Thursday, March 25, 2010

Milwaukee Ostara Festival, March 28

Greetings all,
I know this event may be a bit far for some of you, but the Milwaukee Pagan Unity Council (MPUC) has been working their cottontails off on this event and I thought I'd share this great resource.

The festival has 3 tracks of workshops all day, plus a children's track with kids activities, rituals, and workshops. ADF will host the opening ritual and I'll be hosting the closing ritual in the ecstatic participatory style. I'll also be offering a workshop on tools for Pagan leaders and community builders.

It's free to attend, though donations are accepted. Enjoy, and spring abundance to you!
-shauna

Milwaukee Pagan Unity Council presents:
The Seeds of Change
Milwaukee Ostara Festival
http://www.milwaukeeostarafestival.com

Date: Sunday March 28th 2010 10AM to 8PM
Location: Wyndham Milwaukee Airport & Convention Center
4747 South Howell Avenue Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53207

The Spring Ostara festival celebrates the first planting of seeds after the long winter, and the anticipation for the growth and harvest of those seeds through the summer.

Join us to celebrate the Seeds of Change with an event promoting education, growth, and collaboration for Pagans and those interested in the Pagan path.

Programming:
Our program this year includes key note speaker Reverend Kirk Thomas, Vice Arch Druid of ADF and previous President of Cherry Hill Seminary, and other presenters offering workshops on crystal healing, Pagan leadership, introductions to Pagan traditions, soul retrieval, drumming, Kabballah, Chakras, new age spirituality, personal empowerment, public rituals, and much more.

The event also includes craft and vendor booths, arts, entertainment, and is a family friendly event with children’s play area and activities.

For more information check out www.milwaukeeostarafestival.com.

About the Milwaukee Pagan Unity Council:

* Milwaukee Pagan Unity Council is a local community focused organization that provides support, information and services to members of the pagan community. We work toward educating the non-pagan community and dispelling many myths involving pagans.

* Our mission is to provide a forum for followers of various pagan spiritual paths to openly meet and discuss their similarities and differences; to work together to gain acceptance for our members within the mainstream of our society; to provide a platform of change, growth and education for all people or groups accepting of, or open to, the goals and beliefs of the pagan community.

http://www.milwaukeepuc.org

Sunday, March 21, 2010

Milwaukee Ostara Festival

Milwaukee Ostara Festival
http://www.milwaukeeostarafestival.com
Date: Sunday March 28th 2010 10AM to 8PM
Location: Wyndham Milwaukee Airport & Convention Center – Grand Ballroom
4747 South Howell Avenue Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53207

Welcome Spring! (Ignore the snow outside)
You have been hearing about Ostara Festival for months now, and we are just a
week away. Since the countdown is on, we thought it was well past time we
released the schedule for the day. Check the schedule to find your favorite
presenters!

This is an all day event with live entertainment, children and family friendly
activities, great presenters and a wide variety of vendors. So come check it
out!

Special thanks to Water Street Bridge for performing at Ostara Festival!

Water Street Bridge

Separately these music veterans are known as Jocko Voxo, Mavpotchka, Nox and
Goater. Together they're turning heads, changing minds and carving out a new
genre of acoustic music. Blending Celtic, Americanna, Gypsy, Blues, Folk,
Slavic, Creole and Jazz music they create a sound that is uniquely Water Street
Bridge and can only be described as Garage Celtic, Pseudo-Slavic,
Electro-Magically Eclectic Acoustic.

Brandishing an impressive arsenal of musical instruments (including guitar,
resonator guitar, mandolin, ukulele, fiddle, viola, pennywhistle, squeeze box,
harmonica, bongos, doumbek, agogo, washboard, djembe, tupon and bodhran - just
to name a few) they bring new life to tales of old, old sounds to modern tales
and twisted takes on tales never meant to be told.

This AIN'T your mommas folk music. Anything can happen, and usually includes a
heaping Gumbo of Celti-Slavi-World-i-Cana, with plantains.

