This site will soon be moving!

You heard it here first: the Montreal Pagan Resource Centre website will be moving to its own domain in about a week, so please update your bookmarks. The new website is:

www.mprc-crpm.ca

The new website will continue to feature the updated blog, but will also contain more features, pages, and gadgets! We had to move to our own domain for a few reasons, not the least of which being that Blogger is no longer supporting FTP blogs. So we'll be using Wordpress, which will give us more power and flexibility to keep track of the pagan events and news in our community.

Red Spiral Women's Retreat

Hello everyone,

I'm sharing with you a public event for women from July 9th-July 11th 2010. It's highly pagan oriented but not exclusive, so all women are welcomed.

Below has been copy pasted from the site:

This event was created by women, for women of all backgrounds, 16 years of age and older. If you have ever thought it would be nice to get away from everything, go camping for a weekend and focus on yourself for a change, then come join us.

The theme for this year is "The Path to a Fulfilling Life".

The Red Spiral Women's Retreat will take place at Raven's Knoll, a campground and event centre located near Eganville, Ontario, Canada. This beautiful,natural 100 acre property is located on the Bonnechere River, near Golden Lake.

For more information visit
http://www.redspiralwomensretreat.com/

or their facebook page
http://www.facebook.com/#!/group.php?gid=110743878946946&ref=ts

Cheers,

Pagan Art Exposition this coming Weekend

The Montreal Pagan Resource Centre (MPRC) is proud to host Montreal’s first Pagan Art Exposition. Our goal is to showcase artistic work created by pagan artists from our community, but also to give these artists a venue in which they can present their work to a larger audience. There will also be a few vendors with their products to sell.

The artists participating in the Pagan Art Show include:

Scarlet Cougar
Warren Baird
Lisa Viger
Lady Silver
Robyn Stroll
Alisha Fischer
Lena Breijer
Marissa Boisvert

The art exposition will be held above the MPRC space on the 3rd floor (1928 Ste. Catherine Street West) from Friday April 23rd to Sunday April 25th, 2010.
Facebook Event page


Friday:
Wine & Cheese -- 7pm to 9pm

Saturday:
Art Expo -- 10am to 5pm

Sunday:
Art Expo -- 12pm to 4pm

Questions?
If you have any questions, please contact us at mprccrpm@gmail.com.

The image (entitled Pierre de Lune) was painted by the fabulous Segolene Gautier and used with permission.

Pagan Sunday Brunch for April!

April 25th 2010, 10 am sharp
Resto Burgers & Benedicts
2313 rue Sainte-Catherine Ouest (AMC)
(514) 228-5210
Breakfast: <$15
Facebook Event Page

In addition to the first ever Pagan Art Exposition (sponsored by the MPRC), it is Pagan Sunday Brunch. Come and have breakfast before taking in the best that local pagan artists have to offer.

No level of pagan experience is necessary, but as long as you can wield a knife and fork like a guru master, you'll be respected and admired by your peers.

This is a kid-friendly event, so feel free to bring your offspring.

If you have any questions, send me a message on FB or email me at jdhobbes @ gmail.com. If you don't know anybody, don't fret. Ask the resto guys for Hobbes or look for the pentacle.
--
Hobbes

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DIRECTIONS

Resto Burgers & Benedicts is in the Pepsi Forum that houses the AMC Movie theatre and is across Atwater from Alexis Nihon.

BUS/METRO/WALK:
Get to Atwater metro (Green line), cross Atwater from Alexis Nihon, and enter the Pepsi Forum. Its the first resto inside.

NEWS: Gaia Gathering 2010 has been Cancelled!

What is Gaia Gathering? The CNPC is a grassroots national Pagan organization founded in 2004. Each year the conference is hosted over the Victoria Day long weekend in a different Canadian city through a bidding process similar to the Olympics. Past host cities include Edmonton, Halifax, Winnipeg, Ottawa, and Vancouver. 
The conference is organized collaboratively by Canadian Pagans and includes three-days of discussion and workshops about our Paganisms – our Asatru, our Druidry, our Wicca and so on— and brings together Canadian Elders, community leaders, and interested Pagans or Pagan-curious for networking, discussion, and community. Traditionally, the panels and discussions have focussed on the issues we experience as Canadian Pagans living in the 21st century, with special emphasis on the experience of being Pagan in the host city.

This year, it was to be held in Guelph, Ontario, but due to underwhelming registration reponse, the organizers have decided to cancel it this year.

Read more about it at the Gaia Gathering website.

Deadline for Pagan Art Expo is April 12th!

Don't forget about the Pagan Art Expo which is taking place on April 23rd to 25th. The deadline is April 12th, so visit the website, fill out the form, drop it off at Melange Magique, and be ready to show off your art!

We've already gotten a few submissions and a few promises of submissions, so it looks like this will be a great event!

http://www.paganuniverse.com/mprc/2010/02/montreal-pagan-resource-centre-presents.html

New Occult shop on Montreal's South Shore

If you live on the south shore of Montreal and you are looking for an Occult Shop specializing in Magick, visit the TREFLE ENCHANTÉ located at:

1285 Chemin De Chambly, Corner BRIGGS .

Visit the website at : http://www.trefleenchante.com
Visit the Forum at : http://trefleenchante.forumotion.com/forum.htm

May 6th Discussion Night: Vampirism: Mythical, Psychic, Sanguine and Current Sub-Cultures

Good day!

The MPRC holds public discussions on random subjects pertaining to paganism and/or alternative beliefs every first Thursday of the month. The structure remains open and informal where everyone’s opinion is welcomed.

Our upcoming discussion:

Topic: Vampirism: Mythical, Psychic, Sanguine and Current Sub-Cultures
Date: May 6th 2010
Location: (MPRC) Mélange Magique boutique; 1928 Ste-Catherine Ouest, Montreal
Cost: Free (change donations welcomed to support MPRC’s community activities)

Let’s Discussion:
- Historical and Cultural Perspectives on Vampirism
- Fictional and Non-Fictional Vampires
- The Continued Popularity of Vampires
- The Growing Sub-Culture of Current Vampirism
- Non-Fictional Psychic/Magnetic Vampirism
- Non-Fictional Sanguine Vampires
- Psychological Perspectives on Vampire Mythology and our fascinations
- Etc.

Cheers!

Sel

REMINDER: April 1st Discussion Night

Good day!

The MPRC holds public discussions on random subjects pertaining to paganism and/or alternative spirituality every first Thursday of the month.

The upcoming discussion:

Topic: The Left Hand Path (Dark Arts)
Date: April 1st 2010
Time: 6h45-8h30/8h45
Location: (MPRC) Melange Magique boutique; 1928 Ste-Catherine Ouest, Montreal
Cost: Free (change donations welcomed to support MPRC’s community activities)

Let’s Discuss:
- The definition of the Left Hand Path versus the Right Hand Path and it’s origins (Madame Blavatsky)
o Two opposing philosophies?
o Dark Magic versus White Magic?
o Taboo, malicious, selfish?
- How associations with the mentioned below impacted or influenced today’s magicians on the Left Hand Path.
o Ceremonial Magic
o Satanism
o Thelema
o Chaos Magic
o Buddhism and Hinduism
o Crowley
o Etc.
- Misconceptions, judgments, morals and values of the LHP
- What are the benefits, risks, and can be gained or lost in following or exploring the LHP
- The battles between the LHP and the RHP, Dark versus White (and Grey.)

Looking forward to seeing familiar and new faces,

Sel