Monthly Archives: May 2010

May 30th 2010, 10 am sharp
Resto Burgers & Benedicts
2313 rue Sainte-Catherine Ouest (AMC)
(514) 228-5210
Breakfast: <$15
Facebook Event page

Come join us for breakfast and meet other pagans in your community! No level of pagan experience is necessary, but as long as you can wield a knife and fork like a guru master, you’ll be respected and admired by your peers.

This is a kid-friendly event, so feel free to bring your offspring.

If you have any questions, send me a message on FB or email me at jdhobbes @ gmail.com. If you don’t know anybody, don’t fret. Ask the resto guys for Hobbes or look for the pentacle.
–
Hobbes

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DIRECTIONS

Resto Burgers & Benedicts is in the Pepsi Forum that houses the AMC Movie theatre and is across Atwater from Alexis Nihon.

BUS/METRO/WALK:
Get to Atwater metro (Green line), cross Atwater from Alexis Nihon, and enter the Pepsi Forum. Its the first resto inside.

About a month ago, there was some discussion on a pagan blog called The Wild Hunt (http://wildhunt.org) over what the pagan community stance should be on an incident of sexual abuse by a Druid in North Carolina.

This prompted a conversation and drafting of a statement that could represent what the pagan community would think on such a matter. You can read the whole thing on this blog:
http://wildhunt.org/blog/2010/05/an-ethics-statement-public-comment-period.html

If you have any thoughts on this issue, please leave us a comment!

Please welcome our two newest volunteers: Samantha and John!

Samantha will be taking a shift on Fridays from 6pm to 9pm.
John will be taking a shift on Saturdays from 1pm to 4pm.

Welcome to both of you! I hope you enjoy your MPRC experience!

As many of you know, our (ADF) founder, Isaac Bonewits, is suffering from cancer.
While it appeared at first that he was getting better, it now looks like
things have taken a turn for the worst.

This is from Isaac’s Facebook page this morning.

” A very stressful day for both of us. Isaac’s very weak from last week’s
chemo, so he is back in the hospital for a few days. A very frank talk with
his oncologist was not encouraging. In short, the best they can do is
control his disease. He will not get well. If he cannot tolerate chemo at
levels that control the tumors, there is nothing else they can do.”

” “Of course,” she (the doctor) said, “miracles do happen.” So, family,
friends and fans, we need a miracle. If there was ever a time to kick the
magic into gear, this is it.”

Please keep Isaac in your thoughts and prayers as he and Phaedra both go
through this hard time.

Updated information can always be found on his Facebook page located here Isaac/Phaebra Bonewits on Facebook

Bright Blessings,

Skip Ellison
Archdruid of Ár nDraíocht Féin (ADF)

Update from Phaedra:

Just a note to our friends to let you know Isaac is back in the hospital for a few days.

His cancer at the moment is stable. It is not getting better. We had hoped for remission, but that is not happening. The docs think they can keep the tumors from growing if he keeps getting chemo, but the chemo has been very hard on him.

Please, we really don’t need a lot of advice on alternative treatments. We know everyone means well, but please believe that at this point we have done our homework and are doing everything that is feasible.

What we do need are your good thoughts, healing energy or anything else you can think of. His oncologist says, “Of course, miracles can happen.” We want it to happen.

Material support can be sent through PayPal links on our web site (http://www.neopagan.net), or to our mailing address, PO Box 1010, Nyack NY 10960.

May the Gods look kindly upon us all,

Phaedra Bonewits

Hello everyone,

Registration is now officially open at the website

http://www.redspiralwomensretreat.com/

Also, if you need or can provide a ride to women attending the Retreat, there is now a discussion page available to connect with one another.

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I’m sharing with you a public event for women from July 9th-July 11th 2010. It’s highly pagan oriented but not exclusive, so all women are welcomed.

Here’s a copy paste from their site:

This event was created by women, for women of all backgrounds, 16 years of age and older. If you have ever thought it would be nice to get away from everything, go camping for a weekend and focus on yourself for a change, then come join us.

The theme for this year is “The Path to a Fulfilling Life”.

The Red Spiral Women’s Retreat will take place at Raven’s Knoll, a campground and event centre located near Eganville, Ontario, Canada. This beautiful, natural 100 acre property is located on the Bonnechere River, near Golden Lake.

Good day!

The MPRC holds public discussions on random subjects pertaining to paganism and/or alternative beliefs every first Thursday of the month. The structure remains open and informal where everyone’s opinion is welcomed.

