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Toronto Bitcoin Meetup!
Bitcoin Builders,
Connect with like-minded people from all over GTA!
We're gathering at Firkin on Bay on Thursday, February 12th from 6pm to 8pm. Your first beverage is on us!
Every second Thursday of every month, the smartest and best looking people in the space disappear from Twitter and show up at Firkin on Bay instead.
While everyone else argues about charts, we're creating the companies that will matter in five years.
Your next co-founder is probably already here.
Are you?
Best,
Sunny Ray
P.S. special thanks to our sponsor [Beaver Bitcoin](https://beaverbitcoin.com/): The easiest way to buy bitcoin in Canada.
Eglinton-Yonge Toastmasters Weekly Meeting - IN-PERSON
At Eglinton-Yonge Toastmasters, we're more than just a club - we're a community. Please arrive by 6:00 p.m. to socialize.
Guests are welcome. There is no fee to visit.
We meet at:
Northern District Library
40 Orchard View Blvd. Second Floor, RM# 200.
Directions to the room can be viewed at the following link: [https://bit.ly/eytm-welcome](https://bit.ly/eytm-welcome)
Members of Eglinton-Yonge Toastmasters learn and practice public speaking and leadership skills with a friendly, helpful, and encouraging group of people.
As a year-round club, attendance varies depending on the season. A typical meeting involves 25-30 active members and 2-5 guests.
Guests are able to:
• Meet a great group of people
• Participate in Table Topics
• Share feedback at the end
Members receive:
• Learning materials
• Monthly Toastmasters magazine
• Access to Pathways
• Online resources through Toastmasters International
• An Easy-speak.org account to track speech progress
We look forward to seeing you!
Data in Practice: Building and Leading Data Systems
Join us for learning and networking on Feb 12, 2026 with Toronto Women's Data Group, in downtown Toronto!
Hear from two leading data professionals, who will share their insights on the Data/ML field, hard-earned lessons, and what the day-to-day really looks like. Whether you’re looking to learn, considering a pivot or advancing your career, this event is for you!
Speakers:
\- Jessica David \- Principal Data Engineer\, Elastic
\- Ella Chen \- Software Engineer\, Shopify
Schedule (subject to change):
6:00 pm - Doors open
6:30 pm - Speaker sessions, Q&A
8:00 pm - Networking/chatting
Shoutout to our sponsors:
Index Exchange - https://www.indexexchange.com/
Elastic - https://www.elastic.co/
Allies are welcome to attend, with the understanding that these events are focused on spotlighting the career experiences of women.
Generating more business before 9am than most people see all week
To register, please visit https://www.bnibusinessconnectionsone.com/
• What we'll do
Doors open: 6:45 am
Structured meeting: 7:00 am - 8:30 am (We start and stop on time.)
- Informal Networking
- President’s Welcome
- Leadership Team Introductions
- Education Moment: 2-minute talk on a networking topic
- Weekly Presentations (45-seconds per member and guest- pitching your own services)
- VP’s Report: Chapter Performance Update
- Reports: Treasurer and Membership Committee
- 5-Minute Break
- 10-Minute Feature Presentation by a Member
- Passing of referrals, testimonials, thank yous to guests
- Presenter’s Gift Draw
- Close
OUR GUARANTEE: Business Connections One are full of life, laughter and learning!
• What to bring
What you’ll need to do as a visitor:
- Plan a 45 second (100 words) infomercial on your business and what makes a good referral.
- Bring about 40 business cards for circulation to the group.
- Pay $30 in cash or cheque at the door (or via Paypal on this site)
• Important to know
IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT UPCOMING TRANSITION | February 2026 Chapter Event
**Important note about the retirement of the OWASP Meetup platform**
Fellow OWASP Toronto members,
We are making an important announcement regarding an upcoming transition. The OWASP Foundation has announced that they will be retiring their Meetup Pro subscription effective January 31, 2026:
https://owasp.org/blog/2026/01/13/retiring-meetup.html
This means that our OWASP Toronto Meetup group may be removed in the coming days. We understand this may be short notice, so we want to make this announcement before we lose access.
