Thor's
Day, April 3rd:
ISAAC BONEWITS LECTURE at Rutgers Pagan Students Assoc.:
DISCOVERING YOUR MAGICAL PERSONALITY
ISAAC BONEWITS, founder of the ADF Druid Fellowship and author of
several books including his Essential Guide to Wicca, Essential Guide
to Druidry, and The Pagan Man, is coming to speak THURSDAY,
April 3 at 8 p.m. on the Busch campus of Rutgers, in the Busch Campus
Center, Busch Student Center, room 117, on Bartholomew Road in Piscataway,
NJ., (just five minutes from the New Brunswick campus).
Here's the Web page for the Busch Campus Center:
http://maps.rutgers.edu/building.aspx?id=44
The topic of the lecture is DISCOVERING YOUR MAGICAL PERSONALITY. (click
here for more information)
Frigga's
Day, April 4th: Meditatateria
For
an hour, we give you nothing. But it's quality nothing. Join us for
an hour of silent meditation and snacks and discussion afterwards. Open
Every Other Frigga's Day in New Brunswick. Doors open at 7pm, meditation
8-9pm (please do not arrive after eight o'clock). A meditation space
will be available for silent meditation for our Dedicants and anyone
else who wishes to sit and meditate. No RSVP necessary. For
more info e-mail: eternalansw@earthlink.net
Thor's
Day, April 10th:
DISCORDIANISM
at Rutgers Pagan Students Assoc.
Pat Bolton of GOG, lecturing on Discordianism, April 10 at 8 p.m.
in the Rutgers Student Center, room 407, New Brunswick, NJ.
Saturn's
Day, April 12th:
ADF Druid Dedicants Group V-- Fourth Meeting
This
will be the fourth meeting of our fifth ADF Druid dedicants group.
Get involved in studying and discussing our Druidry, our rituals, and
our various philosophies! If you'd like to go through ADF's Druid Dedicants
Program with our next dedicants study group, e-mail us as soon as possible
at:
eternalansw@earthlink.net
Thor's
Day, April 17th:
MARGO ADLER
at Rutgers Pagan Students Assoc.
Margot Adler, author of the Pagan classic, Drawing Down the Moon,
and NPR commentator, will be speaking on April 17 at 8 p.m. room 407
of the Student Center on College Ave. in New Brunswick
"Come see Margot Adler, author of Drawing Down the Moon lecture
on:
Contemporary Paganism: what's new, what's different, what's changing,
and why it's a perspective that's necessary in today's world
It's gonna be crowded in our little room, so COME EARLY IF YOU WANT
A CHAIR. Also, our speaker has to jet right at 10 to catch a train,
so we will be starting right on time at 8:00, no Pagan Standard Time
this week."
Location: 8pm in room 407 of the Student Center on College Ave. in New
Brunswick.
Frigga's
Day, April 18th: Meditatateria
For
an hour, we give you nothing. But it's quality nothing. Join us for
an hour of silent meditation and snacks and discussion afterwards. Open
Every Other Frigga's Day in New Brunswick. Doors open at 7pm, meditation
8-9pm (please do not arrive after eight o'clock). A meditation space
will be available for silent meditation for our Dedicants and anyone
else who wishes to sit and meditate. No RSVP necessary. For
more info e-mail: eternalansw@earthlink.net
Sun's
Day, April 20th:
Poppet Strings: An Adventure in Dollmaking
Design
a cloth dolly to take home.... Cost of the workshop will include pre-sewn
cloth dollies, fabrics and trinkets, wool for hair, and beads,
everything you need to decorate your doll... and use of the shop
space and sewing machines.... For cost and more info CLICK
HERE for the flyer for the event. The Web site for the store is:
http://thequilterscottagenj.com/home
Workshop
led by GOG's own Maria Raven. To
RSVP email Maria at jdenitto1966@yahoo.com
Thor's
Day, April 24th:
PAGAN PANEL DISCUSSION
at Rutgers Pagan Students Assoc.
RUPSA'S famous annual Pagan Panel Discussion -- topic and speakers
tba. 8
p.m. in the Rutgers Student Center, rm. 407, New Brunswick, NJ.
Sun's
Day, April 27th: Planning
Meeting for GOG's Beltane Ritual!
Feasting,
Flower Wreaths, Foolery, Fun, Frolicking, Labyrinth, Druid Ritual, Drumming,
Maypole, Hobby Horse, and more. So, how are we going to do all this?
Help us make it all happen! (We will be honoring Parvati, Hindu mountain
mother, and the Divine Family, in our 2008 Beltane rite on May 3rd.)
Thor's
Day, May 1st: Beltane
VIGIL and DAWN in Princeton!
On
May first, GOG will perform its local version of the Padstow hobby horse
romp and May Day song at dawn on the Princeton Battlegrounds, joining
local Morris and Molly dancers as they dance to wake up the spring!
They've been doing this for twenty-six years, and GOG has been with
them for ten or so. It's a ritual of a different sort. Yes, it's early
and on a weekday, but the best and most sacred things sometimes take
a little effort.
There
will be an overnight vigil the night before: we watch a 1950s video
of May morning in Padstow England, and also a video of English street
traditions; we make buttonnieres to wear May morning; we sing songs
and eat faery cakes and talk about May traditions. Come join us for
the vigil and / or at dawn on May Day for one of the most moving religious
experiences of the year! Last
Year's Photos, Click Here.
Saturn's
Day, May 3rd: GOG's
Beltane May Faire!
