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Once again, our thoughts and prayers go to those in the path of Hurricane Rita! New information up in this newsletter, including a garage sale, planning meetings, the Witches' Masquerade Ball and the Samhain Ritual.
Last week's Pagan Pride Day went off without a hitch, and was well received by everyone. Kudos to Sandy (Marina Moon Child!) You did a great job!
I hope everyone has a blessed Autumn.
Nine blessings,
Nine blessings,
RedSelchie
President, Red Hills Pagan Council
*~*~*~*~*~*~*UPCOMING EVENTS*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Sunday, September 25th, 2005 6:30p-8:30p A Magickal Exploratorium. A facilitated discussion and practicum for magick related topics and activities.No particular dogma or tradition is followed. The topic: I worship the ground you walk on - exploring reverance for ourselves and others. Open to all who have interest, knowledge, or experience in magick. For more information contact Tina at take2thesky@comcast.net or call 268-0079.
Friday, September 30th: Lunch & Learn, 11:45 - 12:45. New location - "La Fiesta" on Apalachee Parkway. Round table topic for discussion this week is: Pagans and the Law. Share and learn from others on their thoughts on legal issues surrounding being a pagan. RSVP redseichie@aol.com, so we'll know how big of a table to get.
Friday, October 7th: First Friday Tarot Readings, 6:30 pm - 9pm. Fundraiser for the Witches' Masquerade Ball, at RR Square by the Renn Cafe.First Fridays is a night where most of the galleries in Railroad Square stay open until 9 PM and waive all admission. Most of them also offer complimentary wine and cheese.This is a great opportunity to see many beautiful pieces of artwork for free, as well as meet other members of your community. For more info, email michaelmaitland@aol.com.
New: Tuesday, October 4th, 7 P.M. - PPD Planning Committee at Black Dog Cafe. Now is the time to start planning for next year's event too! For anyone that's interested in heading a committee, help with brainstorming, or just a general "throw my two cents worth in" type activity, please meet with us to start the organization of next year's PPD. What will be doing: choosing a date/time/place, getting ideas for a theme, identifying committees, workshop topics/presenters, fundraising, etc. Please RSVP if you can make it to the meeting, phone 322-4938 or email marinamoonchild@yahoo.com
Updated: Sunday, October 9th. RHPC Picnic & monthly meeting. 11 A.M., Lake Ella, at the picnic tables behind the helicopter. Meeting to follow at 12:30. Food theme for this month: since it's Hunter's Moon - anything you might hunt - deer, fowl, a good deal at Publix.... Topic of discussion: Ancestor Worship. In case of rain or extreme heat, we'll meet inside the Black Dog Cafe.
UPDATED: Friday, October 14th: Lunch & Learn, 11:45 - 12:45. New location - "La Fiesta" on Apalachee Parkway. Round table topic for discussion this week is: Weather Magick. Share and learn from others on their thoughts on issues surrounding weather magick. Should you? Shouldn't you? Come explore the possibilities. PLEASE RSVP redseichie@aol.com, so we'll know how big of a table to get.
New: Saturday, October 15th, 8 am - 2 pm WeMoon Yard Sale! ALL ARE WELCOME! CALL FOR SELLERS! Do you have another person's treasure sitting somewhere in your home? Sell your stuff at the WeMoon Community Yard Sale on Saturday, October 15, 2005 from 8 am - 2pm. $10 participate fee will cover cost of space, advertising in the democrat and possibly coffee and donuts! Email Tina at tinacobb@comcast.net or call at 294-0079 to participate. All participation must be confirmed by September 30th.
New: Saturday, October 22nd - the 5th Annual Witches' Masquerade Ball! 8 pm - 1 am, American Legion Hall on Lake Ella. This year's ball theme is "Movie Magic" - come dressed as your favorite witch! Starring Zydeco Zoo, with a special performance by the Mickee Faust Club! There will be ~three~ costume contests this year, including best dressed female witch, best dressed male witch, and best all around costume. There will also be door prizes, tarot readers and a magickal shoppe! Tickets are $15 in advance, $18 at the door, and may be purchased at Crystal Connection or the Legion Hall. Portions of the proceeds to go to Second Harvest and the Disaster Animal Relief Team. See http://www.redhillspagans.org/ball/ for more information!
New: Sunday, October 30th Samhain Labyrinth at the May Oak, 7 pm - 10 pm. Last year's candlelit labyrinth was so popular, we're going to do it again, even bigger and better than before! As The Labyrinth: Walking Your Spiritual Journey states: "A labyrinth is an ancient symbol that relates to wholeness. It combines the imagery of the circle and the spiral into a meandering but purposeful path. The Labyrinth represents a journey to our own center and back again out into the world. Labyrinths have long been used as meditation and prayer tools." What better time to contemplate your life, than on the cusp of Samhain, when the veil between this life and the next is the thinnest? There will be a welcome area; a meditation area, to help you prepare for your walk; a divination area, where you may have your cards read; and of course the labyrinth itself, which will be lined with luminaries. As last year, there will be an oracle in the center of the layrinth, should you wish to ask a question or seek advice. Walk alone, or with a friend. We do ask that you keep your speech quiet while in the area, and please bring a canned good as a donation to Second Harvest. We still need volunteers - drummers (simple heartbeat rhythm), smudgers, greeters, etc. Please email redseichie@aol.com or tinacobb@comcast.net if you would like to volunteer. Sponsored by the Red Hills Pagan Council.
