| THE SACRED CIRCLE of Maidens, Mothers & Crones Recovering & Reclaiming Ancient Ways to Heal our Lives |
The Sacred Circle is a self -supporting sisterhood of recovering women, dedicated to reclaiming the Goddess & committed to the healing of our lives. Founded in 1987 by Rev. JoAnna Medina, affectionately known as Mama Silverwitch, the Circle brings like-minded women together to Pass the Rattle; share experience, strength, hope; honor Women's Mysteries & Rites of Passage, and celebrate the power of the Feminine Spirit by coming together for various Circles, Retreats Gatherings & Celebrations throughout the year. Our vision is to provide a safe sanctuary for women who honor the ancient ways of Earth and Spirit, and we welcome all who wish to join us on our recovering & reclaiming journey! When the Women Heal, the Earth Heals! We gather in the spirit of love & trust to share our recovery, discovery & empowerment. Our purpose is to provide unity & support to all women who are reclaiming the power of the Sacred Feminine to heal from the insidious ways of Patriarchy. We come together to share our personal stories, identify common problems and solutions, and pass along the many benefits gained by honoring a Nature based Spirituality. We acknowledge there are many avenues of healing and many paths to self discovery. We choose a path that celebrates the Divine Feminine because it restores balance and mirrors our many facets and mysteries as women. In The Sacred Circle... We recognize the many compulsive disorders brought about by living in a male-dominated world. Our personal stories reveal Internalized Oppression; Codependency, Family Dysfunction, various abuses, compulsions, allergies, imbalances and addictions related to food, sex, work, alcohol and other drugs, but our common desire is to reclaim our power & sacredness as we strive to live in harmony with nature, ourselves and others. Blessed Be. |
| The Recovering Goddess BOOKS WRITTEN by JoAnna Silverwitch The Sacred Circle Recovering & Reclaiming Ancient Ways to Heal our Lives 13 Steps to the Goddess Reclaiming the Power of the Divine Feminine in Recovery Sacred Wheel Dancing Poems, Rhymes & Reflections of Time The Recovering Goddess Healing from Patriarchy in the Lap of our Great Mother * Also... Check out our Suggested Reading List below |
SUGGESTED READING for Recovering & Reclaiming Women THE SACRED CIRCLE Recovering & Reclaiming Ancient Ways to Heal our Lives by JoAnna Silverwitch 13 Steps to the Goddess Reclaiming the Power of the Divine Feminine in Recovery by JoAnna Silverwitch The Holy Book of Women's Mysteries Grandmother of Time... Grandmother Moon Celestial Wisdom ... Summoning the Fates by Zsuzsanna Budapest The Disease of More... My 25 year Recovery from Alcoholism & Overeating One Women's Story... by Eleanor R. Purchase it at: www.DiseaseofMore.com or www.Amazon.com My Name is Chellis & I'm in Recovery from Western Civilization by Chellis Glendinning Food Addiction, the Body Knows --- From the First Bite: Recovery from Food Addiction by Kay Sheppard Many Roads, One Journey... by Charlotte Kasl A Woman's Way through the Twelve Steps by Stephanie Covington, Ph.D The 12 Step Buddhist - Enhance Recovery from Any Addiction by Darren Littlejohn The Recovery Spiral, A Pagan Path to Healing... Cynthia Jane Collins Recoven... The Wiccan Recovery Program.... Medicine Hawk Wilburn Ariadne's Thread...by Shekhinah Mountainwater Women's Rites, Women's Mysteries... by Ruth Barrett Man Made God .... by Barbara Walker Switching to Goddess - Humanity's Ticket to the Future by J. Lyn Studebaker The Great Cosmic Mother... by Monica Sjoo & Barbara Mar Women's Spirituality Book... & others by Diane Stein Imagine a Woman in Love with Herself...& others by Patricia Lynn Reilly From a Hidden Stream: The Natural Spiritual Authority of Woman by Vajra Ma The Chalice and the Blade... by Riane Eisler Women's Reality .... by Anne Wilson Schaef The Spiral Dance ... & others by Starhawk Restoration of the Goddess.... Encyclopedia of Myth & Secrets, The Crone... & others by Barbara Walker The Gods & Goddesses of Old Europe... & others by Marija Gimbutas The Ladies of Seneca Falls... by Miriam Gurko The Woman's Bible... The Christian Church & Women by Elizabeth Cady Stanton Women, Church & State... by Matilda Joslyn Gage Rebirth of the Goddess... by Carol Christ The Politics of Women's Spirituality... Charlene Spretnak When God was a Woman ... & ... Ancient Mirrors of Womanhood by Merlin Stone Urgent Message from Mother - The Millionith Circle - Close to the Bone The Goddesses in Every Woman ... & others by Jean Shinoda Bolen M.D. Living in the Lap of the Goddess: Feminist Spirituality Movement in America by Cynthia Eller God Herself, the feminine roots of Astrology... by Geraldine Thorsten Changing of the Gods: Feminism and the End of Traditional Religions by Naomi Golderberg