Pantheacon Schedule - MY Presentations

[lwood]

I'll be at, and/or working, other presentations besides these--Pomba Gira and almost anything by Elisheva, erynn999, dpaxson, and walkyrja. However, these are my Big Three. Hope to see some of you there!

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Oracular Seið with Seiðjallr
Saturday 09:00 PM San Martin/San Simeon

Now, as in the ancient North, seers and seeresses journey to the spirit world to find answers to our questions. This practice comes from the heathen tradition, but all are welcome. The energy of the group strengthens the divination. This session is limited to 60 people. For more information about Seidh, see www.seidh.org

(group bio)
Seidhjallr has served the Pagan community by presenting Oracular rituals in the Norse tradition since 1991. Based in the East Bay, it is associated with Hrafnar kindred. www.seidh.org

Pagan Fiber Arts
Sunday 03:30 PM San Jose

Do the voices in your head, no longer content with spending all your money, now encourage you to buy unusual implements with which to manipulate ever-more-exotic fibers, like seaweed? This panel is open to anyone with interest or experience in any of the fiber and textile arts as applied to their personal magical and/or spiritual practice. At least half of this panel will be devoted to show and tell among the audience, so if you've done something cool, please come and share ow you did it! Lorrie will also report on her recent adventure at the Nordic Knitting Conference.

(bio)
Lorrie learned pagan spirituality and computer herding at the same time. As a result, she believes that computers are just as much people as anyone else is. A seidhkona working with Seidhjallr, Lorrie works with the Web of Wyrd, and she also practices magical knitting and other crafts involving string. Wouldst thou know more? E-mail [deleted], or visit http://lwood.livejournal.com/

Silicon Spirits
Monday 11:00 AM San Juan

"Don't anthropomorphize computers. They hate that." Have you named every device in your personal data cloud? Can you describe their personalities? Many of us suspect that computers are inherently magical--but some of us know it. Come hear Lorrie's war stories about her adventures in pagan computing and her speculations about the Worlds' Wyrd Web, and share your own...

(bio)
Lorrie learned pagan spirituality and computer herding at the same time. As a result, she believes that computers are just as much people as anyone else is. A seidhkona working with Seidhjallr, Lorrie works with the Web of Wyrd, and she also practices magical knitting and other crafts involving string. Wouldst thou know more? E-mail [bahleeted], or visit http://lwood.livejournal.com/

Comments

[e-falki.livejournal.com]

Sadly I won't be able to make it to PantheaCon this year. These are great looking presentations, I hope they go well!

[lwood.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

-- Lorrie

[witchchild]

Is the schedule online for the general public yet? I may come to fiber arts, and now am thinking of bringing the peacock cross stitch I am currently doing which would fit in perfectly. I am guessing one can bring little needles in carry-on because I don't want to risk it being in my suitcase and that going AWOL.

[lwood.livejournal.com]

Nope, the schedule's not online for the general public yet, as Programming is awaiting feedback from presenters. I'm sure it'll be up just after that.

As for what is OK or Not OK on the plane, as always one should consider the TSA's list (http://www.tsa.gov/travelers/airtravel/prohibited/permitted-prohibited-items.shtm) as definitive.

From personal experience, I can tell you that I have never had a problem hauling around a bag of miscellaneous craft supplies. The only thing that has caused a hiccup is actual scissors, which is why I carry one of these (http://www.knittersreview.com/article_tool.asp?article=/review/profile/031106_a.asp), or rather its larger yarn-cutting brother, in my purse. It's also permissible to carry scissors if the blades are blunt (expect the TSA guy to take them out and poke his hand with them) and under 4" long. The pendant, or my teeth, is less of a pain than watching the TSA guy poke his gloved palm with my scissors.

The TSA site has no data on embroidery/needlepoint/etc needles. I might leave one in the work to see if they say anything.

Having a couple (but no more) of needles in a packet in your pocket wouldn't hurt either. ;)

-- Lorrie

[witchchild]

Gotcha. I always have a little swiss army card in my bag so I don't need to worry about bringing scissors. I think I will pack the cross stitch and maybe snap a picture of my previous projects.

[lwood.livejournal.com]

*laugh* The Swisscard is completely Not OK; it has a knife in it!

Bring whatever you would like; having only me at Show & Tell is kinda boring. 8-)

-- Lorrie

[witchchild]

Really? I've tried keeping it in my messenger bag and not had a problem. The blade itself is too short to be an issue.

[lwood.livejournal.com]

They haven't noticed it, but it's still prohibited. If they ever finally notice it, it's gone.

