Order of Our Lady of Salt

Goddess Circle #220 - Haumea

Wednesday, 08 May 2013 14:38 | Written by Sr. Dea Alea |

Haumea by Kristopher Scott Join the OOLS on Monday, May 13, 2013 as we celebrate the Polynesian Goddess Haumea. As the Goddess of birth and fertility, she taught women how to give birth.

Haumea became the Hawaiian people's divine midwife and the mother of the Hawaiian people. She was able to give birth from all parts of her body suggesting her overwhelming fertility. Ageless and ever-renewing, Haumea teaches us how to give birth to the powerful stories of our own lives.

As Dr. Amy Palko tells us "To give birth is, perhaps, the most sacred act we can perform in this lifetime. Bringing into the world new life is truly a gift of the goddess. And yet, we so often perceive of this new life in very narrow terms.

"In this story of the divine midwife, I invite you to connect with all the different ways you participate in the act of birthing, and that you honour all the varied forms this new life can take. Haumea teaches us that the mother archetype is never solely the province of those culture labels ‘mothers’."

Illustration by Salt Lake City-based artist, Kristopher Scott.

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Last Updated (Wednesday, 08 May 2013 15:06)

OOLS Thealogy

Monday, 12 April 2004 11:54 | Written by OOLS |

The thealogy of the Order, at its simplest level, is as follows:

Goddess is Love and everything implied by love; nurturing, physical pleasure, creativity, relationships, the senses, and emotion.
Goddess is Power. She is energy, movement, and the ability to act.
Goddess is the trinity of Maiden, Mother, and Crone. This is function, not chronology. She is gift and blessing for us no matter where we are on life's journey.
Goddess is Nature. She is everything that is beautiful and also everything wild, dark, and destructive.
Goddess is the Universe. Every God is born of Her, just as every man is born of woman.
Goddess is Darkness. She is source and conception, the womb and tomb. She is also the endless cycle of return, the light that is born from darkness.
Goddess is Emmanent, the spark of divinity within all creation.
Goddess is Immanent, existing beyond us, "All that ever was, is, or will be". She is the transcendent Unity at the heart of all things.
She bears all names and no name, our eternal "Ma".

Last Updated (Saturday, 30 June 2012 15:00)

Friends of the Order of Our Lady of Salt (FOOLS)

Wednesday, 07 July 2004 11:54 | Written by The OOLS |

The Order is a group of people committed to bringing the Goddess Worship Service to Salt Lake City, Utah, and to their own personal development as pagans. There are categories of initiated membership, but everybody starts as F.O.O.L.S. (Isn't that life?). F.O.O.L.S. are FRIENDS of the Order of Our Lady of Salt.

The category includes those who wish to promote the Service without joining, as well as those in the process of determining their interest in the Order.

Last Updated (Monday, 22 February 2010 15:16)

Come Help Us Do Ritual to the Goddess!

Thursday, 26 May 2011 13:05 | Written by The OOLS |

Have you got an abiding love for Goddess, or an interest in a particular one? Are you a complete novice, but excited to participate, or well-versed in personal and/or public pagan ritual practice?

Come help us perform ritual to a Goddess! The Order of Our Lady of Salt performs open public ritual each month to a different Goddess, bringing joyous service to Her to the Wasatch Front. You can get involved! Simply talk to one of the Order members after Goddess Service or email the This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it and we'll help you get started. There's no commitment necessary. You can help for one ritual or a hundred. Come be a part of this 15-year tradition and help us bring another wonderful Goddess to light.

Last Updated (Monday, 23 April 2012 00:13)

Open Letter to Those Wishing to Participate

Saturday, 12 November 2005 16:50 | Written by The OOLS |

Thanks for your interest.

The Goddess Worship Service meets on the 2nd Monday of every month at Crone’s Hollow, located at 2470 S. Main Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84115. The Service starts at 7:30 p.m. (but it's best to get there 15 to 20 minutes earlier for a good spot). Allow a couple of hours for ritual; we also have a social time afterward to give everyone a chance to talk to one another, make friends, eat munchies, ask questions, and/or peruse the Community Information Table.

Last Updated (Sunday, 20 February 2011 22:25)