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

Hello Pilgrims!

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!

*HOTEL ROOM DISCOUNTS END FRIDAY, APRIL 4TH!!*Friday is the last day to rent your hotel room with our special discount from the hotel!! Rent your room TODAY!

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 Friday morning at 8!

DEVOTEES: You will receive your own email shortly, but know that you can arrive anytime starting 8 am on Wednesday! The earlier you come, the more time you get to spend with the deity you chose to devote to!

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!) 

Talent Show, Fashion Show, AND an Auction!

• Fashion & Talent: There are still spots open to strut your stuff on the fashion runway and talent stage! Bring your best performance and/or witchy wardrobe (bonus for featuring ATC clothing and jewelry pieces) to win fabulous prizes. Top talent performance wins $50 gift card to Moonstones Gifts, Fashion best gets a full photo spread in Panegyria as well as the Golden Apple! Find Form Here!
• Auction: This year, we have new baskets of items blessed by the gods, one for each deity, some items are even from their own personal trousseaus! There are some very sacred treasures in these baskets you do not want to miss. 

Festival T-Shirts! - If you ordered your festival t-shirt when you registered, you will be able to pick it up on site at registration! If you pre-rdered through registration, we ordered white shirts since Demeter wants you to wear white to the rituals! You can also buy them on site at Moonstone's Gifts if you did not pre-order any. Check out the shirts here!

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. 

• If your child is between 9-17 years old and want to participate in Youth Rite of Passage: We encourage you to bring a toy, clothing item, or other item that your child has physically and/or emotionally grown out of and want to leave behind as part of this ritual. (The item is intended to not be given back!)
• 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
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1. *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!  
2. Fill out form here!
3. 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!
4. Hestia is making a recipe book of your favorite family or sacred recipes! She would love if you contributed one.

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 April 20th, 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