Selena Fox: How to become blessing at the end of life

 

Until You Walk The Path, You Won’t Know Where it Goes will be chatting the environmentalist and director of the Circle Sanctuary On May 16 at 11 am eastern as she talks about the new Green Cemetery movement.

Selena Fox, environmental activist and director of Circle Cemetery, will talk about combining natural burial with Nature preservation in Greening the end of life. Circle Cemetery, founded in 1995, is part of the 200 acre Circle Sanctuary Nature Preserve near Barneveld, Wisconsin and is one of first national Green cemeteries in the USA.

Selena Fox works with Green burial in several ways. As director of Circle Cemetery, one of the first national Green Cemeteries in the USA, she arranges and supervises the Green burial process and cares for natural burial grave sites. As a death passages counselor and minister, Selena works with the dying and their loved ones in designing and conducting Green burial ceremonies and memorial services. As an environmental activist and educator, Selena speaks in person and in the media on Greening the end of life through natural burial and Green cemeteries.

Selena has a MS in Counseling from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and does spiritual counseling and psychotherapy in private practice. Selena has been senior minister of Circle Sanctuary since its founding in 1974 and in addition to serving Nature religion practitioners and groups, she is active in interfaith ministry, locally and globally. She is founder and executive director of the 200 acre Circle Sanctuary Nature Preserve and its Circle Cemetery, located near Barneveld in rural southwestern Wisconsin.

Fox's websites:

https://www.selenafox.com

https://www.circlesanctuary.org

https://www.facebook.com/SelenaFoxUpdates

Tune into http://www.blogtalkradio.com/theresachaze on December 20, 2012 at 1 pm eastern to listen to Susan Seafoth Hayes share her experiences as an author, actress and wisdom seeker. The phone lines and chat will be available for those who wish to ask questions. The phone number is (347) 838-9927.


The interview will be available in the archives at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/theresachaze/2014/05/16/until-you-walk-the-path-you-wont-know-where-it

" Instant Karma is going to get you."
                                       John Lennon
Have you ever met someone and suddenly  felt love or hate? Yet for the life of you couldn't remember  them.  Would you want to  remember? Would you want to know if it could save  your life?

Never Can Say Good-bye is a paranormal thriller  feature film with the  logline love and hate survives death

http://cproduction5.wix.com/cosmos-productions-
Courage isn't the lack of fear, but the ability to set it aside and  focus on what is truly important

Winter Solstice with Selena Fox

Until You Walk The Path, You Won’t Know Where it Goes will be talking to the Executive Director of Circle Sanctuary, Selena Fox on December 22at 1 pm eastern as she talks ancient and contemporary Winter Solstice traditions. Fox will also be guiding Solstice mediation for healing and renewal during the show

Fox is a psychotherapist, teacher, writer, photographer, ritual performance artist, and Priestess. She is founder and co-executive director of Circle Sanctuary, an international Nature Spirituality resource center headquartered on a 200-acre Nature preserve in southwestern Wisconsin, USA.

Fox’s site addresses are:

http://www.selenafox.com/

Circle Sanctuary http://www.circlesanctuary.org

To learn more about Winter Solstice traditions and to participate in the healing ritual turn in to http://www.blogtalkradio.com/theresachaze on December 22 at 1 pm eastern. The phone lines and chat will be available for those who wish to participate. The phone number is (347) 838-9927.






Celebrate Winter Solstice with Selena Fox of Circle Sanctuary on internet radio shows this week.
Listen live or listen later to archived podcasts.

