Global Goddess Oracle's Beltane Issue

The Beltane issue of the e-zine, Global Goddess Oracle, is published. Among its articles you will find:
"Artwork by Majak Bredell," which tells, in words and pictures, of the artist's transition from "patriarchal Calvinism" to Goddess.
"Beltane and Liminal Time," by Deanne Quarrie, discussing the history of the holy day. Includes poem and a discussion of the meaning of "liminal."
"Breathing Meditation" by Molly, both a meditation and a poem.
"Honoring Maia at Beltane with Ritual" by Dawn "Belladona" Thomas, explaining the relationship of Beltane to the Goddess Maia, her history in a number of cultures, and offering a Beltane ritual. Dawn's additional ritual ideas can be found in "Ritual Ideas for Beltane."
"Pagan Every Day Inner Gardening" by Barbara Ardinger describes, with humor, how she "gardens" with a minimum amount of outdoor contact, and also explains why she rarely goes to outdoor rituals. In another article, "Tending Our Gardens," she describes her garden and asks about yours.
"The Blessing" a poem by Laura Stamps, tells of goldenrod in the spring, as well as other plants and critters.

Buzz Coil: April 2013

A look at some posts of interest from our blogroll and sometimes beyond.

Annelinde's World:  Annelinde Metzner's April 4 post, Muso Koroni is a poem about the Bambara Earth Goddess. With pic and audio of the poem being read to marimba accompaniment. Her April 15 post, Red Bud is a beautiful evocation of early spring (also with pic.)

Theapoetics: In poetry, prose and photos of her sculptures, blogger talkbirth's April 24 posts, Last Words and Goodbye, tell of the death of her grandmother.
 
HecateDemeter: Last time I looked, blogger Hecate was up to Chapter 11 on April 13 in her fiction saga, A Place Without a Witch, set in DC. In this installment, the main character, Gemmy, converses with a water nymph. Then I looked again on April 26 and Hecate had posted Chapter 12 (A Slight Digression into the Woods). Other posts in this series this month (so far) were on April 3 and April 10.

Association for the Study of Women and Mythology announces in its April 23 post, 2013 Conference on Comparative Mythology,  a conference sponsored by the International Association for Comparative Mythology and Eberhard Karls University in Tübingen, Germany, May 15-17.

Feminism and Religion: Among the recent posts in this blog of many paths and bloggers:
Elizabeth Cunningham's April 21 post, Coming Out as a Shaman at Your Presbyterian Memorial, tells of a friend who "came out" as a shaman shortly before her death and was memorialized at two services, one of which was in a Presbyterian Church she no longer attended. Also includes Cunningham's version of "Amazing Grace."
In an April 20 post, Are Buddhist Women Happy?, Oxana Poberejnaia explores whether Buddhism is "part of the problem," writing: "To put the general feminist inquiry into a more practical plane, let’s consider one issue: Do the same methods of training in the Dharma work in a same way for women and men? Do women compete in spiritual 'sports' that are not relevant for our spiritual development?"
In an April 18 post, Dancing with Kali Gets Us to the Other Side, Carolyn Lee Boyd tells of her dance, both literally and figuratively, with this Goddess through the years and then extends this personal dance to one that society might do.
In her April 17 post, I Dream of Pope Francis, Gina Messina-Dysert, co-founder of Feminism and Religion blog, explains why she is optimistic about Pope Francis.
Carol P. Christ ponders, in an April 15 post, A Gift Economy: Could It Be Better To Give Than To Receive? , including an unusual way of getting invited to a Greek wedding, the role of private property, attitudes towards nature, and whether children should inherit.
In an April 10 post, Goddess Mother, which begins with a poem, Molly Remer explores the symbolism and meaning of Goddess as Mother, writing: "...Mother Goddess imagery may well be less about women as mothers and more about the motheredness of the world....I do not find the image of the Mother Goddess is exclusive, rather I find it exceedingly appropriate. Every person and mammal on this planet—male, female, black, white, hetero/homosexual– since the dawn of humanity has had a mother. It is a truly unifying feature. And, it isn’t about the role, it is about the primal relationship. The root of life." She also writes about "The sociocultural value of a divine presence that validates women’s bodies" and her own creation of birth art sculpture with Goddess qualities.
In an April 3 post, Gender in Kabbalah, focusing mainly on Jewish Kabbalah, Judith Laura (yes, me) recalls discovering that although containing both male and female imagery, neither Jewish Kabbalah nor Hermetic Qabalah are gender-balanced, a discovery she incorporated into a book with a remedy.   