Ostara Schedule

10:00 AM
Ancient Celtic Religions, Rev. Kirk Thomas (ADF / Cherry Hill Seminary)
Muggle & Magick Manners, Valley Crone
Effective Chanting Techniques, Kassandra (www.kassandrasees.com)
Intro to Hand Drums, Greg Dickenson

11:15AM
Tales of Myth & Lore (Kids Area), Rev. Peter Hertzberg (Correllian Nativist
Tradition)
Chakras, Alchemy & Spiritual Transformation, Mark Mandrake (Chicago Pagan
Fellowship)
Healing with Crystals, Diane Bloom (Free Spirit Crystals)

11:30PM
Childhood Games As Basis for Rituals, Joshua Wetzel - Author of the Paradigmal
Pirate

12:30PM
Opening Ritual, ADF Travelling Clergy Program & Twisted Tree Protogrove

1:30PM
Water Street Bridge (www.waterstreetbridge.com)

2:00PM
Pagan Orthodoxy, Wade (Deeply Rooted)
Deosil - The Fairy Godmother (Kid's Area)
Elemental Magick - Using the Energy Theory of Magick, Frater Barrabbas Author of
The Disciple's Guide to Ritual Magick: A Beginner's Introduction to the High Art
The Divine Feminine in Myth & Legend, Betty Pound (Inner Well Reiki)

2:30PM
Water Street Bridge (www.waterstreetbridge.com)

3:30PM
Kabbalah: A History Introduction, Johnny Rapture (greattininess.wordpress.com)
Children's Ritual (Kid's Area)
Seeds of Hope: Sustainability in Africa, the Caribbean and Americas, Stephanie
Rose Bird Author of "Big Book of Soul"
Power & Structure: Leadership for Healthy Community, Shauna Aura
(RingingAnvil.org)

5:00PM
Heathenry 101: What is Asatru?, Phyllis Steinhauser (The Troth)
Wizard Wandmaking Workshop (Kid's Area), Mark Mandrake (Chicago Pagan
Fellowship)
Singing the Soul Home: A Celtic Style Group Soul Retrieval, Drake Spaeth, PsyD
(Earth Traditions)
Writing Pagan Liturgical Devotional Poetry, Ruby Sara
(www.gospelpagan.wordpress.com)

7:00PM
Closing Ritual, Shauna Aura & Milwaukee Community

8:00PM
P'Ostara Reception (Social & Meet the Team Unwinding Mixer), Sponsored by
Fritz's Pub

Vendors:
Free Spirit Crystals www.freespiritcrystals.com
Kait Ryan www.katysillustrations.com
Magda's www.gypsymagda.com
Amy Wilde www.castleart.com
Paul Hutto www.paulhutto.com
Moonwise Herbs and Brooms www.moonwiseherbs.com
Readings By Rhoda
Dragon's Eye Artistry www.dragonseyeartistry.com
Brett d'Arras www.urban-mystics.com
The Falcons Mew www.falconsmew.com
BRIGIT'S HEARTH http://www.brigitshearth.com
Healing Creations
Dragon's Fire Creations www.myspace.com/dragonsfirecreations
JoyStone Creations
Arkayn Leatherworks www.Psyark.com
Milwaukee Reiki www.MilwaukeeReiki.org
Healing Traditions, llc www.healingtraditions.biz
Christina Ward Creatures www.christinawardcreatures.etsy.com
Glass Goddess Jewelry glassgoddessjewelry.etsy.com
Barefoot Books www.kidslovebarefoot.com
Mary Lee Agnew
Tarot Tree
Juice Plus
Abundant Life Superfoods / Amazon Herb Company

Reminder

Reminder from: wisconsin_pagan_trader Yahoo! Group

Title: Ostara Festival

Date: Sunday March 28, 2010
Time: 10:00 am - 10:00 pm
Location: Milwaukee Wyndham Airport Conference Center - Grand Ballroom
Street: 4747 South Howell Avenue
City State Zip: Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53207
Phone: http://www.milwaukeeostarafestival.com
Notes: Welcome Spring! (Ignore the snow outside)
You have been hearing about Ostara Festival for months now, and we are just a week away. Since the countdown is on, we thought it was well past time we released the schedule for the day. Check the schedule to find your favorite presenters!