You are an important part of our chapter community. Many attendees I have spoken to have discovered OWASP Toronto via Meetup. To continue engaging with the community while using a platform that enables discoverability, we will moving to the [Evenbrite](https://owasp-toronto-chapter.eventbrite.com/) for publishing our events. You can continue to follow us via our [Google Group mailing list](https://groups.google.com/a/owasp.org/g/toronto-chapter), our [Chapter page](https://owasp.org/www-chapter-toronto/), our [LinkedIn group](https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/owasp-toronto-chapter/), our [YouTube channel](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqmBl-u_4cOEiH3OXWE3sPg), our Slack channel ([#owasp-toronto-chapter](https://owasp.slack.com/archives/C075DRCB1PZ), does not require an OWASP membership), as well as on our new [Discord channel](https://discord.gg/eg3upJ6N).
Please see below for details of our February 12 event. Visit our [Eventbrite](https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/owasp-toronto-february-2026-tickets-1982057078076) page for more information!
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**Dual Talk Event: Raising Cyber Awareness Through Electronic Word of Mouth \| When AI Becomes Application Logic: Securing Shadow AI**
Presentation #1: Raising Cybersecurity Awareness Through Electronic Word of Mouth: A Data-Driven Assessment
Awareness of the many cybersecurity threats, vulnerabilities, and solutions to mitigate these threats/vulnerabilities is instrumental in improving basic cybersecurity behaviours. A healthy body of knowledge has been devoted to exploring how to better increase awareness, in any given topic, among members of the general public which have explored the role of word of mouth (WOM) and electronic word of mouth (eWOM) in spreading awareness. In recent years, the rise of social media platforms as an alternative communication channel has created efforts to promote cybersecurity awareness online regarding the numerous cybersecurity threats. However, little research attention has been devoted to exploring eWOM communication on social media surrounding cybersecurity awareness. Moreover, no research to date has considered the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on these eWOM discussions related to cybersecurity awareness. To address these literature gaps, this research collected 227, 270 relevant tweets surrounding cybersecurity awareness from 2018 to 2022 conducting an exploratory analysis of the corpus using social network analyses, topic modelling and semantic similarity analysis. The results found topics rose in prominence and then dissipated as newer topics emerged while information was found to spread incredibly far despite a high degree of community forming, suggesting the online discourse is very open and evolving over time. These findings illustrate the potential of social media as an effective tool for raising cybersecurity awareness. The impact of COVID-19 observed an increase in the reach of information in addition to new specific topics emerging in the discourse, but the effects appear to be temporary.
Speaker: Dane Vanderkooi
Dane Vanderkooi is a fifth-year Doctoral Candidate in management science at TorontoMet University who specializes in researching cybersecurity and digital privacy behaviours. He completed his bachelor's of commerce at Uottawa and holds a master's in management science degree from Ryerson University. Dane has published his research in academic journals, conferences and industry reports. Dane has also presented his research at various conferences including HC2P, SERENE-RISC, HCII, CyberToronto, ASAC and SocialMedia+Society, AMCIS, and ICIS. Dane is certified in cybersecurity (CC) from ISC2 and has practical experience working in the field of cybersecurity with private industry, non-for-profits, and the public sector including the Canadian Armed Forces, Public Health and Safety Canada, Justice Canada, Innovation Science and Economic Development (ISED), Bell, BMO, Desjardins, Ritchie Bros and Achev.
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Presentation #2: When AI Becomes Application Logic: Securing Shadow AI
AI is entering production faster than security teams can see it. From “simple” chatbot integrations to LLMs wired directly into business logic — and agents running entire application flows — organizations are accumulating Shadow AI: untracked, ungoverned, and often dangerously over-privileged.
This talk shows how AI quietly changes application behavior at runtime: expanding trust boundaries, introducing non-deterministic authorization paths, and creating blast radiuses that static inventories and policy checklists cannot capture.
Using real-world architectural patterns and runtime signals, we’ll demonstrate how security teams can identify where AI is actually used, what it can access, and how attackers abuse AI-driven logic to exploit new classes of vulnerabilities.
Attendees will leave with a practical framework for securing AI-powered applications — grounded in runtime behavior and evidence, not assumptions.
Speaker: Daniel Shechter
Daniel Shechter is the CEO and Co-Founder of Miggo, an Application Detection and Response platform. Shechter has an impressive background in both threat intelligence and within the security industry. Before founding Miggo he was leading cyber security teams in Israel's elite cyber intelligence division, Unit 8200. He later joined McKinsey, a strategy and management consulting company, where he provided guidance on acquisition, developing new business strategies and more. Shechter is an industry expert in security, incident detection and response, threat intelligence, and attack observability.
AI Safety Thursday: Claude's New Constitution
This is a ticketed event. Please register at [this link](https://luma.com/xb48hned).