The Wild Hunt: In her April 21 guest post, Heather Greene discusses Faith, Crisis and the First Responder, with a focus on the first responders' help in the aftermath of the Boston Marathon bombing. After quoting Jewish and Christian clergy, Greene asks:
 "What is the role of Pagan theology in the mindset of the first responder? We don’t have referential texts to guide our sense of transformative justice or 'Godliness' as it were. Is there any religiously-based ethic that drives Pagan first responders?"
Answers come from first responders that speak of their relationship to the Goddess.

Works of Literata: Blogger Literata's April 15 post is a prayer For Boston.

The Goddess House: As Samhain approaches in Australia, blogger As't Moon writes about a Slavic/Russian magical figure in her April 9 post, Baba Yaga - The Slavic Wild Woman.

Veleda: In an April 7 post, Raising the Dead: Medicine Women and Soul Retrieval, III , Max Dashu discusses a traditional Manchu longpoem  that
 "gives a view from within Manchu culture of the female shaman* Teteke who was considered the most powerful of all shamans, so potent that she could bring a boy back from the dead. This story is a classic example of soul-retrieval from the underworld, by a shaman who chants and drum, goes into an ecstasy so deep that she falls as if dead, makes her journey in the spirit, and must be revived by her assistant."

COG Interfaith Reports: Rachael Watcher's April 6 post, Ritual discussion of Rachael's trip to Guatemala, describes Mayan rituals she attended with other groups during a recent trip. With pics.

Hearth Moon Rising's Blog: Following 3 posts about Germanic mythology, Hearth Moon Rising takes on not only Germanic but also Greek and Roman mythology in her April 19 post, Unlearning High School Mythology.

 My Village Witch: Byron Ballard shares her thoughts on how to incorporate Earth Day into the Wheel of the Year in her April 20 post, A Holy Day Every Six Weeks…Except for Now.

Musings of  Quaker Witch: In her post of April 2, The Wheel of the Year & the Slinky of Spiritual Growth, Staṡa Morgan-Appel compares the Wheel of the Year to a Slinky toy, among other things.

Casa della Dea: On this Italian language blog, Eilantha Redspring's April 12 post blog, Focacce di Asherah (Cakes of Asherah), gives a recipe for what the Cakes for the Queen of Heaven described in the biblical Jeremiah might have been and shows what she thinks they may have looked like.

Journeying to the Goddess: For blogger Daughter RavynStar "Altars Are Springing Up!" She shares some in her April 5 post. 

Witches and Pagans: In this blog related to Witches and Pagans magazine:
 Annika Mongan's April 23 post, "The Pagans Won," tells of her journey from Christianity to Paganism during and after a marriage break-up.
Kenny Klein's April 19 post, Gender Inclusion and Exclusivity or Here Comes the Rain Again, explores the issues surrounding the Michigan Womyn’s Music Festival.
On April 19, Elani Temperance presents an in-depth exploration of a Greek Goddess whose origins likely can be traced to Thrace or Anatolia in "Introducing Helennic Hekate."
In an April 17 post, D.R. Bartlette, who lives in the southern U.S., gives advice on "Public Rituals: What Works, What Doesn't."

Bug Brennan: In an April 17 post, Dianic High Priestess Ruth Barrett Responds to the call for people to boycott the Michigan Womyn's Music Festival because of its policy regarding transgender people. Barrett is a singer who performs at MichFest. Her post, in the form of a letter, begins:
"April 11, 2013
Dear Community Sisters and Performers of the Michigan Womyn’s Music Festival,
I want to give Alyson Palmer a standing ovation for her brilliant and eloquently crafted letter in response to the trans-activist’s call to the Michigan Womyn’s Music Festival performers to boycott the Festival. Alyson speaks to my own sentiments and I could not have said it better. In sisterhood and solidarity, I am writing to add my voice in support of Lisa Vogel and the women who honor and respect the Festival’s women-born-women (WBW) intention."

