tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29827685Mon, 04 Jun 2012 04:21:02 +0000Goddess-bashinganthropologyin memoriame-journalsgnosisintentionsfundamentalismTemplesinspirationalreviewsslightshonorsJewish feminismbooksguest postspoliticsritualsAdministrativelanguageeventsenvironmentartadult educationChristian feminismShekhinah MountainwaterEvents Coilstagschildren's educationarcheologyherstoryholidaysBuzz CoilsGoddess traditionsDVDclueless?interfaithJudith LauraconferencesPagan issuesscienceopportunitiesFiercely defending, bravely exploring Goddess and spiritual feminismshttp://medusacoils.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Medusa)Blogger443125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29827685.post-7087108950343447377Wed, 30 May 2012 17:34:00 +00002012-05-31T18:38:15.869-04:00artreviewsarcheologyGoddess traditionsinspirationalbooksscienceanthropologyShe Is Everywhere! An anthology of Writings in Womanist/Feminist Spirituality. Volume 3. Gathered by Mary Saracino and Mary Beth Moser, (iUniverse 2012) 460 pages. Available in softcover, hardcover, and as an e-book. She is Everywhere, Volume 3, combines essays of significant scholarship with poetry, fiction and art of deep inspiration. This volume focuses on the international community of http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MedusaCoils/~3/4k-FxYKW1xU/review-anthology-she-is-everywhere-vol.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Medusa)0http://medusacoils.blogspot.com/2012/05/review-anthology-she-is-everywhere-vol.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29827685.post-1901820192250570659Mon, 28 May 2012 17:41:00 +00002012-05-28T13:48:50.230-04:00Buzz CoilsA look at some posts of interest from our blogroll and sometimes beyond: Blog 'o Gnosis: In her May 2 post,"Small Brown Seed," Anne Hill shares thoughts about this time of year and an audio of the song by the same name that she recorded a few years ago. It really sounded great on my computer speakers! Alchemy of Clay: In her May 23 post, "weather notes," Barbara Rogers shows and discusses her http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MedusaCoils/~3/9YFpuKpWvxg/buzz-coil-may-2012.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Medusa)0http://medusacoils.blogspot.com/2012/05/buzz-coil-may-2012.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29827685.post-2845848425037607584Sat, 26 May 2012 21:19:00 +00002012-05-26T17:19:16.152-04:00Judith LaurabookshonorsMy most recent book, Goddess Matters: the Mystical, Practical & Controversial, has just received finalist awards in both the "Spirituality" and "Women's Issues" categories of the International Book Awards 2012. For reviews, excerpts, and other info, see judithlaura.com/gm.html    http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MedusaCoils/~3/rbX50sgr838/goddess-book-receives-2-awards.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Medusa)1http://medusacoils.blogspot.com/2012/05/goddess-book-receives-2-awards.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29827685.post-7934108490379275315Tue, 22 May 2012 19:25:00 +00002012-05-22T15:29:34.056-04:00e-journalsThe Spring 2012 issue of Goddess Pages has been published. This issue's cover,  "Reaching Out" by Jill Smith, relates to her article, described below.  Articles include: Ancient Tantric Goddess Worship - Past and Present by André Zsigmond, which begins in India  at Vasant Panchami, the Hindu festival celebrating the end of the winter; Be your own Herbal Expert: Part 1 by Susun S Weed. which http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MedusaCoils/~3/DnVK2FuDuWs/goddess-pages-spring-issue.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Medusa)0http://medusacoils.blogspot.com/2012/05/goddess-pages-spring-issue.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29827685.post-5967285259550060446Sun, 20 May 2012 16:33:00 +00002012-06-04T00:21:02.787-04:00Events CoilseventsAs far we know, all events we list are open functions; but some may be limited to women or to adults and some may require that you notify them that you plan to attend. Please check the websites for group policies. If no country is given, the event is in USA. All times local. Times for computer/Internet/Web events are given for the place of origin unless otherwise noted. Events lasting more than 1http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MedusaCoils/~3/jxb2KFq9-bE/events-coil-may-22-june-30.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Medusa)0http://medusacoils.blogspot.com/2012/05/events-coil-may-22-june-30.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29827685.post-7210938247016183059Tue, 08 May 2012 16:45:00 +00002012-05-08T12:47:10.495-04:00in memoriameventsThis information is derived from an email newsletter from Circle Sanctuary, which Selena Fox asked be shared: An interfaith memorial service for Pagan author, elder, and priestess De-Anna Alba, also known as Wendy White, will be held Saturday, May 12 at 11 a.m. at the Church of the Incarnation (Episcopal), 550 Mendocino Ave., Santa Rosa, California. Selena Fox, senior minister of Circle http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MedusaCoils/~3/WVi-UkQXeNg/memorial-services-for-de-anna-alba-1952.