Hekate’s Sickle Festival XXIII Registration is now Open!

For details, please visit the Hekate’s Sickle Festival Page

The Aquarian Tabernacle Church (ATC) was formed in 1979 by Pete “Pathfinder” Davis as a coven dedicated to providing religious services and support to the larger Wiccan community. The ATC was “the right idea at the right time,” and in a few years grew into the first Wiccan church with full legal status and recognition by the governments of three nations. The ATC now has many affiliated groups sharing the benefits and protections of the ATC recognition “umbrella” through its unique group exemption from the U.S. Treasury.

This growth is the result of building a large core group – dedicated Wiccans who share the same dedication and goals, and a willingness to work together to realize their goals. The Aquarian Tabernacle Church is not a building, it is the people who participate.

Are you interested in how you can help Wicca? Then we are interested in how we can help you. Membership in our internationally recognized church can be of immense value in your everyday life, from social interaction with like-minded folks to freedom of worship, employment and child custody matters. The ATC is family friendly, and encourages involving our little ones. Being involved with an affiliated group brings those advantages to your local community or group as well.

Learn what has been accomplished here for The Craft, and how you too can make similar strides in your area. We are not offering untried concepts; the things we talk about are solid advancements in the real world where it matters. We must learn to walk proudly in today’s world!

Please explore our site, and check back often to see how we are growing and changing here on the Web and around the world.

Learn more about the History of the ATC

A blessed Lughnasadh and Lammas to all

 

“Now is the time of the First Harvest, when the bounties of nature give of themselves so that we may survive.

O God of the ripening fields, Lord of the Grain, grant me the understanding of sacrifice as you prepare to deliver yourself under the sickle of the Goddess and journey to the lands of eternal summer.

O Goddess of the Dark Moon, teach me the secrets of rebirth as the Sun loses its strength and the nights grow cold.”

Summer at the ATC

We are going to have so much fun this summer.  I get back to Seattle in time for Litha on June 23rd and am staying till Lammas.  I will be teaching the Wiccan Seminary Freshman Core Series on Saturday starting at noon, before ritual.  I hope you can join us.  As a special offering for the members of the Mother Church, there will be no charge for these classes.  More information coming.

Belladonna Laveau, Archpriestess

Summer Itinerary

Litha – June 23rd – 7:30pm

Wicca 101/2/3 – Accelerated Wicca – Part 1

noon – 4:30pm

  • Relative Truth, Grounding, Religion v/s Spirituality
  • Personal Responsibility & Karma, Sacred Energy, The History of Witchcraft
  • Creating your own Reality, and Manifesting your Will, Shielding, Understanding Thought-forms
  • Connecting with your Patron God/dess, Channeling, The Power of Myth

Full Moon – June 30th

Wicca 101/2/3 – Accelerated Wicca – Part 2

noon – 4:30pm

  • The Human Energy Field, Seeing Auras, The nature of Dis-ease
  • Reincarnation, Space, Time and the Eternal Now, Past Life Regression, Utilizing Past Life Information
  • Celebrating the Sabbats, Harmonizing with the Seasons, Turning the Wheel
  • Celebrating the Moons, Recognizing Patterns, The Path of the Initiate

Pan Dark Moon Ritual – July 14th

Ritual 101 – Creating Sacred Space – Part 1

noon – 4:30pm

  • Creating your Personal Temple /Clearing Negative Energy
  • Sacred Tools/ Blessing and Consecrating
  • The Power of the Circle/ Casting
  • The Four Elements/Calling the Quarters

Lammas Celebration and Drum Circle – July 28th

Ritual 101 – Creating Sacred Space – Part 2

noon – 4:30pm

  • The God and The Goddess/Balance and Polarity
  • Invoking Deity/ Drawing Down the Moon
  • The Eight Paths of Power/ Raising Energy and Directing Power
  • Letting the Magic Work/Cakes and Wine and Banishing
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Registration Extended for this years Hekate’s Sickle Festival

Our original registration deadline of October 24th has come and gone however we still have room for you to join us at this years Hekate’s Sickle Festival!

We have extended our Online Registration deadline to this Friday, October 28th at 11:59pm Pacific.

THIS MAGICAL EVENT WILL CHANGE YOUR LIFE!!

