This fall we a APA lunch out for Lammas.
We also continue to be a bit more active on our facebook chat page, though no where near as chatty as our old Yahoo groups email list was years ago.
Alas, also we had to attend a couple of the Buncombe County High schools’
Community night events, where they are allowing the local churches to pass out the propaganda.
We were able to get them to stop allowing such preaching and forced praying during school hours, however to placate the majority faith, they bowed to the pressure to allow some such distribution
and set up these ‘community nights’ for that to take place.
Of course there were no Muslim, Hindu, or many other faith tables, but we did assure there were more than one Pagan representative group.
The APA kids’ “PATS” (Pagan and tolerant students) group also joined us at our table for these events at North Buncombe High on Oct. 7th
and at Enka High on Oct. 9th. We had cakes and (ginger) ale ritual, served from an awesome globe shaped ale-holder,
as well as an anointing for enlightenment with Egyptian lotus oil ritual,
and gave away some free Pagan books and some blessed wish candles to those who had need of such.
The APA proudly held our umpteenth annual (I’ve lost track maybe 15?)
APA Costumed Samhain Brunch event on Oct. 31st. We had over half a dozen attendees this year, hoping for a baker’s dozen next!
The costumes were all wonderful, it is so nice to encourage grown-ups to dress up as well,
and use the ritual to bring about some trait, blessing, or event represented by their costume into their coming new year.
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FROM OUR BOOK OF SHADOWS:
Storm Magic incantations and invocations from our APA members:
Thunder rumbles in the darkness.
Lightning flashes across the sky.
Feel the power?
The air crackles with energy.
The wind shoves the clouds along.
Feel the power?
Raise your arms to the stormy sky
pull the power to your Spirit.
Fill your heart with energy as you
feel the power.
---Tanila Price
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Lightning and thunder
what a wonder
Energy flying through the air
try to catch it if you dare
Charge your spells
as the power swells
reel in the light
at the storm's height
cast your energy net wide
then cast your spell inside
the vortex of plasma fire
within the air and rainwater
on Mother Earth you stand
with wand in hand
fire, water, air, earth and you
What magic shall you do?
--------Ginger Strivelli
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“I never do weather work
other than going outside, looking up
at the clouds and shouting WTF?
Or If you want it to rain
wash your car and water your lawn.
--------------Marcia Tillson
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