On January 21st, Anthropic released a new "[Claude Constitution](https://www.anthropic.com/constitution)", a document intended to govern the behaviour of their AI model Claude. [Giles Edkins](https://www.linkedin.com/in/giles-edkins/) will explore this new document: what's in it, how it is used in training, and how well Claude's real world behaviour has stacked up against these ideals.
**Event Schedule**
6:00 to 6:30 - Food and introductions
6:30 to 7:30 - Presentation and Q&A
7:30 to 9:00 - Open Discussions
If you can't make it in person, feel free to join the live stream starting at 6:30 pm, via [this link](https://www.youtube.com/@Trajectory-Labs/live).
This is part of our weekly \*\*[AI Safety Thursdays ](https://luma.com/trajectory-labs?k=c)\*\*series. Join us in examining questions like:
* How do we ensure AI systems are aligned with human interests?
* How do we measure and mitigate potential risks from advanced AI systems?
* What does safer AI development look like?
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有之周六财商小课堂 | 多伦多场
💼**周六财商小课堂 \| Financial Education Seminar**
想更好地了解加拿大的理财体系?
想知道如何科学规划家庭财富、掌握投资节奏?
这场讲座将带你从零理清思路,掌握实用的理财逻辑。
🧭 **主要内容**
✅ 如何科学地做家庭财务规划
✅ 加拿大退休福利与税务策略
✅ 房地产与市场趋势分析
✅ 北美常见投资产品介绍
✅ 如何判断风险、选择合适的投资标的
📍 **活动信息**
**多伦多场**
🏢 675 Cochrane Dr, Markham
🕐 下午 1:15 – 3:00 (EST)
**同时还有温哥华场举办!**
👥 **适合人群**
* 新移民 / 国际留学生
* 职场人士 / 家庭 / 创业者
* 中小企业主
☕ **活动亮点**
* 实用干货分享,无推销、无门槛
* 轻松氛围、现场答疑互动
* 提供茶饮与小点心,方便大家边听边聊
From Zero to Pro: A Hands-On Guide to the moomoo App, Canada’s First AI Broker
# **New to moomoo or want to trade more efficiently?**
Join us in-person or online, for a hands-on session designed to help you get the most out of Canada’s first AI-powered broker — moomoo.
In this live demo, our speaker Ramin will walk you through the moomoo app step by step—from essential features to advanced tools—showing you how to analyze markets, spot opportunities, and trade with confidence.
**What you’ll learn:**
1\. How to navigate the moomoo app from beginner to pro
2\. Key features that help you trade smarter with AI\-powered tools
3\. Practical tips to improve your U\.S\. stock trading workflow
4\. Live walkthrough \+ real\-time Q&A
5\. Networking opportunity with other investors
Whether you’re just getting started or looking to level up your trading experience, this session is built to be practical, interactive, and easy to follow.
Live streaming link: [Click here to join us online](https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/29873823585396?p=LMLFln09jDP3BJ31Pc)
Event location: 📍 95A Bloor Street West, Yorkville
Limited spots available — register now and trade smarter with moomoo.
🇨🇦Japanese and English Language Exchange (Page for everyone)
~English description below~
イベント参加費として、日本人の方(日本で生まれ育ち、現在英語を勉強している方)は$2、日本人以外の方(日本語を勉強している方)は$5頂いております。
皆さんから頂いたお金は、こちらのサイトの維持費や将来のランゲージエクスチェンジ施設利用料やソーシャルイベント等のために使われます。ご理解の程、よろしくお願いいたします。
予約受付開始:土曜日5:00PM(前イベント終了後)
予約取消締切:土曜日12:30PM(当日)
予約受付締切:土曜日1:30PM(当日)
スケジュール
5.15 PM - 5:30PM - チェックイン、グループ分け
5:30 PM - 6:15PM - 日本語の時間[または英語の時間]
6:15PM - 7:00 PM - 英語の時間[または日本語の時間]
イベント内容
・対面でのLanguage Exchangeを再開しています!参加者のレベルに応じて、事前にオーガナイザーが3〜4名のグループをつくり、そのメンバーで各45分間、それぞれ英語と日本語でセッションを行なっていただきます。決まったディスカッショントピックなどはございませんので、気軽にフリートークや質問をしながらそれぞれのセッションを楽しんでいただければと思います。
・体調が優れない方、あるいはここ数日中に体調が優れない人との接触があった方は、申し訳ありませんが参加をお控え願います。
開催場所:Atrium フードコート
地下鉄Dundas駅と直結していますが、多少分かりにくいため、特に初めて参加される方は次の方法で来れることをおすすめします。
Dundas駅から地上に出ていただき、Dunsas Streetを西にまっすぐ3分ほど歩いていただきます。
Bay Streetとの交差点北東角にある階段を降りてください。
階段を降りた場所にある入り口から入ったところがフードコートですので、そちらでTJEXのサインボードを持ったオーガナイザーにお声がけください。(わからなければメッセージをお願いします!)
