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Sweet ‘ums…
I couldn’t wait until next week to send this out… I changed some stuff, messed some stuff up, re-arranged some stuff and made a general disaster area of the calendar… so you get a mid-month-mailer… and I may not need to send out a separate December update… we’ll see…

Tuesday, November 16th – Sufi Explorations – Congregation Har Shalom (725 W Drake Rd, Ft Collins) – 7:30 PM – Swimming in the Inayati stream of blessing: Sufi Order practices, Ruhaniat Zikr, the Walks of Murshid Samuel Lewis, prayers of Hazrat Inayat Khan… – I’m looking forward to another evening of Sufi mojo! – No experience required, just bring your heart, body, mind and fullness of being! – $7 suggested donation

Friday, November 19th – Kalliope – Aspen Lodge (6120 Highway 7, Estes Park) – 7 to 10 PM – We probably won’t be playing out much this winter so we’d love to see you in Estes. If you want to carpool up with other folks, let me know and I’ll help coordinate.

Monday, November 22nd – Sufi Meditation – 449 Clover Ln, Fort Collins – 9:30 AM – focus on “Al-Latif” “The Subtle” – by donation

Tuesday, November 23rd – Women’s Dance – St Barnabas Church (1280 Vine St, Denver) – 7 PM – focus on Thanks and Giving – $7 suggested donation

Thursday, November 25th – Be ever so thankful YOU are not a turkey.

CANCELLATION – NO CHANT November 26th – sorry…

Monday, November 29th – Sufi Meditation – 449 Clover Ln – 9:30 AM – focus on “Al-Khabir” “The All-Aware” – by donation

Thursday, December 2nd – CHANT – Yes, it’s a THURSDAY – Couldn’t be helped… but I hope you can make it anyway! – 5000 Boardwalk #13 – 7 PM – $7 suggested donation

Monday, December 6th – Sufi Meditation – 449 Clover Ln – 9:30 AM – focus on “Al-Halim” “The Forebearing” – by donation

Tuesday, December 7th – Mama Sing – Avogadro’s Number (605 S Mason, Ft Collins) – 10 AM – by donation

Tuesday, December 7th – Zikr – Congregation Har Shalom – 7:30 PM – $7 suggested donation

Monday, December 13th – Sufi Meditation – 449 Clover Ln – 9:30 AM – focus on “Al-Azim” “The Magnificent” – by donation

Tuesday, December 14th – Dance of Universal Peace – Sunrise Ranch (100 Sunrise Ranch Rd, Loveland) – 7 PM – $5 suggested donation

Friday, December 17th – Chant – 230 N Sunset St, Ft Collins (Kiri and Mark’s house) – 7 PM – $7 suggested donation

Saturday, December 18th – Yule Celebration in Denver – Mercury Cafe – 8 PM to midnight-ish – I’ll be leading ritual in between Tuatha’s music sets (maybe around 9:30 or 10 PM) – Great juju! – $13 at the door

Monday, December 20th – Sufi Meditation – 449 Clover Ln – 9:30 AM – focus on “Al-Ghafur” “The Forgiver” – by donation

Monday, December 20th – Yule Celebration in Fort Collins – River Rock Commons (520 N Sherwood, Ft Collins) – 5:30 PM – Potluck, ritual, drumming and giving thanks for the returning light! – RSVP – All ages welcome! – $10/adult suggested donation – gift exchange too!

Saturday, December 25th – A very merry un-birthday to Jesus! (because scholars tend to agree he was most likely born in what is now called the super-spooky month of October, which was quite a different animal 2010 years ago, and Jesus (which isn’t even his real name) was most likely born in the Jewish month of Tishri, which is a lunar calendar… just in case you were wondering)

Sunday, December 26th – Roller Skating at Rollerland! – 1 PM to 4 PM (or later) – it’s my birthday… come skating! Twill be grand!

Monday, December 27th – Sufi Meditation – 449 Clover Ln – 9:30 AM – focus on “Ash-Shakur” “The Grateful” – by donation

Tuesday, December 28th – Women’s Dance – St. Barnabas Church – 7 PM – $7 suggested donation

And hey, do you want to chant either Saturday, January 1st (New Year’s Day, for the Gregorians) or Sunday, January 2nd (nothing special in most calendars, unless it’s YOUR birthday) – Let me know your preference…

TIME LAPSE …

CHANT JANUARY 1st – 7 PM – 5000 Boardwalk #13 – yes, you decided and I’m playing along.

Registration is open for Sufi Meditation Retreat – February 25th to 27th (Friday morning to Sunday evening) – Sunrise Ranch – Mostly silent retreat with evening zikrs – movement practices interspersed with the seated meditation sessions – delicious food – gorgeous setting – offered at cost ($140 to $210) your rate depends on what room you want – view the flyer and registration at: http://trigoddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/sufi-retreat-flyer-2011.pdf or you can register online at: http://trigoddess.org/special-events/

I think my brain is the consistency of half-baked pumpkin pie. How about yours? Every so often, I recommend having ice cream and apple crisp for dinner with a hot chocolate aperitif, but not all the time. I never ever recommend using neti pots, doing jumping jacks, or joining the army. But sometimes I do recommend driving really fast with your windows down on inter-state highways with your hair (no matter the length) whipping around and your bare feet up on the dashboard, singing old Cat Stevens tunes REALLY loud… but not all the time. I never, ever recommend listening to hip-hop, and I certainly NEVER recommend reincarnating as an Australian cane toad, but I may re-evaluate that one someday.
To RSVP for Yule, or for more information about any of these listed events, please do call or e-mail me. I always put on my best “customer service” smiling voice for you… you know the one that sounds like Wendy Wham on KUNC every gosh darn morning… I don’t know how it’s possible for her to sound like she’s about to laugh at every upcoming concert, album release, and artist’s name. Must be exhausting.
Speaking of exhausting…
Sweet wintery (or wintry, if you prefer, which my spell-check does, but dictionary.com doesn’t care) dreaming blessings to y’all!
Sára

(970)227-5275
rain@trigoddess.org

Warning:
While we’re not paying attention,
October is trying to sneak quietly out the back door, completely un-noticed! Which, would be just fine since we’ll just jump on into November… and good-riddance to those pesky months that don’t even know what the weather is supposed to be! Sheesh!
Besides, November just gets us into shopping season, which is clearly what life is all about.

