#Hrana Janto

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Image: Sophia by Hrana Janto

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There's a challenge going around on YouTube where you can only choose ten mass market decks to keep but I have so many decks that I love that I've decided to do ten MM oracle decks and ten MM tarot decks. The one rule I have is that they can't be a MM version of an indie deck.

....And I just realized one of the decks in my pile technically had an indie version so I have to take a second picture.

The ten decks:

Sacred Destiny Oracle by Denise Linn

Oracle of the Unicorns by Cordelia Francesca Brabbs

Anatomy of a Witch Oracle by Laura Tempest Zakroff

Season of the Witch Beltane Oracle by Juliet Diaz and Lorraine Anderson

The Goddess Oracle by Amy Sophia Marshinsky and Hrana Janto

The Green Witch Oracle by Cheralyn Darcey

Oracle of the Mermaids by Karen Kay.

The Rose Oracle by Rebecca Campbell and Katie-Louise

Whispers of the Ocean Oracle by Angela Hartfield

The Lantern Oracle by Angelina Mirabito

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Pele says that when you nurture awakening, your life becomes creative rather than reactive – an infinitely more powerful place to be!

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Rhiannon by Hrana Janto

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Additional Information about "Goddess Everlasting"

Additional Information about “Goddess Everlasting”

As of Friday, January 25, 2019, there are now not one, but TWO registered participants for my very third Goddess Course, “Goddess Everlasting.”  I AM very excited about this.

In the meantime, I wanted to talk a little bit more about what a registered participant can expect from participating in Goddess Course.

First, although the accompanying guidebook with The Goddess Oracle, by Amy Sophia…

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Artemis

Artemis ~ Selfhood, from the Goddess Oracle, by Amy Sophia Marashinsky and Hrana Janto

Daily Angel Oracle Card: Artemis ~ Selfhood, from the Goddess Oracle, by Amy Sophia Marashinsky and Hrana Janto

I am who I am

and I know who I am

I can take care of myself

under all circumstances

and I can let others care for me

I can choose

There is no authority

higher than my own

my powers of discernment are…

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Just pulled Inanna for the multipleth time this week so guess who’s getting into shadow work!

It’s me.

The Goddess Oracle, compiled by Amy Sophia Marashinsky and illustrated beautifully by Hrana Janto, associates the Sumerian Queen of Heaven with embracing your shadow self. The book recounts a story of Inanna visiting her sister Ereskigal (a lioness-like underworld goddess to my understanding), only to be killed and trapped in the underworld until she chose someone to take her place.

I don’t know enough about Sumerian mythology to comment on the accuracy of this characterization, so I’m choosing to focus on the meaning assigned to the card by the author. Shadow work is not something I’ve looked into, except to have a vague idea of what it is. It’s a way to pull up what you’ve repressed over the years, heavily based in Jungian psychology. I don’t have or want a degree in Carl Jung or modern psychology, so most of my info is from witchcraft sources - a witch should know themselves inside and out.

Anyway, it looks like it’s time for me to get into it. My partner has been expressing that I keep him at arms length emotionally, so that’s where I’ll start.

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Baba Yaga

(pronounced: bah-bye'yegg-ah)

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© All original material in this site is under copyright protection and is the intellectual property of the author. © 1995 Kate Nordstrom

Baba Yaga Wild Woman I walk in the forest and speak intimately with the animals I dance barefoot in the rain without any clothes I travel on pathways that I make myself and in ways that suit me my instincts are alive and razor sharp my intuition and sense of smell are keen I freely express my vitality my sheer exuberant joyfulness to please myself because it is natural it is what needs to be I am the wild joyous life force Come and meet me

By Amy Sophia Marashinsky

Bone Mother

Originally she was Baba from Eastern Europe. Autumn was her season for she lived in the last sheaf of corn. The woman who consumed it would become pregnant within a year. Baba became the fearsome Baba Yaga of Russia. She lived deep within a birch forest. Her house was surrounded by a fence of bones with human skulls atop it and a lock that was a mouth full of sharp teeth. Her house turned on chick legs. Baba Yaga became the evil witch that ate children and scared men to their deaths. It was written her mouth stretched from Earth to the gates of Hell. She flew through the air with a mortar and pestle sweeping the trail with a broom.

http://www.babayaga.com/babayaga.htm

Bone Mother Originally she was Baba from Eastern Europe. Autumn was her season for she lived in the last sheaf of corn. The woman who consumed it would become pregnant within a year. Baba became the fearsome Baba Yaga of Russia. She lived deep within a birch forest. Her house was surrounded by a fence of bones with human skulls atop it and a lock that was a mouth full of sharp teeth. Her house turned on chick legs. Baba Yaga became the evil witch that ate children and scared men to their deaths. It was written her mouth stretched from Earth to the gates of Hell. She flew through the air with a mortar and pestle sweeping the trail with a broom.

