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| − | Saturday, October 27, 3 p - 5 pm: Paganism 101<br />
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| − | Saturday, October 27, 7 pm - 11 pm: Samhain / Remember<br />
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| | Friday, December 14, 7 pm - 11 pm: Yule / Winter Solstice / Begin | | Friday, December 14, 7 pm - 11 pm: Yule / Winter Solstice / Begin |
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| − | == Paganism 101 ==
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| − | '''Paganism 101'''
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| − | '''Date:''' Saturday, October 27, 2012
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| − | '''Time:''' 3 pm - 5 pm.
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| − | '''Location:''' Room 4-145 (http://whereis.mit.edu/?go=4) on the MIT campus in Cambridge, MA.
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| − | Paganism 101 is a panel discussion where members of local Pagan groups will present their beliefs and practices, followed by a question and answer session.
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| − | [http://psgs.us/wv12paganism101 Witchvox listing]<br />
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| − | [http://psgs.us/fb12paganism101 Facebook event]<br />
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| − | [http://psgs.us/mu12paganism101rc Meetup event]<br />
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| − | [http://psgs.us/cs12paganism101 Couchsurfing event]<br />
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| − | [http://psgs.us/gp12paganism101 G+ event]
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| − | == Samhain / Remember ==
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| − | '''Samhain / Remember (Ritual and Drum Circle)'''
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| − | '''Date:''' Saturday, October 27, 2012
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| − | '''Time:''' Drum Circle: 7 pm; Ritual: 8 pm
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| − | Our celebrations consist of 2 parts. First there is a drum circle from 7 until 8 (http://psgs.us/mucambridgedrumcircle), and then a participatory ritual from 8 to 10 (http://psgs.us/mupaganawakening). You can go to one, the other, or both.
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| − | People can come and go as they please for the drum circle, but we hope that people will arrive for the ritual by 8 and stay until the end.
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| − | Once the ritual starts, if you must arrive late, please enter quietly and wait to be let into the circle.
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| − | '''Location:''' The beautiful [http://psgs.us/MITChapel MIT Chapel], on the MIT campus in Cambridge, MA at Mass Ave & Amherst St., MIT Building W15
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| − | The MIT Chapel (W15) (http://psgs.us/MITChapel) is the cylindrical building with an odd spiky thing on top near the MIT Student Center. Get to 77 Mass. Ave. on the side opposite the MIT entrance with the pillars and walk west, away from the pillars, towards dorm row -- the chapel will be on your left. If you get to Kresge Auditorium (the building that looks as if you could ski off it), you've gone too far. If you notice a large inflatable grub-like thingy to your left, you have definitely gone much too far.
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| − | '''Parking:''' Parking is available in [http://psgs.us/ChapelTurnaround the Chapel Turnaround]: "Parks 20 cars and is for use with Chapel events. Turnaround is located on Amherst Street just after the Chapel."
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| − | '''Price''': Free, but suggested donated of $5.
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| − | Samhain (pronounced SOW-in) is the Celtic New Year -- a celebration of the end of the harvest and the beginning of winter. Samhain is when we say our good-byes to those who have died and to things that have ended. It is a time to acknowledge endings and to look forward to new beginnings.
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| − | Participants are invited to bring burnable tokens of remembrance of those who have gone before. There will be a place in the ritual to leave these; they will be ritually burned and buried by the Priestess and Priest after the circle.
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| − | In February, our seed lay dormant. In March, we planted it with intention and saw it sprout. In May, our dreams started to take on physical form. In June, our energies reached their pinnacle and we stood midway between planting and harvesting. In August, we had the First Harvest and gave thanks for the Earth's bounty and the sacrifice of the spirit of the grain. On the Equinox, we had our second harvest and shared our bounty in thanks and preparation for the coming darkness.
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| − | Now we enter the dark half of the year and commune with those who've gone before for protection and guidance.
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| − | This is an open public ritual. It is intended both for those curious about Paganism and for practicing Pagans. All participants are equally welcome.
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| − | Live music provided by [http://psgs.us/ritualband Martin Case and the Lee].
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| − | Joseph Brogan-Saxophones, Flutes<br />
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| − | Jean Laing-Djembe, Percussion<br />
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| − | Joshua Mayo-Djun Djun, Djembe, Percussion<br />
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| − | Omar Gittens, Djun Djun, Percussion<br />
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| − | [http://psgs.us/ytimbolg12 Excerpts from our Imbolg/Inspire drum circle],<br />
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| − | [http://psgs.us/ytostara12 Excerpts from our Ostara/Equinox/Emerge and Surge drum circle],<br />
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| − | [http://psgs.us/ytbealtaine12 Excerpts from our Bealtaine/Unite drum circle],<br />
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| − | [http://psgs.us/ytlitha12 Excerpts from our Litha/Midsummer/Summer Solstice drum circle],<br />
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| − | [http://psgs.us/ytlammas12 Excerpts from our Lughnasadh/Lammas/Harvest drum circle].
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| − | [http://paganawakening.org Pagan Awakening] , [http://twitter.com/paganawakening Twitter]
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| − | [http://psgs.us/fbmabon12 Facebook]<br />
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| − | [http://psgs.us/mumabonrc12 Meetup Ritual Circle], [http://psgs.us/mumabondc12 Meetup Drum Circle]<br />
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| − | [http://psgs.us/csmabon12 Couchsurfing]<br />
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The MIT Pagan Students' Group is a support network for Pagans in the MIT community. We welcome MIT students, employees, family members and anyone else in the MIT community with an interest in Paganism. In addition to organizing meetings and hosting rituals, we work to improve the image of Paganism in our community. Paganism is an affirmation of the beauty and sacredness of life on this earth, and of our unity with it.
The MIT PSG is also an informal collection of Wiccans (ranging from hierarchical rigid traditionalists to radical separatist feminists), Discordians, Pantheists, Shamans, Taoists, and those still searching for a path. The group is open-minded enough for people interested in Paganism as a personal religious phenomenom, as a broad political agenda, or as anything in between and beyond.
