BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Kinstone - ECPv6.17.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Kinstone X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.kinstonecircle.com X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Kinstone REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20200308T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20201101T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20210314T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20211107T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20220313T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20221106T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20230312T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20231105T070000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220520T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220520T183000 DTSTAMP:20220518T095842Z CREATED:20210424T221139Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220518T095842Z UID:10000333-1653067800-1653071400@www.kinstonecircle.com SUMMARY:Friday Kinections - Drum Circle (Third Fridays) DESCRIPTION:Kinstone + Connections = Kinections!\nAre you looking for more opportunities for to deepen your connections to self and others? Join us at these open gathering times when we can be at Kinstone together to strengthen the body\, mind and spirit. We will be offering various experiences on Fridays during our open season led by various teachers\, healers\, drummers\, yogis\, and others from the region.  Times are the same each week and they are always donation based. We hope you join us as often as you can. \nThe idea is for us to regenerate and renew our relationships to ourselves\, others\, and our amazing natural world. Come explore the mysteries of your inner landscape while sharing energies with the mystical\, magical landscapes of Kinstone. \nKinections Through Drumming on Third Fridays \nEvery THIRD Friday\, May through October\, join us for a drum circle in the Great Stone Circle. We welcome Cheri Bunker as our facilitator. Cheri is a trained drumming facilitator and has led many drum circles and programs that promote the positive effect of the drum on health. \nDrumming is an ancient practice that feeds the soul and the mind and is a great wellness tool with many documented health benefits. Join us outdoors in the midst of the energy of the Great Stone Circle. Each month we will do different types of drumming. For example\, one month may be all frame drums and another a mix of world drums and hand percussion; sometimes we may sit in a circle and other times we may move about or walk in rhythm. \nAbsolutely no drumming experience is necessary and if you do not have a drum\, one will be provided for you. If you do have a drum or hand percussion instrument\, please bring it along! Participants are encouraged to move freely within the circle with drums or dance to the primal beat. We will end each circle with a melodic rhythm meditation that is deeply moving. Please bring a chair or blanket for your comfort if you wish. \nThe facilitator will be present and drumming with the land and the standing stones each THIRD Friday; the energy exchange happening within Kinstone during this hour each week is so important. The more who join in the more connections can be made and deepened. Come on\, join in\, and make a “kinection”! \nNo registration is required. Rain or shine! \nLocation/Meeting Area: The group will meet in the Great Stone Circle as a general rule. If it is raining\, the group will meet under the pavilion of the Dragon’s Keep or inside the Chapel of Creation depending upon the number of participants. If there is thunder\, lightning\, or high winds\, the event will be cancelled. Come early and wander the grounds\, visit your favorite standing stones\, and get inspired. \nWhat to bring: water bottle\, mat and/or blanket\, chair or cushion\, and/or other items you wish for your comfort including your own sunscreen and/or insect repellent\, and a drum if you have one and wish to bring it \nCOST:  Admission to Kinstone…  and… the leaders appreciate a $5 to $10 suggested donation. \nThis is an informal\, donation based offering; which basically means come as you are and pay what you can using the suggested donation as a starting place. You must have paid your admission to Kinstone upon entering the grounds (either by credit card in advance online or in cash in the blue payment boxes on the information boards). There will be a separate collection point at the event where donations for the event will be taken. If you can pay the full suggested amount for the experience\, wonderful! If you can pay more than the suggested amount that would be awesome as you may be paying it forward for someone who cannot afford it. If you cannot afford the suggested amount\, pay what you can\, we understand. All are welcome no matter what their financial status is. We just ask that you make an honest donation. All donations go to the leader for the evening and to Kinstone for use of the space. \n\nWHAT IS A DRUM CIRCLE? \nA drum circle is a gathering of people playing drums and percussion instruments\, usually sitting in a circle and sometimes led by a trained facilitator. Participants have claimed that drum circles boost energy\, uplift spirits\, release tension and stress\, offer healing\, and promote community. \n\nFRIDAY KIN-ECTION EXPERIENCES \n\nFIRST Fridays: artistic expression sessions\, come make a prayer flag for our “Growing Family” art installation\nSECOND Fridays: group meditation\nTHIRD Fridays: drumming circles \nFOURTH Fridays: restorative yoga / movement sessions\nFIFTH Fridays: open practice; the fifth Fridays of the month (there are just 2 throughout the 2022 season) shall remain open for individual practices with no designated event\, theme or leader. If you arrive on a fifth Friday to engage in your own spiritual practice\, please make an honest donation in our blue payment boxes in addition to your admission to Kinstone. This is such an important energy exchange and helps Kinstone to be able to continue to offer these experiences. Thank you. URL:https://www.kinstonecircle.com/events/third-friday-kinections-drum-circle/2022-05-20/ CATEGORIES:Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.kinstonecircle.com/wp-content/uploads/IMG_5208-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220513T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220513T183000 DTSTAMP:20220429T043457Z CREATED:20220407T002247Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220429T043457Z UID:10000227-1652463000-1652466600@www.kinstonecircle.com SUMMARY:Friday Kinections - Meditation (Second Fridays) DESCRIPTION:Kinstone + Connections = Kinections!\nAre you looking for more opportunities for to deepen your connections to self and others? Join us at these open gathering times when we can be at Kinstone together to strengthen the body\, mind and spirit. We will be offering various experiences on Fridays during our open season led by various teachers\, artists\, drummers\, yogis\, and others from the region.  Times are the same each week and they are always donation based. We hope you join us as often as you can. \nThe idea is for us to regenerate and renew our relationships to ourselves\, others\, and our amazing natural world. Come explore the mysteries of your inner landscape while sharing energies with the mystical\, magical landscapes of Kinstone. \nKinections Through Meditation on Second Fridays \nEvery SECOND Friday\, May through October\, join us for a group meditation. We welcome Erica Thibodeaux as our leader. She has years of meditation experience with a focus on nature based meditation. She will be present to hold the space for the group. Some portion of the hour may be guided\, there could be sound or music\, and/or some of the time may be silent. The leader is available to provide basic guidance. \nThe leader will be present and meditating with the land and the standing stones each SECOND Friday; the energy exchange happening within Kinstone during this hour each week is so important. The more who join in the more connections can be made and deepened. Come on\, join in\, and make a “kinection”! \nNo registration is required. Rain or shine! \nLocation/Meeting Area: The group will meet in the Great Stone Circle as a general rule. If it is raining\, the group will meet under the pavilion of the Dragon’s Keep or inside the Chapel of Creation depending upon the number of participants. If there is thunder\, lightning\, or high winds\, the event will be cancelled. Come early and wander the grounds\, visit your favorite standing stones\, and get inspired. \nWhat to bring: water bottle\, mat and/or blanket\, chair or cushion\, and/or other items you wish for your comfort including your own sunscreen and/or insect repellent \nCOST:  Admission to Kinstone…  and… the leaders appreciate a $5 to $10 suggested donation. \nThis is an informal\, donation based offering; which basically means come as you are and pay what you can using the suggested donation as a starting place. You must have paid your admission to Kinstone upon entering the grounds (either by credit card in advance online or in cash in the blue payment boxes on the information boards). There will be a separate collection point at the event where donations for the event will be taken. If you can pay the full suggested amount for the experience\, wonderful! If you can pay more than the suggested amount that would be awesome as you may be paying it forward for someone who cannot afford it. If you cannot afford the suggested amount\, pay what you can\, we understand. All are welcome no matter what their financial status is. We just ask that you make an honest donation. All donations go to the leader for the evening and to Kinstone for use of the space. \n\nFRIDAY KIN-ECTION EXPERIENCES \n\nFIRST Fridays: creative expression\, come make a prayer flag for our “Growing Family” art installation\nSECOND Fridays: group meditation\nTHIRD Fridays: drumming circles \nFOURTH Fridays: restorative yoga / movement sessions\nFIFTH Fridays: open practice; the fifth Fridays of the month (there are just 2 throughout the 2022 season) shall remain open for individual practices with no designated event\, theme or leader. If you arrive on a fifth Friday to engage in your own spiritual practice\, please make an honest donation in our blue payment boxes in addition to your admission to Kinstone. This is such an important energy exchange and helps Kinstone to be able to continue to offer these experiences. Thank you. URL:https://www.kinstonecircle.com/events/second-friday-kinections-meditation/2022-05-13/ CATEGORIES:Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.kinstonecircle.com/wp-content/uploads/IMG_4609-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220506T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220506T183000 DTSTAMP:20220715T163641Z CREATED:20210424T191217Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220715T163641Z UID:10000314-1651858200-1651861800@www.kinstonecircle.com SUMMARY:Friday Kinections - Art and Poetry (First Fridays) DESCRIPTION:Kinstone + Connections = Kinections!\nAre you looking for more opportunities for to deepen your connections to self and others? Join us at these open gathering times when we can be at Kinstone together to strengthen the body\, mind and spirit. We will be offering various experiences on Fridays during our open season led by various teachers\, artists\, drummers\, yogis\, and others from the region.  Times are the same each week and they are always donation based. We hope you join us as often as you can. \nThe idea is for us to regenerate and renew our relationships to ourselves\, others\, and our amazing natural world. Come explore the mysteries of your inner landscape while sharing energies with the mystical\, magical landscapes of Kinstone. \nKinections Through Art and Poetry on First Fridays \nSPECIAL ART EXPERIENCE ON SEPTEMBER 2:  SUMINAGASHI (also known as Japanese Paper Marbling). This art form is as meditative\, mystical and metaphysical as it is fun and easy to do. Come try it! We are hosting Dawn Tevis of SuminagashiScape to lead us in doing some suminagashi art during the Friday Kinections – Art and Poetry (First Fridays at Kinstone) event on FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 2. We’ll do this “floating ink” art on paper and maybe even on some smooth rocks that Kristine will provide! AND… we also plan to make some suminagashi inspired PRAYER FLAGS to add to the art installation that is part of the 4Ground Midwest Land Art! Exciting times! MARK YOUR CALENDARS for the First Friday – Friday Kinections event in September. \nEvery FIRST Friday\, May through October\, join us for a bit of creativity while we express ourselves through art and poetry. This year we are focusing on the creation of prayer flags that will become part of our “Growing Family” art installation that is part of the 4Ground Biennial Land Art festival going on all season. We welcome Valerie Savage and Shannon McHone as our leaders. They will be present to assist with supplies and ideas and they will hold the space for the group.  The leader is available to provide basic guidance. \nThe leader will be present and creating prayer flags\, art and/or poetry each FIRST Friday; the energy exchange happening within Kinstone during this hour each week is so important. The more who join in the more connections can be made and deepened. Come on\, join in\, and make a “kinection”! \nNo registration is required.  Rain or shine! \nLocation/Meeting Area: The FIRST Friday groups will meet inside the Education Center as a general rule where we will have paper\, fabric\, paints\, markers\, and other supplies for creative expression including making prayer flags and other art and poetry. Come early and wander the grounds\, visit your favorite standing stones\, and get inspired. \nWhat to bring: water bottle\, and any personal art supplies you may wish to bring \nCOST:  Admission to Kinstone…  and… the leaders appreciate a $5 to $10 suggested donation. \nThis is an informal\, donation based offering; which basically means come as you are and pay what you can using the suggested donation as a starting place. You must have paid your admission to Kinstone upon entering the grounds (either by credit card in advance online or in cash in the blue payment boxes on the information boards). There will be a separate collection point at the event where donations for the event will be taken. If you can pay the full suggested amount for the experience\, wonderful! If you can pay more than the suggested amount that would be awesome as you may be paying it forward for someone who cannot afford it. If you cannot afford the suggested amount\, pay what you can\, we understand. All are welcome no matter what their financial status is. We just ask that you make an honest donation. All donations go to the leader for the evening and to Kinstone for use of the space. \n\nFRIDAY KIN-ECTION EXPERIENCES \n\nFIRST Fridays: creative expression\, come make a prayer flag for our “Growing Family” art installation\nSECOND Fridays: group meditation\nTHIRD Fridays: drumming circles \nFOURTH Fridays: restorative yoga / movement sessions\nFIFTH Fridays: open practice; the fifth Fridays of the month (there are just 2 throughout the 2022 season) shall remain open for individual practices with no designated event\, theme or leader. If you arrive on a fifth Friday to engage in your own spiritual practice\, please make an honest donation in our blue payment boxes in addition to your admission to Kinstone. This is such an important energy exchange and helps Kinstone to be able to continue to offer these experiences. Thank you. URL:https://www.kinstonecircle.com/events/first-friday-kinections-art/2022-05-06/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220501T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220501T170000 DTSTAMP:20220414T182006Z CREATED:20220128T021710Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220414T182006Z UID:10000223-1651406400-1651424400@www.kinstonecircle.com SUMMARY:Kinstone Spring Opening - Kin-Day 2022 DESCRIPTION:It’s Spring and we welcome you once again to our annual opening weekend event\, held on the first Sunday of May of each year.  Enjoy a 50% discount on adult admission and children 7 and under are free this day only! \nJoin us as we open our doors and grounds again to celebrate Spring and the return of warm weather and another season of wonder here at Kinstone. Bring the kids of all ages to this family-centered event. Enjoy Kinstone-inspired art\, live music by Patina\, kids painting/art activities and story time\, a raptor demonstration\, refreshments and more. \nThis year we are pleased to announce that THOUSANDS of prayer flags from around the world will be on display during this event. This will be quite a sight to behold and will only happen three times this season\, May 1 being the first. These colorful flags with art and poetry from all over the globe are part of an art installation that will be residing at Kinstone throughout the summer season as part of a much larger\, 4-state land art festival called 4Ground: Midwest Land Art Biennial.  Artists Wang Ping and Joe Lerro will be onsite and sharing information about their upcoming art installation at Kinstone. They will have an art station set up all afternoon (and all season!) so that every visitor who wants to will have the chance to make a prayer flag to be included in this project. Read more about their project on the 4Ground Land Art at Kinstone page.  \nDATE/TIME:  Sunday\, May 1\, Noon to 5pm \nCOST:  $5/person  (this reflects a 50% discount on our current regular admission prices) \nCHILDREN 7 and under are free – today only!  \nBe sure to visit the Education Center to see our 2022 schedule and to visit the Kinstone Gift Shop. Homemade pie and coffee/tea/soda will be available for purchase on the Porch of the Education Center all afternoon. \nWe will be mostly outdoors where we can maintain proper social distance from one another. Wear a mask if you wish or not; either way is ok! \nThis event will be held RAIN OR SHINE. Dress for the weather and wear good walking shoes. It is always breezy up here on the ridge. Bring an umbrella\, raincoat\, hat\, scarf\, and even gloves\, etc\, if it turns out to be chilly or wet! Questions? CONTACT US. \nGeneral Schedule for the day (subject to change!): \n\n12:00 – 5:00\n\nGift Shop Open – Kinstone merchandise and Kinstone-inspired art\nKinship of Rivers Prayer Flags on display / Artist Meet & Greet \nArt Station – Make your own Prayer Flag \nHomemade Pie and Ice Cream available on the Porch\n\n\n\n\n12:00 – 3:00  Live Music by PATINA\n12:00 ……….  Stone Painting / Art Activity for Kids\n12:45 ……….. Story Time for Kids\n2:00 ……….. Raptor Demonstration – Live Birds of Prey\n3:00 ………… Q&A with Kristine\n3:45 ………..  Bagpiper in the Stone Circle\nTHANK YOU FOR COMING!\n\nNOTE: Pets are not allowed at Kinstone during events. Please leave your pets at home. Thank you for your understanding! \nSave the Date! Join us for our 10th Annual Autumn Celebration on Sunday\, October 2\, 2022! \nPhoto credit: Kristine Beck URL:https://www.kinstonecircle.com/events/kin-day-2022/ LOCATION:Kinstone\, S3439 Cole Bluff Ln\, Fountain City\, WI\, 54629 CATEGORIES:Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.kinstonecircle.com/wp-content/uploads/wsu-aerial-photo-oct-2018.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Kinstone":MAILTO:info@kinstonecircle.com GEO:44.0909707;-91.6295059 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Kinstone S3439 Cole Bluff Ln Fountain City WI 54629;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=S3439 Cole Bluff Ln:geo:-91.6295059,44.0909707 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220102T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220102T203000 DTSTAMP:20210424T202144Z CREATED:20210110T025330Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210424T202144Z UID:10000347-1641148200-1641155400@www.kinstonecircle.com SUMMARY:ON-YOUR-OWN EVENT! January New Moon REFLECTIONS DESCRIPTION:IMPORTANT: This is NOT an actual event and will not be held at any designated place and time. Please do not come to Kinstone for this on-your-own event.\n\n\n \n\n\nTHIS IS AN “ON-YOUR-OWN” EVENT\, a PLACEHOLDER FOR YOU for the January New Moon – please use the theme and information below to help you celebrate and  honor the new moon from your own place\, on your own time\, and in your own way this month!