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Dear Republicat Voters of the Front Range and Plains,

Please pay close attention to the amendments and referendums on the ballot. They’re tricky.

And please check events carefully as there are many oddities this month. Just trying to keep up with the Joneses.

Monday, Nov 3rd – Sufi Circle – 9:30 AM – 449 Clover Ln, Fort Collins – Focus on “Basir,” “All Seeing” – by donation

!!! VOTE !!! – Tuesday, Nov 4th – !!! VOTE !!!

Tuesday, Nov 4th – Mama Sing – 10 AM – Greyrock Commons (2265 Shooting Star Ln, Fort Collins) – women and children making joyful noises unto the lord(s), and lady(ies) and all our relations!

Tuesday, Nov 4th – NO DANCE AT GREYROCK!!! – I figure y’all will be glued to the radio, television, computers, or whiskey bottles while we await the presidential election results.

Friday, Nov 7th – Chant – 7 PM – 5000 Boardwalk #13, Fort Collins – $7 suggested donation

Monday, Nov 10th – Sufi Circle – 9:30 AM – 449 Clover – Focus on “Hakam,” “The Judge” – by donation

Tuesday, Nov 11th – Dance of Universal Peace – 7 PM – Sunrise Ranch (5569 NCR 29, Loveland) – $5 suggested donation

Wednesday, Nov 12th – Full Moon Ritual – 7 PM – 5000 Boardwalk #13 – RSVP required – adults only please and thank you, no, really, thank you – $10 suggested donation

Friday, Nov 14th – Chant – 7 PM – Greyrock Commons (I hope. I’ll let you know if not. If you don’t hear otherwise, this is the plan.) – $7 suggested donation

Sunday, Nov 16th – Singin’ Sisters Performance – 2 PM – Avogadro’s Number (605 S Mason, Fort Collins) – This is the first totally open-to-the-public performance by the women’s chorus we formed in April of this year. Please come on out and hear what we’ve been up to! – by donation

Sunday, Nov 16th – Dance of Universal Peace – 7:15 PM – Studio Soma (2540 W 29th Ave., Denver) – $8-$12 suggested donation

Monday, Nov 17th – Sufi Circle – 9:30 AM – 449 Clover – Focus on “Adl,” “The Just” – by donation

Tuesday, Nov 18th – Charge of the Goddess Dance Cycle – 7:15 PM – Greyrock Commons – $7 suggested donation

Monday, Nov 24th – Sufi Circle – 9:30 AM – 449 Clover – Focus on “Latif,” “The Gracious” – by donation

Tuesday, Nov 25th – NO WOMEN’S DANCE IN DENVER – sorry ladies. Dance will resume in December.

QUESTION: Are you folks interested in an evening of dancing The Charge of the Goddess? It’s been awhile and I’ve been starting to think it’s time. Lemme know, would ya? We could hold it November 18th instead of the usual Greyrock dance, or look ahead to some evening in December…

INSTRUCTION: When stung by a wasp, follow these steps…

1.  Remove the stinger if the little bugger left it in your foot…

2. Apply ice, but not directly because that hurts just as bad as the malicious little demon’s sting…

3. Make a goopy paste out of baking soda and water to smear on your skin but only where the sting went. It won’t do any good anywhere else. Well, it’s good for your teeth too. I don’t know what this is supposed to do for stings really, but it makes you feel better to think you’re doing something natural and wholesome and proactive to keep from crying…

4. Find the sadistic insect’s mother and ask her (very politely) to have a stern conversation with her brutish child about the social inappropriateness of attacking poor, helpless giants and giantesses who can’t help that they’re big clumsy oafs.

REQUESTS and IMPORTANT INFORMATION:

To RSVP for full moon ritual, for directions or more information about any of these events, or to donate a pair of eyeglasses or old cell phones to help wasp sting victims, please call or e-mail (970)227-5275 or rain@trigoddess.org.

Thank you, thank you very much.

Pumpkin Pie and Cranberry Sauce Blessings!
Saraswati

Dear Witches, Ghouls, Fairy Princesses, Fire Fighters, Pumpkins and Pirates,
Welcome to the witching hour, or rather the witching month!

Tomorrow, Tuesday, September 30th – Zikr – 7:15 PM – Greyrock Commons – Suggested donation $7

Monday, Oct. 6th – Sufi Circle – 9:30 AM – 449 Clover Lane, Fort Collins – Focus on “Rafi,” The Exalted – by donation

Tuesday, Oct. 7th – Mama Sing – 10 AM – Greyrock Commons (2265 N Shooting Star Ln, Fort Collins) – women and children welcome!

