May
the Love of the Goddess
be
Ever in your Heart
Fairie
Flower Spirit
by Deborah Etgen
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25th
Annual Visions of the Goddess Gathering
&
Crone Dancing Womyn Come
Thundering Lodge
Focusing
on Women's issues and health concerns in the peace and tranquility
of the Redwoods of Northern California.
Relax, retreat, and rejuvenate.
In
celebrating the American Goddess Tradition, we weave our
names and our stories Into the ancient web of life begun by
the Grandmothers of Turtle Island who Bequeathed this Sacred
Land, our home, to our safekeeping.
Sweatlodge
Ceremony with Skyhawk:
join
us in the ancient tradition of purification to unite our
sisterhood.
Goddess
gathering 2000, Skyhawk Teachings of the Sacred Tree
Sacred
Tree Teachings with Skyhawk: Universal
concepts of Native peoples of the Americas including: the
Medicine Wheel, Four Directions, Spirit Guides, Animal and
Plant Allies, Spirit Journeying & Sacred Songs &
Dances.
Inner
Journeys with Pam McKernan:
Yoga
Based movement, guided imagery, meditation and inner journeying
for self-exploration.
Sacred
Blood: the cycles of a Woman's life with Bonnie Travis:
Where
have you been, where are you at and where are you going?
Experience your own needed completion of certain phases
in your life and look at your attitude of those yet to
come. Communicate with yourself regarding your attitudes
about puberty, motherhood and crone-hood. Bring with you
four (4) small stones, paper and pencil and a willingness
to look inside your heart.
Writings
From The Heart with Karen Shook:
Write
your own Her-story. Bring about self awareness and personal
growth by getting in touch with feelings and forgotten
memories. Learn to open your heart. Your life is your
story!
Herb
Walk with Jewel mcGuiness: Come
take a stroll with me and discover remedies for most every
need just under your feet!
Wild
Crafting, Feather Tying, Corn & Bead Necklaces, Medicine
Shields: Design
& make your own Medicine Objects. Bring your own feathers,
leather scraps, beads, other natural decor & barge cement
or Elmer's glue. Take part in our Circle Feather Tie ceremony
and add your feather/energy to our Circle Shield.
Clan Mother Shirley and Skyhawk at Redwood River Lodge
Personal
Counseling available with all Teachers Evening
Fire circles with drumming, singing, dancing, storytelling,
hot tubbing, massaging, swimming, hiking, RESTING, &
BEING in the restorative splendor of old growth Redwoods.
Women
as Healers
we
weave the web of the future by telling Her story of way
back when & now.
2010
Dates & Times
25th
Annual Visions of the Goddess Women's Gathering
August 13th (noon) to August 16th (4pm), 2010. Open registration
Donation $280 (includes Meals and 20 Contact Hours)
Registration deadline August 2, 2010
Crone
Lodge
August 17th (noon) to August 20th (10am), 2010
By Invitation Only
Donation $100 (includes Meals)
Where?
Redwood
River Lodge, home
of Skyhawk & her family, nestled among four acres
of Redwoods in the Walaki (Van Dusen) River Valley, has
private access to swimming holes on the river.
FOR
INFO CALL:
Skyhawk - (707) 725-9627
Karen - (707) 725-9627
Bonnie - (530) 739-5516
Jewel
- (707) 443-9641
Pam - (510) 883-0955
Goddess
Gathering 2009. Maidens, Mothers, Crones
WHO?
SKYHAWK OJALA,
interdenominational Minister, Metis Pipe Carrier, Ceremonial
Sweatlodge Leader, Chief Of the Pan American Indian Association
Thunderbird Clan, Life Member of the Pipestone Indian Shrine
Association ,ABMP Certified Massage Therapist & State
Authorized Massage Instructor & Administrative Director
of Loving Hands Institute of Healing Arts, a California
State Licensed School.
She has Taught and facilitated Holistic Health Education
and shared the teachings of her family- Scotts-Irish-Chippewa
& Blackfoot , from a Native American and Cross-cultural
perspective since 1968. Skyhawk is High Priestess of the
Weaver Goddess.
PAM
MCKERNAN
is a Yoga Instructor, Spiritual Counselor and Meditation
Teacher with over 25 years experience exploring Eastern
and Western Spiritual Traditions. She is a Life Member
of Crone Dancing Women Come Thundering Lodge & the
Pan Am Indian Assoc. Thunderbird Clan and is High Priestess
of Brigit.
BONNIE
TRAVIS, a
chiropractor and herbalist who has been in practice over
20 years with a specialization in women's health concerns.
Her mission is to help women have a better understanding
about the physiological and emotional changes that women
experience as they grown older. Her spiritual walk has
brought her many insights regarding the sacred blood that
only women hold.
Karen
Shook,
is a Massage Practitioner and Office manager for Loving
Hands Institute of healing Arts and has worked with the
public for over 30 years. She is a Life member of the
Pan Am Indian Assoc. Thunderbird Clan, Crone Dancing Womyn
Come Thundering Lodge and High Priestess of Ariel.
Jewel
McGuiness,
is a State Certified Massage Therapy Instructor, Licensed
massage Therapist, Certified Herbalist, and Aromatherapist.
She has committed her life path to the study, carrying
on of, and integration of the traditions and wisdom of
our ancestors in ancient healing ways.
Crone
Reunion 2000
Kealoha, Morgan, Skyhawk, Kathleen, Pam,
Laurie, Hodi, Lanell, Shirley, Pat
REGISTRATION
Registration
limited to the first 20 people on a First Come First Served
Basis.
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: August 2, 2010 (Full payment
Due)
Make
checks payable to: Loving Hands
mail
to: 739 12th Street, Fortuna, CA. 95540-2346
Call for Credit Card payment
(707)
725-9627
All
fees are Tax Deductible.
Details and Map of Directions will be sent upon Registration
No
Refunds or credit for cancellation after August 2, 2010,
for failure to show up, or for early departure from events.
Cancellations before August 2, 2010 will be subject to
a $35 cancellation fee
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