#great mother

[yebreed]

The Hall of the Holy Mother: One of the Oldest Places of Worship

The Hall of the Holy Mother (聖母殿) in Jinci Temple (晉祠), Shanxi. Built during the reign of Emperor Renzong (仁宗) of the Northern Song dynasty (1023-1032).

The hall is part of the ever evolving temple complex founded about one and a half thousand years ago. Over the centuries of countless transformations, it has accumulated buildings of various periods and styles.

The temple is dedicated to Shuimu (水母), The Old Mother of Waters, witch-goddess of Chinese lore, appearing in the form of a dragon, a snake or a charming lady with a sword and a yoke.

Photo: ©鱼雁江南, 雪夜魚舟

#ancient china #chinese culture #chinese mythology #taoism #chinese architecture #song dynasty #wooden architecture #wooden buildings #chinese customs #taoist #chinese folk religion #chinese temple #religious art #temple architecture #taoist deities #goddess #goddess worship #mother goddess #great mother #chinese folklore #dragon art #dragon

[cowgirlgirl2002]

A woman carried us as an egg since fetal development, created us decades later still was creating our bodies within every cell and bone in her body, carried us and went to through toils, pain and hardship of labor and childbirth to give us life for days and months yet we had been given a man’s name and we live in a patriarchal society.

Make it make sense

#ecofeminism #feminist #radical feminist #great mother #matriarchal #matrilineal

[her-hands-and-teeth]

The Moon in Her open Sky

The womb of the forever deep Earth

And the fire of Awen that reaches

Its fingers of light

To bring them together

#goddess religion #goddess #great mother #mother night #the guild of sacred night #awen #Druid #dark goddess #pagan #my art

[prison-mikes-bandana]

Merrin Raising her the fallen Nightsisters to attack Malicos and that impudent jedi Cal Kestis, while it took 3 Great Mothers to Raise stormtroopers in Ahsoka…

Merrin:

#merrin #nightsister merrin #star wars jedi fallen order #jedi fallen order #cal kestis #malicos #nightsister #dathomir #ahsoka #great mother #funny #star wars #legally blonde

[ocean-not-found]

I love you Virgin Mary i love you folk catholicism i love you gnosticism i love you archons i love you cosmology i love you occultism i love you druidry i love you english folk magic.

Muah mwah mwah

#marian devotion #marian worship #goddess religion #great mother #folk catholicism #gnosticism #archons #cosmology #english folk magic #oceannotfound posts

[overlord-of-fantasy]

Why Ezra hid with the... turtles?

Lakesis: The ritual. To preform it requires a sacrifice. Thrawn: Sacrifice? I nominate Ezra. Ezra: Wait, what? Thrawn: Because you're little, you'll fit on a barbecue. Ezra: I'm 5'9, it's like average height in most of the galaxy! Lakesis: Its not that kind of of sacrifice guys!

Lakesis is the name of one of the great mothers by the way.

#thrawn #ezra bridger #ahsoka #nightsisters #great mother #lakesis #star wars ahsoka #star wars #incorrect star wars quotes

[soulstead-sanctuary]

My book, Hekate Whispers is on sale now for Yule and Christmas! Hekate Whispers is an inspirational journal written to help you to delve deeper into yourself. These channeled messages from Hekate are a starting point, the beginning of a torches flicker to light your way to a more fulfilling life. 30 daily prompts aim to inspire you to look closer at yourself, what you desire and what is holding you back from accomplishing what you deserve. This is my first book I've ever completed and I'm incredibly proud. All proceeds go towards woman's land, we appreciateyour support!

#goddess religion #woman's land #goddess #great mother #priestess #soulstead sanctuary #hekate #witch #pagan #Book

[occvltswim]

Allegory of America, Gottfried-Berhard Goetz, 1750.

#allegory #america #indigenous #moors #moorish #american indians #indigenous people #pre columbian #atlantis #amaru #meru #turtle island #great mother #goddess #allegorical #art #1700s #18th century #🐊

[thequeerofdelphi]

My beloved altar on this mild Autumn Equinox 2023

#dionysos #dionysus #pagan #bacchus #pagan altar #apollo #cybele #sabbat #mabon aesthetic #mabon altar #blessed mabon #mabon 2023 #mabon #autumm #autumn equinox #autumnal equinox #wheel of the year #great mother #second harvest

[pieandhotdogs]

These rites came on the twenty-fourth of March, a day that was called, significantly enough, the "Day of Blood." At this time the Great Mother of the Gods inspired her devotees with a frenzy surpassing that which the followers of Dionysus knew. It was a madness induced not by wine, but by the din of crashing music, the dizzy whirling of the dance, and the sight of blood. The music which accompanied these rites was wild and barbaric, made by clashing cymbals and blatant horns, shrilling flutes and rolling drums. […] To the accompaniment of these barbaric strains a dance was staged. With wagging heads and streaming hair, the devotees of the Great Mother whirled their bodies round and round in a dizzy dance, shouting and singing as they gyrated. […] Slashing their arms with knives, or gashing their bodies, the worshipers sprinkled with their own blood the sacred tree that was Attis. […] When the Great Mother saw the freely flowing blood of her worshipers, she could not doubt that they shared with her in her sorrow. The blood may well have been intended, also, to appease the manes of the dead Attis or to strengthen him for his resurrection. To imitate Cybele in her grief and to call Attis back to life were the purposes of this bloody rite.