Ongoing: "Meals on Brooms" Attention, RHPC members! Are you stuck at home with a bad cold? Flu got you down? Are you recovering from surgery, or maybe you had a really bad day and just need a bit of TLC? Then you may very well qualify for...."Meals on Brooms" That's right, guys and gals, you too may have a cup of chicken soup (or vegetarian alternative) delivered to your door. Even the strongest need to be nurtured at times! Open to any regular RHPC member. It's free, all we ask is that if you get a bowl, you give a bowl when you can. If you need a visit from one of our "Meals on Brooms" witches, email redseichie@aol.com with your request!
Ongoing: Deep In The Forest Study Group – Weekly on Tuesdays from 6-8 pm. For pagans wishing to enhance their magickal practice, experience, connection to the Divine. Participants should know the “basics” of Witchcraft/Magick (solitary is fine). We will begin by studying Isaac Bonewitz’s book, “Rites of Worship”. If you would like to participate, please obtain a copy of “Rites of Worship” and contact Lyric at take2thesky@comcast.net or Coral at coraltrain@yahoo.com
Ongoing: Every other Tues 6:30-7:30pm Seven Hills Circle - SpiralScouts, while based in Paganism, we welcome all nonsectarian & earth-based minority faiths. Parents w/boys & girls ages 4 & up welcome. Unitarian Church, 2810 N. Meridian Rd. Spiral Scouts: Patty Burton 942-4056 http://www.spiralscouts.org/. To become sponsor or donate cartridges/phones, email Cougar417@aol.com.
*~*~*~*~*~*Heads Up*~*~*~*~*~*
Oct. 22nd: Pagan Night Out:Witches' Masquerade Ball
Oct. 30th: Samhain Ritual/Labyrinth at the May Oak
Oct. 31st: Samhain
Nov 18th: Pagan Night Out: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire movie
Nov 19th: Tallahassee Celtic Festival
Dec 17th: Yule/Saturnalia Festival
Dec 21st: Winter Solstice
*~*~*~*~*~*Upcoming Area Pagan Festivals*~*~*~*~*~*
Oct. 6 - 9th: FallFling 2005, Dragon Hills, GA
Nov 2 - 6th: Autumn Meet in Jacksonville, FL
Nov 10 - 13th - Florida Pagan Gathering - Samhain Daytona, FL
*~*~*~*~*~*Other Events Around the Area*~*~*~*~*~*
Fri-Sun Sept 23-25, 3-Day Seminar: Balancing, Strengthening & Transforming Your Physical, Emotional & Spiritual Energies. Fri 12 noon-6pm. Sat 9am-6pm. Sun 10am-5pm. $295. Master teacher, healer, visionary Robin Carter returns to Tallahassee! He is one of the country's leading experts in the field of Sacred Geometry, the life enhancing power of shape & form. Although a limited number of sessions are being scheduled, a variety of times are available. Call Kirk to schedule 681-7667 (leave message if she doesn’t answer). $150/hr (Robin suggests 1-1/2 or 2 hr sessions). To guarantee your space in any of the opportunities listed, please pre-register by calling Kirk Headley Perdue 681-7667.
Saturday, October 1st, Ghost Hunting 101 Workshop: With our special guest Psychic Medium Sissy Taylor-Maloy who will teach Spirit Communication and will demonstrate how to contact loved ones that have crossed over! Workshop topics will include the following: Who can be a ghost hunter, Where to find ghosts, How to record voices from the dead, How to conduct a ghost investigation, Ghost Photography, the ghost hunters tool kit and much much more! Join us at the Monticello Chamber of Commerce - 420 W. Washington St. (Hwy 90) beginning 10 am. For more information please call : (850) 562-2516 or visit our website: http://bigbendghosttrackers.homestead.co
Fri-Mon Oct 7-10: Explore Your Heart, Awaken Your Kundalini, Learn to Laugh, Smile, & Be Happy. Follow Your Heart, Listen to Your Heart, Feel Your Heart! Enjoy a 1, 2 or 3-day set of workshops w/Djoko, one of world leaders in Reiki TUMMO, A PATH TO THE HEART. Learn how tension & negative emotions block the flow of love. Djoko is coming from Indonesia to teach a complete learning system to help you access divine energy for healing yourself & others while you cleanse & open your heart. Anyone can attend & benefit. Costs for workshops range from $100-$250. Discounts for students & seniors avail. Hospice Patients may join free if unable to pay. Info: Kurt Valle, RN, 510-0604 or go to www.h2amedia.com/tummo.htm
Sat Nov 12 5-7pm, Private reception for monks from Drepung Gomang Monastery, $50/person; Nov 14-19 Sacred Art of Tibet “Land of Snows” exhibit from the Drepung Gomang Monastery at Mary Brogan Museum, Kleman Plaza. On the tour this year is the former Abbot of the Monastery, Geshe Lharampa Tsultrim Phuntsok. We welcome sponsors to help support the exhibit and Monastery in this rare opp’y: $100, $500 and $1,000 sponsorships avail. Lamas will be teaching the art of Thangka painting, Butter Sculpting & Mask-making at Lotus Lake Buddhist Community (http://www.lotuslake.org/). Info: Kaity Power, 3kprpt@nettally.com
Ongoing – Nov. 6, 2006: MYSTERIES REVEALED: The Science of Ancient Egypt, The Mary Brogan Museum of Art and Science (http://www.thebrogan.org/). Visitors will get lost in our maze as they take a step back in time and learn about the ancient Egyptians and how they used math and science to build their pyramids, tell time, and practice medicine. In addition to the interactive maze, the exhibition will feature a hieroglyph station, ancient Egyptian puzzles and games, an archaeological dig box, and several other components that explore the world of the Ancient Egyptians. In particular this exhibit seeks to show the links between the art and culture of these peoples and the math, science, and technology that they used. Open M-Sat 10 am - 5 pm, Sun 1 - 5 pm. Admission $3.50/$6.00, free from 4 - 5 everyday and the First Friday's of the month 4 - 9 pm.
