Posts Tagged ‘Salt Lake Pagan Society’
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 Moon Ritual November 2015
Posted in esbat, magic, moons, wicca, tagged Africa, ceremony, Dark Moon, magic, new moon, November 2015, peace, rites, safety, Salt Lake Pagan Society on November 8, 2015| Leave a Comment »
While President Cureton was away in Africa, The members of SLPS gathered to celebrate the Dark Moon on Saturday, November 7, 2015 at 8pm. Magical rites, honoring the dark Goddesses and Gods, sending peace and safety to President Cureton abroad.
Dark Moon November 2015, altar, Saturday, November 6, 2015 Salt Lake City, UT
Dark Moon November 2015, L to r: Lauren Holman, April Love, Ashton Longhurst, Saturday, November 6, 2015 Salt Lake City, UT
Furry Unlocked 2015-Furries Galore
Posted in Other, palms, Tarot, Vending, tagged Animal Totems, animals, conventions, Doubltree Suites, furries, furry, Furry Unlocked 2015, salt lake furry convention, Salt Lake Pagan Society, Tarot of the Animal Lords on November 3, 2015| Leave a Comment »
Ever heard of a furry? Seen some people in animal suits walking around? Unfamiliar with the term otherkin? You may have a had a furry encounter! SLPS vended at the 2015 Furry Unlocked convention at the Doubletree Suites Hotel in Salt Lake City, Friday October 30- Sunday November 1. It was an excellent venue in which to get familiar with the furry community of Utah and to perform outreach. Many of the furrers showed surprised, and the admin came to the table announcing how surprised they were that SLPS had event contacted them, much less wanted to vend at their convention and do a panel! SLPS told them they we are a supportive and inclusive group, that even in the furry community we can find a way to outreach. SLPS did $10 furry tarot and paw readings, using the Tarot of the Animal Lords deck by Lo Scarabeo and Angelo Giannini which uses anthorpomorphized animal in costumes.
The business was slower, but that’s what happens at small conventions with less than 1,000 people. The panel “Animal Totems for Furries” on Saturday, October 31 at 2pm was very successful. SLPS was placed upstairs in a cozy room with 15 people who showed. The atmosphere was a back and forth dialogue about animal totems, furries, books, card decks, and strategies for furries to access and encounter their totems.
It was a wonderful experience, a successful panel, and an educational outreach for SLPS members who were unfamiliar with the community. SLPS looks forward to the warm and welcoming audience it found at Furry Unlocked in 2015 at the 2016 convention!
Furry Unlocked 2015, registration, Friday, October 30, 2015, Double Tree Suites, Salt Lake City, UT
Furry Unlocked 2015, vendors Friday, October 30, 2015, Double Tree Suites, Salt Lake City, UT
Furry Unlocked 2015, vendors, Friday, October 30, 2015, Double Tree Suites, Salt Lake City, UT
Furry Unlocked 2015, vendors, Friday, October 30, 2015, Double Tree Suites, Salt Lake City, UT
Furry Unlocked 2015, vendors and fursuiters,Friday, October 30, 2015, Double Tree Suites, Salt Lake City, UT
Furry Unlocked 2015, fursuit parade, Saturday, October 31, 2015, Double Tree Suites, Salt Lake City, UT
Furry Unlocked 2015, reindeer fursuiter Hart, Saturday, October 31, 2015, Double Tree Suites, Salt Lake City, UT
Furry Unlocked 2015, fursuit parade, Saturday, October 31, 2015, Double Tree Suites, Salt Lake City, UT
Furry Unlocked 2015, fursuiters parade, Saturday, October 31, 2015, Double Tree Suites, Salt Lake City, UT