\n\n\nJanuary Theme: \nAstrology: Capricorn \nKeywords: \n\nThoughts from our Global Sisterhood leaders for this month (modified from provided Global Sisterhood resources): \n \nThoughts about the Scorpio Astrological Forecast \n \nReflections and Suggestions \n \nDiscussion Questions: \n\n\n\nVisualizations to add into the Heart Meditation for this New Moon:  \n\n\n\nCLOSING: \n \n\nUpcoming 2022 Kinstone Women’s Circle Event Dates\, Astrologies and Themes: \nOn-Your-Own Event: Monday\, January 31 (2nd New Moon in January in our timezone – known as a BLACK MOON) – Aquarius: \nThere is no NEW MOON in February 2022 in our timezone – this is also known as a BLACK MOON. \nOn-Your-Own Event: Monday\, March 2 – Pisces: \nTBD – Tuesday\, March 8 – International Women’s Day 2022 – \n…  more to be added when we update the website in January 2022 \nReminder: There are no in person gatherings for the Kinstone New Moon women’s circles during November\, December\, January\, and February plus any months that weather or pestilence prevent us from gathering in person. We post “On-Your-Own Events” for these months with insights and information you can use to honor the new moon on your own. \nPhoto credit: Kristine Beck URL:https://www.kinstonecircle.com/events/january-2022-new-moon-1/ CATEGORIES:Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.kinstonecircle.com/wp-content/uploads/20210103_102925.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20211221T070000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20211221T080000 DTSTAMP:20260320T161555Z CREATED:20210425T040043Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260320T161555Z UID:10000324-1640070000-1640073600@www.kinstonecircle.com SUMMARY:Winter Solstice Sunrise Observance 2021 DESCRIPTION:Join us to celebrate the passing of the seasons from Autumn to Winter. Come acknowledge the Winter Solstice by watching the sunrise with us and seeing the alignment in the Great Stone Circle at Kinstone! This will be a quiet\, meditative event with a short opening rite and reading to help us welcome Winter and send Autumn on its way with blessings. \nCOST: admission to Kinstone ($5/person) (pay in advance online OR pay in cash at the event. No Registration Required \nDate: Tuesday\, December 21\, 2021  Time: 7:00 am – 8:00am  (Sunrise Gathering) \nIMPORTANT: We will hold a short program outdoors near the Porch of the Education Center Building starting at 7am. Depending on snow levels and weather we will then decide if we go out to the circle or not. Weather and snow conditions permitting\, we will proceed together to the center of the Great Stone Circle. Given fair weather and clear skies\, we will watch the sun as it crests the ridge and beams through the Chair Stones to light up anyone standing in the middle of the circle. Note: Actual sunrise is at 7:38am and given the topography at Kinstone it will be closer to 7:50am when we may see the sun from the center of the circle. \nDress for the weather and wear appropriate footwear\, boots\, scarves\, hats\, extra layers and gloves! Expect it to be colder and windier than you think! Be prepared to walk some distance through snow and on uneven (perhaps icy – or muddy\, slippery) paths to get to the circle! \nParking is limited – especially in winter. Please park in the small lot by the Education Center (Staff Parking area)\, park as closely to others as possible to make enough room for all. Note: we highly discourage parking along the road\, however; if you absolutely must park along the road due to snow in our Staff and Visitor Parking areas\, please make sure you put on your 4-way flashing lights while parked there for this short event. \nThis event is planned to be held outdoors ONLY.  It will be cancelled in case of snow storm or bad weather. Please note that we will not see the alignment if it is cloudy or if the horizon is obstructed by morning mist\, fog\, rain\, snow or clouds. If it is raining or snowing\, or if the snow on the ground is too deep for walking through\, we will CANCEL.  Cancellations will be posted on THIS event page and on the corresponding Facebook event page at least 1 hour before the scheduled start time for this event. \n[Interesting fact: The exact time of the astronomical 2021 Winter Solstice is Tuesday\, December 21\, 2021 at 9:59am CST.] \nPhoto credit: Kristine Beck URL:https://www.kinstonecircle.com/events/winter-solstice-sunrise-2021/ LOCATION:Kinstone\, S3439 Cole Bluff Ln\, Fountain City\, WI\, 54629 CATEGORIES:Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.kinstonecircle.com/wp-content/uploads/IMG_0434.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Kinstone":MAILTO:info@kinstonecircle.com GEO:44.0909707;-91.6295059 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Kinstone S3439 Cole Bluff Ln Fountain City WI 54629;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=S3439 Cole Bluff Ln:geo:-91.6295059,44.0909707 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20211204T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20211204T203000 DTSTAMP:20211204T000357Z CREATED:20210110T025036Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211204T000357Z UID:10000346-1638642600-1638649800@www.kinstonecircle.com SUMMARY:ON-YOUR-OWN EVENT! December New Moon REFLECTIONS DESCRIPTION:IMPORTANT: This is NOT an actual event and will not be held at any designated place and time. Please do not come to Kinstone for this on-your-own event.\n\n\n \n\n\nTHIS IS AN ON-YOUR-OWN EVENT\, a PLACEHOLDER FOR YOU for the December New Moon – please use the theme and information below to help you celebrate and honor the new moon from your own place\, on your own time\, and in your own way this month!  Even more resources can be found on the Global Sisterhood website: https://www.globalsisterhood.org/.\n\n\nDecember Theme: The Heroine’s Journey: I’m the one I’ve been waiting for \nAstrology: Sagittarius \nKeywords: Expansive\, adventurous\, enthusiastic\, open-minded\, freedom-loving\, independent\, philosophical\, search for wisdom. \n\nThoughts from our Global Sisterhood leaders for this month (modified from provided Global Sisterhood resources): \n“Sister\, have you ever felt incomplete or not enough? Have you ever found yourself waiting for another to see you so you can truly see yourself? What about waiting for someone to come and rescue or complete you? Have you ever felt that there is some place far off in the distance that you must get to in order to relax and fully enjoy who you are? \nWe tend to forget that we\, as women\, are channels of divine nectar\, the sweet source from which all life is born. We are the beginning and the end. Life begins with a woman gestating and giving birth\, and it ends with us returning our bodies to Mother Earth. We are made in her image\, and we hold her power\, truth\, and wholeness within us. This is the great mystery and secret that all hero’s go seeking — oneness with the source of all life — so that the hero can channel the power\, wisdom\, and grace of the universe to help him/her support the ones he/she cares for most. \nAs women\, we hold the profound secret of life\, creation\, and oneness within us\, but we forget. We forget because we’ve inherited through our ancestral lines\, thousands of years of conditioning that women’s power is insignificant in relation to that of men. This\, however\, is one of the biggest misunderstandings and distortions of human history. This illusion has caused generations of harm for both men and women. There are various effects resulting from this cause. One of which\, is that women were taught that we need to “prove” ourselves worthy of love\, pleasure\, safety\, loyalty and adoration. This couldn’t be further from the truth. We are love\, and we are the answer to all the emptiness and confusion that may present itself in and around us. \nWe are the answer we have been waiting for. We are the wise eyes to see and we are the medicine our world needs. For this New Moon in Sagittarius\, we will remember that we are the heroines\, and our journey is both an inward journey and an outward journey of remembrance. You are already whole. You are the one you have been waiting for.” \n‘Note: The Heroine’s Journey is inspired by Joseph Campbell\, a world-renounced mythologist\, and his concept of the Hero’s Journey. He studied myths all over the world and found a cycle; a journey that they all go on that follows a story arch. Then\, Maureen Murdock created a female-centric version about the healing of the wounding of the feminine that exists deep within our culture. Murdock explains\, “The feminine journey is about going down deep into soul\, healing and reclaiming\, while the masculine journey is up and out\, to spirit.” ‘ \nThoughts about the Scorpio Astrological Forecast \n“The new moon and solar eclipse in Sagittarius will offer inspiration and creative momentum. December’s eclipse season can also push you to re-evaluate where you stand in regards to relationships in your life. You may notice situations where you feel yourself giving your power away to be seen\, appreciated\, or liked. This is the perfect opportunity to turn inward and practice deeply seeing and loving yourself. \nThis is the time to consciously consider what stories you or others might hold of you that seem old and perhaps untrue. You are invited to practice releasing these old beliefs about who you are or how you show up in your family or community\, and begin living in honor of your truth and authentic expression. \nWho are you? Who do you choose to be? You no longer need to feel restricted to the limitations of what you or others have always thought about you. It’s time now to turn inward and go on the deep and enriching journey of feeling into your authentic soul essence. Feel into your truth and all the emotions present. Do not run or hide from what is inside of you. The adventure inward will transform your outward reality. \nA new era is upon us. Old rules are thrown out. It’s time to let go of old stereotypes and pressures\, and courageously follow the heroine’s journey of listening to your inner wisdom and showing up according to your authentic truth.” \nReflections and Suggestions \n\nWhen you deepen your breath and close your eyes\, can you feel a sense of wholeness and wellbeing? If not\, where do you feel a sense of incompletion?\nHow do you fill yourself with love and a sense of wholeness? What makes you feel complete?\nWhat does it feel like in your body to embrace that you are infinitely powerful and that all the answers are within you?\nWhat part of your life do you have the most disempowering story around? What emotions are lingering around that story that may be holding you back from transforming it into an empowering one?\nWhat parts of your story have you shied away from owning? What gifts do you suspect lie in wait there for you to claim? How might these gifts affect and influence your service in the world?\n\nDiscussion Questions: \n\nWhat stories or beliefs are you releasing that make you feel like something is lacking in your life? What inner stories or beliefs keep you from feeling whole in the present moment.\nPlease share about your journey as a heroine in your own life. What was something invaluable that you have learned about being a human being?\nDo you live life on your own terms or do you schedule your time and activities based on what you think you should be doing? Do you take time to refill your cup and connect with yourself deeply. If so\, how?\nWhen you catch yourself speaking negatively about your life\, your body\, or your capabilities\, what do you do? Share any tips and tricks with your sisters.\nName something troubling you in your life right now\, large or small. What story would you tell about this challenging situation\, as if you really were the main character in a children’s book?\nWhat expertise do you have from simply living life and learning through your heroine’s journey? How can you apply this expertise to teach\, heal\, impact\, or lead?\n\nVisualizations to add into the Heart Meditation for this New Moon:  \n\nEnvision every little girl being raised knowing that she has the ability to heal herself through using her voice. She is the heroine of her own story\, and she can touch her community by sharing her story and her gifts.\nFeel the impact of every girl and every woman seeing themselves as heroines\, as we collectively break patterns of victimization and codependency\, and shift towards a deep sense of empowerment.\nImagine each woman confidently sharing her story\, her wisdom\, and the lessons of her life.\nEnvision girls growing up hearing these true stories of feminine empowerment and believing that no matter what unfolds in their lives\, they can heal\, rise\, and change the world.\nFeel deep peace and unity soothing our world as we all relax into deeply trusting the divine power within ourselves. Feel the infinite power of what is possible when we own our stories and choose to share them.\nEnvision yourself and every woman around the world feeling playful\, adventurous\, emboldened\, and courageous as we become the authors of our own lives and align with our most empowered selves.\nIn this moment\, feel yourself rooted in the knowing that you have everything you need to imagine and create a life of love\, confidence\, and service for yourself and your loved ones.\n\nCLOSING/NEXT STEPS: \nSHIFT TO A NARRATIVE OF EMPOWERMENT: \n\nNo matter what has happened to you\, you can choose to re-frame your life story so that you are the heroine. This can completely shift the way you feel about yourself\, your life\, your past\, your present\, and your future. It is a tool of empowerment that you can choose at any moment.\nA part of healing is sharing your story in service to others. This is an important part of the theme because sharing your story in itself is a transformational act. It is like a declaration to the universe that you are committing to seeing your story in an empowering way… and in doing so\, it inspires others to be empowered\, too.\nEverything you have been through has made you a teacher. Your life experiences have given you wisdom. Once you choose to receive the wisdom — even from incredibly dark times — it helps you to move on. In doing so\, you can share this wisdom with your community and the world. This is one of the greatest gifts of service you can give.\n\n  \n\nPLACEHOLDERS FOR THE FIRST NEW MOON EVENTS OF 2022 \nOn-Your-Own Event: Sunday\, January 2 – Capricorn: \nOn-Your-Own Event: Monday\, January 31 (2nd New Moon in January in our timezone – known as a BLACK MOON) – Aquarius: \nThere is no NEW MOON in February 2022 in our timezone – this is also known as a BLACK MOON. \nOn-Your-Own Event: Monday\, March 2 – Pisces: \nTBD – Tuesday\, March 8 – International Women’s Day 2022 – \n…  Check final schedule and changes when we update the website in January 2022 … \nReminder: We follow the guidelines\, schedule and themes provided by the Global Sisterhood. They have virtual circles and other resources for any of you that wish more; their website is: https://www.globalsisterhood.org/. There are no in person gatherings for the Kinstone New Moon women’s circles during November\, December\, January\, and February plus any months that weather or pestilence prevent us from gathering in person. We post “On-Your-Own Events” for these months with insights and information you can use to honor the new moon on your own. \nPhoto credit: Kristine Beck URL:https://www.kinstonecircle.com/events/december-new-moon/ CATEGORIES:Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.kinstonecircle.com/wp-content/uploads/20210103_102925.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20211104T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20211104T203000 DTSTAMP:20260320T155043Z CREATED:20210110T024630Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260320T155043Z UID:10000345-1636050600-1636057800@www.kinstonecircle.com SUMMARY:ON-YOUR-OWN EVENT! November New Moon REFLECTIONS DESCRIPTION:IMPORTANT: This is NOT an actual event and will not be held at any designated place and time. Please do not come to Kinstone for this on-your-own event.\n\n\n \n\n\nTHIS IS AN “ON-YOUR-OWN” EVENT\, a PLACEHOLDER FOR YOU for the November New Moon – please use the theme and information below to help you focus on inner work\, reflect\, set new intentions\, celebrate and honor the new moon from your own place\, on your own time\, and in your own way this month! \n\n\n\n\n\nNovember Theme: Sacred Sexuality: My pleasure\, my power \nAstrology: Scorpio \nKeywords: Deep\, mysterious\, intense\, charismatic\, cunning\, powerful\, intuitive\, passionate\, sexuality\, sensuality\, death and rebirth\, transformation. \n\nThoughts from our Global Sisterhood leaders for this month: \n“The challenges that this new moon brings us are to remain balanced and aligned and to create from a pure place of connection with the Divine. It’s important to wield our sensuality and sexuality in a positive way\, instead of acting from the shadow of feminine sexuality which is to utilize it to manipulate or compete. Rather\, as this new moon reminds us\,  we must wield our feminine power to create beauty\, healing and opportunity. When we heal our sexual traumas and our relationship to our own sexuality\, we are able to unlock this force that creates healing in our world\, and it allows us to stand confidently in our deep pleasure and power.” \nThoughts about the Scorpio Astrological Forecast \n“With Venus\, the Sun\, and the Moon in Scorpio\, this new moon is calling for us to bring pleasure and sensuality into the center of our intentions… and with Mercury in the mix\, we are invited to break the taboo of speaking about our sexuality. At this moment in time\, a special opportunity is arising for us to feel our emotions\, voice our desires\, share our stories\, and communicate our intentions so that we can have breakthroughs in healing our relationship to our sexuality. \nThe deep transformational Plutonic power of Scorpio is illuminating your pathway of healing. Feel deeply\, and walk with your head held high. You may feel confronted by the intensity of this new moon — but choose to trust. Sister\, this is a time for you to connect with what makes you come most fully alive so that you can stand strong and unwavering in your full power. Welcome to the new moon in Scorpio.” \nReflections and Suggestions \n“It is always helpful to do your own inner work around the theme. The best source of wisdom is our own! Consider journaling to help with your reflections. Here are some focus points to help: \n\nWhat about your sexuality most needs healing and liberation?\nReflect on a time you felt the most free\, grounded\, open\, and empowered in your sexual energy. How did this experience impact you?\nHow does your sexual energy (aka life-force energy) impact your creativity and productivity? Think about your projects\, the process of manifestation\, and your relationship to creativity itself.\nIdentify what you’ve been giving your power away to\, and transform this pattern so that you feel fully empowered. Is it a distraction\, addiction\, codependency\, shame\, feeling like you don’t have enough time\, etc?\nCreate space to share your emotions with a trusted friend\, or to process your emotions on your own. Any emotions that are uncomfortable or bottled up are asking to be released for your own psychological healing.\nGet clear on what you want to create\, and focus your attention and energy on this project. Channel your sexual energy into birthing this creation and take steady steps forward.”\n\nDiscussion Questions provided by the Global Sisterhood: \n\nWhat wisdom would you tell your younger self about sexuality?\nHave you ever used your sexuality in a manipulative way? If so\, what is the greatest lesson you have learned from that?\nAre you happy with your current sexual experiences and in what ways can your deepen your sense of safety\, trust\, and pleasure?\nDo you feel in any way that you don’t deserve pleasure\, are distancing yourself from it\, or judging it as bad?\nWhat does sacred sexuality mean to you and what is one thing you can do to bring more of it into your life?\nCreate your own question…!\n\nVisualizations to add into the Heart Meditation for this New Moon:  \n\nEnvision each girl being raised with the understanding that her body is sacred\, her body is her own\, and that she holds tremendous creative power that can heal the world.\nSee each woman connecting with and honoring her own sacred sexual energy\, and being honored and respected by all people. See her feeling safe\, sacred\, and free in her sensual expression.\nImagine each person on earth connecting to their innocence\, and feeling free to enjoy pleasure in all parts of their life.\nFeel in your body the beauty of each person utilizing their sexual and creative energy for healing\, connection\, and stepping into their full personal power.