#wildwomen

[annnan]

[pashashana]

My home is my happy place.

[facetofacetarot]

Many women stand together, exuding an aura of strength, mystery, and rebellion.

[teratocrat]

undomesticating your puppygirls with my Plowshares-Into-Swords Technique and running through the woods naked at the head of a pack of wildwomen

[templeofmaatknoxville]

WildWomen, WiseWomen & Witches - A new paradigm for Maiden, Mother & Crone

I run a small private group on FB with adjacent sites at IG & YouTube on the Feminine Divine - A safe space for women moving forward during a lot of cultural change. The following essay was written for my previous Patreon by the same name. I hope you enjoy

Maiden, Mother & Crone The times are changing… with the growing awareness of the spectrum that IS gender, the range and diversity of expression, the many colorful and unique voices that are part of our humanity, it is time to reevaluate in our ongoing effort to Restore the Goddess, some of the more traditional forms perhaps needing a bit of an update to evolve into a more inclusive and embraceable form of the Feminine Divine.

I have spoken to many women over the decades who have expressed great dissatisfaction with the Great Goddess archetypes of Maiden, Mother and Crone. From discussion on the fact that a Maiden does not mean virgin, to the ageism that is intrinsic in the form of the Crone to the feminist movements of the 70s that exalted the independent woman, not for her womb, but for her intelligence and power and to many other patriarchal nomenclature we can no longer embrace.

It might be a time for a deeper dive into this concept and new ways to embrace the concepts represented. For quite some time, I have chosen agrarian terms to express this 3-Fold Goddess… with the sprout of a plant being the maiden, the bloom or fruit of a plant being the mother and the seed itself, in the dark earth, the crone. This is a really lovely way to approach the energies of the Goddess, but more importantly, we must examine the various thresholds that are part of our feminine experience, expressed in divine form.

We are WildWomen, WiseWomen and Witches… Maiden: I think of the Maiden archetype as ripe with youth, empowered by passion and dancing precariously on a precipice of life & death… challenging mortality with an independent spirit, self-assured and maybe even cocky, with a deep connection to Nature that will remain throughout her days. She is like Diana of the Forest and a sister of the Dryads, fierce and untamed. She is a WildWoman, young and with lots of energy, driven by a rather naïve sentiment retained from childhood, but coming face to face with her own power…the New Witch just beginning to blossom on her path and deepen her connection with herself by connecting to nature. She is the seed of the WiseWoman and will hold fast all the experiences of this time in her life as they inform her future. If you are in the Maiden phase, how you relate to the Mother or Crone (Blossom and Seed, Young Woman and Mature Woman) will be different in these years… The Mature Woman will be a mother or a mentor and the Crone will be an elder who perhaps you have been taught to respect, or have chosen to honor because of a special connection, like a grandmother or teacher.

Mother Mother…We must never allow this role to be devalued. Being a Mother, bearing a child is a phenomenal and life-changing experience. As a single mom, I have great respect for the responsibility that comes with this and as the daughter of an amazingly spiritual woman, I am thankful for how I have been ‘mothered’, but just like me, my mother was a woman first. And not every woman chooses to be a mother. That does not make her any less of a woman. This is the one ‘concept’ within the 3-Fold Goddess that has become the most problematic, at least at this moment in time. How many young, fertile women hear “when are you going to have a kid”? OR “when are you going to settle down and start a family”. These are patriarchal remnants of a cultural fabric that is unravelling, so it is incumbent on us to weave a new and stronger tapestry that honors women as autonomous, unique and sacred beings.

So, how do we redesign? Blossom for Mother is a simple start, but let’s examine the period of life that Motherhood encompasses. I use the term ‘mature’ woman because she is no longer an ingenue’. She has experiences under her belt that make her wiser, more discerning, but perhaps not yet free or even finished with patterns and habits that inhibit her growth. She has greater resources, more refined desires and hopefully, a strong support system not only of family, but other strong and confident women. I think of Hera and Brigid, but also of figures like Mary Magdalene and the Goddess Sophia, perhaps the most supernal expression I know of Feminine Wisdom besides Shekinah.

