We are known by many names, of both positive and negative connotation: dakini, qadishtu, tantrika, harlot, temptress, sacred wife, temple whore. I’ve found myself using the term Pleasure Priestess as of late, to describe the spiritual woman who is dedicated not only to honoring the Divine Feminine and Sacred Masculine, but to living a life based […]
About Brandi Auset
Yemaya – Mother Goddess of All by Brandi Auset
Yemaya is an orisha, or a deity and guardian spirit of the Yoruba people in Africa, specifically Nigeria, Benin, Togo, Ghana, Liberia, and the Ivory Coast. Originally the Orisha Goddess of the Ogun River in Nigeria, Yemaya’s worship and domain expanded to include the ocean when her people were transported to the New World via the Atlantic slave […]
The Oracle and The Soothsayer by Brandi Auset
A woman, clothed in veils and sparkling adornments, surrounded by candle flames and crystals breathing in incense smoke, her head tilted back to the stars. A shaman, wrapped in furs and scarves, sitting before a roaring fire, enveloped in the trance and speaking ancient tongues, singing the songs of old. The wild woman, cloaked in […]
Hathor, Lady of Jubilation and A Candle Working by Brandi Auset
Jubilation. A feeling of great happiness, joy, and triumph. Ecstasy. Delight. Exultation. Rapture. Euphoria. That wonderful, blissful feeling of being alive, prosperous, and loved – that’s the glory and beauty of Hathor. Known as “The Great One of Many Names”, Hathor (also Het-Heru, or Hwt-Hor) is the Egyptian (or Kemetic) Goddess of Feminine Love, Beauty, […]
The Healing Power of Water by Brandi Auset
In spiritual practice, Water is the element of unconditional love, intuition, and peaceful energies. It is within the magick of elemental Water we experience the gentleness of falling in love, the security of our family’s (blood or chosen) affection, the comfort of our friend’s presence. The power of water also gives eloquence and understanding, guiding us […]
OYA as The Storm by Brandi Auset
The Orisha Oya is an elemental Goddess, meaning that her power is rooted in the natural world. As the Goddess of Storms, she rules earth, air, fire, water, and spirit, as all of these elements contribute into the creation of weather. Oya herself is the power of thunder, lightning, winds, hurricanes, tornados, and rain. And like the […]
