What do you wish for?

Do you base our choices on what you want, or what you think you're supposed to want? Let yourself feel what you feel and want what you want, THEN engage your mind in the process. The best wishes are born from your heart.

Wednesday, February 18, 2015

Celebrate the second Dark Moon in Aquarius for 2015 with the Fathers of Change

From now on, I will be posting these Dark Moon announcements on the CAYA blog:


Today, Wednesday, February 18, is the Dark Moon in Aquarius - the second of two.  Since the last Dark Moon, Mercury Retrograde in Aquarius has given us time to revisit our past, be reminded of our deepest values, and review our true goals.  It may also have revealed some surprising truths!  Now is the time to move forward in a new direction, perhaps even a direction which didn’t seem to exist until now!  What “forward” means may have changed drastically!  Free from expired limitations, possibly feeling like beginners even in areas where we once had a lifetime of experience, we can now explore new dimensions of this world we are co-creating!

Tonight, or during this week, I invite you to join or support the Fathers of Change in their 2015 Dark Moon working.

If you would like to share more of your experience with the Fathers of Change, you may join the Google+ community.

There are more valuable insights about this exciting time in this week’s CAYA newsletter.

All Earth Is Connected,

Molly Blue Dawn

Wednesday, February 4, 2015

Events on the Horizon for February 2015 and beyond - Mark Your Calendars!

Mark your calendars for:

