Tarot Year of the Lovers – 2004 Starting with this article, I am inserting a cluster of past Tarot Year posts, from 2004-2006. They were originally articles I wrote on my now defunct Well.com blog location. I hope you’ll find them interesting and helpful. ~ Beth As you may know, the numerology of dates, such … Read more
Blessings of the Full Moon The night is generous it can give youa gift of the full moonit can bless your soulwith endless treasure..— Rumi We welcome this first Full Moon of the year! The Full Moon is always in the sign opposite where the Sun is. So, as the Sun is now in Capricorn, … Read more
We welcome Winter, season of the Guardian of the North. Now we honor the Element of Earth, the physical world, our bodies, our homes. It is the realm of practical matters, work, and abundance. This is the energy of the dark, fertile womb of the Mother, the realm of plants, animals and the Wild. It … Read more
Happy New Year! Take out, then take in:Bad luck will begin.Take in, then take out:Good luck comes about. Everything you do on this day has magical implications for the coming year. So don’t throw anything out (even the trash), or lend money or pay bills. If you must carry something out, be sure to bring … Read more
The ground of the soul is dark.— Meister Eckhart In this dark time of the year, we are considering what is sacred about the dark, especially the dark aspect of the Feminine Divine. In particular, I have been discussing the Black Madonna. Why is there so much recent interest in Her? Why does it matter? … Read more
Mighty, majestic, and radiant,You shine brilliantly in the evening,You brighten the day at dawn,You stand in the heavens like the sun and the moon,Your wonders are known both above and below,To the greatness of the Holy Priestess of Heaven,To you, Inanna, I sing!— Sumerian hymn from “Inanna Queen of Heaven” translated by Wolkstein and Kramer. … Read more
My Mother is black, loveliest of all;Yes, she is as pure as the new made morn;Her song of glee is a clear rhythmic callTo these arms of love to which I was born. — Marcus Garvey In the world’s Creation tales, from science stories to the most ancient oral traditions, the darkness always comes before … Read more
Darkness precedes light and she is mother.— inscription on the altar of the cathedral of Salerno, Italy Black Madonnas are found all over Europe, with the majority found in France, the most famous being at Chartres. She is the Queen of Heaven at some of the most holy shrines in Europe, including the famed Black … Read more
Why should a Madonna be white not black;why framed in a cage of beliefs that are set – solid as stone?No. There is nothing but the celebration of her darknessand the gentle hardness of that face, even I can touch.— Jenny Hamlett The most sacred icons of the Catholic Church are the Black Madonna and … Read more
We welcome Winter, season of the Guardian of the North. Now we honor the Element of Earth, the physical world, our bodies, our homes. It is the realm of practical matters, work, and abundance. This is the energy of the dark, fertile womb of the Mother, the realm of plants, animals and the Wild. It … Read more