The Goddess of The Betrayed: Samhain Season

I’m watching the sun go down today, and I’m thinking about the paradigm shifts born out of abuse. The Goddess of the Betrayed has many children. When the Sun is at 15º Scorpio, approximately November 7th, is Solar Samhain. This is the halfway point between Mabon and Yule. In previous times, this date was the … Read more

Samhain, 2017

Oct. 31st, 2017. 6 pm. Sun, Mercury and Jupiter in Scorpio, Moon in Pisces, Venus and Mars in Libra, Saturn in Sagittarius The waning sunlight signals the descent. Starlight, torches, candles, flashlights, cell phones, phosphorous lights our way as we pick tenuous steps out of the inky black. She Opens. The warm, wet, hot, dry, … Read more

Eve of the Dead Procession 2024

In mournful dress with candles, relics, and a noiseA Funeral Spectacle to revere thee Spirits visiting on this Eve. ***EDIT as of 4 pm pst we are watching the weather and gauging the expected intensity of the rain. If it seems intense, we are either processing only up and down Pike/Pine, or we are canceling … Read more

Yule / Winter Solstice

Watch the most recent Yule class below. MIDWINTERJULMODRESNACHT WHAT IS YULE? The Quarter-Day festival season known to Pagans, Heathens, and Witches as Yule, is the celebration of Winter Solstice. This moment is recognized by nearly every belief system, philosophy and spiritual practice in the Northern Hemisphere. Before there was Christmas, there was Yule. Underneath your … Read more