Beth Patterson

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Waiting in the Garden: Stories of hula-hoops, humus and holy crappola 22 March 08 07:50 AM | Beth Patterson | 4 Comments: We had a lively and wonderful gathering for the March Central Oregon Fire Circle last night, March 21st. Great fire with the full moon rising over the back fence. Several new people, as well as regulars and us old-timers came out for the celebration of Read More...

Filed under: ancestors, acceptance, fire, becoming more human, hope, prayer, winter, grieving, contentment, engaged spirituality, spirituality, spring equinox, humanity, paradox, prayers
Blog Action Day: Through the Looking Glass 15 October 07 01:23 AM | Beth Patterson | 8 Comments: Several years ago, I attended a fire circle in western Colorado, where I then lived, on Grand Mesa outside of Grand Junction. The fire was in conjunction with a plant spirit medicine class being taught by a shaman in the Huichol and Nahuatl traditions Read More...

Filed under: ancestors, grief, fire, attachment
Keeping the fire burning 01 June 07 02:49 AM | Beth Patterson | 0 Comments: Note from the May 27-28 All Night Fire Circle The Central Oregon Fire Circle Community had an all-night fire circle on May 27-28 (Memorial Day weekend). We focused our circle on the topic of ‘ancestors’, and had a lovely dialogue about our physical, animal Read More...

Filed under: ancestors, community, fire