\nEnvision incredible respect\, passion\, and integrity in all intimate relationships on Earth. Envision this healthy understanding of the sacred power of sexual energy healing our world.\nImagine and feel the impact of all women and men on earth feeling deeply healed in their relationship to their pleasure and their power.\nFeel beautiful peace envelop our planet as a sense of safety\, trust\, clear boundaries\, understanding\, respect\, and honoring of desires opens within us all.\nSee and feel our world as safe\, wholesome\, playful\, honest\, pleasurable\, united\, and aware of our creative potential.\n\nCLOSING – words from the Global Sisterhood: \nMy sexual power\ndoes not lie simply in my curves\,\nmy mind\, my heart\, nor even my womb. \nMy sexual power lies deeply\nin the heart of the Divine which lives\nfully awake in every\npore and cell of my body. \nSacred is a word that\nonly scratches the surface\nof this limitless\, boundless\nlove for my power as a woman. \nMy pleasure has been feared\nfor it is the most potent force in the cosmos.\nMy feminine power has been suppressed\,\nfor it has the potential to create and destroy. \nYet I am here\, fierce\,\nembodied\, and sensual\,\nin devotion to the creative\nforce that throbs within me and all life. \nHere and now\, I reclaim:\nMy sexuality holds\nthe power of creation\, and I wield it in love. \nLet this holy fire burn\nthrough me\, awakening my body\nlike a singing choir: This is my pleasure.\nThis is my power.And I use it to heal the world. \n\nUpcoming 2021 Kinstone Women’s Circle Event Dates\, Astrologies and Themes: \nOn-Your-Own Event: Saturday\, December  4 – Sagittarius: The Heroine’s Journey: I’m the one I’ve been waiting for \n\nReminder: There are no in person gatherings for the Kinstone New Moon women’s circles during November\, December\, January\, and February plus any months that weather or pestilence prevent us from gathering in person. We post “On-Your-Own Events” for these months with insights and information provided by the Global Sisterhood that you can use to honor the new moon on your own.  Remember\, you can always join the Global Sisterhood and participate in their Virtual Circles on every New and Full Moon!  \nPhoto credit: Kristine Beck URL:https://www.kinstonecircle.com/events/november-2021-new-moon/ CATEGORIES:Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20211008T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20211008T203000 DTSTAMP:20260320T161133Z CREATED:20210110T024156Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260320T161133Z UID:10000344-1633717800-1633725000@www.kinstonecircle.com SUMMARY:October New Moon Women's Circle DESCRIPTION:IMPORTANT:  DUE TO THE CURRENT COVID-19 SITUATION\, WE WILL ONLY HOLD THIS EVENT OUTDOORS AND ONLY IF THE WEATHER PERMITS. KEEP AN EYE ON THIS PAGE AND ON THE CORRESPONDING FACEBOOK EVENT PAGE FOR LAST MINUTE UPDATES. THANK YOU! \nKinstone 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. \nDate: Friday\, October 8\, 2021  Time: 6:30pm to 8:30pm (fyi: actual New Moon was Oct 6) \n\nOctober Theme: Restoring Balance: I heal the masculine and feminine within\n\nAstrology: Libra (Air Sign\, ruled by Venus) \nKeywords: Harmony\, partnership\, intellect\, commitment\, beautification\, peace\, intuition\, collaboration\, balance\, fairness\, graciousness\, artistry\, symmetry\, love \n\nThoughts from our Global Sisterhood leaders for this month (modified from provided Global Sisterhood resources): \nThis theme goes to the heart of humanity — the root of separation that can only be healed with harmony\, balance\, and a remembrance of our oneness. A revival of equal love and honor for the feminine and the masculine is needed now more than ever. Yet to achieve this unity\, we must look within and choose to heal these two polarities within ourselves. Both the masculine and the feminine essence lives in all people\, regardless of gender. As such\, men\, women\, and all people play a part in bringing forth true harmony and wholeness. \nLibra is here to bring a blanket of love and a sense of ease in the process.  Through Libra’s persuasion of opening yourself to change what is needed within you\, Libra also supports you with the energy to state your needs and create the boundaries truly needed for your soul. \nLibra’s energy of love\, gentleness and cooperation is here to move through every aspect of your life. You are held\, you are secure.  Trust and surrender to the great force which moves through every being in the entire universe. Love is the key and love is the way. Welcome to the new moon in Libra. \nSome questions for contemplation / inspiration for sharing this month: \n\n\n\nWhat does masculine and feminine mean to you both internally as well as externally?\nDo you have a tendency to express more masculine or feminine energy? Are you more comfortable expressing your feminine or masculine…at home? At work? With friends? With your family?\nWhere might you be suppressing your feminine energy in favor of the masculine\, or vice versa? Why do you feel you are suppressing it?\nHave you ever been in a romantic partnership where you embodied more masculine energy than your partner? How did it impact you and your partnership physically\, emotionally\, spiritually?\nDo you feel comfortable being supported by and asking for support from men?\nDo you feel comfortable praising men?\nHow do you think we\, as women can heal our collective judgment\, rage\, and fear of men? How do you think we as women can support men in healing their collective judgment\, rage\, and fear of women?\nCreate your own question / reflection.\n\n\n\nPlace:  Kinstone\, S3439 Cole Bluff Lane\, Fountain City\, Wisconsin 54629 \nCost: Admission to Kinstone ($5/person) Pay in Advance or Bring Cash with you (exact change\, please) \nNO MEAL IS PROVIDED. Feel free to bring your own meal to enjoy picnic style before or after the circle meeting. \nIMPORTANT: 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. \nWHAT TO BRING:  A chair and/or blanket to sit on outdoors\, sunscreen\, insect repellent\, extra layers of clothing\, your own water bottle\, flashlights or headlamps for dark nights. \n——————————————————————————– \nGENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE Monthly KINSTONE NEW MOON WOMEN’S CIRCLE Meetings \nWomen 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 20 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 Friday after the New Moon (except if it falls on a Saturday or Sunday) through October! (Note: prior to May\, 2021 we met on the actual day of the New Moon each month\, due to a variety of circumstances\, we have changed this to be held on the Friday following the New Moon unless the New Moon is on a Saturday or Sunday\, then we would meet on that Saturday night.) \nIn 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. Come as you are. The cost is included in your admission to Kinstone\, just $5/person. Join us! Please share these events with other women who may be interested. Thank you! \nKinstone 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). When the pandemic is no longer an issue we can meet inside our beautiful education center when the weather is not cooperative. Until then\, we will cancel the event in bad weather. \nFor more information\, please see the following links which are inspirational and instrumental in the organization of our circle: internationalwomensday.com. \n  \n\nUpcoming 2021 Kinstone Women’s Circle Event Dates\, Astrologies and Themes \nPlease 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 week prior to each meeting date. We also create a Facebook event each month that announces the date we will meet\, the theme and more information. Check out our published events on the Kinstone Circle Facebook page. \nOn-Your-Own Event: Thursday\, November 4 – Scorpio: Sacred Sexuality: My pleasure\, my power  (If it is super nice weather we might schedule an in-person circle for Friday\, November 5 – keep an eye on this website and our FB page for updates on this.) \nOn-Your-Own Event: Saturday\, December  4 – Sagittarius: The Heroine’s Journey: I’m the one I’ve been waiting for \n\nReminder: There are no in person gatherings for the Kinstone New Moon women’s circles during November\, December\, January\, and February plus any months that weather or pestilence prevent us from gathering in person. We post “On-Your-Own Events” for these months with insights and information you can use to honor the new moon on your own. \nPhoto credit: Kristine Beck URL:https://www.kinstonecircle.com/events/october-2021-new-moon/ CATEGORIES:Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.kinstonecircle.com/wp-content/uploads/IMG_6641.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20211004T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20211004T130000 DTSTAMP:20260320T161556Z CREATED:20210425T040718Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260320T161556Z UID:10000305-1633348800-1633352400@www.kinstonecircle.com SUMMARY:Ribbons of Intention Fire Ceremony 2021 DESCRIPTION:Ribbons of Intention Fire Ceremony\n\n\n\n\nOctober 4 is the date designated as The Feast of Saint Francis of Assisi. On this date each year we remove the ribbons that are tied to the Tree of Intention (a.k.a. Prayer Tree) in the Kinstone Chapel of Creation and burn them in the fire pit in the Stargazer Circle\, releasing the prayers and intentions written there\, to God or the Universe\, to be fuel for their manifestation. This special event is marked by a brief ceremony. \nDate:  Monday\, October 4 \nTime:  12:00 Noon \n\nCost: admission to Kinstone ($5/person) (pay in advance online OR place your cash payment in the Blue Payment Box attached to the Information Sign Board near the parking areas). \n\nThe prayer ribbons are all removed from the Tree of Intention. We gather at the Stargazer Circle and create a sacred space for this ceremony around the fire. We speak of Saint Francis and the significance of his story and how it relates to the Kinstone story. We read stories about him and prayers that are attributed to him. We state our purpose in burning the ribbons; we profess our willingness to release attachment to the outcome and express profound gratitude that our needs will be provided for in creative and sometimes unexpected ways.  The ribbons are then put into the fire\, as they burn\, all the prayers and all the intentions are released. We end by saying a prayer of thanksgiving. \nIf you are interested in participating\, just show up. No registration is required. \n  \n\nWhy this day\, the Feast Day of Saint Francis? \nThe Chapel of Creation is a building created with many beautiful images of our Earth artistically displayed in the walls. The artwork was inspired by The Canticle of Creation or The Canticle of Brother Sun and Sister Moon\, a poem written by St. Francis of Assisi in the 1200’s. He is the patron saint of animals and ecologists due to his overwhelming love of the natural world. He believed that nature itself was the mirror of God. He called all creatures and natural wonders his “brothers” and “sisters”\, or his “kin”.  In this way\, Francis has become the patron saint of Kinstone.  To honor his life and his example of love of creation and devotion to God\, we perform this ceremony on his feast day. URL:https://www.kinstonecircle.com/events/ribbons-of-intention-fire-ceremony-2021/ LOCATION:Kinstone\, S3439 Cole Bluff Ln\, Fountain City\, WI\, 54629 CATEGORIES:Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.kinstonecircle.com/wp-content/uploads/008-JRingdalh_2020-OCT-04-DSC_1228-1.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Kinstone":MAILTO:info@kinstonecircle.com GEO:44.0909707;-91.6295059 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Kinstone S3439 Cole Bluff Ln Fountain City WI 54629;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=S3439 Cole Bluff Ln:geo:-91.6295059,44.0909707 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20211003T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20211003T170000 DTSTAMP:20210910T044015Z CREATED:20210110T042917Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210910T044015Z UID:10000205-1633262400-1633280400@www.kinstonecircle.com SUMMARY:9th Annual Kinstone Autumn Open House DESCRIPTION:Join us at Kinstone in rural Fountain City\, Wisconsin\, USA\, for a Sunday afternoon OPEN HOUSE at our peaceful stone sanctuary\, enjoy LIVE music\, homemade pie\, self-guided tours and good times as we celebrate Kinstone with all of you. We will be mostly outdoors where we can maintain proper social distance from one another. Bring/wear a mask if you wish – especially if you want to enter the Education Center (there will be limited access to allow folks to enter our main Education Center in a manner that allows for social distancing). Find detailed directions here: DIRECTIONS TO KINSTONE. \nThis event is FREE and OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.  The labyrinth\, chapel\, stone circle\, dolmen and other features will be open and available for exploration throughout the day. See the standing stones\, prairie\, pond\, food gardens and more. Take time to see our three mama goats\, four friendly cats\, cob oven\, solar dehydrator\, light straw-clay cabin\, rocket mass heater\, thatched cordwood chapel\, cordwood sauna\, yurt and more! \nGeneral Schedule for the day: \n~ 12:00 – 5:00pm Plein Air Art Exhibit and Sale – Kinstone-Inspired Artworks\n~ 12:00 – 3:00pm Live Music on the Porch by THE BUS BOYS\n~ 1:00 – 1:45pm Q&A with Kristine in the Stone Circle (in lieu of a walking tour)\n~ 3:00 – 4:00pm Live Music in the Stone Circle by PETER PHIPPEN & VICTORIA SHOEMAKER\n~ 4:00 – 4:45pm Q&A with Kristine in the Stone Circle (in lieu of a walking tour) \nCoffee\, Tea\, Hot Cocoa\, Sparkling Water\, HOMEMADE PIE will be available all afternoon with or without ice cream (so bring your treat $$) \nThis event will be held RAIN OR SHINE. Dress for the weather and wear good walking shoes. It is always breezy up here on the ridge. Bring an umbrella\, raincoat\, hat\, scarf\, and even gloves\, etc\, if it turns out to be chilly or wet! Questions? CONTACT US. \nNO REGISTRATION REQUIRED. JUST COME ON OVER AND ENJOY! URL:https://www.kinstonecircle.com/events/9th-annual-autumn-open-house/ LOCATION:Kinstone\, S3439 Cole Bluff Ln\, Fountain City\, WI\, 54629 CATEGORIES:Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.kinstonecircle.com/wp-content/uploads/wsu-aerial-photo-oct-2018.jpg GEO:44.0909707;-91.6295059 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Kinstone S3439 Cole Bluff Ln Fountain City WI 54629;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=S3439 Cole Bluff Ln:geo:-91.6295059,44.0909707 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20211002T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20211002T160000 DTSTAMP:20210613T185155Z CREATED:20210420T175457Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210613T185155Z UID:10000216-1633165200-1633190400@www.kinstonecircle.com SUMMARY:Kinstone Plein Air Paint Out DESCRIPTION:Artists of every painting medium and every skill level are invited to create plein air works at Kinstone! We have several Plein Air Paint Outs planned throughout this season\, we would love to see you here painting at any and all of them! \nThis is our second season of offering Plein Air events. Do you love painting outdoors? Are you inspired by the beauty of Nature? Do the standing stones and sacred\, intentional spaces of Kinstone intrigue you? Join us! \nKinstone Plein Air Paint Out Schedule 2021 \n\n• May 1     (Spring Open House is May 2)\n• June 12\n• July 24\n• September 4\n• October 2   (Autumn Open House is October 3)\n\n\nTime:  9:00am – 4:00pm   \nCost: $15/artist – this includes the price of admission to Kinstone \nThere is no pre-registration. Upon arrival\, artists should come to the Education Center to register and pay prior to beginning painting. Registration opens at 8:30am. Artists must sign a liability waiver upon Registration. Limited options for food and refreshments (e.g. coffee\, tea\, hot cocoa\, soda\, sparkling water) will be available for artists to purchase throughout the day. \nNote all of these dates are Saturdays; artists participating on any given day may decide to come back and paint on the Sunday following the Paint Out day – that is allowed and encouraged – and would cost only the price of admission to Kinstone ($5) for that second day (except Open House Days when admission to Kinstone is free to all). Our visitors just LOVE to see artists painting all around. \nLocation: Kinstone\, S3439 Cole Bluff Lane\, Fountain City\, WI 54629 \nWhat to bring: \n\nAll your own art supplies\, chair and any other set up you require.\nDress for the weather and wear sturdy walking shoes.\nAn umbrella\, if you wish\, for shade or in case of rain!\nYour own water bottle / travel mug\n\nRAIN OR SHINE: In case of rain there are several shelters artists may opt to work in including inside the Dolmen\, the yurt\, straw-clay cabin\, Dragon’s Keep pavilion\, Chapel of Creation\, the classroom and Porch on the Education Center. \n\nEXHIBIT/SALE OPTION: Participating artists have the option of exhibiting any of their Kinstone-inspired works inside the Kinstone Education Building during our entire open season (May 1 through October 31). Artists will price their own works and Kinstone will keep 30% of each sale. If you are interested in that option\, please contact Kristine Beck via email\, phone or in-person to discuss details. \nKinstone will maintain its normal open hours (10am to 6pm daily) to the public throughout these events. Anyone visiting Kinstone on at Paint Out day is invited to watch\, interact with\, enjoy and perhaps even purchase the resulting work of the participating artists! Admission for visitors is $5/person. \n\nSo\, What is Plein Air Painting? \nEn Plein Air is a French expression meaning “in the open air” and it describes the practice of artists painting outdoors with the subject directly in view rather than in a studio. Plein air artists work to capture the spirit and essence of a landscape or subject by incorporating natural light\, color and movement into their art. \nFind out more about plein air painting and related events by visiting any of the following websites: \nWisconsin Plein Air Painters Association (WIPAPA) \nOutdoor Painters of Minnesota (OPM) \nPlein Air Painters of America (PAPA) URL:https://www.kinstonecircle.com/events/kinstone-plein-air-paint-out/2021-10-02/ CATEGORIES:Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.kinstonecircle.com/wp-content/uploads/IMG_5057.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210922T063000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210922T073000 DTSTAMP:20260320T161554Z CREATED:20210113T031751Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260320T161554Z UID:10000209-1632292200-1632295800@www.kinstonecircle.com SUMMARY:First Sunrise of Autumn - Equinox Heart Alignment DESCRIPTION:Autumn Equinox Morning Observance\nWatch the Sunrise Alignment Enlighten the Heart Stone \n\nJoin us to greet the first sunrise of Autumn! We will celebrate the Autumnal Equinox as we look to see the equinox sunrise alignment between sun and stone.\n\nAutumn Equinox is an astronomically significant solar event. It occurs when the sun is midpoint in its journey from Summer Solstice to Winter Solstice. The sun appears to rise at due east and set at due west. It is traditionally seen as a time of balance. The light of day and the dark of night are equal. It is a harbinger of winter; a time for settling in for the season of rest\, rejuvenation and root work. \nAt Kinstone we have a unique alignment visible only at Equinox at sunrise. Stand with us in The Three Witnesses sculpture as the sun aligns through the Equinox Window and highlights the Heart Stone. Come and see! \n\n\nWe will gather in the center of The Three Witnesses sculpture at Kinstone. Given fair weather and clear skies\, we will watch the sun as it crests the ridge (and the corn across the road!) and beams through the Equinox Window to light up the heart of the middle standing stone\, known as the “Heart Stone”. Given cloudy weather\, we will not see the sunrise\, but will greet it ceremoniously regardless! This will be a quiet\, meditative event with a short opening rite and reading. \nAfter our readings\, if the sun is visible\, participants may wish to look at the alignment through the Equinox Window\, see the heart highlighted in the Heart Stone\, sit in the light of the sun\, take photos\, and greet the sunrise. This gathering will last about 45 minutes to one hour. Actual sunrise is at 6:58am. However\, with the topography specific to Kinstone and the fields and trees in our view\, the time we witness it is always several minutes later. \n\n\n\nCOST: admission to Kinstone ($5/person) (pay in advance online OR place your cash admission in the Blue Payment Box attached to the Information Sign Board near the parking areas); No Registration Required \nDate: Wednesday\, September 22\, 2021   Time: 6:30am – 7:30am (at Sunrise) \nLocation: The Three Witnesses Sculpture at Kinstone \n\nDress for the weather and wear appropriate footwear\, jackets\, scarves\, hats and gloves! Bring a camp chair or blanket to sit on\, for your comfort\, if you wish. Be prepared for it to be breezy and cool up here on the ridge! (Most people underestimate the wind and cold.) \nThis event is outdoors and will be held only in good weather. In light of COVID-19\, for everyone’s health and safety\, we will NOT gather indoors for any portion of this program and no indoor social time will be offered. If it is raining or overcast\, this event will be cancelled.  \nCancellations will be posted ONLY on THIS event page and on the corresponding Facebook event page at least one (1) hour before the scheduled start time for this event. \n\nHAPPY AUTUMN! \nInteresting fact: The exact time of the astronomical Autumnal Equinox is Wednesday\, September 22\, 2021 at 2:21pm CDT.  \nPhoto Credit: Kristine Beck URL:https://www.kinstonecircle.com/events/2021-autumn-equinox-heart-alignment/ CATEGORIES:Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.kinstonecircle.com/wp-content/uploads/IMG_8346.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210921T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210921T193000 DTSTAMP:20260320T161554Z CREATED:20210113T023719Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260320T161554Z UID:10000208-1632249000-1632252600@www.kinstonecircle.com SUMMARY:Last Sunset of Summer - Catch the Sun - Fall Equinox DESCRIPTION:Autumn Equinox Evening Observance\nWatch the Sunset Alignment and Try to Catch the Sun! \nIMPORTANT: This event will be held as scheduled so as long as the weather is good and there are no further mandates regarding COVID-19. We will be outdoors and avoid standing close together\, and we will stand and watch the sunset! If the weather is bad\, we will cancel – watch for final updates on the day of the event. The Education Center will NOT be open during this event and there will be no available restroom facilities or place to get warm. Come prepared! \nAt Kinstone we have a unique alignment visible only at Equinox at sunset. Stand with us and the Enlightenment Stones (Atlas and Lancelot) as the sun aligns to shine through the perforations in Lancelot and cast a line of bright points of light onto Atlas. Come and see! \nCome celebrate the last sunset of Summer with us at Kinstone! Join us as we gather to observe the sunset alignment at Kinstone on the eve of the Fall (Autumnal) Equinox. We will gather near the stones known as Lancelot and Atlas for a short opening rite and reading.  Sunset is at 7:10pm according to the charts\, but is often a little earlier as seen from up on the ridge\, so we will begin watching for opportunities to Catch the Sun shortly after the reading at 6:30! \nGiven fair weather and clear skies as the sun sets in the West\, we will witness the light as it passes through the “Wise One” (Lancelot) and enlightens the “World” (Atlas). If the sun light is strong enough and unobstructed by clouds on the horizon\, we will see a line of polka-dots on Atlas and a select few folks may be able to “catch the sun” as it aligns with the perforations in the Wise One. Given cloudy weather\, we will not see the sunset\, but will greet it ceremoniously regardless! \nAutumnal Equinox is an astronomically significant solar event. It occurs when the sun is midpoint in its journey from Summer Solstice to Winter Solstice. The sun appears to rise at due east and set at due west. It is traditionally seen as a time of balance. The light of day and the dark of night are equal. It is a harbinger of winter; a time for settling in for the season of rest\, rejuvenation and root work. \nCOST: admission to Kinstone ($5/person) (pay in advance online OR place your cash admission in the Blue Payment Box attached to the Information Sign Board near the parking areas); No Registration Required \nDate: Tuesday\, September 21\, 2021  Time: 6:30pm – 7:30pm \nLocation: near the stones known as Atlas and Lancelot at Kinstone \nIf you wish to be given a chance to “catch the sun”\, please Contact Us to sign up by sending an email stating “I want to catch the sun” and include your full name\, email address and phone number with the subject “Catch the sun”. Guests who have signed up will be called in order of sign-up time – as many as we can get through will be given a chance to be photographed with their hands catching the sun – only if weather and sunset conditions permit the phenomenon to occur!  Bring a friend who can be your photographer! \nDress for the weather and wear appropriate footwear\, jackets\, scarves\, hats and gloves! Bring a camp chair or blanket to sit on\, for your comfort\, if you wish. Be prepared for it to be breezy and cool up here on the ridge! (Most people underestimate the wind and cold.) \n\nThis event is outdoors and will be held only in good weather. In light of COVID-19\, for everyone’s health and safety\, we will NOT gather indoors for any portion of this program and no indoor social time will be offered. If it is raining or overcast\, this event will be cancelled.  \nCancellations will be posted ONLY on THIS event page and on the corresponding Facebook event page at least one (1) hour before the scheduled start time for this event. \n\nHAPPY AUTUMN! \nInteresting fact: The exact time of the astronomical Autumnal Equinox is Wednesday\, September 22\, 2021 at 2:21pm CDT.  URL:https://www.kinstonecircle.com/events/2021-autumn-equinox-sunset-observance/ CATEGORIES:Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.kinstonecircle.com/wp-content/uploads/IMG_7848.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210911T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210911T194500 DTSTAMP:20260320T160047Z CREATED:20210425T033207Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260320T160047Z UID:10000326-1631385000-1631389500@www.kinstonecircle.com SUMMARY:Singing Bowls at Sunset DESCRIPTION:Join us for a meditative music experience in the Great Stone Circle at sunset. Ageless sounds of singing bowls blended with chant and song. It promises to be an evening of resonance and contemplative peace. \nTraditional historic singing bowls produce sounds that invoke deep states of relaxation; naturally assisting one in entering expanded states of consciousness and meditation. The sound of the bowls creates a deep level of communication with our inner world that opens us to the divine.  The sounds and vibrations of Tibetan singing bowls opens blockages and helps us experience an inner calm and deep relaxation to invigorate our natural energy thus allowing our body-mind-spirit to quiet and find balance. \nThomas Roberts will lead us for this evening of captivating renewal by calling forth the ageless bell sounds from the bowls. Karen Lee will sing or chant with the bowls. At times you may hear influences from the Native American cultures that are an integral part of her life experience and spirituality. Experience the power and beauty of traditional Tibetan singing bowls and the blending tones of Karen’s voice as we watch the sunset. \nDuring this performance at Kinstone one can expect the unexpected … vocal spontaneity and improvisation from the heart\, intertwined with the vibrational voices of the Singing Bowls.  Prepare to be opened to deep relaxation and meditation in the presence of sacred sound. Come join us!! \nDate:  Saturday\, September 11\, 2021 \nTime:  6:30pm until sunset (approximately 7:45)  (Note: Actual time of the sunset is 7:37pm.) \nTickets:  $15.00 Early Bird price through September 4\, after that it is $20.00 online and at the door. Kids 12 & under are FREE but must be accompanied by an adult with a paid ticket for the event. \nNo refunds unless cancelled by Kinstone due to weather. \nPay at the door is possible and must be in cash and exact change! Advanced payment is preferred. \n*IMPORTANT:  This is a family friendly\, alcohol free\, smoke free event! \nSTUFF TO BRING: Bring your own chair\, reclining lawn chair\, blankets\, pillows\, or mats for your comfort. Bring a flashlight\, dress for the weather\, and wear sturdy walking shoes. Bring something to protect yourself from any mosquitoes or other biting insects as they become more active after sunset.  Bring your printed ticket with you for admission! If paying at the door\, bring $20 in CASH; correct change please. \nWhen you arrive\, park in one of our two parking areas and then walk to the Great Stone Circle. Find a place to sit and wait for someone to come around to collect your ticket or your cash for participating in this event. Enjoy! If you arrive after the music has begun\, please be extra quiet as you get settled. If you bring children with you\, please ensure that they stay with you at all times and maintain quiet voices. \nThis event will be cancelled in case of bad weather; if that happens\, your ticket will be refunded; otherwise\, there are NO REFUNDS. \nCancellation notices will be posted not later than one hour before the scheduled start time of the event; they will be posted here on the website as well as on Facebook on the corresponding event page. \n\nThomas Roberts \nThomas (“Tom”) Roberts has gained widespread recognition in the field of health and healing as an and educator\, speaker and author who translates ancient mindfulness techniques into practical strategies that people can use in their everyday lives to be healthier\, happier\, and more fulfilled. Tom has nearly 50 years of experience as a licensed clinical psychotherapist. He has been an adjunct professor at Viterbo University in La Crosse\, WI and St. Cloud State University in St. Cloud\, MN\, where he has taught mind-body healing\, integrative medicine and other mindfulness related topics. He has been a practicing Zen Buddhist for nearly 50 years. In 1992 he received lay Buddhist vows from Thich Nhat Hanh. Based in La Crosse\, Wisconsin\, Tom offers contemplative and meditation retreats and workshops at centers locally and throughout the United States. He is the author of The Mindfulness Workbook: A guide to overcoming fear and embracing compassion (New Harbinger Press\, 2009). \n  \nKaren Lee \nVocalist Karen Lee has been crooning for a lifetime.  Originally a La Crosse native\, Karen has returned home after spending 20 years in Portland and La Grande OR\, and nearly a decade in NYC. Karen’s passion for singing has led her down various musical avenues. Her musical career began as folk singer/songwriter in the 70’s\, which evolved into country rock\, blues and swing\, rhythm and blues\, and later into jazz and improvisation. In her early musical adventures\, Karen laid down many miles of life on the road. Embracing cultural diversity and life’s experiences enhanced Karen’s musical expression as a vocal soloist.  And she has been a frequent band member who has often arranged and sang intricate harmonies.  All of her travels gave rise to live performances\, recordings and many other musical opportunities. Karen’s vocal sound continues to evolve. Her voice has been described as that of a rich and sultry ballad and blues singer that can belt out a strong as sassy R&B tune yet is able to sing the intimate style of a bossa nova. URL:https://www.kinstonecircle.com/events/singing-bowls-at-sunset-2021/ LOCATION:Kinstone\, S3439 Cole Bluff Ln\, Fountain City\, WI\, 54629 CATEGORIES:Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.kinstonecircle.com/wp-content/uploads/20200716_205232.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Kinstone":MAILTO:info@kinstonecircle.com GEO:44.0909707;-91.6295059 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Kinstone S3439 Cole Bluff Ln Fountain City WI 54629;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=S3439 Cole Bluff Ln:geo:-91.6295059,44.0909707 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210910T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210910T203000 DTSTAMP:20260320T155828Z CREATED:20210110T022337Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260320T155828Z UID:10000343-1631298600-1631305800@www.kinstonecircle.com SUMMARY:September New Moon Women's Circle DESCRIPTION:IMPORTANT:  DUE TO THE CURRENT COVID-19 SITUATION\, WE WILL ONLY HOLD THIS EVENT OUTDOORS AND ONLY IF THE WEATHER PERMITS. KEEP AN EYE ON THIS PAGE AND ON THE CORRESPONDING FACEBOOK EVENT PAGE FOR LAST MINUTE UPDATES. THANK YOU! \nKinstone 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. \nDate: Friday\, September 10\, 2021  Time: 6:30pm to 8:30pm  (fyi: actual New Moon was on Sept 6) \n\nSeptember Theme: The Great Mother: I am her daughter\, Holy and Sovereign\n\nAstrology: Virgo (Earth sign\, ruled by Mercury) \nKeywords: Blessings\, harmony\, luck\, positive energy\, uplift\, intuition\, spiritual guidance\, care for others\, relaxation \n\nThoughts from our Global Sisterhood leaders for this month (modified from provided Global Sisterhood resources): \nGlobally\, we are at a time when issues of inequality\, income disparity\, oppression\, racism\, climate change\, sexism and violence are at the forefront of our conversations as a human family.  We are trying to course correct\, and that’s no simple task. We can talk about the macro world systems and challenges all day.  We can talk about the damage of colonialism or capitalism\, and we can talk about everything that is wrong with our world\, but that’s not where the deeper\, more impactful work exists. The work is within each of us – it all starts within. \n4\,000 𝒚𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒔 𝒂𝒈𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑨𝒅𝒂𝒎 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑬𝒗𝒆 𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒚 came into being. Before that time\, we understood Nature as our Mother and all revered the feminine. This myth is about a woman who was created secondary to man and that the woman\, in her natural curiosity and desire\, sinned by tasting the fruit of the tree of knowledge. Humanity has been damned to live in sin since. Unmeasured damage has taken place from this distorted myth created by men alone. For thousands of years ancient theologians interpreted this myth to mean that women are less than men. But another turn of the spiral is taking place\, and we are collectively awakening to the damage this myth has created on the consciousness of men and women and to the very fabric of our societies around the planet. We must unlearn these myths that have seeded deeply below the surface of our awareness and reclaim the truth that Man and Woman are the children of Nature\, each one holy and sovereign. You and I are daughters of the Great Mother\, we are holy and each of us is sovereign. \nIt’s time to get honest\, cut the cords of behaviors and myths that drain our power\, and reclaim our sovreignity inherited from the Great Mother. \nSome questions for contemplation / inspiration for sharing this month: \n\n\n\nWhat were you taught about women\, the Goddess\, the concept of the Divine Feminine or feminine power?\nAs a young person\, were you told that you must fit into certain roles as a woman? If so\, what roles? Did your own ideas for yourself align with them?\nIf you could share a truth with every child in the world that they would then take to heart and embody\, what would it be?\nWhat would you do with your life if you could do anything\, and other people’s opinions did not affect you at all?\nWhat activities in your life make you feel most wild\, free\, and connected to your primal power?\nCreate your own question / reflection.\n\n\n\nPlace:  Kinstone\, S3439 Cole Bluff Lane\, Fountain City\, Wisconsin 54629 \nCost: Admission to Kinstone ($5/person) Pay in Advance or Bring Cash with you (exact change\, please) \nIMPORTANT: 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. \nWHAT TO BRING:  A chair and/or blanket to sit on outdoors\, sunscreen\, insect repellent\, extra layers of clothing\, your own water bottle\, flashlights or headlamps for dark nights. \n——————————————————————————– \nGENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE Monthly KINSTONE NEW MOON WOMEN’S CIRCLE Meetings \nWomen 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 20 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 Friday after the New Moon (except if it falls on a Saturday or Sunday) through October! (Note: prior to May\, 2021 we met on the actual day of the New Moon each month\, due to a variety of circumstances\, we have changed this to be held on the Friday following the New Moon unless the New Moon is on a Saturday or Sunday\, then we would meet on that Saturday night.) \nIn 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. Come as you are. The cost is included in your admission to Kinstone\, just $5/person. Join us! Please share these events with other women who may be interested. Thank you! \nKinstone 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). When the pandemic is no longer an issue we can meet inside our beautiful education center when the weather is not cooperative. Until then\, we will cancel the event in bad weather. \nFor more information\, please see the following links which are inspirational and instrumental in the organization of our circle: internationalwomensday.com. \n  \n\nUpcoming 2021 Kinstone Women’s Circle Event Dates\, Astrologies and Themes \nPlease 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 week prior to each meeting date. We also create a Facebook event each month that announces the date we will meet\, the theme and more information. Check out our published events on the Kinstone Circle Facebook page. \nFriday\, October 8 – Libra: Restoring Balance: I heal the masculine and feminine within (actual New Moon is October 6) \nOn-Your-Own Event: Thursday\, November 4 – Scorpio: Sacred Sexuality: My pleasure\, my power  (If it is super nice weather we might schedule an in-person circle for Friday\, November 5 – keep an eye on this website and our FB page for updates on this.) \nOn-Your-Own Event: Saturday\, December  4 – Sagittarius: The Heroine’s Journey: I’m the one I’ve been waiting for \n\nReminder: There are no in person gatherings for the Kinstone New Moon women’s circles during November\, December\, January\, and February plus any months that weather or pestilence prevent us from gathering in person. We post “On-Your-Own Events” for these months with insights and information you can use to honor the new moon on your own. \nPhoto credit: Kristine Beck URL:https://www.kinstonecircle.com/events/september-2021-new-moon/ CATEGORIES:Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.kinstonecircle.com/wp-content/uploads/IMG_6533.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210904T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210904T160000 DTSTAMP:20210613T185155Z CREATED:20210420T175457Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210613T185155Z UID:10000215-1630746000-1630771200@www.kinstonecircle.com SUMMARY:Kinstone Plein Air Paint Out DESCRIPTION:Artists of every painting medium and every skill level are invited to create plein air works at Kinstone! We have several Plein Air Paint Outs planned throughout this season\, we would love to see you here painting at any and all of them! \nThis is our second season of offering Plein Air events. Do you love painting outdoors? Are you inspired by the beauty of Nature? Do the standing stones and sacred\, intentional spaces of Kinstone intrigue you? Join us! \nKinstone Plein Air Paint Out Schedule 2021 \n\n• May 1     (Spring Open House is May 2)\n• June 12\n• July 24\n• September 4\n• October 2   (Autumn Open House is October 3)\n\n\nTime:  9:00am – 4:00pm   \nCost: $15/artist – this includes the price of admission to Kinstone \nThere is no pre-registration. Upon arrival\, artists should come to the Education Center to register and pay prior to beginning painting. Registration opens at 8:30am. Artists must sign a liability waiver upon Registration. Limited options for food and refreshments (e.g. coffee\, tea\, hot cocoa\, soda\, sparkling water) will be available for artists to purchase throughout the day. \nNote all of these dates are Saturdays; artists participating on any given day may decide to come back and paint on the Sunday following the Paint Out day – that is allowed and encouraged – and would cost only the price of admission to Kinstone ($5) for that second day (except Open House Days when admission to Kinstone is free to all). Our visitors just LOVE to see artists painting all around. \nLocation: Kinstone\, S3439 Cole Bluff Lane\, Fountain City\, WI 54629 \nWhat to bring: \n\nAll your own art supplies\, chair and any other set up you require.