COMMUNITY CALENDAR

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Last updated: 12/2/2021 hint: click on an organization's name to go to their home page for more information.

December 5, 2021 - Mystical Kids Adventure Club - New Moon-  Wreath making! 
Location & Time -  2:00 p.m. Spokane Public Library - Shadle Park  2111 W Wellesley Ave Spokane

December 5, 2021 - Spokane Stich & Witch - December Social Meeting - Hey! This will be the time of year that maybe you have a project that is SUPPOSED to be a gift.... and I'm going to help you carve out time to work on it!
Location & Time: 4:00 p.m.  Airway Heights Library 1213 S Lundstrom St · Airway Heights

Dec. 8, 2021 - Children of the Crossroads - Threads of Wisdom - Divination- The Threads of Wisdom was created by the Golden Thread Grove in Idaho. It is a teaching tool for your "year and a day" pagan basics. Each week that you attend, you will receive an image of the topic we discuss.
Golden Thread Grove has requested that these images not be distributed to anyone that has not participated in a discussion on a particular topic. At the end of the year, you will have 52 cards that can also be a divination tool!
Location & Time: 6:30 on-line event at teams microsoft. Link https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89011794498

December 12, 2021 - Squirrelly Productions - Talking Pagan - Yule Traditions! How do you celebrate Yule? Let's share different ideas!
Location & Time: 11:30 a.m. Join Zoom Meeting at 
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82206452757

December 14, 2021 - Mystical Kids Adventure Club - Mystical Crochet Gang - Come crochet or bring any crafty project you are working on  I will bring extra crochet hooks and lots of yarn and will help you learn basic crochet patterns. (this isn't really a "class" but I can definitely help you start or if you have questions)
Location & Time:  4:00 p.m. Shadle Park Library 2122 W. Wellesley, Spokane

Dec. 15, 2021 - Children of the Crossroads - Threads of Wisdom - Lucid Dreaming- The Threads of Wisdom was created by the Golden Thread Grove in Idaho. It is a teaching tool for your "year and a day" pagan basics. Each week that you attend, you will receive an image of the topic we discuss.
Golden Thread Grove has requested that these images not be distributed to anyone that has not participated in a discussion on a particular topic. At the end of the year, you will have 52 cards that can also be a divination tool!
Location & Time: 6:30 on-line event at teams microsoft. Link https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89011794498

December 16, 2021 - - Spokane Magickal Moot - Mini Mari Madness - After such a fun time talking about Yule Monsters at the last Moot I've decided to spend some time spreading Holiday cheer and doing a fun seasonal craft with my Mootsters. We'll be making our own miniature Mari Lwyds! I'll be bringing the base for the craft and also some paint.
Things to bring if you can/want:  extra ribbon, acrylic paint and paint brushes, a treat to share
Location & Time: 5:00 p.m. Spokane  County Library District Library 44 E Hawthorne Rd Spokane

December 17, 2021 - Mystical Kids Adventure Club - Caroling - Meeting at fire station 97. First, we will see Santa and get a little treat and a picture. Then head out to the neighborhood and do some singing! I will bring hot Cocoa and candy canes. Dress warm!
Location & Time - 5:15 p.m. 15222 W. Charles Rd. Nine Mile Falls

December 19, 2021 - Mystical Kids Adventure Club - Cold Moon/Yule Celebration - open to all!
Location & Time - Lincoln Park library, 1:00 p.m. 402 S Pittsburg St, Spokane

December 19, 2021 - Squirrelly Productions - Dream Dabbling - What are your dreams telling you? Need some insight? Come to Dream Dabbling. Share your dreams with the group and the group will help interpret your dreams. Even if you don't remember your dreams, come anyway. You never know, it might be your intuitive flash that gives someone a big "Ah-ha!" moment about their dream. Are you shy about being on Zoom? You can leave your video and audio off. If you have questions or comments, you can always post them in chat. Come and enjoy!
Location & Time: 11:30 a.m. Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85876133374

Dec. 22, 2021 - Children of the Crossroads - Threads of Wisdom - Summerland- The Threads of Wisdom was created by the Golden Thread Grove in Idaho. It is a teaching tool for your "year and a day" pagan basics. Each week that you attend, you will receive an image of the topic we discuss.
Golden Thread Grove has requested that these images not be distributed to anyone that has not participated in a discussion on a particular topic. At the end of the year, you will have 52 cards that can also be a divination tool!
Location & Time: 6:30 on-line event at teams microsoft. Link https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89011794498

Dec. 29, 2021 - Children of the Crossroads - Threads of Wisdom - Astral Work- The Threads of Wisdom was created by the Golden Thread Grove in Idaho. It is a teaching tool for your "year and a day" pagan basics. Each week that you attend, you will receive an image of the topic we discuss.
Golden Thread Grove has requested that these images not be distributed to anyone that has not participated in a discussion on a particular topic. At the end of the year, you will have 52 cards that can also be a divination tool!
Location & Time: 6:30 on-line event at teams microsoft. Link https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89011794498

January 2, 2022 - Mystical Kids Adventure Club - New Moon/Setting Intentions for 2022 - 
Location & Time: 2:00 p.m Shadle Park Library 2122 W. Wellesley, Spokane

January 9, 2022 - Squirrelly Productions - Talking Pagan - What is Squirrelly up to this year? Come find out!  Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83782699704​
Location & Time: 11:30 a.m. 

