Native Americans
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The following is a selection of the daily Goddess-centered exercises and rituals from Patricia Telesco’s “365 Goddess: a Daily Guide to the Magic and Inspiration of the Goddess”. My festival calendar is already quite crowded, so I won’t be practicing all of these, but I picked the ones that fit most with the theme
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Descended to earth in a pillar of light Most Holy One Your purity consumes all evil Leaving only ash You are She Who taught the tribes Reverence for Mother Earth The way of the peace pipe And the four sacred directions You bring the fire of the Great Spirit And carry prayers to Heaven In
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White Buffalo Calf Woman is one of the most important Native American Deities. White Buffalo Calf Woman, in Her native language, is called Ptesan-Wi. An alternate name is Wóȟpe. She has a specifically Lakota origin, but is considered significant to most tribes. I’m not sure if this was always so, or if it is a
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I have serious issues with the contemporary form that Thanksgiving takes. I used to refuse to celebrate the holiday altogether. I’m not the only one who has refused to celebrate, even some celebrities have opted out. Thanksgiving is touted as two cultures coming together to break bread and share gratitude. Which would be great if
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Hindu Diwali festival Sannion at the House of Vines discusses the subject of spiritual tattoos An interview with Corvus about the attack on the Temple of Jupiter Perrunus in the Ukraine Why did the Native American people convert to Christianity? Mexican Day of the Dead becoming more popular in the US Goddess of Mercy an
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Well the ritual last night went great. The altar cloth was gold, a color I assiociate with the ancestors, for some reason, I’m not sure why. The sugar bowls my great-great-grandmother owned were on the table and the worshipers bought pictures of their family members who had passed on. At the end of the ritual
Temple of Athena the Savior 