Heading into Salem…. A Journey

In 40 days, I will be in Salem Mass., Witch City hosting the Correllian Lustration and Witch School. This will be a great event, filled with hope and activity. This will also be a time of meeting of friends, family, and a sense of wonder. I am excited that we will have the some of the best people of Witch School. I am also excited that Dagonet Dewr, founder of Pagan Pride International, will be attending and speaking on this project. Angie Buchanan will also be there to discuss the Parliament of the World’s Religions. Christian Day will be speaking on the Magic of Salem.

This will be an international event, with people coming in from three countries confirmed. We will have Canada and United Kingdom representation, as well as from across the United States. This will also be a event about how we will be pursue local and global goals.  After all Witch School is a global phenomenon.

For me it is another step in a long journey, that through the Pagan community itself. It will be a time we are looking at our future as a community, and as a movement. It brings me to think about my brother Ken, who would have been 44 years old today, March 7^th. He was murdered in Chicago, shortly before his 22^nd Birthday. His crime was being gay, and for that he was tossed in front of a Chicago “L” Train. He would have died, if not murdered, as he was one of the early cases of the AIDS virus. He would have been surprised at how far I have come, as he was one of the big influencers on me about Paganism and viewing the gay community. He would have loved this event and what we have created. He would have loved the world had changed so much.

One aspect of this event, is the idea that the world has changed, and still changing. What we plan in Salem will change what we do again, and in a big way. The biggest way will be recognition of the global mission, as well as recognizing the Witch School has local solutions and commitments as well. This event will discuss the very nature of leadership of Witch School and what it seeks to do, to further impact the world. This is the reason to have source leaders of Pagan Pride and the Parliament of World’s Religions.

The Journey to Salem continues….