My Quest for the Amazon Woman of Hirte
The “Amazon Woman” of Hirte, or St. Kilda, has called to me for three decades, tantalising, seeming to play hard to get, toying with me then slowly allowing me into her realm.
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Category: issue20
“Divine Women”
Like many of us goddess lovers, I awaited this programme with bated breath. I have always enjoyed the ever-popular Bettany Hughes’ views on ancient history, especially her programmes about Minoan civilisation. I guess like many, I felt glad that at least the topic has been raised for public opinion, whilst left frustrated at the inevitable skating over surfaces and sound-bite mentions of whole swathes of civilisation.
Read MoreLoving Brynhild – Part 7
The brutality of humans after having descended to the lowest depths of their animal souls far surpassed anything Odin could have foretold. The coarse and indecent aspect of human nature was a flaw in the works, an oversight, a divine miscalculation. Wild animals roared, pounced, and tore living creatures apart limb by limb in order to feast on raw meat and drip with fresh blood without remorse, without reflection, and without contrition.
Read More“The Bearded Goddess: Androgynes, Goddesses and Monsters in Ancient Cyprus “, by Marie-Louise Winbladh
“The Bearded Goddess alludes to the ancient literary texts, describing the cult of a bearded Aphrodite. The famous Ayia Irini hermaphrodite (cover) is sometimes considered to be an image of Aphroditos, the name of the goddess with a beard.”
Read MoreAncient Tantric Goddess Worship – Past and Present
Vasant Panchami is the Hindu festival that marks the end of the winter in India and ushers in the spring. Young girls wear bright yellow dresses and participate in the festivities. The colour yellow holds a special meaning for this celebration as it signifies the brilliance of nature and the vibrancy of life.
Read MoreBurning Times
Spring Equinox
bursts out
of the warm moist soil
scarlet and daffodils
Eostre’s passion
Persephone
You come
with the budding
of the crocuses, sprung
from Athenian depths,
Be your own Herbal Expert: Part 1
Herbal medicine is the medicine of the people. It is simple, safe, effective, and free. Our ancestors knew how to use an enormous variety of plants for health and well-being. Our neighbors around the world continue to use local plants for healing and health maintenance. You can too.
Read MoreExcerpts from Goddess in the Grass: Serpentine Mythology and the Great Goddess
Goddess in the Grass explores the relationship between the Goddess and her sacred symbol, the serpent, by focusing on myths and fairy tales from cultures around the world and from the dawn of humans to the present day.
Read MoreWake Robin
Blood-red trillium,
with your sumptuous variegated leaf patterns,
arising in big colonies early, so early in spring
amid dry leaves and old twigs,
Goddess Destinations
A plethora of sacred sites of Goddess can be found on almost every continent, ranging from archaeological sites and churches to museums, industrial parks and natural landscapes. The variety of these sites depicts the diversity of her worship across the globe from living traditions thousands of years old to contemporary temples founded and blossoming during the last decade. With each of these locales one discovers the treasure trove that is the herstory of the Sacred Feminine.
Read MoreMisogyny on Parade
So much has transpired since I last put pen to paper but instead of luxuriating in musings on creativity or spiritual epiphanies, I must jump right in to a most retching development on the American political scene. Let me state before I start that the opinions herewith imparted are mine and mine alone – no other entity or deity should be held culpable.
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