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It's Peter's 18th Birthday Party! It's also day one of the Vallo Food Festival, and there are very few things Peter likes to do more than eat.

Peter will be spending the day at the Vallo fodo festival, eating whatever his little Spider-Heart desires. Afterward, everyone is invited back the little witch cabin in the woods where he and Wanda live! Hopefully everyone left room after a day of stuffing their faces, because Wanda has whipped up the most amazing cake, and it promises to be magically delicious.

This month's Outlander coven meeting is focused on two things: welcoming new members, and discussing prep for the upcoming First Harvest. Bonnie and Max will introduce themselves and give a quick little bio on what they do and where they’re from, and explain the general purpose of these monthly meetings: to facilitate unity and interest among magic practitioners and researchers from wildly different worlds. Max may tell a few Dad jokes. There will be opportunity to introduce yourself if you’re new, but they’re not gonna call on anyone like this is class.

The main event of the meeting? Discussions of the upcoming First Harvest, one of the big events in the Pagan Wheel of the Year. There’s a whole wide range of agricultural deities - Demeter, Dionysus, Ceres, Corn Mother, Isis - feel free to mention anyone from your world, too! This holiday specifically celebrates the end of the summer, the beginning of the harvest season, and takes place on August 1st (Author’s Note: also known as the “First of Halloween”.) Max and Bonnie will have items on hand to build your own altar, including small citrine and carnelian crystals, dried sunflowers, and gold candles. Fittingly, they will also encourage you to place pictures or belongings of those who have been lost or returned to their world upon your altar. Most excitingly of all, Ignis Scientia will be demonstrating how to make your very own braided bread loaf as well as delicious late-summer muscadine jam to go on it. You won’t go home hungry!

After this meeting, as always, there is time to socialize and enjoy some warm treats, and of course ask any questions you might want. Also note that non-Outlander magic-users are welcome to attend if they so wish.

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The days are getting longer, warmer, and Vallo is beginning to prepare for the Summer Solstice, or Midsommer. In addition to a run down of summer solstice activities (and it's significance in Vallo for the new arrivals) this meeting will continue on from last month in working with the sun, while also adding fire. Several fire elementals from Saferra will be joining.

To start the meeting off, Lan Xichen will be leading a meditation session. Everyone is encouraged to try, no matter your level of experience. Xichen will discuss the benefits of meditation for focus and connection with your power, potentially useful for everyone no matter what your abilities.

Working with the sun and fire in spellwork will be the main focus of the meeting.

• Drawing power from the sun
• Sun magic for positive attraction, and for banishment and destruction
• Sun in conjunction with other types of magic, like plant magic, spell casting, fire magic, etc.
• Tying spells to the cycle of the sun (Bonnie has a handy barrier spell that ends with the setting sun she will share)
• Summoning and/or controlling fire, and the significance of fire during the Solstice (lead by Saferra)

As always, Bonnie and Max are on hand to help, and answer any questions. Snacks are provided. At the end of the meeting Bonnie will go over the plans for the magic focused event hosted by Outlanders in July, the idea of it, how people can participate, or volunteer if they would like to.

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