Feasting,
Flower Wreaths, Foolery, Fun, Frolicking, Labyrinth, Druid Ritual, Drumming,
Maypole, Hobby Horse, and more.
This year's May Faire will be PARVATI'S PARTY: celebrating the Hindu
Goddess of earth and energy, her husband Shiva, and their Divine Family.
EVENTS INCLUDE:
-Pretty Parvati's Floral Headwreath-making
-Ganesha's bakeoff and festival of desserts
-Kartikeya's Henna extravaganza
-Shiva's great big Maypole
-A culturally inappropriate Hobby Horse Frolic
-Drumming and Dancing
-An ADF Druid ritual honoring Parvati (and Shiva)
and even more!
plus
the usual feasting, barbeque, merriment;
a labyrinth, a flaming birdbath, and a firepit bonfire to gather around!
Saturn's
Day, May 3rd: Astrology
Workshop with Carol Raine
Astrology:
Guide to the Universal Energies Level II: Click
here for more info!
Frigga's
Day, May 16th: Meditatateria
For
an hour, we give you nothing. But it's quality nothing. Join us for
an hour of silent meditation and snacks and discussion afterwards. Open
Every Other Frigga's Day in New Brunswick. Doors open at 7pm, meditation
8-9pm (please do not arrive after eight o'clock). A meditation space
will be available for silent meditation for our Dedicants and anyone
else who wishes to sit and meditate. No RSVP necessary. For
more info e-mail: eternalansw@earthlink.net
Saturn's
Day, May 17th:
ADF Druid Dedicants Group V-- Fifth Meeting
This
will be the fifth meeting of our fifth ADF Druid dedicants group.
Get involved in studying and discussing our Druidry, our rituals, and
our various philosophies! If you'd like to go through ADF's Druid Dedicants
Program with our next dedicants study group, e-mail us as soon as possible
at:
eternalansw@earthlink.net
Frigga's
Day, May 30th: Meditatateria
For
an hour, we give you nothing. But it's quality nothing. Join us for
an hour of silent meditation and snacks and discussion afterwards. Open
Every Other Frigga's Day in New Brunswick. Doors open at 7pm, meditation
8-9pm (please do not arrive after eight o'clock). A meditation space
will be available for silent meditation for our Dedicants and anyone
else who wishes to sit and meditate. No RSVP necessary. For
more info e-mail: eternalansw@earthlink.net
Sun's
Day, June 1st: Planning
Meeting for HOC's
11th Pagan Picnic
The
theme for this year's Hands of Change New Jersey Pagan Picnic is "Sharing
the Basics": strengthening our community and our knowledge of each
other through sharing the basics of our traditions. This planning meeting
will be held in New Brunswick. GOG, as usual, is helping Hands Of Change
Coven in planning the picnic. This has been an annual part of our community
service for many years. E-mail
eternalansw@earthlink.net
if you'd like to help out.
Frigga's
Day, June 2oth:
GOG's Summer Solstice Jersey Rest Stop Ritual!
Our
oddly famous "Jersey Rest Stop Ritual" on Rt. 295 along the
Delaware on the west coast of Jersey. Lean over the guardrail with us
and see the sun set over Pennsylvania on the longest day of the year--
click here
for photos of last year's rite!.
Saturn's
Day, June 28th: The
Totally Normal Event!
A Jeff Mach Charity Benefit and an Alternative World
Not
a GOG event, but highly recommended, and for a VERY GOOD CAUSE, and
lots of GOGees will be there, as well as our ADF ArchDruid Emeritus
Isaac Bonewits, who will be doing a workshop on "Magic For World
Domination." Click
to see the flyer!
In addition, Ed and Norma from GOG will be presenting two unDruid
workshops: "Dancing in the Gates of Magick: Japanese Butoh Dance
and Energy" and "The Surreal Mind."
"Find out about the Totally Normal Event - an alternative
world constructed for your entertainment and delight, whose attractions
include but are hardly limited to: Voltaire, Freezepop, Barry Louis
Polisar, and Isaac Bonewits.
It's taking place on Saturday the 28th, at the vast Hanover Marriott,
in Whippany, New Jersey - noon until very very late.
The entire event is a benefit for www.SPARCSummer.org
- a summer program for gifted kids.
Find out more at www.WickedFaire.com/...."
Saturn's
Day, July 5th:
GOG's Summer Walkaround
Ritual: New Brunswick After Dark
This
will be a ritual to the beautiful and formidable Goddesses of New Brunswick
and The Night. More to come. Watch this space.
Saturn's
Day, August 2nd: HOC
11th New Jersey Pagan Picnic
The
theme for this year's Hands of Change New Jersey Pagan Picnic is "Sharing
the Basics": strengthening our community and our knowledge of each
other through sharing the basics of our traditions. This is a great
day in the park by the river sharing food, friendship, and spirituality.
Workshops, worship, ritual, fun and games, drumming, vendors. 10 AM
to 7 PM - rain or shine!
Johnson Park, Piscataway, NJ. E-mail eternalansw@earthlink.net
if you'd like to help out. Here
are photos from last year!
For
more info on any of the above events, e-mail us at Eternalansw@earthlink.net
SEE
RECENT
PAST EVENTS
TO SEE WHAT GROVE OF THE OTHER GODS, ADF, HAS BEEN DOING LATELY!
FOR
Pattie's 2008 CALENDAR WITH LOTS O' HOLIDAYS- Patty
L's new big old calendar for 2008
(we don't celebrate them all, of course, but you can.)