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If you are in Erie, PA and could use a little help this season, come by for a free ready-to-prepare meal kit.

November 26, 2025 at 4:10 PM

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Sisterhood of Avalon

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Join us at Ninefold Festival for Charlotte Eléa's online presentation "Blodeuwedd's Flight: Astral Travel to the Otherworld in the Dream Space"!

Tickets: ninefoldfestival.com
* Sept. 27-28, 2025
* All women welcome

#events #conference #dreams #astraltravel #shadow #goddesstemplecentralcoast #SOA

Photo of Charlotte; Get your ticket today for Charlotte Eléa's online presentation "Blodeuwedd's Flight: Astral Travel to the Otherworld in the Dream Space"! Participants will learn how to activate their nighttime dreams into a fertile space of shadow work and otherworld travel.

Tickets for Ninefold Festival 2025: Becoming a Light in Shadow Times, our fabulous, on-line, September 27-28, 2025, weekend festival for women, are available via https://NinefoldFestival.com!
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Tickets:
* Sliding Scale ($30, $60, or $90)
* All tickets include recordings of Ninefold Festival 2025 "Becoming a Light in Shadow Times" workshops and speeches.
* Reserve your space now!

Charlotte Eléa (@goddesstemplecentralcoast) is a Ceremonial Priestess initiated in the Magdalene Rose, Irish Celtic Shamanic, and Avalon lineages. She is the founder of Goddess Temple Central Coast in California, and leads shamanic priestess initiations and an Avalon priestess mentorship. She guides women to remember their wild and divine feminine natures and activate the magical alchemy within their bodies.

Get your tickets today through
https://NinefoldFestival.com
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About Ninefold Festival:
* Theme: Becoming a Light in Shadow Times
* September 27-28, 2025.
* All women are welcome at Ninefold Festival.
* You do not have to be an SOA member to participate.
* All ticket-holders will be able to participate in our concurrent Avalonian Auction.
* A fabulous, affordable festival!

We hope to see you there!

#pagan #celtic #events #conference #dreams #astraltravel #shadow #shadowwork #blodeuwedd #festival #event #online #goddess #ninefoldfestival #womensmysteries #workshops #community #avalon #celticspirituality #september2025 #goddesstemplecentralcoast

September 10, 2025 at 10:42 PM

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Sisterhood of Avalon

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Don't miss Nicole Luna's presentation "The Wheel and the Wound: Mapping Shadow Cycles with the Celtic Year" during our online Ninefold Festival weekend, Sept. 27-28, 2025.

Tickets:
* Sliding Scale ($30, $60, or $90)
ninefoldfestival.com

#wheeloftheyear #transformation #patterns #wound #wisdom #SOA

Photo of Nicole Luna; Don't miss Nicole Luna's presentation "The Wheel and the Wound: Mapping Shadow Cycles with the Celtic Year" during our online @ninefoldfestival 2025 weekend, September 27-28, 2025.

Tickets:
* Sliding Scale ($30, $60, or $90)
* All tickets include recordings of Ninefold Festival 2025: Becoming a Light in Shadow Times workshops and speeches.
* Get your tickets now through https://NinefoldFestival.com!
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What if your healing path wasn’t linear—but cyclical, like the turning of the year? This creative, reflective workshop invites participants to explore how the Wheel of the Year can become a mirror for their personal shadow work. We’ll trace each sabbat as a symbolic stage of transformation—uncovering seasonal patterns in how our wounds and wisdom emerge. Through intuitive mapping and visual journaling, each participant will create a personal Wheel of Shadows—a symbolic guide to track, honor, and work with their emotional and spiritual cycles over the course of a year. (This should feel supportive and is unlikely to trigger unless someone is currently in a very fragile state.)

Nicole Luna (@highestgoodreadings) is a Spiritual Advisor and Educator with over a decade of experience in transformative spiritual practice. Based in Salem, Massachusetts, her work integrates Celtic pagan tradition with modern approaches to ritual and divination. In session, she guides clients intuitively and using tarot and astrology, offering insight, clarity, and support through life’s spiritual and emotional thresholds. With a foundation in education, Nicole brings both scholarly insight and experiential depth to her offerings, creating structured, meaningful spaces for growth, reflection, and empowerment.

