Rev. Adrianne Cumberbatch, HPs Co-founder, also known as Lady A, received her ministerial credentials as a spiritual counselor and an ordained Interfaith minister at New Seminary and Interfaith Temple. She is a Priestess of the Goddess, a healer, a certified Seichem practitioner and Reiki Master Teacher. Lady A coaches and counsels womyn in a recovery based community and has a ceremonial consultancy officiating ceremonies.and facilitating Goddess retreats. Rev. Cumberbatch founded Gracing Womyn Tradition and Root Wysdoms trainings for Goddess priestesses. She observes an eclectic pagan spiritual practice.
Rev. Teresa Arroyo-Bensick, HPs - BFA, RMP- Interfaith minister and Priestess; wedding officiant, spiritual counselor, certified Ruebenfeld Synergy therapist and Reiki Master practitioner.
*Rev. Bensick serves as the acting High Priestess at our spanish speaking, sistar temple in the Tampa, Florida area. She is a Priestess of the Goddess observing an eclectic spiritual practice.
Priestess Seanora Lopes- Priestess of the Goddess, Priestess Lopes serves the general community at Spiritual Paths, a Staten Island wholistic center for healing and transformation, where she readily welcomes and assists you with the appropriate herbs, teas and oils for healing and restoration. Priestess Lopes, an accomplished artist, creates jewelry and also conducts workshops on mandala use and meditation for self discovery.
Priestess Dana White David- Co-Founder and Priestess of the Goddess, a first degree Reiki-Runic practitioner, Priestess White-David shares her healing gifts in her private practice, supporting the elderly through their final phase of life. She is a practictioner of Wicca.
Priestess Rose Giovanni- MA Ed; Co-Founder and associate priestess. Priestess of the Goddess, herstorian, ceremonialist, Reiki practitioner and registered NYC wedding officiant. Priestess Giovanni is the first minister to register as a Priestess in NYC! A high school teacher in Brooklyn, NY, she has received numerous distinctions for her creative and magickal success with her students! Priestess Giovanni is a practicing Buddhist.
Priestress Lynn Cormier BFA, MA Ed., RMP - Interfaith minister, ceremonialist and wedding consultant to the gay/lesbian and recovering communities. An accomplished artist, Reiki Master Teacher and NYS certified recreational therapist. Priestess Lynn facilitates healing arts classes and ceremonies for womyn in NA and AA communities. She maintains a spiritual practice incorporating her catholic tradition with Goddess spirituality.
Temple Priestesses provide a variety of spiritual services as part of our ministry at Pillars of HER Traditions. The list of services offered by each priestess at the Goddess Temple varies from priestess to priestess -- please check individual listings for more details.
Ceremonies and Services provided by the Priestesses include but are not limited to the following:
• Rituals: individual, small and large groups, esbats and sabbat celebrations.
• Life Passages: creating & conducting rites of passage ceremonies for wiccanings, baby dedications, non-denominational baptisms, handfastings, non-denominational weddings, same sex handfastings and weddings, transition, going home and non-denominational funerals, memorials, menarche/coming of age, crowning, croning & saging rites.
• Healing: traditional counseling, spiritual healing support (energy work, purifications & baths, sound healing and divination)
• Education: workshops, classes, retreats, mentoring, public talks
• Writing: articles appear in on-line papers and other resources
• Religious Freedom Activism: through the Lady Liberty League & the Reformed Congregation of the Goddess
• Interfaith: networking, dialogue, conferences, organizations
• Charity & Community Service: on-going, special community projects
• Specialty Ministries: hospital visitation, prison ministry, military pen pals
Our commitment to serve Goddess community in HER multi cultural revelations is demonstrated through our active participation in the healing of the global community, beginning where we live.