Tomorrow, Friday the 22nd – Full Moon Samhain ritual – Adults only – RSVP to me – 7 PM – 5000 Boardwalk #13, FC – $10 suggested donation – bring light potluck snack/dessert to share after ritual

Monday, the 25th – Sufi Circle – 9:30 AM – 449 Clover Ln, FC – focus on “Al-Basir” “The All-Seeing” – by donation

Tuesday, the 26th – Women’s Dance Samhain – 7 PM – St Barnabas Church (13th and Vine, Denver) – $7 suggested donation – bring an item for the “Altar for the Dead”

Friday, the 29th to Monday, the 1st – Women’s Retreat at Camp Santa Maria

Tuesday, November 2nd – VOTE!!! – It’s your right… but only if you vote Democratic or Independent. If you’re going Republican, stay home, or just go to work and make more money. Just kidding. Sort of. I know I’m not allowed to write things like that. So, please pretend I didn’t, if you’re offended.

Tuesday, November 2nd – Mama Sing – 10 AM – Avogadro’s Number (605 S Mason, FC) – by donation

Tuesday, November 2nd – Zikr – 7:30 PM – Congregation Har Shalom (725 W Drake, FC) – $7 suggested donation

Friday, November 5th – Starhouse 20th Anniversary Dance, Boulder – 7:15 PM – Wear all white! – I’ll be contributing to the program this evening – tickets $20 in advance www.TyBurhoe.com
Saturday, November 6th – another Starhouse Anniversary Dance, but I won’t be there.

Saturday November 6th – Chant in Denver! – Hurray for Deb, hosting an evening of chant (11080 E. 17th Ave,  Aurora) – I’ll be facilitating, so you know what to expect. I’m always very grateful for your help in spreading the word in Denver – 7 PM – $7 suggested donation

Monday, November 8th – Sufi Circle – 9:30 AM – 449 Clover Ln – Focus on “Al-Hakam” “The Judge” – by donation

Tuesday, November 9th – Dance of Universal Peace at Sunrise Ranch – 7 PM – 100 Sunrise Ranch Rd, Loveland – $5 suggested donation

Friday, November 12th – Chant – 7 PM – 5000 Boardwalk #13 – $7 suggested donation

Saturday, November 13th – Kalliope – performance, playshop, and prissy potluck (light snack/dessert/drinks… no casseroles, or serious food) – At the Empire Grange (2306 W Mulberry, FC) – 6 to 9 PM – $5 to $20 suggested donation – we’ll sing TO you for awhile, sing WITH you for awhile, and just chill with you for awhile. Come enjoy a sweet evening with us! And, try to let me know if you’re planning to join us so we can have some idea what to expect.

Monday, November 15th – Sufi Circle – 9:30 AM – 449 Clover Ln – Focus on “Al-Adl” “The Just” – by donation

Tuesday, November 16th – Sufi Explorations – 7:30 PM – Congregation Har Shalom – An opportunity to dive into some Sufi Order practices, Original Samuel Lewis dances, the walks, and maybe some yummy Ruhaniat Zikr – Our first session of explorations was excellent! – All are welcome, no experience necessary – $7 suggested donation

Friday, November 19th – Kalliope Performance – 7 to 10 PM – Aspen Lodge, Estes Park – We love this place! – No charge, but you might want to have dinner, buy a drink… hang out…

Monday, November 22nd – Sufi Circle – 9:30 AM – 449 Clover Ln – Focus on “Al-Latif” “The Subtle” – by donation

Tuesday, November 23rd – Women’s Dance of Gratitude – 7 PM – St. Barnabas Church – $7 suggested donation

Monday, November 29th – Sufi Circle – 9:30 AM – 449 Clover Ln – Focus on “Al-Khabir” “The All-Aware” – by donation

LOOKING AHEAD: I’m putting together another Sufi Meditation Retreat – Friday, February 25th to Sunday, February 27th – at Sunrise Ranch – Three full days, two nights, mostly silent, meditation focus during the days, interspersed with movement sessions, Zikr in the evenings (musical, of course) – The last two retreats I’ve offered have been super-duper-scrumptious, spiritually enlivening, enriching, deepening and sweet – the hardest thing about them is the pre-retreat stress about how many people will show up – So, if you’re interested, planning on, hoping to, and/or solidly committed to participating, please let me know as soon as you can. I always offer these at cost and facilitate on a donation basis, so it’s very affordable ($140 to $210 depending on what room you want). I’ll have the flyer/registration together sometime this week. I’ll try to get it available as a paypal thing on-line also.

I do not recommend dressing like a turkey for Halloween… it’s likely to get you shot, stuffed, frozen, thawed, broiled, and served up for Thanksgiving dinner. Give thanks for stuffed turkeys! Or trussed pigs, if you prefer. Or tofu loaf for those of you vegetarians with no respect for your taste buds. Give thanks for over-indulgence and resulting hangovers, swollen bellies, comas and strengthened commitments to health clubs, personal trainers, Nike® trainers (meaning sneakers), and training bras (well, maybe not the training bras, who comes up with that crap…. like women ought to wear bras even BEFORE they actually DO anything?). Give thanks for those fancy pumpkin-carving kits with child-safe-saw-toothed blades and funny handles that (ironically?) look like the jack-o-lanterns you’re trying to make with them. Give thanks for corn, making possible corn chips, popcorn, corn flakes, and corny jokes (like mine).
See you in Circle (which is very different than a “ring,” which usually has to do with boxing or wrestling, neither of which are traditionally included in our chant, ritual or dance events)!
Sára

(970)227-5275
rain@trigoddess.org

Dearest Sugar Lumps,
I’m sure y’all know that our months are named according to their numerical correspondences… right… September is the 7th month, October is the 8th, November is the 9th and December is the 10th. Then the dang-fangled-meddlesome Caesars came in with their anchovy paste and inserted Julius/July and Augustus/August into the MIDDLE of the gosh-darned calendar. Now, the 7th month is the 9th month, the 8th month is the 10th month and we all sound like a bunch of fools playing along.
Why doesn’t someone DO something about this? It’s a travesty! It’s a ridiculous scheme… and it’s kinda funny.