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Wine, Witches, & Song
with Sharon Knight
Friday, February 6, 6:00-8:00PM
The Sacred Well, 536 Grand Avenue, Oakland, 510-444-9355
$10 donations gratefully accepted
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Art Murmur Art Talk with Karen & Malik Seneferu
Friday, February 6, 7:00-10:00PM
Omi Gallery, Impact Hub Oakland, 2323 Broadway, Oakland, 510-858-2323
Free
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Urban Nature Connections: Jon Young & Bird Language Leaders Workshop
Saturday, February 7, 9:30AM-4:00PM
Rob Hill Campground, 1475 Central Magazine Road, San Francisco
Free
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Free Family Concert with Kitka Women’s Vocal Ensemble
Saturday, February 7, 2:00-3:30PM
Presidio Officers’ Club, 50 Moraga Avenue, San Francisco, 415-561-4400
Free
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Rumi’s Caravan: Ecstatic Poetry and Music
Saturday, February 7, 3:00-5:00PM and 7:00-9:30PM
Glaser Center, 547 Mendocino Avenue, Santa Rosa
$20 performance only, $35 performance plus dinner
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Sacred Songs of the Orisha
a Fundraising for Lou Florez
Saturday, February 7, 7:30-9:00PM
The Sacred Well, 536 Grand Avenue, Oakland, 510-444-9355
sliding scale $20-$50
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Dharma Pagan Discussion: Padmasambhava
with Yeshe Rabbit
Sunday, February 8, 12:00PM PST
online
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Kazakh Fairy Tales
with Diana Shmiana and Dana Sherry
Sunday, February 8, 1:00-2:30PM
Silk Road House, 1944 University Avenue, Berkeley, 510-981-0700
Free
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Witch's Workshop: Make a Magical Candle
with Yeshe Rabbit!
Sunday, February 8, 3:00-4:00PM
The Sacred Well, 536 Grand Avenue, Oakland, 510-444-9355
$25 includes all materials
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Writing the Heart Sutra
with Reverend Val Szymanski
Monday, February 9, 7:00PM
East West Bookstore, 324 Castro Street, Mountain View
Free, but please RSVP to 650-988-9800
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Excavating the Castroville Mammoths
with Mark Hylkema
Monday, February 9, 7:30PM
Sunnyvale Heritage Park Museum, 570 E Remington Drive, Sunnyvale, 408-749-0220
Free
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Particle Fever
Movie Screening with Expert Commentary
A production of Wonderfest
Tuesday, February 10, 6:30-9:00PM
Lucie Stern Theater, 1305 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto, 650-329-0891
Free
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Net of Light, Cosmic Web of Light
with Jan and Marystella of Vortex Journeys
Wednesday, February 11, 6:30-9:00PM
The Crossroads, private land in Santa Rosa, RSVP for address
Free, donations welcome
RSVP  to 707-542-4928 or beyondbeliefs@vortexjourneys.com
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Waking Up White: Finding Myself in the Story of Race
with Debby Irving
Thursday, February 12, 6:00-8:00PM
Impact Hub Oakland, 2323 Broadway, Oakland, 510-858-2323
$10
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Raptors in Love: Birds of Prey Courtship and Pair-Bonding
with Lawrence Broderick
Thursday, February 12, 7:00-8:30PM
Heron Hall, Laguna Environmental Center, 900 Sanford Road, Santa Rosa
$10
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Servant of the Reaper: Death and the Celtic Mysteries
with Kristoffer Hughes
Thursday, February 12, 7:30PM
East West Bookstore, 324 Castro Street, Mountain View
Free, but please RSVP to 650-988-9800
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Flashlight Tours of the Winchester Mystery House
Friday, February 13, tours leave every 10 minutes from 6:30-11:50PM
Winchester Mystery House, 525 South Winchester Boulevard, San Jose
$49
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A Love Supreme: Through A Lens Darkly
Film, Poetry, Jazz
Friday, February 13, 7:00-10:00PM
Impact Hub Oakland, 2323 Broadway, Oakland, 510-858-2323
sliding scale $7-$12
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Love Among The Neurons: A Neuroscience Guide To Valentine’s Day
with Thomas Lewis, MD, Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, UCSF
A production of Wonderfest
Friday, February 13, 7:00-9:00PM
SoMa StrEat Food Park, 428 11th Street, San Francisco
Free, please register at the website below
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Julie’s Anniversary Party
Friday, February 13, 8:00-11:00PM
Julie’s Coffee and Tea Garden, 1223 Park Street, Alameda, 510-865-2385
Free
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Sonnet Cafe: a Romantic Evening of Wine, Chocolate, and Poems of Passion
presented by Shakespeare’s Associates and the City of Dublin
Friday-Sunday, February 13-15,
Friday and Saturday 8:00PM, Sunday 2:00PM
City of Dublin’s Heritage Park and Museum, Sunday School Barn, 6600 Donlon Way, Dublin
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PantheaCon
Friday-Monday, February 13-16 (President’s Day Weekend)
Doubletree Hotel, 2050 Gateway Place, San Jose
see website for registration information
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Mad Hatter Valentine's Tea Party
Saturday, February 14, 10:00AM-12:30PM
Charles M. Schulz Museum, 2301 Hardies Lane, Santa Rosa, 707-579-4452
included with museum admission
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Traditional Native Basket Weaving Demonstration
with Clint and Lucy McKay
part of Laguna Environmental Center’s Monthly Open House
Saturday, February 14, 10:00AM-3:00PM
Laguna Environmental Center, 900 Sanford Road, Santa Rosa
Free, donations appreciated
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World Sound Healing Day
February 14 each year, 12:00PM local time
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Basket Workshop: Twining with Rush and Tule
with Charlie Kennard
Saturday, February 14, 12:00-4:00PM
Grange at SHED, 25 North Street, Healdsburg, 707-431-7433
$80
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Flower Magic for Love
with Tess Whitehurst
Saturday, February 14, 1:30-3:00PM
East West Bookstore, 324 Castro Street, Mountain View
Free, but please RSVP to 650-988-9800
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Valentine's Dinner and Dancing
Saturday, February 14, 6:00PM
Niles Pie Company, 32990 Alvarado-Niles Road, Suite 960, Union City
$40, please register at the website below
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Homemade Magick: The Musings & Mischief of a Do-It -Yourself Magus
with Lon Milo DuQuette
Saturday, February 14, 6:30-8:00PM
East West Bookstore, 324 Castro Street, Mountain View
Free, but please RSVP to 650-988-9800
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Fire: Love is in the Air
a Valentine’s Day concert with Sacred & Profane Chamber Chorus