Free Fridays at Crystal Connection Join us on Friday nights for free demonstrations and talks by local healers and instructors on a huge and exciting variety of subjects! Talks include… Jungian and Gnosticism Seminars with Bob Johnson, Reconnective Healing with Deborah Morningstar, Loving Your Spine with Dr. Ernest Volaric, Intuitive Marketing with John Shoemaker, and more! Please call us at 850-878-8500 for a current schedule. FREE
2nd & 4th Wed 6:30-7:45pm: Learn to Play the Didgeridoo w/Curtis Weekly. Join anytime. Crystal Connection www.crystal-connection.com Love Offering.
Wed 7pm, Light Circle at the Gathering Place, 545 E. Van Buren (near Myers Park), home of Lightweavers International. Until 8:30 we do our mission work of bringing the Light in through the Invocation, balancing & focusing the Light through the Medicine Wheel, sharing it in the Circle, then sending it out around our Beloved Mother Earth. We have a quiet meditation or journey & sharing, with messages from our Sponsoring Loved Ones in Light as it fits the sharing. 8:30-9:30 Healing sharing, listening & sharing, group meditation for someone, or distance healing as requested. "Angel-assisted" Light Infusion Sessions by appt. 224-4995 www.lightweavers.org.
Wed & Fri, 3- 7pm Buy local, seasonal, farm fresh, from local growers at Grower's Market, a participant-oriented mkt developed in collaboration w/local organic small farmers, American Legion, Black Dog Cafe & FAMU Statewide Small Farm Programs. Tallahassee's only organic mkt featuring local farmers & gardeners selling their organic, local, fresh-from-the-farm produce. 229 Lake Ella Dr/Behind Black Dog. Info: Jennifer Taylor, FAMU Statewide Small Farm Programs, 412-5260
Sept: Velma Frye resumes leading weekly singing circles. Morning & evening circles for women & mixed groups enjoy an eclectic repertoire in community. Info: velma@velmafrye.com
*~*~*~*~*~*~Local Websites of Interest*~*~*~*~*~*~
Covens and Groups:
Big Bend Witches & Others: http://www.geocities.com/witchesandother
FSU Pagan Student Association: http://www.geocities.com/pagan_students/
Magnolia Circle: http://www.magnoliacircle.org/
Red Hills Pagan Council: http://www.redhillspagans.org/
Spiraling Heart: http://www.geocities.com/spiralingheartc
Spiral Scouts: http://www.spiralscouts.org/
Willow Wand Circle: http://www.magickalliving.com/WWC.html
Misc:
Big Bend Ghost Trackers: http://bigbendghosttrackers.homestead.co
Crystal Connection: http://www.crystal-connection.com/
Everything Tallahassee: http://www.everythingtallahassee.com/
Heart of the Earth: http://www.heartoftheearth.org
HeartsEase, A Witch's Cottage: http://www.aheartsease.com/nuke/
Independent Business & Community Alliance www.LocallyOwnedTallahassee.com
Kaleidoscope: http://www.kaleidoscopemagazine.com/
Light Weavers International: http://www.lightweavers.org/
Lotus Lake Budhhist Community: http://www.lotuslake.org/
Magickal Living: http://www.magickalliving.com/
SeaCrest Wolf Preserve: http://www.seacrestwolfpreserve.org/
Shadow Chasers of the Big Bend: http://shadowchasers.expage.com/
Southern Springs Holistic Learning Center: http://www.southernsprings.org/
Tallahassee Freecycle Group: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/tallyfreec
Tallahassee Naturally: http://www.tallahasseenaturally.org/
Tallahassee Progressive Center: http://www.tallprogcen.com/
The Apalachee Tortoise: http://www.apalacheetortoise.org/
WeMoon Spirit Center: http://www.wemoonspirit.com/
Please email redseichie@aol.com if you have a website or event you would like listed. We do our best to keep the information accurate, but please email the contact person for the event to see if anything has changed.
