Hidden by the shadowy overgrowth of dying vines and dry, lifeless trees she stood at the crossroad, the borderlands where the realm of the living mingled with the world beyond. An edgewalker of these realms and crone seer of the dead, the goddess Hekate turned her face to the west, the place where the sun […]
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The Mother Heart of the Goddess by Renee Starr
“We are born of love; Love is our mother.” ~ Rumi Primordial, elemental, and ancient, The Goddess as Mother can be found in almost every creation myth in almost every culture, and when not featured as the creatrix of all life, She is known as The Divine Feminine essence that supports The Divine Masculine. The […]
Kali Ma – The Red Goddess by Renee Starr
In every culture there are one or more goddesses who are archetypes of the ‘Red Goddess.’ This name is often used to describe a goddess who is powerful but dark, evil, or destructive. However, I see the Red Goddess as representing something else. For me, she is the goddess of many facets of our feminine […]
The Warrior Heart of the Goddess by Renee Starr
“You are a warrior. All those other things, they are the glass that contains the lamp, but you are the light inside.” – Cassandra Clare Fierce, powerful, terrifying, and protective, The Goddess as warrior is the aspect of feminine power which possesses the power to create and destroy. She is the nature of time, and […]
Rituals for a Calm Spirit by Renee Starr
SACRED MORNING RITUAL FOR A CALM SPIRIT When you wake; stand up to face/greet the sun – even if there are clouds covering the sun, face your body in its direction. Close your eyes, breathe in the sunlight and ask for today to be filled with light, with peacefulness, and with calmness. Give thanks for […]
Dark Moon Essence Water by Renee Starr
The dark moon is unseen. Energetically speaking, it is a place of the void, a place of limbo, and one of the midpoints of the lunar cycle, the full moon being the other. The dark moon straddles the threshold of this world and the next, allowing us to travel back and forth if we choose, […]
Ways to Work the New Moon in Aquarius by Kimberly Moore
Happy New Moon in Aquarius and Happy Chinese New Year! This moon is a respite from the heavy Capricorn energies that have been heavily influencing our New Year. I am beyond ready! MotherHouse of the Goddess Wise Women have been working overtime for this New Moon in Aquarius and I wanted to share the bounty […]
The Magic of the Dark Moon By Renee Starr
Traditional lunar wisdom suggests that no magic is to commence during the dark moon as the veils are very thin at this time, and it is too chaotic, and unstable of an energy to be worked with, but I have found that this is a very special time for a very special kind of magic, […]
Sacred Fire by Renee Starr
Fire is wild, primal, awesome, and sacred. It is magic at its most powerful. When working with fire, we are working with one of the most ancient of elemental qualities, which is that of creation/destruction, and also with the essence of desire, or will in order to manifest and materialize something into existence. Fire is […]
Ceremony, Ritual and Sacred Space by Renee Starr
One of the ways that I have found to deepen my relationship with The Goddess, Priestess and Witch is to create ceremony, and ritual as a way to invoke their power, and wisdom, and to bring their living essence into my life. A ceremony is an occasion, or event that has special significance and often involves ritual, […]
