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Photos: Yule Museum Outing 2018
For Yule this year, we teamed up with the good folks of the Melbourne Heathen Moot for an excursion to the Vikings exhibition at the Melbourne Museum. This was followed by a lovely dinner at a local pub and a brief sumbel to mark the occassion.
Many thanks to PCV committee member Dean for organising this wonderful event!
At the 2018 Yule museum outing with the Melbourne Heathen Moot. Photo by Ryan.
At the 2018 Yule museum outing with the Melbourne Heathen Moot. Photo by Dean.
At the 2018 Yule museum outing with the Melbourne Heathen Moot. Photo by Ryan.
At the 2018 Yule museum outing with the Melbourne Heathen Moot. Photo by Dean.
At the 2018 Yule museum outing with the Melbourne Heathen Moot. Photo by Ryan.
At the 2018 Yule museum outing with the Melbourne Heathen Moot. Photo by Ryan.
At the 2018 Yule museum outing with the Melbourne Heathen Moot. Photo by Ryan.
Photos from February 2018
Thankyou to Alex for photographing our antics in February!
The CBD Moot in February 2018. Photo by Alex.
Committee Dinner, Feb 2018. Photo by Alex.
Committee Dinner, Feb 2018. Photo by Alex.
The Hillsmeet, Feb 2018. Photo by Alex
The CBD Moot in February 2018. Photo by Alex.
Workshop: Roots and Bones
Journey into the mysteries of the craft for those that walk between the worlds.
ROOTS & BONES is a one day event that calls us to explore our unique stories, our Gods and our Ancestors of the heart as men who love men so we may deepen our roots of connection and strengthen our own unique paths.
This workshop is for men who love men (including Queer, Gay, Bi and female-to-male transgender men), ages 18 and older.
Join us for a day of workshops, discussion, technique training and ritual through the practices of a variety of Gay and Queer inclusive paths. The aim of the event is to deepen your practice and connection to Divinity as a man who loves men as well as explore and share with each other.
The workshops will be run by a variety of special guest presenters. Each brings with them a wealth of knowledge and experience as teachers and practitioners in many forms of the Craft including the Unnamed Path, Anderson Feri, Reclaiming and Wild Wood traditions.
PRESENTERS:
David Shorey (USA), Tommie StarChild (USA) and Gede Parma (Australia) – Full details on the Presenters and the Workshops are in the event images and on QPMA Facebook Page.
PRICE:
Foundation Ticket – $95 Full/$75 Concession if paid before August 2017
Early Bird Ticket – $110 Full/$90 Concession if paid before October 2017
Regular Ticket – $130 Full/$110 Concession
Tickets include entry for the full day of workshops and ritual.
Light refreshments will be provided for morning and afternoon tea. Please bring a plate to share for lunch.
REGISTRATION:
Send an email to queerpaganmenaustralia@gmail.com with your full name, contact details and ticket/s you are booking.
LOCATION:
The event location is in a wonderful private hall space located at the eastern edge of the city. It is close to public transport. Full details will be provided upon booking.
NOTE:
Roots & Bones is being held the day before Melbourne’s LGBTQ festival launch on Sun 14th Jan – Midsumma Carnival Day. So if you are traveling interstate then why not make a weekend of it. More information can be found on the Midsumma Festival website.
*We ask that you arrive on time as there will be no refunds for no show or late arrivals.
*This is a drug and alcohol free event.
* Concession ticket holders are to bring a valid concession card on the day.
More information at: https://www.facebook.com/RootsAndBonesQPMA/
Workshop: The Star in the Stone – Exploring Folkloric-Traditional Witchery
Hosted by Wyrd Workings – Gede Parma
The Star in the Stone: Exploring Folkloric-Traditional Witchery is a journey into understanding and intimating cosmologies, ecology, technique, and lore arising out the treasure trove of Old Craft as related to oracular, ecstatic, spell-casting, trance-taking, two-handed, heretical, spirit-fucking animistic traditions.
This 5-hour workshop will engage theory and practice.
Experience with entering ritual and trance states, understanding grounding, centering, boundaries, warding, and awareness of personal spirits is necessary.
A sliding scale of $40-70. Two spaces will be held for Queer, Trans*, People of Colour, Single Parents, or any other person who by some other circumstance requires it.