Furry Unlocked 2015, fursuiters parade, Saturday, October 31, 2015, Double Tree Suites, Salt Lake City, UT
Furry Unlocked 2015, fursuiters parade, Saturday, October 31, 2015, Double Tree Suites, Salt Lake City, UT
Furry Unlocked 2015, fursuiters parade, reindeer Hart, Saturday, October 31, 2015, Double Tree Suites, Salt Lake City, UT
Furry Unlocked 2015, SLPS Panel on “Animal Totems for Furries” Daniel Cureton (l), Saturday, October 31, 2015, Double Tree Suites, Salt Lake City, UT
Furry Unlocked 2015, fursuiters, Saturday, October 31, 2015 Double Tree Suites, Salt Lake City, UT
Furry Unlocked 2015, guests at the SLPS panel “Animal Totems for Furries”, Saturday, October 31, 2015, Double Tree Suites, Salt Lake City, UT
Furry Unlocked 2015, Daniel Cureton reading tarot, Saturday, October 31, 2015, Double Tree Suites, Salt Lake City, UT
Furry Unlocked 2015, Ashton Longhurst (l) and April Love (orange vest), Saturday, October 31, 2015, Double Tree Suites, Salt Lake City, UT
Furry Unlocked 2015, guests with tails, Saturday, October 31, 2015, Double Tree Suites, Salt Lake City, UT
Furry Unlocked 2015, guests with tails, Sunday, November 1, 2015, Double Tree Suites, Salt Lake City, UT
Furry Unlocked 2015, guests with tails, Sunday, November 1, 2015, Double Tree Suites, Salt Lake City, UT
Samhain 2015- The Dead were Honored
Posted in druidry, Sabbat, wicca, witchcraft, tagged Ancestor worship, Ancestors, As Above So Below, ceremony, dead, druidry, halloween, Lisa Thiel, MC Yogi, necromancy, paganism, rites, Roy UT, Salt Lake Pagan Society, Samhain, samhain 2015, Samhuinn on November 1, 2015| Leave a Comment »
The Wheel turned and the time of the Ancestors was upon us! In the SLPS tradition, we do not only work with them at Samhain (pronounced Souw Win, not Sam Hane), but throughout the year. Even so, Samhain is THE time for the kindred and ancestral workings.
SLPS performed their personal coven rite on Saturday, October 24, 2015 at 8pm. This was necessary as SLPS also was to perform a public rite. Private group workings as well as personal work is an important component as it allows for self work and the members to bond together, express higher emotions, and be comfortable instead of having onlookers or worrying about strangers energies.
The right on October 24 went splendidly, with a homemade death by chocolate cake being the main cake, and bloody Mary’s for the wine. Osiris and Arianrhod were invoked as the patrons of the rite. The ancestors were called in with the song Samhain by Lisa Thiel on her album “Circle of the Seasons”. To calm the energies, the song Shanti (Peace Out) by MC Yogi on his album Elephant Power was played to bring everyone back and dismiss the dead. Feastings afterwards were spiced apple cider and Puerto Rican spaghetti.
SLPS was asked to conduct a public rite on Halloween for the Pagan shop As Above So Below in Roy, UT. SLPS gladly accepted. With a count of 45 people, the rite proceeded at 8:30. The archangels invoked in the quarters, the barriers thrown up, the song Samhain by Lisa Thiel was played after the ancestors were invoked to join the circle under the watch oft he High Priest Daniel Cureton and High Priestess April Love. Deities present were Cerridween, Arianrhod, Hades, and Osiris. HP Daniel Cureton performed a druid rite to Cerridwen, the ancestors, and the fall season. A toast with the coven chalice full of wine was passed around the room before the closing and pot luck feastings.
