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Sacred Sites of Goddess: Esoteric and Mystical Phenomena & the Art of Pilgrimage
Slide presentation - Discussion - Lite Ritual
by Rev. Karen Tate
Author of Sacred Places of Goddess: 108 Destinations and
Walking An Ancient Path: Rebirthing Goddess on Planet Earth
Sunday May 16th - 1-4PM
herchurch, San Francisco
Are you a Goddess Advocate interested in discovering the feminine face of god
across cultures and continents? Are you an armchair or actual traveler and would like to see Goddess sites around the
world? Have you been curious about the energetics of sacred travel? What devotees of Goddess have experienced during
these sacred pilgrimages? Why sacred pilgrimage is a popular contemporary trend? Are you planning or visioning
going to sacred places anytime soon? Would you like to hear how the essence of Goddess different in her ancient sacred
places? Slide presentation with discussion both practical and mystical for the left and right brain with some lite ritual.
About Karen Tate:
Rev. Karen Tate is an independent scholar of the Sacred Feminine, twice published author,
speaker and host of her long running radio show, Voices of the Sacred Places. She has traveled across five continents
independently or leading groups discovering the essence and herstory of the Divine Feminine across the globe. Her travels
have culminated in her books which have garnered prestigious endorsements and awards: Sacred Places of Goddess: 108
Destinations and Walking An Ancient Path: Rebirthing Goddess on Planet Earth. Karen will have her books available for
sale. Special Offer: $25 for both books. For more information about Karen's extensive background as a teacher,
ritualist, traveler and multi-tasker extraordinaire, go to www.karentate.com
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Next Date
TBA
Soul-Sounding
Celebration
at herchurch
featuring Lisa Rafel
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Lisa Rafel is an internationally
known presenter, chantress, spiritual teacher and sound and energy healer. Lisa’s healing chants are rooted in the tradition of vowels as the sacred language of God/dess. These beautiful
harmonic chants engage the listener at the deepest levels. Described as “music that comes from before the languages
divided” and “healing and sacred,” they bring powerful, penetrating experiences of joy, prayer, beauty,
connectivity and peace. Lisa will often play an assortment of crystal and Tibetan bowls, bells or other percussion, weaving
a tapestry of textures and energies to blend with her chanting.
Lisa
teaches her transformational programs, Resonate With the Soul, and The Five Worlds in Florida, New York and California, and The Netherlands. All of her programs include sacred sound and opportunities
for embodying compassionate awareness. Her work utilizes sound, Integrative Kabalistic healing, guided meditation, prayer,
body awareness, and Shamanic practices of the Tibetan, Greek, ancient Egyptian and Native American cultures.
http://lisarafel.com/
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The
living Goddesses and
the
works of Marija Gimbutas.
Next
Course TBA
Sunday
4:00 - 5:30 PM
AWE
Gallery Annex
678
Portola Dr. SF
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Marija Gimbutas’ work on the Neolithic
cultures of old Europe
(6500 – 3500 BCE) reveals evidence of peaceful, woman-honoring, Goddess-worshiping, and egalitarian civilization that
existed for thousands of years without war.
we recommend you read:
“The Living Goddesses” by Marija
Gimbutas.
www.gimbutas.org
What implications does Goddess worship of
Old Europe (including the Minoans of Crete, 3,000 – 1,400 BCE) have for our spirituality
and the various religious traditions we have grown up with or presently claim?
Look at the language of the Goddess found
in art, symbols, egalitarian and matrilineal/focal communities and rituals. We are reclaiming
"She Who Is."
Introductory reading:
Why
Women Need the Goddess by Carol Christ
http://www.goddessariadne.org/whywomenneedthegoddess.htm
SFNOW is the San Francisco Chapter of the National Organization
for Women. The National Organization for Women (NOW) is the largest organization of feminist activists in the United States. NOW has 500,000 contributing members
and 550 chapters in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.
Since its founding in 1966, NOW's goal has been to take action to bring about equality for all women. NOW works to eliminate
discrimination and harassment in the workplace, schools, the justice system, and all other sectors of society; secure abortion,
birth control and reproductive rights for all women; end all forms of violence against women; eradicate racism, sexism and
homophobia; and promote equality and justice in our society. www.sfnow.org
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herchurch will be hosting 2010 November 12-14 -- 4th Annual A Faith and Feminism Womanist/Mujerista Conference A gathering for feminist faith seekers, church leaders, Interfaith leaders to experience and discuss the urgent implications
of God/dess imagery and gender issues which transform the church, the world, and our daily lives so that together we seek
and speak justice. Keynote Speakers: Ada
Maria Isasi-Diaz, Monica Coleman, Caryn Riswold Other faculty include Artists Judith Dancer - Minister of Embodiment and an interfaith panel. Please see the brochures in the church entryway and/or faith and feminism
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Em.body Winter into Spring Class with Judith Lavender Dancer, minister of embodiment
4-7 p.m., Sundays, Feb. 28, March 7 and 14, ritual on Sat., March 20,
all at herchurch We will explore and inhabit the 4 elements and chakras through movement,
drawing and writing, culminating in creating a ritual to celebrate the Spring Equinox on March 20, expressing all that is.
