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Mabon 2018-The Dark Has Arrived

Posted in nature, nature trips, Pagan, Sabbat, witchcraft, tagged , , , , , , on September 23, 2018| Leave a Comment »

The members of SLPS met on Saturday, September 22, 2018 to honor the gods and accept the coming dark times of Mabon. The Fall Equinox brings in the spirit of the retreat, the inward lookings of the hermit figure, set for the six months between September 21st and March 21st, the Spring Equinox.
Offerings were given-seasonal fruits adorned the altar. Allegiances pledged while asking for guidance during this waning time. Kali Ma and Cernunnos were present to guide the attendees and give advice for the coming months.

Mabon 2018, altar, Saturday, September 22, 2018, Salt Lake City, UT

Mabon 2018, altar with Kali and Cernunnos, Saturday, September 22, 2018, Salt Lake City, UT

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Moab Pride Festival 2016-Small and Multicultural

Posted in LGBT, nature trips, Tarot, Vending, tagged , , , , , , , , on October 3, 2016| Leave a Comment »

The 6th annual Moab Pride festival took place on Saturday, October 1, 2016 at the Multicultural Center in Moab, UT. SLPS attended the 2015 festival and enjoyed Moab, so we decided to go back to support the community. Breakfast was at the Moab Dinner. This year’s festival was smaller, later in the day, with fewer visitors and participants. The festival still enjoyed large crowds, entertainment, and good food. SLPS did about 20 tarot and palm readings, receiving the blessings of Perun who stood quietly by on his altar. A cemetery set up for day of the dead had names of the Orlando victims, murdered LGBT citizens, and others who have passed on, evoking education about the gay bashings, youth suicide, trans murders, and the shootings in Florida.

Sunday afternoon allowed the SLPS to return to Love Muffin Cafe for breakfast before site seeing. After breakfast, SLPS visited some of the beautiful areas surrounding Moab- The Colorado River and Canyonlands National Park! Canyonlands is full of canyons carved by water and the weather over many eons. Pinyon Pine trees sit in view, shedding their nuts every fall among red rock and millions of years of geology. What magnificent landscapes Utah has in its deserts!

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Moab Pride 2016, April Love and Ashton Longhurst (r), Saturday, October 1, 2016, Moab UT

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Moab Pride 2016, breakfast at Moab Diner, Saturday, October 1, 2016, Moab UT

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Moab Pride 2016, festival entrance, Saturday, October 1, 2016, Moab UT

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Moab Pride 2016, SLPS booth, Saturday, October 1, 2016, Moab U

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Moab Pride 2016, altar to Perun with mushrooms and axe, Saturday, October 1, 2016, Moab UT

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Moab Pride 2016, vendors, Saturday, October 1, 2016, Moab UT

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Moab Pride 2016, vendors, Saturday, October 1, 2016, Moab UT

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Moab Pride 2016, vendors, Saturday, October 1, 2016, Moab UT

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Moab Pride 2016, vendors, Saturday, October 1, 2016, Moab UT

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Moab Pride 2016, vendors, Saturday, October 1, 2016, Moab UT

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Moab Pride 2016, vendors, Saturday, October 1, 2016, Moab UT

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Moab Pride 2016, vendors, Saturday, October 1, 2016, Moab UT

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Moab Pride 2016, pride parade, Saturday, October 1, 2016, Moab UT

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Moab Pride 2016, parade flag, Saturday, October 1, 2016, Moab UT

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Moab Pride 2016, Daniel Cureton, Saturday, October 1, 2016, Moab UT

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Moab Pride 2016, karate drum performers, Saturday, October 1, 2016, Moab UT

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Moab Pride 2016, Miss New Mexico performing, Saturday, October 1, 2016, Moab UT

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Moab Pride 2016, LGBT history panels, Saturday, October 1, 2016, Moab UT

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Moab Pride 2016, funerals for Orlando shooting victims and dead LGBT citizens, Saturday, October 1, 2016, Moab UT

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Moab Pride 2016, after Pride dinner at Fiesta Mexicana, l to r: Daniel Cureton, April Love, Ashtong Longhurst, Saturday, October 1, 2016, Moab UT

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Moab Pride 2016, breakfast at Love Muffin Cafe, Sunday, October 2, 2016, Moab UT

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Moab Pride 2016, l to r: Ashton Longhurst, Daniel Cureton, April Love, Colorado River, Sunday, October 2, 2016, Moab UT

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Moab Pride 2016, Colorado River, Sunday, October 2, 2016, Moab UT

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Moab Pride 2016, open range on the way to Canyonlands National Park, Sunday, October 2, 2016, Moab UT

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Moab Pride 2016, Island in the Sky, L to r: April Love, Ashton Longhurst, Daniel Cureton, Sunday, October 2, 2016, Canyonlands National Park, Moab UT

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Moab Pride 2016, Island in the Sky, Saturday, Sunday, October 2, 2016, Canyonlands National Park, Moab UT

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Moab Pride 2016, Pinyon Pine Tree, Sunday, October 2, 2016, Canyonlands National Park, Moab UT