Seasons of the Witch - The Goddess Path... by Patricia Monaghan Wild Witches Don't Get the Blues... & others by Ffiona Morgan Shakti Woman... by Vicki Noble A Witch Alone... & others by Marian Green Beyond God the Father... & others by Mary Daly The Dark Goddess... by Marcia Starck & Gynne Stern Woman & Nature... Susan Griffin Maps to Ecstasy ... & others by Gabrielle Roth Sisters of the Dark Moon... by Gail Wood Power of the Witch & The Witch in Every Woman... by Laurie Cabot Living in the Light... by Shakti Gawain Blood, Bread & Roses: How Menstruation Created the World... by Judy Grahn Drawing Down the Moon... by Margot Adler Maiden, Mother & Crone ... by DJ Conway Wise Woman Ways & Herbal Series Books... by Susun Weed Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom... by Christiane Northrup, M.D. Healing Your Life from A to Z... by Louise Hey The Chemistry of Connection.... by Susan Kuchinskas When the Drummers were Women... by Layne Redmond Welcoming Spirit Home... Ancient African Teachings by Sobonfu E. Some Jambalaya... Personal Charms & Practical African Rituals by Luisah Teish Buffalo Woman Comes Singing... Native Teachings by Brooke Medicine Eagle The 13 Original Clan Mothers... Native Teachings by Jamie Sams Dancing with the Wheel... Black Dawn, Bright Day.... by Wabun Wind & Sun Bear The Once and Future Goddess... by Elinor Gaden The Sound of the Silver Horn... by Kathleen Noble, Ph.D The Craft & Every Day Moon Magic... by Dorothy Morrison The Witches Goddess'... by Janet & Stewart Farrar Solitary Witch... by Silver RavenWolf Italian Witchcraft - Spirit of the Witch - The Wiccan Mysteries by Raven Grimassi SUGGESTED FILMS or VIDEOS Women and Spirituality --- The Goddess Trilogy purchase on Amazon.com Gathering the Goddesses --- with Z. Budapest purchase on zbudapest.com Signs Out of Time --- Story of Marija Gimbutas purchase on gimbutas.org Weeds to the Wise or Menopause Metamorphosis with Susun Weed --- order from: woodstockmuseum.org Women's Power in Global Perspective with Max Dashu order from: www.suppressedhistories.net Women of Wisdom and Power A Lili Fournier Special order from: QuestforLife.com Bloodtime, Moontime, Dreamtime, Women Bringing Forth Change by Roberta Cantow order from: OriginalDigital.net Women's Bodies, Women's Minds... & others with Dr. Christiane Northrup Wisdom Women of the 90's Series... with Brooke Medicine Eagle Stroke of Insight Video with Jill Bolte Taylor PhD FEMININE DIVINATION or ORACLE SYSTEMS * Daughters of the Moon Tarot... created by Ffiona Morgan * Motherpeace Tarot... created by Vicki Noble * Taking up the Runes... by Diana Paxton * I Ching of the Goddess... by Barbara Walker * Kwan Yin Book of Changes... by Diane Stein * The Goddess Oracle... by Amy Sophia Marashinsky * Shekhinah's Runes... created by Shekhinah Mountainwater * Amulets of the Goddess... Oracle of Ancient Wisdom by Nancy Blair * The Oracle of the Goddess... created by Amy Zerner & Monte Farber * Goddess Guidance Oracle Cards... created by Doreen Virtue, PhD * Wisdom of Avalon Oracle Cards... by Colette Baron-Reid * The Well Worn Path... created by Raven Grimassi & Stephanie Taylor * Goddesses of the New Light... by Pamela Matthews * Medicine Cards... the Way of Animals... by Jamie Sams & David Carson * Sacred Path Cards... Native American Wisdom by Jamie Sams * Archetype Cards... & other works by Caroline Myss * Goddess Inspiration Oracle... by Kris Waldherr NOVELS * The Mists of Avalon ... by Marion Zimmer Bradley * The Red Tent... by Anita Diamant * The Fifth Sacred Thing... by Starhawk * The Moon Under Her Feet... by Clysta Kinstler RAISING CONSCIOUSNESS * The Biggest Secret... by David Icke * Earth... by Barbara Marciniak * The Power of Now ... by Eckhart Tolle * A New Earth... by Eckhart Tolle * Stroke of Insight... by Jill Bolte Taylor PhD |
* All literary works of Rev. JoAnna Medina, JoAnna Silverwitch or The Sacred Circle is protected by U.S. Copyright Law. All rights reserved since 1987 |
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Recovery in The Sacred Circle In the Circle... Recovery is defined as a return to the Authentic Self through a transformational journey that restores us to wholeness on every level of being... Physical, Mental, Emotional, Spiritual. Many diseases & disorders are caused by inner & outer disharmony rooted in delusions of the mind and dysfunctional patterns of living. These mindsets are a result of our conditioning in Patriarchy or other unhealthy systems that disconnect us from our divine spirit within & sever our ability to flow with the natural forces and cycles of life. In the Circle we reclaim the deep feminine wisdom of body & soul by letting go of all that stands in the way of our wholeness and by reclaiming an ancient path that honors our deep mysteries and our natural spiritual power as creators of humanity. All Women are Welcome! |