IMPORTANT: DUE TO COVID-19, WE WILL ONLY HOLD THIS EVENT OUTDOORS AND ONLY IF THE WEATHER PERMITS. ALSO, NO MEAL WILL BE PROVIDED. KEEP AN EYE ON THIS PAGE AND ON THE FACEBOOK EVENT PAGE FOR LAST MINUTE UPDATES. THANK YOU!

Kinstone Women’s Circle is a Sister Circle! We are part of the Global Sisterhood. A Sister Circle is a safe and sacred place where we can get real, share our journeys, insights, and stories. We can cultivate self-love and authentic connection. In circle we can all speak our truth and be seen and heard for who we are. All women are invited to join in our circle, especially women who desire to create supportive relationships with other women, women who are feeling overwhelmed or stressed and are looking for some rejuvenation, and women who are looking for ways to find and express the Sacred in their daily lives.

Date: Monday, July 20, 2020  Time: 6:00pm to 8:00pm

Theme:  Ancestral Healing: I heal my past, present, and future (note: this is the second new moon in Cancer in 2020)

Astrology: Cancer (Water sign). Keywords: deep emotions, empathy, sensitivity, intuitive, instinctive, nurturing, caretaker

Some questions for contemplation / inspiration for sharing this month:

• Have you ever had a powerful moment of ancestral connection or healing? If so, what sparked it, and what unfolded for you?
• What do you know and feel towards your father’s lineage? What stories, patterns, or beliefs? (Ask this same question for your mother’s lineage. Note: If you have two mothers or two fathers, or you are adopted, reflect on your two primary birth lineages)
• Do you feel any shame, guilt, grief, or disconnection from your ancestors? If so, reflect on what feelings are present and where they are living in your body.
• What is your relationship to the cultures of your ancestors? Do you know where they lived and what traditions or practices were a part of these cultures?
• When you close your eyes and tune in, what ancestral gifts or blessings do you feel? (Examples: Wisdom, resilience, protection, instinct, magic)
• Create your own reflection question…

Place:  Kinstone Circle, S3439 Cole Bluff Lane, Fountain City, Wisconsin 54629 (When the timing of sunset and weather permitting, we gather outdoors in one of the sacred spaces at Kinstone so please dress appropriately for being outside for an hour or longer. Wear layers and bring a scarf since it is nearly always windy on the ridge. In case of bad weather, we will cancel this event! 

Cost: FREE to attend

IMPORTANT: Come prepared to share! Feel free to share what is on your heart, something you have written or bring a short poem, quote, or story that speaks to you – this may be relevant to the theme for the month or could be anything that you find inspirational or that highlights the unique strengths of women.

ALSO PLEASE BRING A CHAIR AND/OR BLANKET TO SIT ON OUTDOORS. BRING YOUR OWN SUNSCREEN, INSECT REPELLENT, AND EXTRA LAYERS OF CLOTHING. BRING YOUR OWN WATER BOTTLE OR MUG.

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GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE Monthly KINSTONE NEW MOON WOMEN’S CIRCLE Meetings

Women have been gathering in a healing, sharing sister circle at Kinstone on the New Moon since March 2016 when the first International Women’s Day was launched. We average about 12 women at our circles. Sometimes less, sometimes more. We’ve had as few as 3 and as many as 42 show up! It begins each year with an event in conjunction with International Women’s Day (March 8) and continues each month on the day of the New Moon through October!

In circle, we join in a short heart meditation, then we have a time for personal sharing – feelings, questions, truths, stories, poems, and more. In this space we are free to celebrate our individuality as well as our collective strength, fearlessness, nurturing, healing and gifts. NEW DUE TO COVID TIMES:  No meal is provided by Kinstone. If you wish to bring your own picnic supper, you are welcome to stay and eat outdoors. Come as you are. Join us! Please share these events with other women who may be interested. Thank you!

Kinstone has some amazing sacred spaces and we like to use them as much as possible. We may gather in the large Stone Circle, Three Witnesses circle, Star Gazer Circle, Circle of Mystery or other outdoor sacred place at Kinstone (weather permitting).

For more information, please see the following links which are inspirational and instrumental in the organization of our circle: internationalwomensday.com and globalsisterhood.org

LIST OF DATES AND THEMES

Please note that we will update our website each month with specific event information for the monthly New Moon gathering. Specific reflections are made available about 1 to 2 weeks prior to each meeting date. We also create a Facebook event each month that announces the theme and more information. Check out our published events on the Kinstone Circle Facebook page here: https://www.facebook.com/kinstonecircle/.

Upcoming 2020 Kinstone Women’s Circle Event Dates:

Tuesday, August 18 – Leo: Fearlessly Me: I let myself be seen

Thursday, September 17 – Virgo: Sovereign Woman: I rise beyond society’s expectations

Friday, October 16 – Libra: Restoring Balance: Healing masculine and feminine

Virtual Event: Saturday, November 14 – Scorpio: Sacred Sexuality: My pleasure, my power

Virtual Event: Monday, December 14 – Sagittarius: The Heroine’s Journey: I share my story in service to others

Reminder: There are no in person gatherings for the Kinstone New Moon women’s circles during November, December, January, and February. We post “Virtual Events” for these months instead for you to do on your own.

(Looking forward into 2021: IWD is Monday, March 8, 2021)

Photo credit: Kristine Beck