About Ninefold Festival:
* Theme: Becoming a Light in Shadow Times
* September 27-28, 2025.
* All women are welcome at Ninefold Festival.
* You do not have to be an SOA member to participate.
* Tickets are $30, $60, or $90.
* Recordings will be availabl…

September 13, 2025 at 1:50 AM

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Sisterhood of Avalon

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Be sure to join us at Ninefold Festival for Cristina Pandolfo's presentation "Poison Plants"!

Get your ticket ($30, $60, or $90 USD) for this amazing, online, September 27-28, 2025, weekend festival for women via ninefoldfestival.com!

#poison #plants #poisonplants #wisdom #events #spirit #allies

Photo of Cristina Pandolfo; Be sure to join us at Ninefold Festival for Cristina Pandolfo's presentation "Poison Plants"!
Get your ticket ($30, $60, or $90 USD) for this amazing, online, September 27-28, 2025, weekend festival for women via https://NinefoldFestival.com!
Poison plants as liminal beings, always in between light and shadow, can be powerful allies during shadow and healing work. This presentation is an introduction to the Spirit of Poison plants, and how to connect with them, create and maintain a relationship, and learn about their wisdom and Medicine.
Tickets:
* Sliding Scale ($30, $60, or $90 USD)
* All tickets include recordings of Ninefold Festival 2025 "Becoming a Light in Shadow Times" workshops and speeches.
* Reserve your space now!
Cristina Pandolfo (@astrum.lucifera) has been initiated in the Dianic Tradition and officially ordained as a Dianic Clergy (Priestess) by the Temple of Diana (Los Angeles, CA). Cristina is also author, ritual perfumer, esoteric herbalist, certified Plant Spirit Healing practitioner, member of the British Flower Essence Producers (BAFEP), and landscape architect specialized in healing gardens and therapeutic landscape. She is the creatrix of the esoteric herbal apothecary 'In Lumine Lunae' and founder of the Dianic spiritual organization 'Templum Dianae' and of the female occult society 'The Ladies from Outside'. Cristina has been teaching classes and workshops about esotericism, esoteric herbalism, and female spirituality in Italy and abroad since 2010.
Get your tickets today through
https://NinefoldFestival.com
About Ninefold Festival:
* Theme: Becoming a Light in Shadow Times
* September 27-28, 2025.
* All women are welcome at Ninefold Festival.
* You do not have to be an SOA member to participate.
* All ticket-holders will be able to participate in our concurrent Avalonian Auction.
* A fabulous, affordable festival!
We hope to see you there!
#poison #plants #poisonplants #spirit #pagan #celtic #events #conference…

September 13, 2025 at 6:27 PM

Objects are closer

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September 2, 2025 at 7:31 PM

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Sisterhood of Avalon

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AVALONIAN AUCTION 2025 :: CALL for DONATIONS

Seeking donations of service items for the Avalonian Auction which will be held Sept. 27-28, 2025. Examples include: tarot readings, Reiki, or a how-to that can be delivered via Zoom.

drive.google.com/file/d/1kV3n...

#donations #fundraising #services

AVALONIAN AUCTION 2025 :: CALL for DONATIONS

We are seeking donations of service items for the Avalonian Auction which will be held in tandem with the virtual Ninefold Festival on September 27-28, 2025. This will be a Service Auction of services that can be delivered virtually. For example, services might include oracle and other types of readings, Reiki, coaching sessions, lessons in knitting, gardening, crafts or projects, or any how-to that can be taught over Zoom. Be creative!!!

Details: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kV3n1Kia7bQBBiYbUrVZFRxksIRSqpYP/view
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Ideas:
* Reiki Sessions
* Card Readings
* Coaching Sessions
* Drumming Lessons
* Mini-Herbal Workshops
* A How-To or Mini Workshop
* Yoga and/or Meditation Classes
* Knitting or other Crafting Lessons

This annual Auction raises funds for the SOA Intensives Scholarships, showcases the talents of our Sisters, and helps build relationships within our Sisterhood. As a result of your generosity at last year’s Auction, every sister who applied for a scholarship in 2025 was awarded some funds. For our event to be successful, we count on you to contribute services that can be put up for bidding.

