Heathenry is about community, gathering as a people, shaking a man or woman's hand, looking them in the eye, hearing their voice, telling stories, getting to know each other. Its letting your kids play together. Letting your spouses get to know each other. Its about laughing at dumb jokes, and telling stories from your life. Its about mingling Wyrd...and taking the measure of another person, and finding them of worth.

On September 25-27, 2009, heathens from around the Midwest will gather at Gaea Retreat, a pagan campground about 40 minutes outside of the Kansas City Area. Our registration packet contains a schedule for the event, and details on food, workshops, Symbels, the Blot, what you'll need to bring, and everything else you could possibly want to know about the event. Just click here:

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Your registration includes all camping fees and dinner on Friday and Saturday night. Individual Registrations are $40 and Family Registrations are $60. The event includes:

---Dinners Provided on Friday & Saturday
---Symbels Friday and Saturday Night
---A Blot/Faining on Saturday Evening
---Asatru & Craft Workshops all Weekend
---Viking Games Saturday Afternoon
---Children's Games and Activities
---A Heathen Auction on Sunday Morning

All Tru Heathens are welcome at this event. To register using PayPal or any major credit card, click here to go to the registration page:

www.heathengods.com/lightning

To discuss this event on our message board, click here:

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We're announcing this 11 months in advance, to give everyone time to put this in their calendar...get the money together to attend, etc. We believe that heathenry is gaining momentum here in the Midwest, and we want to gather heathens from all around the region (and beyond) to discuss that...and get to know each other better...

We look forward to seeing you at the gathering...

Mark Stinson
Jotun's Bane Kindred
Kansas City Area
heathengods.com