The Aquarian Tabernacle Church
presents the 22nd Annual

Hekate’s Sickle Festival

Come to Hekate’s Sickle, where you are lovingly adopted into a Celtic Clan and prepared to journey across the veil into the land of Faerie and Magic. Gather with the Lady Hekate, as she opens the gates to the enchanted paths between the Worlds. Do you have the courage to journey into the mystical forest and come face to face with the Celtic Gods? Be supported by the love of family and friends as you discover the messages delivered specifically for you from your ancestors and receive gifts from the Divine.

Registration fees include accommodations and all meals.

Please join us for this amazing, very spiritual, event.

Have you ever been to an ATC Festival? These are not your typical pagan festival. This is a themed, and focused, magical weekend, of which there is no comparison. If you’ve never been to an ATC festival, you owe it to yourself to go. If you’re Celtic, this is a MUST!!! Tell your Friends.

For more information on how to join us, please visit our event’s page:

http://www.aquatabch.org/hekates-sickle-festival

Summer 2012 at the ATC Mother Church

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We are going to have so much fun this summer.  I get back to Seattle in time for Litha on June 23rd and am staying till Lammas.  I will be teaching the Wiccan Seminary Freshman Core Series on Saturday starting at noon, before ritual.  I hope you can join us.  As a special offering for the members of the Mother Church, there will be no charge for these classes.  More information coming.

Belladonna Laveau, Archpriestess

bella@aquatabch.org

Summer Itinerary

Litha – June 23rd – 7:30pm

Wicca 101/2/3 – Accelerated Wicca – Part 1

noon – 4:30pm

  • Relative Truth, Grounding, Religion v/s Spirituality
  • Personal Responsibility & Karma, Sacred Energy, The History of Witchcraft
  • Creating your own Reality, and Manifesting your Will, Shielding, Understanding Thought-forms
  • Connecting with your Patron God/dess, Channeling, The Power of Myth

Full Moon – June 30th

Wicca 101/2/3 – Accelerated Wicca – Part 2

noon – 4:30pm

  • The Human Energy Field, Seeing Auras, The nature of Dis-ease
  • Reincarnation, Space, Time and the Eternal Now, Past Life Regression, Utilizing Past Life Information
  • Celebrating the Sabbats, Harmonizing with the Seasons, Turning the Wheel
  • Celebrating the Moons, Recognizing Patterns, The Path of the Initiate

Pan Dark Moon Ritual – July 14th

Ritual 101 – Creating Sacred Space – Part 1

noon – 4:30pm

  • Creating your Personal Temple /Clearing Negative Energy
  • Sacred Tools/ Blessing and Consecrating
  • The Power of the Circle/ Casting
  • The Four Elements/Calling the Quarters

Lammas Celebration and Drum Circle – July 28th

Ritual 101 – Creating Sacred Space – Part 2

noon – 4:30pm

  • The God and The Goddess/Balance and Polarity
  • Invoking Deity/ Drawing Down the Moon
  • The Eight Paths of Power/ Raising Energy and Directing Power
  • Letting the Magic Work/Cakes and Wine and Banishing

ATC Email changes – Scheduled Downtime

Message from the Moderator:

The aquatabch.org domain will be migrating its email services today to new mail servers. As a result, there may be a delay in inbound message delivery to @aquatabch.org email addresses. Please pardon any delay in message delivery.

The estimated time of maintenance is two (2) hours beginning at 11am PST, with the possibility of further time needed to iron out any unforeseen issues.

Should you receive a bounced or returned message, please wait at least one hour and re-send a new copy of your message.

During this time, we will not be able to respond to Support requests via Email, but we still have our Online Support Portal available to log your support requests. You can visit the Support portal at this URL:

http://www.aquatabch.org/support/

We thank you for your patience while we work to improve our online infrastructure!

John Calderon
ATC Web and I.T. Admin

Schools in Cornwall add Paganism to Syllabus

And after double maths it will be… paganism: Schools told to put witchcraft and druids on RE syllabus

By Jonathan Petre

Paganism has been included in an official school religious education syllabus for the first time.

Cornwall Council has told its schools that pagan beliefs, which include witchcraft, druidism and the worship of ancient gods such as Thor, should be taught alongside Christianity, Islam and Judaism.

The requirements are spelled out in an agreed syllabus drawn up by Cornwall’s RE advisory group.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2129821/And-double-maths–paganism-Schools-told-witchcraft-druids-RE-syllabus.html#ixzz1sECInysu