Tuesday, Oct. 7th – Dance of Universal Peace – 7:15 PM – Greyrock Commons – Suggested donation $7

Friday, Oct. 10th – Chant – 7 PM – 5000 Boardwalk #13 – Suggested donation $7

Monday, Oct. 13th – Sufi Circle – 9:30 AM – 449 Clover Lane – Focus on “Muiz,” “The Giver of Honor” – by donation

Tuesday, Oct. 14th – Full Moon Dance of Universal Peace – 7 PM – Sunrise Ranch (5569 NCR 29, Loveland) – Suggested donation $5

Sunday, Oct. 19th – Dance of Universal Peace – 7:15 PM – Studio Soma (2540 W 29th Ave, Denver) – Suggested donation $8 to $12

Monday, Oct. 20th – Sufi Circle – 9:30 AM – 449 Clover Lane – Focus on “Mudhil,” “The Giver of Dishonor” – by donation

Tuesday, Oct. 21st – Dance of Universal Peace – 7:15 PM – Greyrock Commons – Suggested donation $7

Friday, Oct. 24th – Chant – 7 PM – (I hope, I’ll let you know if not) Greyrock Commons – Suggested donation $7

Monday, Oct. 27th – Sufi Circle – 9:30 AM – 449 Clover Lane – Focus on “Sami,” “The All Hearing” – by donation

Tuesday, Oct. 28th – Women’s Dance of Universal Peace – 7 PM – St Barnabas Church (southeast corner 13th and Vine, Denver) – Suggested donation $7

Friday, Oct. 31st – Samhain – Ritual for adults only – RSVPs must be received no later than October 26th. It is a late night ritual going through midnight. Location and details are yet to be determined and not yet to be publicized. RSVP to me as soon as you know you can and want to attend.

Monday, November 3rd – Sufi Circle – 9:30 AM – 449 Clover Lane – Focus on “Basir,” “The All Seeing” – by donation

¡¡¡VOTE – Tuesday, November 4th – VOTE!!!

To RSVP for Samhain, for more information about amoebae, for directions to, from, around or through Turkistan, or to report a stolen bushel of zucchini, please call or e-mail me at (970)227-5275 or rain@trigoddess.org.
Little known fact: if you want to be a sloth for Halloween, and if you spend 3 hours trick-or-treating, you will be able to visit approximately two houses and acquire an estimated 1 fun-sized snickers and 2 dum-dums. What a waste. Better to be a cheetah.

Happy New Year!
Sára

Dear Ones, Twos, Threes and Fours,
Please read slowly and carefully so as to catch all the details in the mailer this month. Some scheduling changes are afoot and there are treacherous potholes we’re likely to step in and trip over. So here are the last two straggling events for August and the onslaught (what an awful word!) for September!

Tuesday, August 26th – Women’s Dance of Universal Peace – St. Barnabas Church (southeast corner 13th and Vine, Denver) – 7 PM – $7 suggested donation

Wednesday, August 27th – Dance of Universal Peace – First Christ United Methodist Church Congregation Holy Trinity Community Chapel of the Blessed Virgin (southeast corner 7th and Colorado) – 7:15 PM – Timothy will be in Germany so I’m leading the evening again – $8 or punch card at the door

Monday, September 1st – Sufi Circle – 449 Clover Lane, Fort Collins – 9:30 AM – focus on “Fattah” the Opener – by donation

Tuesday, September 2nd – Mama Sing – Greyrock Commons (2265 Shooting Star Lane, Fort Collins) – 10 AM – Women and children always and only!

Tuesday, September 2nd – Dance of Universal Peace – Greyrock Commons – 7:15 PM – suggested donation $7

Friday, September 5th – Chant – 5000 Boardwalk #13 – 7 PM – suggested donation $7

Sunday, September 7th – Dance of Universal Peace – Studio Soma (2540 W 29th, in Denver) – 7:15 PM – Stuart and I have traded dates for September. He’ll be leading the evening on the 21st – suggested donation $8 – $12

Monday, September 8th – Sufi Circle – 449 Clover Lane – 9:30 AM – focus on “Alim” the All Knowing – by donation

Tuesday, September 9th – NO DANCE AT SUNRISE RANCH – they have a full house – come back to dance in October!

Friday, September 12th – Chant – Greyrock Commons – 7 PM – suggested donation $7

Saturday, September 13th – Peace in the Park – Civic Center Park in Loveland – Noon to 5 PM – booths, music, Dances of Universal Peace, peace, peace and more peace! – I’m not sure what time we’ll be dancing. Check in with me later if you’re curious.