-- Lorrie

[shantak.livejournal.com]

Re: Silicon Spirits.

Heh, I've been naming things since I was three. My first record player (yes, yes, I'm old) was named after my neighbor/best friend. And our car I named after me. I have no idea why, but there it is.

Yay! We're getting closer.

-smk

[lwood.livejournal.com]

*grin*

[temve.livejournal.com]

I love the descriptions! *grin*

[lwood.livejournal.com]

They're there to grab attention. 8-)

-- Lorrie

[delirieuse.livejournal.com]

Have you noticed that you've left one of your emails in the bio, but deleted the other?

By the way, they sound like fascinating panels. I wish I wasn't a continent away!

[lwood.livejournal.com]

...ewpies.

I delete the spare--was in a hurry when I posted. Thanks for pointing that out--sorry you can't come!

-- Lorrie

[maiagirl.livejournal.com]

Do we have to sign up early for the Seid? I've been very hesitant to go in the past, but I think this may be the year...

Also, I'm all over the Fiber panel!

[lwood.livejournal.com]

No! There's no signup for the Seið--people just show up until headcount is filled, and then the door is closed.

However, another excellent group of Trained and Talented People will be throwing another one, so if you try ours and fail, there's another option.

-- Lorrie

Saturday night -

[auntie-sirenee.livejournal.com]

THAT's the seidh I've been wanting to attend, thank you!

(notes day and time and will be on the lookout for a sign up sheet on site).

Re: Saturday night -

[lwood.livejournal.com]

You're welcome!

There's no signup sheet: just show up. When we've reached as much headcount as we can support, we close the door.

-- Lorrie

[emberleo.livejournal.com]

Whyfor you only baleeted your email once?

--Ember--

[lwood.livejournal.com]

Beeeeecause I forgot to bahleet it the other time.

Fixed niao. *facepalm*

-- Lorrie

[emberleo.livejournal.com]

Nooooo facepalmness.

I not accuse, I helping better than kittens!

--Ember--

[lwood.livejournal.com]

Much bettar than kittuns! You is bettar than any kittuns on teh intart00bz for the helpings!

8-P

-- Lorrie

[emeraldpunk.livejournal.com]

I probably won't make your Seidhr, although I guess I have to make mine. Man, Sunday will be busy for me! LOL On the other hand, I'm SOOO happy to see the silicon one isn't at the same time as anything I MUST go to/be part of, because I REALLY want to go to that one! Not only have I always named things, my mom had names for all of our appliances!

[emeraldpunk.livejournal.com]

Oh and I tried the talons argument--she came back with "what makes you think *you* need talons? You've got the damned things in your head!" Whatever that means...I've got a sharp mind? :/

[lwood.livejournal.com]

*snrk* Well, it's also true that when I had acrylics, they were short ones--too long, and it would have been hard to type!

-- Lorrie

[lwood.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry you can't make it to ours, but dpaxson and I, as well as other Seiðjallr members, definitely had Professional Interest in attending yours if schedules permit!

The Ghosts in the Machine one makes me nervous: it's me having to Own My Shit, you know? I won't have anyone else's authority, lore, etc to hide behind here, except the scanty covering of general animist theory.

I'm told I'll do well--we'll see. 8-)

-- Lorrie

[emberleo.livejournal.com]

Oh, but honey, in this area, your shit is so worth owning!

--Ember--

[lwood.livejournal.com]

I know!

But still!

*flail*

-- Lorrie

[emberleo.livejournal.com]

I do get it.

I'm having similar reactions to my two presentations. Only it's the other 'way round for me, 'cause I'm much more afraid of my scholarship not being good enough than my creative intelligence not being good enough. So I'm nervous about my Tarot presentation, but not as nervous as I am about presenting the Bindrune thingy - even though that's the one I've done before with a group.

And neither is actually requiring all that much scholarship. The bindrune thingy is not about the historical significance of bindrunes, or even the meaning of the individual runes. It's just a workshop in how to make 'em pretty, and how to make 'em look historic-ical, or how to obscure that they're runes at all, and different methods that work better for certain purposes than others, design-wise.

Naaghnnn!

*twitches*

--Ember--

[wodandis.livejournal.com]

The Pagan Fiber Arts workshop sounds great! I wish we could be there, but it's not going to work out for this year after all. Will miss seeing you!

[lwood.livejournal.com]

Damn! Next time!

-- Lorrie

see you there

[devorguilla.livejournal.com]

Hoping to make it both the fiber arts and the Seid.
Friending you to my flist also... Looking forward to meeting you (as Granny Nighthawk)