OWN THE NIGHT
1). INVITE TO COVEN OLDENWILDE’S 31st FREE FAMILY-FRIENDLY SAMHAIN SABBAT:
*HALLOWEEN OCTOBER 31st*, SUNDOWN UNTIL, AT 113 CLINTON AVENUE, ASHEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA 28806.
ALL REVERENT & HELPFUL, WELCOME!
- Theme: Own the Night
- Wear: Mouth mask (for health safety), black, spooky, cape — Witchy according to weather
- Bring: Dry white or red wine, bitter ale, fall-leaf-colored liquor, cocktail accoutrements; individual bites to share after the rite; and/or help off-set costs by making a tax-deductible donation via secure PayPal (hit the DONATE button on: oldenwilde.org).
- Features:
- Pagan music.
- Trick-or-treater/parent(s) cauldron gifts of stress-relieving, durable squishies, with choice of color & kind: star-shaped with affirmation, or round with freaky face:
- Folk who enable us as needed & circle with us after get a discreet, black, comfy, adjustable necklace with sterling-silver pentagram pendant:
- Witches’ celebratory rite follows kiddos, adoors or in the ritual room. We’ll Lament our Beloved Dead, Turn the Wheel of the Year, then celebrate camaraderie with “Cakes & Wine”!
RSVP/query Queen Lady Passion at: oldenwilde@gmail.com.
(N.B: The crystalline orb in our top image is an actual celestial object named Teleios.)
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