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Beltane 2016-The Gods and Morning Doves

Posted in nature, Pagan, Ritual, Sabbat, wicca, witchcraft, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , 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.

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Beltane 2016, Camille Harris, Sunday, May 1, 2016, Salt Lake City, UT

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Beltane 2016, unraveling 2014’s Maypole weaving l to r: Camille Harris, Ashton Longhurst, April Love, Sunday, May 1, 2016, Salt Lake City, UT

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Beltane 2016, Maypole, Sunday, May 1, 2016, Salt Lake City, UT

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Beltane 2016, altar, Sunday, May 1, 2016, Salt Lake City, UT

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Beltane 2016, altar center, Sunday, May 1, 2016, Salt Lake City, UT

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Beltane 2016, April Love, Sunday, May 1, 2016, Salt Lake City, UT

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Beltane 2016, dancing around the Maypole l to r: April Love, Ashton Longhurst, Camille Harris, Sunday, May 1, 2016, Salt Lake City, UT

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Beltane 2016, after Maypole weaving, l to r: Camille Harris, Ashton Longhurs, Daniel Cureton, April Love, Sunday, May 1, 2016, Salt Lake City, UT

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Beltane 2016, after Maypole weaving l to r: Camille Harris, Daniel Cureton, Ashton Longhurst, April Love, Sunday, May 1, 2016, Salt Lake City, UT

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Beltane 2016, feast: homemade drunken German chocolate cake, peas, beef stroganov, noodle, Sunday, May 1, 2016, Salt Lake City, UT

 

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World Horror Convention 2016-Horror Readings for All

Posted in Other, Tarot, Vending, tagged , , , , , , , , , , on April 30, 2016| Leave a Comment »

SLPS attended the World Horror Convention 2016 at the Provo Marriott Hotel. It was held April 28-May 1, 2016. Daniel Cureton went down to read horror tarot readings in the dealer room and participate on various panels. “It was slow, but a good convention. People from out of state and Canada.” said president Cureton. Many authors like Paul Genesse, David Farland, David J. West, and Kevin J. Anderson and others were there doing panels and selling their books. With the panels, there were gaming times, short films, an art show, and other activities. Some of the vendors included Gypsy Moon Emporium of Salt Lake, the League of Utah Writers, Zombie Nation, Pioneer Books of Provo, and Barnes and Noble.

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World Horror Convention, attendees checking in, Thursday, Apirl 28, 2016, Marriott Hotel, Provo, UT

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World Horror Convention, tshirts, Thursday, April 28, 2016, Marriott Hotel, Provo, UT

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World Horror Convention, signs for rooms, Thursday, April 28, 2016, Marriott Hotel, Provo, UT

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World Horror Convention, vendors, Thursday, April 28, 2016, Marriott Hotel, Provo, UT

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World Horror Convention, vendors, Friday, April 29, 2016, Provo Marriott, Provo, UT

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World Horror Convention, vendors, Friday, Apri 29, 2016, Provo Marriott, Provo UT

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World Horror Convention, Daniel Cureton, Friday, April 29, 2016, Marriott Hotel, Provo, UT

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World Horror Convention, gaming sign, Thursday, April 28, 2016, Marriott Hotel, Provo, UT

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World Horror Convention, art show, Saturday, April 30, 2016, Marriott Hotel, Provo, UT

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World Horror Convention, books on sale, Saturday, April 30, 2016, Marriott Hotel, Provo, UT

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World Horror Convention, books on sale, Saturday, April 30, 2016, Marriott Hotel, Provo, UT

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World Horror Convention, local gay friendly bar City Limits, Saturday, April 30, 2016, Provo, UT

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Beltane 2016

Posted in Ritual, Sabbat, wicca, witchcraft, tagged , , , , , on April 30, 2016| Leave a Comment »

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April Full Pink Moon Ritual 2016

Posted in esbat, moons, nature, Pagan, wicca, witchcraft, tagged , , , , , , , 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.

