Pagan Appearances
2026
Spirit Northwest 2026: Passages to Spiritual Discovery
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
Presented under the conference theme “The Tree of Life: Branching Out and Reaching Higher.” Crowne Plaza Minneapolis West, Plymouth, MN.
2025
Samhain Kispum Ritual — Cherry Hill Seminary
Guided a Samhain Kispum ritual drawing from the 5,000-year-old Mesopotamian rite of ancestor veneration — libation, named remembrance, sacred presence. Featured in The Wild Hunt’s Pagan Community Notes.
Mystic South 2025: Pouring Water — A Modern Pagan Approach to Grief
Drawing from the Sumerian kispum ritual and Continuing Bonds Theory as a contemporary framework for ancestor veneration and honoring the dead through libation and memory.
Spirit Northwest 2025 — Pagan Conference
Featured speaker and organizer. 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
Conversation on Spirit Northwest and end-of-life doula work — how individuals and families can prepare for life’s final transitions.
Paganicon 2025: Coming Out as a Witch or Pagan + Kispum Grief Ritual
Two sessions: “Coming Out as a Witch or Pagan” and “Pouring Water Ritual: Kispum — A Modern Pagan Approach to Grief.”
OLOTEAS: Coming Out as a Pagan
Personal reflections on identity and spiritual transparency within a modern professional network.
2024
Mystic South 2024: Pouring Water — A Modern Pagan Approach to Grief
Sumerian kispum ritual of ancestor veneration paired with Continuing Bonds Theory — a contemporary framework for honoring the dead through libation and memory.
2023
Parliament of World Religions 2023 — Healing the Earth
Pagan voices on the global interfaith stage, emphasizing earth-centric spiritual leadership and advocacy. Featured in The Wild Hunt.
Interfaith Business Council: Reflections on Workplace Culture
Coming out as Pagan in a Protestant US workplace culture — and practices that honor body and nature in business leadership.
OLOTEAS: Coming Out as a Pagan
Community gathering focused on shared spiritual growth, ritual connection, and local Pagan networking.
2020
Nashville Pagan Pride: Coming Out as a Pagan
A candid conversation on navigating religious identity within family, community, and professional life.
An Update on the Pagan Federal Credit Union Project
Progress report on the effort to establish a federally chartered credit union serving the Pagan community.
OLOTEAS Concentric Circles 2020
Event announcements and posts from the OLOTEAS Pastor on the annual Concentric Circles gathering.
2019
Ed the Pagan Show: Guest Lawrence Lerner
Financial strategies for the Pagan community — including the proposed Pagan Credit Union and building economic resilience.
A Credit Union for Pagans?
Financial industry analysis of a niche credit union proposal and its potential to disrupt mainstream banking for the Pagan community.
Can a Pagan Credit Union Break the Spell of Big Banking?
Exploring the vision of a Pagan-centered alternative to conventional banking and what it would take to make it real.
Creating Sacred and Safe Space
A methodology for establishing inclusive, safe, and interfaith-aware spiritual environments for all paths.
After Christchurch: Creating Sacred and Safe Spaces
On writing about hate without honoring it — and the imperative of sacred safety in interfaith spaces after the Christchurch massacre.
A Pagan Credit Union Has Entered Planning Stages
Project begun at the 2018 Parliament of World Religions, under the direction of Lawrence Lerner, Wiccan priest and Washington State community leader.
Reclaiming Your Sacred Path Ep. 26 — Puget Sound Pagan Pride
Lawrence Lerner, Wiccan Priest and President of Puget Sound Pagan Pride, on community and the Pagan Pride event at Seattle Center.
2017
Correllian Family Hour: Silent Moon Dog
An appearance on the Correllian tradition’s community broadcast, speaking on Pagan practice and community.