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UID:20260827T103128Z - 12434@am505a.odoo.com
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260218T180000
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DESCRIPTION:<a href="https://www.weaversoftheweb.org/event/weaving-the-web-
 initiation-42">Weaving the Web: Initiation</a>\nJoin us in-person or onlin
 e for our weekly Community Night: an open\, cross-tradition discussion spa
 ce where we learn\, share\, and build community together. We gather every 
 Wednesday evening for discussion\, meditation\, ritual nights\, and more\,
  with time to socialize before and after. Schedule: We start at 6:00pm for
  casual social time\, then at 6:30pm we begin the main discussion (and str
 eam it live on YouTube). After the formal portion ends\, we usually keep t
 he Zoom call open a bit longer for chatting as folks head out. Join on Zoo
 m Join on YouTube This week's topic: Initiation Initiation is a threshold 
 moment\, the point where the change that has been building becomes real. I
 t can be formal (as in a tradition welcoming you in) on informal (life cro
 wning you with a new role whether you asked for it or not). Either way\, i
 t marks a new beginning and a new you. In pagan spaces\, initiation often 
 means induction into a coven or tradition\, usually involving a meaningful
  challenge that proves readiness—not in the sense of hazing\, but as a r
 ite to mark your transition into something bigger. And sometimes it's kept
  private or "oathbound"\, not for bragging rights or secrecy\, but because
  expectations can warp the experience and consent matters. We'll explore:W
 hat initiation is: a doorway\, the marker of death of the old self and bir
 th of the new\, a commitment pointInitiation vs. dedication vs. rite of pa
 ssage (and why all three can be valid along the same path)Secrecy\, lineag
 e\, and legitimacy: when privacy is healthy and when it's a red flagReal-w
 orld examples from both early Wiccan history and modern initiatory degree 
 systems (including our own WISE-ATC path)Solitary and cross-tradition path
 s: self-initiation\, mentorship\, and how we mark transitions for ourselve
 s Format: discussion. You're welcome to participate as a skeptic\, a mysti
 c\, or a "I have no idea what I believe but [...]
DTSTAMP:20260827T103128Z
LOCATION:Weavers of the Web\, 809 Center Street\, Suite 8A\, Lansing MI 489
 06\, United States
SUMMARY:Weaving the Web: Initiation
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<a href="https://www.weaversoftheweb.org/event
 /weaving-the-web-initiation-42">Weaving the Web: Initiation</a>\nJoin us i
 n-person or online for our weekly Community Night: an open\, cross-traditi
 on discussion space where we learn\, share\, and build community together.
  We gather every Wednesday evening for discussion\, meditation\, ritual ni
 ghts\, and more\, with time to socialize before and after. Schedule: We st
 art at 6:00pm for casual social time\, then at 6:30pm we begin the main di
 scussion (and stream it live on YouTube). After the formal portion ends\, 
 we usually keep the Zoom call open a bit longer for chatting as folks head
  out. Join on Zoom Join on YouTube This week's topic: Initiation Initiatio
 n is a threshold moment\, the point where the change that has been buildin
 g becomes real. It can be formal (as in a tradition welcoming you in) on i
 nformal (life crowning you with a new role whether you asked for it or not
 ). Either way\, it marks a new beginning and a new you. In pagan spaces\, 
 initiation often means induction into a coven or tradition\, usually invol
 ving a meaningful challenge that proves readiness—not in the sense of ha
 zing\, but as a rite to mark your transition into something bigger. And so
 metimes it's kept private or "oathbound"\, not for bragging rights or secr
 ecy\, but because expectations can warp the experience and consent matters
 . We'll explore:What initiation is: a doorway\, the marker of death of the
  old self and birth of the new\, a commitment pointInitiation vs. dedicati
 on vs. rite of passage (and why all three can be valid along the same path
 )Secrecy\, lineage\, and legitimacy: when privacy is healthy and when it's
  a red flagReal-world examples from both early Wiccan history and modern i
 nitiatory degree systems (including our own WISE-ATC path)Solitary and cro
 ss-tradition paths: self-initiation\, mentorship\, and how we mark transit
 ions for ourselves Format: discussion. You're welcome to participate as a 
 skeptic\, a mystic\, or a "I have no idea what I believe but [...]
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