Movement, writing or drawing experience not necessary. Class location is herchurch at 678 Portola, San Francisco.
$90 if paid in full by Jan. 31, $100 thereafter. Contact me at 415-753-1233
or via e-mail. I have attached a flier to share with others. Do invite anyone you think may be interested. lavenderdancer@sbcglobal.net Judith is also part of a dance performance on Feb. 12th at 12 noon at SF City Hall in the rotunda called Love Everywhere. Judith is very excited to be part of this performance
to support all people who love each other and want to be married, gay or otherwise. There will be 50 dancers, live
music and just plain FUN. Please check out the web-site for more info and look for Judith’s name. www.loveeverywhere.org. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Women with women... and
“She Who Is” each first Friday of the month shared food, friendship and spirituality!
Next Date: February 5, 2010
FRIDAY NIGHT GROUP FOR WOMEN:
Each first Friday of the month for women who want to BE TOGETHER....explore thealogy, faith, and spirituality:
claim and celebrate the Sacred Feminine in our lives and world .... relax and laugh!.
We create a safe and sacred space where we can speak freely, think creatively, ask questions, and open our hearts and
minds to new hopes and possibilities...and/or JUST BE!
Main Dish Provided - Bring side dishes,
dessert, bread or wine
Location: Ebenezer herchurch (AWE Gallery Annex)
678 Portola Drive
SPIRIT-CENTERED WRITING
Check this site for Fall 2009 schedule
SPIRIT-CENTERED WRITING Join a writing group this fall! Lana Dalberg will be leading creative writing classes on October
15, October 22, and October 29, . at Ebenezer/herchurch. from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. We will spend about
an hour doing in-class writing, with the remaining time divided between instruction and group sharing. Cost is $60 for all
three classes. Lana is a member of our church community and holds an MFA in Writing and an MA in Theology. Lana will also
be leading a fourth class the following weekend, November 6-8 at herchurch’s conference. For more info, contact Lana
at lanadalberg@gmail.com.
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Spirit, Body and Soul Workouts- Spotlights:
supporting: AWEGallery.com A Woman's Eye Gallery 678 Portola Dr.
Wednesdays
Noon - 7:00 PM
Saturday and Sunday
Noon - 5 PM other times by
appointment 415-731-6470 Adjacent to the Purple Church the Gallery is Red and Yellow!
(park in church lot)
678 Portola Dr. SF (near Woodside)
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Spirituality
is about paying attention, looking carefully, breathing deeply, uniting with the divine, starting anew and attending again.
It involves self, relationships and community. It is concerned with justice, the earth and right relations.
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Recommended
reading:
The Dance of the Dissident Daughter
by Sue Monk Kidd
Rebirth of the Goddess by Carol
P. Christ.
She Who Changes, Re-Imagining the Divine
in the World by Carol Christ
Mary Magdalene - Beyond the Myth by Esther De Boer.
The Creation of Patriarchy by Gerda
Lerner
The Creation of Feminist Consciousness
by Gerde Lerna
Return of the Great Goddess by
Burleigh Muten
The Heart of Christianity by Marcus
J. Borg
Sexism and God-Talk by Rosemary
Radford Ruther
When God Was A Woman by Merlin
Stone
Saving Jesus From Those Who Are Right
by Carter Heyward
Beads of Faith by Susannah Marriot
and Gray Henry
In Search of the Christa-Sophia
by Jann Aldredge-Clanton
Church in the Round, Feminist Interpretation
of the Church by Letty Russell
THESE BOOKS and others may be borrowed from
our "Book Nook" on Sunday mornings in the entryway to the church. (8:30 AM - 12:30 PM)
LITURGICAL PRAYERS:
Seasons of the Divine Cycle A (also
B, C) - Christian Feminist Prayers for the Liturgical Cycle. by Mary Kathleen Speegle Schmitt
Praising God: The Trinity in Christian
Worship. By Ruth Duck and Patricia Wilson-Kastner
WORSHIP and MUSIC
Inclusive
Hymns for Liberating Christians by Jann Aldredge-Clanton with composer Larry E. Schultz to purchase
book contact Jann Aldredge-Clanton or Eakin Press (1-800-880-8642)
Recorded Music and Music Anthologies
with words and music by Miriam Therese Winter and the Women's Leadership Institute or Medical Missions Sisters. CDs
and Books. Ordering information at:
http://www.mtwinter.hartsem.edu/
"Soul Songs of the Labyrinth"
and other CDs featuring LISA RAFEL. Lisa is a chanter, writer, Tibetan Bowl/Bell performer, sound and energy healer. Her work includes ancient and shamanic religious wisdom, traditions and cultures. www.lisarafel.com
She
Carries Me by Jennifer Berezan. Edge of Wonder Records
http://www.edgeofwonder.com/catalog_music.html
"Her warm, smoky voice and conversationally
poetic lyrics turn each piece
into an open-ended quest. Rhythmically compelling, story driven songs." -- San Francisco
Chronicle
"Jennifer's work is transformative and
healing... a much needed addition to the world of sacred music" --Olympia Dukakis
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