Pentacle 16 Step Discovery & Empowerment Wombynz Program

Systerz Experiencing Goddess~Centered Healing & ReEmpowerment from All Ravages of patricapitalist Abuse!

 The 16 Step Discovery & Empowerment Program Introduces a Positive, Flexible & Holistic Alternative That Encourages Us To "Celebrate Our Personal Strengths, Have Choices, Stand Up for Ourselves, Heal Our Physical Bodies, Express Our Love for Each Other, and See Ourselves as Part of the Entire Community, Not Just the Recovery Community." (From Charlotte Kasl, Many Roads, One Journey, 1992, HarperCollins)

 The Pentacle 16 Step Wombynz Discovery & Empowerment Group on the Ground, as Well as the PentacleWombyn CyberMeeting, Offers Goddess~Centered Support for Healing & ReEmpowerment from the Ravages of Compulsive Behavior, Chemical Addiction, Co~dependency, Incest, Sexual Terrorism & Other patricapitalist Abuses.

 Pentacle 16 Step Wombynz Discovery & Empowerment Is a Service Offered at The House of the Goddess (HotGoddess) Center for Pagan Wombyn, Whose Mission it Is to Foster the Healing of WombynBorn Wombyn Through the Physical, Emotional & Spiritual Practice of Wombynz Blood Mysteries Which Replicate the Life~Giving, Creative Aspects of Goddess; HotGoddess Center Guarantees SafeSpace, Free from All Vestiges of Male Encroachment, to Any WombynBorn Wombyn,Over the Age of Eighteen(18), Regardless of Race, Economic Class, National Origin, Sexual Orientation, or Ability.

Suggested PentacleWombynz Group Meeting Format...

Build a Simple Floor or Table Altar at Center
Check~In
Welcome Goddess & The Elements
Read “Serenity Prayer for Goddess Wombyn”
Read “Suggested Guidelines for Pentacle Meetings”
Open~Topic~Book~Discussion (GroupConsensus)
Read Goddess Prayer (Facilitator’s Choice)
Thank Goddess & The Elements
Check~Out
PotLuck (preceding, during, or following meeting)

Serenity Prayer for Goddess Wombyn

Goddess, Help Me To Find Within MySelf...
The Serenity To Accept the Things I Cannot Change,
The Courage To Change the Things I Can,
& the Wisdom To Know the Difference.

Goddess, Grant Me...
Appreciation of All That I Have,
Tolerance of Those with Different Struggles,
Patience with the Changes That Take Time,
& Strength To Get Up & Try Again,
One Day At A Time!

16 Steps of Discovery & Empowerment for Goddess Wombyn

1. We Affirm That We Take Charge of Our Lives & Are Independent of Substances or
Other People for OurSelf~Esteem & Security. (Alternative Step 1 Wording Suggested by Malgorzata Jura.)

2. We Come To Believe That Goddess Awakens the Healing
Wisdom Within Us When We Open OurSelves to Her.

3. We Make a Decision To Become Our Authentic
Selves & Trust in The Healing Power of theTruth.

4. We Examine Our Beliefs, Addictions, & Dependent Behavior
in The Context of Living in a Hierarchal, Patriarchal Culture.

5. We Share with Another Human Being & Goddess All
Those Things Inside of Us for Which We Feel Shame & Guilt.

6. We Affirm & Enjoy Our Intelligence, Strengths, & Creativity,
Remembering Not To Hide Those Qualities from OurSelves or Others.

7. We Become Willing To Let Go of Shame, Guilt, & Any
Behavior That Keeps Us from Loving OurSelves & Others.

8. We Make a List of People We Have Harmed & People Who
Have Harmed Us, & Take Steps To Clear Out Negative Energy
by Making Amends & Sharing Our Grievances in a Respectful Way.

9. We Express Love & Gratitude to Others, & Increasingly
Appreciate the Wonder of Life & the Blessings We Do Have.

10. We Learn To Trust Our Reality & Daily Affirm That We See
What We See, We Know What We Know, & We Feel What We Feel.

11. We Promptly Admit to Mistakes & Make Amends When Appropriate,
but We Do Not Say We Are Sorry for Things We Have Not Done & We Do
Not Cover-Up, Analyze, or Take Responsibility for the Shortcomings of Others.

12. We Seek out Situations, Jobs, & People Who Affirm Our Intelligence, Perceptions,
& Self~Worth, & Avoid Situations or People Who Are Hurtful, Harmful, or Demeaning to Us.

13. We Take Steps To Heal Our Physical Bodies, Organize Our Lives, Reduce Stress, & Have Fun.

14. We Seek To Find Our Inward Calling & Develop the Wil l& Wisdom To Follow It.

15. We Accept the Ups & Downs of Life as Natural Events That Can Be Used as Lessons for Our Growth.

16. We Grow in Awareness That We Are Sacred Beings, Interrelated
With All Living Things, & We Contribute to Restoring Peace & Balance On Gaia.

Charlotte Kasl, Ph.D. CopyWrite 1991

Suggested Guidelines for PentacleWombynz Meetings...

Some Sample Guidelines That Can Be Used in a Group. Take What You like & Leave the Rest...