If you wish to submit a service(s) for the Auction, please provide the following information:
* Detailed description and anticipated duration of the service and any helpful information for the bidder (time zone or electronic requirements).
* Picture of yourself, if you have it, or an image relating to your service(s).
* Estimated value of your service(s). The opening bid is set by agreement between the Auction Team and each individual donor.
* All services must be delivered virtually, through Zoom, or other electronic means, within 6 months of the notification date of the Auction winners: October 1, 2025, thru April 1, 2026.

For full details, please visit: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kV3n1Kia7bQBBiYbUrVZFRxksIRSqpYP/view

If you have any questions, please contact: fundraising@sisterhoodofavalon.org.

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August 19, 2025 at 10:15 AM

Objects are closer

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August 2, 2025 at 12:26 AM

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May 26, 2025 at 11:16 PM

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May 25, 2025 at 10:11 PM

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Elle @elleisanisland.bsky.social · May 19

They're talking about "water based" cooking now. Cooking things in water instead of oils. It's soup. They're making soup.

Photo of soup with vegetables. Caption: you started water-based cooking and now your skin is clear and your stomach healed

May 20, 2025 at 1:27 AM

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Sisterhood of Avalon

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The Ninefold Festival Committee is accepting applications from presenters and performers for "Becoming a Light in Shadow Times", the 10th Annual Ninefold Festival, which will be held online Sept. 27-28, 2025!

Submit proposals by May 26, 2025, via:
forms.gle/6skLoogqKxoU...

#presenters #performers

Photo of a candle being lit in a dark space; "Becoming a Light in Shadow Times", the 10th Annual Ninefold Festival, will be held online September 27-28, 2025!

The Ninefold Festival Committee is accepting applications from presenters and performers whose proposals resonate with the thematic focus of the Shadow work. Each presentation should be 75 minutes long, including time for Q&As.

We are also looking for complementary performances of approximately 45 minutes to an hour that can be delivered through an online platform.

Submit proposals by May 26, 2025, via:
https://forms.gle/6skLoogqKxoUHzJPA
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* We are specifically looking for visual and interactive workshops that will engage participants.
* Each presenter and performer will receive a modest honorarium.

Submit proposals by May 26, 2025, via:
https://forms.gle/6skLoogqKxoUHzJPA
(Link in bio)

#presenters #performers #pagan #celtic #events #conference #callforpresenters #holyisleofavalon #womensmysteries #sisterhood #workshops #community #avalon #celticspirituality #september2025 #ninefoldfestival

May 15, 2025 at 10:25 PM

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Sisterhood of Avalon

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"In the Sisterhood of Avalon, our main pantheon is a reflection of the Five-fold mysteries of the Apple, as we honor five Goddesses from Welsh Tradition: Ceridwen, Rhiannon, Blodeuwedd, Arianrhod, and Branwen."
- from SisterhoodOfAvalon.org

Apply now:
sisterhoodofavalon.org/seeking-memb...
#celtic

photo of five seeds in a cut apple; "In the Sisterhood of Avalon, our main pantheon is a reflection of the Five-fold mysteries of the Apple, as we honor five Goddesses from Welsh Tradition: Ceridwen, Rhiannon, Blodeuwedd, Arianrhod, and Branwen."
- from SisterhoodOfAvalon.org

The Calan Haf Membership Portal closes in a few days. Applications are being accepted until May 19, 2025!

