Posted in esbat, moons, nature, Pagan, wicca, witchcraft, tagged April 2016 Full Moon, Blueberry bush, Earth Day, Earth Day 2016, Gaia, Pink moon, ritual, Salt Lake Pagan Society on April 29, 2016| Leave a Comment »
The members of SLPS met under the beautiful full moon Saturday, April 23, 2016 to honor the mother Goddess Gaia in honor of Earth Day Blooming blueberry bushes adorned the altar, with offerings of juice and apples for the Mother.
April Full Pink Moon Altar, Goddess Gaia with blueberry bushes, Saturday, April 23, 2016, Salt Lake City, UT
Posted in esbat, Ritual, wicca, witchcraft, tagged April 2016 New Moon, Artemis, Enya, magic, new moon ritual, pagan, Pax Deorum, Salt Lake Pagan Society on April 11, 2016| Leave a Comment »
The members of SLPS met on Saturday, April 9, 2016, to celebrate the new moon, set goals, and give offerings to the Goddess Aretmis. A smokeless fire meditation with the songs Pax Deorum by Enya were played to help guide the members in their trance experience.
April 2016 New Moon Ritual, altar with Artemis, Saturday, April 9, 2016, Salt Lake City, UT
Posted in esbat, moons, occult, Pagan, wicca, witchcraft, tagged esbats, full moon, Gaia, garden, moons, pagan, ritual, Salt Lake Pagan Society, wicca, Worm moon on March 27, 2016| Leave a Comment »
The members of SLPS met on Saturday, March 26, 2016 at 8pm to honor the full moon Goddess and plan the upcoming garden for April. Gaia was patroned and honored, the good Earth mother who sends the worms to help the soil and plants grown.
March 2016 Full Worm Moon Ritual, Gaia on altar, Saturday, March 26, 2016, Salt Lake City, UT
Posted in Pagan, Ritual, Sabbat, wicca, witchcraft, tagged backgammon, Circle of the Seasons, daffodils, Eostre, Germanic, Hern, Lisa Thiel, Mahjong, Ostar 2016, ostara, potato salad, ritual and feast, Sping equinox, succotash on March 20, 2016| Leave a Comment »
The members of SLPS met under descending sun and half moon on Saturday, March 19, 2016 at 6pm to honor and celebrate the Germanic Goddess Ostara. The altar was decorated with flowers from the society garden-daffodils, the first to come up in spring. The cirlces were invoked, and a meditation to ground the members took place. Everyone enjoyed the song Ostara by Lisa Thiel on her album “Circle of the Seasons.”
The Goddess spoke to all present, giving them guidance for the new season of spring. Offerings of juice and eggs were given, and thanks for her continual support and blessings. Hern was honored as well, the young god with mighty loins who will soon marry the Goddess at Beltane.
The feat included baked chicken, potato salad, and succotash with lemon bunt cake for dessert. Some after dinner equinox gaming was in order, with a few rounds of Mahjong tiles and backgammon .
Ostara 2016, altar, Saturday, March 19, 2016, Salt Lake City, UT
Ostara 2016, altar center, Saturday, March 19, 2016, Salt Lake City, UT
Ostara 2016, Ashtong Longhurst, Saturday, March 19, 2016, Salt Lake City, UT
Ostara 2016, Camille Harris, Saturday, March 19, 2016, Salt Lake City, UT
Ostara 2016, altar at sunset, Saturday, March 19, 2016, Salt Lake City, UT
Ostara 2016, after feast gamin-Majong, Saturday, March 19, 2016, Salt Lake City, UT
Ostara 2016, after feast gaming- backgammon with Ashton Longhurst, Saturday, March 19, 2016, Salt Lake City, UT
Posted in Pagan, Ritual, Sabbat, wicca, witchcraft, tagged ceremonies, easter, Eostre, Goddess worship, Ostara 2016, Salt Lake Pagan Society, Spring Equinox, Utah Living on March 14, 2016| Leave a Comment »
Posted in esbat, Other, wicca, witchcraft, tagged Asatru, Freyja, full moon, Interfaith season 2016, norse, Salt Lake Interfaith Roundtable, wicca on February 14, 2016| Leave a Comment »
Posted in Ritual, Sabbat, wicca, witchcraft, tagged Brigid, Celtic Goddess Brigid, Fried pork chops, Imbolc, Imbolc 2016, mustard, Poetry, Utah Living, zucchini on January 31, 2016| Leave a Comment »
The members of SLPS meet under sacred roof and firm carpet to celebrate and honor the Celtic Goddess Brigid for Imbolc, Saturday, January 30, 2016 at 8pm. The altar was adorned with seasonal decorations and flowers, and special poetry place before the goddess the members wrote for the occasion.
Songs were sung of the goodness of Brigid and Imbolc. She spoke to the members, and they honored her with their words before toasting with red wine. Lugh, the Celtic sun God was honored for his return, the return of the light at Imbolc, when the sun starts it zenith in the sky in the coming seasons.
The feast afterward included mustard fried pork chops, potatoes au gratin, and stir fried zucchini.
Imbolc 2016, altar, Saturday, January 30, 2016, Salt Lake City, UT
Imbolc 2016, poetry for Brigid, Saturday, January 30, 2016, Salt Lake City, UT
Imbolc 2016, feast food Saturday, January 30, 2016, Salt Lake City, UT
Imbolc 2016, feast l to r: April Love, Ashton Longhurst, Lauren Holman, Camille Harris, Saturday, January 30, 2016, Salt Lake City, UT
Posted in Pagan, Sabbat, wicca, witchcraft, tagged Bridig's Cross, Brigid, Candlemass, celtic, Celtic Goddess Brigid, Imbolc, magic, paganism, Return of the Light, Salt Lake Pagan Society, St. Brigid on January 25, 2016| Leave a Comment »
Posted in esbat, occult, Pagan, witchcraft, tagged 2016, esbats, January Full Moon, moons, Salt Lake Pagan Society, utah, Wolf Moon on January 24, 2016| Leave a Comment »
The members of SLPS gathered together on Saturday, January 23, 2016 to honor the moon goddess and work magic by the full moon, also know as the wolf moon in January.
January 2016 Full Moon Ritual, altar, Saturday, January 23, 2016, Salt Lake City, UT
January 2016 Full Moon Ritual, L to r: Ashton Longhurst, Wolf Spirit, April Love, temple room, Saturday, January 23, 2016, Salt Lake City, UT
Posted in esbat, Pagan, wicca, witchcraft, tagged Bast, Encyclopedia of 5000 Spells, Enya, January 2016, Judika Isles, Krishna, magic, Meditation fire, new moon, Pax Deorum, ritual, Salt Lake Pagan Society on January 10, 2016| Leave a Comment »
The members of SLPS met under the shadow of the new moon Saturday, January 9, 2016 at 8pm to honor the Moon Goddess and work powerful magical rites by the new moon. Bast was the deity of choice, lending her feline youthful energy to the circle. The members honored her with a traditional OCCAM(Orange County Circle of Ancient Magic) call “Meeeooooww, Basssssssst!” Krishna was also welcome and present.
Some spell workings were done, and a meditation by the fire with the song Pax Deorum by Enya helped the trance work.
January 2016 New Moon Ritual, Altar, Saturday, January 9, 2016, Salt Lake City, UT
January 2016 New Moon Ritual, Camille Harris with Freyja, Saturday, January 9, 2016, Salt Lake City, UT
January 2016 New Moon Ritual, meditation fire, Saturday, January 9, 2016, Salt Lake City, UT
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