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Come one come all, for a limited time only, you can get a $5 tarot reading from expert readers of the Salt Lake Pagan Society! This year at the Utah Pride Festival, SLPS will be offering $5 readings for a full 10 card spread and spiritual advice with a reader for as long as you need. Usually free, the high costs of an individual booth at this year’s festival instead of the shared Grass Roots space, drove up the costs of SLPS readings from free to $5.  Don’t have any cash? No worries, you don’t have to hobble down to the ATM, SLPS accepts all major credit cards with the Square reader, so we have you covered! Find our booth on the festival map. We are located on the loop on the west side of the festival, just look for our sign and Goddess flags. Here are the details

When: Saturday, June 7, 3-7pm; Sunday, June 8 11am-7pm

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Please join SLPS for the 13th Annual Utah Pride Interfaith Coalition Service. Set to take place June 5, 2014 at 7pm at Wasatch Presbyterian church, this service is held for everyone, regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity/expression or other identities, to promote inclusion of LGBTQ peoples in the faith communities. UPIC wants everyone to know that regardless of who you are, you can have a relationship with the divine, and that God (Gods/Goddesses) love all and wants to have an active relationship with them! There will be ministers and clergy there from many churches and faiths including Metaphysical, Sikh, Pagan, Muslim, Free Masonry, Jewish, and Christian. Here are the details

When: June 5, 2014 7pm

Where: Wasatch Presbyterian Church 1626 S 1700 E, Salt Lake City, UT 84108

An interfaith rally at 2pm on June 7 will meet at the First United Methodist Church on 200 S 200 E and join with the Trans and Dyke Marches before going to the festival gates.

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Please join SLPS for the 13th Annual Utah Pride Interfaith Coalition Service. Set to take place June 5, 2014 at 7pm at Wasatch Presbyterian church, this service is held for everyone, regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity/expression or other identities, to promote inclusion of LGBTQ peoples in the faith communities. UPIC wants everyone to know that regardless of who you are, you can have a relationship with the divine, and that God (Gods/Goddesses) love all and wants to have an active relationship with them! There will be ministers and clergy there from many churches and faiths including Metaphysical, Sikh, Pagan, Muslim, Free Masonry, Jewish, and Christian. Here are the details

When: June 5, 2014 7pm

Where: Wasatch Presbyterian Church 1626 S 1700 E, Salt Lake City, UT 84108

An interfaith rally at 2pm on June 7 will meet at the First United Methodist Church on 200 S 200 E and join with the Trans and Dyke Marches before going to the festival gates.

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The beginning of June brings the annual Utah Pride Festival, hosted by the Utah Pride Center. The festival this year, 2014, runs from June 5-8, at Washington Square at the Salt Lake City Building on 400 S and 200 E. SLPS will be participating in the festivities, starting with the Utah Pride Interfaith Coalition’s Interfaith Service on June 5. An interfaith rally at 2pm on June 7 will meet at the First United Methodist Church on 200 S 200 E and join with the Trans and Dyke Marches before going to the festival gates. June 7-8, SLPS will be offering $5 tarot readings at the booth inside the festival. And Sunday, June 8 SLPS will be marching in the Parade at 9am. Join us for any of the events, come get spiritual at the interfaith, or receive a tarot reading!

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A few members of SLPS gathered on Saturday, May 31, 2014 at 8pm to give thanks to the New Moon Goddess for her blessings and support this path may. “We worked magic, set goals, and had a great time chanting the songs of our Mother” said Daniel Cureton. Treats included a PB&J sandwich, almonds, and lemonade for the cakes and ale.

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A few members of SLPS gathered under the Flower full moon on Saturday, May 17, 2014 at 8pm. The full moon for May is known as the flower moon, when late spring flowers come into full bloom and preparations for summer planting come about. This full moon focuses on working magic for the group, welcoming in Kali and Odin, and giving libations to the honored dead and Gods.


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The Gods are Happy! Everyone was blessed at Beltane this year, held on Saturday, May 3, 2014 at 6pm.

The ritual opened with the usual banishings and circle protections and elemental callings. The altar was decorated in Beltane colors and Celtic Knotwork, symbolizing the eternal nature of the Gods and everyonekinds connection to them. A special commissioned painting by Kurth Shoopman of Kentucky of Ganesh and Pan in the great rite was the centerpiece, symbolizing the Queer nature of divinity and everyonekind.

With drumming and music, the wedding party entered the circle. The God was played by Sergey Khrushchev and the Goddess was played by April Love. The declarations of unity, blessings and love was followed by the great rite, with the blade entering the chalice, symbolizing the unity of the Goddess and God to each other as well as to everyonekind.  With the throwing of rice and the reading of Beltane poetry, president Cureton performed a druid rite to Niwalen.  The dancing of the sacred dance around the newly made May Day Pole was next. After some confusion, the pace picked up and the weaving of a tight knotwork took place, to ensure the blessings and desires of everyone who dance till next Beltane.

The feastings included wine, spirits, ribs, steak, greens beans and mushrooms, scalloped potatoes, yellow rice and curry chicken, and three bean salad. Check out the photos below!

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There will be no Witches’ Tea Sunday, May 11, 2014. Everyone enjoy Mother’s day!

Join us on Saturday, May 3, 2014 at 6pm for Beltane Ritual and Feast. The union of the God and Goddess as one will take place with feastings afterward. A special commissioned painting of Ganesh and Pan by Kurt Shoopman in Kentucky in the great right will be the center for the gay gods at this Beltane! photo

Just a reminder there is no meeting today as Cafe Solstice is closed for Easter. We are back on next week, Sunday April 27, 2014