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One night in a dream I saw women all over the world gathering on the new and full moon-- praying, chanting, lighting candles, singing songs, dancing and sending forth blessings of peace into the universe.
Each new and full moon-- wherever you are-- we ask that you take time to join us in a sacred circle and connect with the energy of the circle by sending out peace, love, joy, oneness into the world.
Sites:
-Powerful Passionate Women for Peace
-Joan Clark's Palais Aromaetica
- One World Flag
-DoingIt!-- a journal of positive living
-NCN
-PenMark Potions
-Rock and Roll Stories
Blogroll:
-Joan Clark's Palais Aromaetica
-Joan Clark on BoomerGirl.com
-One World Flag-- intl symbol of diversity
-Flemming funch's Ming the Mechanic
-Rock and Roll Grandma on BoomerGirl.com
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 17 Jul 2008 @ 20:22
The Full Moon in Capricorn
Rules Authority Figures, Traditions, Respect
Tonight as the light of the full moon began to shimmer down and grace our land with its illuminating essence-- here at Luna Bella I found myself being drawn to the garden to gather some of our Sage plant.
I could feel the presence of grandmothers around me as I knelt down before the plant to ask permission to cut some of it --“gently, I heard, listen as you gather, breathe deeply, allow the wisdom of the plant spirit to guide you and don’t forget to leave an offering”. I felt like I was being groomed in plant spirit etiquette and that not only was the essence of the sage plant calling me the grandmothers were as well.
So I took a deep breath, invited the grandmothers forth and then asked the spirit of the sage plant--- “What is it that you desire of me? How do you wish to be honored? What form do you want to move into as you become a healing medicine”?
“Gather us in bundles and use us for medicine sticks (smudge sticks)” was the message I heard from the spirit of the plant”. “Wrap them in different color ribbon and listen as you work with the cuttings. The plant will tell you how they can best serve and how to use them, I heard a grandmother whisper”
As I laid the plant cuttings before me and began to divide them up I took a moment and asked the plant spirits to guide me on the best way to prepare them as sacred tools. The first group of sage cuttings I picked up I wrapped with green ribbons and could feel that this group was for a ceremony that would involve working with the energy of the heart center. Cleansing and purifying. Forgiveness and release work.
The second group I wrapped with orange ribbons and I sensed that these bundles would be used for ceremonies for the earth and working with the medicine wheel.
The next two groups of sage plants were wrapped with pink ribbons and these would be used for birthing rituals.
The last few sections were wrapped in royal blue ribbons and would be used in rites of passage and initiations in to the sacred moon mysteries for the three phases of Goddess-- Mother, Maiden and Crone.
With each bundle I could feel the grandmothers guiding my hands --showing me how to wrap--where to cut--what words to chant or blessing to weave into it each one as well as what crystal/s I was to place on them.
After all the medicine sticks were finished I was guided that I was to leave them in the light of full moon so that they could be anointed with it's light and energy.
Upon completion and before retiring into the house I spent some time gazing at the moon and realized what I love so much about the different phases of the moon. I love how the moon speaks to the medicine woman inside of me and reminds me of all the woman who have loved the earth so dearly and passed forth thier knowledge and wisdom. The different moon cycles allows me to stay connect to my wisdom heart and reminds me of the power of woman’s magic, her lore, our history and our connection to one another.
In this Capricorn full moon I hope you will spend time with the grandmothers and receive the wisdom they want to past forth.
I encourage you to work with the essence and energy of the Sage plant. Smudge your sacred environments and your body temple with its healing smoke. Drink some sage tea,take a sage bath or drink some sage tincture before going to bed at night and ask the plant to teach you about its healing properties,and how you can best receive its medicine at this time in your life.
Sage is the plant spirit that called me to come forth to work with it and I trust it is calling you as well. It's an invitation to all of us to feel more connected to the earth and her blessings and the "SAGE" wisdom inside of us --as we hold the vision for more Peace, Love, Light, Joy, Health and Oneness! Blessed BE!
