Below you will find the latest information that has been sent via email to all who have registered!

Hello Pilgrims!

This is an updated version of the email that was sent out on Tuesday, March 19th!

First up, updates that were not in the last email:

• Registration: the Registration desk is in the Convention Center building across from the elevators on the main floor and opens at 3 pm Thursday! It will close briefly for Opening Circle at 5, and then will open once that is over! Registration will stay open until 8 pm, re-opening in the morning at 8!
• DEVOTEES: You will receive your own email shortly, but know that you can arrive anytime after 10 am on Wednesday!
• TALENT SHOW! If you want to participate in the talent show, we want you! If you are going to perform something that needs audio, PLEASE fill out this form and follow the instructions to get the audio to us ahead of time! 
• SWIMSUIT!!! There is a lovely hot tub and heated pool at the hotel! Bring your swim suits! They provide towels at the pool!
• PHOTOGRAPHERS: We are looking for a photographer (or two!) who would be interested in helping take official festival photos! Interested? Reach out to Bella! bella@atcwicca.org 
• FAMILY RECIPES: Hestia is making a recipe book of your favorite family or sacred recipes! She would love if you contributed one.
• The new SMF Compendium will be given to you at registration, don't you worry!

We are less than one week away from getting to see you at Spring Mysteries Festival!! We are so excited to see you. We have so many fantastic things planned for you. Be sure to read thoroughly, and maybe print this out and check it off, so you will be properly prepared!

Is there a sacred service opportunity? - Yes! The Goddess gives each of Her children an opportunity to serve within the Holy City, so that She may reward you with the blessings that come with it. This is part of your initiatory experience. 

Should I bring food? - We recommend it! Bringing a cooler with food is a great way to save time and money (and you can use the ice from the ice machines to refresh!). There is so much to do, you won’t want to miss any of it. Grab and Go meals/snacks are a blessing. There is a restaurant in the hotel, and there are multiple restaurants and fast-food locations around the hotel, as well. Delivery apps like Uber, DoorDash, Grubhub, etc. are a great way to get food. (you can even get items from local grocery stores through those apps!) 

What do I need to bring for rituals? - There will be several times during rituals that you will have the opportunity to give offerings. Below, is a list of these opportunities. Please consider and prepare beforehand! None of these are required, but appreciated. There will be offerings available for purchase at festival. 

• Lanyards: your nametag will hang off a lanyard! If you have a fun one you love and want to bring it to use, totally encouraged! We do have lanyards on-site. 
• An Offering to Demeter (to be given during Parade to the Sea) 
• Drums, Rattles, Celebratory Instruments and Tools! (for Parade to the Sea) 
• A coin for Charon during Lessers 2 (any coin will do!) 
• An Offering to Persephone, Queen of the Underworld (to be given during Lesser Mysteries Part 2) 
• Offerings for any of the following deities during Hiereia Deuro - aka Shrine Time
• *IF YOU ARE BRINGING AN ITEM AND DONATING TO A TEMPLE, PLEASE READ THIS!* If you would like to fill out this form pre-emptively, that is great! We ask that all pilgrims giving donations fill out this form if it is an item of significant worth that will stay with the temple for years to come, or if there is a story behind the item. There will be QR codes on-site to fill out there as well! 
• Fill out form here!
• You can also mail these donations to the church ahead of time, or after the festival. The mailing address is at the bottom of this email!

Take this pilgrimage with examined forethought. What do you hope to rid yourself of, and what do you hope to gain? Think and pray on this, you'll have an opportunity to express your intent in ritual. 

From this point, until March 31st, you are a pilgrim, joining a worldwide community on the road to Eleusis, the sacred city of the Goddess Demeter, under the watchful eye of the Gods themselves. Start this journey at your earth temple. Consider the modern day shrines and temples you pass through, such as all places involving transportation are sacred to Hermes. I always leave a dime for Him there, on the road to Eleusis. Maybe a prayer to Demeter as you eat. Drop a coin for Charon as you cross large bodies of water. There are many ways to make this journey sacred. Let it start now, prayerfully, mindfully, planning and packing and with the Gods. 

Thank you for joining us, we look forward to seeing you there. If you have questions, please write bella@atcwicca.org, or call (404)-988-4199. 

Blessings, and see you soon, Pilgrim!

Mailing Address for God Offerings if you are unable to bring them: 

Aquarian Tabernacle Church 

Temple of (Deity Name) 

48631 River Park Dr #409, Index, WA 98256