Ninth Wave Press is pleased to announce that the Sisterhood of Avalon 2010 Datebook will be available soon! It is a beautiful visual companion for the Avalonian journey, complete with Moon Phase information, Holy Days, Goddess Times, and gorgeous writings and images of and about creating Sacred Space.

Covering Calan Gaeaf 2009 through December 2010, the SOA Datebook is a wonderful resource that supports the work of the Sisterhood, and can be used by any who walk Celtic, Druidic, or Goddess Paths! We are excited to share this with you, and thank you for your support!

Purchase information will be available soon!

Seasons Blessings to all!

I’ve gotten several emails asking this very question, and up until now, I’ve not been at liberty to tell why “Avalon Within” has gone out of print.

The reason?

It will be available in Summer 2010 in a revised and expanded edition by Llewellyn Worldwide. Called “Avalon Within: A Sacred Journey of Myth, Mystery, and Inner Wisdom” the new book promises to be a vision of loveliness with tons of gorgeous new photos, new tools for transformation, and updated resources.

It has been a privilege to work with Llewellyn on this project — they’ve been very supportive throughout this entire process, and excited about presenting the work. My editor is wonderful, and I cannot thank her enough! I think everyone who loves Avalon and is interested in the Avalonian Tradition will be thrilled with this new edition — which will be available everywhere!

I will post more information as it becomes available, and am grateful for this opportunity to share this news with you!

Bendithion Afallon,
Jhenah

For a limited time only, fine art prints and canvases are available of images from the Avalonian Oracle — a work in progress collaboration between myself and the incredibly talented Emily Brunner!

Parting the Mists - by Emily Brunner

I’m pleased to share that my article “The Chalice and the Grail” appears in the current issue of Circle Magazine, on newsstands now.  In it, I discuss the history of Chalice Well in addition to my own experiences with this transformational site. In 2000, I was privileged to have the opportunity — along with my sister journeyers on the first SOA Pilgrimage to the British Isles — to climb down into the emptied shaft of the Chalice Well; it was the practice of the Well Guardians at the time to reroute the waters of the Red Spring during the New Moon to allow the well to clear and cleanse. The experience of being in the Well chamber is one of my life’s defining moments, and in the article, I do my best to share some of the awe and beauty of that incredible journey into the heart of the Sacred Well.

I’d love to hear your feedback, should you read the piece.

Bendithion Afallon!

The Sisterhood of Avalon has been sponsoring Avalonian Training Intensives around North America and Great Britain since 1998. These four-day residential Intensives allow women to learn Avalonian ritual, techniques, tools, and philosophy from an experiential perspective. Come to connect with the Goddesses of Avalon, immerse yourself in the transformational spiritual traditions of the Celtic Britons, and learn how to heal and empower yourself as you align with the Cycles of the Universe.

Level One – Calling the Barge

The Level One Intensive is for all women seeking the Ways of Avalon. For newcomers to the Goddess Path, it is an excellent starting point; for women who have been engaged in this journeying, it is sure to deepen connections both with the Lady and with the self, from an empowering Avalonian perspective. The SOA Level One Intensive is open to all women, members and non-members alike.

The next Level One Intensive is July 16 – 19, 2009 in New York State, and the all-inclusive price includes workshops, lodging, and vegetarian meals.

Detailed information packets and registration materials are available upon request. Space is limited. If you are interested in attending or have any questions please do not hesitate to contact us at intensives@ sisterhoodofavalon.org. Our complete 2009 Workshop Schedule, with sites in NY, CA, GA, OH and Saskatoon, SK can be found here:

http://www.ynysafallon.com/SOA2009IntensiveCalendar.pdf

About the Facilitator

Jhenah Telyndru has been living the Avalonian Tradition since 1988. She is the Founder and Morgen of the Sisterhood of Avalon, and is Academic Dean of the Avalonian Thealogical Seminary. Jhenah is the author of Avalon Within: Inner Sovereignty and Personal Transformation through the Avalonian Mysteries (Ninth Wave Press, 2005) and the creator of a unique Avalonian Posture System demonstrated on the instructional DVD Trancing the Inner Landscape: Avalonian Landscape Postures. She presents Avalonian Intensive Workshops around the United States and facilitates Pilgrimages to Sacred Sites in the British Isles.

SOA Intensives are always incredible opportunities to become immersed in the transformational work of Avalon and to build sacred community with other women; we hope you will be able to join us!

A Journey through the Sacred Landscapes of the Avalonian Tradition

Presented by the Sisterhood of Avalon

June 21 to July 1, 2009

Pentre Ifan – Pembrokeshire, Wales

Come join with Sisters of the Spirit on a ten-day Pilgrimage where we will explore both inner and outer landscapes and balance conscious sightseeing with ritual, Imram and Avalonian teachings.

We will immerse ourselves in the energies of the sacred landscapes of the Avalonian Tradition, bringing to life the legendary lands of The Mabinogion and connecting with sites held sacred to the ancient Britons. Stand in Druid Groves and chant in Stone Circles. Bathe in holy springs, explore ancestral barrows, and climb ceremonial hills. Experience first hand the mystical energies of Cymru and the Sacred Island of Avalon, portal to the Otherworld and Temple Center of Holy Women.

We will spend five days in Wales, visiting sites associated in literature and ancient folk memory with Ceridwen, Blodeuwedd, Rhiannon, Arianrhod, and Branwen. We will then travel to Glastonbury, believed by many to be Avalon of old, where we will spend the next five days of the pilgrimage visiting this “holiest erthe in Englande” — as well as the ancient sites of Avebury, Stonehenge, West Kennett Long Barrow, Silbury Hill, Stony Littleton Long Barrow, and the holy springs of Sulis in Bath. Time will be spent in experiential workshops, sharing in ritual amidst the sacred landscapes, and immersing ourselves in the spiritual energies of sites associated with the Goddesses of Avalon and the priestesses of old who are our spiritual foremothers.

This pilgrimage will be lead by Jhenah Telyndru, Morgen of the Sisterhood of Avalon, along with Alicia Grosso and Vyviane Armstrong, sister members of the SOA Council of Nine.

There are still a few spaces available — please do consider joining us! For more information and a detailed registration packet, please contact our Pilgrimage Coordinator: pilgrimage@sisterhoodofavalon.org

Click here for a larger version of this flyer.

Hope you can join us!

Llyn Tegid, also known as Lake Bala, is sacred to Ceridwen and, according to Welsh legend, She makes Her home beneath its waters.

I was pleased to discover that Snowdonia National Park maintains a live webcam of Llyn Tegid — what an incredible window into an enchanted world.

The internet is nothing if not a tool of magick!