*Registration is now closed for this year’s conference*
October 4th, 5th & 6th 2024
St. Mary’s University Cascade Meadows Campus, Rochester, MN
You can still shop in the vendor & exhibitor area for free and attend the Friday evening celebration by paying at the door.
Over 36 workshops to choose from, vendors, exhibitors and more. So many women’s voices sharing their wisdom, offering their healing, together in community since 1981. Explore the beauty of the land, walk the Labyrinth, experience art in the Maker’s Space, find solace in the Chaplain’s Corner and so much more!
Registration is Closing Monday Sept 30th at noon!!
In Celebration of our 40th Conference,
Join us for a special Ceremonial Evening, Friday October 4th, 2024 at 7:00 pm
at the Historic Chateau Theater in Rochester, MN
Featuring our Keynote Speaker, Lauren Raine, presenting “The Masks of the Goddess Project”
The Masks of the Goddess Collection has traveled throughout the U.S.A. for over 20 years as Lauren and her colleagues have found unique ways to work with the masks, we are so proud and ecstatic to have the opportunity to work in community with Lauren to create a Ritual Ceremony event to celebrate the 40+ years of the Women & Spirituality Conference.
What does the story of Sedna, ocean mother of the Inuit, have to teach us about ecology and reciprocity with the environment?
What is the Gnostic “Mirror of Sophia”?
How is the “Descent of Inanna” a potent story of psychological death and rebirth as we journey toward wholeness?
How is Spider Woman, the ubiquitous Weaver/Creatrix of the Americas, a vital metaphor for our time?
“Myth comes alive as it enters the cauldron of evolution, drawing new life from the storytellers who shape it.”
Elizabeth Fuller, The Independent Eye Theater
The Hermitage Farm Center for Healing will have a dedicated space for your self care and rejuvenation.
Spaces fill up quickly so be sure and get signed up early. More info here.
Chaplain’s Corner
Here’s a space to sit and chat and hopefully provide a container for conference participants to integrate their experiences. Sometimes new information, especially when it challenges us spiritually, can be difficult to process. Unlike a pastor, or other religious figure, a chaplain does not expect the people they serve to follow a particular religious doctrine. An inter-religious chaplain has training in terms, theologies, and concepts across many different religions and can provide a sounding board to help someone find their own understanding and relationship with the Divine even (and especially) in challenging situations. So please stop and say hi, or sit for a minute and tell me how the conference is impacting you.
Lisa Spiral Besnett, M.Div., Chaplain
2024 is the Year of Flow
Flow: Aligned with our creativity, imagination, personal power, alignment with our highest & best self
How do we get into a flow state?
Once we find our flow – how do we stay there? What are our obstacles and how do we (release, let go, confront, admit, own up, step up, clear out blockages) them.
2023 was a year for immersion into the Land, our relationship with earth, her connection to the divine feminine… our messaging was also focused on finding our soul’s purpose and owning and accepting the work we were born to do. As we begin to walk down that path with determination and ownership of our authenticity – life will present challenges. How we face those challenges – whether we are able to rise to the challenge or if we continue to fall down and make excuses and play it safe by staying numb – will determine the outcome of the future we are co-creating as humanity is clearly on the edge of global change, societal upheaval and paradigm shift. We are the ones we have been waiting for.
Registration is Closing Monday Sept 30th at noon!!
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Mission & Vision Statement
Vision: To embody the wisdom of the divine feminine through spiritual awakening and alignment with our soul’s purpose, empowering women to co-create a balanced, harmonious world through community, sisterhood and inclusion.
Mission: To provide a safe, welcoming environment for women in all stages of life, from all cultures and backgrounds where they can experience meaningful engagement, interaction and community through workshops, celebrations and ceremonies designed to create an empowering, transformational holistic healing experience. We strive to embody the values of the divine feminine including compassion, belonging, cooperation, gentleness, acceptance, with honor and reverence for the earth and all her gifts.
We recognize the challenges presented by gender normative social constraints and seek to create a space where we are passionate about inclusion. If you are called to hear the wisdom of the divine feminine then this is a safe space for you. We do not seek to create division or sew discord but to open our hearts and minds to the value in understanding our differences. Only then can we collaborate and find true community.
“The moment we begin to fear the opinions of others and hesitate to tell the truth that is in us, and from motives of policy are silent when we should speak, the divine floods of light and life no longer flow into our souls.”
Elizabeth Cady Stanton, 1815 – 1902
2024 WSC Partners and Sponsors
