Pagan Spirit Gathering

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Pagan Spirit Gathering (PSG) is a nature spirituality festival organized by Circle Sanctuary. First held in 1980, it has grown into one of the oldest and largest such events in the United States. [1] The gathering is held Sunday to Sunday during the week near the summer solstice, forming a temporary Pagan town each year. [2]

Festivals were first held in Richland County, Wisconsin, but outgrew the facilities and moved in 1997 to a location near Athens, Ohio, at Wisteria. PSG moved to Camp Zoe near Salem, Missouri in 2009, then to Stonehouse Farm near Earlville, Illinois in 2011. After a flash flood caused PSG 2015 to close early, [3] PSG moved to Tall Tree Lake near Vienna, Illinois.

The gathering went on hiatus in 2020 [4] and virtual in 2021 [5] as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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References

  1. Adler, Margot (2006). "Pagan Spirit Gathering (PSG)" . Drawing Down the Moon: Witches, Druids, Goddess-Worshippers, and Other Pagans in America (Revised & Updated ed.). New York: Penguin. p.  584. ISBN   0-14-303819-2.
  2. Circle Sanctuary's Pagan Spirit Gathering Page
  3. Wild Hunt Article
  4. "Circle Sanctuary announcement of the cancellation of Pagan Spirit Gathering 2020". Archived from the original on 9 May 2020. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
  5. "41st annual Pagan Spirit Gathering to be held virtually". Archived from the original on 14 September 2021. Retrieved 17 May 2022.