by the amazing Meggan Watterson and Hay House.
A deck of magnificent cards of goddesses, saints and divine women figures
along with the booklet that describes each and their positive message.
I picked the card of Brigid for my post today:
The Goddess of the Eternal Flame.
Her message couldn't be more perfect for me right now.
Brigid represents the flame, that light we carry deep within us
that never goes out though we might think and fear that it has.
And the shift and healing that takes place
after walking in the dark of a cold winter
for what feels like far too long.
An internal light that reminds us that we do not walk alone
and the best is yet to come.
She is the light of dawn
and hope and healing and growth of spring.
And the reminder that the dark, the winter never lasts long
and that we are all sacred.
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The Divine Feminine makes me think of Provence
and my trip to Mary Magdalene's cave, La Baume,
which was a magical journey for me.
It makes me think of the balancing of the feminine and masculine energies
and the state of the world and its perilous imbalance right now.
And of course I think of MM herself.
It also makes me think of my mother.
I didn't realize until writing this just now that, my mother,
who passed several years ago, is now part of my Divine Feminine frame of reference.
Like all of us, while she was always a tiny part of the Divine Mind
without really truly knowing or fully understanding that,
(as is true for many),
she now has an even greater, stronger, more powerful connection
to the Divine Feminine.
And I think of the women I've known
who have recently lost husbands and beloveds
and the tribe of women who share the understanding of that kind of grief.
Mary Magdalene shares in that company and tribe.
That is some powerful company.
So grateful for this gorgeous deck
with its divine and uplifting messages.
Thank you, Meggan Watterson!
(Artwork by Lisbeth Cheever-Gessaman)
** Sidenote:
The tiny, barely-visible cross leaves at the bottom of the Bookbento
are the dried olive leaves from Mary Magdalene's cave
where I journeyed to in the South of France 3 years ago this month.
I took them off the floor where they had fallen from
the two small olive trees in pots on the lower level of the cave.
These are flanked by the medallions I bought in the abbaye gift shop:
one of MM and one of St. Michael. I submerged them in the pool of water
in the back of the cave so they would be imbued with what I would call Holy Water
after centuries of veneration to Mary Magdalene.
(Photo copyright: Kirsten Steen)
