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Category: Public Circle
What to Bring: Food! Vegetarian or sustainable food only, please
Price/Donation: $5 event fee for each event
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Event Id: 50847
Posted: Jun.14.2007
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Estha McNevin & Raven Digitalis announces...
Sabbats, Esbats & Men's/Women's Rituals in Missoula
When: Solar & Lunar holidays + Old-World skill
Where: Missoula, Montana
Sabbats, Esbats & Men's/Women's Rituals in Missoula
Event Details: PUBLIC RITUAL SCHEULE! 2012-2013 ~ Opus Aima Obscuræ:
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NOTE: PLEASE CONTACT US IF YOU WOULD LIKE A FULL PRINTED RITUAL SCHEDULE AND WOULD LIKE TO BE ADDED TO THE E-MAIL LIST. INCLUDE YOUR REGULAR EMAIL ADDY AND YOUR SNAIL-MAIL ADDY :)
------------- MAY 2012 ----------
MAY 5 (Sat) ~ (Limited attendance; Please inquire!) ~ Hare Full Moon ~ Drawing Down of the Moon & Blessing the land, seeds and starts for the orchard and garden
MAY 6 (Sun) ~ (Limited attendance; Please inquire!) ~ Full Sun ~ The Invocation of Taurus: Blessings of wallets & tools
MAY 20 (Sun) ~ Women’s Dark Moon ~ Capnomancy (smoke divination)
MAY 21 (Mon) ~ Men’s Dark Sun ~ Handstand-arithmetic // Sigils, traveling spells and lodestone magick
MAY 26 (Sat) ~ Open Library Day (3-11pm) – Community Workshops (5pm) – Book Club (9pm) . Teachers and Book Club books are TBA monthly – Please email opusaimaobscurae@gmail.com if you are interested in attending or teaching a workshop
------------- JUNE 2012 -----------
JUNE 1, 2, 3 (Fri, Sat, Sun) ~ HAMILTON PSYCHIC FAIR ~ see schedule: http://btwmt.com
JUNE 4 (Mon) ~ (Limited attendance; Please inquire!) ~ Dyad Full Moon ~ Drawing Down of the Moon & Tree-whispering and Celtic Ogham magick
JUNE 5 (Tue) ~ (Limited attendance; Please inquire!) ~ Full Sun ~ The Invocation of Gemini ~ Blessings of phones, computers, siblings and writing projects
JUNE 18-19 (Mon-Tue) ~ Coven camp setup (Limited attendance; Please inquire!)
JUNE 20-22 (Wed-Fri) ~ PUBLIC SABBAT ~ CAMPING! RSVP! Summer Solstice/Midsummer! Public camping. Midsummer observed 6/21. Check email for directions or talk with us in advance! (Please bring your own food, reliable camping gear & supplies.)
JUNE 19 (Tue) ~ ALSO: Women’s Dark Moon (BLACK MOON) ~ Vapomancy (Steam divination) (this will take place during Midsummer camping) ALSO:
JUNE 21 (Thurs) ☺ Kids’ Event : COTTAGE CRAFT ~ Tie-Dying!!! ALSO:
JUNE 21 (Thurs) ~ Men’s Dark Sun ~ Water-carrying // ‘Swallowing the Sun’ sharing of abilities, plus visionary and shamanic ECSTATIC DANCE
JUNE 30 (Sat) ~ Open Library Day (3-11pm) – Community Workshops (5pm) – Book Club (9pm) . Teachers and Book Club books are TBA monthly – Please email opusaimaobscurae@gmail.com if you are interested in attending or teaching a workshop
------------- JULY 2012 -----------
JULY 3 (Tue) ~ (Limited attendance; Please inquire!) ~ Mead Full Moon ~ Drawing Down of the Moon & Wine and mead tasting, plus a sing-along (BYOBottles!)
JULY 7 (Sat) ~ (Limited attendance; Please inquire!) ~ Full Sun ~ The Invocation of Cancer: Blessing of OAO Tribe, vehicles, Temple Haus and grounds
JULY 19 (Thur) ~ Women’s Dark Moon ~ Floriography (the language of flowers)
JULY 23 (Mon) ~ Men’s Dark Sun ~ Identifying the subtleties of liquor // Planting a juniper tree on the property
JULY 25-29 (Wed-Sun) ~ PUBLIC EVENT ~ Mountain Moon Summerfest in Red Lodge, Montana! See www.summerfestmontana.org ~ Members of OAO will be present!