Register here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1fdMJdJ5DMSN1XXu-2S6s6SaCf-iW3UD_k5CLi1hvrww/
Throughout and About: The PCV in August 2017
Throughout and About: The PCV in August 2017
August was still a chilly affair, but warmer days are on the way!
CBD Pub Moot
By Dean
Back to back with the PCV AGM, those already at the Last Jar Irish Pub were joined by those just arrived. Our Pagan friendly venue was kind enough to open up their upstairs dining room for our diverse crowd of Druids, Heathens, Pagans and Witches. We filled the long table by the fireplace as people chatted and the introduction circle ensued. Our discussion topic this time was about online covens. While opinions were nuanced, the general consensus was that online was great for information and networking, but that online materials couldn’t replace the shared experience, ambience, trust and closeness of being a part of a coven, grove or kindred. The same topic has been posted online in the Witches of Oz Facebook group, so we’ll see if online opinions arrive at different conclusions.
Morris Camp
By Josie
The PCV’s Morris side, Oak, Smash & Thorn recently visited South Australia to attend a workshop with our Morris heroes, Hot For Joe. We had an amazing time, and while we still have a lot to learn, we felt so welcomed and supported. As well as the workshop we danced out in Hahndorf on a busy Sunday morning, and got to explore some of the beautiful Adelaide Hills. Thanks so much for having us, H4J! We’ll definitely be back next year for the English Ale! 🙂
From Oak, Smash and Thorn’s 2017 Morris Camp in South Australia. Photo courtesy of Josephine Winter.
From Oak, Smash and Thorn’s 2017 Morris Camp in South Australia. Photo courtesy of Josephine Winter.
From Oak, Smash and Thorn’s 2017 Morris Camp in South Australia. Photo courtesy of Josephine Winter.
From Oak, Smash and Thorn’s 2017 Morris Camp in South Australia. Photo courtesy of Josephine Winter.
From Oak, Smash and Thorn’s 2017 Morris Camp in South Australia. Photo courtesy of Josephine Winter.
From Oak, Smash and Thorn’s 2017 Morris Camp in South Australia. Photo courtesy of Josephine Winter.
From Oak, Smash and Thorn’s 2017 Morris Camp in South Australia. Photo courtesy of Josephine Winter.
From Oak, Smash and Thorn’s 2017 Morris Camp in South Australia. Photo courtesy of Josephine Winter.
From Oak, Smash and Thorn’s 2017 Morris Camp in South Australia. Photo courtesy of Josephine Winter.
From Oak, Smash and Thorn’s 2017 Morris Camp in South Australia. Photo courtesy of Josephine Winter.
From Oak, Smash and Thorn’s 2017 Morris Camp in South Australia. Photo courtesy of Josephine Winter.
From Oak, Smash and Thorn’s 2017 Morris Camp in South Australia. Photo courtesy of Josephine Winter.
From Oak, Smash and Thorn’s 2017 Morris Camp in South Australia. Photo courtesy of Josephine Winter.
From Oak, Smash and Thorn’s 2017 Morris Camp in South Australia. Photo courtesy of Josephine Winter.
From Oak, Smash and Thorn’s 2017 Morris Camp in South Australia. Photo courtesy of Josephine Winter.
From Oak, Smash and Thorn’s 2017 Morris Camp in South Australia. Photo courtesy of Josephine Winter.
From Oak, Smash and Thorn’s 2017 Morris Camp in South Australia. Photo courtesy of Josephine Winter.
Meeting Minutes: August 2017
Pagan Collective of Victoria
Meeting Minutes 20/8/2017
Present: Josie, Ryan, Carrie, Nickole, Geoff, Elkie, Dean, Alex, Fran, Mark, Dorian, Lucas, Sarah, Seamus
Apologies: Shaz, Ang
Meeting Location: The Last Jar, Melbourne
Meeting Open: 1.05 PM
- President’s Report –
It’s been another great year, the meetups have really flourished and grown, the calendar is our most visited page on the website and the feedback has been really positive overall. We are now moving into our fourth year as a successful not-for-profit and it is exciting to see it continue to grow and flourish.