Full Moon Blessings,
Joan
To purchase sage essential oil, tincture or smudge sticks, please go to www.joanclark.com More >
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 8 Jul 2008 @ 23:01
Dear Powerful Passionate Women Of Peace,
I would like to invite you to look over the below information on the Sacred White Buffalo (and encourage you to go to the website and view these beautiful animals). If after reading and vieiwng you feel moved to donate, support, hold in prayer this request for assistance, it will be most appreciated.
Sacred White Buffalo
[link] and www.myspace.com/sacredwhitebuffalo.
Jim and Dena Riley are the guardians, keepers and caretakers (and owners) of NINE Sacred White Buffalo, located at their White Buffalo Sanctuary at Spirit Mountain Ranch, 20 miles north of Flagstaff, Arizona. A place that has been available for people of all nations to visit, honor, and offer prayers.
Tragically, our beloved Jim Riley died suddenly of a heart attack on Saturday, April 12, 2008. He was 64. He gave his life for his cherished White Buffalo and he understood their message and their mission. Both Jim and his beloved wife Dena have invested their life and savings for their White Buffalo family and to be able to share them with the world. Their gift is immense.
The nine White Buffalo include: Miracle Moon, born in 1997; Rainbow Spirit, born in 2000; Mandela Peace Pilgrim, born in 2001; Arizona Spirit, born in 2002; Sunrise Spirit, born in 2004; Spirit Thunder, born in 2004; Chief Hiawatha, born in 2005; Lucky Star, born in 2006; and White Spirit, born in 2007. And FIVE of these NINE are due to have babies in May. The herd has been DNA tested and are 100% pure North American Bison. There has never been a White Buffalo herd in history!
Our responsibility is not only to take good care of the Sacred White Buffalo but also to protect these very special and exotic rare animals. They are considered “Religious Miracles.”
WE ASK FOR YOUR HELP AND SUPPORT.
The Sacred White Buffalo need a new home. The family of the Sacred White Buffalo has grown at the Spirit Mountain Ranch and have outgrown the original small space. In addition, the conditions at this location are harsh. The elevation is over 8,000 feet and all food and water must be trucked in which is extremely costly. There are no utilities except a generator to supply electricity.
At the time of Jim’s death, Jim and Dena had been in the process searching for new land that would meet the requirements of the buffalo and where they would be allowed in the area. Our mission is to SECURE A NEW LAND AND TO RELOCATE the Sacred White Buffalo herd to a place where they can eat living grass and have readily available water. A place that is climate appropriate and where they can have lots of space to “Run Like the Wind.” Northern California is our preference, but we are open. In addition to securing land, there will also be the additional expenses for food, water, care, relocation, and new setup expenses for both the Sacred White Buffalo herd and their caregivers.
In the legend of the Sacred White Buffalo Calf Woman of the Native Americans, “the birth of a White Buffalo is an omen of universal significance.” The legend says:
A woman of great wonder appeared to the people of the Lakota Nation during a time of great change and suffering and offered them hope. As a symbol, she gave them a Sacred Pipe to teach them the Sacred Way; and that through their prayer of the Smoke to Waken Tankan, Great Spirit, they would know the Creator, that he hears you; and you come to understand that all things are sacred. She also told them that She would return again…when there was a time of great need…. And Her return would signal a time of unity and goodness among people of all nations and colors. She is called White Buffalo Calf Woman because after giving the people this gift, she changed into a White Buffalo Calf…
There are 13 Native American Nations that continue to honor these teachings to this day. The Sacred White Buffalo are now returning at this time of the Turning of the Ages to give us the message that there is a new hope…and a New Earth of Peace and Love.
At their peak, the American bison or buffalo numbered about 80 million; and the odds of a white, non-albino being born were about one in 10 million. There are only about 130,000 buffalo now and the odds are even less, but the White Buffalo are flourishing.