Monday, September 15th – Sufi Circle – 449 Clover Lane – 9:30 AM – focus on “Qabid” the Closer/Restrainer – by donation

Monday, September 15th – Full Moon Ritual – 5000 Boardwalk #13 – 7 PM – grown-ups (or close enough) only please – RSVP – light potluck after ritual – suggested donation $10

Tuesday, September 16th – Dance of Universal Peace – Greyrock Commons – 7:15 PM – suggested donation $7

Saturday, September 20th – Boulder Community Zikr – I’m co-leading with Habib – 7:30 PM – $5 suggested donation – dessert potluck after zikr – Studio Be on 30th St. in Boulder
Sunday, September 21st – Dance of Universal Peace – St. Bartholomew’s Church in Estes Park – 4 to 6 PM – suggested donation $7

Monday, September 22nd – Sufi Circle – 449 Clover Lane – 9:30 AM – focus on “Basit” the Expander – by donation

Monday, September 22nd – Mabon, Autumn Equinox Ritual – Treehenge – 5:30 PM – Family-friendly – RSVP – bring potluck food/drink to share, drums, your own dishes and service – suggested donation $10/adult

Tuesday, September 23rd – Women’s Dance of Universal Peace – St. Barnabas (13th and Vine in Denver) – 7 PM – includes celebrating Sharon’s birthday. Bring a snack/dessert to share and a flower or candle – suggested donation $7

Saturday, September 27th – Boulder Dance of Universal Peace – 20th Anniversary Jubilee – 6 PM to 11 PM – Glenn Miller Ballroom CU campus – More details when we do the numbers this afternoon on Market Place – Call Bill Burlage for tickets or get them at the door $20 each (303)444-4312

Monday, September 29th – Sufi Circle – 449 Clover Lane – 9:30 AM – focus on “Khafid” the Abaser – by donation

Tuesday, September 30th – Zikr – Greyrock Commons – 7:15 PM – Rumi’s 801st birthday – suggested donation $7

And two announcements for your amusement, information, or to help you procrastinate a little longer from some important chores like mowing the lawn, brushing your teeth or playing online backgammon:

1. The Singin’ Sisters Women’s Chorus is open for new singers. If you are interested in joining us, please let me know. No auditions required; if you want to sing, you can! We meet for practices every Thursday morning from 9:30 to 11:30 near Old Town Fort Collins. We’ll keep the group open for the next couple of weeks and then shut it down again to prepare for a performance.

2. WARNING, WARNING: If attendance at the Fort Collins Tuesday evening dance stays low, I will be discontinuing it after September. Same goes for Studio Soma. If you enjoy the dances and want to keep them an option, please do not tell me, show me! (I feel like Eliza Doolittle).

3. I just thought I’d sneak this one in here too… I have another CD for y’all “Chant Disc Volume II.” It’s similar in rough recording style to the first one. There are 35 tracks on it and I’m handing it out on a donation basis. Eventually I’ll get the mp3’s up on the website so you can just download them, but for now, you can take a disc.

4. No more announcements, just the usual wrap-it-up spiel. Call or e-mail me for more information, directions, to RSVP for rituals, or to report UFO sightings near Greeley. Not cows, UFOs. (970)227-5275 or rain@trigoddess.org.
Watch out for falling leaves!
Sára

Hey, I heard a report on NPR about how cows align themselves facing magnetic North or South when grazing and resting. Cool, huh? They’re gonna put magnets on their heads next to see if it messes them up! Why do we (humans) always have to mess with stuff?

Dear Circlers, Squarers, Triangulators, Regulators, Celebrators, Healers, Drummers, Singers, Dancers, Pray-ers, and Players,
I’m a little late this month, but I trust you’ll manage to squeeze one or two of these events onto your calendars before we run out of summer steam. Some extra, and extra-ordinary events happening this month. Starting with:

Today! Sunday, July 27th – Rain Scherbarth’s ritual, potluck, drum circle – Greyrock Commons (2265 Shooting Star Ln, Fort Collins) – 4 PM – bring food/drink to share, a small magical blessing token to go in a mojo bag for the baby, drums, outdoor needs (water, bug spray, blankets to sit on…)

Monday, July 28th – Sufi Circle – 449 Clover Ln – 9:30 AM – focus on Al Musawwir “bestower of forms” – by donation

Tuesday, July 29th – Zikr – Greyrock Commons – 7:15 PM – $7 suggested donation

Friday, August 1st – Chant – 5000 Boardwalk #13 – 7 PM – $7 suggested donation

Saturday, August 2nd – Lughnasadh Festival: Pagans in the Park – Treehenge (just east of Lee Martinez Park) – 2 pm to 9 pm – Lots of circles presenting various rituals, conversations, potluck dinner, networking, meeting folks from other local Pagan circles……. 2 PM CUUPs……. 3 PM Sun Tribe……. 4 PM UNC Pagans……. 5 PM Druids……. 6 PM Potluck and Grand Gathering……. 7 PM Open Circle ritual……. 8 PM Drum Circle

Monday, August 4th – Sufi Circle – 449 Clover Ln – 9:30 AM – focus on Al Ghaffar “the forgiver” – by donation

Tuesday, August 5th – Mama Sing – Greyrock Commons – 10 AM – Women and children chanting the morning away

NO DANCE AT GREYROCK ON THE 5th – the community is hosting another event. sorry for the change of plans.