\nDress for the weather and wear sturdy walking shoes.\nAn umbrella\, if you wish\, for shade or in case of rain!\nYour own water bottle / travel mug\n\nRAIN OR SHINE: In case of rain there are several shelters artists may opt to work in including inside the Dolmen\, the yurt\, straw-clay cabin\, Dragon’s Keep pavilion\, Chapel of Creation\, the classroom and Porch on the Education Center. \n\nEXHIBIT/SALE OPTION: Participating artists have the option of exhibiting any of their Kinstone-inspired works inside the Kinstone Education Building during our entire open season (May 1 through October 31). Artists will price their own works and Kinstone will keep 30% of each sale. If you are interested in that option\, please contact Kristine Beck via email\, phone or in-person to discuss details. \nKinstone will maintain its normal open hours (10am to 6pm daily) to the public throughout these events. Anyone visiting Kinstone on at Paint Out day is invited to watch\, interact with\, enjoy and perhaps even purchase the resulting work of the participating artists! Admission for visitors is $5/person. \n\nSo\, What is Plein Air Painting? \nEn Plein Air is a French expression meaning “in the open air” and it describes the practice of artists painting outdoors with the subject directly in view rather than in a studio. Plein air artists work to capture the spirit and essence of a landscape or subject by incorporating natural light\, color and movement into their art. \nFind out more about plein air painting and related events by visiting any of the following websites: \nWisconsin Plein Air Painters Association (WIPAPA) \nOutdoor Painters of Minnesota (OPM) \nPlein Air Painters of America (PAPA) URL:https://www.kinstonecircle.com/events/kinstone-plein-air-paint-out/2021-09-04/ CATEGORIES:Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.kinstonecircle.com/wp-content/uploads/IMG_5057.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210807T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210807T203000 DTSTAMP:20260320T154507Z CREATED:20210110T021927Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260320T154507Z UID:10000342-1628361000-1628368200@www.kinstonecircle.com SUMMARY:August New Moon Women's Circle DESCRIPTION:IMPORTANT:  DUE TO THE CURRENT COVID-19 SITUATION\, WE WILL ONLY HOLD THIS EVENT OUTDOORS AND ONLY IF THE WEATHER PERMITS. IF IT IS RAINING WE MAY MEET ON THE PORCH. IF IT IS STORMING\, WE MAY CANCEL. KEEP AN EYE ON THIS PAGE AND ON THE CORRESPONDING FACEBOOK EVENT PAGE FOR LAST MINUTE UPDATES. THANK YOU! \nKinstone 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. \nDate: Saturday\, August 7\, 2021  Time: 6:30pm to 8:30pm (fyi: actual New Moon is Aug 8) \n\nAugust Theme: Fearlessly Me: I choose to be seen\n\nAstrology: Leo (Fire Sign)\, ruled by the Sun \nKeywords:  Courage\, loyalty\, leadership\, pride\, sincerity\, charisma\, passion\, authority\, warmth\, generous\, abundant\, active\, open\, enjoys being admired \n\nThoughts from our Global Sisterhood leaders for this month (modified from provided Global Sisterhood resources): \nSister\, you are a mosaic of your past experiences\, you are beautiful and worthy. As we face the injustices in our world and as we call out the illusions\, prejudices\, and illness of mind and spirit within our cultures\, we must remember that what we see outside of ourselves is also within ourselves. What we judge is also within us. What we find beautiful\, awe-inspiring and exquisite is also within us. \nIt is a time of MASSIVE individual healing on our planet which will reshape and rebirth our collective. In order for us to become shining diamonds\, made through the pressure and heaviness of this transformation\, we must OWN our part of the puzzle. We must own that we are powerful beyond measure and that our feelings are valid.  We must own that the feelings of others (even ones that contradict our own) are also valid.   Truth\, in many ways\, is subjective.  Truth takes many shapes. \nIf we don’t recognize that there is truth in subjectivity\, we will never unite as a human family. For this month’s theme\, Fearlessly Me\, we are going to practice OWNING our truths and the truths of others without judgement. \nHow can we train our nervous systems to walk in our truth\, own our power\, our fears\, our wounds\, our gifts\, and our desires and still be okay when others don’t see what we see? \nHow do we stay present when others might have opinions or thoughts about our actions or feelings that don’t resonate with our own? \nHow do we stay in curious-compassionate-love for others while LOVING ourselves and honoring ourselves\, too? \nHow do we stand for ourselves while still standing for others? \nThis month’s theme invites us to be wholly\, completely\, fearlessly ourselves. Together as a sisterhood\, we are coming out of hiding so that we can share our FULL expression with each other and the world. This is how we lead by example. Despite any fears we may have\, we choose to be seen! It’s time for the world to receive our gifts\, our love\, our brilliance\, our splendor\, and our stories. It’s time for us to show what vulnerable\, authentic leadership means. It’s time to step courageously into vulnerability in order to be seen — and to SHINE\, unhindered! \nSome questions for contemplation / inspiration for sharing this month: \n\n\n\nHow would you use your voice about edgy issues like racism or sexism if you were standing in your full multi-spectrum truth and being fully honest with yourself and others?\nWhat situation in your life would benefit from you allowing yourself to be more fully seen? What action could you take that could help you heal?\nDo you have a relationship in your life where you feel unsafe to be fully you? If so\, what is the story you are running in your head about that relationship and how can you change the narrative?\nWhat are you afraid to let be seen? Why? What happens when you share it with the group or a partner? How does it feel?\nWhat is something you are holding back from sharing with the world or the ones closest to you: socially\, professionally\, and emotionally.\nWhat is one of your gifts or talents that most people don’t know about? Tell us about a time you were courageously vulnerable\, or opened up instead of hiding. What happened? How did you feel?\nCreate your own question…\n\n\n\nPlace:  Kinstone\, S3439 Cole Bluff Lane\, Fountain City\, Wisconsin 54629 \nCost: Admission to Kinstone ($5/person) Pay in Advance or Bring Cash with you (exact change\, please) \nNO MEAL IS PROVIDED. Feel free to bring your own meal to enjoy picnic style before or after the circle meeting. \nIMPORTANT: 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. \nWHAT TO BRING:  A chair and/or blanket to sit on outdoors\, sunscreen\, insect repellent\, extra layers of clothing\, your own water bottle\, flashlights or headlamps for dark nights. \n——————————————————————————– \nGENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE Monthly KINSTONE NEW MOON WOMEN’S CIRCLE Meetings \nWomen 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 20 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 Friday after the New Moon (except if it falls on a Saturday or Sunday) through October! (Note: prior to May\, 2021 we met on the actual day of the New Moon each month\, due to a variety of circumstances\, we have changed this to be held on the Friday following the New Moon unless the New Moon is on a Saturday or Sunday\, then we would meet on that Saturday night.) \nIn 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. Come as you are. The cost is included in your admission to Kinstone\, just $5/person. Join us! Please share these events with other women who may be interested. Thank you! \nKinstone 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). When the pandemic is no longer an issue we can meet inside our beautiful education center when the weather is not cooperative. Until then\, we will cancel the event in bad weather. \nFor more information\, please see the following links which are inspirational and instrumental in the organization of our circle: internationalwomensday.com. \n  \n\nUpcoming 2021 Kinstone Women’s Circle Event Dates\, Astrologies and Themes \nPlease 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 week prior to each meeting date. We also create a Facebook event each month that announces the date we will meet\, the theme and more information. Check out our published events on the Kinstone Circle Facebook page. \nFriday\, September 10 – Virgo: The Great Mother: I am her daughter\, Holy and Sovereign (actual New Moon is September 6) \nFriday\, October 8 – Libra: Restoring Balance: I heal the masculine and feminine within (actual New Moon is October 6) \nOn-Your-Own Event: Thursday\, November 4 – Scorpio: Sacred Sexuality: My pleasure\, my power  (If it is super nice weather we might schedule an in-person circle for Friday\, November 5 – keep an eye on this website and our FB page for updates on this.) \nOn-Your-Own Event: Saturday\, December  4 – Sagittarius: The Heroine’s Journey: I’m the one I’ve been waiting for \n\nReminder: There are no in person gatherings for the Kinstone New Moon women’s circles during November\, December\, January\, and February plus any months that weather or pestilence prevent us from gathering in person. We post “On-Your-Own Events” for these months with insights and information you can use to honor the new moon on your own. \nPhoto credit: Kristine Beck URL:https://www.kinstonecircle.com/events/august-2021-new-moon/ CATEGORIES:Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.kinstonecircle.com/wp-content/uploads/IMG_6683.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210724T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210724T160000 DTSTAMP:20210613T185155Z CREATED:20210420T175457Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210613T185155Z UID:10000214-1627117200-1627142400@www.kinstonecircle.com SUMMARY:Kinstone Plein Air Paint Out DESCRIPTION:Artists of every painting medium and every skill level are invited to create plein air works at Kinstone! We have several Plein Air Paint Outs planned throughout this season\, we would love to see you here painting at any and all of them! \nThis is our second season of offering Plein Air events. Do you love painting outdoors? Are you inspired by the beauty of Nature? Do the standing stones and sacred\, intentional spaces of Kinstone intrigue you? Join us! \nKinstone Plein Air Paint Out Schedule 2021 \n\n• May 1     (Spring Open House is May 2)\n• June 12\n• July 24\n• September 4\n• October 2   (Autumn Open House is October 3)\n\n\nTime:  9:00am – 4:00pm   \nCost: $15/artist – this includes the price of admission to Kinstone \nThere is no pre-registration. Upon arrival\, artists should come to the Education Center to register and pay prior to beginning painting. Registration opens at 8:30am. Artists must sign a liability waiver upon Registration. Limited options for food and refreshments (e.g. coffee\, tea\, hot cocoa\, soda\, sparkling water) will be available for artists to purchase throughout the day. \nNote all of these dates are Saturdays; artists participating on any given day may decide to come back and paint on the Sunday following the Paint Out day – that is allowed and encouraged – and would cost only the price of admission to Kinstone ($5) for that second day (except Open House Days when admission to Kinstone is free to all). Our visitors just LOVE to see artists painting all around. \nLocation: Kinstone\, S3439 Cole Bluff Lane\, Fountain City\, WI 54629 \nWhat to bring: \n\nAll your own art supplies\, chair and any other set up you require.\nDress for the weather and wear sturdy walking shoes.\nAn umbrella\, if you wish\, for shade or in case of rain!\nYour own water bottle / travel mug\n\nRAIN OR SHINE: In case of rain there are several shelters artists may opt to work in including inside the Dolmen\, the yurt\, straw-clay cabin\, Dragon’s Keep pavilion\, Chapel of Creation\, the classroom and Porch on the Education Center. \n\nEXHIBIT/SALE OPTION: Participating artists have the option of exhibiting any of their Kinstone-inspired works inside the Kinstone Education Building during our entire open season (May 1 through October 31). Artists will price their own works and Kinstone will keep 30% of each sale. If you are interested in that option\, please contact Kristine Beck via email\, phone or in-person to discuss details. \nKinstone will maintain its normal open hours (10am to 6pm daily) to the public throughout these events. Anyone visiting Kinstone on at Paint Out day is invited to watch\, interact with\, enjoy and perhaps even purchase the resulting work of the participating artists! Admission for visitors is $5/person. \n\nSo\, What is Plein Air Painting? \nEn Plein Air is a French expression meaning “in the open air” and it describes the practice of artists painting outdoors with the subject directly in view rather than in a studio. Plein air artists work to capture the spirit and essence of a landscape or subject by incorporating natural light\, color and movement into their art. \nFind out more about plein air painting and related events by visiting any of the following websites: \nWisconsin Plein Air Painters Association (WIPAPA) \nOutdoor Painters of Minnesota (OPM) \nPlein Air Painters of America (PAPA) URL:https://www.kinstonecircle.com/events/kinstone-plein-air-paint-out/2021-07-24/ CATEGORIES:Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.kinstonecircle.com/wp-content/uploads/IMG_5057.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210709T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210709T203000 DTSTAMP:20260320T154325Z CREATED:20210110T021741Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260320T154325Z UID:10000341-1625855400-1625862600@www.kinstonecircle.com SUMMARY:July New Moon Women's Circle DESCRIPTION:IMPORTANT:  KEEP AN EYE ON THIS PAGE AND ON THE CORRESPONDING FACEBOOK EVENT PAGE FOR LAST MINUTE UPDATES. If the weather is bad and the group is not too large\, we may meet indoors. THANK YOU! \nKinstone 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. \nDate: Friday\, July 9\, 2021  Time: 6:30pm to 8:30pm  (fyi: actual New Moon is today! July 9!) \n\nJuly Theme: Ancestral Healing: I heal the past\, present\, and future\n\nAstrology: Cancer (a Water sign\, ruled by the Moon) \nKeywords: deep emotions\, empathy\, sensitivity\, intuition\, nurturing\, sentimental\, tender\, caring\, subconscious \n\nThoughts from our Global Sisterhood leaders for this month (modified from provided Global Sisterhood resources): \n“If we carry intergenerational trauma (and we do)\, then we also carry intergenerational wisdom. It’s in our genes and in our DNA.” – Kazu Haga \nOur ancestors are speaking loudly during this potent time on our planet\, calling us into healing on the deepest levels. Pain is arising to be healed in the lineages\, DNA\, and stories of all. Ancestral healing and connection is more important now than ever. As women on the path of healing\, this sacred work may be the most powerful gift we can offer to the world and to the generations to come. \nIt is time for us to rise into fierce love and to declare that the time for blindly perpetuating old patterns is over — within our families and lineages\, as well as in the collective. \nAs the New Moon is in the sign of Cancer\, we will take a moment to receive the gifts of this nurturing sign. Cancer embodies the energies of love\, harmony and sympathy and is gifted with a strong intuition and psychic powers. The New Moon is an opportunity to study old patterns\, ways of being and fundamental beliefs in order to discover new paths to growth. A time to re-set\, refresh and re-new! \nSome questions for contemplation / inspiration for sharing this month: \n\nHow would you describe your relationship with your ancestors?\nWhat patterns do you witness in your family that are also in you\, that you want to bring healing to?\nHow does your ancestry tie into your identity\, and affect how you move through life both personally and socially\nWhat privileges or challenges are related to your maternal and paternal lineages?\nHave you ever felt the presence of your ancestors? If so\, what did it feel like\, or what did it bring up for you?\nSomeday\, most of us will be ancestors. When you think forward to being an ancestor or an elder\, what wisdom would you pass on to future generations?\nWhen you close your eyes and feel\, what wisdom or guidance do you sense that your ancestors would want to give you?\nCreate your own question …\n\nPlace:  Kinstone\, S3439 Cole Bluff Lane\, Fountain City\, Wisconsin 54629 \nCost: Admission to Kinstone ($5/person) Pay in Advance or Bring Cash with you (exact change\, please) \nNO MEAL IS PROVIDED. Feel free to bring your own meal to enjoy picnic style before the circle meeting. \nIMPORTANT: 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. \nWHAT TO BRING:  A chair and/or blanket to sit on outdoors\, sunscreen\, insect repellent\, extra layers of clothing\, your own water bottle\, flashlights or headlamps for dark nights. \n——————————————————————————– \nGENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE Monthly KINSTONE NEW MOON WOMEN’S CIRCLE Meetings \nWomen 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 20 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 Friday after the New Moon (except if it falls on a Saturday or Sunday) through October! (Note: prior to May\, 2021 we met on the actual day of the New Moon each month\, due to a variety of circumstances\, we have changed this to be held on the Friday following the New Moon unless the New Moon is on a Saturday or Sunday\, then we would meet on that Saturday night.) \nIn 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. Come as you are. The cost is included in your admission to Kinstone\, just $5/person. Join us! Please share these events with other women who may be interested. Thank you! \nKinstone 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). When the pandemic is no longer an issue we can meet inside our beautiful education center when the weather is not cooperative. Until then\, we will cancel the event in bad weather. \nFor more information\, please see the following links which are inspirational and instrumental in the organization of our circle: internationalwomensday.com. \n  \n\nUpcoming 2021 Kinstone Women’s Circle Event Dates\, Astrologies and Themes \nPlease 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 week prior to each meeting date. We also create a Facebook event each month that announces the date we will meet\, the theme and more information. Check out our published events on the Kinstone Circle Facebook page. \nSaturday\, August 7 – Leo: Fearlessly Me: I choose to be seen (actual New Moon is August 8) \nFriday\, September 10 – Virgo: The Great Mother: I am her daughter\, Holy and Sovereign (actual New Moon is September 6) \nFriday\, October 8 – Libra: Restoring Balance: I heal the masculine and feminine within (actual New Moon is October 6) \nOn-Your-Own Event: Thursday\, November 4 – Scorpio: Sacred Sexuality: My pleasure\, my power  (If it is super nice weather we might schedule an in-person circle for Friday\, November 5 – keep an eye on this website and our FB page for updates on this.) \nOn-Your-Own Event: Saturday\, December  4 – Sagittarius: The Heroine’s Journey: I’m the one I’ve been waiting for \n\nReminder: There are no in person gatherings for the Kinstone New Moon women’s circles during November\, December\, January\, and February plus any months that weather or pestilence prevent us from gathering in person. We post “On-Your-Own Events” for these months with insights and information you can use to honor the new moon on your own. \nPhoto credit: Kristine Beck URL:https://www.kinstonecircle.com/events/july-2021-new-moon/ CATEGORIES:Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.kinstonecircle.com/wp-content/uploads/IMG_5972.