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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