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Winterstar
our12thannual
We'recelebraling program
withanexciting
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featuring
newexperiences,
faces, ollunlogoaround.
andplenty

W N T R s I I R tll G H I $
opens
Registration Thursdayat 6 PMintheHospitalily
House (Cabin pailies!
at7:30with2 simultaneous
17),lollowed
At theLodgewe'llholda Chameleon llixer,andnoonegetsmoremixedlhana Chameleon!
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swimsuils toswim,sauna andsimmetinlhehotlubatlheAtwood poolatea.AtCabin17we'llbedrummin'
andjammin'atlheWelcome WagonPartywithpotluck Getanearlyslallmeeling
lefreshments. lhelolksyou'llbe
WintetStar
spending with.
classes
Friday's beginaltertheOpening Chcleat 1:30pm andcontinue Inthesvening
untildinner. C.C.Rosencomel
willshowhisanimatedshorts andIBUESIOREq a unique leature
lilmstartingJohnGoodman, David Byrne (whois
andthemusicol TalkingHeadsina sureallookat lhemagicbehind
alsothedirector), themundane, followedbylhe
Eardic
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BardicCircle. willinclude
thetalenlsol percussionist
Halim ElDabh, guitarandvocals byVictotia
Ganger andlanCorrigan,andallyoubravepeople who'dlikelo share yourlalentsandioinin thefun.Weespecially
welcome thatdealwilhthisyear'sthemes
oflerings of theMagicalToolChestandtheprospects lor fteedom. (Please
tonomorethan5-6minutes.)
keepyouroffering Wehopeyou'llindicale yourinlenlonyourregistration lotmandsignin
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Table.
attheRegistration a PAsystem, butwewillbetecording. A'cashbai'willbeclose athand
aswell.
Classes willrunonSaturday night's
until6:l5pm,Saturday
lrom9:30am happening
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andCosmos: Come
MasqueRavel
A Multi.Media costumedandadolned tolheBallroom bymusic,
transfotmed video,
andunlamed lora psychedelic
eleclrons experienceevenwewillhavelo seelo believe,
fealuring
ourlalesteleclronic
toys,lasersandproiectors.
Sunday'sclasses willbeginat 10:00am andconlinue lollowed
till 12:45, alletlunchby ourpaneldiscussion: The
Prospects ForFreedom.
'95 oflascinaling
andenlightening lo liveuploourreputation
lopics, lordiversily
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linda unique
oulhereondiscovery's Onemajor
frontiers. theme running ourploglam
through istheloolsin ourMagical Toolchest.
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andspirit: lrom
whichourlifeandpower loo,aretheinslruments
llow.Here, oldandnewlhrough wltich theyarereleased,
lromdance,
drumandtechniques
trance, alllhervayto power-objects,
ol mindandhealing, human politics,
andthetechnological
magicol mind.machines reality.
andvirlual
questions
theme
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lot spiritual lreedom inAmetica Withourrighlssouncetlain,
today.
lhatwehavetheopporlunily
willwefaceto insure
whatchallenges to exercise lo pursue
ourtighls, outdreamsand
ourquests?
continue Willlhenewconservalive regimeimpede ourprogress,or inspire
a newcountet-culture?
Thisis
ourSundaypanel
discussiontopic.
Wewelcome forthelirsttimeatanyA.C.E.
evenlStephen Gaskin,well-knownleacherandcounter'
culturepersonalily,
authorol severalbooksincludingHatghl-Ashbury
FlashbacksandMindAt Play,
andlounderol TheFarm: thelargest
andmoslsuccesslulhippie
communityintheworld.Hisseminar,
Livingin Community as anAct of Revolution, actin an
willshowhowserviceis a revolutionary
overcrowdedworldwherepeople charge thalusedto begivenawaylor loveol duty.
lorservices
Wearealsopleased lo welcomeInaMayGaskin, whose lexlsSpiritualMidwitery
andBabies,
Breast-
FeedingandBonding havebecome classics andpre-andpost-nalal
inlhelieldof birthing care.Inher
class,SpiritualMidwifery,
InaMayshares20yearsof insighls, slotiesandstategies lrom
forsurvival
herworkwithlhe Midwilery Center,discussingbirthenetgy, sexuality,
sovereigntyandtelations
belleenthesexes.
HatveyWasserman is an environmental a historical
activist, andauthorol several
anti-Ievisionist,
booksincfudingTheEnergy WarandHaruey Wassernan's Historyof lheU.S..Hewillolferinsights
on
thebattlelorlheenvironmenl altertheRepublicanCongtessionallakeovet,andgivea seminar onthe
history
of religious
freedom inAmerica: a perfecl
background lor Sunday'spaneldiscussion.E
PrenatalDiscrelion is AdvisedlRev.lvanStangwillsermonize onlhe SubGenius approach lo
thedangers ol virtual
realily, lorthosewhose
especially onlyrealityis virlual.
Whathappens when
everyonecanhavehisor herowntailormade \,/ired
cablechannel directlyintothehead,but'doesn'l
havea lile"?Stangwilladdress theneedlorTrueSlackamida billion TV.channels andInlernet
