the floor for circle, however there are chairs available and several circle members use them. We have some yoga blankets available to sit on and you are welcome to bring your own cushion or blanket for that purpose.
RSVP on Eventbrite.

Full Moon Turtle Journey
2025-04-14 21:00 - 21:30 | Call-In
Guided drum meditation to meet or reconnect with an animal helping spirit for the Full Moon in Libra.
Call in (audio only) 1-720-527-5923 and enter access code [REDACTED].

Click here for international numbers.