This is an all day event with live entertainment, children and family friendly activities, great presenters and a wide variety of vendors. So come check it out!

10:00 AM
Ancient Celtic Religions, Rev. Kirk Thomas
Muggle & Magick Manners, Valley Crone
Effective Chanting Techniques, Kassandra
Intro to Hand Drums, Greg Dickenson

11:15AM
Tales of Myth & Lore (Kids Area), Rev. Peter Hertzberg
Chakras, Alchemy & Spiritual Transformation, Mark Mandrake Healing with Crystals, Diane Bloom

11:30AM Childhood Games As Basis for Rituals, Joshua Wetzel

12:30PM Opening Ritual

1:30PM Water Street Bridge

2:00PM
Pagan Orthodoxy, Wade
Deosil - The Fairy Godmother (Kid's Area)
Elemental Magick - Using the Energy Theory of Magick, Frater Barrabbas
The Divine Feminine in Myth & Legend, Betty Pound

2:30PM Water Street Bridge

3:30PM
Kabbalah: A History Introduction, Johnny Rapture
Children's Ritual (Kid's Area)
Seeds of Hope: Sustainability in Africa, the Caribbean and Americas, Stephanie Rose Bird
Power & Structure: Leadership for Healthy Community, Shauna Aura

5:00PM
Heathenry 101: What is Asatru?, Phyllis Steinhauser
Wizard Wandmaking Workshop (Kid's Area), Mark Mandrake
Singing the Soul Home: A Celtic Style Group Soul Retrieval, Drake Spaeth, PsyD
Writing Pagan Liturgical Devotional Poetry, Ruby Sara

7:00PM - Closing Ritual

8:00PM
P'Ostara Reception (Social & Meet the Team Unwinding Mixer), Sponsored by Fritz's Pub

Friday, March 19, 2010

Send Healing to Beth

Please send healing to Beth Drake of Kentucky.

Her liver is showing signs of having problems and they are trying to figure
out what is going on. May the source of the liver problems be discovered &
for Beth to receive the correct treatment.

She thanks you in advance for all healing sent her way.


Healing Circle: Friday, March 19, 2010

Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Send Healing to keith

Please send healing to Keith Ray from Wisconsin. He is having surgery this
Friday, March 19 in Madison, Wisconsin.

He will be having hip surgery. Please sending healing and support to Keith
and his medical team.

Well wishes can be sent to him at kgray@mhtc.net.


Healing Circle: Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Monday, March 15, 2010

Send Healing to Lyra

Please send healing to long-time Circle Sanctuary member Lyra, who is living
near Bangor, Maine. She is in need of healing for her heart, kidneys, and
self as a whole.

She has had several heart attacks, including one recently, and is about to
undergo dialysis in preparation for being injected with dyes that are toxic
to the kidneys in order to have a cardiac catherization test to determine
what is happening with her heart.

Please send words of support to her: sehkmet031356@aol.com


Healing Circle: Saturday, March 13, 2010

Ostara Ritual Planning Workshop, March 21st, Milwaukee WI

Ostara Ritual Arts and Planning Workshop
March 21st, 12-6pm,
Location on the East Side of Milwaukee near UWM. Please pre-register for address

Take a breath...can you smell the season turning from Winter to Spring?

At this workshop, we will explore basic tools for putting on public rituals. We will explore the tools of ecstatic ritual and step into experiential ritual work. If you've wanted to lead, or better support public rituals, or see more excellence in public ritual work, this is a great introduction to tools and skills for offering rituals that will really help a group sink into the work.

We'll also brainstorm about Ostara and Spring in order to help plan the Closing ritual for the Milwaukee Pagan Unity Council's Ostara Festival on March 28th. Participants in the class who wish to can choose to support the ritual on the 28th. We will also do an Ostara ritual as part of this afternoon workshop.