boardsol FalseSlack, andhowlo maneuver aroundlhepile-upsonthsInformation Superhighway.
Hswillsimullaneously a newH0UR0F SLACK
berecording radioshow, withWinler$lat
audience
participalion.
ffi
"When thegreatombraco andSkywasshaken,
ol Earth theFirslDance wascreatedto bringback
lheOneness". TheFirstDance wasaidedbytheEnnead, lheninelotcesol life,merging
nalute
and
humans lo manilest theGreatBalance.InTheCreation of theFirstDance AfricanEthno'Musicolo-
gistHalimEl-Dabh homKentState Univetsity dance,
willblend music,
chant,dlums andthedramaol
lo bringlheexperience
inleraction to usall.[$
MichaelMarkusis a percussionist
anddrummer, studying
currenlly djembe wilhsovslal
maslor
drummersin NewYorkCity.Heholdsa degree Performance,
in Petcussion andleachesdrumming
wo*shops around
thscountry.HisworkshopTheTaoof Dtumming, willfocusonspocilic
drum
lromGuinea,
rhythms movemenl
alongwilhmeditative
WestAlrica, andrhythmicalexplolalion.
JoyWedmedyk is anartist/craltsperson, andlicensed
sloryleller SheandAlexWedmedyk
minister.
havecrealedEarthRhythm, anorganizationwhichplomotes theunityof alllhingsthroughceremony
empowering
andcelebralion, toawaken
olhers lhehealer withinandtocalrythemessage ofoneness
intolheirpersonallifewalk.SheollersTheCenterol theWheel,a presenlation ol stories
lrom
various andguided
cullures medilalion
to connect uslo oul innercteative liteandto undersland
thoMaiden,Mother, Croneandthegreatmystery ol theWheel ol Lile.
AnnBogerholdsa Master's Degree andCriticism
in History ol Artandhasbeenan Exhibition
andAssislant
Specialist Curalorat theClevelandMuseum of Art.Herslidelecture,TheToolsol
MagicandMetaphysics, thepower
willexplore objeclsandrilualarlifacts
0l a widerange ol world-
andlimeperiods
widecullures thatshamans, andhealers
sorcerers, have loundtobeideal,
il somewhat
mediators
lickle, belweenlhehuman worlds.
andthespitilual
lanCorriganhasbeena teacher ol Magic
andPaganismlormorelhan17 years. lanisanelder
o[the
CelticTraditionalCralt(Wicca) andhasspentthe last8 yearsresearching CelticMagicand
Lialalis a Prisstess,
Religion. andspokesperson
leacher, Ctaftlorovet20yeals.
lol theTladitional
BothareA.C.E. organizers Togelher
andChameleons. lheyolletThelnwardRoad:Techniques of
Pagan Medilation. workshop
Thisexperiential willexplain
andteachcoremethods in
of mindmagic
oftheEarth
thecontext Religions.
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GavinandYvonne Frostareprominent
Elders Neopagan
in lheAmerican movemenl. They
leclure
a slide
willoffer Mythology
Creation
onKorean andShamanism, theMoun'
including
tainSpirit, andtheBlueDragon
theTigerandlheBear, ol lheSea,Theywillalsoholda
workshop onHowToCreateYourOwnCrealionMyth,whichwillcompare common lhemes
in crealionmythology mylhs.
andanecdolal
Kenneth Deigh is aninlernalionallyrecognized lecturer, lhecrealivedilectorof N'ChiEso'
lericPublishing (publishers ol Meslin magazine) andlhefounder of lheSheya System of
Magick. Hebrings usMagical Mudras: Physical Mantras ForUseInYourMagical Work.
Mudras areclassic poslures orgeslures ofDieties which calluponlheirenergy These lorms
canbeused fgrsummoning, grounding, banishing, andsimilar magicaltasks, Kenwillleadus
through ancientlormsandmodern vatialionsol mudras (wilhpractice
indesigning yourown).
"Skip" Clark, prolessor
ofhistory atSt.Andrews hasinitiated
College, extensive
Dr.Challes
research andinsiruclion onTheBurning Times, lhewitchhunlsofthelalemedieval period.
Hisseminar, witchcraft andwomen, willconsider lhedegree to which thesewitchhunts
wereactually anallack onwomen ingeneral, especially anywoman empowered byherpro'
fessionorlacking a controllingmaleinherlife'ffi
Joseph Rothenbelg isa Registered Nurse, licensed prolessional
counselor, A.C.E'andCha'
meleon Clubco-lounder anda consullant in bio-leedback, mind-enlrainment devices and
sensory isolalion.Inlnterface: A Hands-On Experience WithEleclronic MeditationTools,
participantswillreceive inlormation,inslruction andexperience wilha variety ol electronic
meditation aides, suchasbio-feedback equipment andmindmachines, which usepulses ol
lighlandsound lo helpyouattain thedesired slaleol consciousness forlunandbenelicial
mindtraining.Learn lo achieve deeprelaxalion andawareness previously available only
lhrough years ol Yogaorothermindtraining methods. ffi
Donna Boswell, L,M,T., Presidenlol theOhioSlateMassotherapyAssn., A.C.E. organizer
andChameleon, presenls Finding theHealer Within,Eachol ushaslheinnerability for
whether
healing, forourselves 0rforolhers. Donna willleachshorlmedilations andritualsfor
accessinglhathealing andlorfocusing
wellspring, Those
lhatability. whohave alreadylearned
tofocushealing power areinvitedtoshare a favorile healing technique oflheirown.

