Joe has been curating the Healing Arts tent since 2021 and co creates healing experiences at the festival. He is an ordained minister in the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) with standing in Kentucky and a Druid member of the Order of Bards, Ovates, and Druids (OBOD) and an apprentice of Post Tribal Shamanism with Kenn Day. Rev. Joe has a Master in Divinity, PhD in sociology, and clinical training in pastoral care. He also serves as wedding officiant, ceremony leader, spiritual coach, guest speaker, and more. Joe is available for spiritual retreats, speaking engagements, church pulpit supply, and consulting among other things.
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EXPERIENCES
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Thu 3 Sep 2026 to Sun 6
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Show Date
Thu 3 Sep 2026 7:45 PM to 8:35 PM
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| Title Short | Grove Opening and Blessing Ceremony |
| Venue | Healing Arts
1716 Holman Ave
COVINGTON
KY
41011-2942
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| Experience Description | Join co-creators and facilitators from The Grove as we open sacred space for Wild Goose 2025. We will meet at the Healing Arts Tent for a 30 minute ceremony which will include blessing each other and the space through setting intentions, prayer, music and dance. This event is open to all! |
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Show Date
Sat 5 Sep 2026 11:00 AM to 11:50 AM
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| Title Short | The Wisdom of Trees: Exploring the Ogam Grove |
| Venue | Healing Arts
1716 Holman Ave
COVINGTON
KY
41011-2942
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| Experience Description | Are you seeking a deeper sense of rootedness and connection within yourself and the world? Are you drawn to pursue spiritual depth? Are you curious about what ancient spiritual wisdom can offer us today? If so, then you might like to explore the Ogam Grove with a Druid. The Ogam (sometimes written as “Ogham”) is an ancient celtic tree alphabet with correspondences on many levels. The letters correspond to trees in the seen and unseen realms. The trees individually and as a collective have much to teach us and much aid to lend. This session will introduce the Ogam alphabet, offer a primer on Ogam divination, and provide the opportunity to connect with the Ogam on a spiritual level. These trees and the grove as a collective have long been allies to humans and provide wisdom, insight, guidance, and healing. Joe Michael, a Druid, minister, and post tribal shamanism apprentice has been studying and working with the Ogam grove for years and will be your friendly Druid companion for this adventure. |
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Show Date
Sun 6 Sep 2026 10:00 AM to 10:50 AM
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| Title Short | Healing and Integration Ceremony to prepare you for your return home |
| Venue | Healing Arts
1716 Holman Ave
COVINGTON
KY
41011-2942
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| Experience Description | The Wild Goose can offer many wonderful experiences and challenges. You may have found joy, righteous anger, liberation, a greater sense of peace, a sense of loss and grief, or all of the above and more. This Ceremony of Healing and Integration is designed to help you process these experiences in grounded and life affirming ways. It is designed to be a capstone for your healing encounters and experiences for the integration of body, soul, and spirit so that you have a container to carry these experiences home. This ceremony will include setting our intention for what we want to take home from the Goose and what we want to leave behind. We will bring these intentions into sacred space for embodiment, reflection, empowerment, and blessing. This ceremony will be led by the Grove curators and co-creators and will be a 75 minute experience. All are welcome!
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