PDXocculture attempts to bring together all of the occultic elements of Portland, Oregon. From discovering alchemical artists, to stumbling upon mythic places, it is our mission to constantly rediscover this territory, its history, and the subversive undercurrents which drew us here in the first place.

Next meetup - O'Malley's again

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Next meetup, 1/8/09, will be at O'Malley's (6535 SE Foster Rd) again. 7pm, as usual.

Jo Freeman: WITCH

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WITCH was more of an idea-in-action than an organization. Founded in 1968 by a group of radical women in New York City who wanted to do guerilla theater, covens rose and fell around the country as opportunities to do zap actions presented themselves. The first action was a hex of Wall Street on Halloween, the annual religious festival of the druidic witches. Spooked, the stock market promptly dropped. Halloween (1969) the target was the trial of New Left leaders, arrested for conspiracy after protests disrupted the 1968 Democratic Convention. Slowly, solemnly, the Witches filed around the Federal Building in Chicago's Loop, faces painted white, staring straight ahead, flowing black capes swirling around them. "Our sister justice lies chained and tied," they chanted. "We curse the ground on which she died." Like its zap actions, WITCH did not hang around. By 1970, it was gone. [See also Wikipedia]

Participatory occult theater this month

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Splenduh Salon Swarms the Someday Lounge

The New Eccentrics Bring You a Night of Abnormal Vaudeville on January 17

Tired of the same old boring "vaudeville shtick"? So is Splenduh the Unicorn, the magical being banned from the Oregon Country Fair Stage in 2008 for inappropriate behavior. Just in time to relieve your existential ennui, he opens his own highly non-traditional show Saturday, Jan 17 at Portland's Someday Lounge. This magical night will feature a powerful lineup of eccentric west coast attractions, including the rusty tones of Sinner's Serenade, the kung fu acrobaticalists of Nanda, "object manipulator" Charley Brown, acrobatics by Kazüm, the dexterous clowning of Jan Damm, mistress of the hoop Revolva, and the sexy burlesque artistry of Baby Le'Strange, Itty Bitty Bang Bang and Charlotte Truese. Stay after the show for a dance party featuring the band Small Shapes (AKA The Planets) and a short-yet-outrageous fashion show featuring the work of designer Sarah Styles.

The New Eccentrics are a loose collection of artists, thinkers and entertainers who say theatre doesn't have to be boring. Low-priced entertainment can be moving, exciting and wonderfully weird. Due to adult themes, it is advised that those of sensitive dispositions stay far away. The festivities begin at 9 p.m. and admission will be decided by Splenduh's Faeries – a scant $5 if you wear something fantastic, $15 if you dress like a schlub, $300 if you are William Batty.

I Want a Phone Too

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UFO VIDEO

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Digital Saviour

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Shamanistic Dream Theater

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Third Mind Research is looking for people who are interested in exploring ritual in performance and theater in a ritual, we are seeking Dancers, Witches Artists, Musicians, Dryads, Satyrs, Actors and Muses who will join in our exploration of alchemy through shamanistic dream theater. If you are interested please reply to Nova (dot) xian (at) Gmail.com

Et Arcadia Ego

Cheers

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