As always, we welcome the participation of new members and volunteers to help build a useful and valued community resource.

Speculari Training

Developing Astral Senses by Methods of the Western Hermetic Tradition
Taught by Jaxob Ophiuchi

1st and 3rd Thursdays of the month
7:00 pm
$5 suggested donation

Topics will include: Scrying, Assumption of Forms, Building Thought Forms, Etheric, Astral and Mental Projection, Dream Magick and more...

Dream Machine

Led by Jaxob Ophiuchi

2nd and 4th Thursdays of the month
7:00 pm
$5 suggested donation

The Dreamachine is a rotating cylinder on an old-fashioned record-player spinning 78 revolutions per minute. The cylinder has precisely cut out holes that produce a complex stobescopic effect when rotating around a bright light.

Besides the trippy visual effects the device is said to induce lucid dreaming and intense daydreaming. It promotes a trancelike serenity, intensifies creativity and insight and even uncovers suppressed memories.

The first hour will be for beginners, with shorter sessions. After the first hour, we will break, and those who want more in-depth experience can stay for a longer session.

Please bring a pillow to sit on. People who call and reserve a spot will be given priority if we have too many people. Only eight people can fit around the table.

The Rider Waite Court Cards & Jung's Psychology

Teresa Lowery

Saturday morning, Feb 4 11:30 am
$20

The practice of Tarot is seeped deep in historical tradition, as it is noted to have influenced great kings, queens, presidents, and first ladies. Readers utilize intuition to relay times of health and happiness to periods of death and transformation for clients. However, the section known as the Court Cards can be worrisome or difficult to some.

In this 2 ½ hour class, you will examine Jung's psychological perspectives as it applies to this set of the cards. Learn the personality meanings of the symbols, tools, and subjects for better understanding of the participants/personalities appearing in Tarot reads. Packets, reading exercises, personality tests, and interactive teaching will be a part of this class. Bring your Rider Waite cards, but a few decks will be available for a reasonable price.

Gemstone Jewelry for Manifesting Intention

Teresa Lowery

Saturday morning, Feb 11, 11:30 am
$25

For centuries, healing practitioners have known the power of using gemstones to cure certain ailments. This 2 ½ hour class will examine some of these practices and apply it to the fashion designs of jewelry today. Learn the meanings of the stones, how they can be combined to heal, produce intent, and manifest wellness. Additionally, each participant will learn the simple basics of designing a necklace for new beginnings. Beads and supplies will be provided, but please bring gemstone oracle cards. A few decks will be available to borrow, or new ones can be purchased for a reasonable price.

About the Instructor

Teresa is a proven reader and teacher of many forms of tarot, psychology, philosophy, and Native traditions. Native American by descent, she uses her Cherokee roots to harness many different mediums in her readings. Her psychic abilities were apparent as a child, when she would have visions, and predict/dream future events. She combines the tools of intuition, gemstone manifestation, astronomy, and oracle cards into her individual readings. The Sacred Pathway, Animal Medicine, regular playing cards, and Gemstone cards are utilized for concise clarity. However, her pastoral training, native traditions, work experience, and academic education are also used to find the exact pathway the Universe has for you.

As an Ordained Minister with four years of training in contemporary Christian, and Metaphysical belief systems, she has developed a keen understanding of various cultures and religions. Additionally, she has practiced social work, mental health counseling, and psychology for twelve years.

Additionally, in the summer of 2011, The Owl's Den an online community and store began and a creative website was unveiled. This event is a part of her mission to share her innate gifts with the community. The Owl's Den is an online metaphysical store specializing in products, services, and handcrafted jewelry. Each service, store item, or jewelry piece is designed to promote health, wellness, and positive energy for the individual and the universal community. It is expected to expand to two physical locations by late autumn of 2012. For more information visit: www.mystical-manifestations.com.

Movie Night - Kymatica

Monday evening, February 13
Starts at 7 pm
Bring snacks and beverages

Our movie this month is Kymatica, (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MkbvJFEQgJU)

Of course you could stay home and watch it by yourself, but it's so much more fun to watch videos with others, and then talk about them afterwards. This event will be in a private home in the Wedgewood neighborhood, so the address will not be printed out publicly, but will be given in acknowledgement of your RSVP.
You can RSVP by clicking here.

