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presents ________________________________________ GAY May 14-16, 2004 A Weekend of Discovery Carefree, AZ
|  Tucked into the beauty of the natural surrounds, the Mistress Mine sits on 40 acres overlooking the Tonto National Forest. Just north of Phoenix, the land holds a place in the gay history of Native peoples, according to both geography and more than a thousand years of tradition. |
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_______________________________________________________________________________________G ay Soul Making workshops are offered in the Arizona desert during the Spring and Fall of each year. The weekend workshops are for all gay men interested in exploring a gay-centered psychospiritual awareness. Beginning in 2002, Chirumbolo teamed up with Ron Kaczor to offer the desert workshops. Kaczor is proprietor of the Cave Creek Mistress Mine and Wellness Center, located just north of Phoenix. He is an ordained Buddhist, a philosopher, and private tour guide. He is also an adopted relative within the Navaho nation and has a deep interest in and respect for Native American spirituality. Kaczor says, “In Native cultures, it’s all about finding out who you are, going into the depths of your person, including finding the beauty of who and what you are as a gay person – what many Native people would call a Two-Spirit - and honoring that as a source. Gay people have a particular sensitivity, and it’s worth exploring.” Bounded by the Tonto National Forest, the Mistress Mine is an ideal setting to do this kind of exploring. A gold mine and rock shop, it’s also a school of herbology and an alternative wellness retreat, set on 40 acres overlooking a vista of desert hilltops. More than that, however, it sits on the divide where two different temperate zones meet. To the south is the Sonoran Desert, what is seen in Native traditions as the “male” side of nature’s equation. The northern slopes face pine and Juniper forests, or what is called the “feminine.” Kaczor explains, “To Native people, this land is a direct representation of the balance of male and female energy.” He relates how when he took over, he had three Native American elders visit. "They told me I had a responsibility as the steward of this land because of its place in gay history, according to both geography and tradition.” Tucked into the beauty of the natural surrounds, the center offers rustic accommodations and it is very secluded and private. More information on Ron Kaczor and the Cave Creek Mistress Mine and Wellness Center can be found online at www.CCMistressMine.com. ___________________________________________________________________________________ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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May 14-16, 2004 Friday - 7-10pm WORKSHOP COST: $175.00 Includes all Workshop activities, meals and refreshments for Saturday (breakfast, lunch, and dinner) and Sunday (breakfast and lunch), plus overnight accommodations, and use of all amenities at the Cave Creek location. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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