But let us look closer. She is not only the Goddess of the underworld, but also the guardian of the fountain of the waters of life. Baba Yaga not only is the Goddess of death, but also the Goddess of life. At dawn, a white horseman leaves her residence. When noon arrives, a red horseman leaves her residence. And finally, at dusk, a black horseman leaves her residence only to have the cycle begin again at dawn. The signs of the triple Goddess remain. If you were to ask Baba Yaga she would tell you these were not men, but amazons that rode the horses. Baba Yaga's lineage is not known. When asked how she feels about being made into an evil hag, the grandmother of the devil, a demonic witch, Baba Yaga explains at least she was kept alive so when someone wished to seek her out she could be found. Baba Yaga believes this image keeps many of the unwanted away. Even writers who spoke of her evil side also would speak of her giving side. She does not associate with men at all and believes they distorted her image out of fear. Baba Yaga is a woman's Goddess and associates herself not only with the Crone, but also with the Amazon. She is considered a wise old woman, even by those who fear her.

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Correspondences:

By Hrana Janto

http://www.hranajanto.com/goddessgallery/

Astrological Sign: Scorpio

Colorus: White, red, and black

Gemstones: Garnet, bloodstone, tourmaline, smoky quartz

Goddesses: Hecate, Hel, Kali

Goddess Aspect: Crone

Festival Date: January 20

Herbs/Flowers: patchouli, sandalwood, geranium

Moon Phase: Waning/Dark

Other Names: Baba, Boba, Baba Den, Jezi Baba

Sacred Animals: snake, cat

Season: Autumn

Symbols: mortar and pestle, broom

Tree: birch

Spells

Baba Yaga is a Crone Goddess so it is best to invoke her for banishing rituals. It is easy to include her in your spells and rituals. Place a mortar and pestle on your altar to represent her. Burn white, red, and black candles if you do not own a mortar and pestle or just for some extra Baba Yaga power. Baba Yaga recognises that it is difficult to banish unwanted traits/behaviours and suggests spinning in a circle with your arms out until you are dizzy before any banishing spell. If you are unable to physically spin then spin in a meditation. As you spin, name the traits you wish to let go of. This exercise will help minimise the defences we use to hold onto negative behaviour. But remember if you can not do this safely in your physical space, then do it in a meditation.

She is also a wonderful Goddess to use during empowerment spells. During the full moon wear her colours and chant this affirmation, "I am a witch. I have the power to change the things I do not like in my life. I find out what I want and need and I give it to myself. I no longer hide my beliefs and talents to protect others. I speak up. I enjoy every witch way I am." (1) Feel free to change it to suit your purposes.

Meditation

The purpose is to meet Baba Yaga so you my get to know the true Goddess. This meditation is best done during the dark moon. It is a solitary mediation best done alone. Cast a circle if you like or just get comfortable in you favourite meditation position. Make sure the room is dark and you will not be disturbed. Now let us begin.You have entered a thick forest, but some how you know your way. You reach an opening in the trees. There before you is the home of the Goddess Baba Yaga. The fence is made of bones topped with human skulls. The house dances on chicken legs. It is a fearsome sight, yet you know there is nothing to fear. You reach the gate and ring the bell for her. In a harsh voice she asks what you want. With a pure heart you tell her why you wished to meet her. She flies out of her house in her mortar to greet you. How are you feeling? What are your impressions? Baba Yaga approaches and asks you to come with her for a ride. Do you hesitate? Go with her. Fly through the air in the mortar with Baba Yaga. Take note to where she takes you and what she tells you. Enjoy the feeling of flying! Baba Yaga will know when it is time to come back. When you return to her home, thank her and give her a gift. Does she give you a gift? If so, what is it? You know your way back through the woods. Now you know the way and can visit Baba Yaga when needed.

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Healer

When I rode with Baba Yaga in her mortar the first time she ground me up into little pieces with her pestle. She then sprinkled the waters of life on me and I was back to myself. I felt refreshed, as if the unneeded traits were ground away. Baba Yaga came to me as a healer. She taught me all healers must be intimately familiar with the cycles of life and death. She remains guardian of both the underworld and the fountain of the waters of life. She rides in a mortar with a pestle, this is a tool of an herbal healer. Her colours are white for purity and red for life force, not just black for endings. To any healer, I highly recommend becoming intimately acquainted with a Death Crone.

http://www.lunaea.com/goddess/power/babayaga.html

References

1.Blair, Nancy Goddesses for Every Season. Element Books, Rockport, 1995.

2.Conway, D. J. Maiden, Mother, Crone: The Myth and Reality of the Triple Goddess. Llewellyn Publications, St. Paul, 1999.

