The longest night is here (in the northern hemisphere)! May your celebrations be warm and joyous, filled with love and comfort. Good wishes to you from me this holiday season!
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About Mark Green
Author of ATHEOPAGANISM: An Earth-Honoring Path Rooted in Science, Mark Green is the initiator of the Atheopagan path and editor at the Atheopaganism blog. With co-host Yucca, he records the weekly podcast The Wonder: Science-Based Paganism, makes YouTube videos, and creates materials and resources for practicing Atheopagans. He volunteers as a staffer to the Atheopagan Council to support the growth of Atheopaganism throughout the world. In his home of Sonoma County, California, in the occupied ancestral lands of the Southern Pomo and Coast Miwok peoples, he is best known as an activist and founder of Sonoma County Conservation Action, the largest environmental activism group by membership on the North Coast of California.
Hoping your celebrations have been joyful as well! Quick question… My reading introduced me to Pantheacon so with a rush of excitement I asked Google where and when will the next one be, just to learn that I’m late coming to the party. Did the Midsummer Dawn camping gathering become realized? Have any other in-person events developed? I am specifically interested in Atheopaganism and my local area is Mendocino County. I call Fort Bragg home.
Hi, Shannon! Thanks, and welcome!
Midsummer Dawn unfortunately was scheduled a month after the COVID shutdown, so we had to cancel it. I have been thinking about doing it again but it’s only in the past year or so that people have seemed up for gatherings again. Thanks for reminding me of it–I will consider doing it this spring.
YES, we hold the in-person Suntree Retreat every two years (we’ve had two, in 2022 and this year), in Colorado Springs, CO. I know that’s a long way away for you (and me!) but it’s central for North American folks and near a major airport.
We have a Northern California Affinity Group that meets in the Bay Area or Sacramento–I know that’s a long way away, too, but we have a Discord server you could join to connect with others. Use the contact form on the blog to message me if you would like a link to join the server.
I live in Sonoma County and dearly love the North Coast. I’ve had many lovely excursions up there and officiated a wedding in Fort Bragg last summer.
Thanks for being in touch and I hope we can meet in person at some point!