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securilyandplomolea grealer
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child, tobea greatbig1S'year old,lestingilslimils'As
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good hoslwewantlobesureallourguests havea goodtime. \Abneed loknow aboul how
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 YourBrain- Dn Timothy
HowToOperate kary
A humorousdiscussionof consciousness as it relatesto quantum psychologyand the
in communicationfrom the printing pressto televisionto the
significanceofbreakthroughs
empowering adventof computers.Learn how to ensurethat you rvill be the programmerof
your brain. Includesdescriptionsof Leary's psychedelicmulti-mediapresentations.

At TheEdgeOf Magic
Conversations
Terence
McKenna
Ecologist and explorer Terence McKenna is one of the foremost
pioneersofethnopharmacology.He hasrvrittenseveralbooksincludingThe Archaic Revival
andFood of the Gorls,and is engagedin cutting-edgeresearchin the realmsof the evolution
mind and spirit.

of psychedelicplantsin the evolutionof humanpsychology,

A discussionof the irnportance
with particularemphasison the role Psilocybinmushroomsplayedin the originsof man's
emerging culture from prehistory to current times. Throughout time the psychedelic
experiencehas beenthe true magic at the heartof the evolutionof consciousness.

RapDancingInto TheThird Millenium- Terence

McKennu
An in-depthexaminationof the pharmacology,preparation,effects,and significanceof the DMT-bearingplant
"The 'ference
kilvia Divinorwr, Wizard's Sage", through the personalexperiencesof McKenna. A high praiseof
the psychedelicilluminationsavailablethroughthis potentmind-expandingplant of power.

PackingForTheLongStrangeTlip - Terence
McKenna
A travelguidefor the psychedelicexplorer.Terencegivesexplicit instructionsand adviceon the useof Psilocybin
rnushrooms,its benefitsand pitfalls, and sharesamazingtalesof his own travelsin the fantasticrealmsof the
expandedmind.

