Divine Feminine Oracle Cards

Another book bento, this time for the Divine Feminine Oracle Cards I just received

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)