BMWC - Bohemian - Moravian Witches' Conference
BMWC?!
Here you can see some phoographs on this pages (photogallery) and short articles about past BMWC's and also you can find out who join BMWC.
Photogallery
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Usual attendees
The participants of the BMWC are common people practicing paganism or interested in it as well as in meeting other people and sharing views and ideas. The people that attend the BMWC usually come from the Czech Republic and Slovakia, but we have had participants from the United Kingdom and United States as well. The smallest BMWC meeting had just five participants, the biggest one consisted of twenty four pagans and witches. If there is anything we have in common apart from our interests, it’s definitely our reason, sense of humour and willingness to dedicate our time and energy to useful purposes. We do not seek for lunatics or esoteric weirdos – most of us are very well grounded in reality and we try to think and act practically. The BMWC is sometimes attended by parents with children and pets are also not a problem.
Organizers in the past or present
Baraka (25)
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Zahrada (29)
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Berkana (31)
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Eurik (22)
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Cody (30)
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TPM (21)
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Eolin (29)
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Sothis (26)
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Other frequent visitors are Sokol, Villona, Elijah, Skoll, Nara Aerith, Lawenta, Týnka etc...….
Statistics
- BMWCs attended approx. 50 participants in total.
- The maximum number of participants was on BMWC 8 (27 in total).
- Participants from 5 countries were on BMWC (The Czech Republic, The Slovak Republic, Spain, United Kingdom, United States).
BMWC 11: When and Where
3.9. - 7.9. 2008
The 11th BMWC Conference will take place in the small town Sloup v Èechách, with accommodation in a guest-house directly below the medieval rock castle Sloup. The guest house will be booked privately for BMWC, although the restaurant will be publicly open for lunches. We thus have available for private use a wide covered terrace and a garden with a fireplace overlooked by the rocky outcrop of the castle (with space for those camping). For lectures, seminars and workshops we have the possibility of booking the restaurant, as well as reserving a classroom in the local school, or even the nearby forest theatre.
The guest house provides 15 beds in the building itself (in rooms for 2, 3 or 4 people), 5 beds in the neighbouring apartment, and an outdoor space for 1 or 2 tents. The overall capacity of the guest-house is therefore 20+8, so we recommend early registration to be sure of a place.
Car parking is available near to the guest-house, and for those coming via public transport we can arrange pick up at the train or bus station of Novy Bor, a nearby city with a direct train connection from Prague (of approximately 1 1/2 hours).
Sloup v Èechách, perched in the hills amongst deep pine and spruce forests, is surrounded both by breathtaking countryside and cultural landmarks. As well as the fourteenth century rock castle, and nearby pond with a bathing area, an open air forest theatre is just three minutes climb away, and the renowned sandstone chapel Modlivy Dul (Praying Mine) is a short walk through the hills. A few kilometres away, by the valley of Svitavka river, is a labyrinthine complex of sandstone caves, some in active use (www.pekelne-doly.cz), but the rest publicly available.
BMWC 11: Preliminary Program
The program for BMWC will potentially include:
- Druidic Ritual (ADF)
- Environmental-Mythological Treasure Hunt
- Workshop on Sigil Casting
- Chanting Workshop
- Folklore Seminar
- Shamanic Journey in Sandstone Caves
- Mythological Drama in Forest Theatre
- Moderated Discussion about Divination Methods
- Hikes to the Surrounding Area
Space is open and welcome for membership contribution. If you would like to give a lecture or a workshop, please register it at BMWC.org.
NB: Because we again expect international participation, most lectures and seminars will be in Czech with simultaneous translation to English.
BMWC 11: Cost
| Accommodation | Price/night | Complete price (4 nights) |
| Bed in room | 150,-Kè + 30 Kè bedding + 4 Kè “local fee” | 646,-Kè |
| Place in own tent | 100,-Kè per tent + 1st person, 60Kè every other camper + 4Kè “local fee” | 336,-Kè (with 2 people in a tent paying half each) |
| Half-board | Breakfast from 30 to 40 Kè, dinner choice of three meals, 50 to 60 Kè | 400,-Kè (maximum) |
| Complete cost | 1046,-Kè / 736,-Kè* |
* Deposit of 500,-Kè, payable until 22.08.2008, the rest please pay in cash on location.
| Participation | Participation Fee* |
| Particpation charge (with deposit paid before 22.08.2008) | 240,-Kè |
| Particpation charge (with deposit paid after 22.08.2008 or without deposit) | 360,-Kè |
| Discount for those offering lectures or workshops | -120,-Kè |
| Discount for those helping with the preparation of BMWC | -120,-Kè |
*Unfortunately we are unable to offer discounted prices for those unable to attend for the full five days.
How to register?
Registration for previous members of BMWC requires only confirmation by email at bmwc@centrum.cz. New members are asked to register through the application form, and then confirm participation in BMWC 11 through email.
After your reservation has been confirmed, please pay 500,- Kè (22 euros / 17 GBP) to the bank account
670100-2200597277/6210 with a note of the number given to you in the confirmation mail. If you do not have a Czech bank account, please contact us at bmwc@centrum.cz.
You should receive a invitation to BMWC including all necessary information materials approximately two weeks before it starts.
Workshops, speeches etc.
Suggestions to workshops, speeches to program BMWC 8 send please via form on this webpages, until 12th March 2007, if it is possible in this form.