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Kinstone Women’s Circle is a Sister Circle! We are part of the Global Sisterhood. A Sister Circle is a safe and sacred place where we can get real, share our journeys, insights, and stories. We can cultivate self-love and authentic connection. In circle we can all speak our truth and be seen and heard for who we are. All women are invited to join in our circle, especially women who desire to create supportive relationships with other women, women who are feeling overwhelmed or stressed and are looking for some rejuvenation, and women who are looking for ways to find and express the Sacred in their daily lives.
Date: Friday, September 10, 2021 Time: 6:30pm to 8:30pm (fyi: actual New Moon was on Sept 6)
Astrology: Virgo (Earth sign, ruled by Mercury)
Keywords: Blessings, harmony, luck, positive energy, uplift, intuition, spiritual guidance, care for others, relaxation
Thoughts from our Global Sisterhood leaders for this month (modified from provided Global Sisterhood resources):
Globally, 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.
4,000 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.
It’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.
Some questions for contemplation / inspiration for sharing this month:
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- What were you taught about women, the Goddess, the concept of the Divine Feminine or feminine power?
- As 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?
- If you could share a truth with every child in the world that they would then take to heart and embody, what would it be?
- What would you do with your life if you could do anything, and other people’s opinions did not affect you at all?
- What activities in your life make you feel most wild, free, and connected to your primal power?
- Create your own question / reflection.
Place: Kinstone, S3439 Cole Bluff Lane, Fountain City, Wisconsin 54629
Cost: Admission to Kinstone ($5/person) Pay in Advance or Bring Cash with you (exact change, please)
IMPORTANT: Come prepared to share! Feel free to share what is on your heart, something you have written or bring a short poem, quote, or story that speaks to you – this may be relevant to the theme for the month or could be anything that you find inspirational or that highlights the unique strengths of women.
WHAT 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.
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GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE Monthly KINSTONE NEW MOON WOMEN’S CIRCLE Meetings
Women have been gathering in a healing, sharing sister circle at Kinstone on the New Moon since March 2016 when the first International Women’s Day was launched. We average about 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.)
In circle, we join in a short heart meditation, then we have a time for personal sharing – feelings, questions, truths, stories, poems, and more. In this space we are free to celebrate our individuality as well as our collective strength, fearlessness, nurturing, healing and gifts. 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!
Kinstone has some amazing sacred spaces and we like to use them as much as possible. We may gather in the large Stone Circle, Three Witnesses circle, Star Gazer Circle, Circle of Mystery or other outdoor sacred place at Kinstone (weather permitting). 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.
For more information, please see the following links which are inspirational and instrumental in the organization of our circle: internationalwomensday.com.
Upcoming 2021 Kinstone Women’s Circle Event Dates, Astrologies and Themes
Please note that we will update our website each month with specific event information for the monthly New Moon gathering. Specific reflections are made available about 1 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.
Friday, October 8 – Libra: Restoring Balance: I heal the masculine and feminine within (actual New Moon is October 6)
On-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.)
On-Your-Own Event: Saturday, December 4 – Sagittarius: The Heroine’s Journey: I’m the one I’ve been waiting for
Reminder: 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.
Photo credit: Kristine Beck