If Avalon calls to you, we would love to welcome you to her shores.
For more information and to apply, please visit: https://sisterhoodofavalon.org/seeking-membership/

#avaloniantradition #blodeuwedd #branwen #rhiannon #cerridwen #ceridwen #arianrhod #celticstudies #sisterhood #womensmysteries #celtic #celticpagan #holyisleofavalon #celticspirituality #goddessworship #membership #applications #join #pagan #group #glastonbury #tor #goddess

May 14, 2025 at 10:21 PM

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Sisterhood of Avalon

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"THE declaration of a clear song,
Of unbounded Awen,
About a warrior of two authors,
Of the race of the steel Ala.
..."
- from THE CHAIR OF THE SOVEREIGN.
BOOK OF TALIESSIN XV.
in The Four Ancient Books of Wales
by William F. Skene (1868)

#chair #sovereign #wales #welsh #warriors #taliesin

Photo of a welsh castle wall and a flag of Wales; "THE declaration of a clear song,
Of unbounded Awen,
About a warrior of two authors,
Of the race of the steel Ala.
With his staff and his wisdom,
And his swift irruptions,
And his sovereign prince,
And his scriptural number,
And his red purple,
And his assault over the wall,
And his appropriate chair,
Amongst the retinue of the wall."
- from THE CHAIR OF THE SOVEREIGN.
BOOK OF TALIESSIN XV.
in The Four Ancient Books of Wales
by William F. Skene (1868)

#chair #sovereign #wales #welsh #taliessin #warriors #taliesin

May 13, 2025 at 11:22 PM

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Sisterhood of Avalon

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Our 2025 Calan Haf Membership Portal is closing soon!

If you feel called to Avalon and would like more information or to apply, please visit: sisterhoodofavalon.org/seeking-memb...

The next portal will not open until Fall 2025.

#womensmysteries #celtic #celticspirituality #goddessworship #pagan

Calling the barge membership portal graphic; Our 2025 Calan Haf Membership Portal is closing soon! If you hear the call to Avalon's shores, please use the link below to explore what SOA membership might mean for you. We would be delighted to welcome you! The next portal will not open until Fall 2025. To learn more and to apply, please visit: https://sisterhoodofavalon.org/seeking-membership/ #avalon #womensstudies #sisterhood #membership #womensmysteries #celtic #celticpagan #celticspirituality #goddessworship #pagan #holyisleofavalon #celtic #calangaeaf #avaloniantradition

May 7, 2025 at 10:12 PM

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May 6, 2025 at 4:52 AM

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Sisterhood of Avalon

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The Sisterhood of Avalon's Calan Haf Membership Portal is Open!

Are you comfortable working only with Female and Goddess energies?

If you feel called to Avalon and would like more information or to apply, please visit: sisterhoodofavalon.org/seeking-memb...

#celtic #pagan #spirituality #goddess

Calling the Barge graphic with a priestess on a barge in a water body near Glastonbury Tor; The Calan Haf Membership Portal is Open! Are you comfortable working only with Female and Goddess energies? The Sisterhood of Avalon is a community of like-minded women dedicated to the work of Avalon and walking individual yet parallel paths to the Holy Isle. You will do a great deal of your work on your own at your own altar and in your own heart. If you feel called to Avalon and would like more information or to apply, please visit: https://sisterhoodofavalon.org/seeking-membership/ #celticstudies #sisterhood #womensmysteries #celtic #celticpagan #avaloniantradition #holyisleofavalon #celticspirituality #goddessworship

May 6, 2025 at 8:44 PM

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Sisterhood of Avalon

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There's still time to get tickets to this weekend's AvaCon 2025: Sustainable Community: Service to Self, Sisters, and Goddess!

All women are welcome to join us as we become immersed in women’s community while exploring aspects of the Avalonian Tradition

Details/Tix: sisterhoodofavalon.org/avacon/

Moon over water with text; There's still time to get tickets to this weekend's AvaCon 2025: Sustainable Community: Service to Self, Sisters, and Goddess!

All women are welcome to join us as we become immersed in women’s community while exploring aspects of the Avalonian Tradition

Get your tickets for our 11th Annual AvaCon now at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/avacon-2025-registration-1297280383549!
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Theme: "Sustainable Community: Service to Self, Sisters, and Goddess"
When: May 3-4, 2025
Where: Online
Cost: Attendance is by donation!
Recordings: All sessions will be recorded and made available to registrants within 4-6 weeks of the conference.