Way of the Rabbit: In her April 19 post, Yeshe Rabbit, High Priestess of CAYA Coven, disagrees with Ruth Barrett's position on MichFest. Rabbit quotes Barrett's letter, which she says she read on Facebook, and goes on to quote parts of correspondence she has had with Barrett about trans issues.

Return to Mago features, on April 10 and April 12, two parts of a series that is a transcript of a discussion that the Mago Circle group had about Mother Teresa.

Just Out: Max Dashu's video, Woman Shaman:The Ancients

I got myself an early Mother's Day gift: "Woman Shaman: the Ancients," a 2-disk DVD produced by Max Dashu's Suppressed Histories Archives. I just opened it, haven't watched it yet, but just the box cover and art on the disks look so marvelous--and being acquainted with Dashu's extraordinary work in the history of women and its relevance to religion--and I wanted to tell you about it. You can see a trailer of about 4 minutes here or at the previous link.

Earth Day Invocation

Mother Earth, today we call you:
Great living planet,
Gaia,
Goddess,
Guide us
to sanctify the air, which is your breath,
to purify the water, which is your life's flow,
to edify the fire, which is your energy
to fructify the earth, which is your body.
( Reposted from April 2007 post; Copyright 1990 by Judith Laura. Appears in 1999 and 2010 editions of She Lives! The Return of Our Great Mother)
TAGS:life Earth Day spiritual feminism Goddess women and religion

Labels: holidays, inspirational, Judith Laura

Artist Lydia Ruyle Receives 2 Awards

Lydia Ruyle

Artist Lydia Ruyle, whose Goddess icon banners fly at events and locations internationally, this month received awards from the Association for the Study of Women and Mythology (ASWM) and  the University of Northern Colorado. ASWM's announcement of offering its 2013 Brigit Award for Excellence in the Arts to Ruyle, says:
"Few artists can claim to have profoundly expanded and improved contemporary images of women. Lydia is beloved around the globe for her stunning presentation of multicultural goddesses and symbols of divinity.  Her Goddess Icon Banner Project began in 1995 with 18 banners created for exhibit in Ephesus, and has grown to include representations of over 150 goddesses.  The Brigit Award recognizes not only this great body of work but also Lydia’s dedicated scholarship in researching these diverse, inspiring images." [update 4/13/ 11:51 p.m.: Lydia has notified us via Facebook that there are now 295 Goddess Icon Spirit Banners :-)]

Earlier in April, Ruyle received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the University of Northern Colorado, where she is an artist scholar emeritus. The university previously established The Lydia Ruyle Room of Women's Art. The announcement from UNC's Graduate School says it is recognizing Ruyle
 "for her significant contributions over several decades as an artist and educator, who in addition to teaching at UNC, has conducted workshops and exhibited her work across the U.S. and internationally."

On a personal note, I am grateful for Lydia's generosity in allowing me to have the image of her Demeter Goddess Icon Banner on the cover of the 2010 Combined Third Edition of my book, She Lives! The Return of Our Great Mother.

Buzz Coil: March 2013

A look at some posts of interest from our blogroll and sometimes beyond.

The Association for the Study of Women and Mythology: In an undated post (but I know it's recent) on its homepage, ASWM announces that registration is open for its April 20 regional symposium “Lady of Ten Thousand Lakes: Finding Wisdom in Places” in Minneapolis (you don't have to live in the region to attend--it's just that the symposium is held in a different U.S. region each time.) Panels include Methodology, Place Wisdom. Matriarchal Studies, and Art and Artists. Keynote speaker is Arieahn Matamonasa-Bennett, Ph.D., Native American scholar and licensed clinical psychologist on the faculty of DePaul University School for New Learning. 

Way of the Rabbit: In her extraordinary March 20 post, "Equinox: Balance & Crazy Wisdom" blogger Yeshe Rabbit contrasts and works toward reconciling feelings from this year's day before Equinox--which was filled with discussion of rape--with feelings on the Equinox, for her filled with innocence, beauty, sweetness and joy. In the process she shares "one of the definitions of magic," and the Buddhist concept of "crazy wisdom."
 
