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Mythologically, the meaning of the Roebuck is "Hide the
Secret." The Roebuck, originally a White Hind, hides in the thicket,
and that thicket is composed of twenty-two trees.  Well, the Blue Roebuck, in this case, is, of course,
Deanne also known as Bendis, Fierce Huntress of the Two Spears, Priestess of the
Goddess.
Life has
been beautiful for me - gifting me with love and joy in abundance. As
mother
of three, grandmother of five, ah,
life is sweet. I
was awakened late in life - a life filled with searching the spiritual, studying
Buddhism, learning of the world's major religions, finally finding Goddess in my
forties. Diving headlong into the greatest treasure I have ever known, I
studied and trained. Spending several years in Taoist Spiritual Alchemy,
and then into the study of the Sacred Trees becoming High Priestess in two
Dianic Traditions. And finally, ordained as High Priestess, Dianic Feminist
Witch by Z Budapest, Mother of Feminist Dianic Witchcraft. My
work has led me many places, from owning and operating a pagan book store,
finally throwing in the towel to find ways to serve Goddess that did not involve
trying to make a living with it. (never dreaming that one day I would be able to
do it again!) This
website, begun just two short months after first gaining access to the Internet
in 1998 - has been a joyful diversion and draws many seekers. The
Ivy Girls were formed in 1996 through a spontaneous combustion of pleasure. We
women learned the meaning of ecstatic in our spiritual lives. From this
work, The Apple Branch ~ A Dianic Tradition was born, eight high priestesses have hived, all practicing, honoring the Trees and training
priestesses themselves. I
have been heavily involved on the Net, weaving a web through continents,
networking and pointing seekers far and wide, serving as moderator for many
lists, the Z Budapest group for four years, Circle of Aradia in
Southern California, HerStudy, BlueRoebuck_StudyGroup,
Feminist_Dianic_Witchcraft, the Priestess Training Program called
From-the-Branch. This Internet
is truly an amazing connector of women world wide! Other
work on-line has been as founder of, Global Goddess, birthed in the Summer of 2002. I
originally shared
this birthing process with my friend, Regina, and went on alone for an additional two years connecting and building bridges for women worldwide.
We became a legally recognized church in 2004, a non-profit corporation in the
State of Texas. I
am currently working as retail manager at The Crossings, a 200 acre holistic
educational and retreat center in the Texas Hill Country. To have this
opportunity to serve is one of the greatest happenings in my whole life, for we
are implementing progressive concepts into our entire way of doing business, so
that we, as the staff, will be truly "walking our talk," role modeling
for our guests. Life
is good, my friends. Immersing myself in Goddess, serving Her and Her
women, is how I live - fully embracing all that life offers! Such
a fine gift it has been for me!
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