Edge of the Circle Books Newsletter

The Celtic Reconstructionist Group will be having their Imbolc of Brig Ambue ritual on Monday the 11 th at Edge, between 7-9 pm. Brig Ambue is Brighid of the Cowless Warrior, basically the patron of the outsider warriors, and the ritual will be about incorporating outsiders into society. The purpose of the group is to foster the growth of the CR community locally, and that folks will be interested in studying the path and doing ritual and other work together.

INTERVIEW WITH ERYNN LAURIE I’m delighted to be able to present this interview with Celtic Reconstructionist author and Fili , Erynn Rowan Laurie. She’s not only a walking compendium of all things Celtic, but also a dear friend. Erynn Rowan Laurie (author) (The Cauldron of Poesy, A Circle of Stones: Journeys and Meditations for Modern Celts, Not Your Mama’s Tree Ogam) presents a much broader, deeper view of ogam. ** EOTC: Happy Imbolc to you, Erynn! Congrats on your new book, Ogam: Weaving Word Wisdom. ERYNN: Thanks, Raven, and a blessed Imbolc to you as well. I’m very excited about the ogam book – I’d been working on it for years. This was actually the fourth version of the book. I started over three times from scratch, throwing out everything I’d done before and rewriting everything. I’m very pleased with the end result, though. EOTC: Your’re one of the Founders of Celtic Reconstructionism. How did that happen? ERYNN: Wow, that’s quite the question. The “how” pro...

HAPPY CANDLEMAS!!!!! Welcome to the 19th edition of the Edge of the Circle Newsletter. This newsletter has come about as an effort to reach out to the Pagan/ Occult community (particularly in Seattle where we are based) to inform the community of what events are happening at our store. I've got great plans for this newsletter. Hopefully, as time goes by, it will only get bigger and better. Without further ado, welcome, and enjoy. Regards, Erica (Raven) Branch-Butler, Editrix WHO WE ARE: Edge of the Circle Books is Seattle's resource for Paganism & the Occult. This newsletter seeks to provide the Seattle community with a place to list events, post articles, and do a bit of networking. We are at: 701 E. Pike St, corner of Boylston Ave., just two blocks west of Broadway, on Capitol Hill. Edge of the Circle Books strives to be everything that you could want in a Magickal Pagan store. Open 7 days a week, Noon till" 9pm. Call: 206-PAN-1999 ** ACKNOWLEDGMENTS: Spec...