Tuesday, September 28th – Women’s Dance – St. Barnabas Church (13th and Vine, Denver) – 7 PM – $7 suggested donation

September 30th – last day to register for the women’s retreat at the end of October! http://trigoddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/Goddess-Retreat-Flyer-2010.pdf

AND NOW… you can register for the retreat on my website with a credit card! Woo-hoo for plastic! Follow this link and cozy up with PayPal, Baby!

Special Events

Saturday, October 2nd – Chant – 5000 Boardwalk #13, Fort Collins – 7 PM – $7 suggested donation

Monday, October 4th – Sufi Circle – 449 Clover Ln, Fort Collins – 9:30 AM – focus on “Al-Mu’izz” “Giver of Honor” – by donation

Tuesday, October 5th – Mama Sing – Avogadro’s Number (605 S Mason, Ft Collins) – 10 AM – by donation – NOTE: I’m open to suggestions for a good location for a second Mama Sing each month. Not Avo’s. Let me know if you have any great ideas.

Tuesday, October 5th – Zikr – Congregation Har Shalom (725 W Drake, Ft Collins) – 7:30 PM – $7 suggested donation

Friday, October 8th – Kalliope Performance – Spotlight Music (4606 S Mason, Ft Collins) – 6 to 8 PM – $5 to $10 suggested donation

Monday, October 11th – Sufi Circle – 449 Clover Ln – 9:30 AM – focus on “Al-Mudhill” “Giver of Dishonor” – by donation

Tuesday, October 12th – Dance of Universal Peace – Sunrise Ranch (100 Sunrise Ranch Rd, Loveland) – 7 PM – $5 suggested donation

Friday, October 15th – Chant – 5000 Boardwalk, #13 – 7 PM – $7 suggested donation

Monday, October 18th – Sufi Circle – 449 Clover Ln – 9:30 AM – focus on “As-Sami” “The All Hearing” – by donation

NEW EVENT!!
Tuesday, October 19th – Sufi Explorations – Congregation Har Shalom – 7:30 PM – an evening of Original Sam Dances, Walking practices, energy explorations, Sufi Order breath practices and meditation – The evening will be a combination of teachings from at least two different Sufi schools. I’m excited to honor the different Inayati streams of blessing by bringing these approaches together. It’s like a family reunion! – This will be an ongoing, monthly program (but not in December) – $7 suggested donation

Friday, October 22nd – Full Moon Ritual – Yes, ladies and gentlemen – I would be so happy to celebrate the full moon with you in October – 5000 Boardwalk #13 – 7 PM – Including some Samhain-esque focus, contemplative time – perhaps some music – definitely some sweetness – Adults only please – RSVP to me – bring a dessert or snack to share after ritual – $10 suggested donation

Monday, October 25th – Sufi Circle – 449 Clover Ln – 9:30 AM – focus on “Al-Basir” “The All Seeing” – by donation

Tuesday, October 26th – Women’s Dance of Universal Peace – St. Barnabas (13th and Vine, Denver) – expect some Samhain experiences this evening as well – 7 PM – $7 suggested donation

Friday, October 29th to Monday, November 1st – Dancing with the Goddess Women’s Retreat – near Bailey – drumming, chanting, dancing, ritualing, honoring the ancestors, creating and celebrating a community of women… Pay your registration fee on-line: http://trigoddess.org/special-events/

Tuesday, November 2nd – Mama Sing at Avo’s – 10 AM

Tuesday, November 2nd – Zikr at Har Shalom – 7:30 PM

Saturday, November 6th – New Moon Chant in Denver… mark your calendars… wait for it…

Saturday, November 13th – Kalliope performance and workshop at the Grange in Fort Collins – 6 to 9 PM – put it in your date book… more info forthcoming…

Now that we’re full-tilt into Autumn, we officially have the permission and encouragement from the whole universe to start getting fat! Eat pizza and cake, drink hot chocolate with every meal, snack on donuts and french fries, stop that infernal exercise regime and indulge the sloth! Hurray for Halloween and the willy-nilly dispension of good ol’, all-gluttonous, teeth-rottin’, finger-lickin’, lip-smackin’, sugar-high-makin’ CANDY!!! If any of your children end up with extra Snickers, send them my way!

See you in circle as we all become more and more circular!
Sára

P.S. RSVP for full moon with a phone call or e-mail. (970)227-5275, rain@trigoddess.org.

Hi There Sweetie Pies, Sugar Dumplings, Apples of My Eye (to be sure)!
So, maybe I’m a little early this month… I like to keep you on your toes (which I think is a reference to boxing or sprinting, neither of which have anything to do with my mailers as a general rule).
Se la vie…
On with the show!

Tuesday, August 24th – Charge of the Goddess – Women’s Full Moon Dance – St. Barnabas Church (13th and Vine, Denver) – 7 PM – Suggested donation $7
Hey, ladies, if any of you want to carpool down from Fort Collins, let me know. I’m coordinating the caravan.

Wednesday, August 25th – I’ll be leading the Denver Dance – Christ Church United Community Methodist Federation of Light and Happiness (7th and Colorado, Denver) – 7:30 PM – $10

Friday, August 27th – Kalliope (me and Sharon Docherty) Performance! – F/Stop Cafe (Cherry St and College Ave, Fort Collins) – 6 PM – $6

Saturday, August 28th – Chant – 818 Cherry St, Ft Collins – 7 PM – $7 suggested donation – bring something to sit on (indoor or out… there are no chairs left in the house!)

Monday, August 30th – Sufi Meditation Circle – 449 Clover, Fort Collins – 9:30 AM – focus on “Al-Alim” “The All Knowing” – by donation

Wednesday, September 1st – I’m leading the Denver Dance again – Methodist Missionary United Union of Jesus Junkies and Community Collective Church (7th and Colorado, Denver) – 7:30 PM – $10

Monday, September 6th – Sufi Meditation Circle – 449 Clover Ln – 9:30 AM – focus on “Al-Qabid” “The Restrainer” – by donation

Tuesday September 7th – Mama Sing – Avogadro’s Number (605 S Mason, Ft Collins) – 10 AM – by donation

Tuesday, September 7th – Zikr – Congregation Har Shalom (725 W Drake, Ft Collins) – 7:30 PM – $7 suggested donation

Friday, September 10th – Chant – 5000 Boardwalk #13, Ft Collins – 7 PM – $7 suggested donation

Saturday, September 11th – Peace in the Park – Loveland Civic Center Park – 12 PM to 5 PM (I think) – I’ll be singing and drumming with Sunrise Ranchers at 12, then doing a bit of music and blessing to close things up around 5. Come on out and celebrate peace!

