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OATH - Looking for members....

2008-08-09T10:41:13Z

Read more at:

http://tribes.tribe.net/oath_tribe

Peace, Love, Happiness, Harmony, & Blessed Drumming,

M

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WATER WOMAN AUG 1-4

2008-07-15T22:04:27Z

We are pleased to present the first annual WATER WOMAN on the long weekend of August 1st – 4th , 2008. This four day gathering on the south coast of British Columbia has set its intention to facilitate the celebration of: Water as Life, Unity Consciousness, and the Divine Feminine.

Water Woman welcomes all men, women, and children to join in this conscious gathering. Our location is on breathtaking 200 acres of pristine temperate rainforest, amongst giant glacier mountains stretching above a pure rushing river. A stretch of beach with sparkling sand and bright sun awaits us in the glorious Squamish River Valley.

www.waterwomanevent.com

This intentional gathering will provide:

- ceremonial water blessings from numerous different Spiritual traditions daily

- large and small group workshops sharing skills and wisdom for personal healing and evolution (see website)

- exciting performance artists, visual artists and installations like VJ Suez Electrabelle (Vancouver)

- an extraordinary Art Gallery showcasing rare international talents like Amy Angel (COSM, New York)

- traditional Sweat lodges and Medicine ways (Salish and Sechlet)

- inspiring acoustic musicians featuring spiritual folk singer SHIMSHAI (San Jose, CA)

- a Marketplace offering unique creations

- luxurious Dj’s releasing soundscapes into the sky that can heal cells and inspire dance like Dj MICHAEL MANAHAN (Orcale, Seattle)

- a Kids Zone for the entertainment of kids, and the sharing of family activities

- we endeavor to provide a space that is environmentally conscious and safe for all beings

We hope you will browse our web site www.waterwomanevent.com for more detailed workshop info, daily schedules, ticket info, volunteer opportunities,links to related sites, “what to bring” and location directions. We encourage you to buy your tickets in advance and save on the ticket price at the door.

Water Woman is an evolution of festival culture, spiritual development, and personal growth for the benefit of All Beings. We are co-creating with you to offer a space for sacred celebration, community empowerment, and personal rejuvenation.

We look forward to your beautiful presence with us.

For more details see: www.waterwomanevent.com

Questions? Send emails to: info@waterwomanevent.com

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The more drummers, the merrier. SunFest 08

2008-05-25T02:35:20Z

Through The Ages With The Norse, June 19-22, 2008

Join us for a Norse celebration of Litha.

Ritual will include a Blöt, Sumbel, and potluck feast.

The festival will be held southeast of Lincoln City on the Oregon Coast.

The site feels as though the Mother is holding you in her hands.

There will be drumming, dancing around the huge bonfire, workshops, teens' fire, crafts, meditations, and, of course, merchants of Pagan wares.

Registration Fee's :
Adults $60
13-17 $30
6-12 $20
0-5 $5

Come one, come all and visit www.owow.org for registration.

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Sisterhood Circle...

2008-04-14T02:22:49Z

Sisterhood Circle....

“We sit facing one another, mirroring one another, no one higher or more prominent. Women facing inward. The roundness of the circle reflects the roundness in our bodies. There is no outward diversion, no distracting from the focus on one another and ourselves. Circles are soothing, comforting and challenging…”
~Sacred Circles

Sisters, gather round. Welcome to sacred space. A circle of friends. Where we are one, where we honor each other and inspire.

We invite you to co-create with us an ongoing heart circle to come together and connect with other women.

Our intention for this circle is to create a community of women where we can share, grow, heal, play, and celebrate with one another in a safe and sacred space.

Through art, music, dance, sharing, listening, laughter, ritual, group activities and by drawing upon each woman’s individual strengths we will create a circle where we can find our voices, connect with others and ourselves, share wisdom, relax and just be.

Please join us for our first circle this Sunday, March 18th at 4pm.
Times, dates and intentions for further circles will be discussed at our first circle.

