Tchipakkan Weekend
Brigantia Classes with a Visiting Teacher
Friday November 9th - Sunday November 11th
Cauldron Farm, 12 Simond's Hill, Hubbardston MA
978-928-4198 / cauldronfarm@hotmail.com
Online Registration Available
Asphodel's College of Brigantia is pleased to present an entire weekend of classes with Tchipakkan, a long-time friend of Asphodel.
Tchipakkan is a great teacher and a wonderful lady and knows a heck of a lot about all kinds of things, and we encourage you to take this opportunity to see her while she's in town. This Brigantia teaching weekend will be November 9-11. Fee is $15 per
person. Please register in advance, as we need to know how many are
coming in order to estimate for materials. You may pay at the door, but you must email cauldronfarm@hotmail.com or call (978) 928-4198
by Wednesday November 7th to register.
Folks are invited to camp for the weekend if they are cold-hardy, or you may come just for the classes. Click Here for Directions & Camping Information. If you are coming from a distance and do not wish to camp, consider staying at one of the hotels or motels in the area. You should bring your own meals.
Event Schedule
- Friday November 9
7 p.m. Soothsaying Ethics
- Saturday November 10
11 a.m. Spirituality of Feast and Fast
2 p.m. Sabbat Cooking for the Allergic
4 p.m. Magical Cooking
6 p.m. Dreams and Omens
- Sunday November 11
11 a.m. History of Paganism I
2 p.m. Dealing With Pagan Parents and Children
Class Descriptions
Soothsaying Ethics
This should be an open discussion of a wide range of the ethical questions that come up when one has access to “reading the future”: what not to say, what to say, and how, whether and how to charge, who to teach, what it is reasonable to claim about your readings. Come prepared to ask questions and think about answers.
Feast and Fast - The balance of spiritual celebrations
Neo-Pagans have embraced many of the ancient celebrations, festivals and feasts of our ancestors. However most religions included both times of excess, and times of restriction or privation to facilitate spiritual development. This is not to embrace asceticism and privation, but to create a balance. Let’s look at ancient practices and how we can incorporate that wisdom into modern life.
Magickal Cooking
Natural Magick is the science of the natural properties of materials, times, and actions, and we can learn to use the properties of different foods along with the energetic effects of what we do when processing them to create the magickal effects we want. This is an introduction to that process.
Sabbat Cooking for the Allergic
Sharing food is designed to connect individuals to a community, but when special diets are required, the may seem to intensify divisions. But it’s possible to create celebration menus that won’t exclude those who have special dietary needs.
Dreams and Omens
We don't need special cards or tiles or sticks or even books to get a good idea of what's coming up- it's all inside of us. Learn some simple and basic techniques to start picking up on the clues that the Universe is constantly throwing at us.
History of magick, witchcraft and paganism
This is, of course, a brief overview. In the early years of neo-paganism many theories were created and explored by Margaret Murray, Gardner, the feminist movement, and neo-pagans themselves. Since then, we have gained the perspective and knowledge to look more realistically at the anticedents of the modern movements. In this workshop we'll try to examine what magick was in earlier cultures, what witchcraft was, and how paganism declined and re-emerged as neo-paganism. We'll try to separate these concepts so each person can decide just how these ideas work together in his or her own life.
Dealing with Pagan Parents and Children
How to deal with many of the aspects of parenting, and dealing with kids in a mixed neo-pagan and mainstream culture. Some thoughts on running classes for pagan kids. Including (or not) kids in adult rituals, and designing rituals for kids. Issues for pagan parents and their kids- passing on traditions and not forcing our choices on our own kids. Dealing with groups who don't have kids and understand the needs of families. Dealing with non-pagan parents and underage pagans who come to you for mentoring; some traps to avoid.
About Tchipakkan
Tchipakkan is an artist, writer, and healer. She is an eclectic pagan-heathen-rustic, has been openly pagan since 1970, defying all attempts to be placed in any single category. Author of Divine Cookies, and The Heathen Cookie Cookbook, and the Rune article series in the Blessed Bee Pagan Family Magazine. She has spoken at schools, Ecumenicon, Etheracon, Twilight Covening, ConVocation, Beltaine, Trothmoot, East Coast Thing, and numerous Pagan Pride and SCA events. Tchipakkan practices and teaches RuneValdr and Reiki, huna healing, herbalism, and many forms of soothsaying including runes, palmistry, and tarot.
As an artist, Tchipakkan paints portraits, and works as a weohcraefter- maker of sacred images- mostly goddesses in ceramic.
Registration
You must register in advance for this event. Deadline for registration is Wednesday November 7th. Late registrations may be made by telephone if space is available. Limited work-exchange scholarships may be available with advance registration. Children under 15 are free, but must be well supervised. Individuals who can attend only one or two classes may pay a per-class fee of $5, but must indicate this when registering. If you have special needs, such as mobility impairment or dietary restriction, please let us know when you register.
To register online:
Please use the following form to pay by credit or debit card online. If you plan on arriving or departing at odd times, we ask that you call ahead (978-928-4198) or email cauldronfarm@hotmail.com to be certain this is okay.
To pay by mail:
Send a check or money order for the total amount ($15/person)
to Raven Kaldera, 12 Simond Hill Rd. Hubbardston, MA 01452 along with the names of the individuals attending and any special considerations.
To pay at the door:
If you have registered by telephone or email, you may pay at the door.
Please bring CASH ONLY. We cannot take checks or credit cards at the door.
If you must cancel:
If due to some unfortunate circumstance you are unable to attend after you have registered,
please contact Joshua or call 978-928-4198 before
Saturday November 10th, and we will issue you a full refund.
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