In ancient Roman times, a woman’s soul was called her “juno,” after the goddess of the same name. A man’s soul was his “genius.” These weren’t simply two words for the same thing, but rather a “genius” had a masculine aspect and “juno” a feminine one. Well, we all know what happened. The word “juno”… Continue reading Celebrate Your Woman’s Soul with Juno
Tag: Goddess
Snow for the Winter of Life
The older I get, the more I love the snow. This winter, as more snow has fallen than in almost any winter on record, I hated what it did to the convenience in my life at first. But now I see that each flake is a kiss from the hag, the Spirit of Winter, the… Continue reading Snow for the Winter of Life
Every Woman Is a Storyteller
The myth of Demeter and Persephone, as it is generally retold, goes something like this: Persephone, the maiden daughter of the Earth Goddess Demeter, was joyfully picking flowers with her friends when Hades kidnapped her and took her to his Underworld realm. Demeter wandered the earth in despair seeking her daughter, rendering the land barren… Continue reading Every Woman Is a Storyteller
The ABCs of Goddess in Everyday Life
I was just sent a fun meme game by Aerolin in which you are supposed to write 26 things about yourself using the alphabet. Well, since I love to change rules, I’m going to write instead about 26 things in which I find Goddess around the house. Here goes! A is for apple, that fruit… Continue reading The ABCs of Goddess in Everyday Life
This Old House, Part Two
As I mentioned in the last post, I often think of the women who lived and worked in my house 150 years ago. Though I know nothing about them, I do sometimes wonder what their lives were like and what they thought about the world they lived in. Occasionally, when I am feeling as if… Continue reading This Old House, Part Two
This Old House, Part One
The house that I live in is more than 150 years old; it was built in about 1850 as housing for workers in the textile mill down the street. Everyday, when I put my clothes into bins under the bed because there are no closets or stuff the groceries into the cupboards that were built… Continue reading This Old House, Part One
Hints from Hera: The Wisdom of Red Peppers
The more time I spend in nature, the more I believe that its essence contains all the wisdom and truth that exists. All we need to do is look for it, listen to it, and align ourselves with it enough to know what is all around us. Most often what I find in nature are… Continue reading Hints from Hera: The Wisdom of Red Peppers
The Witch in the Curio Cabinet
In a curio cabinet of a historical society in a small New England town is the story of the town’s witch. She was a woman who lived in the mid-1700s and was called a witch but was, most likely, not someone who healed with herbs or practiced a non-Christian spirituality. She did wear a long… Continue reading The Witch in the Curio Cabinet
When Death Comes
Over the past couple of weeks death has come so often into my home it seems as if as if it lives here. Among the deaths I have experienced have been that of a friend; a husband, an aunt, and an uncle of people I care deeply about; a grandchild and friends of people I… Continue reading When Death Comes
Eating Your Way to the Sacred Feminine
My lifelong relationship with food could be called dysfunctional at best; we just never seem to understand and support one another; we bicker a lot. I am probably the most typical of typical 21st century American eaters, yet I have the same body image whether I weigh 125 or 150 pounds, and it isn’t good;… Continue reading Eating Your Way to the Sacred Feminine
Goddess in a Teapot 