January 15,2022 - Mystical Kids Adventure Club - Wolf Moon/Runes - We have a special guest that is going to teach us all about Runes and the kids will get to make a set of their own!! So exciting!
Location & Time: 1:00 p.m. Shadle Park Library 2122 W. Wellesley, Spokane

January 23, 2022  - Squirrelly Productions - Dream Dabbling - What are your dreams telling you? Need some insight? Come to Dream Dabbling. Share your dreams with the group and the group will help interpret your dreams. Even if you don't remember your dreams, come anyway. You never know, it might be your intuitive flash that gives someone a big "Ah-ha!" moment about their dream. Are you shy about being on Zoom? You can leave your video and audio off. If you have questions or comments, you can always post them in chat. Come and enjoy!
Location & Time: 11:30 a.m. Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84492828802​

February 1, 2022 - Mystical Kids Adventure Club - Imbolc/Chinese New Year New Moon -   we have to celebrate!
Location & Time: 5:00 p.m.  5:00 p.m. Shadle Park Library 2122 W. Wellesley, Spokane

2019 Burning Man

2019 Community Beltane

Sacred Space at Greyhaven

2018 Pagan Gathering at Fall Equinox

Squirrelly Productions Second Annual Witches Ball

Burning Man - Beltane 2012 compliments Greyhaven Gardens

Squirrelly Productions Burning Man Celebration

Squirrelly Productions Testival of Tailtiu Ritual - The Cinquefoil, a symbol of abundance.

Immunity Booster Sigil Promoting Good Health

This image was created by Laura Tempest Zakroff to help promote good health. Obviously it is not a replacement for practicing precautions such as social isolation, but if you want to add a little magick to your precautions, try drawing this, placing it on your altar or at your doorways to promote good health in your house. Read more here.

That Witch Life

 That Witch Life is a bi-monthly podcast by Pacific Northwest witches Courtney Weber, Hilary Whitmore and Kanani Soleil, three friends who have been practicing witchcraft since their teens.  Join them as they "share our mistakes and mishaps, our successes and our best (or worst…) advice for 21st Century Witches." You will laugh and you will learn. Sometimes you may even shed a tear.  And then there is the Screaming Goat....

As always, the hosts share their adventures and misadventures. OK - they are more like city witches than Greyhaven witches, but they probably get fewer visits by bears! This is a technically sound effort and worth subscribing to.  Use your favorite search engine to find them and subscribe! They are available on every major podcast platform.

THE SPACES BETWEEN

Follow Paisley Wilde on The Spaces Between as she journeys on her own Pagan Path. Paisley is a solitary Eclectic Pagan in north Idaho. The banks of Lake Pend Oreille is her home. Her radio show explores what is is to be a Pagan in today’s society, what is Paganism and how it is different from Shamanism. She invites you to join her journey and learn together. You can follow her on her YouTube Channel, or catch her live radio program "The Spaces Between "on TruthFrequency Radio, IHeart Radio, Tune In, Spotify, Apple Podcasts Google Play Podcasts, and Talk Stream Live, Friday and Saturday Nights at 9:00. www.youtube.com/watch?v=LfpHKQ4dRdU

Paisley is a real neat lady and just bursting with information and the desire to share it!  

Community Sigil

 In our recent sigil workshop with Laura Tempest Zarkoff, members of some of the local groups and a fair number of solitaries worked with Laura to create a sigil representing our community. The object of the sigil is to help create a sense of community among the groups and solitaries of Eastern Washington and North Idaho. Since that time, we have presented the sigil to many of the groups that were not present, and everyone seems to love it! Below is the sigil and the meanings of the components. Hope you like it too!

Children of the Crossroads

Children of the Crossroads is a local Wiccan coven dedicated to Hecate and Pan. They have started a neat project on YouTube called Witches and Wine. You can follow their discussions on YouTube or link through their Facebook page.  Like, subscribe, etc.

Volcanoes and Dreams

The subject of volcanoes came up in a recent Squirrelly Dream Dabbling session. A volcanic eruption figured prominently in a dream one of the participants had.

So what does a volcano in a dream mean?  It is usually associated with a conflict scenario. Dreams about earth-based dangers like volcanoes (or tsunamis, earthquakes, etc.) generally point to inner turmoil or emotional conflict in the dreamer's world. It is a warning from your subconscious that there is something going on in your waking life that needs your attention: a conflict that must be resolved. The volcano represents strong emotions held in check but bubbling just beneath the surface, ready to erupt.  The usual emotion being held in check is anger: usually it is the anger the dreamer is bottling up, but it could be fear of someone else’s anger.
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Gargoyles

Gargoyles: a subject that feeds the intellect and fires the imagination. The word Gargoyle conjures images of fantastic creatures, cast in stone, perched atop European cathedrals and spouting water or a Saturday morning cartoon show or even a Hollywood TV show or horror movie.   
Gothic-era Gargoyles generally resemble a demon, devil, dragon, half-human=half-animal creatures, or a caricature of real people or classes of people.  Their original purpose was as a device used to shed rainwater from buildings primarily cathedrals and castles in Europe.  Another purpose was to frighten off evil and protect those that it guards, such as a church’s parishioners.  Unlike grotesques, gargoyles are usually part of the drainage system of a building. learn more

The Spokane Area Pagan Business Directory

The Village Commons has assembled a list of pagan-owned and pagan-friendly businesses. Check it out! If you have a pagan-owned or pagan-friendly business, or service, contact us to be included!