The Aura of Attraction Workshop
Jacob Caldwell

Friday evening, February 17 from 7 to 9 pm

$5

http://seattles-best-massage.com
http://www.MedicalIntuitiveBlog.com

This Workshop will be about the self-discovery of what your aura attracts. With a simple self-evaluation you will be able to observe how you create the world around you. We will go over the anatomy of the 10 chakra system and how the energetics of cording works. When we shine the light of where we continually fall then we can begin to put the pieces back in a different way. Learn the Awareness and Balancing Technique to strengthen where you are weak. When you strengthen your weakness you will prosper with better relationships and continual growing success in business.

This workshop is a copy of Jacob Caldwell's iPhone App "Aura Attract" and one can find it on Facebook as well.

Biography

Jacob Caldwell has been a Massage Therapist since 2002 and a Medical Intuitive since 2000. He uses a holistic view and believes it is important to address the immediate painful area but the bigger picture is to treat how the injury was caused. You can then minimize future injuries.

Inspired by the books of Medical Intuitive Teacher Caroline Myss, Jacob worked with a variety of healers that helped him develop his Medical Intuitive skills. He has now developed his own system which has been effective with treating a variety of emotional issues and diseases. Through observing emotional and mental patterns that create diseases in the body Jacob has been able to help people recognize their own patterns and work to create the necessary changes. His work is inspired by the belief that everyone has the power to heal themselves. With this knowledge people can be truly empowered. When the body sends a message of pain it is time to stop and listen. Only then can people discover what causes disease and empower themselves to begin a path of self-healing. Jacob believes the job of a Medical intuitive is to help people interpret the messages of the body for the guidance of the mind.

Gordon Strong - The Tarot in the Historical, Literary and Magical tradition

with Celtic harpist, Molly Bauckham

Friday, March 16 from 7 to 9 pm

Gordon is an entertaining and popular personality with an international reputation. In his speaking tours, he combines an extensive knowledge of the esoteric world with humour and personal anecdotes.

The game of chess was once considered to be a distillation of all philosophy. The Tarot has the same qualities, and is part of the magical imagination. It is also a series of illustrations of magical philosophy. The common reality, what might be termed the mass consciousness, is very different from the universal mind. Beyond ordinary consciousness, separate from the material world (the superficial appearance of things) is The Divine Will, the force that determines what actually manifests on the material plane. The Tarot, in the hands of a gifted reader, connects with unconscious influences.

The Egyptian Book of Thoth has a direct link with the Tarot but is certainly not the only source of its panoply of images. These come from many different cultures - The Emperor is Teutonic, The Hierophant has his origins in the Russian Orthodox Church, The Wheel of Fortune stems from India, Death probably refers to the Medieval plagues.

In the fourteenth century a pack of fifty-two cards was used for gaming in many Islamic countries. They bore the symbols of Cups, Coins, Swords and Staves. It is this pack that became our ordinary 'playing cards'. These, the Minor Arcana, combined with the twenty 'trumps' (The Major Arcana) and the addition of four 'pages' comprise the modern Tarot.

The origin of the word 'Tarot' is in no way clear. In 1778 Antoine Court de Gebelin spoke of Tarraux a game of Egyptian origin. The name may be composed of two Oriental words Tar and Rha or Rho and meaning 'Royal Road'. Other suggestions are that the name derives from the Sanskrit Taru meaning 'deck of cards', and Torah, the Hebraic 'Law'.

Gordon Strong will be available for private Tarot readings on Saturday, March 17.
Email him at flashmagic7@yahoo.co.uk to make an appointment.

Molly Bauckham, a local Celtic harpist, will also be in attendance to bless us with her wonderful music. Her website, www.harpmolly.com has a video of her beautiful playing.

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Books by Gordon Strong
Dawn of the Goddess	Tarot Unveiled	Merlin: Master of Magic	Bride's Mound: Gateway to Avalon
Sun God & Moon Maiden: The Secret World of the Holy Grail	King Arthur: The Waste Land and the New Age	Stanton Drew