Wednesday to Sunday, August 6th through 10th – Dragonfest – LOTS of workshops, rituals, drumming and fire circles, community, nature, swimming, sunburns… – We’ll be heading up the Wednesday night fire circle at Inspiration Point. Anyone interested in helping with that, please plan on it and check in with me anytime! – I’m also helping with a Friday morning Inanna Ritual, 7 AM on the Point. Lots of music and honoring the Goddess! – See you up there!

Saturday, August 9th – I’ll be leading the Starhouse Deeper Dance in Boulder (3476 Sunshine Canyon Rd) – 7:15 PM – $10 – if weather is agreeable, we’ll start the evening out of doors and move in when it gets dark, cold or otherwise uncomfortable.

Monday, August 11th – Sufi Circle – 449 Clover Ln – 9:30 AM – focus on Al Qahhar “the irresistible” – by donation

Tuesday, August 12th – Dance of Universal Peace – Sunrise Ranch (5569 NCR 29, Loveland) – 7 PM – $5 suggested donation

Wednesday, August 13th – I’ll be leading the Dance of Universal Peace in Denver (690 Colorado Blvd) – 7:30 PM – $8 or punch card – if weather is agreeable, we’ll start the evening indoors and stay indoors the whole darn time.

Saturday, August 16th – I’ll be leading the Boulder Community Zikr – Studio Be (2077 30th St) – 7:30 PM – dessert potluck after zikr – $5 suggested donation

Sunday, August 17th – Dance of Universal Peace at Studio Soma (2540 W 29th, Denver) – Potluck at 6:30 (I think), dance at 7:30 – $8 to $12 suggested donation

Monday, August 18th – Sufi Circle – 449 Clover Ln – 9:30 AM – focus on Al Wahhab “the bestower” – by donation

Tuesday, August 19th – Dance of Universal Peace – Greyrock Commons – 7:15 PM – $7 suggested donation

Friday, August 22nd – Chant – Greyrock Commons – 7 PM – $7 suggested donation

Saturday, August 23rd – Meditate ’08 – Dance of Universal Peace – 7 PM (maybe) – Meditate ’08 is an inter-faith gathering of meditators for a four day conference in Denver during the Democratic Convention. Go to www.meditate08.org for more info about location, all the guest speakers, presenters and evening programs.

Monday, August 25th – Sufi Circle – 449 Clover Ln – 9:30 AM – focus on Ar Razzaq “the provider” – by donation

Tuesday, August 26th – Women’s Dance of Universal Peace – St Barnabas Church (1280 Vine St, Denver) – 7 PM – $7 suggested donation

And if all that isn’t enough, you can follow up on your Goddess-issued homework assignments of: breathing, moving around, sleeping, eating, making love, feeling, thinking, and being.
And if that isn’t enough, you could go Buddhist and stop doing all that and skip straight to enlightenment!
Or, if that’s not your cup of tea, you can start repenting now, say 10 Our Father’s, 30 Hail Mary’s and go directly to heaven. Yay, Jesus!
Love and blessings!
Sára

Dear Mosquito Bitten Refugees,
Welcome to Summer! Let’s circle outside as much as possible so we can experiment with all possible insect repellent products and finally determine that the manufacturers are actually in cahoots with the mosquito population, deliberately and maliciously determined to take all our money while still selling our blood to the mosquito nation!
Let’s start with:

Monday, June 30th – Sufi Circle – 449 Clover Ln, Fort Collins – 9:30 AM – by donation – focus on “Al Jabbar” “The Irresistible”

Tuesday, July 1st – Mama Sing – Greyrock Commons (2265 Shooting Star Ln, Fort Collins) – 10 AM

Tuesday, July 1st – Dance of Universal Peace – Greyrock Commons – 7:15 PM – $7 suggested donation

Monday, July 7th – Sufi Circle – 449 Clover Ln – 9:30 AM – by donation – focus on “Al Mutakabbir” “The Majestic”

Tuesday, July 8th – Dance of Universal Peace – Sunrise Ranch (5569 NCR 29, Loveland) – 7 PM – $5 suggested donation

Friday, July 11th – Chant – 5000 Boardwalk #13, Fort Collins – 7 PM – $7 suggested donation

Monday, July 14th – Sufi Circle – 449 Clover Ln – 9:30 AM – by donation – focus on “Al Khaliq” “The Creator”

Tuesday, July 15th – Dance of Universal Peace – Greyrock Commons – 7:15 PM – $7 suggested donation

Thursday, July 17th – Full Moon Ritual – 5000 Boardwalk #13 – 7 PM – Adults – RSVP (really, do RSVP; we might move it to Treehenge and I’ll only inform those of you who tell me you’re coming!) – $10 suggested donation – bring light potluck food/drink for after ritual.

