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The First ‘Wicca 101′ Session - A Pagan’s Blog

According to an article, “The First ‘Wicca 101′ Session - A Pagan’s Blog” by Gus diZerega posted at BeliefNet,

We had our first Wicca 101 class last night, on Mabon, the Equinox.  Along with the Priestess who is co-teaching, we had five students: two with previous experience, the others without.  A sixth, also a newbie, will join us at our second meeting.  After that, the class will be closed.  It’s a nice size: big enough to have some coven type experiences later on and small enough for us to attend to every one individually.  Plus we fit comfortably into my living room.

(Read More at BeliefNet.)

Celebrate the autumnal equinox at 2:18 pm today - kgw.com

According to the article, “Celebrate the autumnal equinox at 2:18 pm today - kgw.com” found via Google News Search,

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Celebrating the Harvest Season

Llewellyn Journal: “This is one of my favorite times of year. Like me, most Witches observe the Wheel of the Year—eight Pagan holidays, or Sabbats, that follow the ebb and flow of the changing seasons. Starting with Lammas (also known as Lughnasadh), on August 1st, we celebrate three harvest festivals, culminating with Samhain on October 31st.

Each of these holidays focuses on a different aspect of the harvest season and each is associated with a new phase of the journey that the god and goddess travel in their changing forms throughout the year. But they all celebrate our gratitude for the abundance and joy in our own lives, and signal the wrapping up of that year’s magick efforts. After all, we are harvesting the fruits of our spiritual endeavors now too, not just the vegetables we heap on our tables.”

(Via Llewellyn Journal.)

Lubbock pagans celebrate Autumnal Equinox

Lubbock pagans celebrate Autumnal Equinox at local park - La Vida: “It is time for pagans to reclaim what we are and who we are,’ said Cindy Wilson, a pagan priestess from Roswell, N.M., who spoke about being a responsible pagan at Saturday’s event. ‘It’s time for us to stand up and be proud.’

She spoke for nearly an hour under an oak tree to a gathering of about 20 people, including a woman who said she traveled an hour to attend Saturday’s event in Lubbock, about the importance of embracing paganism and not being afraid to openly celebrate her beliefs.

Aaron Brocklehurst, a coordinator of the event and a staff member at Texas Tech, said the local celebration is an opportunity for Lubbock’s pagans to come together and collectively rejoice in their beliefs, which vary greatly under the umbrella term of ‘pagan.’”

(Via DailyToreador.com.)