By Marilyn Nyborg I ask the living planet, Mother Earth, for forgiveness. I ask for forgiveness of my ignorance, my greed, the endless taking from your resources. I ask for forgiveness of all my actions of taking without thanks or gratitude for all the water, food, trees, and all your abundant resources. I ask for […]
The Labrys – A Feminine Return to Power
The Labrys in ancient Crete was a symbol of devotion and authority. Similar to the cross of Christianity. It carried power and was an honor to hold. It was a feminine symbol, held by the Goddess and her devotees. Not a war weapon but a symbol of discernment, cutting out what you need to in […]
Co-Ed Circles, Sacred Circles, Mystic Circles
Lately, I have been inviting men to Co-Ed Circles. In the midst of a pandemic, and I get even more blank stares than when I have invited women in the past. I will tell you that I am not coming on to you. I do not wish to date you. I want to Circle with […]
Gwenhwyfar – Guinevere – the Powerful Goddess of the Sea
By Diane Horton, Intuitive Reader, Facebook page GWENHWYFAR (Guinevere)If you are part of an English-speaking culture, you have possibly known the stories of noble King Arthur and his beautiful Queen Guinevere since you were a child. But before the morphing of the Goddess Gwenhwyfar into the character of the mortal queen Guinevere in the Arthurian […]
Return of the Bird Tribes: A Nation of Women with Wings
“The Whole of Creation is Inside of Me.” Return of the Bird Tribes by Deya Dova. Welcoming Men to Circle. The song A River of Birds by Libana is where I have taken ‘A Nation of Women with Wings’, the name on the group for the local Circles that I host. It reminds me of […]
Welcoming Men Into Women’s Circles
The work of today is balance. Balance between genders and races. I have healed sitting in Circle over the years. I can now sit in a Women’s Circle and feel loved, seen, valued, appreciated and cherished in front of the women I circle with. Their husbands, lovers and partners encourage them to attend Circle as […]
Dancing with Wild Abandon
It is raining. I go outside. Return of the Bird Tribes by Deya Dova playing, and I dance. I feel the water on my skin washing away my sins, my fears, my shame. The first time I heard this song I thought it said ‘the bad times are rising’. Many believe that. But no, it […]
The Messy Bits of Community: Why Don’t You Have a Local Women’s Circle?
It amazes me time and time again how many women doing this work of the Goddess do not meet regularly in a local Circle. I got it. All the reasons: burn out, personality conflicts, non-commitment, finding members and more. I cannot tell you the amount of times I have personally had to pick my ego […]
Grandmother Chaos Is Back: Praying the Rosary
By Perdita Finn In one of the oldest written epics in the world, The Enuma Elish, a grandmother, Tiamat, is murdered and dismembered by her own grandson. He splits her in half “like a shellfish” in language that will form the basis for the first chapter of Genesis as Yahweh divides and orders the “primordial […]
What Do You Need for a Sacred Circle?
You. Time. Intention. That’s it. I’m up in Illinois helping my sons get ready for their next adventure, and I put out the call for a Circle last night. I have nothing with me as I am traveling extremely light these days: one backpack, and it has my laptop in it, so a change of […]