Self-identified women of all ages and backgrounds welcome.

What: Sisterhood Circle
When: Sunday March 18th @4pm
Where: The house of Mz. Divya Za
Who: A new community of amazing women!

Please message for more information (even if you can't make it to the first circle) and location.
Please pass this invitation onto your friends, mothers, daughters and sisters!

Blessed be!

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Portland Pagan Pride starts TOMORROW!

2007-09-07T00:18:32Z

Yes, all you wonderful people, PAGAN PRIDE TIME IS HERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Starting with our kickoff party tomorrow night, Friday, Sept 7th! Admission is $5 donation (no one turned away for lack of funds)

7:00 Doors Open
7:30 Opening Ritual

8:00 DANCING AND DRUMMING TILL THE COWS COME HOME! (at 11 pm ;)

COME ALL YE BELLY DANCERS, TRANCE DANCERS AND DRUMMERS! COME BE PART OF THE MAGICK THAT IS PAGAN PRIDE!

Beaverton Masonic Lodge
4690 SW Watson Ave
Beaverton, OR 97008

Public Transit is easy. MAX to the Beaverton Transit Center. Then bus 76 or 78 to the Masonic Lodge at 2nd and Watson.

Then SATURDAY the MAIN FESTIVITIES BEGIN!

Doors open at 10 am. Admission is $5 donation and/or a non-perishable food donation for Esther's Pantry.

3 tracks of workshops, Rituals all day long with Main ritual at 5 pm.

Martial Arts in Magickal Practice discussion/demonstration 11-12:30.

EISTEDDFOD (Bardic Competition) hosted by Order of the Sacred Oak 1 - 4 pm

Kids Crafts, Community Square, Artisan's Marketplace, and noshing all day!

2 Raffles with TONS of the most AWESOME stuff donated by our community!

And what else could be going on that day?

CRYSTAL HEART BOOKS is hosting a WELLNESS FAIR just around the corner, with tons of healers, readers, speakers, and specials as it is their 16th birthday.

AND

BEAVERTON FARMER'S MARKET is only 2 blocks away! (WHICH MEANS CARPOOLING AND PUBLIC TRANSIT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED)

For our complete schedule, and map links to the site, please visit our main website:

http://www.portlandpaganpride.org

Thank you all so much for being part of my community and we'll SEE YOU THERE!

Love and Blessings,
Mama Gaea

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Hotel/Parking info for Pagan Pride and apologies

2007-08-29T11:41:02Z

Hey all! In case any of you are going to be coming to Pagan Pride from far away (as some are), I took the liberty of making a google map with all the local hotels listed.

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=hotels+near+4690+Sw+Watson+Ave+Beaverton+OR&ie=UTF8&ll=45.485758,-122.806292&spn=0.013118,0.027637&z=15&om=1

The Green arrow is where the Masonic Lodge is located at 4690 SW Watson Blvd., with all the hotels pointed out around it. Also, when you come, I will have a map in the program with all the local eateries and points of interest. The Beaverton's Farmers Market will be going on Saturday from 8:30 - 1:30 pm less than 2 blocks away (we have a GREAT farmer's market in Beaverton), so parking WILL BE LIMITED. There will be street parking available, but you may have to search for it. There is a small public parking lot at 1st and Angel. You can see it on the map if you look at the satellite imagery. So, because of the limited parking, I HIGHLY recommend carpooling or public transportation. You can take the MAX to the Beaverton Transit center and then take either the #76 or the #78 bus to the Lodge. Both comes right to us.

I also wanted to apologize for the lack of updating on the website ( http://www.portlandpaganpride.org ) . We've been having some troubles, but everything should be fixed soon. The main things to be aware of is on Friday night, Sept 7th, OPENING RITUAL is at 7:30, with Belly Dancing and Drumming to follow until 11 pm. And Saturday activities, including workshops and demo rituals, start at 10 am.

