{"id":1380,"date":"2026-08-20T16:57:36","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T20:57:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oldenwilde.org\/blog\/?p=1380"},"modified":"2026-09-15T14:10:57","modified_gmt":"2026-09-15T18:10:57","slug":"students-leap-cauldron-fire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oldenwilde.org\/blog\/1380\/community-service\/students-leap-cauldron-fire\/","title":{"rendered":"Wofford Students Leap a Cauldron Fire"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Since 2015, tenured professor of religious studies Dan Mathewson of Christian-affiliated <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wofford.edu\/\">Wofford College<\/a> in South Carolina has driven vans of students to participate actively in Coven Oldenwilde Witch rites. In 2026, 13 women attended and took goodly videos showing their courage in make-a-wish cauldron fire-leaping &mdash; all receiving a velvet choker with a silver pentagram as reward. Their curiosity and trust are empowering! (Masks worn to prevent airborne diseases contraction &mdash; not to obscure their identities. Permissions to post these videos and photos uniformly, enthusiastically granted.)<\/p>\n\t\t<div id=\"image_gallery_1372\" class=\"row all-images\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"slider-pro\" id=\"my-slider-1372-1\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-slides\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sp-image\" src=\"https:\/\/oldenwilde.org\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/media-slider\/css\/images\/blank.gif\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-src=\"https:\/\/oldenwilde.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Wofford2026_IMG_2757_cropt.jpg\" data-small=\"https:\/\/oldenwilde.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Wofford2026_IMG_2757_cropt.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-medium=\"https:\/\/oldenwilde.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Wofford2026_IMG_2757_cropt.jpg\" 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class=\"sp-caption\"><span class=\"caption-css\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tForegathering round the cauldron fire\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"sp-video\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/n3IEtcyoqfY\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sp-image\" src=\"https:\/\/oldenwilde.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2771-ENHANCED.webp\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sp-caption\"><span class=\"caption-css\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tQueen Lady Passion on dancing skyclad in a balefire\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"sp-video\" href=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/shorts\/wnLL3fk22kU?feature=share\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sp-image\" src=\"https:\/\/oldenwilde.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2763.webp\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sp-caption\"><span class=\"caption-css\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tProfessor Dan\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"sp-video\" href=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/shorts\/TH9-MLFQCYQ?feature=share\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sp-image\" src=\"https:\/\/oldenwilde.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/8986.webp\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sp-caption\"><span class=\"caption-css\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFire leap 1\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"sp-video\" href=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/shorts\/t-KBkJCF_I8?feature=share\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sp-image\" src=\"https:\/\/oldenwilde.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/8985.webp\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sp-caption\"><span class=\"caption-css\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFire leap 2\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"sp-video\" href=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/shorts\/ElC8RVmYZFg?feature=share\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sp-image\" src=\"https:\/\/oldenwilde.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2761_sddefault.jpg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sp-caption\"><span class=\"caption-css\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFire leap 3\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"sp-video\" href=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/shorts\/IWEfvTMJg_I?feature=share\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sp-image\" src=\"https:\/\/oldenwilde.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2761.webp\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sp-caption\"><span class=\"caption-css\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFire leap 4\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"sp-video\" href=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/shorts\/2U0VQD5XfPY?feature=share\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sp-image\" src=\"https:\/\/oldenwilde.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/9323.webp\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sp-caption\"><span class=\"caption-css\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFire leap 5\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"sp-video\" href=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/shorts\/ocJmnlvNlCU?feature=share\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sp-image\" src=\"https:\/\/oldenwilde.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/8987.webp\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sp-caption\"><span class=\"caption-css\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFire leap 6\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"sp-video\" href=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/shorts\/pL7j6oy-im0?feature=share\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sp-image\" src=\"https:\/\/oldenwilde.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/8988.webp\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sp-caption\"><span class=\"caption-css\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFire leap 7\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"sp-video\" href=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/shorts\/fFki8F5NDb4?feature=share\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sp-image\" src=\"https:\/\/oldenwilde.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/8989.webp\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sp-caption\"><span class=\"caption-css\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFire leap 8\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"sp-video\" href=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/shorts\/kjWB6htZgaE?feature=share\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sp-image\" src=\"https:\/\/oldenwilde.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/8993.webp\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sp-caption\"><span class=\"caption-css\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFire leap 9\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"sp-video\" href=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/shorts\/Mevs1Zsoh0w?feature=share\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sp-image\" src=\"https:\/\/oldenwilde.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/8990.webp\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sp-caption\"><span class=\"caption-css\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFire leap 10\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"sp-video\" href=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/shorts\/mIZtc7p2BY0?feature=share\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sp-image\" src=\"https:\/\/oldenwilde.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/8991.webp\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sp-caption\"><span class=\"caption-css\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFire leap 11\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"sp-video\" href=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/shorts\/lCKo7uHoYXQ?feature=share\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sp-image\" src=\"https:\/\/oldenwilde.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/8992.webp\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sp-caption\"><span class=\"caption-css\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFire leap 12\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"sp-video\" href=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/shorts\/6iSXVfZu5lI?feature=share\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sp-image\" src=\"https:\/\/oldenwilde.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/9322.webp\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sp-caption\"><span class=\"caption-css\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFire leap 13\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"sp-video\" href=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/shorts\/uIW9nb3T5z0?feature=share\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sp-image\" src=\"https:\/\/oldenwilde.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/9327.webp\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sp-caption\"><span class=\"caption-css\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFire leap 14\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"sp-video\" href=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/shorts\/sMmLcFZ8I9E?feature=share\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sp-image\" src=\"https:\/\/oldenwilde.