It is Ostara, time for the Seeds of Change. The seeds awaken within the earth, softening with the melting snow and rains, and stretching toward the rising light. What seeds do you plant now, or have you planted in the earth before the cold season? What are the seeds that you wish to tend for this year? This is the time of healing, and of regeneration. What are your hopes, wishes, and dreams that you will pray for? Will you hold the seeds planted in the rich earth of your heart, and imagine the tree grown strong?

Registration:
Donations accepted on a sliding scale from $1-$50. Register or ask questions -- ShaunaAura@gmail.com

Healing to Lady Amber

Early this past Sunday morning, Lady Amber Dawn, who has been part of Circle
Network for many years, had a heart attack and was hospitalized.

A priestess of Auset, Fellowship of Isis, she lives in Fairfax, Virginia.
After being in the hospital for two days, she is now at home resting and
healing. She is continuing to interface with medical staff regarding her
condition.

Please send her healing that she recovers completely and be well.

Please also send her well wishes: lotuspyramid@yahoo.com


Healing Circle: Thursday, March 11, 2010

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Send Healing to Michael Doran

Please send healing to Circle Sanctuary Community member & Bard Michael
Doran of the Madison, Wisconsin area. He is continuing his quest to recover
from viral meningitis which hospitalized him in December.

Please send him healing to dispel pain, tiredness, broken sleep, and other
problems resulting from the meningitis. Send him healing and well-wishes
that he be restored to good health.

Express words of support to him by posting messages:
http://www.circlesanctuary.org/healing/michael_doran
and/or by sending him direct emails: michael_doran@charter.net


Healing Circle: Monday, March 8, 2010

Continue Healing to Dave Erickson

Please continue to send healing and support to Dave Erickson of Spring Green, Wisconsin.He starts six weeks of radiation treatment for brain cancer tomorrow, Monday, March 8.

In addition to visualizing the tumor in his brain shrinking and disappearing, please send blessings of strength, vitality, comfort, healing, and well-being to Dave.

Share words of healing and well wishes on his healing support page:
http://www.circlesanctuary.org/healing/dave_erickson/

Dave thanks you in advance for your help!


Healing Circle: Sunday, March 7, 2010

Saturday, March 06, 2010

NO MEANS NO!!!!

Guy: "Lets have sex right now."

Girl: "Can we do what?"

Guy: "You know, can I be your first, finally?"

Girl: "Um.....no."

Guy: "Why?"

Girl: "Because, 1. you have a girlfriend, who happens to be my friend......."

Guy: "So, if you don't tell, I won't tell."

Girl: "Besides that, I'm waiting for someone special. Someone that I want to be with for the rest of my life to be my first."

Guy: "I'm not special to you?"

Girl: "You're my friend. That's all."

Guy: looks forward and keeps driving.



5 minutes pass.......



Guy: starts to run his hand up the girl's thigh.

Girl: moves his hand, "Don't touch me.".

Guy: tries to kiss her.

Girl: screams, "Would you stop."

Guy: continues trying.

Girl: moves to the back seat



Guy: parks on an abandoned street and gets in the backseat with the girl. Starts to kiss her.

Girl: pushes him off and scoots over, "Please, don't do this."

Guy: "Don't do what, I know you want it, I can see it in your eyes." Moves over to her and starts to unbutton her pants.

Girl: pushes him harder and says, "No, don't."

Guy: getting aggravated, punches her and tells her to stop "playing hard to get".

Girl: crying, continues to fight.

Guy: punches her harder, pulls her pants off, and holds her down.

Girl: screams as he penetrates her, "NO, please don't do this to me!"

Guy: puts his hand over her mouth.





An hour passes.........

Guy: pulls back and wipes himself off.

Girl: sits on the corner of the seat, crying.

Guy: looks at her and says, "You better not tell anybody about this. If you're really my friend, you won't tell anybody about this. You know I love you." He reaches out his hand to touch her cheek.

Girl: pulls back, "Just take me home, now."