If anyone has any questions about anything, or would like to volunteer in any capacity, please contact me, Mama Gaea, at 503-626-7078, or email g.a.e.a.project@earthlink.net

Thank you everyone, for your support, and I really look forward to seeing everyone there!

Blessings,
Mama Gaea
Local Coordinator
Portland Pagan Pride

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Drummers/Dancers wanted for Portland Pagan Pride

2007-08-24T04:48:21Z

Hey all, :)

Portland Pagan Pride is kicking off our festivities with a Opening night party on Friday, Sept 7th. We are inviting any and all drummers to attend. All Dancers and Belly Dancers too. We are envisioning Opening ritual at 7:30, with freeform Belly Dancing with music and drummers from about 8-9, then Drumming from 9-11. I would really like to see that place ROCKIN! with drumbeats! :D

for location information and more information about Portland Pagan Pride, please visit http://www.portlandpaganpride.org

If anyone has any questions, please contact me or respond to this thread. :)

Blessings,
Mama Gaea
Local Coordinator
Portland Pagan Pride

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Ecotopia the utopian novel that inspired Cascadia

2006-10-08T19:05:05Z

Ecotopia the utopian novel that inspired Cascadia

I just recieved this:

I came across a pirated copy of Ecotopia in
pdf format for anyone to download and get others interested (maybe
as wall paper the whole book on a public accessable wall might be an
idea). I would recommend dowloading it and passing it on before it
is yank from the site:

http://www.indybay.org/uploads/aipotoce.pdf

Sorry Ernest Callenbach .. but I think the need for the paradigm
shift should out weight the payment for royalties in this case.

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DRUM MISSING AT FALL EX THIS LAST WEEKEND

2006-09-20T23:23:49Z

hello, everyone......I left my drum in the dance hall on saturday night and when i came back sunday morning it was not there...it is an ashiki drum with blue string and a fur head.....I am new to the community and this was my first festival, don't know alot of people...so if anyone and everyone could ask around to anyone that was at fall ex this last weekend I would really appricate it....I would really like to get my drum back...was made by a friend of mine for my birthday.....you can email me on tribe or at berly888@gmail.com thanks many blessings ravenwood

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Trance Drummers WANTED NEEDED at NWFEF

2006-08-18T22:36:36Z

Io! io!

All TRANCE DRUMMERS, are very, very cordially invited to come play at the Temple of Dionysos at this years NW Fall Equinox Festival Sept 14-17.

Join Bacchantes, Dionysians and Maenads and we promise you will be treated exceedingly well and served lovely and refreshing beverages by divinely mad Bacchantes for as long as you care to drum. In return for your service, your every desire will be met!

And please let all other trance drummers know!"

Friday :
3pm - Dancing with Dionysos* Main Hall

7pm - dedication of the Shrine to Dionysos* (Queens Cabin/ Temple Hillside Lodge)

Sat:
1pm Grape Stomp* Main Field w/ Maenads & Bacchantes

-You say you don't exactly know Who Dionysos is or how to go about trance dance? Then don?t miss our Friday afternoon workshop:

*Dancing with Dionysos- an Introduction to the God and Trance Dance:
Join us for this introduction to the main symbols and themes associated with the Greek God of Spiritual Ecstasy (and yes, Wine), Dionysos (also known as Bakchos). Learn how His ancient votaries, the Bacchants, used trance dance to connect with their God, plus modern techniques that you can use for trance dancing with Dionysos during this festival weekend.

*The Temple of Dionysos:
In honor of the God of Spiritual Ecstasy (aka Divine Madness), the Portland Dionysian community is hosting the Temple of Dionysos.
The Temple will be open for making libations to the God, meditation, and TRANCE DANCING all Festival weekend long.
Maenad priestesses and Bakchic priests will be available to paint mystic sigils on your body, tell you more about our Strange God, gift you with weird and interesting things, dance with you, or rend you as necessary.
Major trancing gets going around Sunset both Friday and Saturnday evenings.

