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Welcome to the MIT PSG Wiki - Homepage of the MIT Pagan Students' Group

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.

To see what is going on at the PSG, please take a look at our Current Events!

You can also take a look at our Planned Events, browe our Past Events, or take a look at our Library.

The MIT PSG office is in Walker Memorial in room 50-318.

We are now on Facebook and Twitter.

The Rising of Sothis, the Star of Isis

Date: Saturday, July 2, 2011

Time: Doors open: 6:45 pm; Doors close, ritual starts: 7:00 pm

Location: The beautiful MIT Chapel, on the MIT campus in Cambridge, MA at Mass Ave & Amherst St., MIT Building W15

Parking: Parking is available in the Chapel Turnaround: "Parks 20 cars and is for use with Chapel events. Turnaround is located on Amherst Street just after the Chapel."

Cost: Free

Come celebrate the rising of Sothis, Star of Isis! For the ancient Egyptians, the "return" of Sothis (also called Sirius, the Dog Star) was related to the Isiac myth cycle and corresponded to the inundation of the Nile, a crucial occurrence for this agricultural society. The rising of Sothis corresponds with the heat of summer, abundance and joy. This is a festival for connecting with the heart and soul of Isis as the Mother of All Things and for encouraging an expansive, loving energy within ourselves. Whether we’re experiencing good times or not-so-good times, this ritual can help to heal old wounds and remind us of the plethora of opportunities for growth and fulfillment that surround us. As symbols of our work, participants can bring a white candle for blessing and will receive a small vial of Nile water.

Participants who would like to witness the actual rising of Sothis should follow the directions below, "How to Find Sothis". See also directions below for a brief ritual for "Honoring the Rising of Sothis."

This ritual will be presented by Luna from Lap of the Goddess Productions and will be similar in style to the Navigium Isidis as presented by LOTG in March 2010.

Co-sponsored by Pagan Awakening and MIT Pagan Students' Group.

http://www.witchvox.com/vn/vn_detail/dt_ev.html?a=usma&id=77744

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=111299922295902

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How to Find Sothis (also called Sirius)

In mid to late summer, Sothis can only be seen in the early morning before dawn. In order to witness the rising of Sothis, awaken before the sun is up and look towards the southeast. Sothis will be the brightest star in the sky. If you see a star low in the east just before dawn, it could be Venus. Sothis will be higher, brighter and further south.

Honoring the Rising of Sothis

Once you locate the star, begin to slowly raise your arms in a stance of adoration and invocation. If you have a rattle, shake the rattle as you raise your arms. Let the energy build within you as you sense the heat and energy of the return of the Soul of Isis. Once you feel complete with that, raise up a white candle and light it, chanting, "Isis Sothis!" Take some time to meditate. Bring this candle to our ritual, for further blessing. Or, if you can’t get up in time to see the rising of the star, bring a white candle anyway and follow the directions above sometime this summer.

Bealtaine -- Union

Date: Friday, April 29, 2011

Time: Doors open: 7:00 pm; Doors close, ritual starts: 7:30 pm

Location: The beautiful MIT Chapel, on the MIT campus in Cambridge, MA at Mass Ave & Amherst St., MIT Building W15

In February our seed lay dormant. In March we planted it with intention and saw it sprout. Our dreams have started to take on physical form as the year turns ever closer to their fruition.

Now we celebrate the power of spring and growth, and raise the energy of the May pole and the power of creation.

We will be having live percussion from Martin Case (http://www.martincasemusic.com) . Please bring a yoga mat and small blanket for the meditation.

This event is drug and alcohol free.

Parking is available in the Chapel Turnaround: "Parks 20 cars and is for use with Chapel events. Turnaround is located on Amherst Street just after the Chapel."

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=159964574063483

http://www.witchvox.com/vn/vn_detail/dt_ev.html?a=usma&id=76382