Sisterhood of Avalon - Online Application

The Sisterhood of Avalon

Application to Membership

By filling in and submitting this application, you are affirming that you are in agreement with the principles, responsibilities and ideas set forth in the Sisterhood of Avalon Mission Statement, Belief Statement, Information and Bylaws. You can review this information on our website at: www.sisterhoodofavalon.org. Please be sure to carefully read and review all of the information on our website.

We rely on your self-awareness and honesty. Spend some time in meditation at your Altar. Listen to the voice of the Goddess within you.

We would like to stress that Orientation is conducted online via Yahoogroups and/or email. You will have the option of checking your messages at our Yahoo Orientation group, or via your email; however, pleased be advised that you will need to have regular internet access to participate in Orientation.

Thank you for considering walking the path to Avalon with us.

Application Instructions:

1. Complete this membership application, attaching pages to accommodate your essay questions. If you have downloaded the html version, please cut and paste the information in you’re your word processor and edit the text to make it easy to read.

2. Print and sign the complete application.

3. Send us TWO copies of your application – a hard copy version posted by standard mail, and one sent by email to BoardSecretary@sisterhoodofavalon.org. Send the signed application, including a check or money order for annual membership dues of $36.00 to:

Sisterhood of Avalon
c/o Rene Curtis
1740 Hudson Bridge Road
#1035
Stockbridge, GA 30281

Alternatively, you may pay your dues by credit card via PayPal. To use this option, access Paypal at: www.paypal.com and request payment be sent to the following account: paypalsoa@sisterhoodofavalon.org.Please remember that you must still send your completed application to us by mail.

Please note that your annual dues are held until after the Orientation period is completed. Should you decide not to enter the SOA after completing Orientation, all dues will be refunded in full.

4. Your completed application and dues must be postmarked and emailed no later than the date indicated on the SOA website in order for your application to be considered at this Portal. Applications and dues received after this date will be returned. The applicant may choose to re-apply at the next Portal.

5. We will notify you by email of the receipt of your application. You will be contacted regarding the results of your membership application in approximately 4 – 6 weeks. Should we determine that your application does not make a good fit with the SOA, your dues will be refunded in full.

Sisterhood of Avalon Membership Application

Contact Information

Full Legal Name ___________________________________________________________________

Street Address___________________________________________________________________

City/State/Zip____________________________________________________________________

Telephone________________________________________________________________________

Email Address_____________________________________________________________________

(Please use an email address that you check often, in casewe need it to get in touch with you. If we cannot reach you by the email address you give, we cannot consider you for membership. Errors in email addresses happen quite frequently, so please check the accuracy of the address used.)

Initial here to affirm that you are at least 18 years of age: _____

Date of Birth____________________________________

Please check or comment on any that apply:

1. Have you ever, at any time, been a member of the Sisterhood of Avalon?

If so, please give the date and year of your previous membership, your SEP number and the name (s) you used, both mundane (legal) and magickal:

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What email address did you use at that time?

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2. Have you ever applied for membership before? ___________

If yes, please give the date and yearor the Portal and year in which you applied

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3. How did you hear about the Sisterhood of Avalon? ______________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________________

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4. If you learned of us by personal contact, please give the name of the referringSister and her

email address: ________________________________________________________________.

5. Have you ever attended a Level One Intensive (If yes, please note date(s) and locations)________

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6. Have you ever attended any other SOA events? (If yes, please explain) _____________________

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7. Past Pagan Experience and/or Training_______________________________________________

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8. Special Skills or abilities (Answers can include Mundane or Spiritual Abilities)________________

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By signing and submitting this application, you are affirming that you are in agreement with the principles, responsibilities and ideas set forth in the Sisterhood of Avalon information. Be sure you've read the all of the information on the site, including the Bylaws.

Any falsification or misrepresentation of personal information on this application is grounds for refusal or termination of membership in the Sisterhood of Avalon. We rely on your self-awareness and honesty.

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Signature Date

Essay Questions

Instructions

Please write the following essays as directed. Take your time to give full, well-considered answers. Please type your answers in a 12-point font that is easy to read, such as Arial or Times.

A.Answer the following:

What does Avalon mean to you? Why are you drawn to walk the path of Avalon with the SOA?

B. Answer any three of the following four questions.

1. Define and present your thoughts on the concept of “empowerment”

2. What is the difference between woundedness and victimhood?

3. In what ways do you feel you can contribute to a community of women?

4. What does the SOA motto -- Remembering, Reclaiming and Renewing -- mean to you?