{"id":14431,"date":"2026-11-09T16:13:12","date_gmt":"2026-11-09T23:13:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.chasclifton.com\/?p=14431"},"modified":"2026-11-09T16:13:16","modified_gmt":"2026-11-09T23:13:16","slug":"global-online-pagan-summit-almost-here","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.chasclifton.com\/?p=14431","title":{"rendered":"Global (Online) Pagan Summit Almost Here"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"initial-letter\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I don&#8217;t know if I could sit still that long, but there are <em>lots<\/em> of choices<a href=\"https:\/\/globalpagansummit.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> here at the Global Pagan Summi<\/a>t.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"463\" height=\"284\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.chasclifton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/speakers.jpg?resize=463%2C284&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14435\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.chasclifton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/speakers.jpg?w=463&amp;ssl=1 463w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.chasclifton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/speakers.jpg?resize=300%2C184&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.chasclifton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/speakers.jpg?resize=150%2C92&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 463px) 100vw, 463px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Wicca, Witchcraft, Druidry, Reconstructionism, Shamanism, Magic, Mythology, History, Philosophy, Folklore, ritual practices, and many other subjects will be part of a program designed to inspire both those taking their first steps and experienced practitioners.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I don&#8217;t know if I could sit still that long, but there are lots of choices here at the Global Pagan Summit. &#8220;Wicca, Witchcraft, Druidry, Reconstructionism, Shamanism, Magic, Mythology, History, Philosophy, Folklore, ritual practices, and many other subjects will be part of a program designed to inspire both those taking their first steps and experienced [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_hide_featured_image":false,"_jetpack_featured_image_duplicate_dismissed":0,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[483,5],"class_list":["post-14431","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-conference","tag-paganism"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6xQTg-3KL","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":12836,"url":"https:\/\/blog.chasclifton.com\/?p=12836","url_meta":{"origin":14431,"position":0},"title":"CFP: Pagan Studies Conference at Masaryk University","author":"Chas S. 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