September 6 – October 11, Tuesdays, 7-10pm
Elements of Magic
With Cat Dancing and Midnight
In Austin
In this class we will awaken within us the clarity and knowing of Air, the passion and will of Fire, the mystery and daring of Water, the silence and strength of Earth, and the swirling cauldron of Spirit. Join us in discovering and celebrating the magic of the Elements.
Sliding fee scale $100 - $160 for the six-week course. Pay what is right for you within this range. A $25 deposit holds your space. Space is limited, so act soon if you want to join this class!
For more information contact Midnight, events@ancient-mysteries.net, 512-373-4411; or Cat Dancing, catdancing13@yahoo.com, 512-608-1701.
To register by mail, print and fill out the Class registration form (available as a link under Classes at at http://www.tejasweb.org), and mail it with deposit or payment in full to: Tejas Web, PO Box 11586, Austin TX 78711.
September 24, Saturday, 11am-5pm, in central Austin
A Magical Mabon: Gender and Spirituality in Reclaiming
The VORTEX, 2307 Manor Rd., Austin
Join Tejas Web to honor the balance of the Fall Equinox with community ritual, a consensus workshop facilitated by Morgana and Juniper, discussion about gender and spirituality, and lunch.
Tejas Web is a community of ritualists, witches, activists, and magicians who seek to transform our world and our spiritual practices with consensus-based magic. Since 1994, we have been creating rituals, classes, camps, and events centered on these spiritual practices.
Tejas Web is part of the greater Reclaiming Community. The Reclaiming Principles of Unity is a written document that holds an understanding of our spiritual values in the global work of Reclaiming.
http://www.reclaiming.org/about/directions/unity.html
There has been a wide call for the Principles of Unity to be more gender inclusive or more gender neutral. This sentence is the one that is under consideration to be changed: “Honoring both Goddess and God, we work with female and male images of divinity, always remembering that their essence is mystery which goes beyond form.”
Reclaiming Communities around the world are gathering to discuss these important issues. Tejas Web turns the wheel together as we gather for magic on the Fall Equinox, to work in sacred space, to rediscover consensus discussion on a community level, and to make magic to open to the opportunities of balance in gender-inclusive ritual and language.
Lunch is provided with vegan, vegetarian, omnivore, and gluten-free options. Attendance for this event is by donation at the door (for the food and the venue). Suggested donation $10 but no one turned away for lack of funds.
Please RSVP your attendance and food option (omnivore, etc.) to Suzanne, mcanna314@hotmail.com (so that we will have enough lunch for you).
ART OF RITUAL WORKSHOPS, Fall 2011
With Morgana, Midnight, Suzanne, Cat Dancing
In central Austin.
Are you called to develop or polish your skills and deepen your power as a ritualist and priestess or priest? Join us for these workshops, which focus on important skills for creating powerful and authentic ritual and magic. Sign up for one or both.
Sunday October 30, 1-4pm: ACCESSING DEITY: AN INTRODUCTION TO THE ART AND PRACTICE OF ASPECTING
We respectfully build relationships with the Gods and deepen our knowledge of them through personal encounters. We learn and practice the powerful and transformative tool of Aspecting in the Reclaiming tradition. By exploring various states of dropped and open attention, boundaries, self-care and deep listening, we learn to access the wisdom of the mysterious ones more fully in our lives and rituals.
Tuesday November 15, 7-10pm: LEADING TRANCE
Trance is a powerful ritual and magical tool that draws us into the altered state of awareness where magic--and change--can happen. In this workshop, we learn and practice creating and facilitating the trance experience in ritual, including techniques of induction and emergence. We deepen our own trance experience, and learn to share this experience with others.
Elements of Magic class or equivalent is recommended as a prerequisite for this work. Particularly for the Accessing Deity workshop, Iron Pentacle or personal shadow work is also recommended.
Fee: $25 per workshop, payable in advance, or in full when the class meets. We ask you to register in advance: you'll be sent more details when you register.
For more information or to register by email, contact Suzanne, mcanna314@hotmail.com, 512-282-5541, or Midnight, midnight@ancient-mysteries.net, 512-373-4411. To register by mail, print and fill out the Class registration form (available as a link under Classes at at http://www.tejasweb.org), and mail to: Tejas Web, PO Box 11586, Austin TX 78711.
November 1, Tuesday evening, time TBA
RITUAL FOR SAMHAIN
At The VORTEX, 2307 Manor Rd., Austin
December 2-4, Friday evening – Sunday morning
DIVINATION RESTORATIVE: Deepening our magic in community with divination tools, mirth and play
Near Lake Travis outside of Austin
Join us for magical work and play in community with each other, the Ancestors, and the Fae as we explore the crossroads of divination, including Tarot, Runes, Scrying, Dowsing, Ogham, and Bones. Using movement, mirth, art, trance, ecstacy, and ritual, we will initiate and deepen relationship with these ancient divinatory allies.
We will gather in the woods of beautiful central Texas near Lake Travis beginning Friday evening, December 2nd, through Sunday afternoon, December 4th. We will nourish ourselves and each other with healthy meals, including a gourmet dinner on Saturday, and with the magic we create together. Though we anticipate the magic may be intense, our restorative schedule allows for attendance at any and all of the workshops and rituals of your choosing, long walks, personal practice, relaxation, and time to spend with friends old and new.
FEES
Pay what is right for you within the sliding scale. Some scholarship assistance may be available: please contact mcanna314@hotmail.com to inquire.
Now through November 1—early registration discount: $75 - $125.
**Register AND pay in full by November 1 to take the early registration discount!**
November 2-November 23: $100 - $125
Private room for one person: $200
Private room for two people: $300.
A $25 non-refundable deposit reserves your space. Please pay all balances in full by November 23.
For questions, contact Suzanne, mcanna314@hotmail.com, 512-282-5541.
December 11, Sunday, 1pm
TEJAS WEB QUARTERLY MEETING
At 1103 Nueces, central Austin
Date and location TBA
RITUAL FOR THE WINTER SOLSTICE
…And coming in Spring 2012—An Art of Ritual workshop: Magical Drumming!
