We are very pleased to announce new Temple policy that affects Two Spirit Beings beginning in January 2009.

The Temple blesses you on your Holy and Heroic Path and holds you as an Honored, Unique and Divine Being created just as the Goddess made you the day you were born, and just as you have, in your Sacred Freedom, created yourself to be now.

The Temple is still woman-centered, and has two kinds of events:
1) Those that are Temple-sponsored, and
2) Those presented by women teachers leading their own events, some of which are mixed (male and female welcome).

For most Temple-sponsored events such as Sunday Services and Holy Day Rituals, and when we are open to the public for prayer, we continue to hold “woman-only space,” for women-born women only. We hold this boundary to allow the greatest number of women possible the opportunity to circle together under women’s spiritual authority, experience the unique vibration that is female, and have a safe and sacred space in which to heal from the ills of patriarchy, free from “the male gaze.”

This is far from a perfect solution, we know, and we know well that it does not respond appropriately to all those who do not fit into one of society’s two basic boxes, female and male. We regret that our modern American culture does not properly recognize or appreciate the special nature of the Two Spirit, and holds no space for them.

This Temple holds that all beings -- including animals and insects, grasses, trees, flowers and stones – are Divine and Holy, and created by the Goddess. All life is held in reverence, even as we hold our woman-only boundary at Sunday Services and at other times when we hold woman-only space.

We have continued to discuss this matter in circle meetings, with much compassion and heartfelt concern. Having reached a place in our circle discussions where we have unanimously agreed that it is now the appropriate time to open the Temple to ALL for a service on Friday evenings, we lovingly invite Two Spirit Beings to attend our new Friday evening service with us at the Goddess Temple in addition to our many wonderful events open to all. Our Friday evening services and the events open to all can be found on our calendar, indicated at each applicable listing by the notation: “for women and men” or "for all."

We continue to hold with you that our world reaches a place of being where there is Reverence for Life evident throughout society at every turn – for every being.

As always, please feel free to contact us and share your further thoughts, which we hold in deepest honoring and respect.

Blessed be,
Ava
Temple Director