THE SACRED WHITE BUFFALO CONTINUE TO BLESS US WITH ADDITIONAL SACRED WHITE CALVES. THE MESSAGE AND SYMBOLS ARE CLEAR: ♦THE FULFILLMENT OF A PROMISE IS NEAR. ♦WHITE BUFFALO CALF WOMAN IS RETURNING. ♦THIS IS A TIME OF HOPE FOR RECONCILIATION AMONG ALL PEOPLES….FOR PEACE….AND FAITH IN OUR FUTURE.
WE ASK FOR YOUR HELP AND SUPPORT.
FOR DONATIONS and other proposals:
We are now able to accept donations for the White Buffalo Sanctuary through the Sacred World Peace Church [(501)3c].
Make checks out to: Sacred World Peace Church, with a memo: For The White Buffalo.
Mail to: Sacred White Buffalo c/o Sacred World Peace Church , 35 Pebble Drive, Sedona, AZ 86351.
Donations can also be made at: [link] directly.
CONTACT: Cynthia Hart-Button at 928.284.4275 or cynthia@SacredWorldpeacechurch.com or mystichart@msn.com.
FUND RAISING:
A “World Peace Sacred White Buffalo” benefit CD is in the early planning stages. Also, there have been suggestions for fundraising concerts in Los Angeles and Arizona recommended by many notable musicians that have been so spiritually moved that they want to reach out and be a part of the White Buffalo’s survival BIG GIVE. Participants are invited.
FOR MUSIC AND EVENTS, PLEASE CONTACT: Charles Button of Sacred Mountain Records at 928.284.1024 or charles@SacredWorldPeaceChurch.com or charlesbutton59@msn.com.
©2008 Sacred World Peace Alliance. 501(c) (3) All Rights Reserved.
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 3 Jul 2008 @ 03:56
For it isn't enough to talk about peace. One must believe in it. And it isn't enough to believe in it. One must work at it.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
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3 Jul 2008 @ 03:51
"The way of peace is the way of love. Love is the greatest power on earth. It conquers all things."
-- Peace Pilgrim
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3 Jul 2008 @ 02:59
Nurture the Goddess of YOU!
Dear Powerful, Passionate Women of Peace,
In this new moon energy in the sign of Cancer I sat with the grandmothers in meditation and they shared with me the power of self nurturing,forgiveness and self love.
A woman’s wisdom and joy comes from her ability to shower love, compassion and forgiveness to the people and world around her. For these gifts to be fully received as authentic blessings, however, a woman must first offer these same blessings to herself.
How many of us take the same amount of care, and put the same amount of love or offer the same amount of compassion and forgiveness to ourselves as we do to the people in our lives?
In this new moon, in the sign of Cancer that rules nurturing, mother energy and unconditional love, I encourage you to pamper yourself with some of the same beautiful gifts that you so generously offer others. Take time to support, bless, love, forgive and show compassion to yourself. Make YOUR life the priority.
Take time this moon cycle to really celebrate the instinctual mothering energy that is within you and that is always there waiting to nurture and care for you as well as others. I suggest you begin each day offering to yourself first, what you so naturally offer and grace others with.
This is what the grandmothers desire for us to expereince in this new moon energy; they ask of us to honor ourselves and bless ourselves first. They want us to remember to love, forgive, have compassion and to place ourselves first on the "to do" list. Women Know Thyself - Women Care for Thyself First!
I firmly have come to believe that women who know how to care for themselves are filled with more joy, creativity, and sense of purpose. They know they are the creative life force and that they are the keepers of the sacred vision for the earth. They know how to experience pleasure and how to call forth what they desire to manifest and create.
I invite you to join me in this new moon --as I promise to make myself a priority I ask you to do the same. I know that by honoring this comittment we will become a more loving, supportive, nurturing, compassionate and forgiving presence that will bless the world in ways that we can not even imagine. When we are more present for ourselves then we will be able to be more presnet with others and the world around us. For as within - so without.
Blessed Be!
New Moon Blessings!
