Dear Friends,
There is no way around it:  We are sad to announce that the Temple's weekly services are on hiatus until further notice. I am very sad because there is no where else I would rather be than in sacred circle graced by the tangible presence of the Goddess. I am sad even though we can do that anywhere and, other good things are brewing...(see further below)

If there is enough interest and tangible commitment in the future, the Temple may resume with monthly or seasonal gatherings, perhaps even weekly again. But how the Temple re-shapes depends on what you want. You, the people who attended the services of the Southern Oregon Temple of The Goddess. And you, the reader of this email and of many before it.  It will require that enough people make it a priority in their lives rather than a now-and-then feel-good event. My work, our work, is not about recreational spirituality. Once, this needed to be said that clearly.

If, as was the case, in the 3 1/2 years of weekly services, only a handful of times the donations actually met the requested minimum of $3 per person (and even that was because a few generous people made up for the rest), it is no longer spiritually healthy for us two to unreflectedly spend our time and energy and resources in this way. Likewise it is not spiritually healthy to essentially enable those who attend for spiritual nourishment without reciprocity on their part. We persevered because we believed the Temple would grow by word of mouth, especially since so many expressed to us how heart moving and deeply rewarding the services were. True, The Divine Mother’s presence and blessings were palpably present.

Having said that, however, in no way intends to detract from or diminish our gratitude and appreciation of all who participated and attended!

We especially thank Persephone Wolfshadow who has been so devoted in consistent service and donations of both time and money and conscientious attention for the past two years. Persephone, hey listen: we thank You! Most recently you did a particularly marvelous job helping carry the responsibility of the Temple as Altar Keeper and producer of our recent altar and Chakra Series. You are a Goddess-send!

The recent Chakra Series was a rich journey with a large dose of support, altar-making and presentations from Ashley Anderson. Thank you, Ashley, you are a treasure!

Debbi Stricklan, you have been so generous and loving with your time, participation and expertise. You are one amazing woman! One amazing grandmother! And bringing your grandsons to Temple has been an eye opener of what is possible, what a future generation of men could be like. Please tell them so, for us - - when and how they can receive it.

Anita,  you have been a long-time supporter,
thank you for your warm and loving  presence in the circle.

Thank you! Heidi Foss, your beautiful altar and teachings and your daughters’ presence has been wonderful to have in the Temple. Our next generation of empowered women! The theme of the future continues.

Paulette Shephard, your strong devotional presence and many expressions of appreciation have been heartening and received with joy. Thank you!

And whoever wasn't mentioned here, you know who you are.

As mentioned above…more is brewing… A thread of community seems to be forming and Wolfgang and I are holding sacred circles on our land, by invitation. The blessing of this kind of circle is that we can go into the deeper transmissions and transformational empowerments. If you are interested in this deeper spiritual work contact me and let's talk about it. The work includes meditation, healing and communion with the Goddess and Ancestors through shamanic drum and dance work, sacred dance transmissions and vocal and Tibetan bowl sounding. The Divine Mother has much more to pour into our lives and She will do so if we just get together and create the circle to receive it.

Meanwhile Wolfgang and I are taking the winter to finish our books and catch up with long delayed projects on our land, Shakti Moon. Incidentally, we have living space on the land available in exchange for help with the land projects. If interested, contact us for more info.

Happy Solstice Blessings to you all,

Rev. Vajra Ma and Wolfgang Nebmaier

Blessed Be!    Aho!   Namaste!   Amen!    Shalom!    Ashe!