- Vice-Presidents Report
It has been an exciting year full of challenges. We have faced them head on, made hard decisions and come out stronger and better off for having dealt with these challenges head on. Very happy to see the PCV continuing on to new and better things.
- Secretary’s Report –
Memberships have continued to climb in a fairly even fashion over the year, we now have over 340 registered members out there and over a thousand Facebook likes. Pretty exciting, some of the members are even from other states and countries.
- Presentation of Accounts (Treasurer) –
Apart from the Spiral Dance/Kc Guy concert there was not really any financial activity, at least on the income front. We still have the usual costs of website, annual fees to consumer affairs etc. which are covered by donation from committee members (Josie and Ryan). Currently we have $142.70 in the bank.
- Meet-up Reports
It is worth noting that the PCV has done around 100 free events (just PCV and affiliates alone) in the last 12 months. In addition to this we advertise even more events on our calendar (paid and free) from non-affiliates.
We have had a lot of interest in how we do things in The Pagan Collective of Victoria from across the globe, apparently we run a model that other people think works really well.
Hills
The Hills as usual continues to grow, amaze and flourish. It has a really warm open atmosphere that encourages people of all walks to attend. It is currently a victim of it’s own success. For the colder months advertising of the event has had to stop because more attendee’s than the venue can handle are turning up. In the warmer months they will be able to expand out into the front garden and comfortably accommodate the numbers they have been getting.
The possibility of having a new Hills event that takes place mid-week has been raised and will be explored further if there is sufficient interest to attend/run it.
CBD
There are a lot of people attending every month, the venue is dealing well with the numbers (on average 14 – 20). This meet continues to follow the same model it has of general chatter, then once all anticipated attendees are there a discussion topic is presented and everyone has a chance to have their say. This continues to run for 11 months of the year.
Creswick
Continuing to have attendees that haven’t come before attend them, it seems to be growing quietly, still on a quarterly basis. It has been heartening to meet so many different pagans from around Central Victoria.
Frankston
These meets continue on with some growing interest, Dorian is happy to keep hosting these events quarterly.
6. Redbubble
Redbubble has been discussed previously as a potential place to sell merchandise for the PCV and it’s meet-ups.
Sarah has kindly offered to design merchandise and is in the process of adapting the logo etc. for use on the Redbubble account once it is set up.
For the new members – the reason the Redbubble was suggested over another form of merch was that there is little to no outlay that would have to come out of donations from the committee and people are able to just order what they want from our store.
Dorian is also offering up some of his artwork for use on items in the Redbubble.
The aim is for January next year to the time that we go live with the Redbubble store, allowing time to set everything up correctly so it runs smoothly.
7. Mount Franklin
It would be great to have a display this year at the Gathering with flyers etc. advertising the groups, probably similar to the one from Pagan Pride Day. Also to have the PAN community safety flyers.
The PCV has been asked to run the children’s May Pole this year, our intrepid committee member Alex has offered his services for this job.
A core group from the Hills are running the ritual this year and may need some assistance at some points prior to the Gathering which we will happily provide.
8. Midsummer
This event is going to be a family friendly event held at Fairy Park in Anakie, attendees will need to buy a ticket from Fairy Park to get in, however apart from that it is running as a free event.
The event is on FaceBook already with details on there for people interested.
According to the staff at Fairy Park the venue is accessible for people with mobility issues but they may need some assistance.
The event will be BYO own food and drinks (non-alchoholic only!)
The date is the 25th of November
9. Witches of Oz Movie Night
The proposed venue at present is the Tin Shed in Belgrave, however this event still needs more research which Fran has kindly offered to do. The proposed movie is Practical Magic.
10. Patreon
It has been suggested that the PCV run a Patreon as a way to cover some of the costs that it incurs annually, without having to become a organisation that charges its members fees every year.
To this end the proposal at this point is that we consider starting a Patreon that only has a $1 reward (this doesn’t stop people from donating more). It is of course completely voluntary for our members to support us or not as they chose.
Some reward needs to be offered for supporters, after all everything we do now is free anyway, to this end it is suggested that some backer content be made, proposed ideas are a free workshop for backers and some live video etc. content only available to backers.
Action – Josie will put together and present a proposed Patreon, and appropriate rewards etc. at the next committee meeting and this can be voted on then.
