Pagan Appearances
2026
Mystic South 2026: Sacred Connections — Designing Home Funerals as Ritual Acts
Explore how families and families of choice can create meaningful home funerals rooted in ancestral practices, natural magick, and spiritual direction. Hands-on elements include ritual washing, altar building, and storytelling circles, incorporating Kispum (Sumerian Funerary Rites) and Continuing Bonds Theory into the workshop as a memorial ritual.
IshtarFest 2026: Debate Between Sheep and Grain — A Pagan Morality Lesson
A morality lesson, then and now from a Pagan perspective — drawing on the ancient Sumerian debate poem to explore how early urban civilization shaped ethics and communal values.
Spirit Northwest 2026: Psychedelics and Spiritual Direction
Silent is a featured speaker and organizer of this transformative Pagan conference offering long-form immersive workshops on Paganism, witchcraft, and natural magick.
Paganicon 2026: Pagan Ethics — Time, Tradition, and Tomorrow
Silent presented “Pagan Ethics: Time, Tradition, and Tomorrow” at Paganicon 2026, March 20–22 at Crowne Plaza Minneapolis West in Plymouth, MN. The 2026 conference theme was “The Tree of Life: Branching Out and Reaching Higher.”
2025
Samhain Kispum Ritual — Cherry Hill Seminary
Silent guided a Samhain Kispum ritual hosted by Cherry Hill Seminary. Drawing from the 5,000-year-old Mesopotamian rite of ancestor veneration, the immersive ceremony honored the dead through libation, named remembrance, and sacred presence. Featured in The Wild Hunt’s Pagan Community Notes.
Mystic South 2025: Pouring Water — A Modern Pagan Approach to Grief
Silent presented “Pouring Water: A Modern Pagan Approach to Grief” at Mystic South 2025, July 11–13 at the Crowne Plaza Ravinia in Atlanta, GA. The workshop draws from the 5,000-year-old Sumerian kispum ritual and Continuing Bonds Theory to offer a contemporary framework for ancestor veneration and honoring the dead through libation and memory.
Spirit Northwest 2025 — Pagan Conference
Silent is a featured speaker and organizer. A C-suite executive, keynote speaker (World Economic Forum, Parliament of World Religions), and digital strategist, Silent brings his expertise as a Pagan priest, elder, trusted advisor, and end-of-life doula trained by INELDA.
That Witch Life Podcast Ep. 282: Spirit Northwest and Death Doula Work with Silent
Silent discusses the upcoming Spirit Northwest conference and his work as a Death Doula, covering how individuals and families can prepare themselves for end-of-life transitions.
Paganicon 2025: Coming Out as a Witch or Pagan + Kispum Grief Ritual
Silent presented two sessions at Paganicon 2025: “Coming Out as a Witch or Pagan” and “Pouring Water Ritual: Kispum — A Modern Pagan Approach to Grief.” Silent is a Pagan priest, elder, trusted advisor, and end-of-life doula, a director at Cherry Hill Seminary and President of Pagan Pride in Washington state.
OLOTEAS: Coming Out as a Pagan
2024
Mystic South 2024: Pouring Water — A Modern Pagan Approach to Grief
Silent presented “Pouring Water: A modern Pagan approach to grief” at Mystic South 2024, July 26–28 at the Crowne Plaza Ravinia in Atlanta, GA. The workshop drew from the 5,000-year-old Sumerian kispum ritual of ancestor veneration, paired with Continuing Bonds Theory, to offer a contemporary framework for honoring the dead through libation and memory.
2023
Interfaith Business Council: Reflections on Workplace Culture
Lawrence Lerner shares his story about coming out as Pagan in a Protestant United States workplace culture. He also shares relevant practices to honor our bodies and nature as business leaders.
OLOTEAS: Coming Out as a Pagan
2020
2019
Ed the Pagan Show: Guest Lawrence Lerner
Financial strategies for the Pagan community — including the proposed Pagan Credit Union.
Creating Sacred and Safe Space
After Christchurch: Creating Sacred and Safe Spaces
On March 15th, 2019, a shooter used the Facebook social media platform to broadcast the massacre of 50 Muslim worshippers in Christchurch, New Zealand. On writing about hate without honoring it — and the imperative of sacred safety in interfaith spaces.
A Pagan Credit Union Has Entered Planning Stages
The project began at the 2018 Parliament of World Religions under the direction of Lawrence Lerner, a Wiccan priest who serves the Washington State community with extensive experience in business and finance.
2018
Reclaiming Your Sacred Path Ep. 26 — Puget Sound Pagan Pride
Lawrence Lerner, Wiccan Priest and President of Puget Sound Pagan Pride, on the group and the Pagan Pride event on October 28, 2018 at Seattle Center.
2017