Animals, Birds & Oceanids Signs and Planets
By Phoenix the Elder – As human beings, we’ve always had our Myth, Legends, and Folk Mythology, which are a little different lineage than the University, Philosophy, and Scribe History of men and their patriarchal glory, heroism, and supreme god and gods. The older cultures which were more shamanic based were oral traditions, about both […]
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 […]
The Origin of the Muse
By Phoenix the Elder – The origin of the Muse, is deep within waiting to surface. I have had the word Muse arise recently and very present since the Spring Equinox this year. I don’t have any real connections to it other than my life as an artist or giving others inspiration to heal, but […]
Khariklo (Chariclo) Centaur Weaver in Aquarius until 2028
By Phoenix the Elder – In Greek mythology, Chariklo is a Nymph, a Mother, a Daughter, and for me, she is a Wise Grandmother. She is the wise elder who holds the power of the Weavers and Spinners, which means Fate. Any goddess or even shamanic goddess like Chariklo – because of her horse nature […]
The Reflective Myrrh of our Past
Compilation and additions by Phoenix the Elder – Many times you can only extract mythology of woman’s stories through images, and snippets of tales, stories, or artwork about the ancient goddess. I am not a University Professor so I do not have any access to university archives of such matters or information. The reflection of […]
12 Ukraine Symbols
Translated by: Christine Chraibi – How very colorful and varied the vyshyvanka! It can be one color or many-colored, richly or delicately patterned, embroidered with flowers or geometric forms… But, do we actually know what are these intricate patterns adorning our traditional clothing means, how ancient their origins are, what they symbolize and why they are the […]
Virgo the Weaver and Mysterious Ceres
Compilation by Phoenix the Elder – I find the Virgo Archetype, her Myths, and the association with healing under several Goddess names, her animals, and the earth, all as a very fascinating course of her story over eons. She is very deep in her many mysteries and if Zeus is the greatest impersonal Greek God […]
The Watery Soulful Flight of Siren and Mermaid People
By Phoenix the Elder and many Contributions – Throughout the long journey of written and image arts mythology, the mermaid and siren have gotten confused sometimes and mixed up with each other and have often crisscrossed through times and eras. There is a reason for this when it comes to women’s history and its recording… […]
Goddess Sopdet, Sothis, Hathor and Isis and the older Sirius Orion Cults Part 1
Compilation by Phoenix the Elder – In the tradition of astronomy, astrology, mythology and story telling, the star Sirius was named by the Egyptian as Sopdet and its personification which was conflated with the Goddess Isis into Isis-Sothis. The Greeks called her Sothis. Her Egyptian origins show her as a fertility goddess with the symbols […]
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 […]