Saturday, July 19th – Boulder Community Zikr – Studio Be (2077 30th St, Boulder) – I will be leading the evening of prayer since Dahnya and Habib will be out of town – 7:30 PM – $5 suggested donation plus dessert for yummy potluck after zikr!

Sunday, July 20th – Dance of Universal Peace and Potluck! – Studio Soma (2540 W 29th Ave, Denver) – 6:30 Potluck – 7:30 PM Dance – $8 to $12 suggested donation

Monday, July 21st – Sufi Circle – 449 Clover Ln – 9:30 AM – by donation – focus on “Al Bari” “The Evolver”

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

Friday, July 25th – Chant – Greyrock Commons – 7 PM – $7 suggested donation

Monday, July 28th – Sufi Circle – 449 Clover Ln – 9:30 AM – by donation – focus on “Al Musawwir” “The Bestower of Forms”

Tuesday, July 29th – Zikr – Greyrock Commons – 7:15 PM – RSVP – $7 suggested donation

Wednesday, July 30th – I may be leading the Denver Dance – Christ Church United Methodist (690 Colorado Blvd, Denver) – 7:15 PM – $8 at the door or punchcards

Saturday, August 2nd – Lughnasadh Fest! – Many Pagan circles are gathering to celebrate Lughanasadh for an entire day! Various rituals, and other activities will take place throughout the afternoon. I will facilitate a ritual (with anyone who wants to help!) at 7 PM – Presumably at Treehenge, but not yet confirmed. Stay tuned!

THANK YOU!!! To Tanja, Richard, David and Lisa for all the time, energy and dedication in organizing and supporting another great Meadowfest!
THANK YOU!!! To Carla and David at Red Feather Ranch for hosting our community gathering again!
THANK YOU!!! To everyone who came out and camped out for Meadowfest last weekend! It was  great to share so much circle time with everyone. If you left anything up there (gloves, water bottles, small children, tent stakes, car keys, etc.) let me know. I probably have it and will be happy to give it back for a fee. Also, I would love for all you lovely participants to send me a quick note letting me know how the weekend was for you. What did you like? Not like? Any suggestions? When shall we do it again? Anything else you’d like to share…

For directions, more information, or to RSVP for any of these listed events, please call or e-mail me: (970)227-5275, rain@trigoddess.org.

If your hair is making your neck hot and sweaty in this summer heat, I highly recommend shaving your head. Convenient, easy and oh, so attractive! Drink lots of water and don’t you believe those Chinese doctors who say ice is bad for you! It’s not. Anything that feels that good can’t be bad. Just ask God.
Summer light loving blessings all around!
Sára

Welcome to the 7,450th Issue of “What’s Happening in Your Pagan Community?”
All right, so it’s not all “Pagan.” But some of it is. And I am. And maybe you are. And even if not, maybe you’re just interested in the other stuff. Maybe I’ll start calling it, “What’s Happening in Your Potentially Pagan, but Possibly More Inter-Faith with an Earth-Worshiping Sufi Bent Community?”
Anyway, here it is:

Monday, May 26th (yes, it’s okay to pray on Memorial Day) – Sufi Circle – 449 Clover Ln – 9:30 AM – focus on “Quddus,” “the holy” – by donation

Tuesday, May 27th – Women’s Dance of Universal Peace – St Barnabas Church (southeast corner 13th and Vine, Denver) – 7 PM – $7 suggested donation

Monday, June 2nd – Sufi Circle – 449 Clover Ln – 9:30 AM – focus on “Salaam,” “Peace” – by donation

Tuesday, June 3rd – Mama Sing – Greyrock Commons (2265 Shooting Star Ln, Fort Collins) – 10 AM – women and children welcome!

Tuesday, June 3rd – Dance of Universal Peace – Greyrock Commons – 7:15 PM – $7 suggested donation

Monday, June 9th – Sufi Circle – 449 Clover Ln – 9:30 AM – focus on “Mu’min,” “faith” – by donation

Tuesday, June 10th – Dance of Universal Peace – Sunrise Ranch (5569 NCR 29, Loveland) – 7 PM – $5 suggested donation

Friday, June 13th (Friday the 13th!) – Chant – 5000 Boardwalk #13 – 7 PM – $7 suggested donation

Sunday, June 15th – Dance of Universal Peace – Studio Soma (2540 W 29th, Denver) – 7:15 PM – $8 to $12 suggested donation

Monday, June 16th – Sufi Circle – 449 Clover Ln – 9:30 AM – focus on “Muhaimin,” “the protector” – by donation

Tuesday, June 17th – Full Moon Dance of Universal Peace – Greyrock Commons – 7:15 PM – $7 suggested donation

