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Akkademie PaGaian Cosmology
offering
a year-long course
through the eight Sabbats of the Seasonal Wheel -
Celebrating Cosmogenesis
as the Triple Spiral - the three faces of Goddess
- each particular beautiful Self, the New Young One
- deep relationship with Other, the web of life - the Mother
- direct particpation in the Sentience of the Creative Cosmos, the Well of Creativity,
the Transformer
... an ecospirituality grounded in the Earth-Sun annual
cycle, linked to story of the unfolding Universe, and the Triple
Goddess, the course is a journey into becoming more famil-iar with the self who is integral with Place - through personal, communal
and ecological story.
There is a total of 25 meetings, including the Sabbat
rituals.
The pre-Sabbat meetings will be classes of about 3 hours. The ritual days will require about 4 hours of attendance. And
the post-Sabbat meetings will be about 2 hours. The course is offered
to women and men both, and begins with Samhain
2008. It concludes with Mabon 2009 - a commissioning of the self as a Persephone, "Beloved of the Mother", one who participates in the Vision of never-ending renewal.
Artemistress - facilitator: Dr. Glenys Livingstone (Social Ecology)
Introduction: Friday 11th April, 2008
First meeting: Friday 25th April
Samhain/Deep Autumn ritual: Saturday 10th May
Other dates to be advised. Place: Springwood, Blue Mountains
Investment: $1000 - $900 sliding scale - payable over the year per session, with a
20% deposit paid on the introductory night.
For more information or to book: Phone:(02) 4751 6100 or email glenys@pagaian.org
DATES FOR SEASONAL RITUALS 2007-2008
These
dates are usually chosen to be as close as practically possible to the
actual Sabbat moment - I mean "practical" in the sense of people being
able to attend, as on a weekend. Note that the actual "Seasonal Moment"
varies from year to year, and a good site to check for the details is http://archaeoastronomy.com/seasons.html
Please check into http://pagaian.org/
for News of preparation for the Sabbats and for other events that may
be of interest to you. The ritual celebrations are mostly for a small
regular group, but are open to newcomers providing each prospective
participant does preparation - which is primarily reading and
reflecting upon relevant sections of the book PaGaian Cosmology: Re-inventing Earth-based Goddess Religion.
The dates for the 2008 rituals are as follows:
Lammas/Early Autumn - Saturday 2nd February, 7pm.
Mabon/Autumn Equinox - Saturday 22nd March, 7pm.
Samhain/Deep Autumn - Saturday 10th May, 7pm.
Winter Solstice - Friday 20th June, 7pm.
Imbolc/Early Spring - Saturday 9th August, 5pm.
Eostar/Spring Equinox - Saturday 20th September, 4pm.
Beltane/High Spring - Saturday 1st November, 5pm.
Summer Solstice - Saturday 20th December, 6pm.
Booking and preparation is essential.
phone 02 4751 6100 or email.
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