Honouring the passing and incredible life of Joanna Macy, author, teacher, creator of The Work that Reconnects… I have referenced her many times in my writing. A deeply compassionate and wise woman. – Lucy Pearce, Womancraft Publishing “There’s a song that wants to sing itself through us. We just got to be available. Maybe the […]
In Loving Memory of Carol Hansen Grey
With deep sorrow and immense gratitude for her life, we announce the passing of our beloved friend, mentor, and soul-sister, Carol Hansen Grey. She transitioned peacefully, leaving behind a legacy of light, wisdom, and unconditional love that has touched thousands across the globe. For more than 40 years, Carol was a powerful presence in the […]
Women’s March — Women of the World Unite – Bigger than Roe
Picture: Boudicca Warrior Queen 43 A.D. Boudicca was adopted by the suffragettes as one of the symbols of the campaign for women’s suffrage. No contemporary description of Boudica / Boudiga exists. Dio, writing more than a century after her death, provided a detailed description of the Iceni queen. Artist unknown. Circle of Women by Nalini […]
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, […]
Healing from the Trauma of the Witch Hunts
Throughout time and most especially in our recent human history of the past few thousand years, people who were not the norm and who did not fit in with the ruling ideologies and ways have been persecuted: especially women, people of color and those of different sexual orientations. We have a particularly brutal and largely […]
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 […]