Red Tent Priestess Activation

Sisters, you are invited to a Red Tent Retreat at the Goddess Temple of Ashland Sanctuary! This weekend immersion will give you the skills, knowledge, & understanding to facilitate your own Sister Circle.

This Priestess Activation is both a training in the Women’s Mysteries, as well as an opportunity for sacred self-care & deep elemental connection. We will gather under the Dark Moon to delve into the Women’s Mysteries & join in sisterhood to honor our sacred cycles. This safe space invites you to explore, honor, & nurture the Goddess within & without.

If you intend to start your own Red Tent Circle, would like to deepen your current Sister Circle, or you are ready to reactivate your Priestess Path, this immersion is for you!! All female identifying humans are welcome. Come meet your tribe of Goddess Wombmyn!!!

Sister, take my hand & let’s create a sacred circle!!!

How we’ll share our time together…
~Red Tent Priestess Initiations
~Ritual Re-Birthing in the Mikvah (Ritual Immersion Pool)
~Transmissions & Teachings from Priestesses of the Goddess Temple
~Tea & Cacao Ceremony
~Elemental Anointings & Honorings
~Heart-Opening & Womb-Healing Explorations
~Song Circles, Sacred Sharing, & Sister Support

This Immersion will:
~Empower you to live in-line with your Sacred Womanness
~Cultivate your connection to your Holy Womb Center & Blessed Moon Blood
~Pass down to you the Wombmyn’s Mysteries
~Connect you with like-minded sisters
~Offer support for starting your own sister circle & moontime rituals
~Gift you the opportunity of connecting with the Goddess of the landscape

Dates & Times:
Friday June 23, 5-9 PM: New Moon Sister Circle *open to the public*
Saturday June 24, 12-8 PM: Private Retreat
Sunday June 25, 12-5 PM: Private Retreat

Love Offering: $111, *lodging not included*
For registration contact Laura: (412) 848-7614, lauramariecarmody@gmail.com
Some trading may be available, please connect with me to discuss further.

*2* scholarships are available for this event! Please reach out to me & share why you want to attend! Scholarship recipients will be chosen by May 23rd.

Items to bring:
Potluck items to share throughout the weekend
Journal & pen
Towel & change of clothes
Sarong
Altar items
Decks & items of divination
Red blankets, tapestries, & pillows
An open heart & mind

We are all co-creators of this collaborative sister circle! Please feel free to bring anything that you would like to offer to the ceremony!

LODGING:
Camping, soak, & sauna at the Jackson Wellsprings: https://www.jacksonwellsprings.com/
Hotel Accomodations at Lithia Springs: http://lithiaspringsresort.com/

More information about the Red Tent Tradition:
The Red Tent (also called moon lodge or menstrual tent) is an ancient tradition where women come together under the New Moon to honor their sacred cycles. The time that we get our menstrual cycles is intimately related to the amount of light in the night sky. In ancient times, when people spent huge amounts of time outdoors and lived with the cycles of the Earth & Moon, all women got their menstrual cycles at the same time. Previously, all women bled at the time of the least light in the night sky, the Dark Moon. During the New Moon women would join together and partake in monthly Red Tent/Moon Lodge ceremonies. During their blood time, they were released of their chores and responsibilities, and joined together amongst sisters for ritual and rest. This idea is often misunderstood in our modern culture. Women were not sent off due to weakness or over-emotionality. Instead, they were empowered to take this time for themselves. For it was believed that during their monthly shed, women receive information from the Universe, from the Whole, that is then to be transcribed to the rest of their people. The Red Tent gathering is thought to have been one of the first ceremonies humans joined together in. This seems logical, since our monthly menstrual cycle is the most ancient & innate part of our being as humans!

The Red tent was also a place where the Women's Mysteries were passed down, teaching the younger generations how to work with the energetic cycles of womanhood. Because this tradition is not commonly found in modern society, the majority of women are being denied their rites of passage into womanhood! This is our opportunity to reclaim our rites of passage & initiate ourselves & our sisters into the Moon Lodge Mysteries!

Today, the Red Tent is a place where women commune to celebrate their feminine rhythms. A place where we grow individually and communally through ceremony, meditation, art, and council sharing. In the Red Tent, women join to delve into our connectivity to each other, to the Earth, and to the Moon. Together we will create a safe space for healing and sharing and reclaiming the sacredness of our blood!

When we reclaim the sacredness of our monthly shed, we empower ourselves and each other to thrive in our most optimum existence as multi-dimensional beings! The cycles of women are as closely connected to the Moon as are the ocean’s ebbing tides. Although our natural rhythms used to be celebrated, women’s periods have recently undergone fierce suppression. For centuries, women have been shamed for their cycles and feminine energies. Most modern women have been taught to hide their blood and dispose of it unnaturally, instead of returning it to the Earth. We are once again uniting and remembering the sacredness of our moontime! As the Earth feeds us, so we feed her. The Red Tent gives women a safe place to join in sisterhood to learn the Women’s Mysteries and to give their moon blood back to Mama Gaia.

Additional Information about the Red Tent Ceremony:
The Red Tent is a space where women can join together to share their stories in a safe place. The Red Tent reminds women of our intimate connection to the Moon and her cycles, as well the connection we all share through our womb centers. It is an opportunity for rest, reflection, and meditation. It is a place where we celebrate menstruation, birth, breastfeeding, and the wisdom shared by post-menopausal sisters. We will create a safe and confidential container, and then dive deep into our intuitive womb wisdom to discuss the blood mysteries and our feminine cycles. With the monthly shed of our blood, we will release liberations that we are ready to set free, while setting intentions for what we want to manifest in the new lunar cycle.

Any menstruating women are encouraged to bring their moonblood to the ceremony. There are different methods for doing so. Women using tampons or pads can soak them in water, pour the water in a glass jar, and bring it tthe y Red Tent. If using a menstrual cup, moonblood can be poured directly into a glass jar. Nursing women are welcomed to offer their holy breast milk as well. As part of our sacred ceremony, we will return the blood & milk of our sisters to the Earth, opening a window of transformation and growth. Please come to the Red Tent with an open heart and mind. We come together as women, to share our truths and heal through community.

About the Facilitator:
Hi! I am Laura. I am a devoted ceremonialist, energy healer, performance artist, & female empowerment educator. My journey of self-love is greatly inspired by movement meditation & ritual divination. Through my studies of the Women’s Mysteries, I have gained deeper insight into my soul’s purpose to assist in the self-healing journey of the community by hosting transformational circles & ceremonies. I have been blessed to bring Red Tent Healing Spaces to festivals, gatherings, & communities across the country. I am now living in Southern Oregon, where I hold space at the Goddess Temple of Ashland as Priestess of the Moon Lodge & Temple Coordinator. Please feel free to message me with any questions, Goddesses. I am so looking forward to sharing in sacred space with you! Jai Ma!

Infinite Love & Deep Bows,
Laura
lauramariecarmody@gmail.com