Pagan Regeneration, by Harold R. Willoughby, [1929]

#cybele #attis #pagan #antheia #god herself #magna mater #hellenic polytheism #helpol #religio romana #greek mythology #great mother #day of blood

[artemisian-dragon]

New Tumblr but not new to Tumblr. Aiming to focus more on my craft so drop a follow or a heart if any of the following interest you:

Artemis

Apollo

Nyx

Lady of Avalon

Traditional witchcraft

Appalachian folk magic

Dragons

The Good Neighbors

I do also partake in fighting the oppressive system that is the entirety of the US

#pagan #witch #traditional witchcraft #tradcraft #goddess artemis #lord apollo #goddess nyx #great mother #dragon #appalachia #appalachian folk magic #the good neighbors #fae #faerfolk #did i miss any? #dragon magic #avalon #lady of avalon

[ihearhercalling]

Just because the Goddess and Her priestesses may have been referred to as 'Whores' by patriarchal religion doesn't mean we have to. We don't have to 'reclaim' it. It's a degrading word and a slur against women and not one we need to be associating ourselves or the Divine Mother with.

#Goddess religion #Goddess spirituality #Mother goddess #Goddess #Great goddess #Great mother

[spoileddarkfemblog]

Women, what does it mean to take care of yourself in alignment with honouring the Goddess?

That means that you celebrate your incredible feminine essence through self-nurturance that is non-competitive, non-harmful and non-violent.

The Shakti vibration always seeks expression through beauty, art, decoration and adornment.

The body of a woman who is in touch with her Divine Spirit will radiate natural beauty and feminine light, and all other accoutrements will be enhancers of this radiance.

If you are in connection with your own Goddess-Self, you will find it easier to repudiate damaging media imagery and ideas of female perfection.

You will come gently into a place of self-love, in which feeding your body the food and beverages it truly needs for spiritual celebration will be a joy, not a battle.

As you prioritise your spiritual development, and harness your inner Divine Feminine Nature, you'll want to bask in your own unique Shakti luminousness, and will cease harsh, negative comparisons with other women which rips at the Soul of Womankind.

The Goddess will guide you to wear colours, scents and fabrics that enhance the expression of your vast inner light.

She will lead you to the cosmetics, toiletries and hair care products that don't harm your body.

She will almost always guide you to get rid of your greying, tired clothes and wear the most beautiful, well-fitting clothes and knickers possible!

You are worth taking exceptional care of, and it is not self-indulgent or superficial to want to honour the Goddess through feeling beautiful on the outside.

Being overly-focused upon 'looks' is only detrimental to a woman when she is empty inside and has not connected to her own inner power and presence.

It is only then that she can become hooked in to the self-esteem-bashing elements of the beauty and fashion industry.

Be disciplined and firm in your own boundaries around this area: if you feel any emotions of lack, 'less than', depleted or not good enough when read women's magazines or go into a certain clothes or make-up store - stop engaging with this energy.

Only engage with words, images and environments that celebrate the Power of the Feminine 💋

~ Unknown

#kali fire #goddess energy #divine feminine #patriarchy #great mother #mother goddess #divine Mother #divine love

[her-hands-and-teeth]

Some pictures of our lovely Blodeuwedd at the end of yesterday’s festivities! See how beautifully decorated she is with the tokens of everyone’s blessings and wishes? And so many offerings were brought for her! It was a delightful beginning to Spring 💜

#goddess religion #goddess #great mother #pagan #witchcraft #blodeuwedd #druid #druidry #the guild of sacred night #ostara

[cutiepiebonsai]

Current shrine to Great Mother. Hoping to move this into a penjing display this spring.

#garden #gardening #trees #goddess #cybele #great mother

[ocean-not-found]

Im baptised Anglican. But it wasn't ever about the Church.

It was about me. The Holy Spirit. Sophia. Jesus.

About me finding myself. About learning /attaining Gnosis. About seeing God, the Gods, in my own way. It was about Marian Consecration. About love and peace.

*not* the church.

#christo pagan #christopagan #christopaganism #holy mother #god the mother #great mother #great goddess #folk catholicism #english folklore #folk religion #english folk magic #queer anglican #lgbt anglican #gay anglican #anglican #lgbtq community #lgbt christian #gnostic gospels #gnostic christianity #gnosticism #sophia #holy sophia #oceannotfound posts #oceannotfound blogs