3.Conway, D. J. Moon Magick: Myth & Magic, Crafts & Recipes, Rituals & Spells. Llewellyn Publications, St. Paul, 2000.

4.Monaghan, Patricia. The New Book of Goddesses & Heroines. Llewellyn Publications, St. Paul, 2000.

5.Marashinsky, Amy Sophia. Illustrated by Hrana Janto. The Goddess Oracle: A Way to Wholeness Through the Goddess and Ritual. Harper Collins, UK, 1997.

6.Telesco, Patricia. 365 Goddess: A Daily Guide to the Magic and Inspiration of the Goddess. HarperSanFrancisco, 1998.

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Thank you Baba Yaga for making yourself known in my life!

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Coatlicue By Hrana Janto 1996 This painting depicts the Aztec mother goddess Coatlicue mourning her daughter Coyolxauhqui after her brother Huitzilopochtli decapitated her. Huitzilopochtli did this because Coyolxauhqui and her 400 star brothers the Centzon Huitznahuas attempted to kill their mother Coatlicue after she became pregnant with Huitzilopochtli. Some sources say that Coyolxauhqui realized that her mother was not unfaithful and her pregnancy was of miraculous origin, but was too late and was dismembered before she could say otherwise. Her head was then thrown into the sky and became the moon.

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If the Moon 🌙 can pull the Oceans, Rivers, and Streams...., just Imagine what effects the Moon 🌙 has on YOU.... "ELEMENT Silver : dominated by the moon which influences water, growth, fertility, conception, emotions, instincts, psychic phenomenon, rhythms and cycles, collective consciousness, subconscious, genetics, and cultural heritage. The moon responds to the brain, female organs, stomach, and all fluids in the body." ~The fundamental teachings of ancient alchemy and hermeticism~ Artist; Hrana Janto "The Yoruba goddess Oshun"

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I would like to update my opinion regarding the Goddess Power Oracle after reading the guidebook.

I respect that CBR is trying something different, that she didn’t just want to rely on the lore and traditional stories that, let’s face it, I can pick up any goddess deck and read about (usually with varying degrees of butchering/creative retelling). I know a lot of people in my Facebook groups complained about the lack of myths, but unless this is your very first goddess deck and you’ve never read a myth in your life, you should already know something about most of these goddesses.

She divides the messages into “empowerment” messages and “alignment” (reversed) messages. Yeah it’s a sugar-coated way to refer to reversals but it refers to getting back into alignment when you’re off track, and some of the messages are things I personally need to hear, like Hestia saying “clean your room”.

I have given each of the cards a second look and there are definitely some I like better than others. I think my problem is there’s a lack of gravitas in the cards. When I look at Hera, for instance, I don’t see a dignified Queen of the Gods, I see, uh, more of a model, with peacock feathers. YMMV, of course. I just feel like the goddesses lack a certain....badassery. I will post pictures in a bit.

I think if you’re looking for a goddess deck, The Goddess Oracle by Amy Sophia Marshinsky and Hrana Janto is still my favourite, and it’s a lot for a mass market deck.

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Oya (c) Hrana Janto

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Brigid by Hrana Janto

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Goddess Everlasting

In my professional life, I have had the honor and pleasure of leading various Courses, on a variety of Metaphysical topics, such as the Sacred Tarot, the Angelic Realms, and the Goddess.

From January, 2010, through January, 2011, I led my very first Goddess Course, “Goddess-Graced Guidance,” a thirteen-class course, one class per month.  We worked with Goddess Guidance Oracle Cards, by Doreen…

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Spring’s Flowering: Baba Yaga and the Gift of the Winter Hag

For the past 6 months or so, I have been hosting a weekly Goddess Meditation at my healing center. Using the beautiful and insightful Goddess Oracle by Amy Sophia Marashinsky (gorgeous artwork by Hrana Janto) has quickly become a touchstone in the week for many of us who gather on a Wednesday afternoon to see which Goddess will present Herself to us and listen to what She has to say of where we are or what we may need address at this particular time in our lives. It has been an interesting process to observe which Goddesses appear and to see a pattern emerge. There have been times when we have had a slew of challenging Crone Goddesses and the past couple of weeks seen such a trend. But this is not a surprise. These are challenging times for many of us and, though these Goddesses can be a bit unnerving, they reflect a connection to the inner resolve and inner strength that can help see us through.

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Nut ~ Mystery

Nut ~ Mystery, from the Goddess Oracle Card deck, by Amy Sophia Marashinsky and Hrana Janto

Daily Angel Oracle Card: Nut ~ Mystery, from the Goddess Oracle Card deck, by Amy Sophia Marashinsky and Hrana Janto

Nut ~ Mystery:

“Reach for me

touch me

I am always beyond your grasp

Don’t try to figure me out

for you can’t

I am the ever-present unfathomable unknown

I am the immensity of the star filled…