Monday, September 13th – Sufi Meditation Circle – 9:30 AM – 449 Clover Ln – focus on “Al-Basit” “The Expander” – by donation

Tuesday, September 14th – DANCE of UNIVERSAL PEACE at SUNRISE RANCH (100 Sunrise Ranch Rd) – 7 PM – $5 suggested donation

Friday, September 17th – Kalliope – Mary’s Lake Lodge (2625 Marys Lake Rd, Estes Park) – 8 PM to 9 PM only!

Monday, September 20th – Sufi Meditation Circle – 449 Clover Ln – 9:30 AM – focus on “Al-Khafid” “The Abaser” – by donation

Friday, September 24th – Chant – 5000 Boardwalk #13 – 7 PM – $7 suggested donation

Monday, September 27th – Sufi Meditation Circle – 449 Clover Ln – 9:30 AM – focus on “Ar-Rafi” “The Exalter” – by donation

Tuesday, September 28th – Women’s Dance – St. Barnabas (13th and Vine, Denver) – 7 PM – $7 suggested donation

DANCING WITH THE GODDESS – Women’s Retreat – Friday, October 29th to Monday, November 1st – Oh, so many sweet things to fill the weekend including: chanting, drumming, ritual, zikr, dances of universal peace, Samhain ceremony, movement and meditation… and chocolate (of course!). Follow the link to view the flyer and registration.

http://trigoddess.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/Goddess-Retreat-Flyer-2010.pdf

All right, Honey Bunches, Pumpkin Muffins…
Why do all pet names have something sweet and syrupy in them?
Oh! Oh! I have a question… are y’all interested in another Sufi Meditation Retreat? I’m thinking of doing another one, maybe 1st weekend in February (over the Urs of Hazrat Inayat Khan.. and if that looks like jibberish to you… send me a photo of yourself with your eyes crossed and I’ll explain).
I don’t think I need RSVPs for anything in this mailer, but there are several opportunities for you to give me your feedback about stuff.
Also, let me just say… squirrels have more fun in any one morning than any other creatures I know of… golly, makes me wish I had a tail and claws and super-buck-teeth!
I’m starting a petition: please let me know, in writing, what you’d like to re-incarnate as in your next life… I will be sending in a very cleverly written letter to God, saying that we human beings, in all our hyper-intellectual insight, believe we should be granted the right to choose our next body. If I get at least 1,250,001 signatures, I am quite certain She will acquiesce.
Cheers Darlings!
Sára

(970)227-5275

Good Golly, It’s HOT!!! Let’s hear it for summer days that entice your skin to melt off your bones and your eyeballs to sweat! I LOVE it when my teeth swelter and my barefeet turn to sandpaper!
So, here’s the late ice cream scoop of summer events.
By the by, the best ice cream in Fort Collins is still at Walrus (125 W Mountain Ave).

Sunday – CANCELLATION ! ! – No Lammas Ritual. Celebrate in your own way…

Monday, August 2nd – Sufi Circle – 9:30 AM – 449 Clover Ln, Ft Collins – Focus on “Al-Qahhar” “The Subduer” – by donation

Tuesday, August 3rd – Mama Sing – 10 AM – Avogadro’s Number (605 S Mason, Ft Collins) – by donation

Tuesday, August 3rd – Zikr – 7:30 PM – Congregation Har Shalom (725 W Drake, Ft Collins) – $7 suggested donation

Wednesday, August 4th to Sunday, August 8th – Dragonfest – Iannin and I will be co-leading a workshop on chanting and drumming Friday afternoon – Lots of community, ritual, workshops, drumming and dancing, fire circles, etc.!

Monday, August 9th – Sufi Circle – 9:30 AM – 449 Clover Ln – Focus on “Al-Wahhab” “The Bestower” – by donation

Tuesday, August 10th – Dance of Universal Peace – 7 PM – Sunrise Ranch (100 Sunrise Ranch Rd, Loveland) – $5 suggested donation

Friday the 13th – Chant – 7 PM – 230 N Sunset, Ft Collins – $7 suggested donation

Monday, August 16th – Sufi Circle – 9:30 AM – 449 Clover Ln – focus on “Ar-Razzaq” “The Provider” – by donation

Monday, August 23rd – Sufi Circle – 9:30 AM – 449 Clover Ln – focus on “Al-Fattah” “The Opener” – by donation

Tuesday, August 24th – Charge of the Goddess Full Moon Women’s Dance – 7 PM – St. Barnabas Church (13th and Vine, Denver) – We’ll spend the whole evening celebrating the Goddess, singing and dancing the entire Charge of the Goddess cycle – Let your women friends know! – $7 suggested donation

Friday, August 27th – Kalliope – 6 PM (be punctual if you want to catch us… we only play until 7) – performance at the F/Stop Cafe (400 N College Ave, Ft Collins) – part of the Tri-Tone Summer Series – $6 (and we get paid a bit extra for every blessed one of you that goes up to the counter and tells the barista that you’re there to see “Kalliope!”)

Saturday (yes, Saturday), August 28th – Chant – 7 PM – 818 Cherry St – $7 suggested donation

Monday, August 30th – Sufi Circle – 9:30 AM – 449 Clover Ln – focus on “Al-Alim” “The All-Knowing” – by donation

HEADS UP!!
I’ve just started coordinating a gorgeous group of Goddesses to put on a weekend retreat!
“Dancing with the Goddess” will be a 3 night, 4 day women’s retreat October 29th to November 1st (I think) – I’ve invited lots of local leaders to contribute to creating a magical weekend of ritual, dance, music, and community. If you have any suggestions for excellent locations for this event, please let me know! – Stay tuned for more details!

For those moments in life when you just need a little mood-boosting, I highly recommend skinny dipping, flourless chocolate cake, Coca Cola (’cause it’s a classic), stay-at-home movies (the more sappy the better: Mamma Mia is terrific!), champagne bubble baths, bumper cars, lots of sleep, and if all else fails (or even if all else works), you can get a prescription for medical marijuana. Everyone else is doing it!