Broomstick Chronicles: In a March 20 post in the form of a press release, "Reclaiming Tradition History & Lore Archives,"  M. Macha NightMare (aka Aline O'Brien) announces the transfer of her e-collection related to Reclaiming, as well as the transfer of "early Reclaiming papers."  A founder of Reclaiming, she announced her withdrawal from the tradition last August.

Casa della Dea: In a March 13 post, "Marguerite Rigoglioso e il ritorno delle sacerdotesse," this Goddess blog publishes in Italian American Goddess scholar Marguerite Rigoglioso's account of her recent discovery during her trip to Italy and other European countries that "The Priestesses of Greece and Rome are Returning" (account in English). Among this month's other posts  by Eilantha Redspring on Casa Della Dea is a March 20 post "Un rito per l'Equinozio di Primavera" (Spring Equinox ritual), honoring the return of Kore/Persephone.

PNC-Minnesota Bureau: Cara Schultz's March 21 post,"In Memory: Yana" memorializes a Syrian Pagan woman with whom she was was in contact and who was apparently killed at least in part because of her spiritual path. ("Yana" is a pseudonym Cara uses to protect the woman's friends and family).With link to donate to Doctors Without Borders in Yana's name. [Thanks to HecateDemeter and The Wild Hunt for their info on this.]

Works of Literata: In her March 24 post, "Balancing, moving to the light" blogger Literata tells of her intent to take part in events related to the Supreme Court marriage equality cases, and suggests how to incorporate support into your spiritual intentions. Includes prayers to Goddesses Columbia and Justice.

 Pagan Square: A few from this month's posts on a blog of many bloggers:
After attending a Jewish Passover seder, Byron Ballard writes, in a March 24 post, "Why Pagans Need a 'Passover Seder' of Our Own." 
In a March 21 post, "Equal Light Equal Rights" David Salisbury writes of the relevance of Ostara to the changing attitudes towards same sex marriage and gives info on a "ritual calling upon the guardian Goddess of DC and of the United States, Columbia. We will ask Columbia to bring the sword of victory to our work, leading us in the march to freedom and justice. Before the Tuesday rally, I'll attend an interfaith service with some of my of my coreligionists and people of other faiths. Rev. Selena Fox of Circle Sanctuary will be speaking at the service to give a voice from the Pagan perspective."
In a March 8 post, Carolyn Dow shares "Final Thoughts on Yemanja," especially as the Sea Goddess is honored in Brazil.

Feminism and Religion: Just a few of this month's posts on this blog with writers from many paths:
Carol P. Christ, in a March 25 post, explores "What Might It Be Like To Live In A Matriarchal Society Of Peace? Can You Imagine?" Her post is at least partly in response to a comment on her recent series on patriarchy. She writes that behind the comment were the assumptions that "if women are dominated by men in patriarchal societies, then men must have been dominated by women pre-patriarchal societies" and that "there must have been 'a good reason' for the development of patriarchy." 
In a March 24 post, "The Body of the Goddess," Deanne Quarrie writes about interdependence and the Earth as the body of the Goddess. 
Marie Cartier discusses the body of the Goddess from a different perspective, and with a chakra meditation, in her March 22 post,"Your Body is the Body of the Goddess."
Yet another perspective is given on March 1 by Carol P. Christ, who combines prayers and other materials from several religious paths in a new prayer, "Our Mother Whose Body Is The Earth." 
On March 23, five bloggers--Samar Esapzai, Shireen Ahmed, Vanessa D. Rivera, Ayesha Asghar, and Hyshyama Hamin--post  "Response to “The Islamic Solution to Stop Domestic Violence,”
discussing  a March 5, 2012 Huffington Post post, “The Islamic Solution to Stop Domestic Violence,” by Qasim Rashid.
In a March 19 post, "Dialogues With Our Children," Kelly Brown Douglas discusses the womanist tradition of mothers having conversations with their children that are "fundamental to helping black children to 'survive and be whole' in a world that looks down on their blackness and attempts to limit their ambitions."
In March 16 and 17 posts, Barbara Ardinger tells a story,"The Child of the Bog". The March 16 post includes an introduction about Isis mythology, to which the story is partly related.
In a March 15 post, Molly Remer asks, "Do Women’s Circles Actually Matter?" and provides a thorough and deep exploration of the subject, including the separation early on of political and spiritual feminism. 
In a March 6 post, "Hate Mail and the Privilege of Having a Voice" Gina Messina-Dysert tells about the mail--both favorable and unfavorable--that she received after her appearance on PBS to give her opinion on the new Pope. 
Dawn Morais Webster gives her opinion of Messina-Dysert's presentation in her March 5 post, "Let the Walls Come Tumbling Down."

