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From The Goddess Companion May 12

A cinematic wide shot of a joyful group of young women in ancient-style tunics running across a lush, green mountain ridge at sunrise, accompanied by a herd of deer, dogs, and birds in the sky.

~May 12 Here is the virgin goddess, Artemis, running across the mountains of Taygetos or up the steep hills of Erymanthos, running with her maidens, running with the deer, accompanied by birds, ranging widely in the wilderness, playful and strong and free and beautiful: and the heart of her mother […]

From The Goddess Companion May 10

A group of women in 19th-century Shaker attire, wearing bonnets and long dresses, dancing in a circle within a simple, sunlit wooden room.

~May 10 Oh, I love Mother, I love her power, I know it helps in every trying hour.Help me to shake off, help me to break off, Help me to shake off every bond and fear. —American Shaker song In nineteenth-century America, a new religion arose called the Shakers. Its […]

From The Goddess Companion May 9

Two women, a mother and daughter, sit side-by-side in a field of wildflowers, embracing as they watch the sun set over a lush, green valley with a winding river.

~May 9 Let there always be a sky.Let there always be a sun.Let there always be my mother.Let there always be our love.Thank you, mother, for your arms.Thank you, mother, for your legs.Thank you, mother, for your mind.Thank you, mother, for your love. -Russian and Lithuanian folksongs Whether a woman […]

From The Goddess Companion May 8

A serene, older woman with grey hair stands in a golden wheat field at sunset, holding a bundle of wheat and a woven basket filled with grain.

~May 8 My mother, she was from a good clan.The earth of her clan was good earth.The earth of her clan bore good crops.My mother’s earth bore good wheat.She mowed it, she threshed it,and she gathered its grain from the floor. -Greek folksong In many cultures, the mother of the […]

From The Goddess Companion May 5

A Sri Lankan woman in a green saree stands outdoors at sunset, holding a notebook and singing to a gathered group. In the background, both the sun and a crescent moon are visible in the sky, while a small flower-adorned shrine sits under a large tree to the left.

~May 5 Moon and sun rule the sky above.Here on earth, the goddess rules.Here on earth, the seven goddesses.O goddess, pure and cherished one!We sing sweet songs over and over, inventing pleasing rhymes for her.Oh, our songs are so sweet that she forgives us anything to keep us singing. -Sri […]

From The Goddess Companion April 30

A devotional scene featuring an elderly woman sitting in prayer before a statue of the goddess Kali, with a glowing blue lotus flower and a small bee hovering nearby in the foreground.

~ April 30 There is a small black bee, which is my mind.There is a blue lotus flower, which is the goddess.Watch the bee fly straight into the flower!The goddess feet are black, just like the bee.Black is joined to black! Mind to greater mind!The bee finds tasteless any other […]

From The Goddess Companion April 29

A gentle Greek goddess standing on a cliffside overlooking the Aegean Sea at sunrise, holding a single rose and a bow, representing the pure and graceful nature of love.

~ April 29 Too much love can ruin us.But if you come with grace, dear goddess, there is nothing so sweet and pleasing. Let me be wise in love!It is your best gift, mighty goddess, unerring archer of desire. Let my love be gentle.Let there be no war of words, […]

From The Goddess Companion April 28

A bas-relief style stone carving depicting the Sumerian goddess Inanna and her consort, the shepherd Dumuzid, in a tender, intimate embrace, surrounded by stylized ancient Mesopotamian floral and agricultural motifs.

~ April 28 He laid his hands upon me, my shepherd.He stroked my curly hair.He poured himself like milk on me.He filled me with his cream. Now I caress him back, my shepherd Now I caress his curly hair.Now I caress my faithful one.Now I grant him a happy future. […]

From The Goddess Companion April 27

A woman in a blue headwrap and flowing dress dances in a powerful, trance-like state during a ceremonial gathering, surrounded by people, lanterns, and traditional vibrant patterns on the ground.

~ April 27 When in my turn I dance in your powerAida Wedo se bon se bonWhen in my dance I turn to your powerAida Wedo se bon se bonWhen in my turn I enter your tranceAida Wedo se bon se bonThen I will see who will smile tomorrowAida Wedo […]

From The Goddess Companion April 26

A vibrant scene of the ancient Roman festival of Floralia. People in traditional Roman tunics and floral wreaths laugh and celebrate in a sunlit stone street, throwing beans into the air. A goat and a hare run through the crowd, and in the background, others carry a ceremonial float under flower-garlanded columns.

~April 26 Here are some little trinkets, goddess, because I know you love baubles, and I want you to smile.Here are some cakes, Aphrodite, sweet ones for a sweet goddess. I hope these make you happy.And me? Oh, I want little in return: only your gaze, watching me as I […]

From The Goddess Companion April 25

A detailed illustration depicting the "Many Faces of the Goddess." The composition features several scenes: Ceres holding bread in a field; a group of Romans performing the Robigalia ritual to protect grain; Venus holding a mirror surrounded by roses and doves; and a dual-portrait of Artemis with a bow and Proserpine holding a pomegranate in a dark, nocturnal setting. In the center, a ethereal figure flows through all the scenes.

~ April 25 Goddess, we know you by so many names:Ceres, mother of the harvest, you who in the joy of finding your lost daughter gave a new diet to our forebears, no longer acorns to eat but nourishing bread raised in fertile soil; and Venus,inventor of that clever way […]

From The Goddess Companion April 19

A group of four Indian devotees—three women and one man—kneel in prayer inside a traditional, candle-lit stone temple before a black statue of the Hindu Goddess Kali, who is adorned with skulls and hibiscus flowers.

~April 19 We kneel before her, because she is kind and terribleWe raise our arms to her, because she is gentle and fierce. We call out to her, again and again: Kali, mother, O goddess, we know it is you who holds up this world, we know it is you […]

From The Goddess Companion April 18

A woman in a sunlit, rustic kitchen slicing fresh bread on a wooden board. A small sycamore tree in a pot and a lit candle sit on the table, with an Egyptian goddess figurine visible on a shelf in the background.

~April 18 I built a house for the goddess made of the wood of the sycamore tree Under the leaves of the palm treeI eat bread in honor of her Hathor, hawk of the sky, rest in the limbs of my tree Hathor, house of the sun, live in my […]

From The Goddess Companion April 17

A Sumerian-style illustration showing the goddess Inanna rising from a dark underworld into a bright landscape where people are planting seeds under a sun and crescent moon.

~April 17 At dawn, you brighten the day.At evening, you are radiant.At noon, you stand majestic, and strong, and brilliant.You are more lovely than the sun and moon shining in the sky together.You are the priestess of heaven, whose wonders are sungby those above and those below.To you, Inanna, we […]

From The Goddess Companion April 16

A romantic couple walking hand-in-hand through rolling green hills at dawn, surrounded by morning mist, wildflowers, a rabbit, and a basket of spring eggs.

~April 16 The hills are covered with soft grass.Dew is a sweet blanket there each dawn.Once there was a lovely man with eyes like water, clear and sweet.We met by accident. He loved me well. The hills are covered with the softest grass.How softly the dew lies there each dawn!Once […]