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210612T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210612T160000 DTSTAMP:20210613T185155Z CREATED:20210420T175457Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210613T185155Z UID:10000213-1623488400-1623513600@www.kinstonecircle.com SUMMARY:Kinstone Plein Air Paint Out DESCRIPTION:Artists of every painting medium and every skill level are invited to create plein air works at Kinstone! We have several Plein Air Paint Outs planned throughout this season\, we would love to see you here painting at any and all of them! \nThis is our second season of offering Plein Air events. Do you love painting outdoors? Are you inspired by the beauty of Nature? Do the standing stones and sacred\, intentional spaces of Kinstone intrigue you? Join us! \nKinstone Plein Air Paint Out Schedule 2021 \n\n• May 1     (Spring Open House is May 2)\n• June 12\n• July 24\n• September 4\n• October 2   (Autumn Open House is October 3)\n\n\nTime:  9:00am – 4:00pm   \nCost: $15/artist – this includes the price of admission to Kinstone \nThere is no pre-registration. Upon arrival\, artists should come to the Education Center to register and pay prior to beginning painting. Registration opens at 8:30am. Artists must sign a liability waiver upon Registration. Limited options for food and refreshments (e.g. coffee\, tea\, hot cocoa\, soda\, sparkling water) will be available for artists to purchase throughout the day. \nNote all of these dates are Saturdays; artists participating on any given day may decide to come back and paint on the Sunday following the Paint Out day – that is allowed and encouraged – and would cost only the price of admission to Kinstone ($5) for that second day (except Open House Days when admission to Kinstone is free to all). Our visitors just LOVE to see artists painting all around. \nLocation: Kinstone\, S3439 Cole Bluff Lane\, Fountain City\, WI 54629 \nWhat to bring: \n\nAll your own art supplies\, chair and any other set up you require.\nDress for the weather and wear sturdy walking shoes.\nAn umbrella\, if you wish\, for shade or in case of rain!\nYour own water bottle / travel mug\n\nRAIN OR SHINE: In case of rain there are several shelters artists may opt to work in including inside the Dolmen\, the yurt\, straw-clay cabin\, Dragon’s Keep pavilion\, Chapel of Creation\, the classroom and Porch on the Education Center. \n\nEXHIBIT/SALE OPTION: Participating artists have the option of exhibiting any of their Kinstone-inspired works inside the Kinstone Education Building during our entire open season (May 1 through October 31). Artists will price their own works and Kinstone will keep 30% of each sale. If you are interested in that option\, please contact Kristine Beck via email\, phone or in-person to discuss details. \nKinstone will maintain its normal open hours (10am to 6pm daily) to the public throughout these events. Anyone visiting Kinstone on at Paint Out day is invited to watch\, interact with\, enjoy and perhaps even purchase the resulting work of the participating artists! Admission for visitors is $5/person. \n\nSo\, What is Plein Air Painting? \nEn Plein Air is a French expression meaning “in the open air” and it describes the practice of artists painting outdoors with the subject directly in view rather than in a studio. Plein air artists work to capture the spirit and essence of a landscape or subject by incorporating natural light\, color and movement into their art. \nFind out more about plein air painting and related events by visiting any of the following websites: \nWisconsin Plein Air Painters Association (WIPAPA) \nOutdoor Painters of Minnesota (OPM) \nPlein Air Painters of America (PAPA) URL:https://www.kinstonecircle.com/events/kinstone-plein-air-paint-out/2021-06-12/ CATEGORIES:Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.kinstonecircle.com/wp-content/uploads/IMG_5057.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210611T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210611T203000 DTSTAMP:20260320T160104Z CREATED:20210110T021245Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260320T160104Z UID:10000340-1623436200-1623443400@www.kinstonecircle.com SUMMARY:June New Moon Women's Circle DESCRIPTION:IMPORTANT:  In case of rain we will meet on the Porch of the Education Center (or even inside depending upon the number of women present).  \nHELLO FRIENDS! think about coming EARLY tonight and participating in the Friday Kinections Meditation going on from 5:30-6:30 (a donation based event) – just prior to our circle gathering. It will be a great prelude to our group heart meditation! \n\nNOTE THESE CHANGES THAT STARTED MAY\, 2021: Instead of meeting on the date of the actual new moon\, we will hold our in-person New Moon women’s circles on the Friday following the New Moon (except if the new moon falls on a Saturday or Sunday\, then it will be on that Saturday). We have also modified the start time to 6:30pm (used to be 6pm). Check each event page for the dates\, times and specifics. Also\, instead of being entirely free as they have been in the past\, these gatherings require admission to Kinstone ($5/person) paid in advance online or in person at the events. Thank you for your support in this! \n\n  \nKinstone 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. \nDate: Friday\, June 11\, 2021  Time: 6:30pm to 8:30pm (fyi: actual New Moon is June 10) \n\nJune Theme: Free the Voice: I express my authentic truth\n\nAstrology: Gemini (Air Sign\, ruled by Mercury) \nKeywords: communication\, mental mastery\, trusting your inner wisdom\, changing directions quickly\, curiosity\, open-mindedness \n\nThoughts from our Global Sisterhood leaders for this month (modified from provided Global Sisterhood resources): \nLearning how to speak the truth of our heart with presence and clarity in a nonviolent and graceful way elevates our relationships\, our careers\, and our self-esteem. It helps us tell the people in our lives and the universe what we need and want… and ultimately\, we receive it. \nThere are as many ways to express ourselves as there are stars in the sky\, and women who have walked this earth. Our raw truth and our stories NEED to be heard… and witnessed. Learning to speak our truth will bring a new era for women in the future to express themselves freely. We will not alter our voices to simply to please people or be something that we are not. We will not be silenced or spoken over anymore. Our wisdom will be heard and respected. It’s time to listen to the voice and the truth of the unbridled feminine force. It speaks through every woman\, in every way. May it always be with authenticity and a fierce devotion to truth. It’s time to Free the Voice. \nIt’s time to release the patterns that tie and bind us into an expression that is untrue to the very core of our souls\, to elevate the consciousness of your communication and connection and to ride on the melodies of ancient songs as they speak to you and through you \nIt is time to listen to the voices of all the sisters who have walked this earth. Their wild woman wisdom lives on within you. They urge you to humble your mind so it becomes a student of the voice of the heart\, and follows the heart’s guidance. Allow the divine to move your tongue with clarity and truth. Trust in her precision. You are guided. Your story is needed. Your soul’s most resonant truth yearns to be expressed. It is safe to trust yourself. You are supported on your very own personal journey of healing and freeing the voice. May it be so for every woman. And so it is. \nSome questions for contemplation / inspiration for sharing this month: \n\n\n\nName one situation where you are holding back your truth. What’s your motivation in holding back?\nReal talk. On a scale of 1-10\, how devoted are you to expressing your most authentic self? How would your life change if you chose to take that number up a few notches?\nWhat passions\, creative projects\, songs\, or truths want to be expressed through you? What can you do to weave these avenues of self-expression into your life?\nWhat are you most terrified to say out loud? What have you held inside that upon speaking it\, may FREE you?\nHow would your life be different if you allowed yourself to be more vulnerable with others\, sharing more of your inner truth with them?\nCreate your own question…\n\n\n\nPlace:  Kinstone\, S3439 Cole Bluff Lane\, Fountain City\, Wisconsin 54629 \nCost: Admission to Kinstone ($5/person) Pay in Advance or Bring Cash with you (exact change\, please) \nNO MEAL IS PROVIDED. Feel free to bring your own meal to enjoy picnic style before or after the circle meeting. \nIMPORTANT: Come prepared to share if you want to! 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. \nWHAT TO BRING:  A chair and/or blanket to sit on outdoors\, sunscreen\, insect repellent\, extra layers of clothing\, your own water bottle\, flashlights or headlamps for dark nights. \n——————————————————————————– \nGENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE Monthly KINSTONE NEW MOON WOMEN’S CIRCLE Meetings \nWomen 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 20 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 Friday after the New Moon (except if it falls on a Saturday or Sunday) through October! (Note: prior to May\, 2021 we met on the actual day of the New Moon each month\, due to a variety of circumstances\, we have changed this to be held on the Friday following the New Moon unless the New Moon is on a Saturday or Sunday\, then we would meet on that Saturday night.) \nIn 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. Come as you are. The cost is included in your admission to Kinstone\, just $5/person. Join us! Please share these events with other women who may be interested. Thank you! \nKinstone 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). When the pandemic is no longer an issue we can meet inside our beautiful education center when the weather is not cooperative. Until then\, we will cancel the event in bad weather. \nFor more information\, please see the following links which are inspirational and instrumental in the organization of our circle: internationalwomensday.com. \n  \n\nUpcoming 2021 Kinstone Women’s Circle Event Dates\, Astrologies and Themes \nPlease 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 week prior to each meeting date. We also create a Facebook event each month that announces the date we will meet\, the theme and more information. Check out our published events on the Kinstone Circle Facebook page. \nFriday\, July 9 – Cancer:  Ancestral Healing: I heal the past\, present\, and future (actual New Moon is July 9) \nSaturday\, August 7 – Leo: Fearlessly Me: I choose to be seen (actual New Moon is August 8) \nFriday\, September 10 – Virgo: The Great Mother: I am her daughter\, Holy and Sovereign (actual New Moon is September 6) \nFriday\, October 8 – Libra: Restoring Balance: I heal the masculine and feminine within (actual New Moon is October 6) \nOn-Your-Own Event: Thursday\, November 4 – Scorpio: Sacred Sexuality: My pleasure\, my power  (If it is super nice weather we might schedule an in-person circle for Friday\, November 5 – keep an eye on this website and our FB page for updates on this.) \nOn-Your-Own Event: Saturday\, December  4 – Sagittarius: The Heroine’s Journey: I’m the one I’ve been waiting for \n\nReminder: There are no in person gatherings for the Kinstone New Moon women’s circles during November\, December\, January\, and February plus any months that weather or pestilence prevent us from gathering in person. We post “On-Your-Own Events” for these months with insights and information you can use to honor the new moon on your own. \nPhoto credit: Kristine Beck URL:https://www.kinstonecircle.com/events/june-2021-new-moon/ CATEGORIES:Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.kinstonecircle.com/wp-content/uploads/IMG_5931.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210605T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210605T180000 DTSTAMP:20260320T155415Z CREATED:20210423T005522Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260320T155415Z UID:10000217-1622883600-1622916000@www.kinstonecircle.com SUMMARY:Beginner's Eye: A Contemplative Photography Experience DESCRIPTION:SPECIAL NOTE Regarding COVID: We are planning to run this mostly outdoor course with a limited class size to allow for proper social distancing and personal space both indoors and out. The land is lush and lovely\, the stones are standing in a sea of green – just waiting for you to come see it anew with your eyes and camera lens! Bring your own lunch and snacks!\nExplore how the lens of a camera can allow us to see things in ways that we may have otherwise missed.\nJoin Thomas Roberts for this fun\, contemplative/meditation experience that utilizes photography to slow us down and enable us to see our world in novel and original ways. Beginner’s Eye allows us to uncover shape\, color\, texture and beauty that are normally hidden from view. No photographic experience necessary!! \nBeginner’s Eye is based on the Zen notion of  “beginner’s mind” – that open and spacious place when we are completely receptive\, fearless\, totally present and connected to the wonder of each moment. This practice offers a pure\, clear\, seeing where everything is fresh and new. \nCultivating Beginner’s Eye deepens our connection with our true selves and the world around us. You do not need to be a photographer in order to practice contemplative photography. Contemplative photography is not a type of photography as is\, for example\, landscape or macro photography. It is not about having the right lens or the best camera\, or following guidelines about composition and light\, but rather\, it is about the interaction of our inner being with the object in the viewfinder. Using the camera as an extension of our inner vision\, contemplative photography focuses our attention and holds our awareness\, making it a mindful act and a way to nourish within us the integral practice of abiding mindfulness. \nThe open\, sacred landscape and intentional spaces at Kinstone make it a perfect place for a day of focused attention on awareness and vision. It is not about what you see; rather how you see it. Practicing seeing with a “beginner’s eye” will help you notice things in the world as if seeing them for the first time. This experience can be profoundly life changing. \nPre-registration is required\, as space is limited. The workshop is expected to fill. \nDate: Saturday\, June 5\, 2021 \nTime: 9:00am to 6:00pm (Plan to arrive at least 10 minutes early!) \nCost:    $65 EARLY BIRD – must register by May 15;  $75 after May 15  :  No refunds. \nAdmission fee includes instruction and slideshow of final photography selections. \n  \nLimited attendance! Sign up early to reserve your spot. No refunds. \nAdditional details: This course will be held Rain or Shine. Dress for the weather and wear sturdy walking shoes. \nDescription: \nThe morning is a time of learning through an introduction\, meditation\, and initial practice time. The afternoon begins with time outside creating photographs. Mid-afternoon we will settle down with the images we gathered and work on writing our own Haiku poetry to complement one or more of our photos. While the instructor prepares a slideshow of selected photos and Haiku from each participant\, the participants will have free time to walk about Kinstone. We gather again to enjoy the final slideshow featuring everyone’s work and wrap up with discussion and sharing. \nGeneral Schedule \n– What is Beginner’s Eye and what does photography have to do with it\n– Slideshow of examples of Beginner’s Eye photography\n– Meditations on seeing with clarity: Letting go of fears\, judgments\, expectations\n– The world through the viewfinder: Practice how to see\n– Haiku: simple\, short form poetry; word-play inspired by images\n– Lunch break (BRING YOUR OWN LUNCH)\n– Heading out with our camera to see with clear eyes and mind\n– Return: Time to contemplate our photographs and compose haikus\n– Choose 1 or more photographs and accompanying Haikus for the group slideshow\n– Walk about Kinstone while the slideshow is prepared\n– Slideshow!\n– Discussion and Closure \nNote: This is a contemplative retreat day in which you bring along a camera (even a cell phone camera is fine!) and take photos of what you see. To be clear\, this is not a photography workshop\, i.e.\, no photographic techniques will be taught. No photographic experience is necessary; however\, if you have photographic experience you may find the practice of Beginner’s Eye enhances your work and your new awareness may manifest itself in your photographs.​​ \nWhat to bring: \n\nA willingness to be open and creative\nA digital camera; if you have an DSLR\, bring only one lens\, and yes\, point-and-shoot cameras and even cell phone cameras are perfectly acceptable (NOTE: if your camera or phone has a data transfer cable\, please bring it along as it can be helpful to get your photos transferred to a designated computer for the final slide show.)\nBring a thumb drive to easily transfer the final slideshow if you wish to have a copy to take home.\nDress for the weather and wear sturdy walking shoes\nA blanket or pillow to sit on\, if you wish\, for your comfort; chairs will be available to all\nYour own lunch and snacks \nYour own water bottle / travel mug. Note: water\, coffee and tea will be provided; and we encourage you to bring your own water bottle/travel mug to drink from. This is a sustainable practice we promote for all events at Kinstone. If you forget yours\, don’t worry\, we’ve got you covered!\n\nAbout your instructor: Thomas Roberts \nThomas (“Tom”) Roberts has nearly 50 years of experience as a licensed clinical psychotherapist. He has been an adjunct professor at Viterbo University in La Crosse\, WI and St. Cloud State University in St. Cloud\, MN\, where he has taught mind-body healing\, integrative medicine and other mindfulness related topics. He has been a practicing Zen Buddhist for nearly 50 years. In 1992 he received lay Buddhist vows from Thich Nhat Hanh. Based in La Crosse\, Wisconsin\, Tom offers contemplative and meditation retreats and workshops at centers locally and throughout the United States. He is the author of The Mindfulness Workbook: A guide to overcoming fear and embracing compassion (New Harbinger Press\, 2009). \nFor the past 4 decades\, Tom has used a camera to hone his ability to see the beauty of our world. He has become\, in his words\, an “advanced amateur photographer” and has learned to portray the wonder of the ordinary in ways that become extraordinary through photographs. Further\, he has practiced writing haiku\, a short form of Japanese poetry based on simple\, yet often profound\, observations of the everyday world\, to go with his photos. \nHis “Beginners Eye” approach draws on his personal experience of contemplative photography as a spiritual practice  and the innate wonder of the world to help us develop our capacity of seeing and reconnecting with our true selves and our own intimate relationship to the world in which we live. \n  \nRefund Policy:  There are no refunds. If you sign up and then determine you cannot attend; you may offer your spot to another individual if you wish. URL:https://www.kinstonecircle.com/events/beginners-eye-2021/ LOCATION:Kinstone\, S3439 Cole Bluff Ln\, Fountain City\, WI\, 54629 CATEGORIES:Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.kinstonecircle.com/wp-content/uploads/IMG_4934-1.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Kinstone":MAILTO:info@kinstonecircle.com GEO:44.0909707;-91.6295059 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Kinstone S3439 Cole Bluff Ln Fountain City WI 54629;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=S3439 Cole Bluff Ln:geo:-91.6295059,44.0909707 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210502T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210502T170000 DTSTAMP:20210422T200510Z CREATED:20210110T042444Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210422T200510Z UID:10000348-1619956800-1619974800@www.kinstonecircle.com SUMMARY:Kin-Day Family Day - Annual Spring Open House DESCRIPTION:It’s Spring and we welcome you once again to Kin-Day – our Annual Spring Open House event!  \nJoin us for this FREE Event as we celebrate Kinstone’s opening weekend. Bring the family\, immerse yourself in the beauty of Kinstone. Enjoy Kinstone-inspired art\, live music by Patina\, kids painting and story time\, a raptor demonstration\, bagpiper in the stone circle\, group labyrinth walk\, and homemade pie and cookies. No registration is required. Just come on over and enjoy!  \nBe sure to visit the Education Center to see our 2021 Plein Air Art Exhibit & Sale featuring the artwork of regional artists. The Kinstone Store will also be open. We are excited to show you our new t-shirts (dragon! labyrinth!) and magnets. Take home a new piece of art\, notecards with gorgeous Kinstone photos\, and other great offerings from our Store. \nRefreshments will be available for purchase on the Porch of the Education Center all afternoon. \nWe will be mostly outdoors where we can maintain proper social distance from one another. Bring/wear a mask if you wish. Masks are required to enter the Education Center and there will be limited access to allow folks to enter in a manner that allows for social distancing. \nThis event will be held RAIN OR SHINE. Dress for the weather and wear good walking shoes. It is always breezy up here on the ridge. Bring an umbrella\, raincoat\, hat\, scarf\, and even gloves\, etc\, if it turns out to be chilly or wet! Questions? CONTACT US. \nGeneral Schedule for the day (subject to change!): \n\n12:00 – 5:00 Art Exhibit and Sale – Kinstone-Inspired Artworks\n12:00 – 3:00 Live Music by PATINA\n12:00 ……….  Stone Painting / Art Activity for Kids\n12:45 ……….. Story Time for Kids\n1:15 …………. Q&A with Kristine in the Stone Circle \n2:00 ……….. Raptor Demonstration – Live Birds of Prey\n3:15 ………… Bagpipes in the Stone Circle\n4:00 ……….. Group Labyrinth Walk\nTHANK YOU FOR COMING!\n\nNOTE: Pets are not allowed at Kinstone during events. Please leave your pets at home. Thank you for your understanding! \nSave the Date! JOIN US FOR OUR 9th Annual Autumn Open House on Sunday\, October 3\, 2021! \nPhoto credit: Kristine Beck URL:https://www.kinstonecircle.com/events/kin-day-2021/ LOCATION:Kinstone\, S3439 Cole Bluff Ln\, Fountain City\, WI\, 54629 CATEGORIES:Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.kinstonecircle.com/wp-content/uploads/DSC_4878.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Kinstone":MAILTO:info@kinstonecircle.com GEO:44.0909707;-91.6295059 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Kinstone S3439 Cole Bluff Ln Fountain City WI 54629;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=S3439 Cole Bluff Ln:geo:-91.6295059,44.0909707 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210501T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210501T160000 DTSTAMP:20210613T185155Z CREATED:20210420T175457Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210613T185155Z UID:10000212-1619859600-1619884800@www.kinstonecircle.com SUMMARY:Kinstone Plein Air Paint Out DESCRIPTION:Artists of every painting medium and every skill level are invited to create plein air works at Kinstone! We have several Plein Air Paint Outs planned throughout this season\, we would love to see you here painting at any and all of them! \nThis is our second season of offering Plein Air events. Do you love painting outdoors? Are you inspired by the beauty of Nature? Do the standing stones and sacred\, intentional spaces of Kinstone intrigue you? Join us! \nKinstone Plein Air Paint Out Schedule 2021 \n\n• May 1     (Spring Open House is May 2)\n• June 12\n• July 24\n• September 4\n• October 2   (Autumn Open House is October 3)\n\n\nTime:  9:00am – 4:00pm   \nCost: $15/artist – this includes the price of admission to Kinstone \nThere is no pre-registration. Upon arrival\, artists should come to the Education Center to register and pay prior to beginning painting. Registration opens at 8:30am. Artists must sign a liability waiver upon Registration. Limited options for food and refreshments (e.g. coffee\, tea\, hot cocoa\, soda\, sparkling water) will be available for artists to purchase throughout the day. \nNote all of these dates are Saturdays; artists participating on any given day may decide to come back and paint on the Sunday following the Paint Out day – that is allowed and encouraged – and would cost only the price of admission to Kinstone ($5) for that second day (except Open House Days when admission to Kinstone is free to all). Our visitors just LOVE to see artists painting all around. \nLocation: Kinstone\, S3439 Cole Bluff Lane\, Fountain City\, WI 54629 \nWhat to bring: \n\nAll your own art supplies\, chair and any other set up you require.\nDress for the weather and wear sturdy walking shoes.\nAn umbrella\, if you wish\, for shade or in case of rain!\nYour own water bottle / travel mug\n\nRAIN OR SHINE: In case of rain there are several shelters artists may opt to work in including inside the Dolmen\, the yurt\, straw-clay cabin\, Dragon’s Keep pavilion\, Chapel of Creation\, the classroom and Porch on the Education Center. \n\nEXHIBIT/SALE OPTION: Participating artists have the option of exhibiting any of their Kinstone-inspired works inside the Kinstone Education Building during our entire open season (May 1 through October 31). Artists will price their own works and Kinstone will keep 30% of each sale. If you are interested in that option\, please contact Kristine Beck via email\, phone or in-person to discuss details. \nKinstone will maintain its normal open hours (10am to 6pm daily) to the public throughout these events. Anyone visiting Kinstone on at Paint Out day is invited to watch\, interact with\, enjoy and perhaps even purchase the resulting work of the participating artists! Admission for visitors is $5/person. \n\nSo\, What is Plein Air Painting? \nEn Plein Air is a French expression meaning “in the open air” and it describes the practice of artists painting outdoors with the subject directly in view rather than in a studio. Plein air artists work to capture the spirit and essence of a landscape or subject by incorporating natural light\, color and movement into their art. \nFind out more about plein air painting and related events by visiting any of the following websites: \nWisconsin Plein Air Painters Association (WIPAPA) \nOutdoor Painters of Minnesota (OPM) \nPlein Air Painters of America (PAPA) URL:https://www.kinstonecircle.com/events/kinstone-plein-air-paint-out/2021-05-01/ CATEGORIES:Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.kinstonecircle.com/wp-content/uploads/IMG_5057.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210411T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210411T200000 DTSTAMP:20210410T191455Z CREATED:20210110T002449Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210410T191455Z UID:10000204-1618164000-1618171200@www.kinstonecircle.com SUMMARY:ON-YOUR-OWN EVENT! April New Moon REFLECTIONS DESCRIPTION:IMPORTANT: This is NOT an actual event and will not be held at any designated place and time. Please do not come to Kinstone for this event.\n\n\n \n\n\nTHIS IS a PLACEHOLDER FOR YOU for the April New Moon – please use the theme and information below to help you celebrate and  honor the new moon from your own place\, on your own time\, and in your own way this month!  (Note: we discontinued the use of the word “virtual” as that was misleading to some people.)\n\n\nApril Theme: Fierce Love: I stand in my power with clear boundaries \nAstrology: Aries \nKeywords: Devoted\, dreamy\, psychic\, emotional\, imaginative\, feeling\, tender\, mystical\, kind\, altruistic \n\nThoughts from our Global Sisterhood leaders for this month (modified from provided Global Sisterhood resources): \nNot only are we seeing a global rise in social justice movements\, gender equality\, and climate change advocacy\, collectively we are experiencing a rise in awareness and remembrance of our interconnectedness with earth and each other.  All over the world\, we are observing the systems that are not serving the greater good\, and we are taking responsibility for the ways we uphold these systems through our beliefs\, actions\, or inactions. \nBut\, what is it that is provoking that awareness? FIERCE LOVE. Mother Earth\, is speaking. Collectively\, we are learning to stand for our truth\, speak our needs\, and not back down even if that means people are uncomfortable or upset by us. \nThis work begins inward\, on the personal level. As within\, so without. This theme is about getting honest about where you are not speaking or honoring needs met and therefore living in disconnection from your truth and from source. It’s about where you might even be lying to yourself to please or keep an air of harmony. \n\nIs there a conversation you need to have?\nIs there a scary ask you need to make?\nWhere can you honor your needs so you can be more energetically resourced and give from the overflow?\n\nBoundaries are strongly related to honesty and the ever-going\, ever-changing process of learning to truly love ourselves. In this theme\, we are called to the power of love within us. The fierce love demonstrated by the sign of Aries asks us how we can rise to protect ourselves\, our families\, and our Earth. It shows us that to stand in our power and to claim our boundaries is not an act of rebellion\, it’s an act of reverence.  \nThis theme will help us explore how we can grow into a sacred protectress of truth\, love\, harmony\, and justice. This journey begins in our own hearts\, trickles into our relationships\, and then impacts the world at large. This is about power with\, and not power over. No one has power over you\, you are the creator of your reality. \nThoughts about the Aries Astrological Forecast \nAs the first sign in the zodiac\, the presence of Aries always marks the spark of new beginnings. With its raw primal fire\, the sign of Aries holds the energy of leadership\, directness\, power\, clarity\, and at times it can be turbulent and combative. When this combative force is in balance with the purity of heart\, it can act as a fiercely loving eradicator of negative karma and cycles. \nThe Aries energy shakes to awaken. It’s fire is akin to using a blow torch to illuminate ways of being that are no longer serving our Truth. This fire will also help illuminate a way forward and push you to start a new way of being that if practiced will likely remain for years due to the helpful hand of Saturn in Aquarius. This moon is inviting you to take a fierce inventory of where you are allowing others to dominate\, where you are leaking energy\, and where you are ready to draw lines in the sand. This sign may tempt you to want to place blame on others\, but it is always about radical self-responsibility. You are the owner of your response. You have the right to choose your boundaries and it is your responsibility to verbalize them. \nYou may want to examine where you are holding on to the fear of rejection\, being disliked\, or abandoned. You can use the rituals in this document to help you explore where this might be coming from\, and the old stories of where it comes from. You will have an ability to harness the energy of Chiron plus the raw power of the Aries new moon to heal some old wounds and enter into a new cycle. Use this window wisely! \nFear cannot stand in your way during this fiery new moon\, remember who owns your power\, YOU. When you do this it will allow this energy to become a much-needed reclamation of your fullness! Fierce boundaries will be necessary so you can create your alchemical container for transformation as you reclaim your worth. \nReflections and Suggestions \nBelow are 6 easy ways to fortify your energetic field and boundaries: \n\nOnly dive into the news or media when you are grounded\, clear\, and emotionally stable. Do not retrigger yourself over and over again.\nSpend time outside every day. Yes\, go for a walk without your phone in hand. Spend time in nature and breathe her energy into your energetic body. Let her replenish you.\nSpend time caring for your inner world. Meditate\, journal\, pray and do breathwork.\nRelease: Shake it out\, babe. Move your body through dance\, make crazy noises\, scream or sing. You do not have to be put together all the time. In fact\, trying to be will make you feel anxious and unsettled on the inside which will make you more energetically sensitive to emotional lows.\nImagine your light globe and plug up leaky energy. You have an energetic body around you. Close your eyes and use your senses and inner vision to feel and see the light globe around you. Imagine fortifying it with more light from the love of your heart or from the heart of the universe. Breathe into the edges of your auric field and feel yourself expand.\nSpend time feeling. Don’t avoid your feelings by distracting yourself. Create a safe space yourself by laying your hands on your womb and heart and breathing with what you feel.\n\nDiscussion Questions: \n\nWhat is an example of Fierce Love? Perhaps you have witnessed it in nature\, a guru\, teacher\, or your mother or grandmother?\nWhen you think of the word “power” — what do you think of?\nWhat fear comes up for you when you think about setting a boundary with someone in your life?\nWhere are you leaking your energy in comparison\, and what boundary can you set for yourself to stop that habit?\nDescribe a situation where you need to set clear boundaries or speak your truth. How would you feel if you did this?\nIn what situations do you feel shame\, or like you need to hide yourself to make yourself smaller? What is one action step to remedy this?\nWhat practices in your life most empower you? (Examples: a spiritual practice\, exercise\, self care\, sister time\, meditation)\nHow would owning your worth and creating clear boundaries impact your career\, internal self-talk\, and relationships?\n\nVisualizations to add into the Heart Meditation for this New Moon:  \n\nEnvision every person on this planet awakening to the truth of their infinite worth.\nImagine every person knowing that they are worthy of being here\, of being happy\, of being fulfilled\, of being abundant\, and of being loved.\nSense the impact of every man\, woman\, and child knowing that their unique essence is important here\, and that they BELONG.\nEnvision every person on this planet awakening to the truth of their divine eternal nature; blame and egoic battles naturally dissolving as we step into our true power.\nEnvision in your life and community\, all women claiming their authentic power\, by recognizing their worth\, setting appropriate boundaries\, speaking their truth\, and courageously taking initiative for bold change.\nFeel and see yourself as a sacred protectress. Feel your loving fierceness\, worthiness\, and commitment to giving yourself what you need to thrive\, as you stand with passionate confidence on behalf of all women of the world.\nEnvision and feel us becoming powerful with each other\, through clear boundaries\, self-responsibility\, and claiming needs\, a gift to ourselves\, families\, and world.\n\nCLOSING: \n“To rise is to awaken\nTo the love that dwells within\nThis love is the key to the mental cage\nThat kept your power locked away\nThis love is the key to freedom\nBut to use this key you must be fierce\nIt’s time to stand in your power\nDespite all your many fears\nGo ahead now\, sister\, and boldly state your worth\nWith gratitude demand\nAll that you deserve\nFor yourself and for you family\nFor your neighbor and your friend\nFor the one who doesn’t look or act like you\nAnd for the ones still locked within.”\n-Lauren Elizabeth Walsh \n\nUpcoming 2021 Kinstone Women’s Circle Event Dates\, Astrologies and Themes: \nTuesday\, May 11 – Taurus: Empowered Beauty: My body\, my rules \nThursday\, June 10 – Gemini: Free the Voice: I speak and share my truth \nFriday\, July 9 – Cancer:  Ancestral Healing: I heal the past\, present\, and future \nSunday\, August 8 – Leo: Fearlessly Me: I choose to be seen \nMonday\, September 6 (Labor Day) – Virgo: The Great Mother: I am her daughter\, Holy and Sovereign \nWednesday\, October 6 – Libra: Restoring Balance: I heal the masculine and feminine within \nVirtual Event: Thursday\, November 4 – Scorpio: Sacred Sexuality: My pleasure\, my power \nVirtual Event: Saturday\, December  4 – Sagittarius: The Heroine’s Journey: I’m the one I’ve been waiting for \n  \nReminder: There are no in person gatherings for the Kinstone New Moon women’s circles during November\, December\, January\, and February plus any months that weather or pestilence prevent us from gathering in person. We post “Virtual Events” for these months with insights and information you can use to honor the new moon on your own. \nPhoto credit: Kristine Beck URL:https://www.kinstonecircle.com/events/april-2021-new-moon/ CATEGORIES:Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.kinstonecircle.com/wp-content/uploads/20170503_083057.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210320T063000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210320T080000 DTSTAMP:20260320T161554Z CREATED:20210113T021718Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260320T161554Z UID:10000207-1616221800-1616227200@www.kinstonecircle.com SUMMARY:First Sunrise of Spring - Vernal Equinox Sunrise Observance DESCRIPTION:Spring Equinox Morning Observance\nWatch the Sunrise Alignment Enlighten the Heart Stone \nIMPORTANT: This event will be held as scheduled so as long as the weather is good and there are no further mandates regarding COVID-19. We will be outdoors and avoid standing close together\, and we will stand and watch the sunrise! If the weather is bad\, we will cancel – watch for final updates on the day of the event. The Education Center will NOT be open during this event and there will be no available restroom facilities or place to get warm. Come prepared! \nWe will welcome the first sunrise of Spring together as we watch the Vernal Equinox sunrise alignment here at Kinstone. \nVernal (Spring) Equinox is an astronomically significant solar event. It occurs when the sun is midpoint in its journey from Winter Solstice to Summer Solstice. The sun appears to rise at due east and set at due west. It is traditionally seen as a time of balance. The light of day and the dark of night are equal. It is a harbinger of spring; a time for new beginnings\, growth\, and seeking the joy of the light. \nTRADITIONAL INFO: The Celtic Wheel of the Year and other pagan traditions call this day “Ostara”. Ostara originates from celebrations dedicated to the German goddess Eostre. This is considered to be a precursor to the Christian celebration of Easter. The beginning of spring\, Vernal Equinox / Ostara is a good time to plant seeds – both literally and figuratively. This is also good time to begin acting on the intentions you set during Winter Solstice (Yule\, Dec 2o-22) and St. Brigid’s Day (Imbolc\, Feb 1). The seeds you plant at Vernal Equinox/Ostara will be ready for harvest during the warmer months and the sacred days of  May Day (Beltane\, May 1-5)\, Summer Solstice (Litha\, June 20-22) and  celebrations of the first harvest (Lughnasadh\, August 1). \nAt Kinstone we have a unique alignment visible only at Equinox at sunrise. Stand with us in The Three Witnesses sculpture as the sun aligns through the Equinox Window and highlights the Heart Stone. Come and see! \nCOST: admission to Kinstone ($5/person) (pay in advance online OR place your cash admission in the Blue Payment Box attached to the Information Sign Board near the parking areas); No Registration Required \nDate: Saturday\, March 20   Time: 6:30am \nActual sunrise is expected at 7:14am for our location. However\, with the topography specific to Kinstone\, the time we witness it may be just a bit later! Come at 6:30 to enjoy the predawn horizons and our brief program before the sun rises! \n\n\n This will be a quiet\, meditative event with a short opening rite and reading to welcome Spring. After the reading\, if the sun is visible\, participants may wish to watch the alignment through the Equinox Window\, see the heart highlighted in the center stone Witness\, sit in the light of the sun\, take photos\, and greet the sunrise. \nDress for the weather and wear appropriate footwear\, jackets\, scarves\, hats and gloves! Bring a camp chair or blanket to sit on\, for your comfort\, if you wish. Be prepared for it to be breezy and cool up here on the ridge! (Most people underestimate the wind and cold.) \nThis event is outdoors and will be held only in good weather. In light of COVID-19\, for everyone’s health and safety\, we will NOT gather indoors for any portion of this program and no indoor social time will be offered. If it is raining or overcast\, this event will be cancelled.  \nCancellations will be posted ONLY on THIS event page and on the corresponding Facebook event page at least one (1) hour before the scheduled start time for this event. \n\nHAPPY SPRING! \nInteresting fact: The exact time of the astronomical Vernal Equinox is Saturday\, March 20\, 2021\, at 4:37am CDT.  \nPhoto credit: Kristine Beck URL:https://www.kinstonecircle.com/events/fivernal-equinox-sunrise-observance/ LOCATION:Kinstone\, S3439 Cole Bluff Ln\, Fountain City\, WI\, 54629 CATEGORIES:Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.kinstonecircle.com/wp-content/uploads/IMG_9464-scaled.