BEGIN:VCALENDAR METHOD:PUBLISH VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN PRODID:-//NONSGML WPForms//NONSGML Sugar Calendar Feeds v3.12.1//EN X-WR-CALNAME:The Virtual Conference of Pagan Thought & Practice X-WR-CALDESC:Debbie Philp X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 DTSTART:20241103T060000 TZNAME:EST END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 DTSTART:20250309T070000 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 DTSTART:20241103T060000 TZNAME:EST END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 DTSTART:20250309T070000 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:The Virtual Conference of Pagan Thought & Practice DESCRIPTION:Debbie will be presenting at a Virtual Conference of Pagan T hrought &\; Practice. The theme is "The Perilous Passage: Creating Cu lture and Connection in Treacherous Times."\n\nFrom the conference websi te: Recent events have ushered us into a time when it is increasingly un safe to be different. Whether the difference is rooted in religion\, sex ual orientation\, gender identity\, nationality\, or race\, individuals and communities face growing threats to their safety\, identity\, and ve ry existence. Join us as we collectively imagine and articulate ways to sustain difference\, foster safety\, and build resilient cultures in ti mes of uncertainty and transformation.\n\nDebbie'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 conn ection to the Earth and more-than-human life. We are drawn to the myster y and wonder of the wild. Climate and extinction crises threaten our bel oved Earth community\, but there is hope to be found in our culturally-b ased care for nature. With inspiration from new animism\, deep ecology\, and shamanism\; ideas from authors such as Stephan Harding\, Deborah Bi rd Rose\, David Abram\, and Starhawk\; and anecdotes from Debbie’s wor k as a wildlife rehabilitator\, this talk reveals why saving the Earth†™s biodiversity should be an imperative for all Pagans. Debbie invites s upport and protection of wild beings with practical how-tos for tending life-affirming ecosystems large and small\, and shares ecospiritual prac tices and rituals that invoke the magic and mysticism of nature and grou nd one in an expanded sense of belonging in the wild world. Debbie concl udes that doing this work together builds safe and strong Pagan communit ies rooted in hope for a sustainable future and well-being for all being s.\n\nThe Virtual Conference of Pagan Thought and Practice focuses on wh ere ideas\, belief\, and practice meet\, articulating academic and philo sophical ideas into Contemporary Pagan spiritual and religious practices \, and conversely examining how these practices align with and make evid ent Contemporary Pagan beliefs\, ideas\, and philosophies. This conferen ce’s target audience includes academics and practitioners of Contempor ary Pagan spiritualities and religions\, and encompasses the widest rang e of spiritual and religious expressions.\n\nRegistration: https://www.z effy.com/en-US/ticketing/virtual-symposium-of-pagan-thought-and-practice URL;VALUE=URI:https://debbiephilp.com/events/the-virtual-conference-of-p agan-thought-practice/ UID:urn:uuid:1a0854d9-17ae-4640-a4f2-56a2bebeee1e STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER: DTSTAMP:20260803T212421Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250329T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250329T183000 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR