Established 2016
"This is not your Grandma's Sewing Circle folks!"
The Mission Statement of the NorCalBHS® is simple.
We are here to support and celebrate our diverse community.
We are also here to preserve and maintain the dignity and
honor of being a Pagan, Witch, Practitioner, Healer and/or Heathen.
We are Practitioners of the Old Ways & Ancient Arts!
Our society honors the ways of our ancestors, in hopes of continuing traditions and teaching the next generations.
We are a faith based organization with our roots deep in Paganism.
We recognize the divine in nature and spirit.
All paths are honored and respected among our members and we provide a safe and welcoming community to celebrate and commune together.
We truly strive to bring like-minded folks together to help put humankind back in harmony with the Earth, and each other.
The NorCalBHS® also stands proudly as the Founder of
Membership to the NorCalBHS® is now open, effective Jan 2021.
We have several levels of membership including affiliate membership
for those outside of the Northern California area.
Please see our membership page for more information.
We are a private society that organizes and hosts public classes,
meet-ups, rituals, and cultural and spiritual based events to
celebrate our Sabbats and Esbats.
We host public quarterly Full Moon Festivals & Open-Air Markets and our annual Full Moon Festival & Samhain Ritual in October.
We also host the largest Norse themed event in the area with our annual Yule Gathering & Viking Feast every December at the Scottish Rite Temple.
We serve our community, Pagan or otherwise, with our
Pagan Neighbors OutReach program, which collects items in need
for the area homeless, with a focus on our homeless veterans.
We do a clothing and blanket drive every year, starting in late October,
to help folks through the colder months.
We also offer house blessings and clearings, free of charge,
conducted by our trained members.
The NorCalBHS® is a privately owned and operated organization.
We reserve the right to refuse or deny membership, without discrimination, as we see fit.
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Our Mission Statement, Statement of Intent, and Description/Explanation of our Society
is the Sole Property of the NorCalBHS®
No item or statement on this website or on our affiliates websites may be copied, printed
nor distributed without express written permission from the
Northern California Black Hat Society® - Est . 2016
We reserve the right to revoke any given permission at any time, should
it be used by an affiliate or associate, and not serve in the best interest of our society.
