August 4-8, 2024 in Colton, OR
Remembering our belonging to this earth and each other by weaving Wisdom, Wellness and Wildness in Sacred Sisterhood.
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This is for all who identify as Women and value the deep joy of reclaiming and embodying our humanity as medicine.
The Annual Gathering
The Temple of Belonging Bio-Regional Gathering is a transformative four-night, five-day experience that celebrates the essence of women-powered community and culture.
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Immerse yourself in a space where women can reconnect with themselves, each other, and the source that powers us all in a nurturing and intimate setting.
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This all-inclusive event invites women to share in all aspects of life, providing a retreat from the world where women are at the heart of the community, where they inherently belong.
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We offer over four days of soulful programming, including dedicated spaces for mothers and children, morning yoga and meditation, ritual and ceremonies, home-cooked meals, hiking and camping under the cedars, a healing arts spa, evening songs by the fire, and even a makers marketplace!
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Being surrounded by women for four and a half days is a rare and extraordinary experience that leaves you changed in the best way possible.
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The gathering is designed to be fun and empowering, allowing you to be as active or relaxed as you wish. Everything is an invitation, and you are trusted to enjoy this time in a way that best suits your needs.
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Discover more details below and join us for the Pacific Northwest's most cherished women's gathering, The Temple of Belonging.
What you can expect:
Annual 4 1/2 day campout
Wisdom and Workshops
Craft and Skill Building
Home Cooked Meals
Movement and Meditation
Healing Arts Services
Maker's Market
Sacred time in Nature
The Community Membership
This membership is an extension of our annual gathering, for those who seek to be a part of this incredible community but cannot attend the annual gathering.
The community membership a response to the clear desire for ongoing connection and a collaborative effort to create a hub of wisdom and resources for living and sharing.
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By joining this community, you are not only supporting a network of brave and nurturing women but also empowering yourself and others to come home to themselves in reverent, joyful, and courageous ways.
As a member, you will have access to exclusive content, member-only events, private dedicated chat spaces and a supportive network that amplifies the many facets of the wise and well woman.
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Enjoy the offerings of this space and allow yourself to feel welcomed home, time and time again. Embrace the opportunity to grow, share, and thrive in a community that honors your authentic self.
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Discover the benefits of membership and join us in weaving a tapestry of connection and belonging that extends beyond our yearly gatherings.
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The Temple of Belonging
The Temple of Belonging- from the witch tarot by Agni Sullins:
The Church of Fitting In is a tattered doctrine pedaling the snake oil of self-improvement
it sustains its dying creed from your contortions
of worthiness bending for approval
twisting for appreciation
bowing and scraping in hopes of sanction
through the blood-art of performance
prettiness and productivity its prophets of profit
believe you are less than and grow rich from the spoils
of your complicit agreement
when you believe their creed, you'll purchase the diet
conceal the flaws tweeze the unwanted
shave the unsatisfying girdle your nature deny your deep joy sacrifice your pleasure on the altar of pleasing others
and suffer the guilt of every stolen freedom
in the unholy name of fitting in
you'll reject all that doesn't grant you access
to their idea of perfection
and purchase all that does what they don't profit from
there are no riches in belonging
except for the woman who is willing to embody it
The Temple of Belonging is golden
its hallowed ground welcomes you
as both priestess and crone
and adorns your shoulders with the robes
of benefactress and beneficiary
enter the covenant of your sovereignty
become your own sanctuary
drink from the chalice of self-worth
take communion with the internal
divine swallow it down like the seasons
and seeds of Persephone's fruit
give voice to the old songs
the ones that wolf and moon and forest still sing to
dance out of Eden feet drumming the wayback
wonder and chant the holy stories
the truth older than myth
that women are the holy grail
conceiving, conjuring, and delivering
every single human being on the planet
worship at the altar of your soul's deep content
like the moon-drunk curve of lily
the garnet skin of pomegranate
the ink spill arc of raven's wing
glorious in its unfolding precisely as it is
wild, whole, free and perfect in relation only to itself
kiss your curves like a prayer
anoint your fingers with honey from your own jar
spread wings and legs and heart in flowered benediction
become a disciple of inner devotion
resurrect the silver salvation of self-respect
believe in your self and your wild holy heart
like it's a sovereign religion
it is and the world needs more missionaries.