Thursday, June 19th until Sunday, June 22 – MEADOWFEST – Red Feather Ranch – If you haven’t yet registered, please do so… right now… immediately! – go to www.trigoddess.org, follow the link to meadowfest registration, download it, print it, complete it, mail it! The Meadowfest line-up looks like this:
Thursday, June 19th – evening – Full Moon Opening Ritual
Friday, June 20th – high noon – Solstice Ritual
Saturday, June 21st – evening – Meadowfest Main Ritual
Sunday, June 22nd – 11 AM – Closing Ritual
There will also be fire circles, drumming, chanting, dancing, hot tubbing, potlucking, hiking, pancake breakfasting, ritual co-creating…

Monday, June 23rd – Sufi Circle – 449 Clover Ln – 9:30 AM – focus on “Aziz,” “the almighty” – by donation

Tuesday, June 24th – Women’s Dance of Universal Peace – St Barnabas Church (southeast corner 13th and Vine in Denver) – 7 PM – $7 suggested donation

Friday, June 27th – Chant – Greyrock Commons – 7 PM – $7 suggested donation

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

Holy guacamole, Batman, that’s a lot of June busy-ness! If you have curiosities, inquiries, confusions and/or consternations about any of these here listed, scheduled and otherwise planned events, please don’t hesitate to call or e-mail me. Or, even if you do hesitate, you can still call or e-mail me (the number and e-mail will be the same now and later): rain@trigoddess.org or (970)227-5275. But please don’t call me after 10 PM ’cause I’ll think something’s really wrong. And don’t e-mail with any mention of diets or viagra or millions of dollars needing to move out of some remote country in Africa ’cause I won’t ever see your e-mail. But other than that, feel free!

If you go skinny dipping in the Poudre River, watch out for water snakes. They’re harmless (supposedly) but kinda spooky.

Summer Blessings,
Sára

Dear Circlers,
Please read on for important health tips.

Tonight, Tuesday, April 22nd – Women’s Dance – St Barnabas (NE corner 13th and Vine, Denver) – 7 PM – $6 suggested donation

Saturday, April 26th – North Chant – Greyrock Commons (2265 Shooting Star Ln, Ft Collins) – 7 PM – $7 suggested donation

Monday, April 28th – Sufi Circle – 449 Clover Ln, Ft Collins – 9:30 AM – focus on “Allah,” “The One” – by donation

Tuesday, April 29th – Zikr with Leilah Be – Starhouse in Boulder – if you aren’t pre-registered, don’t go! It’s sold out, of course.

Thursday, May 1st – Beltane Celebration – Treehenge (just east of Lee Martinez Park, Ft Collins) OR if weather is nasty, go to the shelter by the playground and dress warmly! – 5:30 PM – RSVP to let me know how many people to expect – Bring: drums, kids, food/drink to share, dishes for yourself, flowers (for making crowns), and wear outdoor appropriate, springy clothing! – $10/adult suggested donation

Monday, May 5th – Sufi Circle – 449 Clover Ln – 9:30 AM – focus on “Rahman,” “solar compassion/mercy” – by donation

Tuesday, May 6th – Mama Sing – Greyrock Commons – 10 AM

Tuesday, May 6th – Dance of Universal Peace – Greyrock Commons – 7:15 PM – The dance has a new home! Thank you to Beth and Ivy who will be hosting the dance in their co-housing community! I look forward to establishing a new circle rhythm in a new environ! – $7 suggested donation

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

Monday, May 12th – Sufi Circle – 449 Clover Ln – 9:30 AM – focus on “Rahim,” “lunar compassion/mercy” – by donation

Tuesday, May 13th – Dance of Universal Peace – Sunrise Ranch (5569 NCR 29, Loveland) – 7 PM – $5 suggested donation

Sunday, May 18th – Dance of Universal Peace – Studio Soma (2540 W 29th, Denver) – 7:15 PM – $8-$12 suggested donation

Monday, May 19th – Sufi Circle – 449 Clover Ln – 9:30 AM – focus on “Malik,” “the sovereign” – by donation

Monday, May 19th – Full Moon Ritual – 5000 Boardwalk #13 – 7 PM – Adults only – RSVP – $10 suggested donation

Tuesday, May 20th – Dance of Universal Peace – Greyrock Commons – 7:15 PM – $7 suggested donation

Friday, May 23rd – Chant – Greyrock Commons – 7 PM – $7 suggested donation

Monday, May 26th – Sufi Circle – 449 Clover Ln – 9:30 AM – focus on “Quddus,” “the holy” – by donation

Tuesday, May 27th – Women’s Dance of Universal Peace- St Barnabas, Denver – 7 PM – $6 suggested donation

Women’s Choir meeting 10-12 every Thursday morning. If you’re interested, you can still just stop by. Let me know if you need more details. It’s open to all interested women! Childcare provided.

