WSLA Dealing with predators in the pagan community

Recognizing and Dealing withPredators in the Pagan CommunitySunday, July 10, 2016
at the Mercury Café 2199 California StreetDenver, CO 80205Doors open at 2:15pm, Forum from 2:30-5pm
In the interest of discussing tough topics with clear-eyed discernment and inviting all voices to be heard, WSLA is hosting a 3rd forum on Predators and Ethics.
Our community isn’t immune to people who habitually manipulate others - energetically, sexually, financially, or in other ways that betray trust.
At this gathering, we’d like to look specifically at what our shared ethical basis might be, and come up with some suggestions for recognizing inappropriate behavior, and for responding effectively to protect ourselves and better support each other.
What do healthy boundaries look like? How can we foster our own good boundaries and support those of others, especially among our young people? How do I feel supported in community – and not supported? Where do I feel I’m not being heard? Among genders, are we “hearing” each other clearly? If not, how can we improve communications?

There will be time to break out into smaller groups by gender to discuss these points.This gathering is open to all in the Wiccan-Pagan community,whether or not you attended the previous forums.

Smashwords summer sale

It is time for the annual Smashwords summer sale!

My discounted and free ebooks this year are:

Free (normally 99 cents): A Modest Magazine Proposal--Denver Witch Quarterly (Issue .01) [use coupon code SFREE]

Free (normally 99 cents): Thirteen Signs That Your Occult Teacher Is Rotten--A Mad Uncle Morgan essay collection [use coupon code SFree]

$1.50 (50% off, normally $2.99): Rite of the Magical Images of the Wiccan Wheel of the Year--A Golden Dawn Inspired Ritual [use coupon code SSW50]

$1.50 (50% off, normally $2.99): Witchy Rants--Omnibus Edition Collecting the First Four Years of Hearthstone Community Church essays by Morgan Drake Ecksetin [use coupon code SSW50]

$1.50 (75% off, normally $5.99): Golden Dawn Rituals Volume One--Neophyte Ritual: Three Officer Version [use coupon code SSW75]

The Smashwords summer sale ends on July 31st.

Contributors wanted for Denver Witch Quarterly.

And a reminder that Denver Witch Quarterly is accepting submissions.

Pottery at Dandelion Market (Denver Colorado July 9th)

 Khari Seshent will be at the Dandelion Artisan Market show at Girls Inc., this Saturday, July 9th 2016, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. She will be selling both pottery and jewelry. Ten percent of the sales go to Girls Inc., an organization that helps girls in poverty.

July 9th Dandelion Artisan Market will be held at Girls Inc. located at 1499 Julian St., Denver, CO 80204.

There will be some cat and dog paw coffee cups.

Some tea bowls and soap dishes.

Some jewelry and mortar & pestles.

Want to be President-for-Life?

You call this evil?! You have no idea what evil is.

If I was the President and wanted to declare martial law, I would nuke an American city off the face of the earth. There would be no half measures. In the space of a minute, you could get the entire country chanting "Martial law! Martial law!" and could do away with any rights and protections that the law promises. And the military would back your ass, and overlook the fact that there is supposed to be an election in a few months. This stuff we are currently seeing is just humans being the stupid, violent creatures that they are. Someone who is determined to be President-for-Life, and wants to completely override the Constitution would not bother with such half-ass measures---they would go for broke, and not care about how many people that they turned into ashes. Greatness means killing the maximum number of people as history very well informs us.

Can I skip the gun talk?

The latest shootings of both cops and civilians is making me a little sick to my stomach, and I would like not to have to talk about it. Yes, I know that other lunatics are going to talk about it. But honestly, I have nothing spiritually enlightening to say about any of it. I don't think that there is any spiritual message to this mess, especially if it means more guns on either side of the problem. And no, I don't think that there is a magical solution to it. I am quite sure that certain parties will be preaching "More guns! More guns!" tomorrow because that is their solution to all violence. And yes, I think that they are wrong for suggesting that more guns are the solution to the problem. And yes, I am looking at you two lunatics. Please remember that I think that their talk of conspiracies, and the evil slavers (government, corporate, religious, terrorists, hostile races) we must arm ourselves against is nothing more than a way to keep their membership paranoid and invested in an "end days" battle where they are the heroes, and the rest of us mere villains and convenient targets. Being enlightened and magically aware does not mean that you have to personally get involved in saving the world, especially if it involves you having to pick up a gun, so that you can shot someone in the face. In other words, when certain parties start screaming, "More guns! More guns!"--please think twice about whether we really want to see the death toll from guns to continue to creep upwards.  And if you call yourself Rosicrucian, or lead a Rosicrucian organization, and think more guns is the answer, you need to re-read the RC manifestos. "More guns!" is not a Rosicrucian answer to this problem.

Stop killing people you fucking jerks.

Witch binds and hexes Donald Trump in bizzare witchcraft ritual.

America--Don't vote for Stupid!

Donald Trump, in the name of witches, especially any witches you want to burn at the stake, we bind you. No, you do not get along fine with the witches. Witches, at least some of us, do not like your ferret wearing Cheeto face with your tiny little hands. Many of us think that you are a dick.

Stop mistreating the bottom 90%. Stop screwing small businesses. Don’t make healthcare for the bottom 90% unavailable and unaffordable. Stop breeding more hate. Stop tax cuts for the rich. Stop doing these things. Just stop it, damn it!

Don’t press any big red buttons, not the big red nuclear button, not the big red “let’s melt the economy down into slag” button, not the big red “let’s make the values of the Bible thumpers be the legal law of the land,” not the big red “the bigotry of the 1950s be the law of the land,” not the “burn all the non-Christians for the fun of it” button.

We do not like your business practices; we do not like your seething boiling cauldron of hatred; we do not like you on the idiot box; we do not like you on Twitter; we do not like treatment of women; we do not like your idea that only winners, also known as people with boatloads of money, that only winners matter.

We do not think that you are a winner; we do not think that you are the bomb with the women, the blacks, the Mexicans, and anyone else you think loves you for hating their guts. We think that you a big mean poopie head, a bully, and a bigot that is conning the American public, that you are the Frankenstein monster of the Republican party.

Wake up America! Trump is not the friend of the poor, the middle class, the minorities, women, of anyone who does not belong to the one percent.

We bind him, as witches, as a public service to America. Damn you Trump for fermenting the very worse traits of the United States of America. Damn you Trump, you Cheeto-faced, ferret wearing, shit eating hobgoblin.

Remember America that the best way to bind a bad politician is to vote for their opponent.

Pottery studio Open House event (July 2 & 3 2016)

Cobalt blue ceramic ritual set (with mint herbs).

A quick reminder that House of Bast Art Studio--Celtic Soul Jewelry and Pottery, and Khari's Wiccan Treasures is having an Open House tomorrow and Sunday (July 2 & 3, 2016).

Khari will have pottery for sale, will be giving pottery throwing demos, offering pottery lessons, and there will be a Kid's Clay Korner.

House of Bast—2727 Cook St., Denver, Colorado USA.
Studio is located on the south side next to the alley.
Phone number 303-815-8211.

The hours will be 11 am to 6 pm on Saturday, July 2nd, and 12 pm to 6pm on Sunday.

Pottery lessons will be from 1 to 5 pm each day. Come see our studio!


Etsy shops:
Celtic Soul Jewelry and Pottery
Khari's Wiccan Treasures

Facebook pages:
Celtic Soul Jewelry and Pottery
Khari's Wiccan Treasures