PentacleWombynz Group Meetings Provide SafeSpace, a Place to Examine, Discuss & Use the 16 Steps of Discovery & Empowerment asTools in Our Daily Lives. We Welcome All Pagan WombynBorn Wombyn, Over 18, Who Are Willing To Grow, Become Conscious & Aware, & Have the Courage & Strength to "Examine [Our] Beliefs, Addictions, and Dependent Behavior in the Context of Living in a Hierarchical,Patriarchal Culture".

PentacleWombynz Group Meetings are a Powerful Tool Which Can Bring to the Surface Many Insights & Core Issues. While it May Be Human Nature to Want to Speed up the Healing Process & Get On With One's Life, Some Things Require Time to Process & Cannot Be Rushed. We Go Easy on OurSelves (& Others) &Pace OurSelves. However, This Is Not Permission to Engage in Unhealthy Behaviors. PentacleWombynz Group Members Are from All Areas of 'Uncovery' with No One Specific Addiction/Issue being Addressed. Some Of Us Are New to Uncovery/Discovery/EmPowerment & Are Raw & Vulnerable.

We Refrain From Offering Detailed Descriptions of Addictive Behavior Which are Insensitive, Provocative, or Thoughtless ~ They Can Trigger Some to Engage in “Acting Out” or to Withdraw Because of Discomfort.

All Feelings Are OK To Express At PentacleWombynz GroupMeetings ~ Positive As Well As Negative, Dark As Well As Light. This Allows For A Safe, Non~Judgmental Place To Process Our Anger & Other Shame~Based Feelings. We Stay Focused On Discovery & EmPowerment Issues at PentacleWombynz Group Meetings, With Our Main Focus Being On The 16 Steps. While We Do Not DisCourage Exploring The Negativity In Our Lives, We Also Share Our Strengths, Skills, Insights, Successes, Hopes, Dreams, & Life Wisdom.

Each of Us Comes from Different & Unique Experiences & Places. We Each Have Different Views, Opinions, & LifeStyles. Sharing These Differences at PentacleWombynz Group Meetings Will Help Us to Learn & Grow. We Don’t Need to Agree with One Another, but it Is Suggested That We Be Respectful of Each Other for Who & Where We Are Right Now in Our Healing Journeys. Name~Calling, Patronizing, Sarcasm, Shaming, or Condescending Comments Are Discouraged.

If We’re FeelinJudgmental or Critical of Another’s Sharing at a PentacleWombynz Group Meeting, We Refrain from Commenting & Focus, Instead, on What it Is About the Issues Being Presented That Triggers This Response in OurSelves. If, After This Self~Examination, We Still Want to Express an Opinion, We Keep Our Comments Focused on OurSelves & What Insights We’ve UnCovered/Learned/DisCovered.

 We Avoid Giving Pat Statements, Unsolicited Advice, &/or Rationalizations at PentacleWombynz Group Meetings & We Do Not Try to Fix People. When Giving Feedback,We Use “I” Statements Which Best Reflect Our Own Personal Experiences, Thoughts & Feelings, & We Keep the Focus on Ourselves. “You” Statements, That Focus on What We Think Someone “Should Do,” Are Inappropriate & Deny Wombyn Our Innate Wisdom & Unique Processes to Finding Our Own Truths.

Additional Group Guidelines Can Be Found in Yes You Can! By Charlotte Kasl, Ph.D.

Goddess Prayers...

The Goddess Prayer
Gracious Goddess Who Art Maiden, Mother, & Crone,
Celebrated Be Your Name.
Help Me To Live In Peace Upon Your Earth
& Grant Me Safety In Your Arms.
Guide Me Along My Chosen Path
& Show Me Your Great Eternal Love
As I Strive To Be Kind To Those Who Don’t Understand Your Ways.
&, Lead Me Safely To Your Cauldron of ReBirth,
For It Is Your Spirit That Lives WithIn Me
& Protects Me, Forever & Ever. So Mote It Be!
~ Dorothy Morrison

Awaken WithIn Us, O Goddess,...
Your Inspiration of True Strength
Your Strength of True Understanding
Your Understanding of True Knowledge
Your Knowledge of Natural Law
& In The Love of Natural Law,
The Love of All Existences
& In The Love ofAll Existences,
The Love of Our Goddess & All Her Creation.
~ Emma Restall Orr

Our Mother Who Art In Earth & Heaven,
(As We Are In The Mother & Heaven Is In Us,)
Hallowed, Respectful, Joyful Be Thy Name.
Thy Holy Realm Is Already Come.
Thy Will Awaits Us To Be Done.
Give Us This Day The Strength To Love, To Be The Lion & The Dove.
Forgive Us As We Tread Upon Your Flowers, Ignoring Duties That Are Ours.
Lead Us From Annihilations To Celebrate All Creation,
For We Share In The Life & In The Power & In The Glory Forever & Ever.
~ Priscilla Baird Hinckley

Re~Member Us,Who Are Living,
Restore Us, Re~New Us.
Speak For Our Silence.
Continue Our Work.
Bless The Breath Of Life.
Sing Of The Hidden Patterns.
Weave The Web Of Peace.
~ Judith Anderson