by Bonnie Perry Retrace Familiar footfalls and faint memories Transport to another time Collect the memories and bring them forward Create a soul bouquet Add grace and beauty to today’s table Sacred Journey Deep pockets of ancient wisdom Exposed in a new time Place familiar Heart thread woven through Time and time again Rough –…
by Margo Wolfe As a mother raising a teenage daughter, I try to discuss the Wise Women that have made an impact on our world with her. There are so many famous and not so famous women that often get some mention but little detail in history class. We hear about Amelia Earhart , Marie…
by Lori F. “How am I supposed to heal? How do I make these deep wounds, these horrible losses I have suffered, fade from memory and spirit?” As I stand in a circle of women, their voices rising and fading in endless tones of healing and love, these words come to my mind. Words…
By Jhenah Telyndru Two popular Welsh folk customs, the Mari Lwyd and the Hunting of the Wren, are part of winter calendar traditions which were celebrated on varying dates, depending on the time period and region, but encompassing the period of time stretching from Christmas through to Twelfth Night, and occasionally extending through to Candlemas…
My recent painting “Panagia” (pronounced pan-a-yee-ah), the feminine form of the ‘All-Holy,’ is inspired by my visit to the Paliani convent on Crete while on a Goddess Pilgrimage with Carol Christ. I am not a Christian, however for me, along with many, Mary is the archetypal mother. She further represents the Divine Feminine, while for…
By Kate Brunner I am not a boy-mom. As much as I wish I was, I am just not. I gave birth to three wondrous little things; first, a girl and then later, boy-girl twins. I have a son, but even after seven years of shared life, he remains, in so many ways, a complete…
“Sulis” Evolved from manifestations of the Neolithic Great Mother, Sulis is the Celtic Mother Goddess of sacred wells, springs and healing waters, and casts her great eye over the entire land. With her radiating or medusa-like hair, Sulis (meaning “sun” in Welsh) is a Celtic solar deity. Worshipped in ancient Celtic lands at megalithic monuments,…
By Margo Wolfe Under the water Her icy castle sleeps. The legendary ruins of Caer Arianrhod are quietly hiding under the waves. Looking out over the strong hillfort, I imagine all that happened here long ago. It seems so quiet now, serene. What was once very active in this space is only passive energy now….
by: Jhenah Telyndru This is part 4 of a 4 part series. The other sections included background and discussion on Celtic divinities, shrines and sacred places, the Celtic concept of the afterlife, the cult of the head, and the sacred year. The Druids The Druids were an elite class among the Celts, enjoying many privileges…
by Margo Wolfe I have been spending a lot of time sitting. I just endured knee surgery and I’m not allowed to do much of anything, except ice my recovering knee and watch others NOT do the things that I want to do, like cleaning and laundry. You heard me. They aren’t doing them, at…