Veleda: Beginning with a quote about Isis, in her Feb. 28 post, "Raising the Dead: Medicine Women Who Revive and Retrieve Souls I," Max Dashu discusses shamans in a variety of cultures. First of a series.

Hearth Moon Rising's blog: Where do bunnies and eggs (and more) come from? Hearth Moon Rising explains in her March 8 post, "Eostre and the Egg." With bibliography.

Ma Vie en Goddessia: In her March 20 post, blogger The Goddessian writes "Christians call it Easter, I call it Easter. Ostara is a different holiday completely," with plenty of controversial details which she recommends we use a search engine to verify. 

The Belle Jar: I'm adding this on March 31 because the situation and post didn't occur until after I posted this Buzz Coil, and I think it's important to the discussion of spring holidays. A few days ago, a pic of a poster showing Ishtar , along with claims about the relationship of Ishtar and the word "Easter," was posted on a Facebook page of  a foundation headed by Richard Dawkins. The pic (which has since been removed from the foundation's FB page) went somewhat viral, especially among Goddess folk, a number of whom were dismayed. In her March 28 post, "Easter is Not Named After Ishtar And Other Truths I have to Tell You," Anne Therlault refutes the connection.

Return to Mago: A few from this blog of many  guest bloggers:
 In a March 20 post, "The Equinoxes as Story of Redemption: Sacred Balance of Maternal Creativity,"  Glenys Livingstone shows the relationship of the celebration of the equinoxes to one another, and to various spiritual paths within and outside of Paganism.
In a March 13 post, "(Bell Essay 4) The Ancient Korean Bell and Magoism" blog owner Helen Hwang asks what she calls a "dangerous question: How Old is the Symbol of Nine Nipples?" Hwang clarifies: "The question here is the provenance of the nine nipples sculpted on ancient Korean bells. A focus on the female principle that nine nipples represent hurls the inquirer into uncharted territory...." and she takes us there.
On March 9,  Artist Lydia Ruyle posts a reproduction of one of her marvelous banners, a gorgeous depiction of  the Moon Goddess, "Chang E" based on  a fan painting on silk, 1350/1400, late Yuan or early Ming, housed in the Art Institute of Chicago.
Max Dashu's February 27 post is a review of Lesley Hazelton's book, Jezebel: the Untold Story of the Bible’s Harlot Queen."
  
 Panthea: Beginning with a pic of Aphrodite and Adonis and a poem from the Egyptian Hermetica, blogger Lisa's Feb. 25 post, "Truly Sacred Sexuality," explores the influence of patriarchy on conceptions of love and sex, even among Pagans, including "opinions on (supposed) liberated sexuality, pornography, sexual power games such as BDSM, and other cultural phenomena...."
 
 HecateDemeter: Blogger Hecate continues her DC-based, often humorous, novel-in-progress, A Place Without A Witch, with Chapter 5 and on March 12, and Chapter 6 on March 16. Some smart publisher should pick this up with a contract real quick!

Annelinde's World: Here Annelinde Metzner posts her poems, often Goddess-related. March 15's post, "Forest Floor," is from her previous work, "Voices of Gaia."  

Theapoetics: Blogger talkbirth's March 25 post, "Woodspriestess: Bonewind" begins with a poem and goes on to discuss her lovely Goddess sculptures. With pics.
 
Journeying to the Goddess: In her March 21 post, "Welcome Freyja!"  Marie Cartier tells of her encounter with the Norse Goddess and its aftermath. 

The Rowdy Goddess: Gail Wood's March 1 post, "Blessed Be My Plan B," isn't about a contraceptive, it's about having alternative plans in ritual work. 