11. Trivia Night
This could be a really fun way to get a variety of members and non-members together for an evening of fun and games. It could be a great night.
Action – Nickole to come up with a plan, possible date, venue and other details to be presented at the next meeting.
12. Ostara
Will be held on Sunday the 24th of September under the Silver Birch Grove banner. It is going to have a Heathen tone and will be organised via FB.
13. 2018 Planning
Next meeting will be the meeting to set a great deal of the dates for next year so please bring your dates, diaries etc. so we can get the plans rolling.
14. Blog/Social Media
People are welcome to help with both of these things. Read that as please help committee!
15. Other Business
Swinburn Uni Student Pagans Group – contact has been made with Swinburn by Alex and discussion is ongoing with the possibility that they will get some club funding/space to run their gatherings etc in.
A history of Druidry project is underway, Elkie has been sending out questionnaires etc. to people and is compiling a history of Druidry in Australia with some assistance. We may be able to help in some small way as and when is needed.
Closing Remarks
Thank-you all and welcome to the new committee!
Meeting End: 1.45 PM
Course: Iron Pentacle – Reclaiming Ourselves
Hosted by Wyrd Workings – Gede Parma
One of Reclaiming Tradition’s Core Classes.
The Iron Pentacle is a tool whose origins are in the Anderson Feri Tradition (an American Traditional Witchcraft) which is a root of Reclaiming.
In this 6-week class (one 3-hour session per week, Wednesday evenings) we will meet to explore and reclaim our
Sex
Self
Passion
Pride
Power
Register here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1Aqo-n4T0Thmh3r7OUV9iFFJBiyg0wxVNDBwlD9DsEoU/
Sliding scale – $90-$250
Dates:
23rd of August
30th of August
6th of September
13th of September
20th of September
27th of September
Elements of Magic is a pre-requisite.
Throughout and About: The PCV in July 2017
Throughout and About: The PCV in July 2017
July was chilly, but with plenty of cozy catch-ups with good Pagan folk made it much warmer.
CBD Pub Moot
By Dean
In July, Pagans from all walks of life and various paths braved the cold to gather at The Last Jar Irish Pub. In warm and welcoming surrounds with hot food and cold drinks we chatted away. After an introduction circle we discussed what spiritual or religious background, if any, had people come from before they began practicing Paganism. A variety of heartfelt and sometimes humorous stories ensued, and it was striking both how diverse and yet how similar many of our experiences had been. A sense of “coming home”, of discovering a new yet familiar home in Paganism turned out to be a common theme.
At the July 2017 CBD Pub Moot. Photo by Ryan.
At the July 2017 CBD Pub Moot. Photo by Ryan.
Frankston/Cranbourne Meet
By Dorian
Another pleasant but windy afternoon at the Coffee Club with some new faces and old friends. Serenaded by that irrepressible spirit of Frankston, the seagull.
Central Vic Meetup
By Mark
In the warm inviting indoors of a cafe in Creswick, the Central Vic Heathens and Pagans gathered for a relaxed discussion, drinks, and food. Two new local faces joined us this meeting, after scoping out the cafe to figure out who the pagans were (we blended too well). It was a nice afternoon of company away from the blustery winter weather outside discussing nature, spirits, books and Morris Dancing.
What’s Next for the PCV?
Saturday, 5th August: PCV Public Imbolc Ritual hosted by the Melbourne Reclaiming Community
Sunday, 20th August: PCV Annual General Meeting
Sunday, 20th August: CBD Pagan Pub Moot
Featured photo by Kylie Moroney Photography.
Queer Pagan Men Australia Melbourne Meetup
Hosted by Queer Pagan Men Australia. See the Facebook event page for more details.
Melbourne meet up for the Queer Pagan Men Australia group.
This is a discussion and social gathering to share, learn and explore how we approach our spiritual beliefs and practices as queer pagan men, sacred sexuality and our role in community.
This is an informal get together over a few drinks and good food where there will be a round table introduction to get to know everyone and generally a topic discussion is lead by the host representative followed by lots of networking and socialising.
We welcome men of varied experiences and pagan paths. We foster an environment of respect and learning.
Look forward to seeing you there.
Buck.
Hosted by Queer Pagan Men Australia. See the Facebook event page for more details.
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