予約規約(⚠️重要)
・当日の不参加、もしくは15分以上の遅刻(5:45PM以降)、また予約取消締切後の変更(13:00以降)は原則不参加(No-Show)とみなします。不参加(No-show)が3回になりますと会員登録が抹消され、退会となりますのでご注意ください。
・イベントに遅れそうな場合は必ずオーガナイザーまでメッセージをお願いします。イベント開始時間にいるメンバーでグループを組み直すこともあるので、連絡なしで到着された場合はイベントに参加できない可能性もあります。原則、30分以上遅れての参加はご遠慮いただいております。あらかじめご了承ください。
キャンセル待ち
・満席の場合、”キャンセル待ち”リスト(waiting-list)にご登録いただくことが可能です。“参加予定”リスト(going-list)中に空席が発生した場合は、”キャンセル待ち”への登録が早かった方を優先に、”参加予定”へ移動いただけます。
※ご注意※
・空席ができた際は、自動的に”キャンセル待ち”より”参加予定”へ変更されます。この時にMeetupよりお知らせがあるかはわかりません。
・システムにより自動的に”参加予定”とされ、それに気づかずに参加しなかった場合でも、不参加とみなされますのでご了承ください。
・上記の理由により、確実に参加できる場合のみ”キャンセル待ち”への登録をお願いします。予定が入ってしまった場合は、”キャンセル待ち”にいる場合も必ずイベント当日の午後1時までに予め”不参加”リストに移動させてください。
質問
こちら (https://www.meetup.com/tjex-ca/pages/1274142/FAQ/)をご参照ください。または、オーガナイザーまでお問い合わせください。
Instagramアカウント @tjex.ca
最新情報やミートアップの様子を掲載しています。
ぜひこちらもフォローお願いします!
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***Although our group is a non-profit organization, we collect $ 5 per English Speaker for every event. All the proceeds are used to run this website and for social events***
RSVP:
RSVP open: 5:00 PM (Saturday after previous event)
RSVP cancel deadline: Saturday, 2:00 PM (day of the event)
RSVP close: Saturday, 3:00 PM (day of the event)
Day of Event:
5:15 PM - 5:30 PM - Check-in and Group placement
5:30 PM - 6:15 PM - Japanese conversation
6:15 PM - 7:00 PM - English conversation
Event Description:
This is an in-person language exchange! Members are placed into groups of three or four based on their language level. Each 45 minute session consists of friendly casual conversation, and/or informal study.
Optional Dinner :
After the Language event, we usually go for Dinner. Dinner is optional, you may or may not join the Dinner, it depends on you.
However, Dinner is only for Participants that joined on the day of the event.
Event Location:
Atrium Food Court
The food court is directly connected to the Dundas subway station. Leave the subway station and walk west along Dundas Street.
At the intersection of Bay Street and Dundas Street, you will find an entrance. Proceed down the escalator.
The food court is on the basement floor. Please talk to the organizer with the signboard showing TJEX. (If you can’t find them, please send a message to the organizer.)
⚠️RSVP & Late Policy:
If you are unable to join on the day of the event, please change your status from 'going-list' to 'not going-list'. Failure to Not show up will result in 1 No -Show. Also, in case of arriving 15 mins late to the event will result in 1 No-Show.
Members are removed from the group after 3 No-Shows.
Waiting List:
Members can join the waiting-list even if an event is full. When a spot becomes available, we will move you to the going-list.
Going List:
Only Members on the going-list can participate on the day of the event.
Group Instagram -
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Practical Growth Strategies: How to Save Corporate Taxes & Estate Planning
Join us for an informative and practical seminar designed specifically for business owners who want to grow smarter, protect their wealth, and plan confidently for the future.