Saturday, February 14, 8:00PM
St. Mark's Episcopal Church, 2300 Bancroft Way, Berkeley
$20 in advance, $25 at the door

Sunday, February 15, 4:00PM
St. Francis Lutheran Church, 152 Church Street, San Francisco
$20 in advance, $25 at the door
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Xtigone
presented by African-American Shakespeare Company
Saturdays and Sundays, February 14-March 8,
Saturday 8:00PM, Sunday 3:00PM
Buriel Clay Theatre, African-American Art and Culture Complex,
762 Fulton Street, San Francisco
$15-$34
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We Are One: Impact Hub Oakland 1st Birthday Celebration
Thursday, February 19, 6:30-10:00PM
Impact Hub Oakland, 2323 Broadway, Oakland, 510-858-2323
$15 in advance, $20 at the door (may sell out)
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CircleSong
with Debbie Nargi Brown and Copperwoman
Friday, February 20, 7:15PM
The Center For Healing, 6144A Highway 9, Felton, 831-335-7798
$10 suggested donation, no one turned away for lack of funds
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Open Talk and Group Vortex Energy Healing
with Dragonfly
Friday, February 20, 7:30PM
The Sacred Well, 536 Grand Avenue, Oakland, 510-444-9355
sliding scale $10-$20
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Preserving Plant Medicines
with Nicholas Weinstein of Homestead Apothecary
Saturday, February 21, 10:00AM-12:00PM
Handcraft Studio School, 5885 Doyle Street, Emeryville, 510-332-6101
$70, limit 20 students
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Pagan Women’s Brunch
organized by Lupa
Saturday, February 21, 12:30-2:30PM, and the third Saturday of each month
new location - Simply Greek, 2929 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley, 510-883-0801
Free admission
For more information, please contact Lupa at lupamoon13@yahoo.com
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Innovations in Fermentation: Workshop and Supper
Saturday, February 21, 3:00-10:00PM
Grange at SHED, 25 North Street, Healdsburg, 707-431-7433
$50 Workshop only, $80 Supper only, $125 both
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Beekeeping Workshop
Saturday, February 21, 3:30-5:30PM
Bubble Farm Store, 933b Central Avenue, Alameda
$25
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Craft & Art Supply Garage Sale
Sunday, February 22, 11:00AM-5:00PM
Handcraft Studio School, 5885 Doyle Street, Emeryville, 510-332-6101
Free
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Charistia Ritual of Forgiveness
Saturday, February 22, 3:00-5:00PM
The Sacred Well, 536 Grand Avenue, Oakland, 510-444-9355
Free
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Alice's Adventures in Film
Sunday, February 22, 3:00-5:00PM
Charles M. Schulz Museum, 2301 Hardies Lane, Santa Rosa, 707-579-4452
$5
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Courting the Goddess: Aphrodite
a three class series with Riyana and Urania
three Tuesdays, February 24, March 3, and March 10, 7:00PM
private home in Alameda, address given upon registration
sliding scale $90-$300
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Return Of The Wolf
with Amaroq Weiss
presented by the Center for Biological Diversity
Wednesday, February 25, 7:00-9:00PM
Marin Humane Society, 171 Bel Marin Keys Boulevard, Novato
Free, please RSVP
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The Archetypal Myth of Demeter & Persephone
Art Reception for Marjorie Meyer Graham
Friday, February 27, 5:00-7:00PM
The Sacred Well, 536 Grand Avenue, Oakland, 510-444-9355
Free
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Gather the Women North Bay
International Women's Day Gathering
Saturday, March 7, 10:00AM-4:00PM
Rohnert Park Senior Center, 6800 Hunter Drive, Rohnert Park
$25 Includes Catered, Healthy Lunch
see below for registration information
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Tales of the Night
part of San Ramon’s Family Foreign Films series
Saturday, March 7, 2:00PM
Front Row Theater, 17011 Bollinger Canyon Road, San Ramon
$6
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Yoni Care!
