I don’t know if it’s this time of year or this phase of life I’m in now, but I feel a tremendous magnetic pull to The Crone. I relish her– I revel in the beauty of her darkness and the depth of her knowledge and all the life tasted that she represents to me. She is a milestone, a goal, an accomplishment.
She brings to me a sense of peace, as I hope she does to all of you.
The Mother…
It is the Mother aspect of the Goddess that seems to encompass most of our lives– we are the nurturers. Whether we are women who have given birth to our own children, or find ourselves entrusted with the care of other women’s children. And it is not only the children of the world we nurture, but the animals, the earth itself, and the men in our lives. We nurture growth in all things, including new ideas and ventures, in the arts and literature, in all things worthwhile that need careful care and a magic touch. Within that magic touch is the promise of creation and growth.
The Maiden…
It has been my experience that the older a woman gets, the farther away the Maiden feels. It is probably a natural progression. And yet, even women entering the more mature phases of life need the vital life force of this aspect of the Goddess. She is what propels us forward with strength and tenacity and the self-confidence to discover our inner selves and our hidden strengths.
This spell is from: "Dancing the Goddess Incarnate", co-written by Dorothy Morrison and Kristen Madden
The She-Who-Doesn’t-Give-A-Hoot ritual
You will need: 1 purple, red, orange, yellow candle; 2 tsp each of dried thyme, lavender, cinnamon; 1 small piece of black onyx/black tourmaline, blue goldstone (also known as blue sunstone); 1 hat (something that appeals to you, but the sassier, the better), paper, pen, charcoal block, fireproof dish filled with sand / censer, music CD to set the mood (something with an upbeat nature)
Light the charcoal in the censer and put it in the center of your workspace. Place the purple candle behind it, the red in front of it, the orange to its right and the yellow to its left to represent the crossroads.
Light the purple candle and say:
Vigorous purple, I command your power To rid me of all that’s severe and dour.
Light the red: Red of passions burning high Bring sass and attitude on the fly.
Light the orange: Magnetic orange, I conjure thee To attract playful energies now to me.
Light the yellow: And successful yellow, as you burn Bring the victories for which I yearn.
Place half of the herbs on the charcoal, saying: Thyme for courage and lavender to free And cinnamon to successfully Remove unwarranted fears from me As I will, so mote it be!
Write down all your fears. Doesn’t matter how silly you think they are. It’s important to list everything. When you are finished, toss the paper on the charcoal block and burn it to ash, saying: By fire and herb with flaming flash There’s nothing left but smoke and ash. Your life is gone and I am free Of all you did to bother me.
Add the rest of the herbs to the charcoal then smudge the hat in the smoke while saying: Attitude come now to stay Within this hat where you can play And be my classy, brassy friend. Your courage, too, I ask you lend So I can tell the stern and dour Who frown on me as I’m empowered With your lovely gift of sass: "You can all just kiss my ass!"
Put on the hat and feel its power. Let it infuse every cell of your being. Enjoy the music and dance. Be sassy. Be brassy. Dance with complete abandon until you’re out of breath and can’t dance any more. Then put the hat in front of the candles until they burn out.
When the ashes are cool, scatter them on the winds. Wear the hat as often as possible – and without worry of what others will think – but especially when you feel the need for an extra shot of sass.
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