Joan Clark
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1 May 2008 @ 14:53
Let’s Stand & Rattle for Peace –
The other day I got an invitation in the mail to participate in the Standing Women’s ceremony that would be conducted at one of the local parks in our community on Mother’s Day – May 11th.
I was so excited about this that I wanted to pass it along to everyone I knew. It is a beautiful tradition that is being created and I hope it will inspire all of you to do the same.
Below is the story of how it got started, how you can join us and where you can find more information.
I hope you will be standing with me and all your loved ones. Take your rattles and rattle for peace, change, and unity.
Here's how it all got started:
Sharon Mehdi wrote a wonderful short story for her five-year old granddaughter, The Great Silent Grandmother Gathering
A quick summary of the story is:
A busboy who worked in a café whose window faced the public park noticed that two grandmotherly looking women had been standing in the park all day without moving at all and without talking. They were dressed up in their Sunday best and were just staring at the town hall. He asked the other patrons in the café what they thought the women were up to. They speculated on a variety of things. Then, a five-year old year who was in the café spoke up and said "One of them is my grandmother and I know what they are doing. They are standing there to save the world." All of the men in the café hooted and howled and laughed. On his way home the busboy decided to ask the women what they were doing and sure enough their answer was "We are saving the world."
Over dinner that evening the busboy told his parents and he and his father hooted and howled, but his mother was totally silent. After dinner, the mother called her best friends to tell them.
The next morning the busboy looked out the café window and the two women were back, along with his mother, her friends, and the women who had been in the café the day before. All were standing in silence staring at the town hall. Again, the men hooted and howled and said things like "You can't save the world by standing in the park. That is what we have armies for," and "everyone knows you have to have banners and slogans to save the world--you can't do it by just standing in the park."
The next day the women were joined by the women who were in the café the day before and a number of their friends. This brought the local newspaper reporter to the scene. He wrote a derisive article about the women. The day after it appeared, hundreds of women showed up to stand in the park in silence. The mayor then told the police chief to make the women leave because they were making the town appear to be foolish. When the police chief told them they would have to disperse because they didn't have a permit, one of them responded that "we are just individuals standing in our public park and we are not giving speeches or having a demonstration so why would we need a permit." The police chief thought about this and agreed with them and left the park.
At this point 2,223 women including the mayor's wife, the police chief's wife, and one five-year old girl were standing in the park to save the world. The news quickly spread and soon women were standing all over the country. The story ended with women standing in every country throughout the globe, standing to save the world. See www.grandmotherbook.com.
This is from the website – www.standingwomen.org
Please stand with us for five minutes of silence at 1 p.m. your local time on May 11, 2008, in your local park, school yard, gathering place, or any place you deem appropriate, to signify your agreement with the statement below. Please stand at a different hour with a different time zone if 1 p.m. is not your preferred time.We ask you to invite the men who you care about to join you. We ask that you bring bells to ring at 1 p.m. to signify the beginning of the five minutes of silence and to ring again to signify the end of the period of silence. During the silence, please think about what you individually and we collectively can do to attain this world. If you need to sit rather than stand, please feel free to do so. Afterwards, hopefully you and your loved ones can talk together about how we can bring about this world.
WILL YOU STAND WITH US?
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20 Apr 2008 @ 03:13
Dear Powerful, Passionate Women for Peace, Full Moon in Scorpio
Full Moon Blessings!
The other day my friend Penny and I were talking and she said, “remember last year when I told you that I wanted to do something with the Women for Women organization”? “Well I signed up today to sponsor a woman for a whole year and it is only $27.00 per month".
I said, "I wanted to do that last year too". So as soon as I got off the phone I signed up to sponsor a woman as well.
Since signing up I have gotten this feeling that it would be something that we as a group could do collectively.
The goal of Women for Women International is to help mobilize women of third world countries to change their lives by bringing a holistic approach to addressing the unique needs of women in conflict and post-conflict environments.
