Dark Moon Rising: Presenters

Presenters for 2019

Raven Kaldera

Raven Kaldera is a queer FTM transgendered intersexual shaman, astrologer, and minister for the First Kingdom Church of Asphodel. He is the author/editor of 40 books, including "Dark Moon Rising: Pagan BDSM and the Ordeal Path", and “Hermaphrodeities: The Transgender Spirituality Workbook”. He and his slaveboy Joshua have been teaching and presenting workshops regularly for many years to the BDSM, Neo-Pagan, Sex/Spirituality, transgender, and other communities. Raven is the 2014 Northeast Master titleholder, and lives with his big poly family on a homestead in Massachusetts. ’Tis an ill wind that blows no minds.

Lord Percival

Lord Percival has been active in the scene, both in private and in public, for more than 45 years. While many of us know him for his mastery of rope, he also has an extensive knowledge of many other areas of play, including but not limited to: take-downs, breath play, caning, whips, electricity, knives, pressure points and mental bondage, aka hypnosis. Education is a particular passion of Percy’s. He has been a teacher, lecturer, mentor, and trainer in the scene for over a quarter century. He spent a decade as the Director of Programming and Education on the Board of NELA (New England Leather Alliance), and has been chair of the Fetish Fair Fleamarket(R).

Kricket

Kricket is a tattoo apprentice and is training to be a high priestess of her pagan church. She has spent a decade seeing and studying beautiful acts of tattooing that have had deep and meaningful impacts on the lives involved. It is her goal to continue the sacred role of tattooing as it impacts the pagan community.

Ruth Addams

Ruth is a tool of her Deity, and as such has been an author, safer sex educator, sex worker, ordeal facilitator, event organizer, presenter, and volunteer.

PecanSalad

PecanSalad is a life-long lover of the transgressive and the ugly-beautiful, with an affinity for juxtaposition and contrast. In all aspects of life, she is driven to explore the nature of struggle and suffering for both pleasure and personal growth. As a complex, not-straight, not-monogamous, genderfluid human being with interests in the taboo and uncomfortable, she advocates for consent and boundary awareness, empowers others to reclaim and embrace their personal agency, and works to foster potent, considered fellowship among informed, consenting adults.

Perry

Perry is a multifaceted individual who rejects the confinement of societal boxes. He practices an earth centered, animist form of spirituality, which is at the core of every action he takes. For over 30 years, he has worked with victims and abusers to overcome the cycle of violence. With a broad diversity of skill sets, and a love of play on the edge, he blends BDSM, spirituality and ritual to facilitate the journeys of people seeking to reclaim their voices, overcome trauma and phobias, and take back control of their lives.

Hanna

Spirit worker. Way Finder. Wandering Magician. Thread Worker. Bridge Builder. Apprentice Shaman. Creative Catalyst. Connection Maker. And Artist at Large.

Hanna has presented for more than a decade on spirituality, kink, art, and community. Traveling widely around her home state of Michigan, and beyond, in search of interesting conversations, connections, and experiences.