Enjoy the calm before the storm. The silence before the carnage. The sweet before the vengeful. Sekhmet, lioness goddess of Ancient Egypt, is the powerful precursor to the more docile, fun-loving Bastet. She’s known as the Lady of Terror, Mistress Dread, and Lady of Flame. Yes, ...
When I first started researching the goddess Hera, I had an entire conversation with my teenager about how the Greek pantheon were such a*holes. Including Hera. But the more I researched, the more I realized Hera Goddess of Women is much more than how the myths portray her. She’s not just ...
As the Wheel of the Year turns, we feel the presence of the gods in each season. In past articles, we’ve met various deities associated with the Winter, Spring and Fall. In this exciting post, we finally get to meet the deities that come alive with the Summer sun and fruiting earth. ...
There is truly no other hag goddess I find more fascinating than Baba Yaga. The first time I read her name, I was drawn to it. Like a moth to the flame. And perhaps you are too, since you’ve found yourself here of all places. In this article, we will travel into the darkest of Slavic ...
The first time I ever heard the story of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table, I was hooked. As a young girl, I voraciously consumed any movie, book, or show on the Arthurian legends. The magic, the heroism, the adventure. But it wasn’t just the men in the stories that intrigued ...
We would venture to say she’s the most famous goddess in the world. The Greek Queen of Love and Lust. Aphrodite. But don’t mistake her for a love-struck fool. She’s so much more than what meets the eyes and ears. And just like with any other ancient entity, she embodies the ...
Spring is when the Cailleach is reborn, when Brigid’s flame burns the brightest, and when we come alive again in our hearts. When the Green Man romps through the forests freely and when Persephone returns to earth after her long Winter in the Underworld. In the Spring, we see a resurgence ...
The wind is howling just outside your window. The bitter cold seeps in from under the door. The season’s formidable storms are coming…and so is the Wild Hunt. Be ye witch or be ye familiar, you may choose to partake in this festive procession and join your infernal comrades amidst the storm. ...
The true mother that nurtures and protects us. Feeds us from her soil. Provides us a place to be safe and comforted. Our Mother Earth. To the ancient Greeks she was called Gaia. Today, many of us find we have an inseparable link to her. One that we’d like to explore further and possibly ...
Our ancestors needed fire to stay alive. They needed it for warmth, to cook their food and brew their medicinal remedies. And they needed a fireplace or hearth in which to light and keep that fire burning. And, just like every other sacred resource in ancient societies, the hearth and ...