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Wednesday, January 28, 2009

Vows of the Priestess

Ariadne by John William Waterhouse - 1898



I choose to walk my path fearlessly
To live with my heart wide open
To be grateful for my experiences
Which led me straight into the arms of the Goddess
And taught me compassion for all things
To forgive and forgive and forgive again
While maintaining the boundaries of my own sacredness
Not resisting life, but allowing it to be
To accept and embrace it
And transmute my fear and suffering into Joy
And just by being,
Give others permission to do the same.
To know that everyone is a mirror
Reflecting the light of the Goddess
All with truth at the core of their being
All unique, all beautiful, all different aspects of Her.

Tuesday, January 27, 2009

Breathe

Ariadne by Cecilia May Gibbs (1877-1969)


Today I was grateful for my breath
And when my breath is gone
I will still have You


Sunday, January 25, 2009

γνῶθι σεαυτόν Know Thyself

Edward Burne-Jones 'Love in a Tangle'

Come into the Present Moment
Remember, remember who you are
Connect with me in eternity
For eternity is here
Let it be
And know
All is well.

Destruction and rejuvenation all take place in the present
The old must pass away
So that new life can be reborn
Death every moment making way for life

Wednesday, January 14, 2009

Goddess Archetype


Lady Hamilton as Ariadne by Élisabeth Vigée-Le Brun (1755 - 1842)


'It's not like the different goddesses are all in their own special heavens with the door closed. All are archetypical manifestations of this universal female energy. Access is not an energy outside ourselves, but an energy within. Outside/inside, in ultimate reality, it makes no difference.

It is our true nature that we are trying to realize. In the Tibetan Buddhist tradition, you go about the day seeing yourself as Tara and recognizing Tara in others. And, though you think you are pretending to be Tara, in reality you are Tara pretending to be Mary Smith. And that is the point.'

~ Tenzin Palmo

Tuesday, January 13, 2009

Ancient Goddess

Clay Minoan Goddess




From the late Minoan period (1320-1200 BCE)




I AM

I am awake
I am whole
I am perfect
I am divine
I am abundant
I am everlasting
I know my power
I know my perfection
I know the core of my being is holy
I am goddess
I love everything that is an expression of me
I am free
I am untameable
I am undefined
I am inexhaustible
I am spectacular
I am the Mighty Goddess
Leader of the Dance
I create life in my womb
All comes from me
All returns to me
I heal
And I destroy
I am wisdom
I am strength
I am courage
I am beauty
I am LOVE
I am open
I am accessible
Come to me
If you wish to feel my presence
I am here
I always will be
The answer to the question is
I AM


The last obstacle- is believing there is an obstacle. ~Anon

Saturday, January 10, 2009

πύλη τοίο Πότνια Mistress at the Gate




If you believe it, then so it is


~ Ariadne ~


Thursday, January 8, 2009

Ariadne, Venus and Bacchus by Tintoretto (1518-1594)

The Beautiful Triad

Ariadne, I Am
With Love and Ecstasy
I perform my rituals
Life is my ritual
Dance with me
Into the beautiful dark places
The sanctuary of the soul
Where all come to rest
And all are reborn.