For information on specific events from Mabon through Samhain, see the calendar.
The resources listed here are meant as networking tools for the greater pagan community. All telephone numbers following are within the (206) area code unless otherwise noted. If you would like your organization listed, please send your information to the address on Page 2.
Aquarian Tabernacle Church is Washington's oldest Wiccan church fully accepted by the government and other religions. The church provides open worship, classes, festivals and all religious services. For more information, call (360) 793-1945 (church, line answered 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.) or 527-2426 (LAPAGAN, a recorded listing of events). ATC, P.O. Box 409, Index, WA 98256.
Circle of Magic, a nondenominational pagan temple, offers pagan study groups, hand-fastings, weddings, same-sex legal partnerships and a prisoner outreach program. The Circle plans to buy land to provide shelter for the elderly and homeless and to perform rituals. The Circle also provides a nationwide pagan referral service. For information, write P.O. Box 1558, Stanwood, WA 98292, or call (800) 573-3949 or (206) 629-6814. Rev. Judie Legg, high priestess.
Circles of Exchange (COE) is an amplified round-robin, sharing packets of information for women on the Goddess-path. It is exclusively for women and includes an online mailing list. Mooncircles is COE's quarterly bulletin. Suggested donation is $10-$15 for yearly membership. Contact Circles of Exchange at 9594 First Ave. NE, Suite 413, Seattle, WA 98115 or through e-mail at arrowatcoe@aol.com.
Covenant of the Goddess, Pacific Northwest Local Council (COG) is a national Wiccan organization that has been in existence for 20 years. Its focus is to serve the needs of witches, covens and solitaries. COG is a community builder. For more information, please contact Coven of Web and Scale at (360) 698-6528; ask for Grace, and refer to COG. No calls after 10 p.m., please!
Covenant of Unitarian Universalist Pagans (CUUPS) is a gathering of pagans, witches and Unitarian Universalists. CUUPS' annual calendar of events includes the solar and earth holidays, discussion groups and classes. For more information, contact John Pearce at 547-8093 or write CUUPS c/o University Unitarian Church, 6556 35th Ave. NE, Seattle, WA 98115.
Cromaat Camp, OTO, sponsors free lectures on various traditions that are open to the public. For more information, call 233-7996 or send a self-addressed stamped envelope to P.O. Box 9075, Seattle, WA 98109.
Crossroads Learning Center is a nonprofit learning center providing a safe and inclusive space for people of diverse philosophies to meet, learn and build community through classes, workshops, meetings, performances, cultural events and personal therapy work. Free calendar, bulletin boards and parking. Crossroads Learning Center is located at 1412 12th Ave., between Pike and Union/Madison on Capitol Hill; its mailing address is P.O. Box 12184, Seattle, WA 98102.
Eco-Elements provides offerings from the Earth: books, Tarot, runes, astrological materials, ritual supplies, Native American spirituality resources, music, environmental gifts, candles, jewelry, all-natural body products, incense, oils and more. Eco-Elements also sponsors select events. The store is located at 1530 First Ave., Seattle, WA; call 467-7745 for hours and schedule of events.
Edge of the Circle Books, a magickal bookstore, is open seven days a week, Monday through Thursday noon to 9 p.m., Friday and Saturday noon to 11 p.m. and Sunday noon to 10 p.m. Call 726-1999 for information, or see the ad in this issue. Edge of the Circle Books, 701 E. Pike, Seattle, WA 98112.
Five Corners provides pagan and Craft books, tools, art, jewelry, Tarot cards, candles, herbs, oils, incense, athamés, wands and much more. Five Corners is open Monday through Saturday 11 a.m. through 6 p.m. and is located at 608 Columbia St. SW, Olympia, WA, phone (360) 352-4349.
Greenwood Grove is an eclectic Neo-Druid grove that meets eight times a year. Attendance is by sponsorship only. For more information, call 789-3855.
The Hermit's Grove, a nonprofit organization, maintains herbal gardens, ritual spaces and sacred land and offers classes and workshops for the magickal herbalist. Anyone is welcome to hang a bell in the woodland in someone's memory or take joy in time spent among the gardens. For a listing of classes and events, call 828-4124.
