Posted by: witchery on: July 11, 2008
The Crone: Wisdom
The old hag at her cauldron is perhaps the most enduring image of the Wise Woman and a remnant of a time when women were the healers of their communities. They were shamans, witches, midwifes, medicine women, and priestesses of the Goddess.
The Crone is a symbol of inherent wisdom that comes from experience. [...]
Posted by: witchery on: July 11, 2008
The Mother: Compassion
Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet expresses a lesson of the Mother aspect of the Goddess with his famous quote: “My religion is simple. My religion is kindness.”
The Mother aspect of the Great Goddess is perhaps the most well known. After all, we all have mothers and are typically familiar [...]
Posted by: witchery on: July 11, 2008
The Maiden: Freedom
As it was written on the Temple of Gaia (later Apollo) at Delphi; where priestesses read the words as they performed their sacred duties as Oracle… Know Thyself.
Through the Maiden aspect of the Great Goddess you can discover who you are without the confines of the society in which you live. You will [...]
Posted by: witchery on: July 11, 2008
Earth Mother, Mistress of the Grain, Great Ceres
Endow me with your gifts
And the strength of a Mother’s love.
Place your hand upon mine
That I might walk the paths where you’ve stepped
And learn the hidden ways of Eleusis.
Connecting with the Goddess
M U S I N G S
For centuries in Ancient Rome [...]
Posted by: witchery on: July 11, 2008
Dissecting and Interpreting Mythology
and Theological Concepts of the Goddess
I imagine everyone has their own way of interpreting the Goddess. By nature, being a Goddess worshiper fills a person with a sense of empowerment that teachers him/her to trust their instincts and their personal ideas. Perhaps the Goddess inspires us all differently, coming to us in [...]
Posted by: witchery on: July 2, 2008
Hymn to Hestia
Hail Hestia, Lady of Fire
Lady of the Hearth, Lady of warmth and comfort
Your home is a bower for all,
A place to warm the heart and soul
With your power we forge our circle,
Forge our metal, forge our will
From your fire civilization is born
Fire burns, fire cleanses, fire ignites
Smoke is sacred, smoke clouds, smoke transmutes
From [...]
Posted by: witchery on: July 2, 2008
Adoration to the Lady/Lord of the Universe
To be addressed to the Great Universal Mothers & Fathers
Hail to thee, Lady(s) & Lord(s) of the Universe!
Hail to thee, whom have existed before Nature!
Hail to thee, the Vast & the Mighty Ones!
Hail to thee, whom are the Source of all Things!
Lady(s) & Lord(s) of the Darkness, and of [...]
Posted by: witchery on: July 1, 2008
Brigid’s Blackberry Pie
4 cups of fresh blackberries (thawed frozen berries are ok)
11/2 cups sugar
1/3 cup flour
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon of salt
1 unbaked pie crust
Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Line a deep pie dish with the pie crust or purchase a commercially-made one. Set aside. Mix all other ingredients together in a large mixing bowl. [...]
Posted by: witchery on: July 1, 2008
Lammas Harvest
(Lyrics by Arnon Clark / Music The Mingaulay Boat Song -trad.)
(written at Kaleidoscope Fest, Lammas 98)
Chorus – Now is Lammas, Summer Harvest
Bind the sheaves tight and carry the grain home.
Feed the children, all the family
Food and plenty throughout the fall.
Call it Lammas, Lugh or Lughnasadh, but gather closely the first fruits of harvest.
We’ve no [...]
Posted by: witchery on: July 1, 2008
In our modern world it is easy to forget how important a successful harvest was to our ancestors. They had cause for celebration: A good harvest meant survival in the dark, cold months ahead. A poor or bad harvest signaled the beginning of difficult times. Even though we can nip out to the supermarket whenever [...]