*The Dionysian Grape Stomp:
Join us in celebrating the Mysteries of the Grape Harvest, sacred to Dionysos, the Greek God of Wine. Together, we will stem and stomp fresh grapes harvested from The Hallows Grape Arbor and make ?new wine.? This unfermented new wine (otherwise known as grape juice) will be served as part of our Saturday evening dinner. We need stemmers, stompers, people to help support the stompers (squashed grapes are a touch slippery), drummers, chanters, and other divinely mad people to join the Grape Stomp crew!

In addition, anyone heading for NWFEF Thorsday ,if you would like to help harvest the grapes (it?s really fun and kids enjoy it, too), you are invited to 'The Hallows' (home of Isidora and Adam Forrest)
at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 14.
(for directions, call 503-255-7910 or email miforrest@hermeticfellowship.org )

From there, the grapes will be transported directly to the Festival site!

By the way?did you know that the ritual of grape harvesting and stomping and the making of wine remained so sacred (and so associated with Dionysos) that far into the Christian Empire?as late as 600 CE?the priests still had to forbid people from wearing Satyr masks and singing traditional Bakchic chants while they stomped the grapes? Join us and don?t miss out on this fine old Pagan tradition!

Warning:
YELLOW JACKETS LOVE GRAPES. IF YOU ARE ALERGIC TO THEIR STINGS, PLEASE GIVE THIS EVENT A MISS. HOPEFULLY THIS WILL BE A SCARCE YEAR AND WE WON?T HAVE ANY PROBLEMS.

Io! io!

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about NWFEF...

2006-08-18T22:35:32Z

http://www.9houses.org/NWFEF/intro.html

"2006 Northwest Fall Equinox Festival
Registration forms available!
Registration forms are in the Lammas issue of Open Ways, which was mailed July 16, 2006. Shops and other bulk distribution points should have their copies very soon. If you can't find a copy, download the Registration Form in PDF format.

2006 Equinox Festival
The 2006 Northwest Fall Equinox Festival will be September 14 - 17 (Thorsday through Sunday) at a beautiful wooded site about 1 1/2 hours from Portland, Oregon.
Yes, this is a week before the actual Equinox.
2006 registration fees (all include meals as they did last year):

Registration:
Adult (16 and up): $100
12-15: $50
4-11: $25
0-3: $0

Program
This year's program will continue our traditional format of an Opening Ritual, Main Ritual, and Closing Ritual. Woven into this we hope many of you will give workshops, smaller rituals, rites-of-passage, and whatever else you can mainfest that is instructive, transformative, or fun.
We want to emphasize that this is your Festival, not ours. Nine Houses exists solely to serve the Community. If you see us putting on a ritual or giving a workshop, it's only because someone else didn't step forward to do it. We're plenty busy with the newsletter and the organizational side of the Festival, and would really like for any and every competent, interested person or group to share in the Festival. Community participation helps make it the Community's Festival.

Accomodations
Sleeping space: (some people have told us they actually do sleep at the Festival) Cozy cabins with 4 to 8 bunks, grouped together in several "villages", each with its own toilet facilities and running water. The cabins have screened "windows" without glass. Bring a warm sleeping bag and mattress. Regrettably, there are no bunks for two or more people to sleep side-by-side. Limited tent and RV space is available; register early and be sure to specify which you want.
Food: Our kitchen staff, Harvest Grove, will provide 8 delicious meals, Thursday dinner through Sunday breakfast, at the Harvest Inn (dining hall). For the Friday evening potluck, they will provide one vegetarian and one meat dish. Please participate in the spirit of the harvest by bringing Friday dinner potluck food to share (to serve 6-8 people). Beverages, fruit, and other treats will be available throughout the festival. Please note: We're sorry but there is no option to register without the meal plan.

Hygiene: Hot showers again this year! There is one shower building, with separate men's and women's showers, for the entire Festival. Each village has its own flush toilets and running water.