With Mother's Day just around the corner and with the full moon in Scorpio that rules "empowerment" I can't think of a better way to celebrate the power of the divine feminine essence than to support other women who could use our prayers, love, financial blessings and sisterhood.
Here is how YOU can participate!
Just e-mail me and let me know how much you would like to contribute. For a one month sponsorship it is $27.00. Once I gather all the information and collect the money I will send it forward to be processed. You may send me a check made out to women for women or charge your donation to your credit card.
When I receive the packet of information on the woman/women we have sponsored, I will post it on the PPWFP Blog page and each of you will be able to write and connect with the woman/women our circle has sponsored for the year.
I am very excited about expanding our work together and I am looking forward to hearing that you will be joining me in this full moon venture. Thank you Penny for inspiring me, us - to- Be - the Change in the World!
Love,
Joan
Please send checks to Joan Clark - 1661 E. 400 Road, Lawrence, Kansas 66049
You can check out the website at www.womenforwomen.org
Goddess News
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7 Apr 2008 @ 01:31
"Nothing could be worse than the fear that one had given up too soon and left one unexpended effort which might have saved the world."
Jane Addams
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7 Apr 2008 @ 01:25
April 6, 2008 – Aires New Moon
"If we just worry about the big picture, we are powerless. So my secret is to start right away doing whatever little work I can do. I try to give joy to one person in the morning, and remove the suffering of one person in the afternoon. If you and your friends do not despise the small work, a million people will remove a lot of suffering. That is the secret. Start right now."
Sister Chän Khöng
Dear Powerful, Passionate Women for Peace,
New Moon Blessings!
What are some simple acts of peace that you can begin to do each day that would empower more harmony and peace in your own life? What can you do each morning and night that would make your life more peace filled? In the essence of the Aires moon which supports “new beginnings” what can you begin that would bring you more inner peace?
Do you have any habits that create dis-harmony in your day to day life? Do you have any projects that keep you feeling irritated and therefore affects you from being peace filled? Begin now to do something to change these things in you life-- so you can live more peacefully.
I invite you to experience more peace by committing to self-acts of peace each day for the next 30 days. Be for yourself and show up to make changes in your own life that will create a deep change within.
What in your life do you do, say, believe that keeps you from feeling peace filled? What is it that you can do to change that and what would your life look like if you did?
If we begin each day committed to acts of peace and each evening empowering more peace and harmony in our own lives can you imagine the shifts that would happen around us?
What keeps you in conflict? What flips your switch to the negative? What can you do to stand more powerfully in inner peace? Start now, start in this new Aires moon-- which also rules, courage and self-focus.
You are the answer to the Peace we are envisioning. You are the creatrix for the vision to BE.
Love,
Joan
Goddess News:
Please send in your prayer requests:
Goddess Wedding:
Goddess Nichole Clark is getting married on May 17th. We send her blessings of love and joy as she moves into this next rite of passage. Congratulations!
Goddess Baby on it’s way!
Goddess Jessica is having a baby – due in October right after our Goddess Retreat!!! Please send her lots of great energy as she begins this beautiful journey of moving from the Maiden archetype to Mother.
Blessed Be!
Moon Goddess Retreat –
The Moon Goddess Retreat will be held the week-end of October 24th at the Angel Valley Retreat Center in Sedona, Arizona. The cost of the retreat is $750.00 which includes three nights of shared lodging, food, and retreat fee. Please mark you calendars and join us for a very sacred and joy filled gathering.
The Goddess Aromaetica Spring Line is available at www.joanclark.com.
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27 Mar 2008 @ 19:17
I will not die an unlived life.
I will not live in fear
of falling or catching fire.
I choose to inhabit my days,
to allow my living to open me,
to make me less afraid,
more accessible,
To loosen my heart
until it becomes a wing,
a torch,a promise.
I choose to risk my significance;
to Live
so that which came to me as seed
goes to the next as blossom
and that which came to me as blossom,
goes on as fruit.
Dawna Markova
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