The Big Adios

Happy December, everyone.

In three short weeks, the wheels within wheels of the Mayan calendar, like a giant clock or spirograph, will come full circle. Some say this means the end of the world, but I prefer to think of it as being the beginning of new Age of humanity. (Hopefully the Bad Stuff that’s been affecting a lot of us the last few years will begin to turn around.) There’ll be a lot of end-of-the-world parties that night, including a concert at Vern’s Pub featuring many guitarists, including the amazing Vanessa. Some of us who survive the Rapture plan to be up at the Stones again on the morning of the 21^st, to watch the Sun come up, celebrate that we’re still here, and welcome the beginning of celestial Winter. As always, contact me if you’re interested.

As I mentioned last month, Starhawk passed through Calgary last week. The Thursday talk on permaculture went a little over my head, but was a great opportunity for networking and community-building, and gave me food for thought about letting the urban forest that’s been trying to burst forth in my backyard to do so. It ended with a Spiral Dance for the 130+ attendees, leading to a wonderful cone of power to send healing into the city.

Her Friday event at Memorial Park Library sponsored by CommunityWise was only partly a painfully funny reading from her recent book, The Empowerment Manual: A Guide for Collaborative Groups. “An Evening with Starhawk” also included a number of exercises on group and peer process for a mixed group of social activists, witches, and anarchists.

 

December Birthdays: Jessica C., Ziggy, Searia, Holly N., Dianne D, Heather Dawn, J.C., and some of my Facebook friends. Let me know if I’ve missed yours.

 

December Events:

Note these events are listed for information purposes only. Dates and locations may be subject to change; see the source for details. If I’ve missed anyone and you’d like to add to this listing, please contact me.

 

To Dec. 2: Festival of Crafts at BMO Centre. Info: http://www.festivalofcrafts.ca/

Dec. 1: World AIDS Day.

Dec. 1, 7:30 p.m.: COGCOA Coffee Cauldron. Info at cogcoa dot ab dot ca.

Dec. 5, 7:00 p.m.: Beyond the Book of Shadows Meetup Social Moot. Info: http://www.meetup.com/Beyond-the-book-of-Shadows/

Dec. 6: Anniversary of L’Ecole Polytechnique Montreal Massacre, 1989.

Dec. 13, 1:42 a.m. New Moon. CelticTree-Month of Beth (Birch) begins.

Dec. 15, 7:30 p.m. sharp: COGCOA Yule Ritual.

Dec. 18, 7:30 p.m.: Calgary Witches’ Meetup, in north Calgary, led by moi. Info: http://www.meetup.com/Calgary-Witches

Dec. 20: Guitars, Guts & Glory at Vern’s, 622 – 8 Ave. SW, with Vanessa Cardui and many others. Party like it’s the end of the world. $5 cover, 18+

Dec. 21, 4:12 a.m. Winter Solstice. World ends.

Dec. 21, 7:45 a.m.: Solstice Sunrise Vigil at Strathcona-Christie Community Centre.

Dec. 28, 3:21 a.m.: Full (Cold) Moon.

 

Blessings,

Hergest