Happy Circling in the Heat Haze,
Sára

Boys and Girls, I’m teasing about the marijuana and champagne. Champagne is gross, and if you’re really that unhappy you can get coffee and Valium without becoming a current affairs statistic.

Doesn’t it just make your heart sing when dark clouds roll in to rain on your parade?
It never happens to me, personally, I’m just saying…
Sometimes there’s just too much sunshine and happiness in the world and we need a little respite (which is a little like rest-pit, which is a little like pit-stop, which is a little like pot-sticker, which is a little like an eggroll).
I know it seems like I say the same thing every month, but really, pay attention to dates and stuff. I’m traveling for a significant piece of July’s pie so things are getting a little hairy:

Monday, June 28th – Sufi Circle – 9:30 AM – 449 Clover Ln, Ft Collins – Focus on “Mutakabbir” “The Greatest” – by donation

Friday, July 2nd – Chant – 7 PM – 818 Cherry St, Ft Collins – $7 suggested donation

Sunday, July 4th – Happy Birthday to the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation under God, with liberty and fireworks for all! Light things on fire in the honor of liberty, justice and the pursuit of happiness! But do not light yourself or other living creatures on fire, because that does not contribute to happiness.

Monday, July 5th – Sufi Circle – 9:30 AM – 449 Clover Ln – Focus on “Khaliq” – “The Creator” – by donation

Tuesday, July 6th – Mama Sing – 10 AM – Avogadro’s Number (605 S Mason, Ft Collins) – Women and children – by donation

Tuesday, July 6th – Zikr – 7:30 PM – Congregation Har Shalom (725 W Drake, Fort Collins) – $7 suggested donation

Friday, July 9th to Sunday July 11th – Heartbeat Festival – Sunrise Ranch (100 Sunrise Ranch Rd, Loveland) – Starts Friday evening, ends Sunday morning – lots of workshops including drumming, belly dancing, native flute, didgeridoo, chanting with me – plus a Saturday evening Kalliope and Djo performance! – go to this website for more info: https://sunriseranch.org/activities/heart-beat-drum-and-dance-festival/

Sunday, July 11th to Saturday, July 17th – Southwest Sufi Camp near Silver City, New Mexico – A whole week of singing, dancing, praying, and communing! I’ll be on staff as well! – go to this website for more info: http://sites.google.com/site/southwestsuficommunity/our-vision-and-mission-statement/Home/votevents

Monday, July 12th – Sufi Circle – whenever you want – wherever you want – Focus on “Bari” – “The Maker of Order”

Tuesday, July 13th – Dance of Universal Peace – 7 PM – Sunrise Ranch (100 Sunrise Ranch Rd, Loveland) – $5 suggested donation

Monday, July 19th – Sufi Circle – 9:30 AM – 449 Clover Ln – Focus on “Musawwir” – “The Shaper of Beauty” – by donation

Monday, July 26th – Sufi Circle – 9:30 AM – 449 Clover Ln – Focus on “Ghaffar” – “The Forgiving” – by donation

Tuesday, July 27th – Women’s Dance of Universal Peace – 7 PM – St Barnabas Church (1280 Vine St, Denver) – this dance will be lead by Mary Ellen and Christine. It is sure to be a sweet and lovely evening! – $7 suggested donation

Friday, July 30th – chant – 7 PM – 818 Cherry St. Fort Collins – $7 suggested donation

Monday, August 2nd – Sufi Circle – 9:30 AM – 449 Clover Ln – Focus on “Qahhar” – “The Subduer” – by donation

To RSVP for Lammas, e-mail me, and please do it earlier rather than later, ’cause I’m in a hack and slash mood and will just cancel it if it doesn’t seem like enough people are interested far enough in advance. Also, if you’d like to compare chin scars, send me a photo (nothing still bloody, I did say “scars” not “scabs” or “wounds”).
And, if you truly feel that mosquitoes should be outlawed (but in an environmentally safe way for all the other creatures of the planet), please send monetary donations directly to me as I am funding scientific research projects that are currently working on mosquito catchers (that all other insects are immune to). These new-fangled contraptions are being designed to look like subtle, glowing disco-balls that only emit mauve, taupe and turquoise colors, they will lure the mosquitoes in with a simulated mosquito mama voice that says “darling vampirous children, come on in here, i’ve got fresh, bloody human steak being held exactly at 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit! Your favorite!” Once the mosquito hellions are inside the globe, they will be transported via hyper-galactic space traveling good-year blimps (they can carry up to 1.6 gazillionicious mosquitoes at a time!), to an alternate universe where they are trained to subsist as vegetarian peace-mongers before being returned to earth to resume lives of community-service oriented Buddhist monks.
Come on, who wouldn’t support this noble work!
Your humble servant (maybe formerly a mosquito),
Sára

(970)227-5275
rain@trigoddess.org

Never before have I felt, with such earnestness, the need to type a really good rendition of the classic Tarzan yell. Will you please be so kind as to imagine one issuing forth from your computer right now…
go ahead, I’ll wait.
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Thank you.

I must say, I’m a bit stupefied by this month’s calendar. It’s all such a delicious flurry of fun! Please notice all the unusual bits. It’s always great to have some seasoned community support around events with the general muggle public.

And, WOW!!! I am typeless (versus speechless) with gratitude and amazement that so many of you showed up for Kalliope’s debut performance last night! Sharon, Jamie and I had so much fun sharing all that music with you and I’m truly humbled by your support and attention and enjoyment of the evening. Let’s do that again, too, eh?

