Celebrate, connect, grow…together!

Guest Speaker Deb Bowen

Deb is an old beach girl whose connection to the Sacred comes from an abiding love of the sea and sand. It was on the shore and in boats that she learned that everything is connected, and that Mother Earth is a holy place. She works with people to find the spark of Divinity within themselves. Her new book, Crafting the Wheel of the Year, co-authored with British author Claire Gelder, explores the eight holidays of the Celtic tradition and corresponding craft projects. She and Claire have a contract for a new book, due out in September, 2027.  She also is author of A Good Friend for Bad Times, published in both English and German and in a Kindle version. This book is available at Pomegranate Books in Wilmington, NC and at online bookstores. Her creative nonfiction work and poetry appear in encore magazine, Salvation South and County Lines Literary Journals. Deb publishes a periodic Substack. She retired in 2014 as the Associate Director of UNCW’s School of Social Work. Currently she offers courses, workshops, and retreats on a variety of spiritual and personal growth topics. For fun, she gardens and acts in local theater productions. Find her at debbowen.com

Special music by Megan Rose

Rev. Dr. Megan “Magpie” Rose, PharmD, B.MSc., RYT 200, Reiki Level II is a perpetual seeker of Source Love. It took her many years to find and give voice to her own heart song, and now she finds joy in being a vessel to hold space for others to find theirs. She currently shares her word, song, meditation, Reiki and asana practice upon request. She has been seen with Kirtan and other artists including Hanuman’s Devotion, Misty Hall & Friends, Lee Mirabai Harrington, Blissed, Medicine Sound, Nate&Me and Chalice of Light. She is currently and always a student of the University of Metaphysics, Yoga for the Planet, the Rev. Richard Levy (Guru Ji), and L.S.L. Noble and is the author of ”Whispers of the Heart Song: Writings from Collective Consciousness”. She currently serves as the coordinator for Healing Night at Spiritual Soul Center, Practitioner and Advisory Board Member for Fronting Life and Board Member for Wilmington Peace Festival.