Guy: says, "Alright." Gets in the front seat and drives her home.





2 months later.........

Girl: "Doctor, what's wrong with me. I haven't had my time of the month in 2 months."

Doctor: looks at her, "You haven't been having your "time" for a reason."

Girl: looks at him and says, "Why?" dreading the answer that she was sure to receive.

Doctor: "You are pregnant."

Girl: faints.



The story gets out that she is pregnant, and people start looking to the Guy. He claims that it isn't his because she was sleeping with every guy in the school(which was a lie). He goes to her and tells her, "I'm telling you, if you lie to people and say that I raped you, I'll kill you."



The Girl is completely devastated. First, he took her virginity and got her pregnant....then he lied about it. So completely depressed......the girl commits suicide by drug overdose.......




Girls, if this story touched you, repost it as "No means no asshole"




Guys, if this story pisses you off, repost it as "I'll kill any fucker who does this to my girl or any girl"



Well the way I see it if you open and read this and DON"T REPOST this you must be for rape???
Enough said

Send Healing to Al

Please send healing to Circle Sanctuary Community member Al Rickey of Wisconsin.

This morning, Al had brain surgery to correct tremors in his left arm. The surgery went well and he is now home resting. Please send blessings that he heal well from the surgery and have full use of his arms.

Send well-wishes to him: al@circlesanctuary.org

When I spoke with him this afternoon he said to thank everyone in advance for your help!

Thanks!
Selena

Healing Circle: Friday, March 5, 2009

Wednesday, March 03, 2010

Milwaukee Pagan Unity Council

The Milwaukee Pagan Unity Council, along with the Pagan Community of Milwaukee & Southeastern Wisconsin are presenting this year's Ostara Festival, and would like to cordially invite you to participate in and/or sponsor our annual Pagan event.

This event will take place on Sunday, March 28th 2010. (More information is coming soon...)

Our event's main activity is to come together for a day of pride and unity amongst the many different Pagan paths. We educate the public and celebrate our cultural, spiritual, lifestyle and ethnic diversity through a platform of change, growth and education for all people or groups accepting of, or open to, the goals and beliefs of the pagan community.

We welcome ALL members of the Pagan Community and encourage other spiritual non-profit groups to participate as well. This is a family oriented event, with a children's play area and activities, craft and vendor booths, food court, workshops, arts and entertainment.

Our tenative schedule this year includes:
Guest Speaker: Reverend Kirk Thomas, Vice Arch Druid of ADF, Previous President of Cherry Hill Seminary

Key Note Speakers:
Joshua Wetzel (Paradigmal Pirate), Stephanie Rose Bird (Big Book of Soul), Shauna Aura & Mark Mandrake, and Valley Crone,

Workshops:
Muggle & Magical Manners, Facilitated by Valley Crone
Healing with Crystals, Facilitated by Diane Bloome
Heathenry 101:What is Asatru?, Facilitated by Phyllis Steinhauser
Kabbalah: A Historical Introduction, Facilitated by Johnny Rapture
Pagan Leadership & Personal Growth, Facilitated by Shauna Aura
Chakras, Alchemy & Personal Growth, Facilitated by Mark Mandrake
More workshops are coming but will not be approved until February 14th 2010.

You still have time to submit an applications at: https://spreadsheet s.google. com/viewform? hl=en&formkey= dDh0RGhWY084UGcz SVNRQmtxRk5XZEE6 MA

With a projected attendance of upwards of 200 individuals, along with internet coverage and lots of local advertising, a sponsorship of our event would give your business great advertising exposure at a low cost.

Remember, your sponsorship and support are tax deductible.

For more information, please contact Tori Danson at ivonywynters @ gmail.com

For more information on vendor and sponsor packages please check out:
http://spreadsheets .google.com/ pub?key=ta- Gowu4EEuCXa6zLST 6Pbg&output= html

Reminder

Greetings all,
I wanted to send out a reminder note about Monday's open ritual with Starhawk. The workshop portion of the event is sold out, with a waiting list, but there's plenty of room for more at the evening's ritual.