JULY 28 (Sat) ~ Open Library Day (3-11pm) – Community Workshops (5pm) – Book Club (9pm) . Teachers and Book Club books are TBA monthly – Please email opusaimaobscurae@gmail.com if you are interested in attending or teaching a workshop
------------- AUGUST 2012 -----------
AUG 1 (Wed) ~ (Limited attendance; Please inquire!) ~ Lughnassadh Sabbat ~ Ifa celebration, plus the Wort Full Moon ~ Leo Sun ~ Drawing Down of the Moon & Song, dance & drumming from dawn until dusk
AUG 8 (Wed) ~ (Limited attendance; Please inquire!) ~ Full Sun ~ The Invocation of Leo ~ Blessings of marriages, children, art projects and courtships
AUG 10-12 (Fri-Sun) ~ PUBLIC EVENT ~ Hamilton Renaissance Faire ~ Twigs & Brews will be vending! Interested in volunteering or vending? Call Mike at (406) 218-8149
AUG 17 (Fri) ~ Women’s Dark Moon ~ Leo Sun ~ Casting of Lots (Hebrew divination method)
AUG 23 (Thur) ~ Men’s Dark Sun ~ Pagan, Wiccan & metaphysical trivia // ‘Written on the Stones’ divination and synchronistic magick
AUG 25 (Sat) ~ Open Library Day (3-11pm) – Community Workshops (5pm) – Book Club (9pm) . Teachers and Book Club books are TBA monthly – Please email opusaimaobscurae@gmail.com if you are interested in attending or teaching a workshop
AUG 31 (Fri) ~ (Limited attendance; Please inquire!) ~ Barley Full Moon ~ Drawing Down of the Moon & Midnight wild-harvesting & treasure hunt
------------- SEPTEMBER 2012 -----------
SEPT 2 (Sun) ~ PUBLIC EVENT ~ Barbeque! ~ Friends & Family Appreciation BBQ. Please bring a snack or dish to share (vegetarian or sustainable meat only please. Potluck!)
SEPT 8 (Sat) ~ (Limited attendance; Please inquire!) ~ Full Sun ~ The Invocation of Virgo ~ Blessings of lamps, prose, poetry, masterwork (aligned to one’s Will / 93) , research work and academic writings
SEPT 15 (Sat) ~ Women’s Dark Moon ~ Acultomancy (Gypsy needle divination)
SEPT 15 (Sat) ~ PUBLIC EVENT ~ Kalispell Pagan Pride Day and Mabon ritual ~ 9am-6pm in Kalispell’s Woodland Park. For information about vending or overnight camping, contact Gwen Gardner at gwen@montana.com (note: OAO will not be having a public Equinox circle)
--> NOTE ~ Please contact the Temple Haus if you are interested in receiving Autumn counseling. Each year, the OAO Temple Haus offers spiritual counseling to all those interested in attending our grand Samhain Sabbat. As many of you know, during this Sabbat we burn poppets: dolly effigies that represent the unwanted aspects of our shadow selves. Receiving counseling helps many members identify what they wish to banish, construct their poppet and process the transition of the season. If you are interested in this service, please contact the Temple Haus before the Autumn equinox (9/23) . The cost is $30 per session.
SEPT 18 (Tue) ~ COTTAGE CRAFT ~ Sculpting Lord Ganesha idols (murtis) in preparation for his Festival! Please bring any offerings for Ganapati that you would like to make.
SEPT 19 (Wed) ~ PUBLIC CELEBRATION ☺ Ganesh Chaturthi! Feast! Hindi mantras!
SEPT 22 (Sat) ~ COTTAGE CRAFT ~ Canning and pickling fruits and veggies! ALSO:
SEPT 22 (Sat) ~ Open Library Day (3-11pm) – Community Workshops (5pm) – Book Club (9pm) . Teachers and Book Club books are TBA monthly – Please email opusaimaobscurae@gmail.com if you are interested in attending or teaching a workshop
SEPT 23 (Sun) ~ Men’s Volunteer Work (RSVP) and Agne fire ritual for the Fall Equinox
SEPT 29 (Sat) ~ PUBLIC CELEBRATION ☺ Ganeshostav / Anant Chaturdashi: The Sinking (Submersion) of Ganesha sculptures! Mantras! Prayers! Feast! Laughter! Elephants!
