Buddhism

**During the potent Scorpion Full Moon, exciting Beltane and blooming Spring.** A magnificent alignment of the Lunar, Solar (aka Pagan) and Taoist Calendar with the Jade Egg Holistic Practice. An invitation to fully: ***Embrace Your Feminine Empowerment!*** A Unique and Traditional Jade Priestess Initiation with the Full Spectrum of Holistic Taoist Training: **\*\*\* Self-Healing,** including the **Jade Egg Secrets,** in a tradition of +5000 years, **\*\*\*** The ***Art of Bedchamber*** (Ancient Tantric Secrets), **\*\*\* Shamanic Healing**, and **Martial Arts**, **\*\*\* Tai Chi Qigong** including **Self-Defence for Women.** **\*\*\*** With Plenty of **MOON POWER** Insights and Moon Magic **to clear, heal and manifest.** **\*\*\* Moon Harmony –** understanding your cycles through all stages of your womanhood, the moon cycles, and the moon inside you. ALL WOMEN ARE WELCOME! ***Unveiling Your Mysterious Feminine,*** The Time Is Now, The Power Is You! *The world is in need more than ever of heart-womb centered leadership, in empowered women with compassionate hearts.* **This is an Epic BI-ANNUAL Training for a small group, especially crafted for you to step into Your Full Potential while Igniting the Sacred Feminine Codes to fulfil your Soul Purpose.** In Sisterhood, we’ll raise our vibration and consciously spread for the good of the planet, as the change starts inside us! Revealing Ancient Secrets For Modern Life and the Embodiment of Radiant Health at all levels. * **Embrace Your Mystic Power!** * **Let Your Inner Wisdom Be Your Guide!** * **Burn Your Fears And Light Your Heart’s Desires!** * And Much More!… **An amazing venue in the lovely countryside in the North of Portugal,** surrounded by nature, with delicious food prepared by our in-house chef. **This Life-Enhancing and Enriching Experience** is also a nourishing and empowering holiday. A TREAT FOR YOU! A GIFT FOR LIFE! BECAUSE YOU ARE WORTH IT! **INNER ALCHEMY For INNER HARMONY** Through the Jade Egg Holistic Practice with still, standing and moving Meditation, Healing Sounds, Kuan Yin Qigong, Shamanic and Feminine Embodiment Practices, Dance (including Hawaiian Hula and Indian Gypsy Dance), Ritual and Ceremony. **A graceful Journey through the Five Elements around us and inside us:** **Water** – AWAKENING YOUR INNER GODDESS... FOLLOW YOUR INNER WISDOM! **Fire** – TAOIST SECRETS OF YOUTH & BEAUTY! **Earth** – ABUNDANCE, FERTILITY & PLEASURE! **Metal** – THE COMPASSIONATE WARRIOR! **Wood** – REBIRTH OF THE SELF! **This retreat is the expansion of various trainings I've been sharing since 2007, and part of it is the [JADE EGG INITIATION](https://www.jadecircleanamarta.com/initiation-step-1/) and [HEALING LOVE](https://www.jadecircleanamarta.com/healing-love_step-2/).** The Unique Jade Egg Holistic Practice brings benefits to all levels of your being, as it was developed to address different women's needs using the Jade Egg as a psychosomatic healing tool, benefiting beyond the pelvic floor. ***By evolving the path of self-healing and self-mastery you live life to the full!*** The Secrets of the famous Jade Egg, along with this Holistic Practice, offers a safe and complete use of the Jade Egg as a Tool, a Jewel, and a Talisman, maximising its benefits. **The Life-Enhancing Ovarian Breathing.** **[CLICK for Details](https://www.jadecircleanamarta.com/moon-power/)**[ & ](https://www.jadecircleanamarta.com/moon-power/)**[Benefits](https://www.jadecircleanamarta.com/moon-power/)**[ of the Yin Taoist Healing Love](https://www.jadecircleanamarta.com/moon-power/) *"I absolutely loved this retreat. It was everything I hoped for and more. My soul has been nourished, my body and mind rested and my spirit inspired.* *The venue was just perfect and the food was delicious and wholesome. What a treat to be cooked for by your mum.* *Anamarta, your organisation and teaching are impeccable. You teach with such heart, generosity and integrity. I really felt you cared about our learning and all of us as individuals. Your spirit and passion shine through and I thank you for your commitment to us and this work.* *It's been wonderful to have this space to focus on myself. I go away with a renewed sense of clarity.* *I loved this group of women and I leave with friendship that has meaning and purpose.* *Looking forward to Jade Egg Steps 3 and 4."* *Kindy Kaur* INVESTMENT **Earlybird £1297 to 25th February 2026**. Regular price £1397. Including: * +37 hours of professional training, rituals and ceremony. * Accommodation with ensuite bedrooms. * Daily breakfast, lunch and dinner, with snacks and water. * Transfers from and to Porto Airport (1h journey). * Follow-up Session with New Moon Ritual TBA. * Invitation to be part of the FB private group for the Jade Priestesses. * Two E-Books by Anamarta. *"I would recommend this retreat to another woman because it gives them the time and space to connect to the energies of the divine feminine and sisterhood which is very healing.* *The practices with the jade egg and Kuan Yin Qigong offer empowerment, refinement and mastery of your sexual energy and chi.* *Anamarta holds circle with grace, beauty and strength and you will leave the retreat feeling deeper alignment with your feminine and sacred sexual self."* *Grace McEvoy* You can Apply Now! Find the application link at the foot of [the retreat programme page](https://www.jadecircleanamarta.com/moon-power/). We’ll get back to you within 5 days. Please be ready to proceed with your booking then. To guarantee your place will need a £297 deposit. **[Learn More](https://www.jadecircleanamarta.com/moon-power/)** *"This Retreat exceeded my expectations. Anamarta guided and facilitated loads of beautiful journeys and learnings during this week. Some new seeds were planted and others matured to a deeper level.* *I love the daily Chi Kung and Tai Chi sessions and the Taoist teachings of sacred self-love and divine union.* *I feel super energised, stronger and lighter in my heart, mind, body and equipped to introduce more pleasure, joy and nurturing in my daily life.* *Thanks for the amazing journey, and looking forward to your next bountiful manifestation."* *Rejane Pardon-Ribeiro*