Registration
Admission to the Festival is by pre-paid pre-registration only. Registration forms are in the Lammas issue only of Open Ways. You can pick up Open Ways for free at many locations around the Northwest, including the Goddess Gallery or Moonshadow in Portland, and Edge of the Circle Books in Seattle. You may also obtain a single copy by sending $1 to:
Open Ways
PO Box 14415
Portland, OR 97293-0415

(Fall Equinox registrants will receive a one-year subscription to Open Ways which begins with this year's Samhain issue.)
Please note that we do not have registration forms to mail out to you;
use the one in Open Ways. We strongly encourage you to register early!

Contact editor@9houses.org with any festival or registration questions."

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Please come drum at Earthdance....

2006-08-16T07:21:24Z

I just really would love to know if any drummers are into coming out?
I really hope so, I can't imagine an Earthdance without drummers.

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Callin all the lovely Goddesses and family! Please come join us for the Earthdance of the NW!

2006-07-13T03:59:40Z

That's right folks we are having an Earthdance gathering 30 min west of portland on sept 15,16,17! If you are not familiar with the Earthdance alliance, please check it out at Earthdance.org . We are really excited about this opportunity to come together in a peaceful celebration to honor the earth and to honor one another and all other forms of life. I would really like to get some drummers out to this epic outdoor spot to spread the drum love. It is absolutely beautiful rolling green grass on 108 acres to frollick apon. Please come share your sounds. For more info please check out the Earthdance nw tribe. We will be posting more details there. We love music, we love drums, we love dancers and sound healers! Come one come all, come in peace.
Thanks,
caree

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any interest in an independent Cascadia?

2006-07-09T09:00:16Z

any interest in an independent Cascadia?

curious if anyone is interested in creating a independent bioregional Cascadia? Specifically looking for artists and organizers right now. Anyone interested then contact me... artist or not ... organizer or not

http://republic-of-cascadia.tripod.com/

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From the Union of Concerned Scientists on the Nuclear "bunker busters"

2006-04-17T08:40:57Z

From the Union of Concerned Scientists on the Nuclear "bunker busters"

This is the most important three minute explanation by the Union of Concerned Scientists that you will ever see.

http://www.ucsusa.org/global_security/nuclear_weapons/nuclear-bunker-buster-rnep-animation.html

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6days 1st wed (aug 3rd?)

2005-08-02T08:02:25Z

still happening? anyone plan on being there?

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Women's drum circle at Cedar Mt. 7/20

2005-07-18T21:48:10Z

Hello Dear Friends,

I would like to invite you to my Women's Drumming Circle this Wednesay at Cedar Mt. Drums!

I am very honored that I have been asked to facilitate and would more than love to have your presence and your support!

The drum circles at Cedar Mt. are always an amazing experience and alot of thought has gone into this one to make it a very special circle!

Women's Drum Circle @ Cedar Mountain Drums http://www.cedarmtndrums.com/Drumming_Circles/circle.html

22nd and E Burnside (in the house right above the shop)

Wednesday July 20th

7-9pm

$5 love donation

Bring your own drum and percussion instruments or borrow some of ours!

I hope to see you beautiful women there!

~Annie

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july 13th

2005-07-13T10:00:41Z

it's going to be a good one.
ya'll should come out. we will be havin' some special guests.
;)

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Wednesday June 8

2005-06-09T01:08:47Z

Who's coming?

Date & Time: Wednesday, June 8 2005 - Wednesday, December 19 2007
7:00 PM
Location: 5425 NE 32nd Ave
Killingsworth and 32nd AVE
Portland
More Info: 971-227-7799

PDX Goddess Drummers and thier supporters keep the energy flowing on second wednesdays. Bring all your instuments and be prepared to get funky. Don't worry if you don't have an instrument there are plenty of extras floating around, and you've always got your hands and your voice. This is an expanding experiment in polyrhythmic expression. HEAL. TransForm. DRUM.

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june 1st at 6days?

2005-06-02T15:09:30Z

is the first wednesday drum circle still happening at 6 days??? what time ?

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Camp Betty Camp Out...

