Happy September, everyone. I’m personally dreading it, as a number of
personal deadlines are staring me in the face regarding my upcoming move. The back-to-school ads and the appearance of Hallowe’en
candy in the stores are harsh reminders that the change of season is coming. The days are visibly getting shorter, the recent
heat wave is being replaced by the chill winds of autumn. And, gods willing, the wildfires will also
subside.
In the words of Rick Hamouris’ classic “The
Harvest”, “blindness and sight on the balance of the hour, only twice the
circle brings” (though I always heard it as “balance inside”). We seek the balance of darkness and light,
and of our external and internal work, though with autumn, the dark/internal
begins to ascend. As our outside activities begin to decrease, we may begin to
become more reflective. With the beginning of the school year, we may choose to
begin new studies or projects, or resume where we left off in the spring. In the Craft, so often our Sabbats celebrate
beginnings and endings, and with Mabon, even as we continue to celebrate the
harvest, it’s also a time to celebrate the new beginnings the season brings. Hope to see some of you at Calgary Pagan
Pride Day!
September Events:
Note
these events are listed for information purposes only; no endorsement should be
necessarily implied. 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. All times MDT.
Aug 24-Sep 1: Calgary Pride Festival. http://www.calgarypride.ca/
Sep 1-2:
Canmore Highland Games at Centennial Park. http://canmorehighlandgames.ca/
Sep 1, 9:00 am: Calgary Highland Games at Calgary Rugby
Union. http://calgaryhighlandgames.org/
Sep 2:
Celtic Tree-Month of Muin/Vine begins, according to Robert Graves.
Sep 2, 11:00 am: Calgary Pride Parade. https://www.calgarypride.ca/event/parade-2018/
Sep 2, 11:00 am: Calgary Pride Parade. https://www.calgarypride.ca/event/parade-2018/
Sep 2, 11:30 pm: Rocky Horror Picture Show at Globe
Cinema. https://ticketf.ly/2Nsdbr2
Sep 3:
Labour Day.
Sep 8, 6:45 pm: Calgary Cuddle Party at Scarboro Community
Centre. https://bit.ly/2obhvQn
Sep 9, 12:01pm: New Moon. Lunar Month of Muin/Vine begins.
Sep 19-23:
Beakerhead. https://beakerhead.com/
Sep 22, 10:00 am: Calgary Pagan Pride Day at
Hillhurst-Sunnyside Community Hall. https://bit.ly/2P8ls3H
Sep 22, 7:54 pm: Autumnal Equinox.
Sep 22, 10:00 pm: Paranormal Investigation at Twin Cities
Hotel, Longview, hosted by Ghost Hunt Alberta.
https://bit.ly/2NkJ5pl
Sep 24, 8:52 pm: Full (Harvest) Moon.
Sep 28, 6:30 pm: Embodied Bliss: Tantric Cacao Journey into
the Root Chakra, at Scarboro Community Centre.
https://bit.ly/2PfPlPL
Sep 29, 7:00 pm: Calgary Heathens Meet and Greet.
Sep 30:
Celtic Tree-Month of Gort/Ivy begins, according to Robert Graves.
