Posts Tagged ‘pagan’
Ostara 2022
Posted in Ritual, Sabbat, witchcraft, tagged ostara, pagan, ritual, Spring Equinox on March 5, 2022| Leave a Comment »
Spring Fest: Belly Dance Festival 2019
Posted in palmistry, palms, Tarot, Vending, tagged pagan, palm readings, palmistry, Spring Fest 2019, tarot reading, Utah Cultural Center on March 17, 2019| Leave a Comment »
The Pagan Society had a great time at the 19th Annual Spring Fest Belly Dance Festival, put on by Thia on Saturday, March 16, 2019 from 11-6pm. The Society read tarot and palms for about 20 people, watched the dancers, and enjoyed the atmosphere at the Utah Cultural Center. The UCC is a better fit for readings as the noise is reduced from the stage to the vendor area, than when Spring Fest was at the Fair Grounds in North Salt Lake. As part of the St. Patrick’s Holiday, the table was themed in green.
Midsummer 2016-Perun’s Blessings
Posted in druidry, magic, Other, religion, Ritual, Sabbat, wicca, tagged Circle of the Seasons, deviled eggs, feasts, Hern, kababs, litha, magic, Midsummer 2016, Oak and Holly Kings, pagan, paganism, Perun, purple cauliflower, ritual, Salt Lake Pagan Society, Slavic, Sun, utah on June 19, 2016| 5 Comments »
SLPS celebrated Midsummer Saturday, June 18, 2016. The members gathered on freshly cut grass, and under the grove of the pines at the temple. The sun was low in the sky, allowing for a cool evening. President Daniel Cureton led the ritual in the New American tradition. The Oak and Holly Kings were present, as well as Hern and Perun. SLPS honors the transitioning of the year from the Oak King to the Holly King at Midsummer, as the sun’s zenith is reached and starts to descend to the longest night at Yule.
A dialogue about Midsummer, the path of the sun, and why it’s important to do solar rites took place. Some hand holding and dancing around the altar to the song “Litha” on the album Circle of the Seaons by Lisa Thiel allowed the members to raise energy. Some Midsummer poetry, Sign of the Daisy by Helen Hunt Jackson was read.
Perun, the patriarch of the Slavic pantheon, descended and spoke to everyone present. Perun rules over lightning, thunder, fire, oak, eagle and the ax or hammer. He gave a message of love, acceptance and inclusion, speaking about the forgotten myth, messages, and the simple ways of living like a Slav (bear meat, mushrooms, cabbage, the woods). He said how lonely he gets, with no one to talk with, no one patroning the pantheon like they once did. He encouraged everyone to love each person, work by the sun and moon, to embrace the messages of the ancient kindred, and to live simply as the Slavs did. He blessed them and accepted everyone into his family. This message was a first, as SLPS welcomed him to the temple as a new God just arrived from the Czech Republic.
Midsummer 2016, Ashton Longhurst (l) and Camille Harriss making tri tip steak kababs, Saturday, June 18, 2016, Salt Lake City, UT
Midsummer 2016, altar, Saturday, June 18, 2016, Salt Lake City, UT
Midsummer 2016, altar center, Saturday, June 18, 2016, Salt Lake City, UT
Midsummer 2016, Perun, Saturday, June 18, 2016, Salt Lake City, UT
Midsummer 2016, l to r: Ashton Longhurst, Stesha Bowden, Camille Harris, April Love, Saturday, June 18, 2016, Salt Lake City, UT
Midsummer 2016, Sunset, Saturday, June 18, 2016, Salt Lake City, UT
Midsummer 2016, feast l to r: steak kababs, deviled eggs, rice salad, baked purple cauliflower with Stesha Bowden (l) and Ashton Longhurst, Saturday, June 18, 2016, Salt Lake City, UT
Midsummer 2016
Posted in Pagan, Ritual, Sabbat, wicca, witchcraft, tagged litha, magic, Midsummer 2016, pagan, paganism, ritual, Salt Lake Pagan Society, utah, wicca on June 13, 2016| Leave a Comment »
Beltane 2016-The Gods and Morning Doves
Posted in nature, Pagan, Ritual, Sabbat, wicca, witchcraft, tagged beltane, Beltane 2016, gay beltane, Great Rite, Lisa Thiel, Maypole, pagan, queer gods, ritual, Salt Lake Pagan Society, Utahliving, White Zifandel, wicca on May 1, 2016| Leave a Comment »
The members of SLPS met on Sunday, May 1, 2016 at 3pm to celebrate the union of the Lord and Lady in matrimony and at the Beltane wedding. The Maypole was unwoven from 2014 and set up on the lawn. Flowers from the garden adorned the altar as well as the great rite statue and queer gods painting.