In this one-hour educational session, you’ll learn proven strategies to reduce corporate taxes, optimize cash flow, and implement effective estate planning techniques to safeguard your business and personal assets. Our goal is to help you keep more of what you earn today while preparing for long-term success tomorrow.
Whether you’re a growing entrepreneur or an established business owner, this seminar will provide valuable insights you can apply immediately—without the jargon or sales pressure.
**What you’ll learn:**
* Practical strategies to legally reduce your corporate tax bill
* How to structure your business more efficiently for long-term growth
* Key estate planning concepts to protect your assets and family
* Planning strategies to secure the future of your business
**Event Details:**
📅 **Date:** Saturday, February 14, 2026
🕑 **Time:** 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
📍 **Location:** 3565 Nashua Dr, Mississauga
This session is ideal for business owners, entrepreneurs, and professionals looking to make informed financial decisions and build lasting wealth.
**Seats are limited — register now to reserve your spot!**
AI Meetup (Feb): GenAI LLMs and Agents with Google
Important Register on the [event website](https://www.aicamp.ai/event/eventdetails/W2026021214) (Due to room capacity and building security, you must pre-register at the link for admission)
**Description:**
Welcome to the AI meetup in Toronto. Join us for deep dive tech talks on AI, GenAI, LLMs and machine learning, food/drink, networking with speakers and fellow developers.
**Speakers/Topics:**
\- Gleb Otochkin \(Google\)
Stay tuned as we are updating speakers and schedules. If you have a keen interest in speaking to our community, we invite you to submit topics for consideration: [Submit Topics](https://forms.gle/JkMt91CZRtoJBSFUA)
**Sponsors:**
We are actively seeking sponsors to support AI developers community. Whether it is by offering venue spaces, providing food, or cash sponsorship. Sponsors will not only speak at the meetups, receive prominent recognition, but also gain exposure to our extensive membership base of 10,000+ AI developers in Toronto or 500K+ worldwide.
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Sip & Read: *Founder Edition* Meetup: Book/Venue TBD
Calling all founders, CEOs, lawyers, doctors, and entrepreneurs to join our special *Founder Edition* of Sip & Read meetup event. Let's sip on fine wine and discuss our first book **The 5AM Club- Own Your Morning Elevate Your Life, by Robin Sharma**. We will pair this book with our favorite wine at **Wine on High** and engage in thought-provoking discussions on startup businesses and entrepreneurship, and network with like-minded individuals in a cozy book club setting.
Come prepared to discuss this month's book. At the end of each book club meeting, we will take next book and venue suggestions from the participants for the next meeting.
Whether you are a book lover, women entrepreneur, or a content creator, this event is perfect for sharing ideas and insights with other funders and founders in the entrepreneurial world. Don't miss out on this unique opportunity to connect, learn, and grow together. Sign up now to reserve your spot!
*Fun fact! This meetup was established in 2015 and had over 1,000 members. I had to shut down operations while attending law school, but we're back!!*
From Stability to Stewardship
A Biblical & Practical Path to Financial Freedom
This is not just a money class.
This is a restoration space.
The I AM Worthy of Ownership™ Path is a 12-step, sister-centered journey for women who are ready to build financial stability without shame, fear, or pressure—and to do it in a way that honors both wisdom and the spirit.
Many women don’t struggle with money because they lack discipline or intelligence. They struggle because of unhealed experiences, survival patterns, and the quiet belief that they are “behind” or “disqualified.” This series gently challenges those beliefs while offering practical tools for peace, clarity, and long-term planning.
Together, we will talk honestly about:
Releasing shame and money anxiety
Building stability as a form of self-respect and spiritual discipline
Understanding money as a tool, not a source of worth
Managing debt with clarity instead of condemnation
Preparing for life’s unexpected moments without fear
Laying a calm foundation for future ownership and legacy
Each session blends practical financial education with reflection, conversation, and encouragement. There is no pressure to share personal numbers or experiences. You are welcome to speak, journal quietly, or simply listen.
This is not about hustle.
This is not about perfection.
This is about alignment, wisdom, and peace.
Who this series is for:
Women who are starting over or rebuilding
Women who want stability without stress
Women preparing for future ownership or housing decisions
Women who want their financial lives to reflect wholeness, not fear
No prior financial knowledge is required.
Come as you are. Bring a notebook.
Leave a little lighter than you arrived.
Light refreshments will be served along with 30 minutes of networking.