We are accepting donations for the ritual on a sliding scale to help pay for the space, Starhawk's fees, and extra money will go toward Milwaukee Pagan Unity Council's Ostara festival. However, please know that you are welcome to attend regardless of whether or not you donate financially, so please consider joining us.

The Milwaukee Pagan Unity Council is hosting a dinner at Wehr Nature Center from 5:15-6:15, with details below. You're welcome to purchase dinner from the group, or bring along your own or something from a restaurant. This is a good opportunity to meet people from the local Pagan community and share connections and resources. Blessings!
-shauna

Starhawk: Holding Power Well
Monday, March 1st 2010
Gardner Room & Wehr Nature Center, 9701 W. College Ave, Franklin, WI 53132

What are the patterns of power that we don't see?
How do we find the source of our true power from within?
What blocks us from being empowered, effective, courageous people?

We will consider power within sacred space, and through ritual, trance, drumming, song, movement, and energy work develop the tools we need to transform destructive patterns into energies freed for change.

Open Public Ritual
Monday, March 1st 6:30pm-9pm
Join us in for an open ritual to celebrate the season of the returning light. Will you hold the vision of your own light and step into your personal power? What is your relationship to power with your self, your community, and the world around you? Will you heal your relationship to power with Self, Community, and the Earth? This ritual will be offered in the ecstatic, inclusive style of Reclaiming and is open to participants of any tradition.
Registration & Donations
Donations are accepted at the ritual from $1-$100 to help pay for expenses. Please pay what you can afford, no one will be turned away.

Dinner: 5:15 pm to 6:15 pm
For dinner, Milwaukee Pagan Unity Council has offered to set up an organic vegan meal and with a meat option (non-organic) for $7.50 - $10.00 sliding scale. They will also be hosting a bake sale; proceeds will go to the local Pagan Assistance Fund. Beverages will also be available for purchase or filtered water, tea and coffee will be available for free (if you bring your own mug.)

If you plan to purchase dinner from the Milwaukee Pagan Unity Council, please sign up by emailing ivonywynters@ gmail.com, and indicate any food allergies or dietary restrictions.

You may also eat at the Wehr Nature Center and brown bag your own dinner, or eat dinner at a local restaurant.

Time: Monday, March 1st, Dinner from 5:15pm-6:15 pm, ritual begins at 7:30pm
Location: Gardner Room & Wehr Nature Center, 9701 W. College Ave, Franklin, WI 53132
More Information: Contact ShaunaAura@gmail. com with questions.

This event is being sponsored by the Milwaukee Pagan Unity Council.
Agreements: We come to this workshop and ritual agreeing to mutual respect and compassion. This event will be drug and alcohol free.


Will you step into your own Power?

Starhawk Ritual: Open event, Mon. March 1st, Milwaukee

Greetings all, I wanted to send out a reminder note about
Monday's open ritual with Starhawk. The workshop portion of
the event is sold out, with a waiting list, but there's
plenty of room for more at the evening's ritual.

We are accepting donations for the ritual on a sliding scale
to help pay for the space, Starhawk's fees, and extra money
will go toward Milwaukee Pagan Unity Council's Ostara
festival. However, please know that you are welcome to
attend regardless of whether or not you donate financially,
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Send Healing to Dave Erickson

Please send healing to Dave Erickson of Wisconsin for upcoming radiation treatments.


Dave had brain cancer surgery two years ago which removed a tumor. He just learned that there is brain tumor growing again and on Thursday, March 4, Dave begins undergoing a series of radiation treatments. In preparation for his surgery, he goes in for more testing tomorrow.



Dave is a filmmaker, musician, and environmentalist. Some of his creative works are available through Ootek Productions:

http://www.caughtintime.com/OotekProductionsHOME.html



He is presently working on an environmental film about the Wisconsin River . When we spoke by phone this afternoon, he told me that he hopes that this treatment will work and that he will be able to finish the film and continue his life's journey.



Thanks for your help!

Selena