Madras, Oregon

When the Grandmothers speak, the Earth will be healed
When the Grandmothers pray, Wisdom will be revealed
When the Grandmothers sing, the Earth will be made whole.
   --Circle of Grandmothers Newsletter

The Wayward Women are a group of friends-- well past our childbearing years-- with varying cultural and religious backgrounds and beliefs.

We meet to celebrate life, honor the earth, and enjoy a time of sharing-- when Grandmother Moon is full, and also when Father Sun is announcing a change of season.

By sharing food, laughing together, listening to each other, singing our songs, and caring for one another, we do what women have traditionally joined together to create from time immemorial: Community.

The Earth is our mother, and we realize that, since we are here for but a brief time, we must nurture her.  And we must heal the wounds that mankind inflicts upon her.  The Medicine Wheel is our guide for this work.

We're well on the way to becoming, in the words of Jean Shonoda Bolen, green and juicy crones.

And of course we have lots of fun!

 

RESOURCES

Meditating With the Medicine Wheel and Prophecies for Our Times	Fall, 2003
High Desert Herbs	Organically and ethically wildcrafted herbs
Madras Natural Health	Naturopathic Family Practice, Homeopathy, Nutrition, Craniosacral & Bowen Soft Tissue Therapy, Acute & Chronic Diseases, Allergies, Autism ADD/ADHD, Support for Cancer & Surgery
The Bear Tribe
The Museum at Warm Springs	The Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs.
The Bahá'í	Bend, Oregon
Medicine Cards	A useful tool for finding spirit guides
The Lunar Calendar	A beautiful calendar for keeping track of celestial events
Complete Sun and Moon Data for One Day	Useful online calculator
Becoming a Green and Juicy Crone