Monthly Archives: June 2010

Just a reminder that there will be no Pagan Discussion evening this month because the MPRC has decided to give our faaaabulous moderator the summer off to rest.

This also means there will be NO Pagan Discussion Night in July or August either. We should start again in September 2010.

Keep an eye on the MPRC website to stay up-to-date with the latest and greatest! Have a great summer!

Are you new to paganism? Navigating the books, the movies, the TV shows, the Internet, and wondering if anyone else is going through what you’re going through?

I discovered a new pagan podcast called Pagan Hooligans which is created by a married couple (Isaac and Jasmine) who are discovering paganism for the first time and chronicling their experiences in podcast form. The Pagan Hooligans podcast is a fascinating journey of spiritual discovery by two people who tackle it head-on and are unafraid and unabashed at sharing their experiences.

From their website:

The Pagan Hooligans podcast takes podcasting to a different place. Unlike other podcasting “experts”, we don’t pretend we know anything about our subject. The show is research based and in every show we give ourselves research projects for the next show. We then tell our listeners, what we learned about the subject and how it helped us in our quest for spirituality. We take on spirituality from day one and hopefully everyone will learn a little something.

I’m really enjoying their fresh insight on the basic concepts as they discover them, and it reminds me of my first experiences and the learning curves and hoops that I had to jump through. I hope you enjoy it!
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Hobbes

June 27th 2010, 10 am sharp
Resto Burgers & Benedicts
2313 rue Sainte-Catherine Ouest (AMC)
(514) 228-5210
Breakfast: <$15
Facebook Event

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.

On behalf of the MPRC, I’d like to wish everyone a happy and safe summer solstice. May the Lord and Lady bless you and your loved ones with a happy, healthy, fun summer!

Unfortunately, due to a variety of scheduling conflicts, we haven’t been able to prepare a Public Litha ritual for the community. Maybe we could have something in July like a community picnic in Angrignon park instead? We’ll look into that.

Happy Summer Solstice to all, and to all a good day!
–
Hobbes

The Board of Directors of Gaia Gathering-The Canadian National Pagan Conference is very pleased to announce that Montreal, Quebec will be the host city for the 2011 conference to be held over the May Long Weekend, May 20th – 23rd, 2011.

The Host Team has put together an exciting plan for the conference. The proposed theme for 2011 will be “Language to Liturgy”. This theme reflects the cultural diversity of Montreal and reflects upon how language itself can affect our practices and beliefs. What better a city to do this in then Montreal where the two solitudes of English and French collide in a multicultural kaleidoscope?

The host team is comprised of energetic and dedicated community leaders. Amanda Strong, Hobbes, Robyn Stroll and T.Scarlet Jory are planning several fun, community building fund raisers in order to ensure that the momentum, energy and cash are available to provide an exciting and worthwhile conference.

Please stay tuned for exciting updates from the Gaia Board and Montreal Host team.

We look forward to seeing you in Montreal! Mark your calendars!

- The Gaia Gathering Board of Directors

On behalf of S. Richer, a friend of the MPRC:

(version français plus bas)
There’s a beautiful FREE HUGS event for next Friday, June 4th! I hope to see all Montrealers there! All hugs are FREE.

Date: Friday, June 4, 2010
Time: 5:00pm – 7:00pm
Location: Square Philips
City/Town: Montreal, QC

What am I talking about? Ever seen this video? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vr3x_RRJdd4

“The Free Hugs Campaign is a social movement involving individuals who offer hugs to strangers in public places. The campaign in its present form was started in 2004 by an Australian man known only by the pseudonym “Juan Mann”. The campaign became famous internationally in 2006 as the result of a music video on YouTube by the Australian band Sick Puppies.”

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_Hugs_Campaign

Here’s the link to the event: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=130877826927282

In the Spirit of the free hugs campaign, PASS THIS TO A FRIEND and HUG A STRANGER! After all, you just need to reach one person.

Free Hugs Campaign – Official Page (music by Sick Puppies.net ) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vr3x_RRJdd4
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Il y a un bel événement “d’accolades gratuites” vendredi prochain le 4 juin! Au plaisir de vous y voir! Tout est GRATUIT! …

Date: vendredi, 4 juin 2010
Heure: 5:00pm – 7:00pm
Location: Square Philips
City/Town: Montreal, QC

Regardez ce vidéo sur le phénomène, ça en vaut la peine :

Plus d’info : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_Hugs_Campaign

Voici le lien à l’événement : http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=130877826927282

Dans l’esprit de la campagne, transmettiez ce message à un ami ou à une amie et offrez une embrassade à un ou une inconnue!

Free Hugs Campaign – Official Page (music by Sick Puppies.net ) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vr3x_RRJdd4

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
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 historical figures spiritual/religious leaders? (Sanders, Gardner, Bonewits, Crowley, Levi, Gandhi, Buddha, Confucius, Muhammad, 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.