“Earth hold me.Stones hear me.Breeze receive my woe.Help me to transmutepain into purpose,unrest into patience,and frustration into power.Thank you for the determinationto hold myself and others with love.” From Goddess Devotional , A Prayerbook Honoring the Sacred by Molly Remer Molly has so many good things with Brigidsgrove that I cannot even begin to list: […]
Song “Sitting in My Place of Power”
“Sitting in my place of power,I look out at the world. (2x) I look to the eastmmmmhhmm, mmmmhhmmI look to the southmmmmhhmm, mmmmhhmmI look to the westmmmmhhmm, mmmmhhmmI look to the northmmmmhhmm, mmmmhhmm And in the center there is me,me and I’m feeling safe and freeand I’m part of all I see. Sitting in my […]
Women. A Perfect Machine.
Since beginning of time, perfect machines, were invented & made, Designed, created & formed, within every shape, & in each shade, Faced with every adversity, they are always durable & dependable, Yet, sadly, by some, not valued, & considered merely expendable. At times, they can be as hard as rock, & just as sturdy & […]
The Day When Fear Disappears
Do not do anything with fear; and fear not whatever you do. Bowl of Saki, December 12, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Hazrat Inayat Khan: According to metaphysics fear is caused by the lack of light. Therefore the more light there is in the heart the more fearless the heart becomes. … When a […]
A Samhain Ancestor Blessing
By Molly Remer, Brigidsgrove May you let your shoulders soften,the knots loosen and unbind.May you feel the light touchof the ancestors across your brow,their lives leading right up to now.May you savor a moment of silence,of quiet space-keepingand spark-tending.May you take a deep breath of gratitude,a deep breath of satisfaction,and a deep breath of peace.May […]
It’s Just That You’re Not that Feminine
By Adrianne Tamar Arachne I beg to differ. I’m feminine like a thunderstorm. Feminine like the glint of a falcon talon. Feminine like an ancient redwood. Feminine like the orange glow of a grizzly bear in the sunset. Feminine like a wolf on the hunt. Feminine like decaying bones. Feminine like the eye of […]
Are We “For Giving”?
By Sid Reger, The Association for the Study of Women and Mythology I’d like to propose an alternate to the “market economy” paradigm that infects almost all of modern society. Let’s not talk about paying back or paying forward. Instead, let’s consider the model of the matriarchal Gift Economy, based on Genevieve Vaughan’s book, “For […]
Interpreting Matricultural Patterns: Female Icons, Ancestral Mothers
By Max Dashu of Suppressed Histories Archives As women re-examine the entire cultural record, our search reveals recurring patterns, deep continuities, in female iconography across space and time. Among these recurring patterns are the ancient female figurines (in stone, ivory, ceramic, bone and wood); rocks engraved with vulvas; ceremonial vessels in the form of women […]