SEPT 30 (Sun) ~ (Limited attendance; Please inquire!) ~ Blood Full Moon ~ Drawing Down of the Moon & tribal tattoo, piercing and body modification vows (blood oaths)
------------- OCTOBER 2012 -----------
OCT 8 (Mon) ~ (Limited attendance; Please inquire!) ~ Full Sun ~ The Invocation of Libra ~ Blessings of marriage, partnerships, courtships and business agreements including financial contracts and legal paperwork
OCT 13 (Sat) ~ FIRST TEMPLE HAUS Samhain counseling support group: making poppets and having open dialogue & discussion of life’s difficulties in preparation for Samhain. Come prepared to talk and begin Samhain banishing work. 5pm-7pm. FREE
OCT 15 (Mon) ~ Women’s Dark Moon ~ Oinomancy (wine divination)
OCT 16 (Tue) ~ (Limited attendance; Please inquire!) ~ Maha Navarathri ~ Feast, Shakti puja and Durga video screening
OCT 24 (Wed) ~ Men’s Dark Sun ~ Water balloon fight // Snakeskin & Herb banishing stones
OCT 27 (Sat) ~ SECOND TEMPLE HAUS Samhain counseling support group: making poppets and having open dialogue & discussion of life’s difficulties in preparation for Samhain. Come prepared to talk and begin Samhain banishing work. 5pm-7pm. (free) ALSO:
OCT 27 (Sat) ~ Open Library Day (3-11pm) – Community Workshops (5pm) – Book Club (9pm) . Teachers and Book Club books are TBA monthly – Please email opusaimaobscurae@gmail.com if you are interested in attending or teaching a workshop
OCT 29 (Mon) ~ (Limited attendance; Please inquire!) ~ Snow Full Moon ~ Scorpio Pluto Taurus ~ Drawing Down of the Moon & Blessing of the cellar and pantry areas, painting magickal symbols and making Pantry Witches
OCT 30 (Tue) ~ COTTAGE CRAFT ~ Making Sugar Skulls & Apple-Knockers! ALSO:
Kids’ Event ~ Pre-Halloween costume party! Kids can carve pumpkins (5pm onward)
OCT 31 (Wed) ~ PUBLIC SABBAT ~ Samhain / Halloween!!! (Have poppets and any banishing material or personal spells prepared in advance please! Please talk to Raven if you would like assistance with your banishing magick if you couldn’t come on the 13th or 27th.)
------------- NOVEMBER 2012 -----------
NOV 2 (Fri) ~ PUBLIC EVENT ~ Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) downtown parade beginning at 5pm!!! Come hand out calaveras de azúcar & pan de los muertos with us!
NOV 2, 3, 4 (Fri, Sat, Sun) ~ HAMILTON PSYCHIC FAIR ~ see schedule: http://btwmt.com
NOV 8 (Thur) ~ (Limited attendance; Please inquire!) ~ Full Sun ~ The Invocation of Scorpio ~ Blessings of individual souls, karma, kitchen knives and cleavers
NOV 13 (Tue) ~ (Limited attendance; Please inquire!) ~ Diwali: The Hindu Festival of Lights (note: fast from electricity/technology for the day if attending … aside from the stove & car!)
NOV 20 (Tue) ~ Men’s Dark Sun ~ Horseshoes // Teaching a primitive life skill to each other
NOV 24 (Sat) ~ Open Library Day (3-11pm) – Community Workshops (5pm) – Book Club (9pm) . Teachers and Book Club books are TBA monthly – Please email opusaimaobscurae@gmail.com if you are interested in attending or teaching a workshop
NOV 28 (Wed) ~ (Limited attendance; Please inquire!) ~ Oak Full Moon ~ Drawing Down of the Moon & Five-fires blessing (Greek, Hindu, Persian, Egyptian & European)
------------- DECEMBER 2012 -----------
DEC 5 (Wed) ~ PUBLIC CELEBRATION ~ (Limited attendance; Please inquire!) ~ The Festival of Bast Going Forth to Bubastis (the Procession of Bast)
DEC 7 (Fri) ~ (Limited attendance; Please inquire!) ~ Full Sun ~ The Invocation of Sagittarius ~ Blessings of travel tickets, academic work, opus documents and exams
DEC 13 (Thurs) ~ Ladies’ Yuletide Tea & Divination Fundraiser! ~ Please dress in formal wear: hats and gloves required! This Dark Moon event includes Tasseomancy (tea leaf reading) and Scarpomancy (old shoe divination) and a full butler service. This is a fundraiser for the OAO Temple Haus! (Butlers, please RSVP to buttle!)
