Speaking of the middle (an ancient of ages) and Paganism, here's news from the
CalPagan list: Lezlie
>Glastonbury Goddess Temple
>Special News!!!
>
>We are delighted to inform you that as from 18th June 2003 the Goddess
>Temple in Glastonbury, Somerset, England has been formally registered as
>a
>Place of Worship.
>
>We believe that we are the first Goddess Temple in the British Isles
>(Brigit's Isles) to be officially recognised as a place of worship. This
>is an herstoric
>event since for the first time a sacred space has been recognised, which
>does not rest within patriarchal religious belief systems, but within
>the arms of the
>Goddess,who is the divine feminine.
>
>The Goddess Temple is currently open to the public for prayer, ceremony,
>meditation and worship on Tuesdays and Saturdays from 11.00am-5.00pm and
>
>on Friday afternoons. Ceremonies in praise of the Goddess take place on
>these days. While the Temple is open Temple Melissas are in attendance
>to look
>after the space, perform ceremonies, offer healing, etc.. We plan to
>open the Temple more often as we find more volunteers to caretake the
>space while it
>is open. We hold large public Goddess ceremonies every six weeks, which
>are attended by 60-80 people. The Temple is open to the public
>additionally for
>3-4 days at this time. We also hold large Goddess ceremonies during the
>annual Glastonbury Goddess Conference, which are attended by up to 400
>people. The Goddess Temple is also used for ceremonies for individuals,
>such as, Handfastings, Rites of Passage, etc., and for healing and
>Goddess
>teaching sessions.
>
>Many pilgrims come to Glastonbury in order to find the Goddess and the
>Goddess Temple, which is located in the centre of the town, is a gateway
>to the
>Goddess where visitors come to pray, attend ceremonies and meet other
>like-minded Goddess-loving people. The Goddess Temple is also the place
>where
>local Goddess-loving people and pagans come together to explore the
>developing Goddess religion and spirituality.
>
>The Goddess Temple is supported entirely by donations from the public
>and the Goddess People of Avalon. We have Friends of the Temple who in
>return
>for a small annual donation supporting the Temple are kept informed of
>Temple services and events. We have Temple Madrons who give a monthly
>standing order donation to the Goddess Temple and individual
>Goddess-loving people who make one-off donations.
>
>Briefly the beliefs of the Goddess congregation are as follows:
>
>1. We believe in the Great Goddess, who is the One and the Many, who is
>immanent and transcendent, personal and impersonal, constant and
>changing,
>local and universal, within and without all of creation, who manifests
>Herself through the cycle of the seasons and the Wheel of the Year.
>
>2. We believe that the Goddess manifests and communicates Herself
>through the whole of Her Nature and the sacred land, through visions and
>dreams,
>senses and experiences, imagination, ceremony and prayer. We believe
>that no form of words can ever encompass Her.
>
>3. As the Goddess People of Avalon we believe in the Goddess, who is
>Lady of Avalon as She expresses Herself through the landscape, mythology
>and
>culture of the Isle of Avalon and in Glastonbury.
>
>If you would like to support this wonderful cause by making a donation
>to the Goddess Temple, to become a friend, to help in any way, please
>contact Kathy Jones,
>or Brian Charles email brian{at}net-impact .co.uk

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