Although the actual numbers vary according to your size, I’m figuring we burn approximately 270 calories by spending an hour riding a bicycle (stationary bikes don’t count because, as everyone knows, no calories are ever burned indoors). This means it takes an hour on a bike to burn the calories in one chocolate cream filled dunkin’ donut, which means we all have a lot of work to do to recover from our long winter sludgery!
Let’s burn some physical and spiritual calories dancing, drumming, singing, ritualing and jumping over Beltane fires!

As always, if you have questions, concerns, complaints, need directions or to RSVP for these events, give me a jingle by phone or e-mail. (970)227-5275 or rain@trigoddess.org.
See you in Circle!
Sára

Hurray for doom and gloom grey drizzly days into the end of March!
Let’s continue all this happy, bright, spring energy with lots of singing, dancing, ritualing and pony rides!
Lots to do, get your pencils and your calendars ready:

Saturday, March 29th – North Chant at Greyrock (2265 Shooting Star Lane)  – 7 PM – $7 suggested donation

Tuesday, April 1st – Mama Sing at Greyrock – 10 AM – Women and children welcome!

Friday, April 4th – Dance of Universal Peace in Salida – Salida Yoga Center (112 F St) – I’ll be leading the evening. If you or someone you know lives in the Salida area, come dance! – 7:30 PM

Saturday, April 5th – New Moon Ritual – RSVP

Sunday, April 6th – Dance of Universal Peace at Studio Soma (2450 W 29th in Denver) – 7:15 PM – I will be leading this evening. You can dance with Stuart at Studio Soma on Sunday, April 20th -  $8-$12 suggested donation

Tuesday, April 8th – Dance at Sunrise Ranch (5569 NCR 29) – 7 PM – $5 suggested donation

Friday, April 11th – Chant – 5000 Boardwalk #13 – 7 PM – $7 suggested donation

Sunday, April 13th – Let’s have a meeting! Actually, let’s have two of them! Back to kcaB!
And let’s have both of them at DejaVu coffee house in Fort Collins. Please do let me know if you can make it for one or both.
1st – Let’s plan a Beltane celebration – 2 PM to 3 PM
2nd – Let’s plan some promotion for the Dances of Universal Peace – 3 PM to 4 PM

Tuesday, April 15th – Dance at River Rock Commons (520 N Sherwood) – 7:15 PM – $7 suggested donation

Sunday, April 20th – Dance of Universal Peace in Estes Park (St. Bartholomew’s Church 880 MacGregor Ave) -  Mary Ellen and I will be leading – 4-6 PM – $5 suggested donation

Sunday, April 20th – Full Moon ritual – 5000 Boardwalk #13 – 7:30 PM – RSVP – $10 suggested donation

Tuesday, April 22nd – Women’s Dance of Universal Peace and Celebration of Earth Day in Denver (St. Barnabas Church 1280 Vine St) – 7 PM – $7 suggested donation

Saturday, April 26th – North Chant at Greyrock Commons – 7 PM – $7 suggested donation

Tuesday, April 29th – Starhouse Zikr with Leilah Be! – 7:30 PM – I’ll keep you posted if this changes or to confirm details – (probably) $10

Thursday, May 1st – Beltane Festivities! – 5:30 PM – Treehenge (of course) – $10/adult suggested donation – Potluck, ritual, flowers, frolicking, maypole weaving… RSVP to me

Keep planning on MeadowFest. I’m hoping to have a registration link up on the website soon. In the meantime, save the dates June 19 through June 22nd.

For directions, more information, to RSVP for rituals and/or meetings, for tips on french braiding techniques or to submit entries for the palindromic poetry competition, please call or e-mail me: (970)224-4797 or rain@trigoddess.org.

No, sir, away; a papaya war is on!
(excellent palindrome, right there!)
Sára

My most humble and sincere apologies for my delayed schedule this month. Here’s what is currently planned but please stay tuned for any changes:

Tuesday, March 4th – Mama Sing – at Greyrock Commons (2265 Shooting Star Lane, Ft Collins) – 10 AM – women and children welcome

Tuesday, March 4th -  NO DANCE AT RIVER ROCK – there was apparently a scheduling conflict at our usual dance time. Sorry for the cancellation.

The moon is new Friday morning, March 7th, but I’ll be out of town. Feel free to celebrate in your own way.