Bad Girls Book Club February 2026
**Our February novel is: Julia by Sandra Newman**
**This month is a classic, dystopian, fiction, literary fiction, women’s fiction, and science fiction novel. The book is 394 pages in print and 14 hours and 20 minutes on audiobook.**
**An imaginative, feminist, and brilliantly relevant-to-today retelling of Orwell’s 1984, from the point of view of Winston Smith’s lover, Julia, by critically acclaimed novelist Sandra Newman.**
Julia Worthing is a mechanic, working in the Fiction Department at the Ministry of Truth. It’s 1984, and Britain (now called Airstrip One) has long been absorbed into the larger trans-Atlantic nation of Oceania. Oceania has been at war for as long as anyone can remember, and is ruled by an ultra-totalitarian Party, whose leader is a quasi-mythical figure called Big Brother. In short, everything about this world is as it is in Orwell’s 1984.
All her life, Julia has known only Oceania, and, until she meets Winston Smith, she has never imagined anything else. She is an ideal citizen: cheerfully cynical, always ready with a bribe, piously repeating every political slogan while believing in nothing. She routinely breaks the rules, but also collaborates with the regime when necessary. Everyone likes Julia.
Then one day she finds herself walking toward Winston Smith in a corridor and impulsively slips him a note, setting in motion the devastating, unforgettable events of the classic story. Julia takes us on a surprising journey through Orwell’s now-iconic dystopia, with twists that reveal unexpected sides not only to Julia, but to other familiar figures in the 1984 universe. This unique perspective lays bare our own world in haunting and provocative ways, just as the original did almost seventy-five years ago.
Gold Star Business Networking
Bring your business cards and network in person with other business professionals! Gold Star Referral Clubs is one of the most established professional networking organizations in the country, with multiple groups in central Ohio. Join us!
Philosophy of Friendship: What are the bases of "friendship"?
As you may or may not know--I didn't until late last year--Aristotle wrote extensively on "friendship" in the Nicomachean Ethics. After 69 years the concept of friendship still creates questions and uncertainty. I had close friends in high school and for a few years after high school but our interests diverged and people moved all over the country so it was hard to maintain connections.
* So if I/you haven't talked with a friend for several years, are you still friends? Are we friends who meet at Drunken Philosophy or Omnipresent Atheists?
* Can you be friends with someone with whom you have virulently divergent political views? Sartre and Camus could not.
* Aristotle regarded friendship as essential to a good life, not merely an added "bonus." Do you agree?
* In the Nicomachean Ethics (Books VIII and IX), he claims that wealth and power are meaningless without friends. Trump has wealth and power but seems to have no real friends, but wealth and power seem meaningful to him in perverted ways. Can you have meaning in your life without friends?
* Do men and women view and maintain friendships in different ways?
* Aristotle categorizes friendship into three types, based on what forms the bond:
* **Utility**: Based on mutual benefit, but this type is fragile and ends when the usefulness ceases.
* **Pleasure**: Based on shared enjoyment (e.g., humor, hobbies). Common among youth but fades as interests change.
* **Virtue (The "Complete" Friendship)**: Based on mutual respect for each other's character and goodness. You wish good for the other for their sake, not yours.
* **Key Principles of "True" (Virtuous) Friendship:**
* **Permanence**: Virtuous friendships last a lifetime whereas those based on utility and pleasure are fleeting.
* **Reciprocity**: Requires mutual goodwill; secret or unreciprocated affection does not qualify.
* **The "Second Self"**: A true friend is "another self"—their virtue helps you understand and improve yourself.
* **Time and Intimacy**: Deep ("complete") friendships are few, built on time and shared experiences.
* **Self-Love and Friendship:**
* Good friendship starts with being a friend to yourself.
* They distinguish shallow egoism (chasing honors) from real self-love (pursuing virtue).
* A virtuous person’s pleasant self-company allows them to be a stable, good friend to others.
* Aristotle argues that one's social circle ultimately reflects one's character—a view with striking relevance today. Well--the Drunken Philosophy social circle certainly reflects good character!
BeComing Circle Initiates
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Instructor - Crow, HPS
Class fee is $30 at the door or approved exchange
RSVP with Advance pay of $25 (discounted) by PayPal on the web or by contacting Enchanted Elements (614) 437-2642.
Reservations made directly to Enchanted Elements will be added to the class list manually not online.
Private Instruction ~ Closed to the Public ~ Initiated Members Only
Please come prepared for ritual.
Blessings ~ Crow





















