[Women] Pray flags for the goddess altar in the courtyard.

[Nina Redd]

Anybody got the zoom link for todays service? on on Chris's email or Ralphs?

Nina Redd
513 Tupper Street
Marietta, OH 45750

cell 740-516-5309



On Tue, Jul 14, 2020 at 7:30 PM Susan Henderson via Women <women at fuusm.org>
wrote:

> Thank you! I hope to participate!
> Susan
>
> On Tue, Jul 14, 2020 at 6:37 PM Jane Tumas-Serna via Women <
> women at fuusm.org> wrote:
>
>> Hi All,
>> The Goddess adult workshop Monday at 6:30 is starting the second part of
>> the Cakes for the Queen of Heaven.  After the first session ended we talked
>> about some sort of altar for the Goddess.  That happened and after our
>> first session we were discussing ways that people could participate.  Here
>> is what  I sent out to the group and thought maybe some of you would like
>> to participate.  It is such a stressful time and some were commenting on
>> how difficult it all is.  Maybe making a prayer flag might be a way to find
>> comfort.  Well,here is hoping all are well and finding ways to cope.
>>
>> Prayer Flags for the Goddess Altar in the FUUSM courtyard.
>>
>>
>>
>> We talked about ways to collaborate in creating the  altar.  Thank you
>> for making an offering to the Goddess.  Please do not put things on the
>> pillar or branches because nothing is permanently attached so things can
>> fall off or the whole thing could fall over or just get out of balance.
>> Leave prayer flags in the weatherproof container provided or put objects at
>> the foot of the pole.  We will arrange them and hang the flags.
>>
>>
>>
>> Kat mentioned prayer flags a while back when I was trying to make
>> everything as weather friendly as possible and she suggested prayer flags.
>> I liked the idea.  They are accessible to all and can accommodate many
>> people, young and old.  Sending prayers out into a beleaguered world sounds
>> like a healing thing the goddess would embrace right now.  Below is Jane
>> LaFario’s beautiful explanation of the prayer flag.
>>
>>
>>
>> How to Make Prayer Flags  *July 24, 2018 *by Jane LaFazio
>> <https://www.clothpaperscissors.com/?iwtauthor=jane-lafazio>
>>
>> *Prayer Flag Project: On a Mission of Hope, by Jane LaFazio*
>>
>> The tradition of hanging prayer flags is ancient, dating back thousands
>> of years to India and then to Tibet and Buddhism. I’ve always loved the
>> Tibetan prayer flags that you often see hanging in people’s yards and on
>> their porches. The most common prayer flags are block printed with Buddhist
>> imagery on a rectangle of loosely woven, brightly colored cotton, and
>> strung together in groups of 10. They are always in the same five colors
>> and hung in the same sequence. A little research informed me that the
>> colors represent the five basic elements and should always be hung in
>> order, from left to right. Blue signifies space, white: air, red: fire,
>> green: water, and yellow: earth. This type of prayer flag is sold
>> commercially throughout the world.
>>
>> I often purchased prayer flags and hung them outside, not thinking too
>> much about their purpose, other than that they were pretty and it made me
>> feel good to see them. Then, my online friend, Vivika Hansen DeNegre,
>> posted a notice about starting The Prayer Flag Project, and invited people
>> to join her in making prayer flags as a “living, breathing, kinetic journal
>> of our hopes, dreams, and concerns.” I signed on immediately.
>>
>> The definition of a prayer flag, in this context, is a piece of cloth
>> approximately 5″ × 8″ that is decorated with an image(s) and/or text that
>> has special meaning to the maker. Making and hanging the flags is a way of
>> speaking an intention out loud and expressing it visually, tangibly—a way
>> to keep the important things in life within view. The flags hang outside
>> for a period of time, and I love how they fade and tatter as they are
>> affected by the wind and rain.  ...
>>
>> I remember learning in high school that we breathe in a considerable
>> number of molecules that once passed through Leonardo Da Vinci’s lungs, and
>> I’d like to believe that the wishes on my prayer flags, carried by the
>> wind, will be shared with others in much the same way.
>>
>>
>> *How to Make Prayer Flags*
>>
>> 1. Cut pieces of fabric to 5″ × 11″. Use materials you already have on
>> hand.
>>
>> 2. Fold the top down on each piece of fabric, stitch in place to create a
>> 3″ sleeve, making the flag surface 5″ × 8″.
>>
>> 3. Paint, stitch, applique, or collage the flags.
>>
>> 4. Add words, journaling, or symbols as desired.
>>
>> 5. Thread the flags onto a string/ cord and hang them outdoors so the
>> breeze will catch them and spread your intentions.
>>
>> Make a flag every day, once a month, or just when the spirit moves you.
>>
>> Any questions let me know.  Hope to see some prayer flags.
>>
>> Jane        jtumas.serna at gmail.com
>>
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