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Suggested Reading: “ 2012 First Quarter
Book: “When the
Drummers Were Women” by Layne Redmond is our next book discussion choice. Some copies
will be available in our book knock. You may also find used copies at very reasonable prices.
When the Drummers Were Women is the story of a buried and forgotten aspect of women’s spiritual heritage.
It traces the use of the frame drum as a ritual instrument from the sacred caves of Old Europe through the mystery
cults of Rome. It demonstrates that banning women’s drumming from religious life was central to the
disempowerment of women in Western culture. With lavish illustrations and photographs, meticulous research, and a cross-cultural
perspective, author Layne Redmond (a master drummer/teacher herself) gives us a thorough and thoroughly human look at the
Goddess cultures and religions. First discussion: Sunday January 22 from noon – 2:00 PM
(soup provided) and second and final discussion is Sunday February 19 from noon – 2:00 PM (soup provided).
Even if you have already read the book it is time to dust it off and revisit tens of thousands of years of her story.
The congregation is encourage to read four books “together” each year.
SoulCollage(r) Jennifer Mantle, friend of herchurch, will be bringing her
SoulCollage(r) once a month! The first session will be Sunday, February 5th at 12:30 pm. Come join the fun! SoulCollage(r) is a fun, insightful
process of making a deck of your own wisdom cards using collage. If you can cut and paste and are looking for some introspection,
SoulCollage(r) is for you! Jennifer Mantle has been offering SoulCollage(r) sessions for four years, and continues to be awed
by the magic and beauty that emerges for each person as they make a card intuitively and then discover their own deep wisdom
within it. Come play with us! No art experience is necessary. Everything you need to begin your own deck will be provided.
The first class is free to herchurch members! Classes are otherwise $25 per person. Find out more about SoulCollage(r) at
www.soulcollage.com and more about Jennifer at www.Facebook.com/SoulFullPlay
DEFINITION OF
CRONE: Crone is…the
power, passion, and purpose of ancient female wisdom…the crowning triple phase of the ancient Triple Goddess: Maiden/Mother/Crone.
Joyous, outrageous, real, and at ease, living from the inside out. The Crone’s title was related to the word crown and
she represented the power of the ancient tribal matriarch who made the moral and legal decisions for her subjects and descendants.
It was the medieval metamorphosis of the wise woman into the witch that changed the word Crone from a compliment to an insult
and established the stereotype of malevolent old womanhood that continues to haunt elder women today. -- Barbara Walker, The
Crone (Women of Age, Wisdom and Power)
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Next Date TBA
Lisa joins herchurch worship. All welcome. 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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