My Soul is a Bird
By Phoenix the Elder – Mythology, Archeology, and Art are three invaluable insights into pre-patriarchal earth, but you have to have a very keen seer ability to find the information and imagery that shines. As a nature-initiated and mother earth consciousness woman (shaman), I do not really see shamanism teachings as a thing of value […]
Third Moon of Summer 2020
By Phoenix the Elder – Greetings Dreamers, I hope your Midsummer was enjoyable, balanced and had some awareness around your daily endeavors. We are entering our third and final moon of Summer which begins Tuesday, August 18, 2020 @ 9:41 pm (cst). The full moon will appear on the 2nd of September and the completed […]
Asterope : Nature Deity, Celestial Sky, Lightning, The Golden Apples, Oceanid, Hesperide, Nereid, Nymph
By Phoenix the Elder – After I wrote my Arethusa article, I noticed in my astrology chart that the Hesperide Asterope was conjunct my Arethusa (Spirit of springs and rivers). I wasn’t surprised. Asterope falls under many mythology and deity categories and by that alone, makes her a more ancient goddess. Below are her definitions […]
Third Full Moon of Spring 2019
By Phoenix the Elder – I don’t normally write a Full Moon Workstudy that accompanies the New Moon cycle, but felt it was important this month. We are half way through our moon cycle now and the Full Moon in Scorpio is Saturday, May 18, 2019. I walk a path of the reversed eureka effect (the […]
The Golden Flower
Master Lu-tsu said there are many kinds of confirmation experiences and one must not content oneself with small demands, but must rise to the acceptance that all living creatures have to be redeemed. One must not be trivial and irresponsible in the heart, but must try to strive to make deeds prove your own words. […]
ASTEROIDS IN ASTROLOGY – Dark Asteroids of Power and Struggle, Sorrow, Misery, Karmic Purifications through Pain
By Phoenix the Elder – Having a bad month? A bad year? A bad 10 years? Find out what asteroid is giving you the most grief. The darkest asteroids are specifically shared under the narrative of useful emotional issues and soul languages of mythology, karma, and archetypes that are never fun in our behaviors, addictions, […]
Slavic, Balkan, Baltic Goddesses
Phoenix of Elder Mountain – When personal web pages were new in the early 90s, you could find any goddess you wished, or many of their names on the web, and there were tens of thousands, Now, everything that was, is practically gone, people moved on, or web servers close down or women’s websites were […]
Vesta Goddess of Fire and Vulcan God of Fire
By Phoenix of Elder Mountain – This article contains two fire deities, the first, Vesta, Goddess of Fire and Vulcan, the God of Fire. Sacred rites are returning to Italy today, which is a very important step of the circle of return of the Goddess, rather than just festivals for communities. Fire is one of […]
Remember Me, The Spirit of Fire
Speak of me as you have always done. Remember the good times, laughter, and fun. Share the happy memories we’ve made. Do not let them wither or fade. I’ll be with you in the summer’s sun And when the winter’s chill has come. I’ll be the voice that whispers in the breeze. I’m peaceful now, […]
Burning of Marzanna – Spring 2019
By Phoenix of Elder Mountain Dreaming (and compilations of information) – We are at the Spring Equinox and its time to burn our Marzanna. Each year in the tradition the rite involves the preparing of an effigy in female clothing and then her completion. The tradition of burning or drowning (Jare Święto) the effigy of Marzanna […]