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

Sun Jul 26 10:44:37 CDT 2020

Nina
The Zoom address is on Annie Warmke's F acebook page.  The service is
pre-recorded and on YouTube so you won't miss that and zoom discussion
doesn't start until the service is over.
Jane

On Sun, Jul 26, 2020, 11:19 AM Nina Redd via Women <women at fuusm.org> wrote:

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> Anybody got the zoom link for todays service? on on Chris's email or
> Ralphs?
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> Nina Redd
> 513 Tupper Street
> Marietta, OH 45750
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> On Tue, Jul 14, 2020 at 7:30 PM Susan Henderson via Women <women at fuusm.org>
> wrote:
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>> 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:
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>>> 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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