Community Calendar
September 2010
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| September 2-6, 2010 |
Wisteria Cornstalk Festival Wisteria Cornstalk Festival: Spirit, Earth, Art and Music. Music, art, and performance converge for a 5-day eco-spiritual event to empower positive consciousness and highlight eco-friendly technology. Amphitheater and stages with high-quality sound in beautiful natural setting. Theme encampments, art installations, demonstrating artists, dance, bonfire drumming and dancing, merchanting, fire-spinning, bliss. Day pass available. |
| September 9-12, 2010 |
Z Budapest & Susan B. Anthony Coven # 1 presents The Goddess Festival for 2010 is Sept. 9-12. Goddess Women are Gathering again! Grandmothers, Mother and Daughters! Goddess Festival 2010 is a fabulous event for you to share together! Every time mothers and daughters dance and sing under the stars and honor the Goddess in each other, we see the woman-bond strengthened and female relationships celebrated. Bring your daughter to Goddess Festival 2010. We've made it more affordable to bring your daughters! This event is a fund raiser for the Women's Spirituality Forum an IRS 501 (c) 3 non-profit. Your registration fees are tax deductible. About the Goddess Festival On your sacred journey to the Goddess Festival, you’re struck by the beauty of the journey. The rolling hills dotted with oak trees gives way to majestic views of the California coastline as you pass over the northern part of the Santa Cruz Mountains. The air smells of the ocean’s sweet salty kiss, and you know you are getting closer. It’s exciting to take this journey. Knowing that your sisters await your arrival and loving women’s embraces will soon enfold you. The coastline beckons you to follow the curve of her body just so she can show off her foamy white waves as she crests the rocks that provide you safety from Yamaya’s reach. Perhaps you’d like to stop along the way to outstretch your arms and receive her ancient female energies. Then you see the marker that starts you on your inward journey. You travel inland for a short distance. The thick oak trees soon give way to the more ancient old growth redwoods; the ancient ones who welcome you home to yourself. The air changes again and this time it is the raw elemental of Earth that imbibes you. She’s all around you, enfolding you deeply into her mamma Gaia arms. She is the primal forest and the sacred land of the Susan B. Anthony Coven Number One’s covenstead. You’ve come home sister. Upon arrival there is the playful chaos of activities, of women nesting for their weekend’s stay. The women are already socializing and greeting each other. There are an abundance of hugs and warm smiles. Friendships begin forming from the first “hellos.” You have arrived at the Goddess Festival, into the loving care of Z Budapest who is the original producer of the modern day Goddess Festival. You have come back to your original roots of sisterhood, to your Amazon women. And now that you stand firmly upon this sacred land, you are glad that you took my advice to “save the date” and make the journey because it’s unlike any other experience you will have in life. On this sacred land there are women from all over the world. International flavors of ideas, concepts and woman space show themselves in sacred play and self-expression. The women wear a variety of cultural clothing. Some dress in t-shirts and jeans, while others put on elaborate dresses that speak of the Goddess within. All are welcomed. All are beautiful. And the Festival begins! Love and praises sing out to the Goddess. Z brings all the sisters together. She tells them about the rituals to come. She tells them their parts in the sacred circle. And the spirituality of women fills the air with voices talking and singing, sharing life experiences and spiritual ideas. On this weekend, the women will come together in ritual several times. They will enjoy a variety of workshops and musical performances. They will share a communal dining hall enjoying excellent meals prepared by our cooks. And we will also feast on several outdoor barbeques in the warm days of California. We all find the time to play and socialize as maidens, mothers, queens and crones. Good times! Goddess art and beautiful altars line our dining hall as the vendors proudly display their wares. And a silent auction takes place as a fundraiser for the Women’s Spirituality Forum who sponsors this event to ensure that more Goddess Festivals grace women’s lives on into the future. In fact, the whole Festival is a fundraiser to help the Women’s Spirituality Forum raise awareness for the Dianic tradition and women’s lives. Your Festival fees are tax deductible. The rituals are powerful! Moving! Intoxicating! We dance, we sing, we chant, we scream, we drum and we play. Mostly, we empower each other as women as we share the sacred rites of passage of the divine feminine. And no other place can top the Gaia Bowl. This is the sunken earthen well in which hundreds of women can stand or sit comfortably. Created by the Coastal Native Americans, this is sacred space completely surrounded by towering redwoods. To step onto this land is to know the energies of deeply ancient magic. Splashes of vibrant colors fill the eye as the maidens, mothers, queens and crones form a processional and descend into the sacred well. The fabric of the women’s ceremonial clothing tells its own spiritual tale as their gowns, robes, capes and various other clothing catch the ancestor’s breeze. In Gaia’s bowl you can dress colorfully and express your inner-goddess, or go skyclad in the spirit of the Amazons. All acts of love and kindness are Her expression, and it is a weekend filled with the loving spirit of all that women are capable of. Join us this year! Don’t put it off. Sisters need to rejuvenate themselves and each other; it’s vital to our life-force. We need to fill our souls with the magic of ritual and renew