Portland Oregon Temples of the CES

 

Temple of Ptah

 

Beginners Class for Practicing the Ancient Egyptian Religion

 

The Beginners Class for Practicing the Ancient Egyptian Religion will be held starting in the spring of 2011. The classes will cover the different ritual elements, amulets and talismans, chanting, mudras and more. There will be approximately 10 class sessions, one per month during the weekend (to be determined).  Open for enrollment.  Inquire at cesoregon@yahoo.com to find out more information or to enroll.  This is not an online class. Minimum student size is 3. 

 

CES Library

 

 Since receiving the CES library from our late reverend Harold Moss more than 75 new books were added to our library.  In addition to that we are amassing many PDF and Microsoft Word files on ancient Egypt and the religion.  We will be compiling them all in subject matters, and many of them will be available to the public when we are done.

 

Egyptian Art

 

An ongoing Egyptian artwork project.  In essence it’s getting ancient Egyptian art and converting and cleaning it up to 8 x 10” black and white, then eventually coloring them.  They will then be used as art work for temples, clothes and other uses.

 

 

Temple of Renenutet and Seshat

 

Mead Making

 

Reverend Joanna Linsley Poe, High Priestess of Renenutet and Seshat has already produced 2 experimental batches of Mead.  The 1^st batch of 1-gallon mead from Raspberry honey produced a semi-sweet mead wine, and the 2^nd batch of 1-gallon mead produced from Wildflower honey made a dry relatively high alcohol wine.

Joanna will be producing a larger 3-gallon bath of honey mead wine in 2011.

Up date: A third batch of Mead was started on Feb 13, 2011. it is doing well.

 

Ancient Foods

 

Joanna’s blog on ancient foods has been met with an enthusiastic reception.  The blog focus is on ancient foods from around the world.  

 

 

Renenutet’s Library

 

The Renenutet Library is dedicated to ancient foods from around the world as well as ethic food (for example Moroccan food goes back for centuries).  The latest additions include the 2-volume work, “Food, the Gift of Osiris” and 2 books on Moroccan food.

 

 

Joint Activities of the Temples of Ptah and Renenutet/Seshat

 

NOTE: On types of activities:

 

          Festivals and Feasts are usually open to the Public and consist of a ceremony/ritual followed by a potluck dinner.  Ritual or Ceremonial:  All ritual with perhaps some appetizers after.  Classes:  Open to the public, donations to class accepted.

        Attendance:  Due to the limitation of space in the Temple and the fact that all participates will be take part in some way during the ritual it is generally required that the Temple Staff meet all interested parties (who have never attended a Temple event) at least 1 to 2 weeks prior to the event.

        Open to the Public:  Temple space dictates that 6 to 10 people attend a ritual; therefore there is a limitation of how many new people can attend (first to respond will be priority until the spaces are full.  A wait list can be made in case someone cancels).  There may be an occasional event that we hold where more than 10 people will be participating, in that case the ritual will probably be held in another location. 

 

 March 19:  

Harvest Festival of Renenutet

Ritual and potluck feast after

(sponsored by the CES Temple of Renenutet)

Cancled this year, Will be held again in 2012

 

May 21:

Liturgy of Sekhmet and Bast: Ritual of Purification, Security and Protection for All.

Potluck Goddesses Feast in the Temple, Great Feast of the Southern Heavens

(co-sponsored by the CES Temples of Ptah and Renenutet)

OPEN TO PUBLIC, SATURDAY

 

 

August 20:

     Festival of Ptah, Opening of the Mouth Ceremony (saying Magick)

     Potluck feast afterward (Great Feast of the Gods and Goddesses)

     (sponsored by the CES Temple of Ptah)

     OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, SATURDAY

 

October 22:

     Ceremony of Tehuiti (Thoth), (make magic, acquire knowledge)

 all priest/esses make offerings of incense, holy water or oil to their god/desses

     Potluck feast afterward (Feast of Sobek and Thoth)

     (co-sponsored by the CES Temples of Ptah and Renenutet)

     OPEN TO PUBLIC, SATURDAY

 

November 24:

     Offering of Sekhmet, Thanksgiving Feast to Sekhmet, healing

     CLOSED TO PUBLIC

 

December 25:

     Birth of Horus, the Child of Isis, Elevate the Great Goddess in all the names and manifestivations

     CLOSED TO PUBLIC

 

 

 

Boise Idaho Temples

 

Temple of Sekhmet

Further details will be forthcoming on location and times. If you are interested please e-mail Kathie Blakeslee at  cessource@cesidaho.org

 

June 21^st (time approximate)

     Summer Solstice (check the Rev. Kathie Blakeslee)

 

July 16

New Years Festival, Ceremony of Set or to be determined

 OPEN TO PUBLIC  (check with Rev. Kathie Blakeslee)

 

 

 

Temple of Hathor

 

The High Priestess of Hathor is currently working in her psychiatric practice and current O.T.O. activities.

 

   

 

 

 

 

copyright March 7, 2011 by CES

 

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