Goddess

  • Lady of the Battlefield by Amanda Artemisia Forrester I call now my Lady Athena, Goddess of flashing eyes and flaming hair The Fierce One, Lady of the Battlefield Who loves the din of war and sack of cities Mightiest Daughter of Zeus Who, laughing, runs alongside Ares into the fray The only One Who can defeat…

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  • Goddess of bright mind Glorious Lady Divine The scholar’s Goddess, with beauty fair The warrior’s Goddess, Who loves those who dare Daughter of mighty Zeus, unconquerable maid Purity incarnate, with Whom no man has laid Lady of Athens, sword-bearing, Whom none can faze My Goddess, I will worship You all of my days.

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  • Coming to Peace With Demeter

    I have never been fully comfortable with Demeter. Intellectually I understand Her importance, both in the ancient world and today, but emotionally I am somewhat put off by Her. I identify more with Her wayward daughter Persephone. While I am aware of my own bias, the fact remains that my relationship with my own mother…

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  • A Few Links of Interest

    First is a fascinating article on the Living Goddesses of Nepal, the Kumari The Phoenix Goddess Temple, which is dedicated to the concept of sacred sexuality, is being examined by the Phoenix New Times. This article is colored with extremely negative perceptions on the part of the reporter and suspicious “experts”, but it is interesting…

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  • Devotions to Athena

    I feel like my connection to Athena is not being maintained enough. I’m working on writing a weekly ritual Adoration of Athena to re-commit myself to Her weekly. While I’m at it, I’m thinking about doing a monthly devotion to Anubis. I could do divination at that time, too.   In Your Name, Athena  …

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