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Medusa)0http://medusacoils.blogspot.com/2012/05/memorial-services-for-de-anna-alba-1952.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29827685.post-171436710509384262Sat, 28 Apr 2012 21:51:00 +00002012-04-29T11:09:43.505-04:00Buzz CoilsA look at some posts of interest from our blogroll and sometimes beyond: The Village Witch: The evolving story of the effort to preserve separation of church and state in schools in the mountains of North Carolina is continued in Byron Ballard’s three recent posts: April 13, "Buncombe County’s Board of Education ‘s Policy 652: the end is simply the beginning, writ large" ; April 14, "Buncombe http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MedusaCoils/~3/jFNR5Nl__0U/buzz-coil-april-2012.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Medusa)0http://medusacoils.blogspot.com/2012/04/buzz-coil-april-2012.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29827685.post-6643005579348152203Fri, 27 Apr 2012 18:30:00 +00002012-04-27T22:50:54.231-04:00in memoriamWe join the Pagan community in mourning the death on April 21 of Katrina "Foxglove" Kessler in a car accident in San Diego. She was host of the TV series "Foxglove's Lost and Found." Previously with the World of Witches Museum in Salem, Massachusetts, Foxglove recently moved to California and was active with Pagan groups there. A Wake will be held at Thomas Funeral Home in Canton, Massachusetts, http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MedusaCoils/~3/ZrQSJjHimPM/in-memoriam-katrina-foxglove-kessler.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Medusa)0http://medusacoils.blogspot.com/2012/04/in-memoriam-katrina-foxglove-kessler.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29827685.post-4494902124829954296Fri, 27 Apr 2012 03:35:00 +00002012-04-26T23:37:11.890-04:00Christian feminismin memoriamWe mourn the passing of Christian feminist scholar, author, and poet Jane Schaberg, who died April 17. She was professor of religious studies and women's studies at the University of Detroit Mercy, and author of The Illegitimacy of Jesus, The Resurrection of Mary Magdalene, in which she related quotes from Virginia Woolf to her research on Mary Magdalene, and Mary Magdalene Understood. A more http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MedusaCoils/~3/x_SmauNXxKc/in-memoriam-christian-feminist-scholar.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Medusa)0http://medusacoils.blogspot.com/2012/04/in-memoriam-christian-feminist-scholar.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29827685.post-4438306412096108634Sun, 22 Apr 2012 16:18:00 +00002012-04-22T12:57:10.192-04:00adult educationGoddess traditionsJewish feminismby Rabbi Jill Hammer, Ph.DI want to let the community know that the Kohenet Institute will be beginning its fourth cohort this summer at the Isabella Freedman Jewish Retreat Center from July 30 to August 5.The Kohenet Hebrew Priestess Institute reclaims shamanic models of sacred service based on Jewish women's spiritual leadership roles throughout the centuries, from biblical http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MedusaCoils/~3/TSNYNWDgfaA/guest-post-kohenet-institutes-4th.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Guest1000)0http://medusacoils.blogspot.com/2012/04/guest-post-kohenet-institutes-4th.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29827685.post-7625334862901709456Tue, 17 Apr 2012 15:21:00 +00002012-04-17T11:21:38.126-04:00Goddess traditionsinspirationalscience(In observance of National Poetry Month in the U.S. , here is one of my poems/invocations from my book, Goddess Spirituality for the 21st Century.) Waning Moon Invocation On the wings of the waning moon, we see the spiral arms of our galaxy, and you, Goddess, are there. On the wings of the waning moon, we sense the spiral within us, and you, Goddess, are there. In the smallest of particles, youhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MedusaCoils/~3/xKoae5M3KpI/for-poetry-month.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Medusa)0http://medusacoils.blogspot.com/2012/04/for-poetry-month.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29827685.post-3792926833100681666Sun, 15 Apr 2012 14:34:00 +00002012-04-22T22:39:53.124-04:00Events CoilseventsAs far we know, all events we list are open functions; but some may be limited to women or to adults and some may require that you notify them that you plan to attend. Please check the websites for group policies. If no country is given, the event is in USA. All times local. Times for computer/Internet/Web events are given for the place of origin unless otherwise noted. Events lasting more than 1http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MedusaCoils/~3/QzkbartSmAY/events-coil-april-21-may-19.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Medusa)0http://medusacoils.blogspot.com/2012/04/events-coil-april-21-may-19.