Hail AphroditeMaiden born of the Sea She Who Shines Brightly Ever-Luminous Morning StarRadiant Goddess of Feminine Beauty ©Invocation by Abby Willowroot Having visited with the lovely Graces, let’s discuss the wonderful Goddess whom they attended – the mighty Aphrodite, Goddess of Love. Although one of the most widely recognized of the Greek Goddesses, She probably … Read more
Then Eurynome, Ocean’s fair daughter,Bore to Zeus the three Graces, all fair-cheeked,Aglaia, Euphrosyne, and shapely Thalia;Their alluring eyes glance from under their brows,And from their eyelids drips desire that unstrings the limbs — Hesiod, 8th century B.C.E. What could be more perfect for a discussion of the Maiden aspect of the Goddess, as well as … Read more
As she rules, she will say the laws, the Graces beside her. Pour forth all flowers, Hybla, whatever the year has brought… — Latin poem of unknown origin describing Venus as the bringer of spring. What could be more perfect for a discussion of the Maiden aspect of the Goddess, as well as juiciness, beauty … Read more
A bloomy pair of vermeil cheeks Like Hebe’s in her ruddiest hours A breath that softer music speaksThan summer winds a-wooing flowers. — George Darley (1795–1846) We celebrate Spring! Capricious, juicy, unpredictable, sometimes stormy, sometimes gentle, we honor the Sacred Divine in the gifts of renewal, bright promise, youth, and especially the manifestation of the … Read more
Hail Holy Ostara! Hail the daughter born at Delling’s door,at the gate of day who bears the morning light! Hail Ostara, Lady of the Spring Dawn! — Heathen Kinship Blessings As we celebrate Springtime and the renewal of life, we’ve been visiting with our childhood memories, not just to fill ourselves with nostalgia, but to … Read more
Risen, like this resurrection of the year, This grand ascension of the choral spring, Which those harp-crowded heavens bend to hear And meet upon the wing… It is the hour! We challenge heaven above Now, to deny our slight ephemeral breath Joy, anguish, and that everlasting love Which triumphs over death. — Alfred Noyes Today … Read more
©Healing the Inner Child by Willow ArlenaThe finest garden that I knowIs one where little children grow, Where cheeks turn brown and eyes are bright, And all is laughter and delight. Oh, you may brag of gardens fine, But let the children race in mine; And let the roses, white and red, Make gay the … Read more
Once you’re real, you can’t become un-real again. It lasts for always.— The skin rocking horse We celebrate the renewal of Spring, which as many know from long experience, is not a sure, steady thing, but can come in fits and starts. For instance, here in North Carolina, after days of near-Summer heat, we are … Read more
Is it so small a thingTo have enjoy’d the sun,To have lived light in the spring,To have loved, to have thought, to have done— Matthew ArnoldSpring is the time of juicy new beginnings. It is the celebration of hope, the renewal of life, the sweet budding and blossoming of all that is possible. So let’s … Read more
Spring, which germinated in the earth, moved also, with a strange restlessness, in the hearts of .. women. As the weeks passed, inextinguishable hope, which mounts with the rising sap, looked from their faces.— Ellen Glasgow Spring is the celebration of hope, the renewal of life, the sweet budding and blossoming of all that is … Read more