Oak Gove Training Circle, based around the Gardnerian tradition, is now accepting applications for our 2013 Training Grove, for people over 21 years old. The Grove will meet approximately every other Friday. Please contact the Oak Grove at oakgrovempls@ gmail.com for additional information

With this announcement, there are three covens who have announced within the last month that they are open to taking on students: Triskellion Wicca who can be contacted at Triskellion1@usfmily.net for serious students, Coven of the Standing Stones who have just begun a series of seeker classes with the next at 6:30pm this Friday at Books & Herbs, and now Oak Grove. If you have been interested in learning about Wicca, this is the time.

Tuesday at from 3:35pm to 5:12pm, there will be a total solar eclipse which will only be visible in the south pacific, and we’ll get no hint seeing it here, so never mind.

Leonids Meteor Shower will be at its peak this Saturday.

Coldwater Springs is the last natural spring in Hennepin County. According to an article at http://www.friendsofcoldwater.org/, in the past 14 years, construction around the spring has decreased water flow by 69,000 Gallons Per Day. According to Susu Jeffrey, “With each development or ‘improvement’ around Coldwater the flow to this last natural spring, this ‘medicine water,’ is forever gone. There are consequences.”

Tuesday November 6 is Election Day. Please vote. Many elections are very close in Minnesota, so every vote really does matter.

Coven of the Standing Stones begins a series of seeker classes this Friday at Magus Books & Herbs. If you would like an excellent introduction to Wicca, be there before 6:30pm. To stay updated about events at Magus, you can sign up for their newsletter at http://www.magusbooks.com/

Eye of the Boar Coven will be conducting their monthly healing circle in the newly decorated permanent ritual space at the Eye of Horus this Saturday at 7pm. To stay updated about events at the Eye of Horus, you can sign up for their newsletter at http://www.eyeofhorus.biz/

This Yule, there will be an extremely powerful and serious event in the Eye of Horus ritual space. On the longest night of the year, from midnight to sunrise, there will be a fire circle vigil. This will be 8 hours dedicated to intentional transformation with dancing, drumming, rattling, singing, meditating and more. Learn more at http://shop.eyeofhorus.biz/Sacred-Fire-Circle-Solstice-Vigil-p/12212012.htm

This Yule also marks the end of my publishing of this newsletter. Most of the information in this newsletter comes from the TwinCitiesPagans Yahoo group. Nearly seven hundred people have joined the Yahoo group and will continue to be informed about local Pagan events. If you have not yet joined, and want to stay informed, please join at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TwinCitiesPagans/

There is some variation on when people celebrate the fall cross quarter. Some say that it begins on the night of October 31, some say that it is the full moon closest to the cross quarter, some say that is linked to events in nature such as the first frost. Some would calculate the exact moment between the equinox and solstice as November 6 at 6:10pm.

Saturday, November 3rd, WiCoM is having their annual Psychic Faire, from 10am to 6pm at the Waterbury Building. Learn more at http://wiccanchurchmn.org/events.html

Since October 31st, 2003, the Eye of Horus has been serving our community. Please stop by the little shop of Horus this Wednesday to wish it a happy birthday.

Tuesday November 6 is Election Day. Please vote. Many elections are very close in Minnesota, so every vote really does matter.

Ken Ra of Triskellion Wicca has announced a desire to take on serious students. If you are interested in Wiccan Classes and Occult Science, email Triskellion1@usfamily.net

Saturday, November 3rd, WiCoM is having their annual Psychic Faire, from 10am to 6pm at the Waterbury Building. Learn more at http://wiccanchurchmn.org/events.html

October 31 is the Eye of Horus’ anniversary. Every year they do something grand to celebrate, so be sure to plan on being at the little shop of Horus that Wednesday.

The election is just two weeks away. Not only is the election of the president and other candidates of major importance, but there are ballot issues which are extremely important to many reading this. Please vote November 6.

Seasonal celebrations begin next weekend at hidden Falls Park with the BareBones 19th Annual Halloween Outdoor Puppet Extravaganza. Then the next two weekends are packed with celebrations. Hopefully there will be a celebration that will fill your needs.

Anne Marie Forrester’s newest master work, Nuit, Queen of Heaven, is now on display at the Eye of Horus. Saturday’s unveiling was quite an event. Stop by the Eye and see the beautiful painting in the newly decorated Temple Room. It’s also worth noting here that the Eye of Horus has a permanent temple space that is ready to go for rituals that is rentable for events.

Only two months until I stop publishing this newsletter. Either someone else is going to have to take over, or only people on the Twin Cities Pagans yahoo group at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TwinCitiesPagans/ will stay informed.