Monday, May 31st – Sufi Circle – 9:30 AM – 449 Clover Ln, Fort Collins – focus on “Mu’min” “the inspirer of faith” – by donation

Tuesday, June 1st – Mama Sing – 10 AM – Avogadro’s Number (605 S Mason, Ft Collins) – by donation

Tuesday, June 1st – Zikr – 7:30 PM – Congregation Har Shalom (725 W Drake, Ft Collins) – $7 suggested donation

Wednesday, June 2nd – Dance of Universal Peace – 7:30 PM – Christ Church United Methodist (whoever came up with a name like that?) (690 Colorado Blvd, Denver) – I’m leading this evening in Timothy’s absence – $10 at the door

Friday, June 4th – Kalliope Show (2nd one!) – 6 PM – Spotlight Music (4606 S Mason, Ft Collins) – We would be overjoyed to see some of you who missed, and all of you who caught, last night’s show! – by donation

Saturday, June 5th – Spirit in the Park – Civic Center Park (southwest corner Mason and LaPorte, Ft Collins) – an inter-faith event starting with an 8:30 AM meditation, 9:00 inter-faith service, 9:45 Dances of Universal Peace and Drum Circle wrapping up at 10:30 – I’m always so happy to have experienced circlers in these settings. Bring a drum and come on out!

Saturday, June 5th – Chant – 7 PM – 5000 Boardwalk #13, Ft Collins – $7 suggested donation

Sunday, June 6th – Sharon and I (of Kalliope) are singing as part of the Unitarian Church service, which I think starts at 9 AM… gosh, I ought to get that straight! – anyway, it sounds like a lovely service with flowers and children (all of whom, I’m quite certain, will be magnificently well-behaved).

Monday, June 7th – Sufi Circle – 9:30 AM – 449 Clover Ln – focus on “Muhaymin” “the guardian” – by donation

Tuesday, June 8th – Dance of Universal Peace – 7 PM – Sunrise Ranch (100 Sunrise Ranch Rd, Loveland) – $5 suggested donation

Thursday, June 10 to Sunday June 13 – MEADOWFEST – You can still register! – go to http://trigoddess.org/docs/MeadowFest2010_Final.pdf – twill be brillig!

Monday, June 14th – Sufi Circle – 9:30 AM – 449 Clover Ln – focus on “`Aziz” “The Victorious” – by donation

Friday, June 18th – Chant – 7 PM – 5000 Boardwalk #13 – $7 suggested donation

Sunday, June 20th – Litha Summer Solstice Celebration – 11:30 AM to 2:30 PM – Treehenge (just east of Martinez Park, Ft Collins) – bring: the kids, food/drink to share (potluck after ritual), drums, your own dishes and utensils, sunscreen (yes, I’m a mom), something to sit upon, and a smile! – RSVP to me – $10/adult suggested donation

Monday, June 21st – Sufi Circle – 9:30 AM – 449 Clover Ln – focus on “Jabbar” “The Compeller” – by donation

Tuesday, June 22nd – Women’s Dance of Universal Peace – 7 PM – St Barnabas Church (1280 Vine St, Denver) – $7 suggested donation

Friday, June 25th – Full Moon Chant – 7 PM – 818 Cherry St, Fort Collins – $7 suggested donation

Monday, June 28th – Sufi Circle – 9:30 AM – 449 Clover Ln – focus on “Mutakabbir” “The Greatest” – by donation

And just so you know…
1. I’ll be on staff for the Heartbeat Festival at Sunrise Ranch July 9, 10 and 11 – LOTS of drumming, chanting, dancing, ritual, community, native flutes, didgeridoos, etc.! You can find out more here: https://sunriseranch.org/activities/heart-beat-drum-and-dance-festival/

2. I’m also on staff for the Southwest Sufi Community Camp July 11 to 17 – LOTS of prayer, dance, zikr, meditation, chanting… Find out more here: http://sites.google.com/site/southwestsuficommunity/our-vision-and-mission-statement/Home/votevents

3. And Dragonfest registration is open: http://www.dragonfest.org/FI/Registration.html

We’re in for one heckuva summer! Hold onto your britches (or bikini bottoms)!
To RSVP for any of these soirées (I don’t know if that’s how to pluralize that word), for direct eye contact, to swap your identity with one of the Mayan monkey gods, or to hire a grass-growth-monitor… please do call or e-mail me: (970)227-5275 or rain@trigoddess.org.
Tally-ho!
Sára

Darlings,
Try typing the subject of this mailer.
Fun, huh?
Polish up your spectacles, monocles, or corneas, this month’s calendar is a whoopty-doozy, which is vastly different from a whoopsy-daisy.
Lots of special events, extra info and wonkified locations, which is vastly different from onctified nations (whatever that is).
I hope to see all your bright and shining, sun-burned, spring-kissed, and glowing faces at some of these special events this month!

Monday, April 26th – Sufi Circle – 9:30 AM – 449 Clover Ln, Ft Collins – Focus on “Rahman” “Expressive Mercy and Compassion” – by donation

Tuesday, April 27th – Women’s Full Moon Dance – 7 PM – St. Barnabas Church (1280 Vine St), Denver – $7 suggested donation

Saturday, May 1st – Beltane Celebration – 1 PM – Treehenge (just east of Martinez Park, Ft Collins) – Fundraiser for Kosi, Open Circles Community Center – Bring food/drink to share, your own dishes, drums, flowers, etc. – $15/adult suggested donation

Saturday, May 1st – Beltane Celebration – 6:30 PM – Starhouse in Boulder – Timothy and I are co-creating this event – yet another maypole, dances, music, and ceremony honoring this season! – $15

Monday, May 3rd – Sufi Circle – 9:30 AM – 449 Clover Ln – Focus on “Rahim” “Receptive Mercy and Compassion” – by donation

Tuesday, May 4th – Mama Sing – 10 AM – Avogadro’s Number (605 S Mason, Ft Collins) – by donation

Tuesday, May 4th – Zikr with Leilah Be – 7:30 PM – at the Starhouse in Boulder – $15

Thursday, May 6th to Sunday, May 9th – Beltania in Florence – I’m leading the opening ritual Thursday night, and a Dance of Universal Peace workshop Friday morning – you can still register up until April 30th! – www.beltania.org

Sunday, May 9th – Mother’s Day Chant! – 7 PM – 449 Clover Ln (my mama’s house) – $7 suggested donation

Monday, May 10th – Sufi Circle – 9:30 AM – 449 Clover Ln – Focus on “Quddus” “Holy Presence” – by donation

Tuesday, May 11th – Dance of Universal Peace – 7 PM – Sunrise Ranch (100 Sunrise Ranch Rd, Loveland) – Suggested donation $5

Friday, May 14th to Friday May 21st – Sufi Dance Camp on Maui – I’m on staff this year! Want to spend a week in paradise singing, dancing, and praying Toward the One?! – registration info: http://www.mauisuficamps.com/