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/9324.webp\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sp-caption\"><span class=\"caption-css\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFire leap 15\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"sp-video\" href=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/shorts\/HKsA_dDrzho?feature=share\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sp-image\" src=\"https:\/\/oldenwilde.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/9329.webp\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sp-caption\"><span class=\"caption-css\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFire leap 16\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"sp-video\" href=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/shorts\/qfhdBqtmSxU?feature=share\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sp-image\" src=\"https:\/\/oldenwilde.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/9004.webp\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sp-caption\"><span class=\"caption-css\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tConsecration of Wine\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"sp-video\" href=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/shorts\/5I7Qb4a3_74?feature=share\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sp-image\" src=\"https:\/\/oldenwilde.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/9005.jpg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sp-caption\"><span class=\"caption-css\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tConsecration of Cakes\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sp-image\" src=\"https:\/\/oldenwilde.org\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/media-slider\/css\/images\/blank.gif\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-src=\"https:\/\/oldenwilde.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Wofford2026_IMG_8028.jpg\" data-small=\"https:\/\/oldenwilde.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Wofford2026_IMG_8028.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-medium=\"https:\/\/oldenwilde.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Wofford2026_IMG_8028.jpg\" data-large=\"https:\/\/oldenwilde.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Wofford2026_IMG_8028-1024x768.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-retina=\"https:\/\/oldenwilde.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Wofford2026_IMG_8028.jpg\" \/>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sp-layer sp-white sp-padding\" align=\"center\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-position=\"bottom\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-vertical=\"35\" data-horizontal=\"10\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-show-delay=\"500\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title-css\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSeasonal centerpiece\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"desc-css\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWofford2026_IMG_8028\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sp-caption\"><span class=\"caption-css\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSeasonal centerpiece\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sp-image\" src=\"https:\/\/oldenwilde.org\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/media-slider\/css\/images\/blank.gif\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-src=\"https:\/\/oldenwilde.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Wofford2026_IMG_2783.jpg\" data-small=\"https:\/\/oldenwilde.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Wofford2026_IMG_2783.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-medium=\"https:\/\/oldenwilde.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Wofford2026_IMG_2783.jpg\" data-large=\"https:\/\/oldenwilde.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Wofford2026_IMG_2783-1024x1365.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-retina=\"https:\/\/oldenwilde.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Wofford2026_IMG_2783.jpg\" \/>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sp-layer sp-white sp-padding\" align=\"center\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-position=\"bottom\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-vertical=\"35\" data-horizontal=\"10\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-show-delay=\"500\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title-css\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFront room in blue light\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"desc-css\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWofford2026_IMG_2783\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sp-caption\"><span class=\"caption-css\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFront room in blue light\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sp-image\" src=\"https:\/\/oldenwilde.org\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/media-slider\/css\/images\/blank.gif\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-src=\"https:\/\/oldenwilde.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Wofford2026_IMG_2769_COVER_2.jpg\" data-small=\"https:\/\/oldenwilde.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Wofford2026_IMG_2769_COVER_2.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-medium=\"https:\/\/oldenwilde.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Wofford2026_IMG_2769_COVER_2.jpg\" data-large=\"https:\/\/oldenwilde.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Wofford2026_IMG_2769_COVER_2-1024x796.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-retina=\"https:\/\/oldenwilde.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Wofford2026_IMG_2769_COVER_2.jpg\" \/>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sp-layer sp-white sp-padding\" align=\"center\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-position=\"bottom\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-vertical=\"35\" data-horizontal=\"10\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-show-delay=\"500\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title-css\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRitual room\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"desc-css\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWofford2026_IMG_2769_COVER_2\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sp-caption\"><span class=\"caption-css\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRitual room\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sp-image\" src=\"https:\/\/oldenwilde.org\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/media-slider\/css\/images\/blank.gif\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-src=\"https:\/\/oldenwilde.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Wofford2026_IMG_9007_after-8028.jpg\" data-small=\"https:\/\/oldenwilde.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Wofford2026_IMG_9007_after-8028.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-medium=\"https:\/\/oldenwilde.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Wofford2026_IMG_9007_after-8028.jpg\" data-large=\"https:\/\/oldenwilde.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Wofford2026_IMG_9007_after-8028-1024x1365.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-retina=\"https:\/\/oldenwilde.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Wofford2026_IMG_9007_after-8028.jpg\" \/>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sp-layer sp-white sp-padding\" align=\"center\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-position=\"bottom\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-vertical=\"35\" data-horizontal=\"10\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-show-delay=\"500\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title-css\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCenterpiece in blue\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"desc-css\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWofford2026_IMG_9007_after-8028\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sp-caption\"><span class=\"caption-css\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCenterpiece in blue\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sp-image\" src=\"https:\/\/oldenwilde.org\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/media-slider\/css\/images\/blank.gif\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-src=\"https:\/\/oldenwilde.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Wofford2026_IMG_8493_2.jpg\" data-small=\"https:\/\/oldenwilde.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Wofford2026_IMG_8493_2.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-medium=\"https:\/\/oldenwilde.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Wofford2026_IMG_8493_2.jpg\" data-large=\"https:\/\/oldenwilde.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Wofford2026_IMG_8493_2-1024x1365.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-retina=\"https:\/\/oldenwilde.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Wofford2026_IMG_8493_2.jpg\" \/>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sp-layer sp-white sp-padding\" align=\"center\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-position=\"bottom\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-vertical=\"35\" 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