Kahuna Leilani and Yeye Luisah Teish will be the
keynote presenters at this years 2025 ASWM conference.
“Sacred Stories for the Sentient Earth:
Collaboration, Intervention, Reciprocity”
2025 International Conference
Association for the Study of Women and Mythology
March 27-29, 2025 at Westward Look Inn in Tucson, Arizona
Persistent dismissal of animal, plant , and earth intelligences, an attitude rooted in the hubris of Western culture, has isolated our species from the rest of life on the planet, with disastrous results. But, with recent research into animal behaviors and complex attributes of trees and other plants, a whole new interdisciplinary literature is emerging exploring the hidden lives of plants, animals and the earth herself.
With rising consciousness, we turn instead to wisdom from Indigenous Cultures in conjunction with newer scientific discoveries and timeless mythologies to find inspiration and answers to our connections with every aspect of life on earth.
Our 2025 Conference focuses on meanings and relationships among mythology, science, and culture regarding animals, the green world, the land and various ecosystems.
Our Keynote Presentation features Yeye Luisah Teish and Kahuna Leilani Birely: “On Holy Ground: Commitment and Devotion to Sacred Land”
“Join us for a discussion regarding Land, Sacred Sites, and our Responsibility to Land and Life. In this presentation the audience is invited to experience the magic inherent in the mythology of Hawaiian and African diasporic culture.”
The conference takes place at the Westward Look Inn and Spa in Tucson Arizona (ask for the conference rates): “The Inn is nestled against the Santa Catalina Mountains, where guests enjoy a serene escape with lush greenery, hiking trails, and stunning views.”
Registration is open! Take advantage of our Early Bird rates to register as a Member or Non-member. (Joining saves $65 over Non-member rates.)
Thursday March 27: Our opening reception will be followed by a special evening event: Seasons of the Witch: A Poetry Reading in Honor of Patricia Monaghan
The Conference will be followed on Sunday, March 30 with a meeting of The Maternal Gift Economy-Movement, at the same location.
About Us
Ua mau ke ea o ka’aina i ka pono
“The life of the land is perpetuated in righteousness.”
Daughters of the Goddess is an Aloha-Dianic, Female-only Goddess Temple dedicated in the Spirit of Aloha to the preservation, perpetuation & promotion of Goddess & Indigenous culture, public ceremony, ritual & Female Mysteries.
Kahuna Leilani
Founder
Who We Are
Daughters of the Goddess
Daughters of the Goddess is a Dianic temple that holds open rituals and celebrations for womyn and girls in the San Francisco Bay Area. Kahuna Leilani is part Hawaiian and brings the energy of Aloha to the work we do here. She is the ritual director of our Temple.
All females and girls are encouraged to participate in the many gatherings, zoom sessions, pilgrimages and events that we hold. If you have any questions, or want more information please feel free to contact us.
Thank you for visiting our website; we hope to see you soon at a Daughters of the Goddess gathering. Blessed Be!
Our Events
Daughters of the Goddess
Celebrate Hestia
Greek Goddess of the Hearth, Fireplace, and Altar
Tuesday, May 6, 2025, 7:30 p.m.
$25 exchange/$15 first time newcomer
Concord, CA locale directions given upon registration
All rituals will be held at 7:30 pm PST unless otherwise noted
On Holy Ground
by Cheif Luisah Teish & Kahuna Leilani
The decision to write this book is born out of 20-30 years of experience. We are blessed to be two women of color who have grown up in a spiritual culture that has survived centuries of oppression and kept its regard for the sacredness of Land intact and in the forefront of our behavior and rituals.
However, we also recognize that ritual protocol is not taught in school and is not available even in schools with Spirituality Departments and in only a few of the books presently on the shelf.
So, we decided to write this book as an offering of guidelines and protocols to heal our relationship to sacred lands and to each other. We encourage its use as a means to insure the re-creation of our Earth-centered traditions and the evolution of a global and authentic spiritual practice.”
On Holy Ground is a self-published, quality paperback. It contains our personal stories, cultural myths and folktales, prayers, chants, rituals, and exercises to help you define your relationship to Mother Earth and Her Children. It also contains photographs from our travels to several sacred sites and our original artwork. This book will be useful to those wishing to travel as kindred spirits, to address ecological and environmental issues, and to experience the joys of rituals in nature.
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