 The Wild Hunt: In his March 14 post, "As Nones Grow, Time to Pay More Attention to the Others," 
Jason Pitzl-Waters takes a look at reports of growing numbers of people in the U. S. counted as "others," that is, claiming to have no religion or not following religions that have their own category. Commenting on the way the data is presented, Jason writes:
The “other” category in religious surveys is lazy and outmoded. It puts a thumb on the demographic scale in favor of Judeo-Christian traditions (and now, having no religion at all), and presents a skewed portrait. “Others” grew, but we have no idea where, or how. Will one of them have to break the magical 1.5% threshold to stop being an other? According to the Pew Forum, Unitarian-Universalists, “liberal” faiths, and “New Age” religions (which includes the Pagans) collectively make up 1.2% of the population, and that was in 2010. We will never get accurate data on these faiths so long as this methodology persists.

Fellowship of Isis Central: A Feb. 21 post announces, "FOI Central" New Website, New Charter." FOI's March 20 post, "Happy Birthday Fellowship of Isis," marks the 37th anniversary of its founding at Spring Equinox.

Events Coil: March 16 - May 5

As far we know, all events we list are open functions, but some may be limited to women or to adults and some may require that you notify them that you plan to attend. Please check the websites for group policies. On our list, if no country is given, the event is in USA. All times local. Times for computer/Internet/Web events are given for the place of origin unless otherwise noted. Events lasting more than 1 day are bolded. When listing events for the same date we try to list those that occur first, taking into account time zone differences. If there is a difference between our listings and the listings on the link, assume their web page is correct as details may have changed since we listed from it. Ongoing events and events that occur on a regular day each month or week are listed after the dated events. If you have an event you want listed, please leave info as a comment. See the end of this Coil for what info we need for listings.
 [updated March 22, April 7, April 18, April 30]
 
March 16, time tba, Ritual by Luisah Teish: Sacredness of the Waters of the World, Daughters of the Goddess, Palo Alto CA

March 16, doors open 6:30 p.m., ritual 7 p.m., doors lock 7:15 p.m.Temple Holy Day of Maiden Goddess Nanshe, Goddess Temple of Orange County, Irvine CA

March 16, 8 p.m., Spring Equinox, CAYA, Alameda CA

March 17, doors open 13.00 uur, ceremony begins 14.00 uur, Lente Equinox Ceremonie, Nederlandse Godinnen Tempel, Hillegom, NEDERLAND

March 17, 10:30 a.m. Service with Jennifer Berezan mini-concert; 12:30 p.m.book reading with Lana Dalbert, plus chanters and drummers, International Women's Day Celebration, HerChurch, San Francisco CA

March 19, time tba, Celebrate Spring Equinox and Hawaiian Goddess Laka, Daughters of the Goddess, San Francisco CA

March 20, 7 p.m. Equinox Ceremony, Glastonbury Goddess Temple, Glastonbury ENGLAND

March 20, 7 p.m. potluck, 8 p.m. ritual, Ostara, Temple of Goddess Spirituality Dedicated to Sekhmet, Indian Springs NV

March 22, 8 p.m. Goddess Sabbat: Equinox of the Divine Creatrix CAYA, Blood Root Honey Priestess Tribe , Berkeley CA

March 22-24,  Season of the Tree Celebration, Maetreum of Cybele, Palenville NY

March 23, 7 p.m. Autumn Equinox (Mabon), Pagaian Moon Court, Blue Mountains NSW AUSTRALIA

March 23, 9 a.m.-7 p.m., Welcome Spring Festival, Circle Sanctuary Nature Preserve, near Barneveld WI

March 23, 3 p.m. Return of Spring, Return of Persephone, Mother Grove Goddess Temple, Asheville NC

March 23, time tba, International Goddess Spirituality Day, Goddess Temple Inc., Lakewood, OH

March 23, 1 p.m., Spring Equinox Ritual, San Francisco Reclaiming, SF CA

March 23, 3 p.m., Spring Equinox, Sisterhood of the Sacred Circle, Carson City NV

March 24, gather 11:30 a.m., ritual Noon, Spring Equinox/Ostara, Connect DC, Washington DC

March 24, 1 p.m. Ostara Sabbat, Goddess Temple Inc., Lakewood, OH

March 24, time tba, Spring Equinox Ritual, North Bay Reclaiming, Sebastopol CA

March 25, 6:45 p.m., Ritual to bless Supreme Court Trials re: same sex marriage, calling upon Goddesses Columbia and Libertas, near US Supreme Court, Washington DC