Poetry honoring the Gods was read. The great rite was performed, the uniting of the blade and chalice, by the high priest and high priestess, offering up white zinfandel wine. Beltane was played by Lisa Thiel on her album Circle of the Seasons as the members danced and wove the ribbons on 2016’s pole. As the members drank wine and relaxed, two morning doves flew into the trees, issuing calls to the members and giving the sign that the Lord and Lady was present.
The feasting included homemade drunken German Chocolate cake, beef stroganov, and noodles.
Beltane 2016, Camille Harris, Sunday, May 1, 2016, Salt Lake City, UT
Beltane 2016, unraveling 2014’s Maypole weaving l to r: Camille Harris, Ashton Longhurst, April Love, Sunday, May 1, 2016, Salt Lake City, UT
Beltane 2016, Maypole, Sunday, May 1, 2016, Salt Lake City, UT
Beltane 2016, altar, Sunday, May 1, 2016, Salt Lake City, UT
Beltane 2016, altar center, Sunday, May 1, 2016, Salt Lake City, UT
Beltane 2016, April Love, Sunday, May 1, 2016, Salt Lake City, UT
Beltane 2016, dancing around the Maypole l to r: April Love, Ashton Longhurst, Camille Harris, Sunday, May 1, 2016, Salt Lake City, UT
Beltane 2016, after Maypole weaving, l to r: Camille Harris, Ashton Longhurs, Daniel Cureton, April Love, Sunday, May 1, 2016, Salt Lake City, UT
Beltane 2016, after Maypole weaving l to r: Camille Harris, Daniel Cureton, Ashton Longhurst, April Love, Sunday, May 1, 2016, Salt Lake City, UT
Beltane 2016, feast: homemade drunken German chocolate cake, peas, beef stroganov, noodle, Sunday, May 1, 2016, Salt Lake City, UT
April 2016 New Moon to Artemis
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
March 2016 Full Worm Moon Ritual
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
December 2015 Hanukkah New Moon Ritual
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 »
November 2015 Full Moon to Artemis
Posted in esbat, magic, moons, nature, Other, wicca, witchcraft, tagged Artemis, astrology, ceremony, empowerment, full moon, Greek, magic, monopoly, moons, november 2015 full moon, pagan, ritual, Salt Lake Pagan Society on November 28, 2015| Leave a Comment »
Some magic and precision was needed after Thanksgiving. The members of SLPS met under the Full moon Saturday, November 28, 2015 at 8pm to call upon the maiden goddess Artemis, to lend them strength, clarity, and precision to achieve their goals. The full moon is a great time to work powerful rites of any type of magic, especially when they are in need.
Some folks take into account the astrological position of the moon in the signs, the type of seasonal moon, time of day, day of the week and month. All of which can be used to forward and empower the spells performed. This particular moon helped a few members re-empower themselves and ask for clarity to find their goals.
After the ceremony, a friendly game of monopoly was played, with Ashton Longhurst winning with just two sets of property! Watch for those Scorpios, they will win in the end!
November Full Moon 2015, altar with Artemis, Saturday, November 28, 2015, Salt Lake City, UT
November Full Moon 2015, l to r: (cats) Pie, Tommy, Robby, And Apirl Love, Saturday, November 28, 2015, Salt Lake City, UT
November Full Moon 2015, l to r: Ashton Longhurst, Lauren Holman, Camille Harris, Saturday, November 28, 2015, Salt Lake City, UT
November Full Moon 2015, full moon gaming, Monopoly with Ashton Longhurst (l) and Camille Harris, Saturday, November 28, 2015, Salt Lake City, UT
New Logo and Banner for Pride Month 2015
Posted in Other, Vending, tagged festivals, gay, LGBT, Logo, pagan, pride, Salt Lake Pagan Society, Utah Pride Festival on June 4, 2015| Leave a Comment »
President Barack Obama declared June Pride month. In keeping with the festivities, SLPS has redesigned their logo and banner for Pride month of 2015. The logo is in the style of a ticket, used to get into festivals or in raffles. The banner is a water witch saying the theme of the Utah Pride Festival 2015, which is “Pride Is…”. To SLPS, pride is Pagan! Anyone can be LGBT, anyone can be Pagan, and most certainly anyone can be both! Even the Gods can be LGBT! Check them out below.
Designed by Daniel Cureton
Salt Lake Pagan Society 