Tuesday, June 04, 2013

June, 2013

Happy June, everyone. Seems the rainy season has arrived again, right as I began a long, long overdue purge of our possessions as part of the never-ending move. I’ll spare you the gruesome details; faithful readers can catch the play-by-play on Facebook. Thanks to Raine and Jade for their assistance; I’ll be calling on more of you to help on weekends after this two-week dual deluge is over. One learning coming out of this is what I call "Hergest’s Threefold Law of Economics": You pay for everything three times: once when you acquire it, once when you get rid of it, and once when you replace it.

Congratulations go out this month to Ayanna, who finally received her Evergreen initiation from Margarian and me on April 18. Mighty blessings to a dear daughter! Thanks to everyone who participated.

June Birthdays: Nicole G., Bev T., Colleen W., Dawn L., Sierra L., Michelle B., Mimi, nobody in particular, and probably some of my Facebook friends. Happy Birthday, everyone! Let me know if I’ve missed yours.

June 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.

Jun. 2, 7:30 p.m.: COGCOA Coffee Cauldron. Info at cogcoa dot ab dot ca.
Jun. 4-10: Calgary Environment Week.
Jun. 5: Beyond the Book of Shadows Litha Social Moot. Info: http://www.meetup.com/Beyond-the-book-of-Shadows/
Jun. 7-9: Galaxyfest/Spock Days in Vulcan, with guests Robert Picardo, Ethan Phillips, and artist Rick Sternbach. Info: http://www.vulcantourism.com
Jun. 8, 9:56 a.m. New Moon. Celtic Tree-Month of Duir (Oak) begins.
Jun. 15, 7:30 p.m. sharp: COGCOA Litha Ritual.
Jun. 16, 2:00 p.m.: High River Witches’ Meetup, hosted by moi. Info: http://www.meetup.com/Calgary-Witches
Jun. 20, 11:04 p.m.: Summer Solstice.
Jun. 21, 4:45 a.m.: Solstice Sunrise Vigil in SW Calgary, led by moi. Contact me for details.
Jun. 21-24: Freezerburn, Alberta Regional Burning Man Festival, near Ponoka. Info: http://www.freezerburn.org
Jun. 22, 3:00 p.m.: Honouring Litha, near Sunalta Station in SW Calgary, presented by Cochrane Wiccan Meetup. See Jun. 16.
Jun. 23, 5:32 a.m.: Full (Strawberry) Moon. Super-Moon.
Jun. 23, 1:00 p.m.: Cochrane Wiccan Meetup. See Jun. 16.
Jun. 28 – Jul. 1: Sun Wheel Pagan Arts Festival, near Drayton Valley. Info: http://www.sunwheelfestival.com/
Jul. 13-15: COGCOA Summerfest Campout. Info: http://www.cogcoa.ab.ca/events/summerfest.php

Blessings,
Hergest