Our upcoming discussion:

Topic: Leadership in Alternative Spiritualities (Gurus, Shamans, Prophets, Founders, etc.)
Date: June 3rd 2010 (18h30-20h30)
Location: (MPRC) Mélange Magique boutique; 1928 Ste-Catherine Ouest, Montreal
Cost: Free (change donations welcomed to support MPRC’s community activities)

Let’s Discuss:

- What made some historical figures spiritual/religious leaders? (Gandhi, Buddha, Confucius, Muhammad, Sanders, Gardner, Bonewits, Crowley, Levi, etc.)
- Who are the key figures in Paganism and Alternative Spiritualities today?
o Local, Regional, National, Global
- Is spiritual leadership something that stems from wanting society to “change”?
- What is expected of Leadership today and is Leadership about sacrifice?
- Where did all the Leaders go?
- Are we moving towards times in which such leadership is no longer required?
- Etc.

IMPORTANT NOTICE: There will be no discussions for the months of July and August due to the crazy summer festivities and holidays.

Stay tuned for the upcoming topics in September 2010.

Cheers,

Selena

As you know, the MPRC hosted Montreal’s first Pagan Art Show on the weekend of April 23rd 2010 (you can read more about it here).

In the spirit of transparency, and in case you’re curious to know what it takes to put on an Art Show, here’s a tally of the expenses and incomes from the show.

As you can see, we only lost about $30 on the show, but without some generous donations from Lena and Hobbes, it would’ve been more like a $115 loss. Not bad for a first show: we learned a lot about the process and we’ll do better next year. We’ve already stirred up loads of interest for next year from other Quebec artists, and even more from Ontario!

The MPRC is proud to have been able to offer this kind of event to the Montreal community.

Hello everyone,

I’m sharing with you a public event for women from July 9th-July 11th 2010. It’s highly pagan oriented but not exclusive, so all women are welcomed.

Below has been copy pasted from the site:

This event was created by women, for women of all backgrounds, 16 years of age and older. If you have ever thought it would be nice to get away from everything, go camping for a weekend and focus on yourself for a change, then come join us.

The theme for this year is “The Path to a Fulfilling Life”.

The Red Spiral Women’s Retreat will take place at Raven’s Knoll, a campground and event centre located near Eganville, Ontario, Canada. This beautiful, natural 100 acre property is located on the Bonnechere River, near Golden Lake.

For more information visit
http://www.redspiralwomensretreat.com/

or their facebook page
http://www.facebook.com/#!/group.php?gid=110743878946946&ref=ts

For the past couple of years, there’s been a pagan brunch in the West Island, for those who have difficulty making it to the more centrally located Pagan Brunch. It takes place on the second Sunday of each month, which this month falls on May 9th. If you have any questions, please feel free to email me at my address below. (just replace the [at] with an @ sign.)

So here are the details:

What: West Island Pagan Brunch
When: Sunday, May 9, 2010 10:00 AM
Where: Dejeuner Inc.
3339-B, boulevard des Sources
Dollard-des-Ormeaux , QC H9B 1Z8
514-684-8000

As usual, we’ll meet up at Dejeuner Inc. on Sources Boulevard, and afterwards, weather permitting, we’ll go to the Centennial Park gazebo for some drumming out in nature.

Everyone is welcome. Bring a friend, or your kids, if you think they’ll enjoy the breakfast, chat or drumming.

We’ll likely be in the back of the restaurant again in the section behind the kitchen, so if you don’t see us, try back there. Look for a pentagram meetup sign on the table.

How to get there:
From Côte Vertu, take the 215 to Boul. des Sources and Brunswick.
(leaves at 9:43 to get there at 10:15)

From Fairview-Pointe Claire – Take the 215 or 208 to the corner of Sources and Brunswick.

The restaurant is near the gas station, in the strip mall facing Boul. des Sources.

Please remember to RSVP so that we can reserve the number of places sitting together at the restaurant. If you don’t RSVP you may be stuck eating brunch alone.

See you there.

Alex.

dracosalpha[at]gmail.com

The MPRC holds public discussions on random subjects pertaining to paganism and/or alternative beliefs every first Thursday of the month. The structure remains open and informal where everyone’s opinion is welcomed.

Our upcoming discussion:

Topic: Vampirism: Mythical, Psychic, Sanguine and current Sub-Cultures
Date: May 6th 2010, 6:45pm – 8:45pm
Location: (MPRC) Mélange Magique boutique; 1928 Ste-Catherine Ouest, Montreal
Cost: Free (change donations welcomed to support MPRC’s community activities)

Let’s Discussion:
- Historical and Cultural Perspectives on Vampirism
- Fictional and Non-Fictional Vampires
- The Continued Popularity of Vampires
- The Growing Sub-Culture of Current Vampirism
- Non-Fictional Psychic/Magnetic Vampirism
- Non-Fictional Sanguine Vampires
- Psychological Perspectives on Vampire Mythology and our fascinations
- Etc.