I always had the feeling that I would not be able to do the work I feel called to do until I had left my husband. That did not stop me from trying time after time and many many years to make our marriage work. It did not. Now I am on my own. And […]
Directions to Center and Close a Sacred Circle
Guardians of the East. Powers of air. We invoke you and call you. Golden Ones of the dawn. Winged Ones of the morning Sun. Whirlwind, Storm and gentle Breeze. Come. By the air that is our breath, be here now. Hail. Guardians of the South. Powers of fire. We invoke and call you, Fiery Ones […]
How To Save the World with a Poem
When I realized the storm was inevitable, I made itMy medicine. -Andrea Gibson Andrea Gibson finds herself at a Maya Angelou performance. Maya begins speaking, and Andrea’s life is changed: every cell coming alive, inspired, saying ‘this way, this way’. Andrea starts writing poetry and speaking it. Those precious words fly out into the audience […]
Welcome Magic and Wonder – I Am – by India Arie and Beautiful Chorus
Welcome magic and wonderBrilliance and graceWelcome joy, satisfactionPleasure and strengthWelcome essence, beauty, presenceTime, spirit, form and spaceWelcome excellence in every blessingSacred and pray What I seek, I haveWhat I wanna know, I understandAll I wish I could, I canWho I wanna be, I am ..I am a seed, I am a treeI am the flower, […]
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 […]
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 […]
Attendance at A Women’s Circle
The Circle calls when the Circle calls. I’ve hosted Women’s Circles for seven years now, and I’ve learned a few things. I love doing this. It is my passion. But I’ve also seen many women burn out, because they give too much to it and do not receive in kind. Maybe the first three or […]
Womanfest Destiny: Sacred Circle Guidelines
We gather around a Sacred Center – a place of focus, a place of balance, a place of beauty. We breathe deeply. We welcome silence. We welcome song. We welcome poetry. We welcome imperfection and the expression of our perfectly imperfect selves. We limit chit chat and use lean speech. We do our best to […]
Where Will Your Next Sacred Circle Be Held?
I’ve been meeting in a Sacred Circle (or Women’s Circle) every couple of weeks for the past seven years. Some may call me crazy. But it’s the way that I people the best. I find divinity: within myself and within others. The ways that I have grown! And watched the other women in the Circle […]
The Heart of the Divine Feminine App and Some Stats
Stats and the heart of the divine feminine app (plus how to change your screen name). From a recent email: “Good morning, I cannot go in to your user account (well, I can change the password and go in), but instead I have done a 30 second video here on how to change your screen […]