Ariadne Institute for the Study of Myth and Ritual, Blue River, USA
From the Global Women's Network
| Ariadne Institute for the Study of Myth and Ritual, Blue River, USA | |
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| Street address: | PO Box 5053 |
| City: | Eugene |
| State or Province: | OR |
| Country: | United States |
| Location: |
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| Location coordinates: | 44° 3' 7" N, 123° 5' 12" WLatitude: 44.0520691 Longitude: -123.0867536 |
| Executive Director: | Carol P. Christ |
| Contact number: | 541-345-8306 |
| Contact email: | susana-ariadne@earthlink.net |
| Website: | http://www.goddessariadne.org/index1.htm |
| Target: | Girls and Women |
| Organization type: | National NGO (operating countrywide or advocating at the national level) |
| Sectors: | Education, Public Policy |
| Year founded/registered: | 1995 |
Summary
We invite you to join us in exploring the ancient and contemporary myths and rituals of the Goddesses. Our current program is "Goddess Pilgrimage to Crete."
About
Ariadne Institute for the Study of Myth and Ritual is an educational organization offering women feminist programs in Crete and Lesvos which study the relationship among ancient myth and ritual, traditional folklore and practices, and the re-emergence of ancient and traditional patterns in contemporary consciousness, culture and ritual.
Carol Christ, Ph.D., a pioneer and founding mother of the Goddess, women's spirituality, and feminist theology movements, directs Ariadne Institute. She has been teaching in feminist educational settings in Greece since 1981. Ariadne Institute programs address the mind, body, and spirit, encouraging "embodied thinking" and personal transformation. Several hundred women of all ages—including artists, writers, educators, students, businesswomen, and homemakers— have participated in our programs since 1993. We are joined in the Ariadne sisterhood and keep in touch through our newsletter Ariadne's Thread.
Ariadne Institute is a non-profit educational and charitable organization based in the United States. We welcome tax-deductible contributions in support of our activities and scholarship fund.
Carol Christ holds a Ph.D. from Yale University and is the author of the widely reprinted essay, "Why Women Need the Goddess," which has introduced many to the rebirth of the ancient religion of the Goddess. She has written five influential books on women's spirituality and feminist theology: She Who Changes (Palgrave Macmillan, 2003); Rebirth of the Goddess (Routledge, 1998); Odyssey with the Goddess (Continuum, 1995); Laughter of Aphrodite (Harper, 1987); and Diving Deep and Surfacing (Beacon, 1980/1986/1995); with Judith Plaskow she co-edited the classic anthologies Weaving the Visions (1989) and Womanspirit Rising (1979/1989) which have changed women's lives and revolutionized the teaching and study of religion in North America. (See our books page for more information about Carol's books.)
Carol has taught at major universities in the United States, including Columbia University, Harvard Divinity School, Pomona College, San Jose State, and the California Institute of Integral Studies.
Activities
October 1-October 15, 2011
May 26-June 9, 2012
September 29-October 13, 2012
Feel Her power in holy mountains, sense Her mysteries in the darkness of caves, pour out libations of milk and honey on Minoan altars. Contact a sacred energy that will transform the way you feel about women, yourself.
Walk on the stones of the ancient sites of Knossos, Phaistos, Malia, Kato Zakros, Archanes, Mochlos, Myrtos, and Kato Symi. Discover the matrifocal subtext of Christianity at Paliani with its sacred myrtle tree, Kera Kardiotissa, and Kritsa. Nourish your soul in the museums of Heraklion, Agios Nicholaos, and Siteia. Descend into the caves of Skoteino, Amnissos, Psychro, and Ida. Hike in the mountains at Zaros, Zakros, Archanes, Psychro, and Ida. Stay in small villages, meet local people, dance to Cretan music, feast on freshly cooked fish, tsatsiki, taramosalata, feta cheese, tiny olives, fried potatoes, local wine...
