Tuesday, June 24, 2008

July Workshops *SNEAK PEEK*

Herbalism 101 (Maery)
Friday July 4th 6-8pm $30

Introduction to Rune Magic (Matt)
Sunday July 13th 1-3pm $30
Most people know the Norse Runes as a powerful system of divination. Our Nordic forebears also used the runes for several other purposes; as charms, wards, and 'spells' on one hand, and as powerful keys to unlocking the secrets of the mysteries on the other. In this workshop we will be focussing on the many uses of the Elder Futhark as a system of divination, magick, and initiatory wisdom into the mysteries of the Nordic world tree.

Tools, Altars and Shrines in the Craft (Scarlet)
Monday July 14th 7-9pm $30
Discover and understand the different tolls used in the Craft and how to design your own altar and shrine. Learn the functional difference between an altar and a shrine.

BOOK LAUNCH (Greg Stroll)
Thursday July 17th 7-9pm
"In the Heart of Fear One Forgets One's Self "
ISBN - 9781435717916
Love, which is life's greatest weapon, life's greatest tool, inspired me to do the biggest thing I've ever done. I wrote this book as a token of appreciation for a sick friend who was more than just someone I loved. Either diabetes will take her or the efforts of the people who fight diabetes around the world will see fruition in time. Here is my contribution and best effort to see a cure happen. My name is Greg and I've been fighting my own war for years, only my enemy isn't a person: it's schizophrenia. During my first psychotic episode I undertook this project and I give you my thoughts, my paranoia, my insanity from my own perspective, with my own words. Join me in the heart of fear where I forgot who I was. (100% of my profits will be going to the Canadian Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation)

Public Full Moon Esbat (BFC)
Friday July 18th 7pm FREE

BOOK LAUNCH (Brendan Myers)
Saturday July 19th 1pm
"The Other Side of Virtue: Where Our Virtues Come From, What They Really Mean, and Where They Might Be Taking Us"
ISBN: 9781846941153
Using ancient heroic epics and sagas like Beowulf, the Illiad and Odyssey, the Eddas, the Tain Bo Cuailnge, and literature inspired by them including the works of the Renaissance and Romanticism, Shakespeare, Tolkien, and J.K. Rowling, this book explains the world-view that gave birth to our virtues. In that world-view, life involves inevitable confrontations with inexplicable events like fortune, nature, other people, and death itself.

BOOK LAUNCH (Mark Mackay & Rob St.Martin)
Sunday July 20th 2pm
"Misspelled"
ISBN: 0756404754
Strange magic... in 17 Fascinating tales of spells gone awry. When it comes to magic, skipping the directions, changing the ingredients, or garbling the words of a spell can lead to unusual consequences-sometimes dire, sometimes comical. Included in these stories are just a few of the possible results: a cybermancer has her spell disk corrupted by some unexpected input; two students brewing up spells outside the curriculum forgo a critical ingredient; a young woman orders a fairy-tale life, but forgets to read the fine print. Now they're really spellbound...

"Truthseekers: Welcome to Blackriver"
ISBN: 0977100545
Moving to a small town from the big city is a challenge that can be hard enough for anyone. It's even harder for a teenage girl, leaving behind her friends, her school, her mall, her social life. After her parents are brutally murdered and fifteen-year-old Ashley Bennett is sent to the small town of Blackriver, Ontario to live with her only relative, her cousin Mark - a teacher at her new school! - she thinks her life can't possibly get any worse. But Ashley has no idea that the real challenges have only just begun. Not only is she faced with the normal teen experiences of making new friends, going to a new school, and adjusting to her new life, she's about to discover a whole hidden world that is both dark and strange. She's about to discover that her parents' deaths were anything but random, and that she herself might be in danger. Ancient conspiracies . secret societies . ghosts . vampires . cattle mutilations and cults . witches . mysterious disappearances . this eerily normal-seeming little town has it all, and Ashley ends up smack in the middle of it whether she wants to be or not. Now, to protect herself and her friends, Ashley must seek the truth . the truth behind the TRUTHSEEKERS Truthseekers: Welcome to Blackriver is a collection of short interconnected stories about the strange adventures of Ashley and her new friends as they explore the secrets behind the town of Blackriver, Ontario.

Introduction to Tarot Archetypes (Scarlet)
Monday July 21st 7-9pm $30

Exploring the Elements of the Craft (Scarlet)
Friday July 25th 7-9pm $30
Earth, Air, Fire, Water! These are the base elemnts of magical practice. Come explore them through your senses, discover correspondances, and experience them through sound and movement.

SUNDAY SABBAT SALE
July 27th 10% off everything!
Happy Lammas!

Kaleidascope Gathering Festival
July 30 through August 4th
Fairies and Elves and Gnomes! Oh my! is our theme this year. We will once again be holding fest at Whispering Pines a private campground that is being closed for our use. This amazing site has a great beach, in ground pool, drive up campsites that are level and rock free. There is no bathing in the lake but there are two showers. We must respect the wishes of the owners of the campground as they live onsite. Admittance to the site is on Wednesday (if you come earlier, then be sure to register at the Whispering Pines office) and remember to register for the Kaleidoscope Gathering at our registration tent. Also, there are no pets, except seeing eye dogs.


Tentative August Peek
  • Intermediate Tarot (card cobinations)
  • Spellcrafting 101
  • Cristopher Penczak - Psychic Self Defense
  • Eight Paths of Magic
  • Designing Rituals
  • Stone Lore
  • Public Esbat (BFC)
  • Advanced Tarot I (spreads & Intuition)
  • Intro to Paganism
  • Movers & Shakers of the Craft (Historical figures who made a difference)
  • CMS Open House

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