Mandala Books specializes in Wiccan and Goddess studies, Celtic myth and Druidism, Norse myth and rune lore, magick, Tarot, Santeria and Voudon and also in Taoism, Hinduism and Buddhism. We carry candles, incense, statuary and jewelry and have an esoteric video rental library. Mandala Books is open Monday through Saturday 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Sunday noon to 5 p.m. and is located at 918 NE 64th St., in the Roosevelt district of Seattle. For more information, call 527-2979.
Network of Pagan Midwives is a source of referral for pagan midwives and pagan parents-to-be. The network also helps apprentices connect with midwives who share similar spiritual beliefs about birth. Membership is $15 per year and includes the NPM News. Contact Lara at 361-7207, or write NPM, 18025 14th Ave. NE, Seattle, WA 98155.
Northwest Five Tribes Association meets the third Sunday of the month in Woodland Park for a potluck meal followed by the meeting. Ongoing projects include crafts, dance and pow-wow regalia. All interested are welcome. Call Linda at 524-3584 for more information.
The Order of Dragon Temples, or Urdd Arleisiau'r dDraig, is a Celtic spiritual order and mystery school for pagan men. Contact the order at 1202 E. Pike St., #1084, Seattle, WA 98122-3934, or call 233-1170.
Pagan Culture and Spirit Web, a student organization serving the greater Seattle pagan community, leads educational and anti-defamation campaigns on the University of Washington campus and organizes community Sabbat Moons on the Saturday before the full moon in Sabbat months that draw pagans from around Puget Sound. For more information, call Ian at 632-9580, or contact the Web online at paganweb@hardy.u.washington.edu.
Pendragons offers art, altars, incense, books, statues, herbs, Goddess gowns, ceremonial tools, medieval garb and accessories. The store is open Monday through Friday 5 to 9 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday 11 to 5 p.m. and is located at 310 Wells Ave. S., Renton, WA. For more information, call 271-9909.
Rowan Tree Church, dedicated to the tradition of Lothlorien, as in A Wiccan Bardo, is building a local community in Seattle. It holds lunar and solar rituals and a monthly discussion group, and it provides a library. Discussions and occasional rituals are open to nonmembers. The church has had legal recognition since 1980 and publishes The Unicorn, a Wiccan newsletter. For information, please call Rev. Paul Beyerl at 828-4124, or write to 9724 132nd Ave. NE, Kirkland, WA 98033.
Sacred Moon, a silent meditation, is an outdoor open community event held in Lincoln Park in West Seattle. Gather in the grove on the night of the calendar Full Moon. For more information, call Orianna, 938-3828.
The Society for Ascension is a nonprofit educational organization dedicated to improving the quality of life by easy, effortless holistic attitude-orientation meditation. For more information, call Sarah at 233-8433.
Spiritwheels is an offshoot of Circles of Exchange available to both men and women. It deals with primarily pagan and Wiccan topics, whether they involve both genders or just men. Rotations is its quarterly bulletin. Contact Spiritwheels c/o Circles of Exchange, 9594 First Ave. NE, Suite 413, Seattle, WA 98115, or online at arrowatcoe@aol.com.
Squat, a multimedia coven, is dedicated to hedonism, dance, drumming, poetry, wildness, vulgarity, sensuality, ritual, making it up, song, enjoyment, lewdness, humor, food, nature, physicality, good works, performance art, iconoclasts, beauty, ugliness, lightness, darkness, archetype, myth, metaphor, indulgence, bodies and sardanapalian delight! Boys and girls call Lara Osborn for information on taking part, 361-7207. "Everything is holy, nothing is sacred."
Sylvan Grove is a coven of witches in the Sylvan tradition, dedicated to the fey, to living a magickal way of life and to healing, transforming and loving in celebration of the earth and the old goddesses and gods. For information, contact Lady Sylvana, Sylvan Grove, 12345 Lake City Way NE, #267, Seattle, WA 98125.
Widdershins Bookstore features books, Tarot and magickal supplies. The store holds classes on ritual, the Green Man and sacred sexuality; it also sponsors rituals and provides readers and astrologers. Widdershins Bookstore is located at 312 Champion St., Bellingham, WA. Call Nora Cedar for more information at 647-5417.
Women's Holistic Health Cooperative is an eclectic study group of women from varied backgrounds, gathering to share experience and knowledge. Our goal is to learn to monitor, maintain and improve our own health and help our peers do the same. All women are welcome at these free, cooperative workshops. Please come and contribute your unique voice; each study group is an open forum, with a focus on support and empowerment for all. We meet the second Wednesday of each month. For information, call Lara at 361-7207.
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