Ithaca Winter Solstice: A thread of the Reclaiming Tradition of Witchcraft

the Ithaca Reclaiming Collective ^ | 12/18/05

[Behind Liberal Lines]

A thread of the Reclaiming Tradition of Witchcraft, located in the Fingerlakes region of New York State.

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Upcoming Rituals WINTER SOLSTICE 2005 Workshop, Community Ritual, and Potluck Feast Sunday, December 18th at the Foundation of Light 391 Turkey Hill Road, Ithaca, NY flyer to print "Alone, awesome, complete within Herself, the Goddess, She whose name cannot be spoken, floated in the abyss of the outer darkness, before the beginning of all things. As she looked into the curved mirror of black space, She saw by her own light her radiant reflection, and fell in love with it..." (Starhawk, "The Spiral Dance") SCHEDULE 4:30 - gather for workshop 4:45 - workshop: Deepening the Ritual Experience *In this workshop we will explore ways to deepen our experience of ritual and to bring our true Selves into the circle to play.* 5:45 - gather for ritual 6:00 - ritual begins Potluck dinner to follow. We invite you to attend any parts of the event that you wish, but please do not interrupt the ritual. Please bring your full Self, items for Earth, Air, Fire, and Water altars, and a dish to share (and your own dishes and silverware if you can). Sliding scale donation: $0-$10 as you are able. Facilitated by members of the Ithaca Reclaiming Collective: http://www.IthacaReclaiming.org Questions? 607.227.5852 or email Past Rituals Summer Solstice 2004 For the Summer Solstice this year, the Ithaca Reclaiming Collective calls for everyone vested in progressive political change in this country to join us in ritual and spellworking! Our work will be linked with groups around the world doing the same work as the wheel turns. Eat great food. Make magic. Transform your world. Monday, June 21st Potluck picnic beginning at 5:30 pm Ritual beginning at 7:00 pm Stewart Park (NW section, past tennis courts. If driving, turn left at the entrance and proceed to the back parking lot by the playground.) Bring: yourself your friends food to share your own place setting drums, instruments information to share donation to support this summer’s work, if you are able info@ithacareclaiming.org 227.5852 www.ithacareclaiming.org Yule 2003 with Ithaca CUUPS (Covenant of Unitarian Universalist Pagans) We explored the questions of what is out inner darkness? How does it serve us? What does it germinate? We then brought those things we were ready to give birth to out into the light.

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(NW section, past tennis courts. If driving, turn left at the entrance and proceed to the back parking lot by the playground.)

If flying in on broom, majic carpet, pegasus*, or dragon*, please be aware of guests airspace.

*In the case of pegasus and dragons, owners are responsible for the feeding of such beasts as well as cleaning up any fecal deposits left by your mode of transportation.

[wolfcreek]

It's a FRee country and these people are probably at the bottom of the list of folks to worry about.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Now, now...

[Behind Liberal Lines]

LOL!

[GeronL]

oh please. Secede already

[ntnychik]

"She whose name cannot be spoken." So that's where her heinous got that idea. Are these the same loonies who used to weave webs at the Seneca Army Depot to protest the nukes?

[bigsigh]

If you don't bring your full self, you should get a discount on admission.

[Behind Liberal Lines]

Are these the same loonies who used to weave webs at the Seneca Army Depot to protest the nukes?

Some. Yep.