Monday, May 17th – Sufi Circle – 9:30 AM – 449 Clover Ln – Focus on “Salaam” “Peace” – by donation

Monday, May 24th – Sufi Circle – 9:30 AM – 449 Clover Ln – Focus on “Mu’min” “Affirming” – by donation

Tuesday, May 25th – Women’s Dance – 7 PM – St Barnabas Church, in Denver – $7 suggested donation

Wednesday, May 26th – Kalliope on KRFC “Live at Lunch” – 12 PM to 1 PM – Kalliope is a dynamic trio of musical women (me, Sharon Docherty and Jamie Bailey). We are SO excited to be making music together and sharing it with you! Tune in for our radio debut in Fort Collins 88.9 on your FM dial or stream it at: http://krfcfm.org/listen.php

Friday, May 28th – Mama Sing – 10 AM – 2936 Brookwood Dr, Ft Collins (Christine’s house) – by donation

Friday, May 28th – Full Moon Chant – 7 PM – 231 Sunset St, Ft Collins (Kiri’s house) – $7 suggested donation

Saturday, May 29th – Kalliope full on show – 8 PM – Tap Room (3501 S Shields, Ft Collins) – Our first full-length, two-hour-show, jam-packed with harmonious musical delights! Come on out! – $5 cover

Monday, May 31st – Sufi Circle – 9:30 AM – 449 Clover Ln – Focus on “Muhaymin” “Protector” – by donation

Tuesday, June 1st (yes, JUNE!!!) – Mama Sing – 10 AM – Avogadro’s Number – by donation

Tuesday, June 1st (really, it’s JUNE!!!) – Zikr – 7:30 PM – Congregation Har Shalom (725 W Drake Rd, Ft Collins) – $7 suggested donation

MEADOWFEST is Right around the Corner!!
If you’re not already registered, please get your little butt in gear and sign up! We’d love to see you! June 10th to 13th at Jack’s Gulch. Lots of music, ritual, community play time, hikes, nature, bugs, and dirt galore! Registration info here: http://trigoddess.org/docs/MeadowFest2010_Final.pdf

I hereby cordially lulliloo you to participate with all your glee in this merry month of May’s razzamatazz of hullabaloolakish shin-diggery of romping good times!
Leave all the hugger-muggering for the hum-drudgery of winter-sludges.
It’s play time!
Sára

If I was a peanut, I would grow underground. Did you know that peanuts grown underground? I am not making this up. Anyway, if I was a peanut, I would grow underground all chummied up with at least one other peanut, but I think I’d rather be in an extend-a-pod with two or three other peanuts. If I was a peanut, I would want to be unearthed at night, so the sunlight wouldn’t hurt my poor little peanut eyes (if I had eyes). If I was a newly unearthed, moon-bathed peanut, I would want to be roasted in fire, which wouldn’t hurt because I’d be a peanut with no nervous system. Then I would want to be covered in honey and salt, LOTS of salt, and LOTS and LOTS and LOTS of honey. Then, if I was a newly unearthed, moon-bathed, fire-roasted, honeyed and salted peanut, I would want to be taken to the Beltane ritual and I would want to be consumed by the Goddess! And since I (as a peanut) would contain the most concentrated protein in the plant queendom, She would be oh, so very happy to transform me into pure energy!
Let’s sing!

Friday, March 26th – Chant – 7 PM – 230 N Sunset St, Ft Collins (Kiri and Mark’s) – $7 suggested donation

Monday, March 29th – Sufi Circle – 9:30 AM – 449 Clover Ln, Ft Collins – “Al Sabur” “The Patient” – by donation

Friday, April 2nd – Dance of Universal Peace – 7 PM – 112 F Street in Salida – I don’t know the “suggested donation” amount, but I’m sure there’s a basket or something out… Hope to see some of you there!

Sunday, April 4th – Easter! – Boil an egg, dye an egg, hide an egg, find an egg, eat an egg or be an egg for Jesus!

Tuesday, April 6th – Mama Sing – 10 AM – Avogadro’s Number 605 S Mason, Ft Collins – Women and children welcome! – by donation

Tuesday, April 6th – Zikr – 7:30 PM – Congregation Har Shalom 725 W Drake Rd, Ft Collins – $7 suggested donation

Friday, April 9th – Chant – 7 PM – 5000 Boardwalk #13, Ft Collins – suggested donation $7

Monday, April 12th – Sufi Circle – 9:30 AM – 449 Clover Ln – “Bismillah” “Beginning with God” – Hey, guess what? We’ve finished the entire set of 99 (and then some) names of God! It’s been almost exactly 2 years since we started doing this Monday morning meditation practice. And now we’re starting all over again. Want to jump on board? Check it out… A really sweet way to start the week, reciting names of God, reading a short chapter illuminating each name, inviting more awareness and a more conscious relationship with the many faces of the Divine each week. Feel free to join the caravan anytime – by donation

Tuesday, April 13th – Dance of Universal Peace – 7 PM – Sunrise Ranch 100 Sunrise Ranch Rd, Loveland – $5 suggested donation

Friday, April 16th – Mama Sing – 10 AM – 2936 Brookwood Drive in Fort Collins (near Drake and Lemay) – women and children, as usual – by donation

Monday, April 19th – Sufi Circle – 9:30 AM – 449 Clover Ln – “Allah” “The One” – by donation

Friday, April 23rd – Chant – 7 PM – 416 N Hollywood St, Ft Collins (Marylea’s house) – Bring a cushion! There is no furniture in the house so the acoustics are good fun and it’ll be a nice way to bring some blessings and good juju into the house before Marylea moves back in – Really, bring a cushion or something to sit on – $7 suggested donation – Did I mention that you should bring something to sit on? Please do.

Monday, April 26th – Sufi Circle – 9:30 AM – 449 Clover Ln – “Ar-Rahman” “The Compassionate” – by donation

Tuesday, April 27th – Women’s Full Moon Dance of Universal Peace – 7 PM – St Barnabas 1280 Vine St, Denver – $7 suggested donation

Saturday, May 1st – Beltane – 1 PM – Treehenge (just east of Martinez Park, Ft Collins) – RSVP to me – potluck and ritual – drumming and dancing – fires and frolicking – children welcome – $10/adult suggested donation

Saturday, May 1st – Beltane – 7 PM – Starhouse in Boulder – I think Timothy and I will be co-creating this celebration – I don’t know how much it will cost… I’ll keep you posted if you like.

