It is now estimated that many thousands of women were burned at the stake during the oppression of feminine power in Europe. Women were tortured, and punished severely for knowing the ways of magic, childbirth, herbs, medicines, and ceremony.
The Burning Times is a period in history that has left a deep and resonant scar.
Hundreds of years later, we are still feeling it’s effects.
Still to this day many women are afraid to step into their callings and step into the power in fear of being burned. This was a deliberate, and well executed attack on the feminine.
And we are still feeling it’s aftermath.
And for many of us, it is time to heal this.
It is time to go deep inside this collective trauma, together, in sacred space, to look it straight in the eyes.
WE will recreate the fires, we will dive into our soul’s wounding, in a safe, and well held container.
We will FEEL what our souls are crying out, so we can HEAL.
Trauma often shows up in our lives as stuck, and frozen energy.
Make no mistake, many of us hold this trauma inside of us. Many of us are afraid, and feel frozen in action. And many of us do not want to allow this horror to affect us any longer.
We want to set it free.
What would it look like if we lived without the fear of being burned again?
What would it look like if we could move through the freeze, move beyond this blatant trauma?
What would our world look like if the feminine were to rise again?
We are women who are standing at the gate, ready to answer these questions.
We are women who know deep in our souls, that we are the magick women, we are the wise women, we are the ones who have been sacrificed to the fire.
And we are ready to be in our power now, without an old old story holding us back.
We know now, deep in our heart that we are the fire now. We are the fires of change, the fires of transformation, the fires of creation.
It is time for us to rise, as the Pheonixes we are.
To stand in our truths, to stand for Earth Mother, to stand for Justice, to stand of humanity.
We are taking off all the shackles now, healing all the old traumas.
WE are setting our soul’s missions free!
And we are doing it together, as a powerful tool to heal deep wounds.
We will gather on sacred land. We will build a fire, and we will dive deep together into what rages in us, what we are afraid of, and we will transmute it into our passions and our actions.
All genders are welcome.
And it is clear, that anyone that identifies as a woman, will be at the center of this healing.
Those that identify as a man will be asked to support, witness, and hold our process.
To register:
Sliding scale is $10-$100
This money will go to use of the space, and to continue this work in other areas across the country.
Please bring one potluck meal to share.
Please bring water for drinking, and camping gear for sleeping if you choose to spend the night.
It is time women.
It is time to look this monster in the eyes.
This, lurking, subconscious fear based memory that lives in our souls and psyches, and set it free.
It is time to longer be afraid of the fire,
It is time for us to become it.
After a brief cantastoria-illustrated introduction, artist Delia Robinson presents a hand-painted scroll in a crankie theater featuring the medieval ballad, “The Wife of Usher’s Well.”
There will be a short talk discussing the ballad’s history, the witchcraft in the song, and the Medieval beliefs that gave this song its vitality. I’ll use a cantastoria, as in the picture, a cousin of the crankie and an amusing way to illustrate what I’m saying . I’ll then sing the ballad and crank the crankie.
This show will be followed by our weekly Ecstatic Dance from 7:30-9pm!
We will talk about the upcoming Saturn/Pluto/Jupiter conjunctions occurring throughout 2020, a time some astrologers are calling the “Great Composting.” Yes, we are living in interesting times!
We’ll talk about what particular area of your life may be most impacted by Saturn/Pluto based on your rising sign.
Do you know your rising sign? If not, visit astro.com for your free chart.
Karen Maxon is a graduate of the GMDS and a professional astrologer, currently studying Hellenistic Astrology with Chris Brennan. She lives in Essex Junction with her husband Dan, hound-dog Hercules, and black kitty Carlos. She is available for astrology consultations by appointment. www.karenmaxon.com
Join the Green Mountain Druid Order and friends for a celebration of summer love, life, light and water. Bring a drum if you have one, and a flower for the lake.
Free and open to all who wish to join in safe, sacred space.
with Joe LaVasseur of Heartfire Clan
In this evening workshop, we will be exploring the unconscious mind through it’s use of archetypal patterns and imagery. We will discuss what exactly are Archetypes, where do they come from, and how are they so profusely present throughout the cultures of the world. Also, we will dissect the most prevalent viewpoints and frameworks of Archetypes and discuss how we might bring these primordial images into our conscious view. We will explore how the Archetypes of our culture and collective unconscious influence our behaviors and inform our decisions. Taking conscious hold of our own archetypes, we will begin to more clearly observe them and utilize them for individuation and self-realization.
Joe LeVasseur has been a student of the mystical arts for over 20 years, having had training and experiences from a wide variety of metaphysical systems, including Taoism, Tantra, Kabbalah/Qliphoth, gnosticism, and (most recently) Druidry. Ivy League educated in psychology, he combines the mystical with the practical, psychological, and scientific elements, providing a unique perspective to self-discovery and consciousness exploration.