with Rachel Budde of Fat And The Moon
Sunday, March 8, 6:00-8:00PM
Homestead Apothecary, 486 49th Street, #C, Oakland, 510-495-6549
$55
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Art of Tarot
with Yeshe Rabbit
six Wednesdays, March 11, 18, and 25, and April 1, 8, and 15, 7:00-9:00PM
The Sacred Well, 536 Grand Avenue, Oakland, 510-444-9355
$35 per session or $200 for entire series
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Hidden Fields: A Digital Dance Performance
Thursday-Saturday, March 12-14,
Thursday-Friday 7:00PM, Saturday 8:00PM
Z Space, 450 Florida Street, San Francisco
$20
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Red Nose Day
a fundraising event for Comic Relief
Friday, March 13
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Flashlight Tours of the Winchester Mystery House
Friday, March 13, tours leave every 10 minutes from 6:30-11:50PM
Winchester Mystery House, 525 South Winchester Boulevard, San Jose
$49
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Trans & Queer Yoga Retreat
Friday-Sunday, March 20-22
Orr Hot Springs, 13201 Orr Springs Road, Ukiah, 707-462-6277
see website for registration information
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The Inner Altar, The Holy Temple
a Conscious Goddess Online Seminar
with Yeshe Rabbit
Saturday, March 21, 10:00AM-2:30PM PST
Online
$60, To register, please send me an email at yesherabbit@gmail.com
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Mycopigments: Exploring Mushroom Dyes of the Redwood Coast
with Alissa Allen
sponsored by Fungus Federation of Santa Cruz
Saturday, March 21, 11:00AM-3:00PM
Scotts Valley Senior Center, 370 Kings Village Road, Scotts Valley
$85
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Queer Astrology Conference
Saturday-Sunday, March 21-22, 10:00AM-7:00PM
Center for Sex and Culture, 1349 Mission Street, San Francisco
$88-$108
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Earth Magic Of The Sacred Stones
with Liz Migliorelli of Sister Spinster Apothecary
Saturday, April 4, 6:30-8:30PM
Homestead Apothecary, 486 49th Street, #C, Oakland, 510-495-6549
$30
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Inner Sanctum Symposium on Infinite Possibilities
Thursday, April 9, 7:00PM
Isis Oasis Sanctuary, 20889 Geyserville Avenue, Geyserville
Registration information TBA
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Supporting Your Dogs And Cats With Herbal Remedies
with Elokin Orton-Cheung of Shooting Star Botanicals
Friday, April 17, 6:30-8:30PM
Homestead Apothecary, 486 49th Street, #C, Oakland, 510-495-6549
$25
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Beltaine Celebration at Annwfn
Friday-Sunday, May 8-10,
see website for detailed schedule
Annwfn Pagan Sanctuary, Mendocino, directions given upon registration
suggested donation $25-$35
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Northern California Women's Herbal Symposium
Session 1: Friday - Monday, May 15-18
Session 2: Friday - Monday, May 22-25
Session 3: Friday - Monday, September 4-7
Black Oak Ranch, 50350 Highway 101, Laytonville
see website for detailed schedule and registration details
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Mother of the Universe
a Conscious Goddess Online Seminar
with Yeshe Rabbit
Saturday, June 20, 10:00AM-2:30PM PST
Online
$60, To register, please send me an email at yesherabbit@gmail.com
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World Goddess Day
Sunday, September 6
worldwide
see website for local event listings
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Wealth, Prosperity, and the Queen of Abundance
a Conscious Goddess Online Seminar
with Yeshe Rabbit
Saturday, September 26, 10:00AM-2:30PM PST
Online
$60, To register, please send me an email at yesherabbit@gmail.com
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Conscious Goddess
a Conscious Goddess Online Seminar
with Yeshe Rabbit
Saturday, December 19, 10:00AM-2:30PM PST
Online
$60, To register, please send me an email at yesherabbit@gmail.com

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