Tuesday, October 14th, at 9:00 p.m.

 This month we will be celebrating the Goddess in Her darker aspect. As we embrace the season of the Crone, we will honor her wisdom, patience and the balance that she brings to our lives.

Through the ages she has been portrayed as the Destroyer, the Temptress, a fearsome, twisted old woman bringing death.  And that is the one side of the coin that has been accepted by a Patriarchal society.  But there are two sides to every story.

She is also Love, she is Knowledge, and she is the untapped Power within us.  She gives the Power to be independent, strong and free, to stand alone and be at peace with our oneness.  In her is the ability to accept balance in our world.

She is the wisdom that can only be gained by millennia of experience. With her guidance, we may receive our most powerful gift, self knowledge.

And so we will honor her in all her aspects and meet her with reverence, joy, and a soul that is open to the teachings she has to offer.

Leading: Tamara

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It’s October already, do you know that what means?! It’s nearly NaNo time!!! Every November is National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo or NaNo). Thousands of folks, all over the world, challenge themselves to write a 50,000-word novel during the month of November. This year marks the 10^th anniversary and I’m challenging You to join me in the adventure that is NaNo.

Don’t know what to write? No worries. You can write about anything you want, in whatever format floats your boat. Although, technically, there is a special event for scripts (ScriptFrenzy, in April); but I digress.

 Hello Everyone, as usual, I'm spying out people to do rituals this month. I did draft someone for the one worship circle this month, but I do need to double check and make sure. Sometimes my powers of persuasion weaken once they are no longer under my ominous gaze. But I'm definitely looking for a Full Moon Leader. So if you're within the power of my voice, email me know at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it  and let me know you're ready to step right up and do it. Try it, you'll like it.

Ric

PS Would the person that volunteered to run the Drum Circle at PPD please contact me. Evidently, I stored the memory of who that was in a faulty brain cell, and now that information is gone

6 tbsp butter

1 cup sugar

2 eggs

1 tsp vanilla

1 1/2 cups all purpose flour

1 tsp baking soda

1 tsp baking powder

1 tsp cinnamon

1/2 tsp nutmeg

1/4 tsp (optional) ground cloves

2 cups apples (pears are good too)

other options: 1/2 cup of any or all:

raisins, currants, or chopped nuts

Preheat oven to 350. grease and flour 8" square baking dish. Cream together butter and sugar thoroughly. Add eggs and vanilla. Separately combine flour and other dry ingredients. add gradually to  sugar/butter mixture. this will be stiff. Fold in apples and what all. spread evenly in baking dish and bake for about 35 minutes. For a quick glaze combine 2/3 cup powdered sugar, 2 tbsp lemon juice, and 1/4 cup orange marmalade. spoon and spread over hot cake. Ta-Dahhh!