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29827685.post-1574289497298609004Mon, 09 Apr 2012 17:01:00 +00002012-04-09T13:01:38.639-04:00artarcheologyadult educationherstoryGoddess traditionsbookseventsanthropologyconferencesThe Association for the Study of Women and Mythology has announced that the deadline for early registration reduced fee has been extended to  April 17  for its 2012 Conference, "Creating the Chalice: Imagination and Integrity in Goddess Studies" in San Francisco, May 11-12. Planned speakers and presenters include Charlene Spretnak, winner of the ASWM 2012 Demeter Award, Judy Grahn, Luisah Teish,http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MedusaCoils/~3/GCTTZzu0x4M/april-17-early-deadline-for-aswm.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Medusa)0http://medusacoils.blogspot.com/2012/04/april-17-early-deadline-for-aswm.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29827685.post-4131789044166962338Sun, 08 Apr 2012 16:48:00 +00002012-04-08T12:49:59.966-04:00adult educationGoddess traditionseventschildren's educationconferencesTwo Goddess Conferences will be held in Austria next month:  1st Austrian Goddess Conference in Salzkammergut, May 17-20, and the Goddess Conference 2012: First Goddess Conference in Vienna, May 26-28. The theme of the conference in Salzkammergut is "Reconnecting with the Three," meaning maiden, mother, and crone, and the "Three Saligen Women," as well as other other Austrian Goddesses. Planned http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MedusaCoils/~3/1gD3v_FGD6Y/two-goddess-conferences-in-austria-this.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Medusa)0http://medusacoils.blogspot.com/2012/04/two-goddess-conferences-in-austria-this.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29827685.post-3994788170467538525Sat, 07 Apr 2012 15:35:00 +00002012-04-08T12:54:36.361-04:00adult educationGoddess traditionseventsconferencesThe Stockholm Goddess Festival will be held Aug. 13 to 15, with fringe events held August 12-16. The festival in Sweden is being coordinated by the organization, Terra Mater. The Swedish website has a page with program information in English, and notes that there will be an English "thread" in the Festival program. In addition, a number of the lectures will be given in English. The Festival http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MedusaCoils/~3/T24-i1NR6MY/stockholm-goddess-festival-this-summer.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Medusa)0http://medusacoils.blogspot.com/2012/04/stockholm-goddess-festival-this-summer.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29827685.post-4659319315650383325Fri, 06 Apr 2012 15:49:00 +00002012-04-06T11:49:51.676-04:00artadult educationGoddess traditionseventschildren's educationconferencesThis year's Goddess Conference in Glastonbury, England, will honor "The Great Abundant Life-giving Mother." The main conference will be July 31 to August 5, with fringe events  beginning July 29 and ending with a Lammas ceremony August 6. The conference begins with registration and  an apple-themed celebration late afternoon, July 31, in Glastonbury Town Hall. The celebration will include wall http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MedusaCoils/~3/j7wGNGz3YWw/glastonbury-goddess-conference-this.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Medusa)0http://medusacoils.blogspot.com/2012/04/glastonbury-goddess-conference-this.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29827685.post-6966405787243000199Thu, 05 Apr 2012 19:29:00 +00002012-04-05T18:09:28.357-04:00adult educationGoddess traditionseventsconferencesThe conference, "Green Goddess 2012," will be held in the Netherlands July 5-8. It will begin 11 a.m. July 5 with a reception, followed by lunch, and then workshops on the theme "Wise Old Mother." Themes of the other days are July 6, Kima, the child in us; July 7, VrigMa, focusing on music and dance and including a Red Tent for Women, and an evening ceremony and Ball; July 8, Mama, focusing on http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MedusaCoils/~3/jPmTSxfCdzk/netherlands-goddess-conference-this.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Medusa)0http://medusacoils.blogspot.com/2012/04/netherlands-goddess-conference-this.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29827685.post-1540403131707677491Tue, 03 Apr 2012 21:28:00 +00002012-04-03T17:31:11.875-04:00guest postsherstoryfundamentalismpoliticsby Mama Donna Henes (NOTE from Medusa: Mama Donna Henes has given us permission to share with you her message from the March issue of her newsletter, The Queen's Chronicles.) I am mad. No, that doesn't begin to describe it. I am pissed. I am angry. I am irate. I am incensed. I am enraged. I am livid. I am FURIOUS. "All men are created equal," states the Declaration of Independence. From the http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MedusaCoils/~3/ov0lAzys5yk/guest-post-mad.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Guest1000)0http://medusacoils.blogspot.com/2012/04/guest-post-mad.