Pagan Network For the Inland Empire

(Graphic from candleandcauldron.com)

This site serves a growing informal network/alliance of pagans in the Inland Empire region of Southern California, which includes the greater San Bernardino and Riverside areas. IEPN provides links to local neo-pagan groups, stores and merchants, and professionals who are known to be pagan-friendly. If you know of any such I can add, or have new URLs for site without links, and let me know. For stores, please only send info for those who have physical locations in the area.

If you're looking for the Grove of the Sacred Well, it's no longer active. While I no longer consider myself primarily Keltrian, I keep the site up for archival purposes, and am always happy to meet others in the area interested in the druidic path.

The ie-pagans list is a way for pagans in the Inland Empire to get in touch with each other and ask "Where can I find..." type questions. It's for anyone who considers themselves pagan (or pagan-friendly), any or no particular trad, solitary or in a group. It's been very low traffic, though polite discussions are welcome :-). If you try to subscribe and don't hear from me (or want to subscribe to the list without having to set up a yahoo account), ; yokel!groups doesn't always send me a notification :-(.

Ceremonies, Rituals, and Events

• Jan 18-20, 2008: Quantum Shaman(tm) presents - Make Contact With Your Higher Self - An Intimate and Transformational Weekend, held at the Joshua Tree Retreat and Wellness Center, in Joshua Tree, CA. For more information, please visit: quantumshaman.com
• Many of the shops host events, and I don't always get them up here in time. Please check their web sites for current happenings.
• High Desert Pagans Night Out (), "2nd Friday night of every EVEN NUMBERED month, from 6:30 to 8:00 or so at a local coffee shop."
• Xicoco Shamanic Arts in Riverside -- not really a shop, so I'm putting it in this section :-).
• PLEASE if you know of any upcoming events that can be listed here!

Shopping

• Good Scents, 461-D Tennessee St., Redlands, CA 92373, (909) 335-6160
• Dragonmarsh, 3643 University Ave., Riverside, California 92501, (951) 276-1116
• Ananda Books & Gifts, 5225 Canyon Crest Drive #17, Riverside, CA 92507, (951) 686-3471
• Enlightenment Books & Gifts, 10203 Hole Ave, Riverside, CA 92503, (951) 343-9410, ()
• Nirvana New Age Books & Healing Center, 43053 Margarita Rd. B 102, Temecula, (951) 695-0429
• Crystal Avalon, was 35615 Glen Oaks Road, Temecula, (951) 506-3099; Google now lists them at 31440 Congressional Dr, Temecula (web site is gone, information on this store appreciated)
• Merlin's Crystal Cave, 415 W. Foothill Blvd. #319, Claremont, CA 91711, (909) 447-4222 (the domain merlinscrystalcave.com has expired)
• Kindred Spirits, (or Kindred Spirits), 813 West Foothill Blvd., Claremont, CA 91711, (909) 626-2434
• Willow's Crystal Cauldron, 360 S. Thomas Street, Pomona, CA 91766, (909) 620-9565, NOTE: They will be closing their real-space location at the end of May, 2007. The online shop will remain open. ()
• The Quantum Shaman is a gift and clothing boutique in Yucca Valley, CA carrying clothes, gifts, jewelry, cards and shiny stuff.
• Raven's Fancy, "Purveyors of the Quaint and Curious," 32011 Holiday Ln, Running Springs, CA 92382, (909) 867-7170
• Pyramid Book Shop, now operating out of the Bear Valley Swap Meet, (760) 955-4802 ()
• The Desert Sage, 18768 Outer Hwy 18, #180, Apple Valley CA 92307, (760) 242-9998
• Spiritual Elements, San Jacinto (note: the shop is closed but they're still hosting classes. meetings, etc.) (web site is gone, information on this store appreciated)
• Dances With Herbs (no physical store, but located in Idyllwild) web site is gone, information on this store appreciated()
• Pagan Art by Pagan and Proud: Pagan Digital Art work made by Esta Weiss, All the faces of the Great Mother the elements, astral visons and some fantasy just for fun Come take a peek and maybe buy a print or two always something new to see. Custom work and web design availible... email for direct contact and personal consult
• Lady of the Lake, 27326 Jefferson Ave. #19 (Rancho Temecula Plaza), Temecula, CA 92590-5604, (909) 296-0222

Groups

Please note that I am only passing on information, not making recommendations.