March 26, doors open 6:30 p.m., ritual 7 p.m., Full Moon Ceremony, Goddess Temple of Orange County, Irvine CA

March 27, 7 p.m. Full Moon Esbat, Goddess Temple Inc., Lakewood, OH

March 27, 7 p.m. Full Moon Celebration, Maetreum of Cybele, Palenville NY

March 27, 7 p.m., Full Moon Circle, Circle Sanctuary, near Barneveld WI

March 27,  7 p.m. potluck, 8 p.m. ritual, Community Full Moon, Temple of Goddess Spirituality Dedicated to Sekhmet, Indian Springs NV

April 1, Noon, Ceremonial Healing Day, Glastonbury Goddess Temple, Glastonbury ENGLAND

April 4, time tba, Red Tent , Goddess Temple of Orange County, Irvine CA 

April 5, 7 p.m. Introduction to Pagaian Cosmology, Pagaian Moon Court, Blue Mountains NSW, AUSTRALIA

April 9, 2 p.m. New Moon Healing, Glastonbury Goddess Temple, Glastonbury ENGLAND

April 10, 7 p.m. potluck, 8 p.m. ritual, Women's New Moon, Temple of Goddess Spirituality Dedicated to Sekhmet, Indian Springs NV

April 11-14, Sekhmet Retreat 2013, Daughters of the Goddess, Las Vegas NV 

April 12, 7 p.m., Midwifing Death with Leslene Della Madre,  Pagaian Moon Court, Blue Mountains NSW, AUSTRALIA

April 13-14, Mothering the Dying, with Leslene Della Madre, Pagaian Moon Court, Blue Mountains NSW, AUSTRALIA

April 19, 7 p.m.  Midwifing Death with Leslene Della Madre, Brisbane AUSTRALIA

April 20, 8:30 a.m.-6:15 p.m., "Lady of 10,000 Lakes" Regional Symposium of the Association for the Study of Women and Mythology, Minneapolis MN

April 20-21, Mothering the Dying, with Leslene Della Madre, Brisbane AUSTRALIA

April 21, 10 - 17:30, "La Chiamata di una Sacerdotessa/Sacerdote della Dea" with Kathy Jones, Priestess of Avalon, Vigonza PD ITALIA

April 21, 7 p.m. potluck, 8 p.m. ritual, Earth Day, Temple of Goddess Spirituality Dedicated to Sekhmet, Indian Springs NV

April 25,  7 p.m. potluck, 8 p.m. ritual, Community Full Moon, Temple of Goddess Spirituality Dedicated to Sekhmet, Indian Springs NV

April 25, time tba,  Celebrate Lunar Beltane and Auge Spanish Goddess of Heat and Fertility, Daughters of the Goddess, San Francisco CA

April 26, time tba,  Midwifing Death with Leslene Della Madre, Melbourne AUSTRALIA

April 26,  doors open 6:30 p.m., ritual 7 p.m., Full Moon Ceremony, Goddess Temple of Orange County, Irvine CA

April 26-28, "Women Take Action" with Starhawk, Indigenous Peace Culture Conference, Torino (Torin) ITALIA

April 27-28, Mothering the Dying, with Leslene Della Madre, Melbourne AUSTRALIA

April 27, 12: 30 p.m. Wreath Making, followed by Beltane Ritual, San Francisco Reclaiming, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco CA

April 28 doors open 13.00 uur, ceremony begins 14.00 uur, Beltane Ceremonie, Nederlandse Godinnen Tempel, Hillegom, NEDERLAND

April 28, 4 p.m. Beltane Ritual, North Bay Reclaiming, Sebastopol CA

April 30, 6:30 p.m. "Frontline Spirituality " with Starhawk, Roma ITALIA

April 30, 7:30 p.m. Beltane Ceremony, Glastonbury Goddess Temple, Glastonbury ENGLAND

May 1,  7 p.m. potluck, 8 p.m. ritual, Beltane, Temple of Goddess Spirituality Dedicated to Sekhmet, Indian Springs NV

May 2, time tba, Red Tent , Goddess Temple of Orange County, Irvine CA 

May 3, 8 p.m. Goddess Sabbat: Rite of the Dancing Flowers, CAYA Blood Root Honey Priestess Tribe , Berkeley CA

