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On November 11 & 12, Full Circle and Nuit Moore celebrated it’s first literal Red Tent Event at UUCA Fahs House Emerson Room. Four participants had traveled out of state enjoy this supportive community created by Full Circle. “It was great to be with educated women talking about women issues” said one participant after the event. Topics ranged from eco-friendly feminine products (see list at bottom of this page), making peace with our bodies cycles of pain, discomfort and inconvenience, making a place for mourning our unborn children, surviving sexual abuse, discussing how our reproductive rights are being challenged locally and nationally, and inspiration to make changes at a grass root level for sex education in the Anne Arundel County School System. There was magic when women get together to talk and listen to matters deep in our hearts.
Many of us try to live lightly on the earth by reducing our waste and recycling. It is estimated that the menstrual product waste produced in the US alone is over 12 million (6 gallon) trash cans per year. Many of us are becoming more aware of the chemicals that come in contact with our skin can have dire long term effects. For these reasons we reviewed some products in the market that are safe for our bodies, reduce waste, and support small family owned companies in the US & Canada (Full Circle does not profit from these products, nor are they the opinions of the UUCA administration and congregation.)
New Moon Cloth Pads
Luna Cloth Pads
Diva Cups
Sea Sponge Tampons
Misc:
Check the toxicity of your cosmetics: costmeticdatabase.org
Menstrual cup comparison chart
How to video on how to insert a menstrual cup.
(SFW Demo uses a cup and glass tube)
http://lunapads.com/
Every year near Oct. 31st, Full Circle, a spiritual practice group at the UU church of Annapolis, marks the turning of the year and honor those who have passed away. A canvas labyrinth is set up and used in a walking meditation to remember those who have passed away, and to be mindful of things that need to be released from ones life.
At the center candles are lit to to honor those who have passed. As participants walk out following the labyrinth, they meditated on letting in new things into their lives for the new year. Below are photos of the altars that participants set up prior to the ritual. The individual altars have photos and objects of friends and family that have passed away. Past events including the full ritual outline can be found here .
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HPE White Owl Woman
St. Bernadette was only a teenager when she had her visions and stuck to her beliefs when everyone else thought she was crazy and wrong. The message from St. Bernadette is to listen to your inner wisdom.
• Smudge using salt water by dipping a flower or fresh tree bough.
• Singing “Listen, Listen, Listen to Your Heart Song”
• Cast Circle
• Call the quarters using Goddess calls
• Check in question: If you had a magic wand, what would you change about your life?
• Talk about St. Bernadette and why picked her, the message I “hear”
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HPE: K@ and Aurora Light Bringer
Themes: Battle: Conviction, Leadership, Strength
1. Smudge with Swords
2. Call Quarters with new “Saints” Q. calls
3. Cast Circle with Battle Theme
4. Check In: What are you battling now? What battles have you fought lately?
(use knight check in piece)
5. Intro into the series: Archetypes, SGA: Aurora
6. Saint Joan Info: K@ and Aurora Explain Structure of ritual: Eve of Battle, Marching to Battle, Battle, Victory Celebrations EVE OF BATTLE
7. Noveanna: women place shrouds on head, read “I am” card and light candle
8. Meditation: pass out pens first (optional paper): K@
9. “Craft” write message that came during the meditation on one hand; have partner write woman’s name who appeared in the meditation on other hand.
10. Teach Chant: The Goddess sings of many things and Battle is but one.
MARCH INTO BATTLE:
1. K@ leads, Aurora turns on red lamps
BATTLE
11. Yoga: Mountain, Repulse the Monkey, Warrior I VICTORY CELEBRATION
12. Recap the night’s themes
13. End Noveanna: “I am Athena!”
14. Farewell to Quarters
15. Close Circle
16. Sing and Feast
new song: “Goddess See Right Through Me”
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When your hurricane preparedness plan includes spell work – you know you’re a witch. Stay safe out there witches and muggles alike.
This evening reminded me that there are so many energy workers out there, not connecting with like minded individuals. We all use energy in our lives, either to get the attention of a classroom or meeting, or to gauge the mood of someone we are close to.
It’s refreshing to hear (and feel!) other people’s approaches to working with energy. We played with “energy balls” found on amazon.com that make noise only when you finish the link, either alone, or joining hands in a group. We played at having them making noise while we only had our hands hovering about an inch above each others, while we projected energy.
We created energy balls between our two hands and imagined it having colors and sound. We talked about how we can or could use shielding in our everyday lives to protect us emotionally. Some imagined steel plates clanging together to form a safe bubble around them, others imagined slipping an iridescent layer under their skin that sparkled when attacked.
Energy can be pulled from each of the elements, the universe or your personal energy. The later of which is finite and can be drained easily. One exercise was to divide us into pairs and send and receive energy through our hands. The recipient would guess what type of energy the other person was using to send.
Someone asked if we also “teach” during our circles. Our circles are like participatory UU services. We provide food for thought, give new ideas and provide community with each other.
This circle centered around the Unitarian Universalists Church of Annapolis’ 50 foot stone labyrinth. We discussed the history of labyrinths which are over 3500 years old.
We had an impromptu chant circle with some moving chants like “heart song”
We processed back in silence in the dusky light with the crickets serandeing us. It felt magickal.
In the dusky night we went to the gazebo and raised our voices in chants. We practiced seeing as a group, and also singing in rounds.
One of my favorite songs was created on the spot “I am here, you are here, we are here together”
We also danced our “Witches Dance” which is the Hokey Pokey danced to the tune of “Woman Am I, Spirit Am I”
To hear some of our songs you can go to our website here. We are also offering these songs in CD form as a raffle item at our monthly meetings.
Smudge with a chime
The women picked up chimes from around circle and chimed as they walked around the Chakra Labrinth tarp
Cast circle pulling up your individual rainbow color of energy
Call the Quarters
Explain tarp – made as part of Spinners, Spinners & Weavers on overnight with their tarps, Chakra ~100 – 200 years old, etc
Check in – What Color are you and why? Or what color are you drawn to and why do you think you are drawn to that color? Have each woman draw a Chakra color pen out of a bag and mark a paper with the color drawn.
Have everyone move to group chakra colors drawn together in the rainbow order of the Chakra colors.
Sit down focus on tarp. Mediation “walking labyrinth with eyes” following laser light, Chakra mediation in center, pause, walk out of labyrinth with eyes following light.
Each chakra color group of women discussed what the color they pulled means to them, anything that came up during meditation.
Pass out & break bracelets to reveal color –
Standing breathing – “conductor”
Dance with veils
Do modified Moon Salutation
Close
Feast
You are perfect in every way, just the way, you are today 
Every year near Oct. 31st, Full Circle, a spiritual practice group at the UU church of Annapolis, marks the turning of the year and honor those who have passed away. A canvas labyrinth is set up and used in a walking meditation to remember those who have passed away, and to be mindful of things that need to be released from ones life.
At the center candles are lit to to honor those who have passed. As participants walk out following the labyrinth, they meditated on letting in new things into their lives for the new year. Below are photos of the altars that participants set up prior to the ritual. The individual altars have photos and objects of friends and family that have passed away. Past events including the full ritual outline can be found here .