• Inland Empire Pagan Fellowship (organizers of the IE Pagan Pride days)
• Riverside CUUPS, a new CUUPS group starting at the Universalist Unitarian Church of Riverside
• The Ecclasian Fellowship, "an eclectic Wiccan fellowship...member coven of the Covenant of the Goddess and act as an outreach group by way of public Sabbats and a formal teaching program."
• The Touchstone Local Council of the Covenant of the Goddess (covers most of Riverside and San Bernardino counties).
• The Pronghorn Local Council [] of the Covenant of the Goddess (covers the high desert portion of San Bernardino county, including Victorville and Barstow)
• The Southern California Local Council of the Covenant of the Goddess (now that the IE is covered by the above two LC's, this is only here FYI)
• Coven of the Phoenyx an Alternative Lifestyle Coven (Riverside area, formerly the Circle of the Evergreen RowanTree). Email:
• Grove of the Winding Spiral, Inland Empire: "We celebrate the Goddess & the God, and hold the Sabbats & the Esbats sacred. We revere life & nature, and strive to create balance within ourselves and the world around us. We honor all genders and all families, recognizing the inherent Divine within us all. With over 10 years of teaching experience in the Inland Empire, we hope to continue this heritage in service to our deities and to our local Pagan/Wiccan Community." Email:
• Victor Valley Wiccan/Pagan Discussion Group [], "meets in Apple Valley, California, every month on the 2nd and 4th Saturday evening, beginning at 7:00pm. We're open to adults (and teenagers if accompanied by a legal guardian or parent). We're an informal, social & networking group from a variety of Pagan Paths/Traditions."
• The Triad Brotherhood, "An All Male Coven In Southern California ... located in the Temecula/Murrieta area"
• Wayward Witches "is a Pagan organization...based in the Inland Empire of Southern California in RL... We have monthly meetings at local restaurants to get together and discuss various Pagan topics and our Traditions. ... Members of all Pagan Traditions and Solitaries are welcome." They also have a yahoo group and message board. URL was http://www.geocities.com/Waywardwitches/
• The AOTSC.TDC. Hellenic Pagan Fellowships is a Greek Pagan Organization located in North Rialto, or Lytle Creek California. "The group has been trying to become a non-profit organization. It has 55+ members and has study groups and local gatherings. It also serves as a Networking and Resource locator for Pagans."
• The Mother Bears Spiritual Study Group (This is a closed site and you must be signed on by the list owner.) This group "meets on the second and fourth Friday of the month, from noon on. It's a pot luck affair. All subjects on the Wiccan faith are covered and you need not be Wiccan or Pagan to attend. The study group has been meeting since 2000. The Coven of the Mother Bears was formed in Feb. 2003. The study group and coven meet on over 6 acres in unincorporated Riverside County in the community of Gavilan Hills. This property holds a Goddess Circle which holds 20 to 25 people or more. The coven holds some open rituals in which coven members may invite guests. The coven meets for each full moon and Sabbat's (in most cases)."
  For more information, contact
• Wiccan Circle of Intentions: "WCI is a diverse circle of witches and pagans coming together to celebrate spirituality, ritual, dance, art and each other throughout the turning of the wheel. With an established 4 years and Experienced Earth-based High Priestess we are now offering teaching from the beginner to the initiate level in the Inland Empire." Email:

Pagan Contact Sites

• MeetUp.com: Focuses, dates and locations vary by locality, so check out which is best for you. There are Pagan MeetUps, Witch's MeetUps, and possibly others.
• WiccanWeb.Net, for Southern California. URL was http://www.wiccanweb.net/
• California Young Pagan Contacts on Witches' Voice

Upcoming astrological cross-quarters (from Astrolog 5.41)

There are many sites that offer the exact times of solstices and equinoxes; one of my favorites is the US Naval Observatory's Earth's Seasons: Equinoxes, Solstices, Perihelion, and Aphelion 1992-2020.

Other Links of Possible Interest

• California Circles, Festivals, Workshops & Events on Witchvox
• Wren's Nest... On the Web (The Witches' Voice) (Lots of interesting articles on timely issues)
• Project X-13, a Pagan / Wiccan News Portal and internet community with frequent news updates
• Pagan Eductation Network (PEN) - Many many good links, plus information on current issues
• The Church of Universal Eclectic Wicca, a site with much good info, links, and a virtual coven for those who are interested, The Coven Of The Far Flung Net
• Pagans Vote Home (Someone bought the domain "pagansvote.org" and put a generic links page on it.)
• The Pagan Culture Center (drat, paganculture.com is also no longer an active domain)

Other Resources

Again, I am only passing on information, not making recommendations.

• The Rev. Mel Fleming II: Astrology charts, Astrology/Tarot counseling and Weddings and Handfastings.
• Rev. Misty Johnson: Pagan and theme weddings.

Local elected officials

• Rather than try to keep up with all the elected officials covering two very large counties, I refer you to the ACLU's Action Center. Here you can enter your ZIP code and find all your elected representatives from US Senator down to city council. With the NeoConservative dominance of Congress, we need to stay vigilant to ensure our rights aren't whittled away.
• Not local, but there are two shops on CafePress with merchandise to show you're a pagan voter: I am Pagan and I Vote! and Proud Pagan Voter.

Why an IE-specific site?

There are many places that have links for on-line stores, or contacts by state. As we Californians know, that isn't always a lot of help :-). Even Southern California specific lists often focus on the Los Angeles metroplex and San Diego. This site is meant to focus on the Inland Empire.

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