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April Full Pink Moon Altar, Goddess Gaia with blueberry bushes, Saturday, April 23, 2016, Salt Lake City, UT

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April 2016 New Moon to Artemis

Posted in esbat, Ritual, wicca, witchcraft, tagged , , , , , , , 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.

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April 2016 New Moon Ritual, altar with Artemis, Saturday, April 9, 2016, Salt Lake City, UT

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March 2016 Full Worm Moon Ritual

Posted in esbat, moons, occult, Pagan, wicca, witchcraft, tagged , , , , , , , , , 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.

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March 2016 Full Worm Moon Ritual, Gaia on altar, Saturday, March 26, 2016, Salt Lake City, UT

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U of U Spring 2016 Celtic Crimson Nights Tarot Readings

Posted in Pagan, palmistry, Tarot, University, tagged , , , , , , on March 27, 2016| Leave a Comment »

SLPS enjoyed a fun evening reading free Celtic tarot for the University of Utah students at their bi-annual Crimson Nights event on Friday, March 25, 2016 from 10-2am. The line for readings didn’t end till about 1:30 am, and a few trickled in till 2. Some even asked for palm readings. Many of the students had never had a reading, which is usually the case. Though SLPS has been reading at Crimson Nights for three years, very few are repeat patrons.

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U of U Celtic Crimson Nights, April Love and Ashton Longhurst (r) Friday, March 25, 2016, University of Utah Student Union, Salt Lake City, UT

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U of U Celtic Crimson Nights, Ashtong Longhurst (l) and April Love (hat) reading for students, Friday, March 25, 2016, University of Utah Student Union, Salt Lake City, UT

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Enheduanna Now Accepting Submissions

Posted in literature, Pagan, tagged , , , , , , on March 21, 2016| Leave a Comment »

Enheduanna: A Pagan Literary Journal is a new annual literary journal published each Samhain (Halloween) by the Salt Lake Pagan Society. We accept submissions of creative writing and fiction, poetry, book reviews, author interviews and biographical sections, letters, short stories, essays, and other literary works. The works are intended to promote and encourage the literary capacity of the contemporary Pagan community.

Enheduanna: A Pagan Literary Journal is now open till May 1 for submissions. Please send them to Enheduanna@slpagansociety.org and read our style guidelines under the Enheduanna tab to guide you in the submission process.

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2016 Society Garden Taking Shape

Posted in garden, tagged , , , , , , on March 20, 2016| Leave a Comment »

Since 2015’s garden was highly successful, the society will be planting a garden for 2016. This year the space with be expanded to included more room for pumpkins, asparagus, garlic, and other heirloom plants of choice by the society members.

SLPS president Daniel Cureton and vice president Ashton Longhurst worked in the evening on Sunday, March 20, 2016 to clean and clear the old dead plants and evaluate the space. Surprisingly, a number of plants survived the winter! A few of the onions, one parsley, oregano, both cabbage plants, and all of the collard greens!

The old dead leaves were plucked off the cabbage and collards and the space cleaned for what is to come. Because some plants went to seed, the society expects to have a few self starters for dill and tomatillo.

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Society Garden 2016, collard green survived the winter (with dead leaves removed), Sunday March 20, 2016, Salt Lake City, UT

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Society Garden 2016, onions survived the winter, Sunday March 20, 2016, Salt Lake City, UT

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Society Garden 2016, parsely survived the winter, Sunday March 20, 2016, Salt Lake City, UT

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Society Garden 2016, cabbage survived the winter, Sunday March 20, 2016, Salt Lake City, UT

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Society Garden 2016, view of the garden looking south west- Oquirrh mountains in back and Ashton Longhurst (right), Sunday March 20, 2016, Salt Lake City, UT

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Ostara Ritual and Feast 2016

Posted in Pagan, Ritual, Sabbat, wicca, witchcraft, tagged , , , , , , , on March 14, 2016| Leave a Comment »

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