Red Tent Tales
"Welcome .. come as you are, as who you are is enough"
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When you open the door there are colours, shapes, smells, infused with energy, warmth, vibration; warm greetings, whahoos and smiles. We enter the sacred space full of our own thoughts, emotions, feelings, experiences, stories, myths .. and what is created is a circle of beauty, warmth, laughter, relationship with each other and within ourselves.
As we breathe in the joy of being together we exhale with blessings to women everywhere. At the centre, an altar piece of our cherished and treasured momentos; photos, flowers, offerings of all kinds; it draws us in, reminds us we are made of many - like a wheel; without all of its spokes it is out of balance and turns awkwardly. As a group we share the burdens and the joys our stories bring.
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“I want to build a moon lodge, where old womyn braid my hair, brushing slowly, gently, the tangles of my life free, where there are no walls, only painted cloth, flowing, circling, blanketing me from the world.” ~ Jessica Todd.
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Our original outstanding Red Tent Gwynedd was conceived, given birth to and nurtured into its first walking steps by Jane Legge (www.womenswheel.com) in June 2013 at her beautiful home in North Wales.
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We gathered together in a circle under red drapes, shining pink material, soft cushions, rugs, sweet smells, smiles, excitement, candles, firelight, a blessed altarpiece at the centre and our willing hearts and minds to begin the journey into our sacred circle .... a truly blessed and amazing time; remembered well and filled those present with a sense of belonging; a safe place to bring our woes and our joys; a place to shine, be still, create, listen and nurture friendships within the ample bosom of sisterhood. Some said: "I am home".
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We meet as often as we can ever since at each other's homes - a nomad's trail of warm and generous spaces from warm and generous women.
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smilesfoodlaughterchallengetearsmakingcreatingweaving
sharingsingingdancingchantingeatingcelebratinghonouring
playingdrummingcallinglovingbeingfree
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North Wales seems to have more than its fair share of wild and wise women - so many are interested and we have at least 400+ members! - although not all turn up at the same time ...
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Please join us on Facebook for up-to-date discussions and meetings info. Dates and venues will be listed here when known. Diolch yn fawr.
Croeso ~ Welcome, One and All. Namaste.
A Welcome Poem
written by Alexandra from the Red Tent
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Take a moment, sisters, breathe...
You are Home, here, we know your pain and joy
We are One, here, each a voice for another
We are each unique, here, all are welcome.
When we speak may we share our Heart
How am I really?
In essence, in summary
For the story, so sweetly, takes us on a journey
But the Truth behind it, brings us truly Home.
When we listen may we abandon our thoughts
Of what we want to say or do
And suspend judgment...
May every cell of our body develop ears
Listen, with your soul.
We need no teachers here
No healers, carers or fixers
We have all these within us
Our friends and sisters serve us
By helping us remember our wholeness
Each word spoken, lands like an offering on the altar
The conversation is between her and the Goddess
We don't answer on behalf of the Divine.
Listening, the greatest gift we can offer
To hear the Soul speaking.
And to speak the Soul clearly
Our deepest healing.