Awakening Your Creative Magick Through Learning to Sculpt Saturday, 11/21 at 5:00 pm presented by guest lecturer/artist Molly Stanton (www.elvenelysium.com) This class serves as a basic introduction to simple sculpting techniques. Through the learning of some basic skills we will explore the concept of creativity, why it is vital to your spirituality to express yourself through some media or other, and work at eliminating the fear that you may be "uncreative" or "not talented". The class is a melding of my creativity workshop and a beginning sculpting course. Students will sculpt their own goddess figure out of polymer clay. You can create either an altar object or a large focal bead. You will learn: • where your childhood joy of creating went • basic clay conditioning and building techniques • how to silence your inner critic • how to incorporate herbs, objects, and imprints into your piece • how to keep your creativity flowing • ways to finish polymer pieces • techniques for curing clay You will leave the class with your own goddess created by you and filled with your own magic! Molly has some beads, plastic and paper leaves, glitters, paints, pearlescent powders, wire, etc. If you wish your goddess to be more personalized with objects of significant to you, you may want to bring them. Examples are herbs, bits of jewelry, small crystals, and so on. Whatever you bring will need to withstand oven temps of about 275 degrees without melting or be appropriate for affixing to your figure after curing. $25.00 course fee includes a simple armature, clay, your own simple tools set, and embellishments. |
| Exploring Witchcraft "If I can in any way contribute to the. . . improvment of the [community] in which I live, I shall leave it, when I am summoned out of it, with the secret satisfaction of thinking that I have not lived in vain." - inspired by Joseph Addison * Art of Tarot * Asatru * A Witch's Path to Ritual * Book of Shadows * Dreamology * * The Geiselian Gematria * Guided Meditation * Hellenic Mother Goddesses * * Hellenic Study * Hera * History of Witchcraft * House Cleansing * * Intro to Modern Witchcraft * Mead Making * Music and Magick * * Myths and Symbols * Practical Herbal Magick * * Protection Magick * Rune Lore * The Seven Hermetic Keys * Shamanism * WLBRP * |
Next Circle: Mabon - Saturday, 9/19 Pre-Gathering: 7:30 pm, Circle Cast at 8:00 pm At the Unitarian Universalist Church of Bethlehem 424 Center Street All are welcome to join us as we gather to celebrate Mabon! Please bring a dish to share for the potluck to follow. In an effort to make sure there's a variety of food to go around, we'd love if our participants would try the following: Fire Signs: bring a hot dish Water Signs: bring a beverage Air Signs: bring finger food Earth Signs: bring dessert For this Circle, we'll be inviting volunteers from the general community to call quarters for us. We're also taking volunteers for our kids' crafts table-- interested persons can email our HP directly: jason.whymark@gmail.com * * * Upcoming Classes: NEW!! Guided Meditation for Stress Reduction * Monday, 9/28 at 7 pm * $10 House Cleansing * Wednesday, 10/7 at 7 pm * Free of Charge Protection Magick * Monday, 10/12 from 7-10 pm * $10 A Witch's Path to Ritual * Thursday, 10/15 from 7-10 pm* $10 For class details and descriptions, click here! NEW! The Ostara* Book Club First Meeting: Saturday, November 14th at 5:00 pm Ostara* is pleased to announce it's new Book Discussion Group! Each month or so a date will be set to have a sit down discussion on a book chosen the month prior. Bring your opinions and critique, and a few dollars if you would like some pizza and a drink. You are not required to participate each month (but we'd like it if you did!) and there is no required fee other than to provide a copy of the book for yourself. The first discussion scheduled will be for the book American Gods by Neil Gaiman. American Gods is a brilliant piece of modern mythological fiction. "One of the most talked about books of the new millennium, American Gods is a kaleidoscopic journey deep into myth and across an America landscape at once eerily familiar and utterly alien. It is, quite simply, a contemporary masterpiece." (Harper Perennial book cover). This book presents us with a very interesting reading assignment. There are, throughout the entire novel, many gods and goddesses from many cultures hidden throughout the story. How many do you think you can identify? The internet has many lists from people who have found the gods and goddesses. If you've never read this book, you are on your honor not to cheat and look them up. It is highly recommended you purchase your own copy so you may take notes or dog-ear pages if you want. Among other discussions, we'll share our finds with the group. Please email Sascha Fink (rowansterling@aol.com) if you are interested in participating. We'd like to know approximately how many people will be reading the book. American Gods in paperback form can be found at Barnes and Noble and Borders in Whitehall. It's also easily found at used bookstores and on Amazon.com. If you have trouble locating a copy, please let Sascha know. * Spaces are distributed on a first come, first serve basis. To reserve your space for any of the classes listed, please call the store (610) 866-5577 or e-mail us at admin@awitchscauldron.com ** Ostara* and it's associates reserve the right to refuse admittance to any of these classes. |
Award-winning author Ellen Dugan presents "Practical Magick and the Book of Witchery" on Saturday, 11/7 at 5:00 pm. Spaces are limited, and are filling up fast!! $35.00. Ellen will also be available from 2 -3 pm on 11/7 for a "Meet and Greet"! |
Awakening Your Creative Magick Through Learning to Sculpt Saturday, November 21st at 5:00 pm presented by guest lecturer/artist Molly Stanton This class serves as a basic introduction to simple sculpting techniques. Through the learning of some basic skills we will explore the concept of creativity, why it is vital to your spirituality to express yourself through some media or other, and work at eliminating the fear that you may be "uncreative" or "not talented". The class is a melding of Molly's creativity workshop and a beginning sculpting course. Students will sculpt their own goddess figure out of polymer clay. You can create either an altar object or a large focal bead. You will learn: • where your childhood joy of creating went • basic clay conditioning and building techniques • how to silence your inner critic • how to incorporate herbs, objects, and imprints into your piece • how to keep your creativity flowing • ways to finish polymer pieces • techniques for curing clay You will leave the class with your own goddess created by you and filled with your own magic! Molly will have some beads, plastic and paper leaves, glitters, paints, pearlescent powders, wire, etc. If you wish your goddess to be more personalized with objects of significant to you, you may want to bring them. Examples are herbs, bits of jewelry, small crystals, and so on. Whatever you bring will need to withstand oven temps of about 275 degrees without melting or be appropriate for affixing to your figure after curing. $25.00 course fee includes a simple armature, clay, your own simple tools set, and embellishments. Class is expected to run 3 - 3 1/2 hours |