Tuesday, December 20, 8-9 pm central: Winter Solstice Ritual
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/witchschool

Wednesday, December 21, 8:45-9:45 pm central: Yuletide Goddess & Pagan Origins of Christmas Traditions
http:http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif//www.blogtalkradio.com/voicesofthesacredfeminine


Thursday, December 22, Noon-12:30 pm central: Winter Solstice Celebration
http://www.blogtalkrahttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gifhttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gifdio.com/theresachaze

More info about these shows & for links to on-line resources:
http://www.circlesanctuary.org/events/yuletide.htm

Merry Solstice! Happy Holidays!
from Circle Sanctuary
http://www.circlesanctuary.org

Samhain Festival at Circle Sanctuary Nature Preserve

Samhain Festival

October 29 - 31, 2010
at Circle Sanctuary Nature Preserve
west of Mount Horeb & north of Barneveld, Wisconsin
25 miles west of Madison, Wisconsin
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Samhain, popularly known as Halloween, occurs in late October and early November. For most Wiccan practitioners, this is the New Year, and a time for letting go of the old and looking ahead to the new. It marks the end of the harvest season. Since ancient times, Pagans have paid their respects to departed loved ones, ancestors, and guides in the Spirit World at Samhain. The Goddess manifests as the Crone and the God as the Horned Hunter and Lord of Death. Sacred colors are Black and Orange. It is the festival of endings and transformation.

# Activities at this year's Samhain include: Friday night's Witches' Ball, featuring Stone Ring
# Workshops by Rev. Nora Cedarwind Young, Rev. Selena Fox and others
# Samhain Ritual by Revs. Georgette and Bob Paxton
# Childrens' Programming
# Circle Sanctuary Annual Meeting
# And much more!


For a list of what to bring, schedule and descriptions of activities, and other info:

http://www.circlesanctuary.org/samhain


Program Schedule


Friday, October 29
10 AM Ministers' Intensive: Home Funerals with Nora Cedarwind Young
More and more families, loved ones and communities are choosing to care for their beloved dead at home. Learn this legal, time honored way of caring for a loved one that has crossed over the threshold to the Summerland. Learn about the laws in your state and how healing this hands on gift can be.
Noon Gate open for general arrivals
1 PM Opening Ritual & Festival Blessing
Join in a Community blessing of the Festival and Festival Grounds and an honoring of Samhain. Bring a rhythm instrument to play if you have one.
1:30 - 3 PM Writing your Own Obituary with Nora Cedarwind Young
This is a journaling class in open format with discussion about this exercise and how you would like others to learn of your death, what parts of your life or relationships you would or would not like to be mentioned and some of the more common practices around obituaries today. This is a great tool and insightful class. Come learn some things about yourself!
1:30 - 3 PM Nature Walk - with Reed
Walk the land with Reed and see the true beauty and glory of the season.
1:30 - 3 PM Childrens' Programming: Crafting Trick or Treat Bags with Jen and Bo
Reuse old T-Shirts to make reusable and washable trick-or-treat bags!
3:30 PM David & Jeanet Ewing's 20th anniversary handfasting with Selena Fox and others
5:00 PM Dinner
6 PM Arrivals for those attending Witches Ball only (with departures by 1 am)
7 PM - 12:30 AM Witches Ball - with live music by the Celtic band, Stone Ring.
Join in the fun. Dress in costume, if you wish! Enjoy the band performing Celtic tunes and other music. Dance, socialize, make merry! Some refreshments provided.
7 - 8:30 PM Childrens' Programming: Movie Time - Caspar the Friendly Ghost
8:30 PM Childrens' Programming: Final Parental Pickup
Saturday, October 30
7:30 - 9 AM Continental Breakfast
9:30 - 10 AM Community Music-making
10 AM - 11 AM Circle Sanctuary Annual Meeting
Includes review of Annual Report and 2009 Financial Statement, as well as the Strategic Planning process currently underway.
9:30 AM Childrens' Programming: Childrens' Orientation with Jen and Bo
Discussion with youth and parents about the land, and about appropriate behavior at Circle events.
11 AM - Noon Community Visioning
Mediated small-group dialogue / focus groups for visioning Circle's next year and beyond. Must come to the Annual Meeting to participate.
Noon - 1:30 PM Potluck Lunch
1:30 PM The Six Essential Documents Everyone Needs at End-of-Life, Now! with Nora Cedarwind Young
There are six essential documents that every person should have completed and file today! Death comes at many unexpected times and if you do not have these documents in order, you make a great difficulty for your loves left holding the bag without legal documents giving proper authority. Do you want your next of kin making your decisions, or do you want them to be yours? Come learn how this chance to get your paperwork in order will relive the paperwork load at end-of-life.
1:30 PM Childrens' Programming: Craft Workshop with Jen and Bo
painting patches for what will be sewn into a quilt and donated later to Circle Sanctuary. (making bags for anyone who missed Friday) Youth will be given square bits of fabric to paint on (or embroider). They will be asked to create things that reflect their own Samhain beliefs. I will collect the squares, quilt them together later and donate the finished project to Circle.
2:30 PM Crossing-Over Rites with Selena Fox
Old and New rites to aid the dying in their transition.
3:30 PM Pagans and Hospice Care - panel discussion with Nora Cedarwind Young, Heather Ockler and Selena Fox
Small pumpkins will be hidden around the grounds and the children will be sent on a pumpkin hunt. After the hunt they will go trick or treating.
3 PM Childrens' Programming: Pumpkin Hunt & Trick-or-Treating with the Ghetto Shamans
painting patches for what will be sewn into a quilt and donated later to Circle Sanctuary. (making bags for anyone who missed Friday) Youth will be given square bits of fabric to paint on (or embroider). They will be asked to create things that reflect their own Samhain beliefs. I will collect the squares, quilt them together later and donate the finished project to Circle.
5 PM Raffle Drawings & Silent Auction results
6 PM Dinner
7:30 - 8:30 PM Bonfire Magick: Drumming, Chanting, Storytelling, Preparation for Samhain Ritual
8:30 - 10 PM Samhain Ritual by Georgette, Bob, Selena & others
The veil between the worlds is thin this night. We'll cross it and gather messages from departed loved ones then return again to celebrate life and the Celtic New Year.
8:30 PM Childrens' Programming: Pumpkin Decoration and Crafting
Crafting, storytelling and hot cocoa!
10 PM Samhain Celebration Bonfire at Festival Circle
10:30 PM - dawn Samhain Visioning Labyrinth at Candlelit Spiral Labyrinth with Florence, Katrina and Vanessa
Sunday, October 31
7:30 - 9 AM Continental Breakfast
10 AM Childrens' Programming: Childrens' Service Project Contest
Youth will be given a list of 'services' they can complete within camp and the grounds. Each service will have a points value. (10 points for helping a camp elder take down and pack up their tent, 1 point for each piece of trash collected... exc.) they will turn in points after 1 hour and each child will be recognized for his or her work with prize
10 - 11 AM Native American Views of the Afterlife - with Shine
11:30 AM Samhain Festival Closing Ritual - with Bob & Georgette
Noon Lunch
1 - 4 PM Green Cemetery Open House in Circle Cemetery
Open public event including discussion of Green Cemetery and Home Burial practices, cremains interment and tours of Circle Cemetery.



Items To Bring



# Contribution for potluck feast to feed at least two dozen, for Saturday dinner. For details, please see our Potluck Guidelines.
# Flowers and/or herbs (fresh or dried) to place at gravesites at the cemetery (optional)
# Quartz crystals, dried herbs, or other small tokens of remembrance to be interred during the Cemetery rite (optional)
# Bring items for the ancestors and recently departed altars - photos or small personal items and candles.
# Candy for the trick-or-treaters on Saturday afternoon
# Old T-shirts to donate to the childrens' program for crafting time
# (adults & children) Costumes
# Items to donate for the Raffle and Silent Auction
# Bring dried herbs for offerings during rituals.
# Bring a pumpkin or gourd to carve for decorating the temple room and ritual spaces.
# Bring a mug or cup to drink from
# Camping Gear: tent, sleeping bag, pillow, air mattress, flashlight, water jug, towel, biodegradable soap and shampoo, personal toiletries, sungear, raingear. NOTE: Night-time temperatures at Samhain can dip into the 30s - - please pack accordingly!

YOUTH ITEMS TO BRING:
# Costumes
# Large Bag to collect pumpkins and Halloween candy
# Large Bag of Halloween Candy for Kids
# 1 Camp Chair, per kid, for the Kid�s Clubhouse



Registration


PRICING
Adults (each): Before 10/11 10/11 - 10/21 After 10/22 and At Gate
3 Days $80 $95 $110
Any 2 Days $50 $60 $75
Any 1 Day (Fri. includes Witches' Ball) $35 $45 $50
Witches' Ball (Friday) only $15 $20 $25

Children 5+ (each) Before 10/11 10/11 - 10/21 After 10/22 and At Gate
3 Days $35 $35 $40
2 Days $25 $25 $30
Any 1 Day (Fri. includes Witches' Ball) $15 $15 $20
Witches' Ball (Friday) only $7 $7 $10

Children under 5 are free.



If interested in vending, please register as usual and contact Bob Paxton: bob@circlesanctuary.org

Cancellations received before October 24th will be refunded minus 50% processing fee. Cancellations received on October 24th or later will not be refunded. Please refer to Circle's cancellation policy if you should need to cancel your event registration.

For more information contact events@circlesanctuary.org or call the Circle office at (608) 924-2216.

Earth Day With Circle Sanctuary

Earth Day Festival
Saturday, April 17, 2010
10 am - 6 pm
Circle Sanctuary Nature Preserve
near Barneveld, Wisconsin

Celebrate Nature and the 40th Anniversary of Earth Day with environmental
workshops & activities, including tree-planting, raptor birds encounters,
Earth Day ritual, restorative prairie burn, Nature walks, and more.

Presenters include:
* Vickie Jordan, raptor educator from Dodgeville, Wisconsin
* Karl Schroeder, horticulturalist teaching about Tamaracks & guiding tree
planting at the new Tamarack grove at Brigid's Spring
* Florence Edwards-Miller, environmentalist talking on Bluebird preservation
* Reed Cockrell, naturalist & prairie restoration coordinator, Circle
Sanctuary Nature Preserve
* Selena Fox, founder & executive director of Circle Sanctuary Nature
Preserve and director of Circle Sanctuary's green cemetery, Circle Cemetery.

Free & open to the public.

Although pre-registration is not required, it is appreciated -- RSVPing will
help us with planning. Email: events@circlesanctuary.org or call (608)
924-2216

Details about schedule & activities: http://www.circlesanctuary.org/earthday

Wiccan and Paganism; Mainstream in America

News Reports in national/global press about the Wiccan Religion & Paganism
in the Mainstream in America.

New York Times:
On Religion: Paganism, Just Another Religion for Military and Academia
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/31/us/31religion.html
includes photos and interviews with Circle Sanctuary high priestess Selena
Fox and Pagan Studies scholar Dr. Michael York.

ABC News:
Real Witches Practice Samhain: Wicca on the Rise in U.S.
More Americans Are Wiccan, and Will Celebrate Samhain, Not Halloween,
Saturday
http://abcnews.go.com/WN/real-witches-practice-samhain-wicca-rise-us/story?id=8957950
includes interviews with Patti Wigington of About.Com: Paganism/Wicca, Don
Lewis of Witch School, and Selena Fox of Circle Sanctuary.

And Happy Halloween and Thanks to Barry Lynn and Americans United for
Separation of Church and State for publicly pointing out that Halloween in
America today is secular and is distinct from Samhain, the religious holiday
celebrated by Wiccans, Druids, and other Pagans.

Halloween in the Public Schools: It's Not So Scary http://blog.au.org/2009/10/30/halloween-in-the-public-schools-its-not-so-scary/

NETWORK: post these links to blogs, e-lists, websites, Facebook, Twitter,
other social networking sites.
Share good words about the need for equal rights in society for Pagans and
about this and other positive coverage of the Craft and Paganism at this
Samhain time.

Thank you!

Samhain Blessings!


Circle Times: Saturday, October 31, 2009







Alternative programming to NCIS: The newest military series Operation Home Base

Operation Home Base: A proposal
By
Theresa Chaze

Seeing the need, a small group creates grass roots organization called Operation Home Base to help those in the military and their dependants to meet the basic needs of life. Existing on donations of time, money and resources, they frequently have to dip into their own savings to keep the lights on. Coming from diverse backgrounds, personalities, and motivations, they put their differences aside and combine their talents to create a bridge between civilians and the military.

After months of trying to close them down, a representative from government offers OHB unlimited resources. The only catch is that along with the money and influence, they must accept the Government’s Advocate as the new head of their organization. Is it a honest humanitarian offer or are they once again trying to hide something? And if so, what?

A Memorial Place for Marion Weinstein

On Saturday morning, October 31, a memorial place for Marion Weinstein (1939-2009), author of Positive Magic & other works, will be dedicated at Circle Cemetery, the national Pagan cemetery located at Circle Sanctuary Nature Preserve in Wisconsin.

JOIN IN: We invite you to join with others from many paths & places in remembering & honoring Marion Weinstein, her life, & her works. Here are some ways:

(1) TRIBUTES: Express tributes & memories at this newly created In Memoriam site:
http://www.circlesanctuary.org/memoriam/mw-memories.htm

(2) PHOTOS: digital photos of Marion for use at her memorial on October 31 and possible use on-line.
Send to: bob@circlesanctuary.org

(3) SEND TOKENS OF REMEMBRANCE by air mail, postmarked by October 26. Send a small amulet, crystal, pentacle, or other sacred object to be interred at Marion's memorial place at Circle Cemetery during the ceremony on October 31.

Mail to: Remembering Marion, Circle Sanctuary, PO Box 9, Barneveld, WI 53507 USA.
Please include your name, postal address, and email address (we will keep this confidential).

(4) CONTRIBUTE to Marion's Memorial Fund, with proceeds covering the cost of her custom created granite marker and supporting the Circle Cemetery project. Marion's marker will be set on top of the interred tokens of remembrance and dedicated as part of her memorial ceremony on October 31. Thus far, three people have contributed to the fund for a total of $85 out of the $600 minimum we need to raise.

Donate on-line with a credit card at our secure site: http://www.circlesanctuary.org/donate - select Circle Cemetery & note that it is for Marion Weinstein. Donations also can be accepted by phone -- call: 608-924-2216. Donations are tax deductible in the USA.

(5) HELP Marion's pets. As noted on Marion's website: http://www.marionweinstein.com/, please send donations in Marion's memory for the much needed veterinary and adoptive care of her beloved cats and dogs: Marion, PO Box 1028, Tenafly, NJ 07670. This fund is being managed by family members.

(6) ATTEND or ATTUNE to Marion's Memorial Ceremony on Saturday, October 31, 10 am - 11:30 am at Circle Cemetery. Conducted by Selena Fox & other Circle Sanctuary ministers, it is part of the Samhain Festival at Circle Sanctuary Nature Preserve near Barneveld, Wisconsin. Festival information: http://www.circlesanctuary.org/samhain

(7) CONNECT with other sites honoring Marion Weinstein, including
* Facebook: http://tiny.cc/MarionWfbmemorial
* Web blog: http://www.thankyoumarion.com
* Her website: http://www.marionweinstein.com/ - includes You Tube videos of Marion

(8) SHARE news of other sites honoring Marion. Email: circle@circlesanctuary.org

(9) NETWORK. Please spread the word. Forward/post this email or this URL: http://www.circlesanctuary.org/memoriam/mweinstein.htm

Circle Times: Friday, October 23, 2009



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Samhain at Circle Sanctuary

Register right away for discounted rates for Circle Sanctuary 's

SAMHAIN FESTIVAL

October 30 – November 1, 2009

near Barneveld, Wisconsin



Samhain Ritual * 35th anniversary celebration of Circle Sanctuary * Feasting * Workshops *

Celebration of Selena’s 60th birthday * Rituals * Children's Program * Meditative Land

Journeys * Cemetery Workings * Raffle & Silent Auction * Bonfires, & More!



Discounted rate DEADLINE is this THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22:



* Register on-line with payment through midnight October 22

http://www.circlesanctuary.org/samhain



Or


* Mail a check/money order (payable to Circle Sanctuary) postmarked by October 22 to:

Samhain Festival, Circle Sanctuary, PO Box 9 , Barneveld , WI 53507



For a list of what to bring, schedule and descriptions of activities, and other info:

http://www.circlesanctuary.org/samhain





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Selena Fox: Interviews and Upcoming events

Selena Fox will be speaking on radio, facilitating rituals, and presenting
talks & workshops this month:

INTERNET RADIO (worldwide)

Sunday, October 5: CELEBRATING SAMHAIN
6 - 8 pm CDT (note special time)
Witchtalk, Blogtalk Radio
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/witchtalk/2009/10/04/Samahin-with-Selena-Fox
Tune in, Call in, or Listen Later to Podcast
Free.
Selena talks about ancient & contemporary Samhain rituals, customs, symbols,
traditions.
Join the conversation - Call in during the show: (718) 664-9228


ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS

Wednesday, October 7: CELEBRATE THE SEASONS
Noon - 1 pm
Womanspace - Library, 3333 Maria Linden Drive, Rockford, IL 61114
http://www.womanspace-rockford.org
Explore ancient & contemporary ways of celebrating Solstices, Equinoxes, and
the Celtic Fire Festivals. Learn about customs, symbols, and ceremonies
across cultures that can be incorporated into personal, family, and
community celebrations.
$10/person - if possible, pre-register on-line or by calling: (815)
877-0118.


CIRCLE SANCTUARY NATURE PRESERVE
near Barneveld, Wisconsin
pre-register: events@circlesanctuary.org or call: (608) 924-2216

Monday, October 5: HARVEST MOON FULL MOON CIRCLE
7 - 9 pm
Celebrate the Harvest Moon with meditation & ceremony.
Bring votive candle in glass, cup/chalice, rhythm instrument if you have
one, and a symbol of the season to be blessed.
Free.

Thursdays, October 8, 15, 22: CIRCLE CRAFT, CIRCLE MAGIC classes
7 - 8:30 pm
http://www.circlesanctuary.org/events
* Powers of the Circe: Learn about working with Circles as symbols and
sacred spaces, how to work with different types of circles in personal and
group rituals, using ritual tools in circle work.
* Sacred Circle Connections: Circle casting, Sacred spirals & spheres,
Circle alignments with sacred forces.
* Circles of Transformation: Raising & directing energy, portals, cones of
power, community, more.
Donation, $10/class suggested.

Weekend, October 30-November 1: SAMHAIN FESTIVAL
http://www.circlesanctuary.org/samhain
workshops, rituals, includes celebration of Selena's 60th birthday.
pre-register by October 9 for discounted rates


Circle Times: Friday, October 2, 2009

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PAGAN RIGHTS NEWS: McCollum Case Continues!

PAGAN RIGHTS NEWS: McCollum Case Continues!

Rev. Patrick McCollum, Wiccan Elder, Circle Sanctuary minister, and director of the Lady Liberty League Prison Ministry Task Force, continues to be engaged in a major legal battle for free religious exercise and equal rights for Wiccans and other Pagans in California's state correctional system.

In 2004, Patrick brought a lawCircle and others on behalf of himself and Pagan prison inmates challenging the state's "five faith" policy as unconstitutional and in violation of prison religion law. The five "recognized" faiths in the California correctional system are Protestant Christianity, Roman Catholicism, Judaism, Native American, and Islam. Islam and Native American were added as recognized faiths as a result of battles with the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR). Now, Paganism is having its battle with the CDCR!

Over the past five years, Patrick's case has met with many challenges. Yet the fight continues as it takes its next step. On July 2, 2009, Plaintiff Rev. Patrick McCollum and the inmate plaintiffs, who were added to the case in 2006, filed a notice of appeal to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in the federal court system in the case known as McCollum, et al. v. California Department of Corrections, et al.

Rev. McCollum is appealing, among other things, the lower court's ruling that Rev. McCollum did not have standing to sue about a discriminatory hiring policy, which favors five faiths to the exclusion of others, without any unbiased, neutral justification for the policy. Some of the issues on appeal will be: (1) whether a job applicant has standing to sue under Title VII about a discriminatory hiring policy as a violation of equal employment opportunity; (2) whether a job applicant and/or taxpayer has standing to sue under the Establishment Clause of the U.S. and California Constitutions about a preferential hiring policy as an establishment of religion (i.e., in effect, "establishing" five preferred faiths); and (3) whether inmates' freedom of religion and religious discrimination claims under the U.S. and
California Constitutions and the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act were sufficiently alleged in their CDCR grievances.

Although no one can predict how the appellate court will rule, there is good precedent in favor of plaintiffs' claims, which the appellate court will be likely to address in its ruling. Briefs for the appeal are due late Fall. We expect the appeal to take several months. Lady Liberty League will keep the Pagan community informed as the case proceeds.

CALL TO ACTION:
(1) SEND SUPPORT: Please send support to Patrick McCollum and this Quest for equal rights for Pagans in your meditations and rituals. Send him and those working with him strength, protection, and blessings of success.

(2) STAY INFORMED: To stay updated on this and other cases, join the Lady Liberty League Network, now on Facebook and Twitter (@LadyLibertyLeag).

(3) NETWORK: Please share this update with others. More information: www.circlesanctuary.org/liberty; liberty@circlesanctuary.org


Circle Times: Thursday, August 06, 2009

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Lamas at Circle Sanctuary

Register through WEDNESDAY, JULY 15 to receive discount rate!



2009 GREEN SPIRIT FESTIVAL

Friday, July 31 - Sunday, August 1



LAMMAS MAGIC!



Circle Sanctuary Nature Preserve

near Cr , west of Madison



Full schedule & more info now online:

http://www.circlesanctuary.org/greenspirit



Activities include:

* Rituals * Workshops * Music * Candlelight Labyrinth * Magical Merchanting * Nature Walks

* Silent Auction * Drumming * Herbcrafting * Fire Spinning * Feasting *

Harry Potter-ish Witching World Youth Activities * and more!



Presentations include:

Druid Ways by Michael Doran * Tarot History & Mystery by Mari Powers * Lammas Traditions by Selena Fox

Nightime Shamanic Witch Walk with Crow & Phoenix * Wheat Weaving Magic with Linda Blue Heron

and others!



Interested in vending as part of our Lammas Faire? Please contact us

for more merchanting details: events@circlesanctuary.org



Register at our secure on-line site:

http://www.circlesanctuary.org/greenspirit





Circle Times: Friday, July 10, 2009

Circle Sanctuary: Earth Day Festival

Earth Day Festival
Saturday, April 18, 2009
10 am - 6 pm
Circle Sanctuary Nature Preserve
near Barneveld, Wisconsin

Connect with Nature through environmental workshops, Earth Day ceremony,
restorative prairie burn, Nature walks, and more.

Presenters include:
* Mike Mossman & Lisa Hartman, with "Uncle Butzie," tame Turkey Vulture - on
the Natural History of Turkey Vultures
* Anna Willow, environmental educator & anthropologist from the University
of Wisconsin - on Emerald Ash Borer
* Michael Doran, Celtic musician, & bagpiper Laura Moy
* Reed Cockrell, naturalist & prairie restoration coordinator, Circle
Sanctuary Nature Preserve
* Selena Fox, founder & executive director of Circle Sanctuary Nature
Preserve
and others

Free & open to the public.

Although pre-registration is not required, it is appreciated -- RSVPing will
help us with planning.
email: events@circlesanctuary.org or call (608) 924-2216

Details about schedule & activities: http://www.circlesanctuary.org/earthday


Want to help with staffing of the event? email: meghan@circlesanctuary.org

Help us get the word out about this event -- forward this email and/or URL
to others. Thanks!


Circle Times: Saturday, April 11, 2009

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Selena Fox Interview

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Wiccan/Pagan News: Selena Fox Interview

Until you Walk the Past, You dont know where it goes is proud to announce the appearance of Selena Fox on March 29 at 5 pm eastern at www.blogtalkradio.com/theresachaze to learn more about the earth based religions as Selena Fox answers questions and shares her wisdom.

Celebrate Our Historic Victory with the Veterans’ Pentacle Quest!

Celebrate Our Historic Victory with the Veterans’ Pentacle Quest!

http://www.paganreligiousrights.org/

Celebrate Our Historic Victory with the Veterans' Pentacle Quest!

Advocate a Pagan Chaplain in the U.S. Armed Forces!

Keep the focus on the VA to accept Thor's Hammer of the Asatruar
and the Druids' Awen symbol!

Join us in front of The White House for a
Pagan Religious Rights Rally and Ritual!

Wednesday, July 4th, 2007!
Lafayette Square Park
Washington, DC
Outside the White House and the Department of Veterans Affairs

Set-up between 10am and Noon
Speakers begin at Noon
Ritual begins at 2pm and transitions to...
Spirit Drum Circle until 5pm
Event ends at 5pm
Roster of Speakers:

Rev. Barry Lynn - Americans United for Separation of Church and State
Rev. Selena Fox - Lady Liberty League and Circle Sanctuary
Diana L. Paxson - The Troth, Fellowship of the Spiral Path
Rev. Michael Akins - Military Pagan Network
Rev. Robert Lee (Skip) Ellison - Ar nDraiocht Fein
Rev. Marcia Drewry - Sacred Well Congregation
Stephen McNallen - Asatru Folk Assembly

Caroline W. Casey - Visionary Activist Astrologer and Radio Host
Special Guest Diana L. Paxson, Pagan Elder and acclaimed author, will
lead a ritual to invoke the Founders of our nation to work with us to
protect the liberties they established and the land they loved.

Spirit Drum Circle after the ritual facilitated by Mz. imani, shaman
of the drum and founder of Conscious Collaborations. Through the
voice of the drums, our ritual intent will travel into the hearts of
the world, invoking harmony, justice and religious freedom for all.

This rally and ritual is organized and sponsored by Caroline Kenner
and Chesapeake Pagan Community. For more information, email:

caroline@paganreligiousrights.org

Circle Sanctuary Events

CIRCLE This Week

April 13-20, 2008



Events at Circle Sanctuary Nature Preserve near Barneveld, unless otherwise noted.



Wednesday, April 16: Pagan Wedding of Lindsey Morarend & Brett Davis. 1-2 pm.

Open to Circle Sanctuary Community. RSVP this morning 608-924-2216. Outdoors. Free.



Wednesday, April 16: Tickets go on sale for Coyote Run Concert on Thursday night May 15 in Madison , Wisconsin

http://www.circlesanctuary.org/coyoterun/ $9 advance ($12/gate day of show)



Thursday, April 17: Deadline for Input for Saturday's Earth Day Ritual

Want to lead a chant, do an invocation, help in some other way?

email Selena Fox right away: selena@circlesanctuary.org



Friday, April 18: Full Moon Goddess Intensive with Selena Fox, 7-10 pm

Open for arrivals at 6:30 pm. Workshop & Guided Inner Journey. $10, please pre-register.

http://www.circlesanctuary.org/earthday/goddessintensive.htm



Saturday, April 19: Earth Day Festival on Wildlife in Wisconsin

10 am - 4:30 pm, Free, open to public. Bring appetizers, crockpot dish, or other food for snack table.

Wildcrafted Herb Teas, Nature Mapping, Kid's Animal Masks, Ceremony, Prairie Burn, Rehabilitated Raptors.

http://www.circlesanctuary.org/earthday/



Saturday, April 19: Deadline for Discounted rates for Beltane Festival May 2-4

Register now & save: http://www.circlesanctuary.org/beltane/



Saturday evening, April 19 - Sunday, April 20: Sacred Fire Circle Awakenings

Transformative sacred dancing & drumming from midnight to dawn.

Arrive by 5 pm on Saturday night. Pre-registration required. $25.

http://www.circlesanctuary.org/earthday/firecircle.htm





For more information on these and other events: http://www.circlesanctuary.org/events




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