Main Library, Meeting Room 2B Join us for a welcoming evening of reflection, gentle music, and meaningful conversation. We’ll begin with a short grounding moment, followed by a brief reading from spiritual or philosophical traditions, and an open reflection circle where participants can share (or simply listen). Libera Animae is an interfaith community focused on inner growth, creativity, and authentic connection. All backgrounds are welcome.

Join Neurospicy Columbus at the Stauff's for coffee and then a stroll through the Book Loft nearby! This will be a friendly chat for like minded individuals with Autism and/or ADHD (or somewhere on the Neurodiverse Spectra).

When judging morality, should we prioritize **intentions/duty** or **outcomes/results**? It introduces two influential philosophers as representatives of these approaches. * **Immanuel Kant (deontology):** An action is moral when it is done from **duty** and follows rational, universal principles (the **categorical imperative**). Certain acts—like lying—are wrong regardless of the consequences; you can’t do a wrong thing for a right reason. * **John Stuart Mill (utilitarian consequentialism):** The morality of an action is determined by its **effects**, specifically how much **happiness/well-being** it produces. Mill argues that some pleasures are “higher” than others, and that good intentions don’t redeem harmful outcomes. ## Discussion Questions 1. **The lying dilemma:** A murderer comes to your door and asks if your friend is hiding inside. Kant would say you must not lie. 2. **Can good intentions rescue a bad outcome?** 3. **The organ harvest problem:** A surgeon has five patients dying of organ failure and one healthy patient in for a checkup. Killing the one to harvest organs would save five lives, and the math works out for the utilitarian. Why does this feel so deeply wrong? Is that feeling a point in Kant's favor, or just a bias we should overcome? 4. **Do rules need exceptions?** Kant insists moral rules must be universal, with no exceptions. But most of us can imagine extreme scenarios where any rule seems like it should bend. Does the need for exceptions fatally undermine deontology, or is the strength of the system precisely that it refuses to bend? 5. **Who gets to calculate the consequences?** Utilitarianism asks us to maximize good outcomes, but we're notoriously bad at predicting consequences. If we can't reliably know the results of our actions, is it practical to base our entire moral system on outcomes? Does this uncertainty push us back toward rules and principles? 6. **Everyday morality:** Think about a real moral decision you've made recently, even a small one. Did you reason more like a Kantian (what's the right thing to do in principle?) or more like a utilitarian (what will produce the best result?)? Do most people naturally lean one way? 7. **Justice vs. the greater good:** A town can prevent a deadly plague by sacrificing one innocent person. The greater good is clearly served. But is it just? Can an action be morally right and deeply unjust at the same time? 8. **The big synthesis question:** Are these two systems actually opposed, or do they often arrive at the same answers by different paths? Is it possible that we need both: rules to guide us in the moment and consequences to evaluate systems and policies over time?

Let's catch up and have a relaxed chat, including chat about the book Disability Visibility. This collection of essays is available at the library. You'll be invited to share the essay that you related to the most, and the essay that did the most to grow your awareness of something new. It's OK if you don't read the whole book!

ASH is Atheists, Skeptics and Humanists of First Unitarian Universalists of Columbus Ohio TBD Snacks are usually available, and you are welcome to bringing something to share!

**Hike Slate Run Metro Park and visit the Living Historical Farm. We will aim for 3.5 to 4 miles of hiking and then do a quick pass through the Living Historical Farm. From there those who are interested can join for lunch at Brewdog, 96 Gender Way, Canal Winchester, just 11 minutes away.** **If you’d like to spend more time at the Farm plan on arriving early (they open at 9).** **Living Historical Farm: Time has been turned back to the 1880s at Slate Run Living Historical Farm. Experience first-hand what life was like on a 19th-century Ohio farm. As you stroll through the gardens, barns and farmhouse, you will see the farm’s costumed staff and volunteers going about their daily chores. Pigs, geese, turkeys, Percheron horses and other heirloom animals can be seen.** **The gothic revival farmhouse was built in 1856 and restored by Metro Parks for authenticity. Visitors can tour the living room, parlor and kitchen and watch the farm ladies prepare meals on a woodburning stove and tend the house. The multi-bay barn was built by Samuel Oman, the fourth owner of Slate Run Farm, and restored by Amish carpenters.** **Allow at least three hours and maybe more if you're joining for lunch.** **Pace is 17-18 minute miles with no one left behind. Faster walkers are free to lead - I'll have the route well defined - and we can meet up at the farm.** **This is the fourth of the metro parks.**

We are excited to host Guided Meditations on Sundays at 6 pm in our Ashram/Gallery/Home! !! !! Everyone wants to know what kind of God we worship and what kind of meditation we do. We worship the GOD that LOVES US! We understand that god is an energy and it lives in us as us. Our meditations guide others to actually experience that energy! xoxo We don't just talk about peace, love and affection, we experience it :) Also we are a home not a business, so we enjoy building community one friend at a time. We always build in time for people to mingle & develop friendships! xoxo Much Love, Frank Tennyson Namaste, Frank Tennyson http://photos3.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/a/f/9/9/600_447824953.jpeg