2005-05-23T08:21:18Z

The Camp Betty Camp Out is a music festival and campout celebrating the music, arts and creativity of womyn.
This is it's first year...
It is supposed to be wonderful!

campbettycampout.com/
campbetty.tribe.net

Anyone interested in going...?

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Womens studies class help!!!

2005-05-11T05:22:00Z

Dear friends,

I am currently taking a Psychology of Women Class and am doing a study on the "Importance of Women Gathering".
I am trying to discover a concrete explanation for the inexplicable question of why a gathering of women only is different (in energy, dynamics, etc.) from a gathering of both sexes, and I need your help!
If you could please answer the following few questions, that would be wonderful!!!
Any input is greatly appreciated and valued!

Questions:

1. Why is it important for women to gather together?

2. What is the difference between the gathering of women only, as opposed to men and women gathering?

3. Do you partake in any women only groups/circles/social functions? (If so please list and explain).

4. What age range/life stage do you fall in?:
15-21
21-28
28-35
35-42
42-49
49-56
56-63
63-70
70-77

Please feel free to share any other insight or comments!

Thank you so much!

Namaste.

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6 Days Drum Circle

2005-04-05T14:58:23Z

6 Days is having drum circles again. The first Wednesday of every month at 7PM. 2724 NE Alberta St. This is a men and womens circle. Hope to see some goddess drummers there.

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Drum circle this Sunday

2005-02-24T23:14:29Z

We're having another ladies drum circle this Sunday at my house. If any of you don't know where my house is message me privately and I will give you the address. Did I say message I meant to say massage. Anyway if any of you don't know where I live and also don't know who the hell I am message or massage me privately and I will tell you my secret superhero identity. Hope to see you beautiful ladies this Sunday the 27th of February at 6 PM. My kids will be here also so if you want to bring more kids to add to the chaos they would love that.

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I'm bringing my baby home this week!!

2005-02-19T03:21:28Z

I am buying this really sweet African drum, and I get to bring her home this week!!!

I am SO excited! She has this bass voice that is just so sexy!

I am getting her from an import place downtown. She was originally $700, but a piece of the foot broke off, so they are going to sell her to me for less than $200. I can't pass up a deal like that. The lady pulled her down off the shelf and I stroked her head, heard that deep rich voice.... and immediately fell head over heels in love!

This is going to be the best Valentine's present ever!

I can't wait to play her in circle. So... when and where? Like Leis, I am SO ready for this!

Kittin

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Next Wymyn's Drum Circle

2005-01-17T21:55:44Z

When and Where?

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construction is over!!!

2004-12-08T17:44:18Z

So...our house is put back together. We can meet here every Sunday at 7. If someone else wants to host the circle that's always groovy. It was so nice having some of you over last night. We had gone too long.

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6 days drum circle

2004-12-05T22:54:55Z

Is this still going on Wednesdays?

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Sunday

2004-11-09T22:01:28Z

This Sunday, my house, 7PM.

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drum circle of power!!! you are the most important part!

2004-11-09T19:45:05Z

Hi there Goddess Drummers!
I am a co-organizer of a very special event being planned for new years eve. I am recruiting conscious drummers to bring in the new year with an intense 10 minute drum circle. I really need some powerful women to hold the center of the circle and lead this call. I would need you to do some fairly deep shamanic work while you are drumming, and your utmost intention in preparation as well. If any (or all) of you would like to patricipate, then let's go!!

The name of the event is
*let there be peace*

love,
*lady jasmine*

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cast your vote

2004-11-07T22:11:57Z

I vote we have circle every Sunday night and rotate who hosts it. This Sunday is Halloween. So next Sunday would be good to start up again. What other times, nights, and plans work for all of you?

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address information

2004-10-30T00:01:37Z

Hey ladies. I hate to ask this but could we communicate addresses privately through messaging with each other for security issues any of us may have. Thanks.

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drumming!

2004-10-28T18:37:23Z

Okay ladies, let's beat some skin!

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