The History of the Order of the White Moon

 

It all began with one on-line school, before there were any other on-line goddess schools. It began with Luna Blanca, when she opened The White Moon School of the Feminine Divine in May of 1999. Luna was inspired when her sister became interested in Goddess Spirituality and asked for a reading list. This was the spark that ignited the creation of The White Moon School of the Feminine Divine.

In the summer of 2000 the first gathering was held. Women completed Level III, which was the highest level at the time, and initiations were held at the first gathering. In 2000 the first sister school was opened and began passing White Moon teachings face-to-face.

In 2001 the High Priestess Council was formed and a separate discussion list was created with six High Priestesses. We were beginning to grow and a vision for the future was taking form.

In anticipation, 2002 began discussions for Ordination as the Order grew and expanded. We expanded our training to include IV Level, our levels then became Initiate, Adept, Priestess, and High Priestess. Rowen opened The Shining Crescent, which at the time offered White Moon Teachings to men. We also held our second gathering, which then became an annual event.

In 2003 Kerritwyn opened our second affiliated order with The Rainbow Moon which offers White Moon teachings to transgendered people and their female partners, and The Shining Crescent expanded to offer teachings to men, women, and couples. The Traditions of The Order of the White Moon (www.orderwhitemoon.org/beliefs) were formally adopted and approved by The Order of the White Moon. The Order officially became a 501(c)3 non-profit religious corporation in December of 2003, thanks to the generous financial support of our members and most especially our Charter Members who embraced the vision of The Order of the White Moon.

In 2004, we began offering ordination to Level IV graduates of any Order of the White Moon affiliated school. Several High Priestesses began offering short courses and also began opening on-line schools offering White Moon teachings (www.orderwhitemoon.org/schools).

2005 was a year of change for the Order when Luna announced she would be retiring from the Order of the White Moon and retiring The White Moon School, which began our history, in May of 2006.

In 2006 we held our first election to nominate and elect our first President, General Vice Presidents/Assistant Treasurer, Treasurer, and Secretary. We worked together to create a foundation and network of sisters that were dedicated to supporting the mission of the order.

In 2007 our first branch merge occurred, beginning with two branch schools. The newly merged branch, Sisters In Celebration has now welcomed a third branch school.

The Order of The White Moon continues to grow and thrive as we look forward to tomorrow.