Stephanie | January 1, 2012
Ready to plunge into the New Year, Sisters? Yemaya, Yoruba goddess of the ocean, is one of my favorite goddesses. She is Mama Wata, Star of the Sea, Stella Maris, a Mother Creator goddess who gives birth to us in the New Year as we give birth to ourselves, with new skin, fresh eyes, and [...]
Stephanie | August 21, 2011
Mother Mary and Mary Magdalene have been with me as spiritual guides for a long time now and lately, Mother Mary has been coming to me in unexpected places. I bought two statues of Mary that caught my eye at a couple of vintage stores I recently stopped into. One is of her face, which [...]
Stephanie | July 16, 2011
I’ve been thinking about Ariadne, who, the story goes, was a princess whose father was the King Minos of Crete. She was the one who helped the hero, Theseus, who came to slay the Minotaur — half-man, half-bull — by giving him a ball of red thread so that he could find his way out [...]
Stephanie | July 2, 2011
Corn Mother is a Native American goddess from the Seminole tradition. In this time of bountiful plenty, abundance and fertility, the Corn Mother reminds us to be grateful for all the gifts Grandmother Earth has to share with us. My garden is healthy and happy and it gives me pleasure to go out and water [...]
Stephanie | April 17, 2011
As Easter approaches, the Anglo-Saxon goddess, Ostara, fills our days with spring blossoms, colored eggs, and bunny sightings. Like all spring goddesses, she brings with her new ideas, new beginnings, rebirth, and hope. In the Christian tradition, Easter celebrates the resurrection of Christ, but in ancient times spring festivals celebrated the arrival of the goddess [...]
Stephanie | April 3, 2011
A springtime goddess in the Hopi tradition, she flutters into our hearts to remind us to taste life–butterflies taste flowers by walking on them–and to connect with nature. Butterfly Maiden is a kachina spirit of fertility and spiritual growth. Kachinas carry the prayers of the people to the ancestors in the spirit world. For the [...]
Stephanie | February 11, 2011
The subject tonight is Love And for tomorrow night as well, As a matter of fact I know of no better topic For us to discuss Until we all Die! – Hafiz On this Valentine’s weekend, Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of love and beauty reminds us that we are most beautiful when we are shining [...]
Stephanie | November 25, 2010
Goddess and guides that have been with me since I was a wee little girl, always knowing that I was being watched over and cared for Rob and Chloe, my sweet little family of three, we nurture and care for each other and find ways to play (and the larger circle of family who are [...]
Stephanie | November 22, 2010
Embarking on a creative journey brings up a lot of fear and resistance in me. First I am bubbling and bursting with ideas, and then I start to create and manifest them, and then often I find the downpour becomes a drizzle until it fizzles out, another project not completed. So I have been working [...]
Stephanie | October 26, 2010
On Saturday night I took part in an ancient tradition, the autumn bonfire, which we Americans associate with fall, hot apple cider, and possibly football games. But it is a tradition that goes back to ancient times and the Celtic celebration of Samhain (pronounced Sow-wen), the end of summer on earth and the beginning of [...]