Magicin theCentralEmpire- RobertShea

RobertShea,rnagazincrvriter,editor,and Zen Novclist exploresthe universeof Chinese
fronr its politicalandhistoricaloriginsto its divinities,principles,and its useof
Paganism,
talisnansand otherpracticalmagic. Recordedlive at the 1993WinterstarSymposium.

- Robert
WritingandMysticism Shea
"no-frills"
Novelist Robert Sheacxploresways that thc study of a mysticism can help
from the inhibiting"lust for result."
rvriterstap their creativepotentialand freethemselves
Recordedlive at the 1992WinterStarSymposium.

By Mail - Rev.Ivan
HighWeirdness Stang
A conrpaniontapeto SubGeniusl-orv Pliest lvan Stang'shilariousbook l/iglr Weirdnessby Mail; a collectionof
reviervsand snide pul-downsof the plethoraof ploductsand propagandaavailablethroughthe mail from Mad
Prophets,Crackpots,and Kooks. Recordedlive at the 1993WinterstarSymposium.

WhatIs theConspiracy, - A PanelDiscussion

Anyway?
A fancifulronrpthroughthe forestof conspiracytheoricsby Jeff Rosenbaum
of the Associationfor Consciousness
Explolation,AnodeaJudithof the Churchof All Worlds,Rer'.Ivan Stangof thc Churchof the SubGcnius,and the
authorsof the epic conspilacyttilogy llluninutrr.rlRobertAnton Wilson and RobertShea.

R M N
 Fire,HolyWell- Ian Corrigan
Sacred
This lectureis basedon two key symbolsof ancientCeltic Paganism:the Watersthat
fill the Holy Wells andSprings,and the SacredFiresthatilluminatethe SacredGroves
of the Druids.Beginningwith core mythology,lan explainsthe esotericmeaningsof
thesenaluralpowers,their use in Spiritualcetemony,andgivespracticaltips for their
usein Paganreligion.

fimes- Dr.Charles
TheBurning Clnrk
Professorof History at St. AndrcrvsCollegein Laurinburg,North Carolina,wherehe teachesa classin Witchcraft
andWomen,Dr. Clark hasresearched extensivelyin MedievalMedicalAstrology,andhastaughtin ChinaandItaly.

This Iecturefocuseson the reasonsfor the outbreakof persecutionsin the lTth ccnturyand why they stopped,the
"witch"
victims, their commoncharacteristics,and where and rvhy the stereotypeof the arose.

- AnodesJudith
TheGaiaConspiracy
Membersof the variousNeopaganand Earlh-ccntered religionshavea specialsensitivity
biospherewith the well-beingof its inhabitants,
to the interactionof our much-threatened
andour needto help othersunderstand.What is the GaiaConspiracy?Are we a part of it?
Whatcanrvedoto help?A look at planetaryevolutionthroughthelensofeco-theology,eco-
psychology,science,politics and cconomics.Includesdiscussionand ritual.

AsRitual:TheCraftOf Protest'DarrylCherney
Acitivism
EarthFirst! troubadourDaryl Cherneyhasbeenentertainingactivistsin the front linesof timberwars in Northern
Californiafor eight years.AlongsideJudi Bari, he lived througha car-bombingfor which the FBI unsuccessfully
attemptedto franlethe two ofthem. Darryl combinesa Paganperspectivervilh theurgencyto protcctMotherEarth.

This rvorkshopbringsto focusthe ritualisticaspectsof protestsand attemptsto breakdown the fear and barriers
many Paganshave about becomingactivistsand, likewise, the barriersactivistshave in acknowledgingtheir
Paganismin defendingour blessedMother Earth.

- FreyaAswynn
Of Yggdrasil
Songs
Author of the book of Runic mtgic Leuves of Yggdntsil, F'reyaAswynn is one of SONGSOF
England'sforentostauthoriticson the Runesand their history.A dedicatedpriestess YGGDRASIT
of Wodan and the old religion of the North, she has experiencein divination,
counseling,and healingrvilh the Runes.

A porverfulandevocativerecitationof RunicandNorsePaganchants,thiscollection
of poetryand incantationperformedby FreyaAsrvynnis combinedrvith elemental
soundsand synthesized musicto achievea profoundeffect on the spirit, linking the
listcnerto a magicboth ancientandeternal.A nervadditionto The A.C.E./Llervellyn
TRIYAASIYNN
Collection.

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