Tuesday, March 11th – Dance of Universal Peace – at Sunrise Ranch (5569 NCR 29, Loveland) – 7 PM – Suggested donation $5

Sunday, March 16th – Dance of Universal Peace – at Studio Soma (2540 W 29th Ave, Denver) – 7:15 PM – Suggested donation $8-$12

Tuesday, March 18th – Dance of Universal Peace – at River Rock Commons (520 N Sherwood, Ft Collins) – 7:15 PM – Suggested donation $7

Thursday, March 20th – Ostara (Spring Equinox) Celebration – Treehenge (just east of Lee Martinez Park, or River Rock if weather is nasty) – 5:30 Potluck – 6:30 Ritual – bring the kids, a basket, food/drink to share, your own dishes… – RSVP to me so I know how many to expect – Suggested donation $10/adult

Friday, March 21st – Full Moon Chant – 5000 Boardwalk #13, Ft Collins – 7 PM – Suggested donation $7

Tuesday, March 25th – Women’s Dance of Universal Peace – St. Barnabas Church (1280 Vine St, Denver) – 7 PM – Suggested donation $7

Saturday March 29th – Chant – Greyrock Commons – 7 PM – Suggested donation $7

And a couple other things:

Mark your calendars! MEADOWFEST (our local pagan family-friendly campout) has been scheduled for Thursday, June 19th to Sunday, June 22nd. It will include a full moon opening ritual on Thursday and a Summer Solstice at High Noon ritual on Friday as well as all the usual drumming, chanting, feasting, hot tubbing shenanigans. I’ll keep you apprised as more details fall into place and as registration materials become available.

DRAGONFEST is looking for ritual presenters for this year’s gathering. The theme is “The Journey of a Thousand Paths.” If you may be interested in offering a ritual, please e-mail the ritual coordinator: rituals@dragonfest.com.

I’m sorry to say I have no sense of humor at the moment so you’ll have to settle for the straight-up calendar, no frills, no paper umbrellas, no coconut bras or hula dances, no doilies or big fake plastic flowers. I do hope you’ll see fit to share some ritual, music and dance with the community this month.
You are always welcome to call or e-mail me for more information and to RSVP, but I must warn you that if you wait until the last minute (or even the last 36 hours) I may not get your message as many of you are discovering: (970)224-4797, rain@trigoddess.org

Spring blessings,
Sára

Top of the Day, Y’all!
In preparation for Winter moving out and Spring moving in, Imbolc is coming right up!
There may be some changes this month, depending on location details, so please do check for e-mail updates periodically.
If it pleases you, do join us for:

Zikr tonight (Tuesday, the 29th) – at River Rock Commons (520 N Sherwood) – 7:15 PM – Suggested donation $7

Imbolc celebration – Saturday, Feb. 2nd – River Rock Commons – 5:30 PM potluck – 6:30 PM ritual – Children, babies, grown-ups and imposters welcome! – RSVP to me – Suggested donation $10/adult

Mama Sing – Tuesday, Feb 5th – Greyrock Commons (2265 Shooting Star Ln) – 10 AM – women and tiny tots welcome!

New Moon Dance of Universal Peace – Tuesday, Feb. 5th – River Rock Commons – 7:15 PM – Suggested donation $7

Chant – Friday, Feb. 8th – 5000 Boardwalk #13 – 7 PM – ladies and gentlemen welcome! – Suggested donation $7

Dance of Universal Peace – Tuesday, Feb. 12th – Sunrise Ranch (5569 NCR 29, Loveland) – 7 PM – Suggested donation $5

Chant – Friday, Feb. 15th – Greyrock Commons – 7 PM – co-ed, baby! – Suggested donation $7

NO DANCE AT STUDIO SOMA – Sunday, Feb 17th – Dance Colorado event happening instead. For more info, please check out: http://dancetogethercolorado.ning.com/

Dance of Universal Peace – Tuesday, Feb. 19th – River Rock Commons – 7:15 PM – Suggested donation $7

Full Moon Ritual – Wednesday, Feb. 20th – 5000 Boardwalk #13 – 7 PM – grown-ups only please – RSVP – Suggested donation $10

Women’s Dance of Universal Peace – Tuesday, Feb. 26th – St. Barnabas Church (southeast corner 13th and Vine in Denver) – 7 PM – Suggested donation $6

Chant – Saturday, March 1st – Greyrock Commons – 7 PM – men and women alike, yet not alike at all – Suggested donation $7

Also, I’m beginning to look at organizing another Spiritual Mentoring Group. Are you interested? I am still offering one-on-one Spiritual Mentoring as well. If you’re curiously intrigued, or enthusiastically gung-ho, please do let me know. A group would form according to the interest and availability of participants. One-on-one mentoring is always personally determined.

To RSVP or for more information about any of the events listed here, please do call or e-mail me. If you don’t know how to find me, you can ask my mailman who undoubtedly knows your mailman who most certainly knows my mother’s mailman who can ask my mother who always knows where to find me because I unfailingly give her my phone number and e-mail address, which happen to be: (970)224-4797 and rain@trigoddess.org, respectively.
Many waking-bud blessings!
Sára