Samhain 2015, altar, Saturday, October 24, 2015, Salt Lake City, UT
Samhain 2015, altar center, Saturday, October 24, 2015, Salt Lake City, UT
Samhain 2015, Camille Harris (l) and Lauren Holman, Saturday, October 24, 2015, Salt Lake City, UT
Samhain 2015, Donotello- a temple cat guarding the ritual space, Saturday, October 24, 2015, Salt Lake City, UT
Samhain 2015, Ashton Longhurst (l) and April Love, Saturday, October 24, 2015, Salt Lake City, UT
Samhain 2015, bloody Mary ritual drink, Saturday, October 24, 2015, Salt Lake City, UT
Samhain 2015, Death by chocolate cake made by Ashton Longhurst, Saturday, October 24, 2015, Salt Lake City, UT
Samhain 2015, glasses prepared for bloody Mary drinks, Saturday, October 24, 2015, Salt Lake City, UT
Samhain 2015, Puerto Rico meatball spaghetti for the feast, Saturday, October 24, 2015, Salt Lake City, UT
Public Samhain 2015, l to r: Tarisa Cooper, Daniel Cureton, and C.C. Delgado, As Above So Below, Saturday, October 31, 2015 Roy, UT
Public Samhain 2015, altar with cow skull, As Above So Below, Saturday, October 31, 2015 Roy, UT
Public Samhain 2015, crowds seated at ceremony with Daniel Cureton (r) and Lauren Holman (far right), As Above So Below, Saturday, October 31, 2015 Roy, UT
Public Samhain 2015, feast, As Above So Below, Saturday, October 31, 2015 Roy, UT
Public Samhain Ritual and Feast 2015
Posted in Sabbat, wicca, witchcraft, tagged Ancestors, As Above So Below, dead, paganism, public ritual, rites, Salt Lake Pagan Society, Samhain on October 30, 2015| Leave a Comment »
For all those interested in attending SLPS rituals, now is the chance to come and see first hand how SLPS conducts their rites!
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Furry Unlocked Con 2015
Posted in palmistry, Tarot, Vending, tagged conventions, Double Tree Suites, furry, furry community, furry unlocked, Furry Unlocked 2015, fursuit, palm reading, salt lake furry convention, Salt Lake Pagan Society, sub culture, Tarot readings, utah on October 28, 2015| Leave a Comment »
Join us this weekend at Furry Unlocked! Stop by our panel Oct 31 on “Animal Totems for Furries” in “The Room” at 2pm. 
Wicca 202: Further Intermediate Topics
Posted in Classes, wicca, tagged Intermediate, nature spirituality, New Age, Salt Lake Pagan Society, wicca, wicca 202 on October 25, 2015| Leave a Comment »
Fall 2015 Crimson Nights Halloween Nightmare
Posted in Tarot, University, Vending, tagged crimson nights, Free Tarot, Halloween Nightmare, Halloween Tarot, Kim's Creatures, Salt Lake Pagan Society, Student union, students, U of U, university of utah, UPC on October 24, 2015| Leave a Comment »
SLPS had a great time reading free tarot for the students at the Fall Crimson Nights on Friday, October 23, 2015. Themed out for “Halloween Nightmare”, everyone was dressed in various costumes. We were placed with Kim’s Creatures in the Student Union Den. April Love, Daniel Cureton, and Ashton Longhurst brought their decks and the Samhain table cloth. Daniel and April had a special Halloween Tarot by Karin Lee they used for the themed event. Ashton used his standard Wildwood tarot by John Matthews.
“We had an endless line like usual. Many students, about 100 I’d say came in the 3 hour period from 10pm to 1am. They usually put us with Kim’s Creatures at the events, as this is the 3rd time the Pagans have been paired with the creatures together, which we love animals so it’s a natural fit” said Ashton Longhurst.
Everyone was worn out by the end of the night! “It’s always a tone of work, but the 10th reading I’m reading to go, but I’m a trooper and know I’m there to help students” said April Love.
SLPS thanks the Union Programming Council (UPC) and looks forward to reading again at the spring 2016 Crimson Nights!
Fall 2015 Crimson Nights Halloween Nightmare, l to r: Daniel Cureton, April Love, Ashton Longhurst, reading for students, Friday, October 23, 2015, University of Utah Student Union Den, Salt Lake City, UT
Fall 2015 Crimson Nights Halloween Nightmare, Far left April Love, middle left Ashton Longhurst, doing readings, Friday, October 23, 2015, University of Utah Student Union Den, Salt Lake City, UT
Samhain Ritual and Feast 2015
Posted in Pagan, Ritual, Sabbat, wicca, witchcraft, tagged Ancestors, dead, kindred, paganism, Salt Lake Pagan Society, Samhain, samhain 2015, wiccan rites on October 19, 2015| Leave a Comment »
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