Schedule of Events (all times are EDT)

May 3, 2025
* 10:30am - 11:00am: Welcome & Opening Blessing
* 11:00am - 12:30pm: Service to Self: Standing Centered and Sovereign
* 12:40pm - 1:30pm: Embracing Self-Compassion as Sacred Service: A Path to Sustainable Well-Being - Workshop by Sydney Bell
* 2:00pm - 3:30pm: Service to Sisters: Weaving Circles of Community
* 3:40pm - 4:30pm: Craft Your Own Portable Protection - Workshop by Maddi Jabin

May 4, 2025
* 10:30am - 12:00pm: Discussion Panel: Service to Goddess: Holding Sacred Connection
* 12:10pm - 1:00pm: Body as Bridge: Connecting Self, Sisterhood, and the Sacred - Workshop by Veronica Jensen
* 1:30pm - 3:30pm: Being Centered in the Storm: Finding Balance With the Ninefold in Times of Uncertainty - Keynote Workshop by Jhenah Telyndru

Register now: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/avacon-2025-registration-1297280383549

More information is available at: https://sisterhoodofavalon.org/avacon/
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If you can't make it to all sessions, that's okay! Recordings will be made available to all registrants within 4-6 weeks of AvaCon 2025.

We hope to see you there!

#avacon #conference #womensmysteries #goddessstudies #sisterhoodofavalon #avalon #presenters #sustainable #community #womenempowerment #womenconference #celtic #celticwitch #pagan #paganism #sustainabl…

April 29, 2025 at 9:49 PM

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Sisterhood of Avalon

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Applications are being accepted from presenters and performers for "Becoming a Light in Shadow Times", the Sisterhood of Avalon's 10th Annual Ninefold Festival which will be held online September 27-28, 2025!

Submit proposals via:
forms.gle/6skLoogqKxoU...
#presenters #performers #pagansky #events

Call for Performers; a candle being lit in the darkness; Applications are being accepted from presenters and performers for "Becoming a Light in Shadow Times", the Sisterhood of Avalon's 10th Annual Ninefold Festival which will be held online September 27-28, 2025!

Submit proposals by May 26, 2025, via:
https://forms.gle/6skLoogqKxoUHzJPA
(Link in bio)

#presenters #performers #pagan #celtic #events #conference #callforpresenters #holyisleofavalon #womensmysteries #sisterhood #workshops #community #avalon #celticspirituality

April 25, 2025 at 3:23 AM

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Sisterhood of Avalon

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Some upcoming events and opportunities:

* Apply for Membership: sisterhoodofavalon.org/seeking-memb...
* 30th Anniversary Artwork & Products RFP: drive.google.com/file/d/1qR4l...
* AvaCon, May 3-4, 2025: eventbrite.com/e/avacon-202...
* Ninefold Festival, September 27-28: forms.gle/6skLoogqKxoU...

Some upcoming events and opportunities:
* Apply for Membership: https://sisterhoodofavalon.org/seeking-membership/
* 30th Anniversary Artwork & Products RFP: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qR4lX15hJaaPyAcW_fGinc87kOhhGued/view
* AvaCon online May 3-4, 2025: https://eventbrite.com/e/avacon-2025-registration-1297280383549
* Ninefold Festival online September 27-28: https://forms.gle/6skLoogqKxoUHzJPA https://pic.x.com/Rmp4vULJId

April 15, 2025 at 11:55 PM

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Sisterhood of Avalon

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Applications are being accepted from presenters and performers for "Becoming a Light in Shadow Times", our 10th Annual Ninefold Festival!

Submit proposals via:
tinyurl.com/2025NinefoldPresenters

The festival will be held online September 27-28, 2025.

#presenters #performers #pagan #celtic #events

April 8, 2025 at 1:49 AM

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Sisterhood of Avalon

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Sustainable Community: Service to Self, Sisters, and Goddess

Join us May 3-4, 2025, for our 11th annual AvaCon, an online weekend where women from around the world join together and learn about the Avalonian tradition.

Tickets: tinyurl.com/AvaCon2025
Cost: By donation

#celtic #goddess #pagan #soa