DEC 16-18 (Sun-Tue) ~ (Coven-only Solstice parties and Yuletide setup for the public events)
DEC 19 & 20 (Wed-Thur) ~ HOLIDAY PARTY NIGHTS!! ~ These all-night events include seasonal films, cookie-baking and wintry merrymaking. Bring food & drink to share!
DEC 21 (Fri) ~ Men’s Dark Sun ~ 9am! Back-falling and catching // Paper paradigms: Jumping thru Hindrances. Break for holiday feast at 4pm! ALSO:
DEC 21 (Fri) ~ PUBLIC SABBAT~ Yule/Winter Solstice ~ Mayan and Aztec meditation and divination, Yuletide ritual, and cosmic Mesoamerican dessert – happy 12/21/2012!
DEC 28 (Fri) ~ (Limited attendance; Please inquire!) ~ Wolf Full Moon ~ Saturn Capricorn Cancer ~ Drawing Down of the Moon & mud wraps and henna therapy
------------- JANUARY 2013 -----------
JAN 6 (Sun) ~ (Limited attendance; Please inquire!) ~ Full Sun ~ The Invocation of Capricorn ~ Blessings of finished work, awards, prizes and certificates of completion
JAN 11 (Fri) ~ Women’s Dark Moon ~ Ichnomancy (footprint divination)
JAN 20 (Sun) ~ Men’s Dark Sun ~ Uranus Aquarius ~ Snow-diving // Walking meditation and group word-channeling
JAN 26 (Sat) ~ (Limited attendance; Please inquire!) ~ Storm Full Moon ~ Drawing Down of the Moon & Hotsprings vacation!
------------- FEBRUARY 2013 -----------
FEB 1 (Fri) ~ COTTAGE CRAFT ~ Candlemas Candle-Making: Seven-day nub candles!
FEB 2 (Sat) ~ PUBLIC SABBAT ~ Imbolg!
FEB 4 (Mon) ~ (Limited attendance; Please inquire!) ~ Full Sun ~ The Invocation of Aquarius ~ Blessings of friendships, art projects, applications, proposals and long-term contracts of cooperative gain
FEB 10 (Sun) ~ PUBLIC GATHERING ~ MUST RSVP ~ Chinese New Year feast for the Year of the Snake! Dinner at New Hong Kong Chef (5pm) and a screening of the New Year’s Gala afterward at the Temple Haus! Includes aleuromancy: fortune cookie divination! 谢谢
FEB 19 (Tue) ~ Men’s Dark Sun ~ Hide & Seek // Blindfold psychic games & ESP Cards
FEB 23 (Sat) ~ Open Library Day (3-11pm) – Community Workshops (5pm) – Book Club (9pm) . Teachers and Book Club books are TBA monthly – Please email opusaimaobscurae@gmail.com if you are interested in attending or teaching a workshop
FEB 25 (Mon) ~ (Limited attendance; Please inquire!) ~ Chaste Full Moon ~ Drawing Down of the Moon & Annual pledges and devotions for the coming year
------------- MARCH 2013 -----------
MARCH 6 (Wed) ~ (Limited attendance; Please inquire!) ~ Full Sun ~ The Invocation of Pisces ~ Blessings of poetry, esoteric work, the astral body and shadow self, and the active casting-out of faults, failures and imperfections
MARCH 10 (Sun) ~ (Limited attendance; Please inquire!) ~ Maha Shivaratri ~ Feast, puja & Celebration of Lord Siva!
MARCH 11 (Mon) ~ Women’s Dark Moon ~ Dobutsu Uranai (Shinto zoological fortunes)
MARCH 20 (Wed) ~ COTTAGE CRAFT ~ Community Pysanky Egg Colouring! Please bring organic fertilized eggs!
MARCH 21 (Wed) ~ ALSO Men’s Dark Sun ~ 9am! Hill-climbing // Heraldry crests and blood/DNA magick ALSO:
MARCH 21 (Wed) ~ ☺ Kids’ Event ☺ Ostara egg-hunt at 5pm! ALSO:
MARCH 21 (Wed) ~ PUBLIC SABBAT ~ Spring Equinox / Ostara!
