Our Naturalistic/non-theistic Pagan community is again being included as the diversity of Paganism becomes more widely known!  Mark Green is presenting about Atheopaganism, and registration for online attendance is only $30, so Register now!

The 19th Conference on Current Pagan Studies will cover a wide range of Pagan topics, from the ways we know things (and what is considered evidence) to the various approaches to political action, and more!  Staring originally as an official event of the Women’s Studies in Religion program, the Conference on Current Pagan studies has grown over the years to become a bridge between Academia, The Pagan Community, and members of a diverse religious and spiritual communities.

The schedule is below, and at this link (in case it is updated)!  It’s going to be wonderful!  See you there!

Saturday, January 14, 2023
8:00 – 8:45 Registration and coffee & pastries
8:45 – 9:00 Welcome talk – Kahena Dorathea Viale

9:00 – 10:30 Session 1​

• Jeffrey Albaugh The Act of Becoming a Witch is an Act of Rebellion
• Murtagh A. anDoile Musing on the Witch as Rebel in Three Acts

10:30-10:45 Break

10:45 -12:15 Session 2

• Margaret L. Meggs & Norris Binet Women on the Inner Journey…and Beyond: Intercultural Women’s Spirituality and Community Leadership in “The Athens of the South”
• Karen Tate A Wild Woman in a Tame Land
• Jo Carson The Naked Gods of Nature

12:15 – 12:45 Lunch merging into…

12:45 – 2:00 Keynote Speaker

• Katrina Messenger– Bewitchery in a Time of Terror

2:00 – 2:15 – Break

2:15 – 3:45 Session 3

• Angela Pearson— And We Rebel: Magic and Art as Rebellion
• Kahena Viale— Dance Dramas as an Instrument of Political Change
• Deoin Cleveland — In the Words of the Gods: Personal Gnosis as Scripture Among Contemporary Pagans

Sunday, January 15, 2023
8:00 – 8:45 Registration and coffee & pastries
8:45 – 9:00 Welcome talk – Kahena

9:15 – 10:30 Session 4

• Aline O’Brien Shapeshifters & Edgewalkers: Living Craft in the Mundane World
• Mark Green Naturalistic Non-Theist Paganism: A Direct Challenge to the Overculture

10:30-10:45 Break

10:45 -12:15 Session 5

• Sabina Magliocco The Sunflower Curse: Witchcraft as an Emergent Response to the Russian Invasion of Ukraine
• Byron Ballard Re-Enchantment as Resistance

12:15 – 12:45 Lunch merging into…

12:45 – 2:00 Keynote Speaker

• dress wedding—Bet a Life!

2:00 – 2:15 – Break

​2:15 – 3:45 Session 6

• Mogg Morgan Seth the Rebel
• Ayamanatara The Magdalene as a Revolutionary Figure
• Krystal Rains Examining our Practices: AgroEcology & Spirituality