• Raffle Prizes Galore!

    Our community is very generous – we’ve seen it again and again. We have some incredibly generous prizes for this year’s raffle.

    Fundraiser-RaffleCheck out all of the amazing prizes!

    Deep Peace – Gift Certificate
    Studio Esoterica – Handcrafted cedar wand, pocket sized stone altar God and Goddess set, and a hand rolled cedar smudge wand
    Bat-Fish Studio – Tube*Bella pendant 100% up-cycled product made from the inner tube of bicycle tires & found objects
    Turner Art Pottery Studio – pair of stoneware cups
    Soul Gem Creations – Faerie Bottle, Dragons Vein Agate pendant, and swirl ring
    Walks Within – set of guided meditation CDs
    The Bandwagon Food Truck – 2 meals plus dessert
    West Coast Witch Wear – 4 hours of private sewing or quilting lessons
    Mystic Lotus – incense packs
    Ellen Rainwalker – Bead necklace with Goddess pendant
    Little Love Letter Arts – shining star necklace pendant
    Grey Owl Tattoo & Fine Art – One Hour of Tattooing
    Alicia Johnson Coaching – Chair Massage and Tarot Reading package 1.5 hour service
    Lovewinx by Shannon – Frisky Legs Trio
    Mystic Earth Creations – Himalayan Salt Lamp
    Changes by Jenna – Orgonite Cell Phone Charm
    The Romance Shop – Gift Certificate
    SuzannArt – Crystal anklet: Labradorite, Amethyst, Garnet and Smoky quartz with silver plated chain and leaf charm
    Lady Glitz – Swarovski earrings
    Intuitive Suzy – handcrafted scarves + online tarot reading
    Health Light Love – Set of three Inspirational Photo Notecards and a pen
    Balance BodyWorx – Reflexology Gift Certificate
    Epicure with Kyli – Epicure Cheesecake Bundle

    Raffle tickets are $2 each, or 3 for $5. You do not need to be present to win! All proceeds go to cover the costs of Vancouver Island Pagan Pride Day so we can donate more to our charities, The Comox Valley Food Bank and Greenways Land Trust.

  • 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.

    vippd poster 2016Vancouver Island Pagan Pride Day Gives Back to the Comox Valley – On Saturday, August 12th, Lewis Park will host the 13th 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 Greenways Land Trust and the Comox Valley Food Bank. Last year’s event saw $300 raised for both MARS Wildlife Rescue Society and the Comox Valley Food Bank. 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 13th annual Vancouver Island Pagan Pride Day will be held on Saturday, August 12th at Lewis Park from 10 am to 4 pm. The event is open to everyone and admission is free, though donations for the Food Bank and Greenways Land Trust are highly encouraged.

  • Workshop Presenters at Pagan Pride Day!

    Vancouver Island Pagan Pride Day introduces our fascinating workshop presenters!

    Ritual Construction: Invocation as a Form of Worship with Belladonna Laveau at 10:30am. The Gods of Eleusis are invoked into Priests and Priestesses, so that the Gods can speak directly to you. Being touched by Deity in this way is life changing for all who experience it. Drawing Down the Moon, Invocation, Trance Prophecy are ritual techniques which allow Deity to enter your body and speak through you. This workshop will cover how to invoke successfully; why to invoke; how to know you have invoked.

    The World Beneath Our Feet at 11:45am. We will explore and rediscover Traditional uses for common plants and weeds that surround us. Many common weeds and plants have been used cross culturally for Medicine, Food or Craft for centuries.

    A Language of Life at 2:15pm. The words we use have the power to create our world. Take the first steps toward healing pain and creating peace through the language you use every day in a workshop facilitated by Michele Favarger, Arch Priestess of ATC-Canada and certified Nonviolent Communication trainer.

    Expand your awareness by attending these captivating workshops on Pagan Pride Day!

  • Share the Harvest! Remember to bring your donations

    harvest 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 has selected the Comox Valley Food Bank and Greenways Land Trust as the beneficiaries of this year’s event.headLogo

    The Comox Valley Food Bank distributes free emergency food to people in need. As a non-profit organization committed to reducing hunger since 1983, The CVFB gathers food and cash donations to support food distribution and collection programs. The CVFB reaches a wide range of urban and rural populations in the Comox Valley, from Oyster River in the North to Cook Creek in the South, including Hornby and Denman Island residents.

    Greenways Land Trust’s mission is to restore, sustain and protect natural areas and critical habitats, particularly ecological and recreational greenways, for the benefit of our community. Greenways Land Trust is a registered charity and conservation organization that works to enhance the community through creation and management of greenways networks, based on principles of stream and land stewardship. We act as an umbrella organization that works together with local stewardship groups, community organizations and local governments.

    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 of food, household goods, and cash donations! Help us SHARE THE HARVEST! Our committee has been working hard to raise funds to host Pagan Pride Day and be able to give back to these important organizations that contribute so much in our community.

  • Vendor Highlight: Turner Art Pottery

    Vancouver Island Pagan Pride welcomes Turner Art Pottery!

    Sculptural and functional pottery, reflecting connectivity and symbiosis with earth and energies of positivity and balance.

    You can see Turner Art Pottery at Pagan Pride Day in Lewis Park, Courtenay!

  • Info Booth Highlight: The HedgeWitch Collective

    Vancouver Island Pagan Pride Day welcomes the HedgeWitch Collective!

    We are a collective of solitary witches who got together because even a solitary needs community at times! We celebrate the moons and meet monthly for our Brew Ha-Ha at Serious Coffee in Esquimalt.

    Come visit our booth at Pagan Pride to learn more. The HedgeWitch Collective on Facebook

  • Vendor Highlight: Elusive Butterfly Connection

    Vancouver Island Pagan Pride Day welcomes Elusive Butterfly Connection! 

    Lori is an Empath. Her gifts include; Clairvoyant, Clairaudient, Clairsentient, and a Spiritual- Medium who  gives accurate psychic readings through a range of mediums.

    You can visit Elusive Butterfly Connection on Pagan Pride Day in Courtenay!

    Online at Elusive Butterfly Connection

  • Vendor Highlight: Feather Fusion

    Vancouver Island Pagan Pride welcomes Feather Fusion!

    Feather Fusion is a combination of colorful jewelry and hair creations, all products are handmade with love on Vancouver island. Unique styles of feather earrings, ear cuffs, hair extensions, headbands, and all kinds of feathery fun creations.

    You can visit Feather Fusion on Pagan Pride Day at Lewis Park, Courtenay!

    Feather Fusion on Facebook

  • Info Booth Highlight: The Heathen Freehold Society of BC

    Vancouver Island Pagan Pride welcomes back the Heathen Freehold Society of BC! heathen

    Heathen Freehold Society of BC, a universalist heathen organization dedicated to the study and practice of the ancient faith of the tribes of Northern Europe.

    Visit the Heathen Freehold Society of BC on Pagan Pride Day!

    Heathen Freehold Society of BC on Facebook

  • Info Booth Highlight: MARS Wildlife Rescue Centre

    Vancouver Island Pagan Pride welcomes back MARS Wildlife Rescue Centre!

    We are a non profit mostly volunteer run.  We rescue and rehab all native birds and mammals except bear, cougar wolves and adult ungulates.  Our goal is to release back to the wild.  We attend many community events and schools to share what we have learned and raise awareness of MARS.

    Visit MARS Wildlife Rescue Centre on Pagan Pride Day in Lewis Park, Courtenay!

    Online at MARS Wildlife Rescue Centre