The Pagan Spirit Gathering (PSG) is one of the

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's oldest and largest nature spirituality festivals, organized by

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. Since its inception in 1980, it has been held from Sunday to Sunday during the week around the summer solstice. This gathering is set up to represent a temporary Pagan town. At first, the festivals were held in

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, but it outgrew the facilities and in 1997 moved to a location near Athens, Ohio, at Wisteria. In 2009, PSG moved to Camp Zoe near

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, then in 2011, to Stonehouse Farm near

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. After a flash flood caused PSG 2015 to close early, PSG moved to Tall Tree Lake near Vienna, Illinois. The gathering was on hiatus in 2020 and virtual in 2021 as the

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caused its cancellation.

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