The Mother is the ‘Presence’ of the Goddess, comprised of the experiences of her youth while shaping the events of her future, preparing for a time when life will slow down, her responsibilities will diminish and the body will need more rest. As someone who is knocking on the door of the Crone (delightfully so, I might add) how I now relate to those in their ‘Sprout’ or seedling phase as more than one generation removed, as the ‘younger generation’ to whom we must provide as much support as we can. As I leave this sense of ‘mother’ albeit raising my grandchild, I see more with the eyes of the Crone…

As a mature woman, I engage with the Goddess much differently than I did as a young woman. Then, she was the Great Mother Isis and the Independent Goddess Diana… I looked up to Her, sought Her guidance. Now, I think of Isis as my sister. It was actually a very natural development. When I work with Hekate, I go to Her Hearth, sit beside the fire for a spell and converse with Her as if She was my older and wiser sister….

Crone And now, when I work with the Crone, I see a true WiseWoman, shaped by her experiences and allowing life to flow gracefully and eternally, awakening to worlds not only beyond death, but beyond time, space, perspective…. The Crone is the Elder, the Sage, the Seer, the Shaman, the WiseWoman in the Woods. Her knowledge is buried deep in the earth, where the seed of ‘All-Potential’ lies dormant from one season to another, always part of the cycle… what must it be like beyond this dimension? Does the same cycle apply?

So The Great Goddess is all these things… She is Maiden, Mother, Crone, Daughter, Sister, Lover…. Provider, Savior, Destroyer…. I encourage you to start embracing a more inclusive paradigm, not just the politically correct terms, but the ones formed in compassion and empathy for all human life. That is why I chose Sprout, Blossom and Seed. My Blossom is fading, but the seeds that will result will help create a new generation of love and hope.

[wyldwon]

One Day…

an army of furious older women will take over the world.

And I want to be there at the front.

Because one day, every woman wakes up and realises, that quite frankly, they put themselves through too much.

Trying to fit in, trying to be enough, to be attractive, to be acceptable, to be responsible, to be reliable, to be a mother, to be a wife, to be a friend, to be a carer, to hold a career, to keep it all spinning effortlessly….

And in a flash, years and years of back-breaking conformity, whizzes before your eyes and you have a lightbulb moment…

It was never going to happen.

We could never have done it all.

For it is not possible.

No man could do it either. Not a chance.

Women of this world, beautiful, wonderful women – let that lightbulb go on sooner rather than later because when it does, you will be free.

Free to live.

Free to mess up.

Free to take breaks and make mistakes.

Free to pass over on the list of things you ‘should’ be doing.

And you will understand that whatever you did today, it was enough.

You are enough.

One day, an army of furious older women will take over the world and I want to be there, right at the front.

Donna Ashworth

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[princess-lilura]

Wild women are an unexplainable spark of life. They ooze freedom and seek awareness, they belong to nobody but themselves, yet give a piece of who they are to everyone they meet. If you have met one, hold onto her, she'll allow you into her chaos but she'll also show you her magic.

[cosmic-rains-blog]

OnlyHats 😋

[solarpunkqueen]

Trust your journey.

It’s yours alone.

We find the path by walking it.

By listening to our intuition.

In the tiny decisions we make everyday.

By staying grounded in the present.

In our bodies.

In our truth.

[rominaafrolatina]

[dun-scathach]

I am wild waves dancing deep-sea determination

the clarity of raindrops and the complexity of a storm

I fill you to the brim with blood, sweat and tears I hold you, envelop you, through rough and through calm

I am life seeping through roots and sap rising in leaf

I am quench of thirst and emotion buried deep

I am sea-salt and sand-full stretched across the earth

I am tears for the end I am safe arms at birth

I am, always. Water.

[templeofmaatknoxville]

The 5-Fold Kiss of the Goddess

From the now defunct Patreon: WildWomen, WiseWomen & Witches

One of the first works that influenced my path, and which I worked through faithfully for 2 seasonal cycles performing all the rituals with my teacher & magickal partner, was The Witches Bible by Janet and Stewart Farrar, British Traditional Witchcraft at its very beginnings. As part of the Wheel of the Year, as outlined in that book, we often performed the Great Rite as part of each sabbat.

