Visit the Goddess Temple

  Coming to the temple in a state of receptivity will allow you to drink much more deeply.

  Reverence is important.  Reverence is simply the willingness to acknowledge that there is a mystery present that you may or may not understand.

  You are welcome to pray or worship in whatever way your heart or your tradition has taught you to, although we do ask that within the temple dome, and when in the presence of others, that you be mindful of the shared space, and keep your volume relatively low.  (For instance, loud, exuberant chanting of hymns is probably more appropriate for the open fields or other areas on the sacred grounds surrounding the Temple Dome.)

 Mutual respect is important.  What if you encounter a tradition that isn’t yours, an experience that was unexpected, or a person who is different from you?  Can you see this as a gift, can you extend spacious compassion, and perhaps even be enriched by the contact?  

Allow curiosity to guide you – perhaps your divine has hidden itself in a place you never expected.

Take care of yourself.  When you enter the temple grounds, it is assumed you do so with total responsibility for yourself, and your own safety.  

Be aware of where you step, be mindful of your needs to eat, to drink, go outside, be inside, rest, have personal ritual, connect with others, or remain deeply internal.

Consider bringing an offering of some kind.  This isn’t a requirement, but it can create a sense of reciprocity and sacred approach that will deepen your experience.  Offerings can be candles, food to share, monetary donations, berries you picked on the way in, art you’ve created, a prayer you’ve written…….or any offering of Beauty that inspires you and helps you feel connected to the cycle of abundance that is Life. Our temple is sustained by these gifts and Seva~selfless service.

Contact us if you have questions, would like a tour, or would like assistance with creating a personal ritual or retreat: Message Lady Graellyn at 541-601-8983 or priestessgraell@gmail.com

The Goddess Temple of Ashland expresses herself as an elemental temple, honoring the medicine of the Seasonal Wheel.

Through respect for the landscape and our selves, the Temple Dome and Sanctuary rests each year after Samhain and reblossoms at Spring. As such, we are closed for winter from the beginning of November until the end of March.

This is a sustainable model that gifts us the opportunity to fully engage and embody into the alignment of the cycle of life, death, and rebirth.

Many of our Temple Melissae travel to share their inspiration received while Serving, and others choose to go into a deep introspective journey gestating what is stirring to be born anew in the coming year.

The temple is in full swing for the year from the end of April to the end of October! Sign up for our newsletter to stay up-to-date with our offerings, announcements & events.

Parking- All parking for the Goddess Temple is on West Jackson Road behind the Jackson Wellsprings. Loading and Unloading of heavy supplies is welcome in the back meadow.

Alter-abled parking is located next to the back meadow recycling center.

Please remember we have been gifted this land to co-create something incredibly unique and magickal, and it is owned and operated by Gerry and Bev Lehrburger with the HRI (Health Research Institute) and Jackson WellSprings events always take priority. 

We have something really magnificent here, please do everything you can to keep our relationship healthy with the WellSprings residents, office, garden, event producers, Lithia Springs Resort, Jewish Temples, First Nations family, and Gerry and Bev.

The Goddess Temple dome main Altar is changed each time the Seasonal Wheel turns. The Temple Altar reflects the colors and feelings of the Season and has never once been the same! Mostly deity and icon free, our Temple Altars reflect the beauty of Nature.

The Bee Hiven Project: an eco-temple to honor Mother Earth, our honey bee pollinators, and support women in mid-life transition, specifically through Queening and Croning ceremonies for women in menopause.

Join us in bringing to completion a 200-sq ft sanctuary space that merges ecological wisdom, natural building, and sacred ceremony at the Goddess Temple of Ashland. Organization Arc11 is providing on-hands support for the Hiven temple build. Stay posted on our email newsletter for upcoming workshops to finish the build, and start the new Hiven project at SoHA, our sister temple.

Temple Elements:

Material: use of eco-friendly, ethically-harvested building materials and regenerative building practices

Skill-Building: The temple will be built via a series of empowering, collaborative, hands-on workshops to elevate the artistry of natural building, ecological literacy, and permaculture wisdom.

Education: Integration of an observation space in the hexagon to observe the bees in action and to expand understanding of the ecological web we are part of.

Community: Through practices of embodied communion, we seek to deepen our sense of connection and cultivate a culture of belonging.

Give in reciprocity: Your donation directly contributes to materials, workshop facilitation, and the creation of a lasting ceremonial space that is a living, breathing extension of the community and the Earth.

The Goddess Temple of Ashland was raised in love and dedication on March 19, 2011 at 1:30pm by a group of 19 practicing Priestesses and many loving volunteers. 

With open and generous invitation, Jackson WellSprings Owner, Gerry Lehrburger, welcomed Graellyn and Tony Corsini to express their artistic devotion and birth their Vision after closing the The Flying Lotus Community Activation Center and AvaSha Goddess Temple of 9 years in Mt. Shasta, CA. 

The Celtic Goddess Bridget and the Hindu God Ganesha were the primary deities that were involved in the Visionary process of choosing the Jackson WellSprings of Ashland for the Goddess Temple to reside. 

After walking the land with Ruth Rhiannon, the back meadow area, close to the Mikvah, was chosen. 

The recognition and honoring of the physical and etheric  Water Temple began to flow in our hearts. 

The Geodesic Dome was gifted by Asha Deliverance of Pacific Domes, and the new skin was purchased by James Twyman. 

Later the Moon Lodge and Red Tent was added, both gifted by Peter Belt of Red Sky Shelters. 

Jumana Sophia joined Graellyn as a Co-Director for the first 7 years,  and Laura Foxglove joined for following 2 years, and Lady Graellyn is now primary Director.

Most of the Goddess Temple Sanctuary was covered in blackberries, teasel, thistle, poisonous hemlock and trash. After many work parties and consistent care, the sanctuary has increased in size and added new gardens, or structures to meet the needs of it’s growing community. 

The heart of the area, Apple Island, was Visioned and co-created by HRI member, Paul Andrews in 2010. The Womb of the area, the Mikvah, was created by a large crew of dedicated people, including Gerry Lehrburger, Turtle Tom, Paul Andrews and nephew Jason, David Hummingbird, Will Sears, as well as Saleek, Joseph Crowell, Dan Lapselatta, Rod, and stonework was completed with artistic finishing touches by Tony Corsini and Lady Graellyn.