AWC 2025

The Hidden Path – Stories of Myth and Magic

Format

Online via Zoom & YouTube (workshops, presentations, and pathworkings)

Dates

19–21 September 2025

Theme

This year the Australian Wiccan Conference (AWC) 2025 will, feature insightful discussions, presentations, and experiential pathworkings centered around this year’s theme: Walking the Hidden Path – Stories of Myth and Mythology in Australian Practice.

This theme seeks to explore the diverse and often untold histories, practices, and personal journeys of Australian witches, providing a space to share knowledge, experiences, and traditions unique to this land. Whether through historical perspectives, personal narratives, or contemporary ritual practices, the conference aims to highlight the richness and depth of witchcraft in Australia.

Ticketing & Merchandise

This year the online conference is FREE to attend. We aim to create an inclusive, engaging, and educational experience for the Australian witchcraft and pagan community.

Conference presenters will receive a special ticket link.

Shop AWC 2025 Merch in the RedBubble shop.

The conference will be delivered online, leveraging Zoom for interactive sessions and YouTube for recorded presentations, ensuring accessibility for participants across the country. The program will feature:

• Presentations & Workshops – Expert-led talks on history, practice, folklore, and the evolution of witchcraft in Australia.
• Pathworkings & Rituals – Guided meditations and ritual experiences tailored to the theme.
• Read the AWC 2025 Spring Equinox Ritual.

AWC 2025 Timetable

All sessions will be live and interactive on Zoom (via the link provided to ticket-holders). All sessions will be uploaded to YouTube unless they are marked as Zoom only. View the descriptions and presenter biographies here.

Friday 19 September

• 7.30pm – WELCOME with AWC 2025 Host Witches
• 8.00pm – Witch Between Worlds: Care, Grief and the Hidden Path (Zoom only) with Sionnan

Saturday 20 September

• 9.00am – WELCOME with AWC 2025 Host Witches
• 9.05am – Stories and memories: structures and methods used in community archiving (Zoom only) with Adrianne Harris
• 10:05am – MORNING TEA
• 10:30 – The Night Queen: Shamanic Witchcraft for Today with Caroline Tully
• 12.30pm LUNCH
• 1.30pm – The Celtic Circles of Stone and Myth with Dolmanstone
• 2.30pm – AFTERNOON TEA
• 2.45pm – From Story to Sigil with Gabby Cleary
• 4.00pm – OFFLINE Ritual prep
• 5.00pm  – OFFLINE Ritual (solitary or group)
• 8.00pm – Streamed Spiral Dance concert (donations accepted)

Sunday 21 September

• 9.30am – WELCOME with AWC Host Witches
• 9.45am – Exploring Sacred Archetypes of the Ritual Year with Asherah
• 11.00am – MORNING TEA
• 11.30am – The Hidden Path Meditation: Myth, Story, and Witchcraft in Australia with Bec Hearne
• 12.45pm – LUNCH
• 1.45pm – Arthurian Tarot Story with David Garland

About the Hosts – The Pagan Awareness Network (PAN Inc.)

PAN Inc. is a not-for-profit educational association with members across Australia. Our management committee represents a diverse cross-section of the Pagan community, ensuring inclusivity and broad perspectives.

The 2025 AWC organising committee operates as a sub-committee under PAN Inc. Composed of experienced professionals, this team brings extensive expertise in hosting large-scale community events, conferences, and Pagan gatherings.