Within that rite is something called the 5-Fold Kiss that the High Priest performs upon the naked body of the High Priestess. It begins with the High Priest kissing both feet of the High Priestess and saying, ‘Blessed are thy feet that have carried you on this path’, or something similar. The High Priestess performs the same ritual on the High Priest. Here is an accessible version to use as a reference. https://www.sacred-texts.com/bos/bos173.htm

In this more intimate version, WE are the Lover AND the Beloved. This is intentionally a very intimate ritual for you to perform, alone, in sacred space with a full-length mirror, if possible, to connect to the Goddess within and without. Allow yourself to grow deeper roots into the core of who you are as a divine woman and embodiment of the Feminine Divine.

If you have body issues, like me, this can be somewhat difficult to perform. When I was younger, I’m not sure I could have and done it with the freedom and authenticity that really makes it powerful. Now that I am older, I LOVE my body… it looks like the body of a woman! This ritual is very meaningful to me. I feel like it channels my inner Het-Heru (Hathor) and other Goddesses of Love & Beauty.

You can perform this as part of a ritual bath, in the privacy of your bedroom, or in a secluded place in Nature. It’s a rite that truly takes courage, because it connects to an acceptance we have often denied ourselves because of wounds to the feminine, and to the beauty and wholeness of the feminine form.

RITUAL Set up some music, preferably instrumental and atmospheric. The 852 Hz frequency is powerful in ritual of this nature. I like to have the steam going in the shower and place a little essential oil in a little spot in the shower. Have a few candles, enough lighting so you can see yourself well in the mirror. (And of course, safety first with your candles. Never leave unattended, especially if you have cats.)

Affirmations: Start with some affirmations, things you know it is important to say to yourself, like: You are powerful, “I believe in you!”, “You are the body of the Goddess!

5-Fold Kiss Begin with the feet. I kiss the tips of the fingers on both my hands, and reach down to touch my feet and say: “Blessed are these feet that keep me connected to Mother Earth”

Kiss your fingertips and place them on each knee, saying: “Blessed are these knees that have knelt in prayer to the Goddess of the Earth”

Kiss your fingertips and place them over your sacral chakra: “Blessed is the Divine Womb that has birthed the Arts of Life”

Kiss your fingertips and place them on your breasts: “Blessed are these breasts that have sustained life and love within their embrace”

And finally, hold your fingers to your lips: “Blessed are these lips that speak with reverence of the Goddess Within & Without”

You may choose to offer up a prayer of healing to your chosen Goddess or one you associate with healing. Sekhmet is a good energy for this type of work, as a netjert of healing, the WiseWoman. Then there is Lilith, who now represents the power of the feminine in this modern world, an independent and WildWoman, and of course, consider the Witch in all of us, gifted with our own medicines to share.

Radical Self-Acceptance - It is important to take some time to honor this body that has been the vehicle of expression for your soul, been the vehicle for your experience of the world around you and the life you have created. The more fulfilled you are, the more your world will fulfill you. As Within, So Without. As Above, So Below.

[eulembrodelemuria]

"Sua zona de conforto está matando seu potencial." #bruxas #sacredfeminine #wildwomen #wildwomenyoga #transicaoplanetaria#5d #alternativegirl #vibracao #theevent#meditação #eusuperior #vibracion #alternative #libertad #ousadia #vocepode #espiritualidade #autocura #pazinterior #spiritualawakening #PazeBem https://www.instagram.com/p/CgxGHzrg8hA/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[starr-medicine]

We often are reminded of the 3 stages of a womans life, the maiden, the mother, and the crone, all archetypes that most women get to experience on their own. Some of us don't get to have all 3 experiences though, I for one thought I would skip the mother phase, but I was wrong. I'll never have my own children, but I will be a parent to my own inner child, and to my mother's inner child. This way the trauma stops with me and the ones behind me will be healed too. Being a mother this way is a completely different experience, but a great way to be a healer and bring peace. A lot of adults are just wounded children, and when I think about that way, it all makes sense. #love #selflove #motherdaughter #motherwoundhealing #wildwomen #maidenmothercrone #healer https://www.instagram.com/p/CaYpdRHu2Bj/?utm_medium=tumblr