Maiden Goddess, holy one, protector of hills and forest, protector of mothers in labor, protector of the buds of infancy, triple Goddess, I invoke you. bless the trees around my home, the ones that shade me, the ones that screen the wind, the ones that perfume the air. May they protect me as you do. […]
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GODDESS CALENDAR FOR FEBRUARY 2019 by Kimberly F. Moore
When winter comes to a woman’s soul, she withdraws into her inner self, her deepest spaces. She refuses all connection, refutes all arguments that she should engage in the world. She may say she is resting, but she is more than resting: She is creating a new universe within herself, examining and breaking old patterns, […]
March 2018 Goddess Calendar and Feast Days
Spring, Glorious Spring, is coming! Goddess is new again. The Winter Crone takes a step back and the Maiden of Spring is revealed to perpetuate the cycle of life. The joy and innocence of the Spring Maiden Goddess affirms the potential of our creative lives and the ability to dance, sing, and stand in the shower of […]
Goddess Calendar and Feast Days for January 2018
HAPPY JANUARY, BLESSINGS OF THE NEW YEAR, and WELCOME 2018! The Goddesses of Winter hold sway now (in all of their myriad forms) – it is the time of the Crones and Wisdom Women. They keep vigil at the hearth fires, poke the coals, and sustain us in the darkest season. They are singing our […]
Goddess Calendar and Feast Days for November 2017
Samhain and Day of the Dead celebrations roll right into November. The veils are thin. Our Ancestors and Beloved Dead are around us and all time seems to be held in sway to the liminality of the worlds right now. Astrological Samhain is when Scorpio reaches 15 degrees and occurs on November 7. Connect with […]
A Journey with the Cailleach by Jude Lally
When you look over the folklore of Ireland and Scotland the Cailleach is known by many names, this is because she was a localized deity. She was the Cailleach of your loch, mountain or moorland – this then gave her slightly different qualities and the animals associated with her. I do not know all these […]
Living in a Sacred Landscape {Jude Lally}
As the sun slowly descended below the peaks of the Isle of Rum the land enters into the gloaming. At this point of the wheel of the year, just passed Beltane and approaching summer solstice, twilight in these north western latitudes of Scotland lasts for many hours after the sun goes down. Twilight paints the […]
The Goddess Dances at Dunino – the Hill of the Seven Daughters {Mary Petiet}
No one knows who the seven daughters were, but the goddess still dances above the sea at Dunino. The road curves up and out of the Scottish town of St. Andrews, leaving the harbor below to the left. A small, unobtrusive sign appears on the right, pointing down a narrow lane. Dunino is very easy […]
Goddess Alive Radio with Jude Lally from Celtic Soul Craft
Goddess Alive Radio is delighted to welcome Jude Lally, Artist, Teacher, Writer, and Priestess to our show! We are going to be talking about some of the magnificent Goddesses that Jude works with, including Brighid, the Cailleach, and the Ancient Mothers of Loch Lomond, as well as some of her fascinating art projects. Jude recently launched […]
Meeting the Dark Mothers – The Goddesses of the Dead {Kimberly Moore}
The Dark Goddesses are the Initiators, the Psychopomps, the threshold Goddesses between our world and the otherworld. They mediate our consciousness, expose our shadows and accompany us through the underworld – through our unconscious. Many of the Dark Goddesses are Creators and Destroyers – they hold sway over the most powerful moments in human lives: […]