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Kinstone":MAILTO:info@kinstonecircle.com GEO:44.0909707;-91.6295059 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Kinstone S3439 Cole Bluff Ln Fountain City WI 54629;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=S3439 Cole Bluff Ln:geo:-91.6295059,44.0909707 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210319T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210319T193000 DTSTAMP:20260320T161553Z CREATED:20210113T014614Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260320T161553Z UID:10000206-1616178600-1616182200@www.kinstonecircle.com SUMMARY:Last Sunset of Winter - Vernal Equinox Sunset Observance DESCRIPTION:Spring Equinox Evening Observance\nWatch the Sunset Alignment and Try to Catch the Sun! \nIMPORTANT: This event will be held as scheduled so as long as the weather is good and there are no further mandates regarding COVID-19. We will be outdoors and avoid standing close together\, and we will stand and watch the sunset! If the weather is bad\, we will cancel – watch for final updates on the day of the event. The Education Center will be open during this event for up to 10 people at a time to those wearing a mask. Come prepared! \nWe will say farewell to Winter as we watch its last sunset together the evening before the actual celestial equinox event. Join us to celebrate the warming of the Earth and the long awaited time for putting out new growth from the long winter’s root work that has been underway. \nSpring (Vernal) Equinox is an astronomically significant solar event. It occurs when the sun is midpoint in its journey from Winter Solstice to Summer Solstice. The sun appears to rise at due east and set at due west. It is traditionally seen as a time of balance. The light of day and the dark of night are equal. It is a harbinger of spring; a time for new beginnings\, growth\, and seeking the joy of the light. \nAt Kinstone we have a unique alignment visible only at Equinox at sunset. Stand with us and the Enlightenment Stones (Atlas and Lancelot) as the sun aligns to shine through the perforations in Lancelot and cast a line of bright points of light onto Atlas. Come and see! \nCOST: admission to Kinstone ($5/person) (pay in advance online OR place your cash admission in the Blue Payment Box attached to the Information Sign Board near the parking areas); No Registration Required \nDate: Friday\, March 19   Time: 6:30pm – 7:30pm \nActual sunset is expected at 7:23pm for our location. However\, with the topography specific to Kinstone\, the time we witness it is always just a bit earlier than expected! Come at 6:30 and enjoy the last light of winter before the sun sets! \n\n\nThis will be a quiet\, meditative event with a short opening rite and reading to send Winter off with a flourish. Given fair weather and clear skies as the sun sets in the West\, we will witness the light as it passes through the “Wise One” (Lancelot) and enlightens the “World” (Atlas). If the sunlight is strong enough and unobstructed by clouds on the horizon\, we will see a line of polka-dots on Atlas and a select few folks may be able to “catch the sun” as it aligns with the perforations in Lancelot. We will begin watching for opportunities to Catch the Sun immediately after our readings. If the sun is visible\, participants may wish to try to “catch the sun”\, take photos\, and watch the sun go down as we say farewell to Winter. \nDress for the weather and wear appropriate footwear\, jackets\, scarves\, hats and gloves! Bring a camp chair or blanket to sit on\, for your comfort\, if you wish. Be prepared for it to be breezy and cool up here on the ridge! (Most people underestimate the wind and cold.) \nThis event is outdoors and will be held only in good weather. In light of COVID-19\, for everyone’s health and safety\, we will NOT gather indoors for any portion of this program and no indoor social time will be offered. If it is raining or overcast\, this event will be cancelled. Cancellations will be posted ONLY on THIS event page and on the corresponding Facebook event page at least one (1) hour before the scheduled start time for this event. \n\nIMPORTANT: If you wish to ensure your chance to “catch the sun”\, please Contact Us to sign up by sending an email stating “I want to catch the sun” and include your full name and email address with the subject “Catch the sun”. During this event\, guests who have signed up will be invited\, in order of sign-up time\, to catch the sun as and if weather and sunlight conditions permit. As many as we can get through will be given a chance to be photographed with their hands catching the sun – bring a friend who can be your photographer! \n\nHAPPY SPRING! \nInteresting fact: The exact time of the astronomical Vernal Equinox is Saturday\, March 20\, 2021\, at 4:37am CDT.  \nPhoto credit: Kristine Beck URL:https://www.kinstonecircle.com/events/2021-spring-equinox-sunset-observance/ LOCATION:Kinstone\, S3439 Cole Bluff Ln\, Fountain City\, WI\, 54629 CATEGORIES:Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.kinstonecircle.com/wp-content/uploads/IMG_0836-scaled.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Kinstone":MAILTO:info@kinstonecircle.com GEO:44.0909707;-91.6295059 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Kinstone S3439 Cole Bluff Ln Fountain City WI 54629;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=S3439 Cole Bluff Ln:geo:-91.6295059,44.0909707 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210313T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210313T200000 DTSTAMP:20210309T203256Z CREATED:20210109T214934Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210309T203256Z UID:10000203-1615658400-1615665600@www.kinstonecircle.com SUMMARY:VIRTUAL EVENT! March New Moon REFLECTIONS DESCRIPTION: THIS IS A VIRTUAL EVENT\, a PLACEHOLDER FOR YOU for the March New Moon – please use the theme and information below to help you celebrate and  honor the new moon from your own place\, on your own time\, and in your own way this month! Please do not come to Kinstone for this virtual event.\n\n\nMarch Theme: Feminine Intelligence: I trust my intuitive wisdom \nAstrology: Pisces \nKeywords: Devoted\, dreamy\, psychic\, emotional\, imaginative\, feeling\, tender\, mystical\, kind\, altruistic \n\nThoughts from our Global Sisterhood leaders for this month (modified from provided Global Sisterhood resources): \nHumanity is now awakening to the necessary balance that the life-giving feminine force brings. It is becoming known more and more in the hearts of all humanity that Feminine Intelligence is necessary for global healing and our very survival. Unsustainable systems based on an over-exaltation of the masculine are being humbled and giving way to a movement that honors the earth\, the feminine\, and all life. We are now experiencing a revival of Feminine Intelligence. \nWe are living in a powerful time where each one of us has the opportunity to support our cultural paradigm shift. Dominant masculine strengths must be brought into balance with the feminine strengths to restore wholeness and integrity to our internal and external systems. For too long we have valued the material\, logical and quantitative over the more subtle\, but very powerful unseen life energies. It’s time to enter a dimension of perception through gifts that are more commonly found in women but live within all. Such feminine strengths include compassion\, listening\, intuition\, equanimity\, and emotional wisdom. Through honoring our intuition and feminine gifts\, we rise as empowered healers\, teachers\, leaders\, and way-showers. \nThoughts about the Pisces Astrological Forecast \nWith the transition from Aquarius to Pisces season\, a significant amount of energy moves from our minds to our hearts. As we enter a world of unexplainable feelings and sensations\, we are invited to connect to the collective emotional state and needs. \nWhile Aquarius correlates to the circulation of fluids and the electrical charges in our body\, Pisces rules the realms of dreams and sleeps. Pisces has been associated with the pineal gland\, considered the seat of intuition and psychic abilities in several spiritual and esoteric traditions. \nNow is a time to connect with the Feminine Intelligence within you\, and choosing to allow your body’s wisdom\, and life’s guidance\, to unfold. Compassion\, empathy\, and cooperation are supported and highlighted by this new moon — and it is a powerful time to let go of any doubt you have in your intuition or emotions. The energy of Pisces holds within it incredible feminine wisdom\, so this time is also ideal to cultivate your spiritual connection. \nDiscussion Questions: \n\nThink of a situation in your life when your intuition was right on. Did you follow it? Did you go against it? What happened?\nHow would the world be different if our leaders chose to follow their hearts and listen to Feminine Intelligence when making decisions?\nHave you ever experienced a gut feeling\, known you feel the presence of a higher truth\, or felt the presence of guides or angels? What are the sensations you get when you KNOW something is right? What about when you know something is wrong?\nIn the last few months\, have you been listening to your intuitive feelings and your emotions? Have you been prioritizing Masculine Intelligence over Feminine Intelligence?\nClose your eyes for a moment. What does your intuition have to tell you right now?\n\nVisualizations to add into the Heart Meditation for this New Moon:  \n\nEnvision each girl being raised with a profound connection to the power of her emotions\, her intuition\, and her unique wisdom.\nImagine the deep sense of confidence that arises from trusting in your intuitive wisdom\, emotional depths\, and divine connection.\nSee your heart as a lantern\, illuminating each step\, as you follow an invisible path\, guided and protected by this unwavering internal light.\nFeel how powerful it is to rest in your inner-knowing\, no matter what the world thinks or says. You are at peace with yourself in the eye of the storm; in your feminine power.\nEnvision that everything in your life that feels heavy\, hard or difficult is shifting form through your intention to trust your intuition and the wisdom of your heart\, body\, and soul.\nKnowing you have this capacity\, feel yourself gracefully stepping into leadership — in your family\, community\, work\, or wherever feels most natural — and allowing your Feminine Intelligence and intuitive wisdom to fill your heart with trust\, ease\, courage\, and grace.\nRest deeper into your center\, trusting that you are a natural leader\, being guided by intuition you easily overcome obstacles\, support your loved ones from a nourished place\, and fulfill your mission with joy and pleasure.\nEnvision yourself and every woman in your community floating down the river of life with complete trust\, connected to the wisdom and guidance of yourself\, your body\, and the intelligence of life itself.\nSee every girl and every woman on this planet remembering her body’s wisdom and guidance\, and trusting in herself so much that she takes each step on her path with confidence.\nEnvision a shift in global culture where all forms of Feminine Intelligence are deeply honored\, respected\, and listened to.\n\nNext Steps \n\nChoose a current issue or aspect of your life that you want to receive guidance on from your intuition. Set up a sacred space and breathe deeply with intention. Free-write a message from your intuition to yourself\, and see what messages appear. Make changes accordingly.\nTake time to feel into any sensations of pain or energetic blockages in your body\, and ask yourself what emotions these sensations are connected to. Allow yourself space to process these emotions and release them. Notice any wisdom\, epiphanies\, or a-ha moments that you receive along the way.\nPractice radical empathy by choosing a specific grudge\, judgment\, or comparison you have been holding onto — and consciously choose to let it go.\n\nCLOSING: \n“As the world turns\,\nWalking on this earth\,\nI feel blind\nUnaware of where I am going\nIn such tumultuous times\nFurther along my journey\nAfter stumbling around here and there\nI awaken to the thought\nThe spark\nThe hunch\nThe feeling within\nThat there is\, in fact\, a map\nA compass\,\nA guide\nA path for me to follow\nAnd all I need are internal eyes\nTo open\nTo trust\nTo perceive the truth\nOr rather sense the truth\nPounding within my heart\nAnd rushing through my veins\nThe pulse of nature\nMy nature\nOur Nature\nGod’s Nature\nOne nature\nTo which we all belong.\nThrough the eye of the heart\,\nWe find our way home.” ~Lauren Walsh \n\nUpcoming 2021 Kinstone Women’s Circle Event Dates\, Astrologies and Themes: \nLikely Virtual Event: Sunday\, April 11 – Aries: Fierce Love: I stand in my power with clear boundaries \nTuesday\, May 11 – Taurus: Empowered Beauty: My body\, my rules \nThursday\, June 10 – Gemini: Free the Voice: I speak and share my truth \nFriday\, July 9 – Cancer:  Ancestral Healing: I heal the past\, present\, and future \nSunday\, August 8 – Leo: Fearlessly Me: I choose to be seen \nMonday\, September 6 (Labor Day) – Virgo: The Great Mother: I am her daughter\, Holy and Sovereign \nWednesday\, October 6 – Libra: Restoring Balance: I heal the masculine and feminine within \nVirtual Event: Thursday\, November 4 – Scorpio: Sacred Sexuality: My pleasure\, my power \nVirtual Event: Saturday\, December  4 – Sagittarius: The Heroine’s Journey: I’m the one I’ve been waiting for \n  \nReminder: There are no in person gatherings for the Kinstone New Moon women’s circles during November\, December\, January\, and February plus any months that weather or pestilence prevent us from gathering in person. We post “Virtual Events” for these months with insights and information you can use to honor the new moon on your own. \nPhoto credit: Kristine Beck URL:https://www.kinstonecircle.com/events/march-2021-new-moon/ CATEGORIES:Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.kinstonecircle.com/wp-content/uploads/IMG_8575.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210211T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210211T200000 DTSTAMP:20210205T222158Z CREATED:20210109T213737Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210205T222158Z UID:10000202-1613066400-1613073600@www.kinstonecircle.com SUMMARY:VIRTUAL EVENT! February New Moon REFLECTIONS DESCRIPTION:IMPORTANT: This is NOT an actual event and will not be held at any designated place and time. Please do not come to Kinstone for this virtual event.\n\n\n \n\n\nTHIS IS A VIRTUAL EVENT\, a PLACEHOLDER FOR YOU for the February New Moon – please use the theme and information below to help you celebrate and  honor the new moon from your own place\, on your own time\, and in your own way this month!\n\n\nFebruary Theme: New Paradigm Leader: I share my gifts to awaken our world \nAstrology: Aquarius (Air sign) is ruled by Uranus and Saturn \nKeywords: curious\, imaginative\, generous\, humanitarian\, innovative\, inspired service\, purposeful\, revolutionary\, free-thinking \n  \n\nThoughts from our Global Sisterhood leaders for this month (modified from provided Global Sisterhood resources): \n“Acting from love doesn’t always mean being nice\, being kind\, or being a peacemaker. Acting from love could be speaking up about something that is not being heard or taking fierce action. If you are speaking hard controversial truths from a place of love\, then you are acting from love. If you are taking fierce action or breaking the rules from a place of love\, you are acting from love. \nThere is rebel energy in the visionary and in the humanitarian. We must break free from social norms to innovate and create change. We can do this from love or we can do this from disrespect. If we act from love\, for love\, and in the name of love our actions will elevate consciousness and create change. Now\, more than ever it’s important to have compassion for the suffering in humanity. \nCompassion does not mean inaction… in fact\, it’s the opposite. The etymology breakdown is “com” “passion” or “with passion” Let’s share our love with passion. Let’s share empathy with passion. Let’s allow ourselves to be corrected with passion. Let’s take inspired action with passion. Let’s allow our passion for the awakening and healing of our world to fuel our daily actions. \nThis is what this month’s theme is all about.” \nThoughts about the Astrological Forecast \nThe Aquarian: \n\nThe word “Aquarius” comes from Latin meaning “water-carrier\, water-pourer.” Its astrological symbol represents water\, but looks like an electrical jolt.\nAquarius connects us to energies of originality\, eccentricity\, freedom\, radical expression\, and epiphanies of all sorts.\nIt craves innovation and orients us to the future and what is possible. When sparked\, it catalyzes creativity\, new insights\, or exciting novelty.\nActivated Aquarius energy in our society spurs technology breakthroughs\nYet Aquarius energy also compels us to consider social justice as part of the collective and communal experience.\n\nDiscussion Questions: \n\nWhat dream do you have for our world and how can you support it in becoming a realty?\nIf you could wave a magic wand and inspire in humans one core belief\, what would it be?\nWhat is broken with our current system and how can we evolve it?\nWhat is your medicine to offer the world?\nWhat do you think the world needs most at this time?\n\nHow can you embody this or in what small ways can you help it come into fruition?\n\n\nCreate your own question.\n\nVisualizations to add into the Heart Meditation for this New Moon:  \n\nImagine every woman’s dreams being honored as sacred\, important\, and revolutionary.\nEnvision every woman on this planet living her purpose and making her unique contribution to creating a better world for all. Imagine every woman knowing the power of her dreams.\nImagine humanity rising beyond day-to-day worries\, stresses\, and arguments as we tune into a greater mission\, recognizing we are on the same team and we are here to give back to this planet together.\nFeel the power and magic of every one of us harnessing our unique inner vision in service to others as we nurture solutions and innovate our world.\nEnvision yourself and each woman in our community feeling open\, compassionate\, and devoted as we step into being leaders and manifest epic lives and a beautiful new world. Envision us birthing it together in a way that feels most natural to our unique gifts and paths.\nIn this moment\, feel your care for humanity flowing through your body as you align with what you know you are being called to contribute\, tapping into your inspiration\, inner vision\, imagination\, and desire to give from a place of overflowing love.\n\nCLOSING: \n“As the world turns\, \nAnd the hours go by\, \nWe share this prayer \nFor our precious human life. \nWe are the water\, \nWe are the mothers\, \nThe daughters\, \nThe crones. \nWe are the eye of the storm\, \nAs visionaries of a new earth\, \nWe bring healing\, \nWe bring vision and direction\, \nWe are the bring the feminine essence; \nWe quench the deep thirst of this world. \nOur dreams and our visions are messages \nCodes within our DNA \nHere to illuminate and guide the way. \nWe are the rebels\, \nThe visionaries\, \nThe revolutionaries\, \nAnd caregivers.” \n  \n\nUpcoming 2021 Kinstone Women’s Circle Event Dates\, Astrologies and Themes: \nLikely Virtual Event: Monday\, March 8 – International Women’s Day:  \nLikely Virtual Event: Friday\, March 13 – Pisces: Feminine Intelligence: I trust my intuitive wisdom \nLikely Virtual Event: Sunday\, April 11 – Aries: Fierce Love: I stand in my power with clear boundaries \nTuesday\, May 11 – Taurus: Empowered Beauty: My body\, my rules \nThursday\, June 10 – Gemini: Free the Voice: I speak and share my truth \nFriday\, July 9 – Cancer:  Ancestral Healing: I heal the past\, present\, and future \nSunday\, August 8 – Leo: Fearlessly Me: I choose to be seen \nMonday\, September 6 (Labor Day) – Virgo: The Great Mother: I am her daughter\, Holy and Sovereign \nWednesday\, October 6 – Libra: Restoring Balance: I heal the masculine and feminine within \nVirtual Event: Thursday\, November 4 – Scorpio: Sacred Sexuality: My pleasure\, my power \nVirtual Event: Saturday\, December  4 – Sagittarius: The Heroine’s Journey: I’m the one I’ve been waiting for \n  \nReminder: There are no in person gatherings for the Kinstone New Moon women’s circles during November\, December\, January\, and February plus any months that weather or pestilence prevent us from gathering in person. We post “Virtual Events” for these months with insights and information you can use to honor the new moon on your own. \nPhoto credit: Kristine Beck URL:https://www.kinstonecircle.com/events/february-2021-new-moon/ CATEGORIES:Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.kinstonecircle.com/wp-content/uploads/IMG_3523.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR