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Tuesday, January 22nd,12 noon
Booksigning
Staceys Books, 581
Market Street, San Francisco, between 1st & 2nd Street on Market
Monday,
January 28th,
Talk: Ella Young - Lady of the Celts
Harrison
Memorial Library, Park Branch, Mission
Avenue & Sixth Street, Carmel, CA, 10:30
am & 2:30 pm. Ph: (831) 624-1615 Free
February 1-3, 2002
The Festival of Brigit: Celtic Goddess of the Growing Light
Rowe Conference Center, Rowe, Massachusetts
Waken to the spirit-charged world of
Celtic magic and earth-based spirituality. The Celts viewed nature and spirit as perfectly
intertwined -- the sacred ecology of an animate, universe filled with soul. Their sense of
a divine presence within nature led to the weaving of a complex and beautiful tapestry of
daily and seasonal prayers, rituals and ceremonies. The beginning of February is dedicated
to Brigid, the powerful goddess who brought the gift of the sun's growing light and the
abundance of earth to her people, and later became the most beloved and powerful of Irish
saints. Revered as a woman of wisdom and inspiration, Brigid was also a healer, keeper of
the sacred fire, guardian of holy wells, and the muse of poets and visionaries.
Around the hearth-fire and out among the trees, we will bring our sleeping winter
senses to the radiance of this Goddess of Light, and waken to the luminous world of Celtic
magic by entering into her Mysteries. We will listen to the old stories and poems, and
sing the songs and invocations of this special time. Ritual, music, and circle dance will
also open the gates to her temple of wisdom and we will encounter the many aspects of
Brigid through inner journeying. We will practice the ancient art of weaving Brigid's
crosses, symbols of the sun and ancient talismans of protection. And like our Scottish and
Irish ancestors did every year, we will once again perform the lovely ancient ceremonies
that welcome back this goddess of the early spring who brings the promise of renewal. We
will return to the world with gifts for the soul and the power to call upon these ancient
teachings to fire the glow of spirit and beauty in our own lives.
For details & to register call Rowe Conference Center, 413
339 4954
or register online at http://www.rowecenter.org/
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Saturday, February
16th
Pantheacon Conference, Double Tree Hotel, 2050 Gateway
Place, San Jose. Contact Ancient Ways, 4075 Telegraph
Ave, Oakland, CA Phone: (510) 653-3244
Presentation: The Cauldron and the Chalice
How the two faces of the Celtic Goddess can bring wisdom, transformation and
healing into our lives today
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Saturday, February 23rd, 10 am-4:30 pm
The Well of Wisdom: Celtic Spiritual Practices for Everyday Life
The
Arboretum, UC Santa Cruz.
(approved
for continuing education credits for nurses,counselors and social workers - see below)
Within
each one of us is a well of wisdom, yet we rarely stop to drink from its waters. We live in a time that values constant action and
busy-ness over contemplation and reflection. This often leads to stress and dis-ease.
Celtic spirituality offers a way to access our own healing resources; to find inner peace
and harmony through attending to the voice of the soul.In this healing day, we will learn
these time-honored pathways through sacred stories, myths, music, and prayers, and
explore:
Meditations
and guided imagery using powerful symbols that connect us with our
"Cup of Truth": our inner stores of wisdom
Creating
sacred space within our everyday life, in order to feel fully connected with ourselves and
centered within our world
Mandala
artwork using Celtic archetypes, which will enable us to express our own innate aliveness,
inspiration and creativity
Body
prayer and movement that teaches us how to embody sacred knowledge
Time
spent outdoors among the trees and plants of a beautiful setting will open us to the
healing powers of nature an essential part of Celtic spirituality. We will return to
the world with gifts for the soul and the power to call upon these ancient teachings to
fire the glow of spirit and beauty in our own lives.
Call (831) 427-6600 to register or visit the UCSC Extension website and look under the
Humanities Department and Cultural Studies.
Fee:
$125.00. CEUs for MFTs, MSWs and RNs: (5.5 hours BBS/CA-NASW/BRN credit).
883 Psychology
EDP 013W63 (use this EDP code to enroll)
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Friday,
April 19 Sunday, April 21
Naropa University, Boulder, Colorado
Wisdom
of Earth, Radiance of Sky: Celtic Pathways to Power
The
Western Mystery Tradition offers clear and accessible pathways by which we can contact
allies, spirit guides, and angels for wisdom and healing, both personal and planetary.
Using specific trance techniques, rituals and moving meditations, we explore the depths
and the heights of the landscape of inner Celtia: from the realms of faeries and other
earth beings in the Underworld to the angelic presences of the high hills and tors. When
practiced together, these two streams of spiritual wisdom can help us feel more centered,
balanced and empowered to make changes in our lives and in our world.
WWT0323,
$185
Friday
night only: $15 ($10 students /
seniors)
Register at http://www.naropa.edu/extend/spsum2002/register.html
15%
discount on workshop price if registered by March 29
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Friday,
May 10 - Sunday May 12
The
Feast of Beltaine: Celebrate the Celtic Rite of Spring
A Women's Weekend at
Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health, Lenox, Massachusetts
Come with
us to celebrate the return of the light. Bring the sleeping senses of winter to the
radiance of the Beltaine fires and waken to the spirit-charged world of Celtic magic. The
Feast of Beltaine is an invitation to step away from the worlds clamor and to go
a-Maying. Just as the ancient Celts knew the way through the Gates of Faerie
at this special time, so we also can enter the Land of Youth through enacting the rituals
of May. Well sing the senses alive once more with movement, music and merriment.
These rituals not only connect us with each other in joyful communion but also forge links
with the invisible ancient dancers of the Greenwood, led by the Green Man and May Queen. We'll also
share poetry and song, for visionary Celtic bards and saints poured forth an ecstatic
stream of verse that celebrates a world brimming with the Divine. Their poems will teach
us to see this world rinsed clean, and well learn their secrets of
inspiration the fire in the headthat can rekindle our creativity.
The Feast
of Beltaine is an experiential weekend of Celtic wisdom and grace, both playful and
grounded a sacred connection to nature and the renewal of life.
$180 tuition + 2 nights room & meals
Call
1-800-741-7353 or register online at www.kripalu.org
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