• Today is the Day! Hip, Hip, Hooray!

    This is it! It’s so exciting! We’ve been working for months, and the day is finally here.

    Vancouver Island Pagan Pride Day Gives Back to the Cowichan Valley – On Saturday, August 13th, Charles Hoey Park will host the 16th Annual Vancouver Island Pagan Pride Day.

    Vendors, artisans, and spiritual groups from all over Vancouver Island will come together to celebrate diversity in spirituality. Pagan Pride Day is an international project that promotes tolerance and understanding between people with different belief systems through education, activism, charity and community.

    The time of year is carefully chosen to celebrate the harvest and share the fruits of our efforts with our community. Each year the Pagan Pride committee chooses charitable organizations that have a positive effect in the community and dedicates its hard work and energy towards raising donations for those organizations.  This year Pagan Pride is excited to be collecting donations and non-perishable food items for Cowichan Green Community. Previous events have raised considerable amounts for MARS Wildlife Rescue Society, the Comox Valley Food Bank, LUSH Valley Food Society, Greenways Land Trust, the Goldstream Food Bank and Life Cycles Community Projects. Vancouver Island Pride Day aims to show the public what Paganism is about through a daylong collection of workshops, rituals and demonstrations.

    It’s also a time for the Pagan community to come together and celebrate our diversity with live entertainment and vendor tables with goods and services from pagan or pagan friendly businesses and organizations. “It’s going to be challenging to top last year’s event, but we have a great team.”

    “We’re all looking forward to connecting with and contributing to the community,” says Mary Malinski, High Priestess of the Circle of the Sacred Muse and Maiden of the Aquarian Tabernacle Church of Canada.

    The 16th annual Vancouver Island Pagan Pride Day will be held on Saturday, August 13th at Charles Hoey Park in Duncan from 11 am to 4 pm. The event is open to everyone and admission is free, though donations for the Food Bank and Cowichan Green Community are highly encouraged.

  • Share the Harvest: Cowichan Green Community Society

    The theme of Pagan Pride all around the world is to Share the Harvest. Many of us have been blessed with abundance in various areas of our lives. Part of the mission of Pagan Pride Day is to give back to our communities.

    Vancouver Island Pagan Pride is pleased to Share the Harvest with Cowichan Green Community Society!  Cowichan Green Community Society (CGC) is a non-profit organization that has been focusing on environmental sustainability in the Cowichan Region since 2004. CGC’s mandate is to improve food security by developing local capacity for food production, supporting equitable access, and strengthening the community’s health and resilience through food.

    We need your help, too! When you come out to Vancouver Island Pagan Pride Day to learn, to celebrate and to have fun, remember to bring your donations! Help us SHARE THE HARVEST! Our committee has been working hard to raise funds to host Pagan Pride Day and to be able to give back to this important organizations that contributes so much in our community.

    You can support us and Cowichan Green Community Society by purchasing raffle tickets or by making a donation at Pagan Pride Day in Duncan on August 13th!

  • Vendor Highlight: Carol Bray-Pippard, Psychic Medium

    Vancouver Island Pagan Pride welcomes Carol Bray-Pippard, Psychic Medium!

    I am a psychic medium and I come from a family of physical mediums. I have been educating myself for over 20 years in physical and mental mediumship. My Psychic abilities help me to read information in your energy field to answer questions and future possibilities. Many events and wonderful teachers have come into my life to lead me to developing my skills.

    Visit Carol Bray-Pippard, Psychic Medium, at Pagan Pride Day in Duncan on August 13th!

     

  • Vendor Highlight: Gypsy Jewelry

    Vancouver Island Pagan Pride welcomes back Gypsy Jewelry!

    My passion is to find and collect interesting pieces of an old vintage jewelry because those pieces have a souls and history to be told. Each piece I found when traveling around the world and country. I take them apart, clean, repair and make a new piece of necklace, earrings, bracelets or rings… each piece has story to tell and so I am turning those collections of stones, brooches  or medallions into something rebellious but interesting.
    You can visit Gypsy Jewelry at Pagan Pride Day in Duncan on August 13th!
  • Vendor Highlight: TANDMGems

    Vancouver Island Pagan Pride welcomes TANDMGems!

    TANDMGems is thrilled to bring you our incredible collection of energetically & aesthetically hand-curated Crystals, hand-crafted Wearable Rituals Jewellery & lovingly handmade Sacred Gifts. We’re known for our exceptional Crystals, Smudge Gift Bundles, Crystal & Tarot Wraps, Altar Cloths, Grieving Boxes, Crystal Power Bundles and more. 

    To find us at the Fair, look for our colourful Crystal & Tarot Wraps – Melissa’s brilliant invention, designed to keep your precious friends safe while travelling! You’ll also have the opportunity to meet Teron Wolf. If you’re looking for a skilled, relatable, multi-faceted Counsellor, Metaphysician & Healer, he’s happy to answer any preliminary questions about these life-changing sessions.

    Vist TANDMGems at Pagan Pride Day on August 13th!

     

  • Vendor Highlight: West Coast Creative Spirits

    Vancouver Island Pagan Pride welcomes West Coast Creative Spirits! 

    Three like minded individuals who came together to share their talents and gifts with others. One of us creates witchy items in polymer clay and cement. Her wands and wand pens are unique works of art. We also carry decorated goblets, hand decorated journals, small and large dragons, hand poured runes, Norse and witches. We have raven skull candle holders, cement platters with the wheel of the year, orgone pyramids, and of course fairy houses. Also in our collection are gems and crystal jewelry all have created, some in silver and some in copper.

    Visit West Coast Creative Spirits at Pagan Pride Day in Duncan on August 13th!

     

  • Vendor Highlight: Fire Circle Shamanic Services

    Vancouver Island Pagan Pride welcomes Fire Circle Shamanic Services! 

    Fire Circle Shamanic Services offers Traditional Spiritual Healing Online. Work with a trained and experienced shamanic practitioner online using video conferencing. Authentic and confidential. Free initial consultations.

    You can visit Fire Circle Shamanic Services in Duncan at Pagan Pride Day!

  • Vendor Highlight: Going Wild

    Vancouver Island Pagan Pride welcomes Going Wild!

    I make all natural body and sun care products from local wild plants and cannabis. I make just 3 special products, a healing and moisturizing face cream, a natural sunscreen that doesn’t make you white and sticky and a very effective healing salve.

    You can visit Going Wild on August 13th in Duncan at Pagan Pride Day!

  • Vendor Highlight: Crystal Moon Metaphysical

    Vancouver Island Pagan Pride welcomes Crystal Moon Metaphysical!

    My name is Jenn, I have a passion and love for all things metaphysical and spiritual. I have recently started my own metaphysical supply online, and in my home studio. I specialize in unique crystals spell candles (by me) spell jars, oracle cards and readings as well as books on witchcraft.

    Visit Crystal Moon Metaphysical at Pagan Pride Day on August 13th!

  • Vendor Highlight: Molecular Soul Healing

    Vancouver Island Pagan Pride Day welcomes Molecular Soul Healing! 

    Yvonne offers Hand Reflexology with Crystal Wands and invented Car Charmz (copyright 2022)

    Visit Molecular Soul Healing at Pagan Pride Day in Duncan on August 13th!