Tuesday, May 4th – Mama Sing – 10 AM – Avogadro’s Number 605 S Mason – by donation

Tuesday, May 4th – Leilah Be Zikr – 7:30 PM – Starhouse in Boulder – $15 – There will be NO zikr in Fort Collins this month. Let’s all go sing and dance and pray with Leilah!

Thursday May 6 to Sunday May 9 – Beltania Festival – Florence Mountain Park, CO – Living Earth’s Beltane festival features live music concerts, rituals, workshops, and vendors. The new, beautiful, secluded location is about 2 hours South of Denver. Registration ends April 30th – www.beltania.org for details and register – I’ll be leading the opening ritual Thursday evening, and possibly a Friday morning hoopla – See you there!

Well, even if the Gods of Snow aren’t cooperating, the calendar of events is looking very much like Spring is in full swing!
To RSVP and/or if you want to help with the Fort Collins Beltane celebration, give me a call or send me an e-mail: (970)227-5275 or rain@trigoddess.org.
If you need someone to talk you out of sky-diving or into a career as a Nascar driver, you can also call me.
If you can’t remember all the words for the Star Spangled Banner or if you need someone to talk to about mushroom hunting, do not call me.
If you need a buddy for going to Elitch Gardens, call me.
If you need a buddy for scuba diving, do not call me.
Just being clear.
All Spring-Associated Blessings to you!
Sára

My Dear Circlers,
Are you dizzy from circling? Are you woozy from zikring? Are you
fuzzy from drinking too much winter mead? I have no fixes or
suggestions... just a completely unrelated request of the
Universe... Can we please ditch this whole freezing cold, clinging
icicle, drizzling winter hum-drudgery and get into SPRING!?!?!

Sunday, Feb 28th - Full Moon Ritual - 7 PM - 5000 Boardwalk #13 -
RSVP - Adults only - $10 suggested donation

Monday, Mar 1st - Sufi Meditation Circle - 9:30 AM - 449 Clover Ln -
focus on "Al-Badi" "The Originator" - by donation

Tuesday, Mar 2nd - Mama Sing - 10 AM - Avogadro's Number,
605 S Mason - by donation

Tuesday, Mar 2nd - Zikr - 7:30 PM - Congregation Har Shalom,
725 W Drake - $7 suggested donation

Wednesday, Mar 3rd - Dance of Universal Peace - 7:30 PM -
Christ United Methodist Church (7th and Colorado, Denver) -
I am leading in Timothy's absence - $10 at the door

Friday, Mar 5th to Sunday, Mar 7th - Sufi Retreat - Sunrise Ranch -
follow the link to register:
http://trigoddess.org/sufiretreatflyer.pdf -
Yes, you can still sign up...

Monday, Mar 8th - Sufi Meditation Circle - 9:30 AM - 449 Clover Ln
- Focus on "Al-Baqi" "The Ever Enduring" - by donation

Tuesday, Mar 9th - Dance of Universal Peace - 7 PM - Sunrise Ranch
(100 Sunrise Ranch Rd, Loveland) - Suggested donation $5

Friday, Mar 12th - Chant - 7 PM - 5000 Boardwalk #13 -
Suggested donation $7

Saturday, Mar 13th - The powers that be are still dictating that we
screw up our already faulty relationship with time by pushing the
"hour" button once, at some point in the middle of the night
(officially 1 AM, I think) - DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME BEGINS!!!! Did you
know that 27% of all American Christians, who are usually steadfast
and hyper-committed, will miss church Sunday March 14th this year?
Just saying. Don't forget to change your clock. God's expectations
are not to be ignored.

Sunday, Mar 14th - Chant w/ Covenant of the River - 5:30 potluck,
6:15 chant - 2616 Darren St, Fort Collins - RSVP to me

Monday, Mar 15th - Sufi Meditation Circle - 9:30 AM - 449 Clover Ln
- focus on "Al-Warith" "The Inheritor of All" - by donation

OSTARA CELEBRATION - YET TO BE DETERMINED

Monday, Mar 22nd - Sufi Meditation Circle - 9:30 AM - 449 Clover Ln
- focus on "Ar-Rashid" "Teacher and Knower" - by donation

Tuesday, Mar 23rd - Women's Dance - 7 PM - St Barnabas Church
(1280 Vine, Denver) - Suggested donation $7

Friday, Mar 26th - Chant - 7 PM - 230 N Sunset St (Kiri and Mark's) -
Suggested donation $7

Monday, Mar 29th - Sufi Meditation Circle - 9:30 AM - 449 Clover Ln
- Focus on "As-Sabur" "The Patient" - by donation

Coffee Community Update: Are you curious? Well, let me tell you...
After our awesome community potluck, conversation and ritual on
Imbolc... We (Tim, Jodie, and I, along with Christine) have been
working on foundational pieces to pull this project together...
We have registered a business "The Community Cup" which is the
official coffee shop aspect - We are wading through forms and
applications to get "Kosi," the non-profit entity, up and running
- We have been scouting out locations around town... nothing
stunningly perfect yet, but a couple interesting options near
Old Town... We are still happy to hear your suggestions and get your
help in all sorts of ways - We will be organizing some fundraising
in the next couple weeks and more actively pursuing the perfect
building... Feel free to ask questions and offer support in
any/every way!

To RSVP for ritual, for more information about any of these wacky
events, to offer assistance for Ostara, Kosi, or the Save-a-Beagle
Foundation, for backward jump-roping classes, or to have your picture
taken with the last snow man on earth (disappearing by mid-March,
not to return until January of 2011, I saw him this week, he has
crazy twigs for his wild hair!), please do call or e-mail me, your
up-way-too-late-for-her-own-good-rather-out-of-handedly-free-
associating-speed-typist-and-race-car-driving-super-ninja-witchy-
sufi-god/dess-loving-organ-grinding-organizer, Moi!
Maybe I should lay off the caffeine!
Love and Spring Fever-ish blessings!
Sára

(970)227-5275
rain@trigoddess.org