our spirit through new friendships. Mothers bring your daughters! There is no better way to strengthen your bond as women, as family, than to experience a women’s rite of passage together. It’s a divine moment you both will cherish forever. The Goddess Festival is open to all women-born-women. Let our women’s prayers be uttered in unison from the sweet melodic voices of hundreds of women. Let the Earth be healed. Let women be healed. Let us all know pure joy in celebrating all that is female. Come sisters! Come to the Goddess Festival! Come experience women’s rituals with Z Budapest the founding mother of the Women’s spirituality Movement. There is no other High Priestess who can do what Z does in circle. She is magic! And so are you! Join us! http://www.goddess-festival.com Event Location: Santa Cruz Mountains in LaHonda Directions: Directions and details are sent to registered attendees only. Website: http://goddess-festival.com |
| September 16-19, 2009 |
Elvin Home, Inc. presents Our Wild Magic Gathering occurs at Lothlorien Nature Sanctuary and it includes primitive camping, seasonal rites and ceremonies, kids' activities, musical and theatrical performances, fellowship, hot showers, community firepits w/firewood provided, all-night drumming and dancing, etc. Visit us on-line for complete details and updated information. Proceeds benefit Lothlorien Nature Sanctuary and Elvin HOME, Inc. Also available: vending sites for browsing and shopping, food for a nominal fee from the cafe in the Radiance Hall... Please be advised of our policies and bylaws to help ensure a most pleasant experience here. Event Location: 559 McFadden Ridge Road in Bedford Directions: Maps are available on our web site and we also recommend using 'Mapquest.' Website: http://www.elvinhome.org |
| September 17-19, 2010 |
Moutain Mysteries presents A celebration of the Harvest season that will remind you of all the amazing things there are to be grateful for in your life. Whatever your put your energy into and focus on ~ grows. Spend 3 days surrounded by your extended magickal family, all focused on the Blessings we have harvested in our lives. Community ~ Festival are about bringing together our community. Join your fellow pagans in fun and creative community events. We will create a circle of prayer flags around the ritual space to share our joyous energies, as well as other events. Harvest Gala: Dance, sing, celebrate and EAT! Everyone will be bringing their favorite dessert to share with the community. Pagan seem to have a special touch when it comes to cooking and really yummy desserts! We're looking forward to seeing all the creative ways people can come up with to share in the harvest. One of the eldest of the gods, root of all civilization, harnessed every day to make our lives possible, here now, untamed, lose yourself in the primal power that is... FIRE! Our fire and drum circle will include special treats that you'll only find at this festival. Music ~ We are honored to bring very talented musicians to our stage for your listening pleasure. Come groove, dance, sing & share a picnic lunch while enjoying the music of the Gypsy Nomads, Imakhu, Gretchen McMahon and others. Classes ~ Expand your wisdom with eclectic class offering from many paths. Some teachers you may know, others may be locally known secrets that the rest of the world hasn't found out about (yet) . Merchants ~ Wander through our merchant village and indulge in the beauty of hand crafts. Many of our merchants will be demonstrating their skills for your added pleasure. The seedling of this festival is still growing and multiplying. Join the yahoo group or facebook page ( http://groups.to/mountainmysteries/ ) to add your own special touches! Event Location: Heavenly Acres Campground in Stanardsville Take 66W to RT 29 south. Continue on 29S to Madison. At the fourth traffic light (Sheetz Gas Station) in Madsion, turn right on to RT 230. Go 8.8 miles and Heavenly Acres Campground is on the left. From the Richmond Area (1 hour 45 minutes) Take I-64 to exit 136 (Gordonsville) . Turn right (15N) to Gordonsville. At circle, take 33W to Stanardsville (33 business) , turn right on to RT 230 and Heavenly Acres Campground is 2 miles on the right. From the Charlottesville Area Take 29N to Ruckersville. Take 33W (turn left) to Stanardsville (33 business) , then take RT 230 (turn right) and Heavenly Acres Campground is 2 miles on the right. From the Fredericksburg Area (1 hour 20 minutes) Take State Road 3 west to RT 20S to US 33W to Ruckersville. Stay on 33W to Stanardsville (33 business) and turn right onto RT 230. Stay on RT 230 and Heavenly Acres Campground is 2 miles on the right Website: http://www.Mountain-Mysteries.com |
| September 18-19, 2010 |
Catamara Rosarium, William Kiesel, Michael Kolson presents Please join us for the 2010 Esoteric Book Conference held in Seattle Washington this September 18th and 19th!! The Esoteric Book Conference is an annual international event to bring together authors, artists, publishers, bookmakers, students and collectors in the field of esotericism. In addition to presentations by notable authors and scholars, the conference features a book fair of publishers and booksellers showcasing new and used books as well as rare and hard-to-find esoteric texts. An art show of contemporary occult artists and an evening of special entertainment for deluxe ticket holders will ornament the conference festivities. Please visit our website for further details about presenters, artists, book vendors, and entertainment. As well tickets are now available and be sure to join our mailing list!! www.esotericbookconference.com Looking forward to seeing you all in September~ Cheers, Event Location: 305 Harrison Street in Seattle Directions: Northwest Rooms at the Seattle Center (see website for map showing rooms for the event) Website: http://www.esotericbookconference.com |
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