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Moab Pride 2016, Pinyon Pine nuts, Sunday, October 2, 2016, Canyonlands National Park, Moab UT

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Moab Pride 2016, Daniel Cureton, Sunday, October 2, 2016, Canyonlands National Park, Moab UT

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Moab Pride 2016, April Love and Ashton Longhurt (r) walking in Canyonlands National Park, Sunday, October 2, 2016, Cayonlands National Park, Moab, UT

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Moab Pride 2016,gorge, Sunday, October 2, 2016, Canyonlands National Park, Moab UT

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Moab Pride 2016, Grand View Point Overlook sign, Sunday, October 2, 2016, Canyonlands National Park, Moab UT

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Moab Pride 2016, Grant View Point northeast view, Sunday, October 2, 2016, Canyonlands National Park, Moab UT

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Moab Pride 2016, Grant View Point, Sunday, October 2, 2016, Canyonlands National Park, Moab UT

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Moab Pride 2016, Grand View Point southeast view, Sunday, October 2, 2016, Canyonlands National Park, Moab UT

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Moab Pride 2016, Grand Viewpoint overlook panerama, Sunday, October 2, 2016, Canyonlands National Park, Moab UT

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Moab Pride 2016, rainbow on Highway 6, Sunday, October 2, 2016, Helper, UT

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Mountain Berry Harvesting 2016

Posted in nature, nature trips, tagged , , , , , , , on September 25, 2016| Leave a Comment »

SLPS enjoyed a beautiful Sunday afternoon September 25, 2016 gathering Elder berries in Little Cottonwood Canyon, UT. A friend of the society took us on the afternoon gathering, driving up to a select location along the road among the Aspen forests. Traipsing through the underbrush, the Elder berry bushes were in many spots, rising some 10 feet into the air with the berries dangling before the gatherers. The whiter the berry, the sweeter the juice is how it goes, but always leave some berries for next year if there aren’t any green ones left as the dears also eat the berries.

A trip to the river refreshed everyone. While walking back to the car, President Cureton stumbled upon a Mountain Ash, also known as Rowan, containing bright red berries. What delicious jam all these berries will make!

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Mountain Berry Harvesting 2016, view at canyon, Sunday, September 25, 2016, Little Cottonwood Canyon, UT

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Mountain Berry Harvesting 2016, view in canyon looking south west, Sunday, September 25, 2016, Little Cottonwood Canyon, UT

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Mountain Berry Harvesting 2016, Elder berries on tree with Ashton Longhurst (l) and Lei Loni Middleton, Sunday, September 25, 2016, Little Cottonwood Canyon, UT

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Mountain Berry Harvesting 2016, Daniel Cureton (north view), Sunday, September 25, 2016, Little Cottonwood Canyon, UT

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Mountain Berry Harvesting 2016, in the Aspen forest l to r: Rachel Figueroa, Ashton Longhurst, Lei Loni Middleton, Sunday, September 25, 2016, Little Cottonwood Canyon, UT

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Mountain Berry Harvesting 2016, river with Lei Loni Middleton (l) and Ashton Longhurst, Sunday, September 25, 2016, Little Cottonwood Canyon, UT

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Mountain Berry Harvesting 2016, Lei Loni Middleton with Rowan berries, Sunday, September 25, 2016, Little Cottonwood Canyon, UT

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Magical Ingreident Gathering 2015- Mabon Crafting Smudge Sticks

Posted in crafting, nature trips, tagged , , , , , , , on September 23, 2015| Leave a Comment »

Each fall brings many opportunities to craft! Magical crafting is one of our favorite activities at SLPS. Each year SLPS gathers sacred sagebrush to make smudge sticks, magical wands, and other crafts with. This year SLPS gathered on the fall equinox, Mabon on Wednesday, September 23, 2015. A little known spot in Big Cottonwood Canyon contains all the sage needed to make smudge sticks for years to come! The little leafed Artemisia Tridentata in Utah is a different variety than the broad leafed of California found in most shops. The little leafed grows all over the North American West. This small leafed kind is even more powerful than the broader leaf, and smells sweeter. Having gathered it ourselves, SLPS can charge the sticks with love, protection, and power.

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Magical Ingredient Gathering 2015, Mabon Sage Smudge Sticks, sagebrush, Wednesday, September 23, 2015, Big Cottonwood Canyon, UT

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Magical Ingredient Gathering 2015, Mabon Sage Smudge Sticks, Tanya Thorton (l) and Lauren Holman, Wednesday, September 23, 2015, Big Cottonwood Canyon, UT

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Magical Ingredient Gathering 2015, Mabon Sage Smudge Sticks, April Love, Wednesday, September 23, 2015, Big Cottonwood Canyon, UT

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Magical Ingredient Gathering 2015, Mabon Sage Smudge Sticks, Daniel Cureton, Wednesday, September 23, 2015, Big Cottonwood Canyon, UT

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Magical Ingredient Gathering 2015, Mabon Sage Smudge Sticks, rolling smudge sticks with juniper and mullein, Wednesday, September 23, 2015, Big Cottonwood Canyon, UT

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