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Many of us on the Goddess path have felt slightly out of step with the people around us or the religions in which we were raised. Stellaluna Circle is a place where our differences are praised and accepted. A place where those of us exploring our spirituality and learning what it is to be a Witch can be accepted for who we are and for our unique, singular talents.
While Stellaluna is a Goddess worshipping coven and an all women's coven, we do not adhere to strict dogma. All traditions and teachings offer some wisdom, so creating our rituals and degrees from a variety of sources enables us to continue learning and growing. To that end, Stellaluna is a teaching coven, offering degrees and classes to those who are dedicated to the Goddess and following the path of the witch. With the theory that those who participate learn more readily than those who watch, Stellaluna meets once a week for learning meetings or for ritual, with every full moon being a ritual date with active participation from its members.
Stellaluna Circle is currently opening our hearts and doors to new students. If you are interested or would like more information, please see our website, e-mail us, or contact us here on Covenspace.
Website: http://stellalunacircle.go...
E-mail: stellalunacircle@gmail.com
So, I am tardy in posting about the retreat. I took a few days to recuperate, and those few days turned into a few weeks. Oops! However, I have to say, it was....
A Great Experience!
I
really believe this was the best year yet! A lot of hands-on
activities, great companionship, open sharing, cool weather, good food,
and great energy combined with a wild thunderstorm (minus the rain!)
raging overhead during our main ritual made this year's retreat a
wonderful experience!
Gathering the Goddesses is a retreat designed to
bring together women of all ages, levels of experience, and beliefs for a weekend of workshops and circles that will refresh the spirit,
renew the body, and remind us of the goddess in each of us. Our theme this year is inspired by and in
tribute to the pioneering work of Z Budapest and other founding mothers of
Goddess Spirituality.Our purpose is to share and learn from each other about topics
ranging from women’s rites of passage, sacred dance, guided meditations, and
more, in safe and caring environment.We
hope to see you there!
May 30, May 31, June 1
LakeMurphysboroStatePark- Murphysboro, Illinois
Presented
by Stellaluna
Circle
For information or to register,
e-mailstellalunacircle@gmail.com
or visithttp://stellalunacircle.googlepages.com/
Stellaluna
Circle is a small, local women’s circle that practices eclectic Goddess-based
spirituality.
Celebrate Spring! Stellaluna Circle Open Ostara. March 21, 2008, 7:00 pm. If you are interested in celebrating Ostara with Stellaluna Circle, please e-mail stellalunacircle@gmail.com for more details and information.
Mark your calenders because we've reserved the dates with Lake Murphysboro for Celebrate Women 2008! Our dates are May 30, May 31, and June 1 (Friday through Sunday). Our theme this year is going to be "Gathering the Goddesses," inspired by and in tribute to the pioneering work of Z Budapest and other founding mothers of Goddess Spirituality.
We will be announcing more details as they become available, including registration info, workshop topics, packing suggestions, and a whole lot more.
Check our website and our Covenspace page for more information. And, if you have any questions at all, feel free to e-mail us at stellalunacircle AT gmail DOT com. ;)
Stellaluna Circle's Yule Celebration was beautiful and enLIGHTening! :)
We celebrated the night, but then welcomed the birth of the Sun by following the story of Amaterasu, the Japanese Sun Goddess, as she retreated into a cave to escape the hurts of life, but then returned her light to the world when she saw her beauty and unique gifts reflected in a mirror. Each woman in circle took her turn to view her own gifts in a mirror and then shared the gifts that each other member reflects out into the world as her own light.
We also each took some time to admire the adorable, pink Stellaluna Yule tree, decorated with lace, pink ribbons, pink glass balls, and pink and silver pentagram ornaments, topped with a spiral star. Each ornament bore a blessing for the New Year, and each member selected one blessing from the tree to be a mantra and a guiding star for 2008.
Then, of course, there was lots of good food!
We look forward to the blessings that 2008 will bring to Stellaluna Circle!
Also, we will be setting our schedule for the year in a planning meeting in a few weeks. If you are interested in open events, after this date the calender will be posted to our web site. Please check our Events page after the middle of January to see our schedule!
Witchcraft (from Old English wiccecræft "sorcery, necromancy"), in various historical, anthropological, religious and mythological contexts, is the use of certain kinds of supernatural or magical powers. A witch (from Old English masculine wicca, feminine wicce, see Witch (etymology)) is a practitioner of witchcraft. The Online Etymology Dictionary states a "possible connection to Gothic weihs "holy" and Ger. weihan "consecrate," and writes, "the priests of a suppressed religion naturally become magicians to its successors or opponents."Witchcraft still exists in a number of belief systems, and indeed there are many today who self-identify with the term "witch".
Witches are traditionally stereotyped as being female, however their male equivalents were also often referred to as witches . Probably the most obvious characteristic of a witch was the ability to cast a spell, a "spell" being the word used to signify the means employed to accomplish a magical action. A spell could consist of a set of words, a formula or verse, or a ritual action, or any combination of these. Spells traditionally were cast by many methods, such as by the inscription of runes or sigils on an object to give it magical powers, by the immolation or binding of a wax or clay image (poppet) of a person to effect him or her magically, by the recitation of incantations, by the performance of physical rituals, by the employment of magical herbs as amulets or potions, by gazing at mirrors, swords or other specula (scrying) for purposes of divination, and by many others means.
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Spread the word! Retreat time is getting closer! Break out the marshmallows and the wine! Woohoo!
Alisha12:43 AM CST