MARCH 27 (Wed) ~ (Limited attendance; Please inquire!) ~ Holi: Hindu Festival of Colours
MARCH 30 (Sat) ~ Open Library Day (3-11pm) – Community Workshops (5pm) – Book Club (9pm) . Teachers and Book Club books are TBA monthly – Please email opusaimaobscurae@gmail.com if you are interested in attending or teaching a workshop
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WE OFFER:
*Women’s Dark Moon* Esbats: 5pm. These women-only psychic development rituals include general Gardnerian ritual procedure, occult themes, astrologically-aligned divinations and devotional offerings to Aima Elohim: our Coven Matriarch deity.
*Men’s Dark Sun*: 5pm. If Dark Sun falls on an Equinox or Solstice, meet at 9am! These men-only ‘Dusk’ Solar rituals are designed to attune masculine energy to the Sun. These are performed at sun’s transitory time between zodiac signs, and shall align masculine energies to the astrological solar tides. These include an aligned community ‘activity’ and an endurance ‘challenge.’ Offerings are made to Abba Elohim: our Coven Patriarch deity.
Public *Sabbats*: 5pm. Open to all! These include general Gardnerian ritual procedure, seasonal ritualistic observation, Sabbatical celebration, and general revelry. Meet at the OAO Temple Haus!
Public *Cottage Crafts*: 5pm. Open to all! Public Cottage Crafting or Hedge Crafting events are forums for community-based education and neo-rustic reclaiming skills for the modern TRIBE! These events focus on the revival of Olde World skills, and include non-ritualistic spellwork, arts, crafts, gardening and alchemy. Events vary and are based on the traditional seasonal activities of our ancestors. These are festive social occasions and participatory lessons on the basics of rural nature craft.
*Full Moon* rituals & *Full Sun* rituals: Both Lunar and Solar “Full” rituals are observed by the Inner/training Coven. (However, OAO attendees are encouraged to observe these holidays solitarily.) Please contact us for requirements if you are interested in attending these private circles. We welcome your inquiries! Note that the Full Moon times are listed on most Gregorian calendars, and that Full Sun times are marked by the astrological point of each sun sign becoming exalted in a 15-degree mark on the zodiacal belt, generally falling between the 5th and 7th of any given month. Uniquely, Coven Full Sun circles meet at 9am. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN ATTENDING Invite Only events, please ask a member of the OAO Coven.
*Pagan Kids’ Events*: 5pm. These fun-filled events for the young Witches, Wizards and magick-folk of our community meet earlier than other events to ensure that the kiddos get their own special time to celebrate, frolic, explore, craft and make magick! These generally occur before four Sabbats annually.
*Open Library Day (3-11pm) & Community Workshops (5pm) & Book Club (9pm)
→ FOR ALL EVENTS: ←
* Please bring a $5 fee (we rely on donations) & a vegetarian or sustainable potluck food item and/or drink to each.
* Please feel free to bring an Altar Offering to each ritual event if possible.
* You may arrange event transportation with an OAO member 24 hours in advance; we ask a $5 driver donation
* New attendees must attend a public Sabbat event before they can participate in a Men’s or Women’s circle
* All Events are 18+ unless given written parental consent.
* Please observe our Temple Haus Code of Conduct, copies of which are available
* SERVICES OFFERED AT TEMPLE include Rites of Passage, Handfastings, Divination/Tarot & Shamanic Healings
→ Additionally, Inner Circle and training information is located at: www.ravendigitalis.com/priest
* Offerings - Each OAO ritual is an opportunity for the community to present offerings to the Temple Elemental Altars, as well as observe any of the many expanding deity altars of the Temple Haus. Offerings should reflect prayers, blessings, feelings of gratitude or goals that are present priorities in one’s life. These offerings are not made great by worth or value in the material world, but are instead symbols of our hearts’ desire. As such, they are compassionately cared for by the Priests and Priestesses of OAO and are burnt, buried or sunk in the Clark Fork River at the end of each ritual year. Altars in the Temple Haus include: Horus, Bast, Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara, the Buddha Siddhartha, Lord Ganesha, Lord Shiva, , Parvati, Meigami, Thoth, Hermes, Apollo, Aima Elohim/Binah/Saturn/Great Goddess, Abba Elohim/Chokmah/Neptune/Great God, Earth/North, East/Air, South/Fire & West/Water. Please bring biodegradable ribbons & rags to tie to the trees!
MAILING ADDRESS / OAO contact:
PO Box 2666, Missoula, MT, 59806
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Mailing Address: PO Box 2666, Missoula, MT, 59806
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