May 4, 3 p.m. Beltane: Bringing in the May, Mother Grove Goddess Temple, Asheville NC

May 4, 7 p.m. Samhain Celebration, Pagaian Moon Court, Blue Mountains NSW, AUSTRALIA

May 4, time tba, Dark Goddess Workshop, The Goddess House, Adelaide AUSTRALIA

May 5, 11:30 a.m. lecture, Noon ritual, Beltane, Connect DC, Washington DC

May 5, 8 p.m. CAYA Festival of Bliss & Blessing, Alemeda CA 


ONGOING

AUSTRALIA

Adelaide, 2nd Tuesday of month, 7:30 p.m. Goddess Devotional Service, The Goddess House.

GREAT BRITAIN

Glastonbury: Most days except Mondays, Noon-4, Temple Open for personal Prayers; Tuesdays, 6:30 p.m. Belly Dancing; Thursdays, 7 p.m. Temple Ritual Dance Class, Priestess/Priest of Avalon Training Program, both in Glastonbury (Avalon) and by correspondence. Glastonbury Goddess Temple.

USA

Asheville NC, Sundays 10 a.m. drumming, 10:30 a.m. Service, Morning Devotionals, Mother Grove Goddess Temple.Berkeley CA, last Sunday of month, 5 p.m. East Bay Goddess Rosary, University Lutheran Chapel.
Carson City, NV, Mondays 6 p.m., Women's Spirituality Studies with Mama J, Sisters of the Sacred Circle.Geyserville CA, Daily, Noon, Ritual; Sundays, 2 p.m. Sanctuary Tour, 3 p.m. Transformation: Understanding the 42 Ideals of Ma'at, Isis Oasis.  
Irvine CA, Sunday Services, 1st service at 9:30 a.m., inward meditation; 2nd service at 11 a.m.; see dates for Goddesses being honored, guest speakers, and other information about individual services; Wednesdays 6-8 p.m. "Spiritual Services: Goddesses and Heroes," Spiritual Life Club . Saturdays 12-5 p.m. Temple Open for Women's Meditation, Goddess Temple of Orange County.
Palenville NY, Sundays 5 p.m.training sessions; Sundays 7 p.m. Pagan Circles; 1st Saturday of month, Goddess Meetup, Maetreum of Cybele.
San Francisco CA, Sundays 10:30 a.m. Liturgy of the Divine Feminine; Wednesdays 7 p.m. Goddess Rosary Meditation; 1st Friday, Friday Night Group for Women, Ebenezer/HerChurch Lutheran .
Seattle WA, 2nd Sunday, doors open 10 a.m., Goddess Service 10:30 a.m., Gaia's Temple.
Staten Island NY, closest Saturday to full moon 7 p.m. Women's Full Moon Drumming; 3rd Saturday 7 p.m. Goddess devotional service; Goddess Temple of Staten Island.
Wisconsin Dells, WI, Mondays 10 a.m., Motherhouse Monday Morning; Tuesdays, 7 p.m. Women's Craft Night; 1st Wednesdays 7 p.m. She Sings!; 2nd Wednesdays, Goddess Book Group; 3rd Wednesdays, 7 p.m. Women's Bardic Circle; 4th Wednesdays 7 p.m. Divination Night;Re-formed Congregation of the Goddess-International.

ONLINE, WORLD WIDE WEB
COURSES:
 "Celebrating Cosmogenesis," for people in both Southern and Northern Hemispheres, with Australian author Glenys Livingstone, originates in NSW, Australia. Join online at any time.
 Women's Thealogical Institute (RCG-I) Athena Online Programs: Cella, Crone, and Guardian.
PODCASTS
times tba, "Talking to Goddess," interviews, music, and more from Gaia's Garden, originates in Melbourne, Australia.
Wednesdays 6 p.m. PT, "Voices of the Sacred Feminine," interviews with well-known Goddessians and Pagans hosted by Karen Tate, Blog Talk Radio. Originates in California.
Sundays 11 a.m. PT, "Creatrix-Media-Live" roundtable discussions include guests and phone-in audience participation, co-hosted by Jayne DeMent and Anniitra Ravenmoon. Blog Talk Radio.
Tuesday 8 p.m. CT, Circle Craft with Selena Fox, Circle Sanctuary, Blog Talk Radio

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