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NOTE: with the pandemic, most groups are not having public gatherings. We hope to see the usual 6-12 gatherings per month return once we are able to meet in public again Some groups will be doing on-line meetings, and we will post them as they are made available. January 9 - Feb 13 - Celtic Horse Goddesses by Kris Hughes - This six week online class will explore the goddesses Epona, Macha, and Rhiannon in detail, as well as looking at the changing relationship between humans and horses. Like other classes she has taught, this series will feature a largely objective “academic” component, including some reading, and a talk each week, with time for questions. $75 fee Go here for more information. Location & Time: 11:00 a.m. Online January 17, 2021 - Squirrelly Productions - Dream Dabbling - What are your dreams telling you? Come and share your dreams with the group and the group will help interpret them. Tune in on Zoom. Looking forward to seeing you there! Location & Time: 11:30 a.m. To join Zoom Meeting click: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86902244398 Meeting ID: 869 0224 4398 January 17, 2021 - Wiccan Seminary - Well of Souls - Join the Junior Class Sunday, January 17. 2021, 7pm PST as we gather to honor the Goddess Hecate. The Dark Mother who walks upon all worlds. It is from her darkness that we emerge, and to her that we return; only to be renewed, stripped of the things that no longer serve our purpose, and emerge whole once again. She sees the seed of potential hidden deep within each of us, and it is through her sight and guidance that this full potential is realized. Come and Meet with the Great Mother of all Witches, Hekate, and hear the lessons She has to impart upon you! Location & Time: 7:00 p.m. Click here. January 20, 2021 - Children of the Crossroads - Threads of Wisdom - The Self - 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! This event will run every Wednesday throughout the year. Location & Time: 6:30 p.m. Go here for more information. January 27, 2021 - Children of the Crossroads - Threads of Wisdom - Act of Power 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. Location & Time: 6:30 p.m. Go here for more information. January 31, 2021 - Squirrelly Productions - Imbolc Online - This is the Mid-Winter Festival of Lights. This day is sacred to Bhride, (also known as Brigid,) the Goddess of poetry, healing, the hearth and smith craft. The theme of this ritual is: “Gratitude.” We recommend that you gather a few things before the ritual begins: a white unlit candle (this is to remain unlit during the ritual) or a battery operated candle, your choice of a snack and a beverage for the Simple Feast and a piece of paper and a pen (one with red ink is best.) This is Squirrelly’s first online public ritual. Please forgive any technical glitches we might have. Please do not use the chat function during the ritual. If you wish to make comments or suggestions, we will leave the meeting room open so that you can add those comments after the ritual is complete. Location & Time: 4:00 p.m. To join Zoom Meeting click: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89533239753 January 31, 2021 - Columbia Grove ADF - Imbolc - Observe Imbolc and honor the goddess most commonly associated with this day, Brigid. The halfway point between the winter solstice and spring equinox, Imbolc is a time to look toward the returning of the light and prepare for the longer days ahead. Learn More here Location & Time: 3:45 p.m. Online. Link to ritual and password is provided on their web site and Facebook page. February 1, 2021 - Squirrelly Productions - Mythology Monday - Imbolc: The Light Returns! - the mythology of Bhride/Brigit. Location & Time: 6:00 p.m Join Zoom meeting h https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87101762907 February 7, 2021 - Squirrelly Productions - Talking Pagan - Visualization - some people can some people can't - what technique works for you? Location & Time: 11:30 a.m. online. Zoom meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86857356190 February 21, 2021 - Squirrelly Productions - Dream Dabbling - What are your dreams telling you? Come and share your dreams with the group and the group will help interpret them. Tune in on Zoom. Looking forward to seeing you there! Location & Time: 11:30 a.m. To join Zoom Meeting click: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81160563386 
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.
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The Witches MirrorBritish With and Author Yvonne Aburrow has started a podcast "The Witch's Mirror". They discuss witchcraft, folklore, inclusive Wicca, relational polytheism, polytheist Wicca, the inner core of witchcraft, queer Paganism, and other topics. Subscribe here.
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....
Episode 57: Candle Magick with Madame Pamita: Madame Pamita is a Tarot Reader, Spiritualist, Spellcaster, Teacher, Author, and a Maker of Magic, Music, and Mischief. She is the host of a popular YouTube Channel, also the host of the “Magic and the Law of Attraction” podcast, and is the author of Madame Pamita’s Magical Tarot; published by Weiser Books and The Book of Candle Magic published by Llewellyn. She is also the proprietress of the online spiritual apothecary, the Parlour of Wonders – parlourofwonders.com – and lives in Los Angeles, California. 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. THE SPACES BETWEENFollow 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.
Volcanoes and DreamsThe 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. Click here to go to blog. GargoylesGargoyles: 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!
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