Posted in Other, Volunteering, tagged Big Brothers Big Sisters of Utah, books, charity, clothing, community outreach, nonprofit work, pottery, Salt Lake Pagan Society on December 31, 2015| Leave a Comment »
SLPS gladly donated again for their annual charity work. Big Brother Big Sister of Utah has been receiving donations from the organization for several years. This year, over 15 boxes of items and several bags of clothing.
Big Brother Big Sister 2015 Donation
Donations ready to be picked up, Thursday, December 31, 2015, Salt Lake City, UT
Posted in esbat, moons, Pagan, Ritual, wicca, witchcraft, tagged chicken and ground nut stew, cold moon, fufu, full moon, kinara, Kwanzaa, Kwanzaa 2015, Salt Lake Pagan Society, unity on December 27, 2015| Leave a Comment »
The members of SLPS gathered to celebrate and work magic of the last full moon of 2015 on Saturday, December 26, 2015. It was also the start of Kwanzaa, so the altar was decorated and adorned with traditional Kwaznaa items as well. The Kinara was lit, the black called, for the first night for the discussion about the first principal of Kwanzaa, unity. A discussion followed about the importance of unity in the community. After the ritual, a special chicken and ground nut stew and fufu were prepared to honor the start of the holiday and were offered to the Moon Goddess.
Kwanzaa 2015 Full Moon December Cold Moon, Muad’Dib making fufu, Saturday, December 27, 2015, Salt Lake City, UT
Kwanzaa 2015 Full Moon December Cold Moon, altar Saturday, December 27, 2015, Salt Lake City, UT
Kwanzaa 2015 Full Moon December Cold Moon, Kinara on the mantle Saturday, December 27, 2015, Salt Lake City, UT
Kwanzaa 2015 Full Moon December Cold Moon, altar with candles Saturday, December 27, 2015, Salt Lake City, UT
Kwanzaa 2015 Full Moon December Cold Moon, chicken and ground nut stew and fufu (white ball), Saturday, December 27, 2015, Salt Lake City, UT
Kwanzaa 2015 Full Moon December Cold Moon, chicken and ground nut stew with fufu, Saturday, December 27, 2015, Salt Lake City, UT
Posted in moons, Other, wicca, witchcraft, tagged Africa, cold moon, full moon, Kwanzaa, Kwanzaa 2015, magic, moons, paganism, ritual, Salt Lake Pagan Society on December 21, 2015| 2 Comments »
Posted in sabbats, wicca, witchcraft, tagged Bring Back the Light, gorgonzola, Gypsy, Kahlua, Oak and Holly Kings, Salt Lake Pagan Society, Utahliving, yule, Yule 2015, Yule log cake on December 20, 2015| Leave a Comment »
The members of SLPS gathered to celebrate the birth of the Yule King, bringing back the light, Saturday, December 19, 2015. A homemade Yule Log cake, kahlua chocolate made at the Yule crafting Friday, December 18, 2015, adorned the altar. The altar was dressed in seasonal colors, flowers, and ritual items. The take over by the Oak King was acknowledged, who rules from Yule to Midsummer during the waxing light of the Sun as it grows brighter till Midsummer.
Poetry was read for Yule and the members danced around the Yule altar, calling back the light to the song “Bring Back the Light” by Gypsy on her album Enchantress. The feastings after included chipotle buckwheat, Gorgonzola ham stuff chicken breasts, and broccoli.
Yule Crafting 2015, cake roll, Friday, December 18, 2015, Salt Lake City, UT
Yule Crafting 2015, unrolled Yule log cake, Friday, December 18, 2015, Salt Lake City, UT
Yule Crafting 2015, Shy Fox filling Yule log cake, Friday, December 18, 2015, Salt Lake City, UT
Yule 2015, Yule log cake, Saturday, December 19, 2015, Salt Lake City, UT
Yule 2015, l to r- Woman Between the Wolves, Piggy, Shy Fox, Saturday, December 19, 2015, Salt Lake City, UT
Yule 2015, Muad’Dib, Saturday, December 19, 2015, Salt Lake City, UT
Yule 2015, Altar lit, Saturday, December 19, 2015, Salt Lake City, UT
Yule 2015, altar, Saturday, December 19, 2015, Salt Lake City, UT
Yule 2015, feast: gorgonzola, ham, and cheese breaded chicken, broccoli, and buckwheat, Saturday, December 19, 2015, Salt Lake City, UT
Posted in crafting, sabbats, tagged baking, cake, crafting, kitchen magic, kitchen witch, Salt Lake Pagan Society, sweets, TGIF, yule, Yule 2015, Yule Log on December 16, 2015| Leave a Comment »
Posted in Other, Volunteering, tagged Big Brothers Big Sisters of Utah, charity, clothing drive, donations, holiday season on December 14, 2015| Leave a Comment »
Posted in druidry, Other, Pagan, religion, Ritual, sabbats, wicca, witchcraft, tagged christmas., feast, ritual, Salt Lake Pagan Society, utah, Winter Solstice, yule on December 13, 2015| 2 Comments »
Posted in esbat, moons, Other, wicca, witchcraft, tagged Adonai, Cernunnos, Chanukkah, hanukiah, Hanukkah, Hanukkah 2015, latkas, meditation, new moon, New Moon december 2015, Salt Lake Pagan Society, Sekhmet, trance work on December 13, 2015| Leave a Comment »
The members of SLPS gathered together to celebrate the New Moon and to honor the tradition of Hanukkah in Judaism on Saturday, December 12, 2015 at 8pm. For the last several years SLPS has been participating in the the ceremony, with the lighting of the hanukiah and serving treats such as latkes and sparking cider.
Sekhmet, the Egyptian lion Goddess and Cernunnos, Celtic Lord of the Underworld, were called in along with the Kin to guide the members on the drum meditation. A smokeless flame was provided for trance work.
December 2015 Hanukkah New Moon Ritual, l to r- Woman Between the Wolves, Piggy, Shy Fox, and Camille Harris, Saturday, December 12, 2015, Salt Lake City, UT
December 2015 Hanukkah New Moon Ritual, altar, Saturday, December 12, 2015, Salt Lake City, UT
December 2015 Hanukkah New Moon Ritual, latkas, Saturday, December 12, 2015, Salt Lake City, UT
December 2015 Hanukkah New Moon Ritual, smokeless meditation fire with Piggy (l) and Shy Fox, Saturday, December 12, 2015, Salt Lake City, UT
December 2015 Hanukkah New Moon Ritual, hanukiah lit for the 7th night, Goddes Sekhmet (l) and God Cernunnos, Saturday, December 12, 2015, Salt Lake City, UT
December 2015 Hanukkah New Moon Ritual, hanukiah on mantle, Saturday, December 12, 2015, Salt Lake City, UT
Posted in Book Club, esbat, Other, tagged Chanukkah, Hanukkah, Jewish, Judaism, magic, new moon, pagan, ritual, Salt Lake Pagan Society, wicca on December 12, 2015| Leave a Comment »
Posted in Classes, Other, tagged book club, Golden Dawn, literature, Mary K. Greer, occult, pagan literature, paganism, reading, women's history on December 1, 2015| Leave a Comment »