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29827685.post-6252486280718083893Mon, 02 Apr 2012 22:19:00 +00002012-04-02T18:22:12.428-04:00Goddess traditionseventsenvironmenthonorsconferencesCharlene Spretnak will receive the Demeter Award for leadership in Women's Spirituality, the Association for the Study of Women & Mythology (ASWM) announced on its blog March 28. Spretnak will receive the award at the ASWM conference May 11-12 in San Francisco, where she will speak on "Modernity, Mythology, and the Elusive Gestalt." She is author of 8 books, including 3 on Goddess/women's http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MedusaCoils/~3/6ce2xsOIjPk/charlene-spretnak-wins-aswm-award.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Medusa)0http://medusacoils.blogspot.com/2012/04/charlene-spretnak-wins-aswm-award.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29827685.post-9070093180538539031Tue, 27 Mar 2012 03:34:00 +00002012-04-02T23:28:36.798-04:00Buzz CoilsA look at some posts of interest from our blogroll and sometimes beyond: Feminism and Religion:  In this blog of many authors and many paths, Daniel Cohen’s March 23 post, "The First Casualty of War,"  is a re-examination of a story about the Trojan War.  Cohen is author of The Labyrinth of the Heart, which retells a number of myths, especially for men open to Goddess. On March 22, Michele http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MedusaCoils/~3/pmCqvPgzYxY/buzz-coil-march-2012.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Medusa)0http://medusacoils.blogspot.com/2012/03/buzz-coil-march-2012.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29827685.post-7832340282107815998Thu, 08 Mar 2012 20:56:00 +00002012-03-09T22:49:41.577-05:00interfaithChristian feminismherstoryGoddess traditionsJewish feminismintentionsfundamentalismanthropologyInternational Women’s Day this year – today – comes at a time when in the US, many of us feel that women’s rights, women’s health, women’s role, (add any you think missing) are under attack. From the right. From the Republican Party, which has been taken over by the radical right. From the Radical Right which has been heavily influenced by radical right Christian groups such as the Christian http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MedusaCoils/~3/paZOcZS-68c/iwd-politics-and-religion.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Medusa)1http://medusacoils.blogspot.com/2012/03/iwd-politics-and-religion.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29827685.post-1547905798739154915Thu, 08 Mar 2012 04:15:00 +00002012-03-07T23:16:47.825-05:00ritualsGoddess traditionsinspirationalHere is a beautiful meditation just posted to You Tube by Glenys Livingstone from Blue Mountains, NSW, Australia.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MedusaCoils/~3/e5FKube9o-c/meditation-by-glenys-livingstone.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Medusa)0http://medusacoils.blogspot.com/2012/03/meditation-by-glenys-livingstone.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29827685.post-1497691783419112533Sat, 03 Mar 2012 18:21:00 +00002012-03-14T23:15:43.809-04:00Events CoilseventsIf you missed last January's Events Coil, you might want to read the beginning which has some information that some may consider important. Experimentally, Events Coils will now appear in the beginning of months in which there are Sabbats at the end of that month or at the beginning of the next month, as those are the months that usually have the most events. For example, we have an Events Coil http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MedusaCoils/~3/nTt179FhxZ4/events-coil-march-5-april-5.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Medusa)0http://medusacoils.blogspot.com/2012/03/events-coil-march-5-april-5.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29827685.post-4255344178320831275Fri, 24 Feb 2012 19:37:00 +00002012-02-28T23:57:50.652-05:00Buzz CoilsA look at some posts of interest from our blogroll and sometimes beyond:The Village Witch: Byron Ballard’s Feb 3 post, "My Words are Tired" tells of the Buncombe County (NC) school board meeting dealing with Gideon Bibles and religious freedom. Her Feb. 5 post, "There’s A Corn Dolly on the Mantel...and its time to move on" is partly a response to that meeting, and deals with conflicts between, http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MedusaCoils/~3/OJ-agI3_Ziw/buzz-coil-february-2012.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Medusa)0http://medusacoils.blogspot.com/2012/02/buzz-coil-february-2012.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29827685.post-7672431751138426493Mon, 20 Feb 2012 18:33:00 +00002012-02-20T13:37:07.910-05:00reviewse-journalseventsThe winter issue of Goddess Pages is out, with opening art, Queen Clytemnestra" by Linda Darby, and an introduction, "She changes everything She touches..." by Geraldine Charles. This issue's articles include:"Brighid's Runes in Sweden: The Volva and the Sun" by Kristen Brunsgaard Clausen, a moving story of how Clausen's 2006 tour of bronze-age rock art sites in Sweden, which included a rune withhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MedusaCoils/~3/TDKMv8d54LI/goddess-pages-winter-issue-2012.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Medusa)0http://medusacoils.blogspot.com/2012/02/goddess-pages-winter-issue-2012.html