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Creating Wards of Protection is a secret art, an ancient art, an art that you can use while you are scrolling the New York Times, talking to that toxic uncle or attending a political action. In this session we learn to protect ourselves and that which we love as we prepare to fight for our future. We are guided by card 3 in the Tarot: The Empress. With Venusian delight, The Empress helps us fill our hearts and revel in the pleasures of the senses. She tells us that we can be grateful for all that we have… and also prepare to take risks and protect what is sacred.
Enter Gwydion Logan! Gwydion is not just an elder of the Reclaiming tradition, he is a scholar of alchemy, a potion maker and an incredible spell weaver. He brings his vast magical knowledge – as both a witch and a scientist – to this session as he teaches us the practical art of creating wards. Did you know that seaweed has long been used as a ward against fire? A rowan branch placed over a door keeps out unfriendly spirits? We learn about sigils that shimmer with power as well as the physical objects that are most helpful for a particular intention as Gwydion teaches you to make your own protective ward. But we don’t do this work alone! We remember that we are more powerful together. We combine our powers to create a collective ward for our spell intention. If you’ve attended the first two sessions, you are adding rocket fuel to your vision and your healing. If this session is your first: Welcome! You belong!
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Gwydion (he/him) is a queer man, born and raised on a farm in the San Francisco Bay Area. He has been priestessing and teaching in the Reclaiming San Francisco Bay Area and international communities for 35 years. He is a devoted science geek, who is fascinated by protein structures and cell surface receptors but equally interested in botany, herbal medicine, and ecological interdependency. He thrives when standing at the intersection of science, magic, and mystery-- weaving spells into the cauldron of molecular sequences and genomic memory or the one bubbling on his stove. As his beard turns increasingly gray, he can be found brewing potions and crafting magical tools. Gwydion lives on the lands of the Ramaytush speaking Ohlone people.