From The Goddess Companion June 28

~June 28 Her robe was of the finest linen: white and redand crocus-yellow.Along the hem a woven border swayed, with fruits and blooming flowers.And around her body, from right hip to shoulder, she had slung a mantle,lustrous black, embroidered with the stars of heavenand the fiery moon,and tasselled with silk […]
From The Goddess Companion June 27

~June 27 Think of a sapling grown in morning sun.Think of its strength: that is the goddess. Think of corn silk: that is her hair.Think of matched jewels: those are her eyes. Think of swan’s wings: her hands.Think of gray doves: her breasts. Think of how sweet pigeons coo: now […]
From The Goddess Companion June 25

~June 25 Luonatar made the mountains from the footprints of her dancing.Luonatar made sea caverns as she dove and swam in pleasure.Luonatar made the seashores as she floated in the water.Luonatar touched the seashores and made spots for salmon netting. —Finnish Kalevala, creation myth Creativity is a natural part of […]
From The Goddess Companion June 22

~ June 22 Rise, let us go to meet the Sabbath, source of blessings, pouring from the past. Thought is the beginning, action is the ending.Come and rise, come meet the Sabbath. -Sabbath service song Even in religions based on male divinities, there is often a feminine presence hid-ing, in […]
From The Goddess Companion June 20

~June 20 If I went with a mean man our union would be wrong, because I’m so generous and giving.If I went with a timid man our union would be wrong because I thrive on trouble.If I went with a jealous man that would be wrong too, because I never […]
From The Goddess Companion June 19

~June 19 There I was, shining and dancing, There I was, the queen, shining, There I was, the queen, dancing, when my lover came to me.My lover came to me and knit our hands together.My lover came to me and put his neck against my neck His fields are ripe […]
From The Goddess Companion June 16

~June 16 Goddess, comforter, holy one, you nourish the worldfrom your bounty.You are like our mother, turning to us wheneverwe are troubled.You do not rest, not at night or in the shining day.You never fail us.You are the only one who can untangle fate’sknotted skein, you arethe only one who […]
From The Goddess Companion June 14

~June 14 I am a cedar by the ocean, a cypress on the mountainside, a date-palm in the desert.I am the rose within the city walls, in the valley I grow like an olive. And everywhere I put forth green shoots like the vine, and everywhere my harvest is honor […]
From The Goddess Companion June 12

~June 12 Here’s a story for you: there was a girl who lived beyond the sea, one of such strength she challenged all the heroes in the country to compete with her.She could throw a stone across a field and then, jumping, make it to the other side before the […]
From The Goddess Companion June 11

~June 11 If immensity had form, it would be mine. I am abundance, and as such I produce everything in nature, even you. I am the queen of wealth. I bestow all wisdom.I come first in every ritual. I am everywhere. I give you the food you eat, the water […]
From The Goddess Companion June 10

~June 10 The value of a worthy woman is far beyond pearls. She obtains wool and flax and makes cloth with skillful hands. She rises while it is still night, and distributes food to her household. She picks out a field to purchase; out of her earnings she plants a […]
From The Goddess Companion June 2

~June 2 She is a dark woman unto herselfShe is as beautiful as dawn.She is as beautiful as a full moon. She is a dark woman with four faces.Her hips are wide as the valley.Her breasts are full as the hills. She is a dark woman with four armsOn them […]
From The Goddess Companion June 1

~June 1 There are many who honor Juno.They sing of her city and its fleet horses and her ancient land of fabulous gold— Wind rises from the south today, chasing dark clouds from the sky.And you, my friend, remember that not all winds bring thunder and rain, not all of […]
From The Goddess Companion May 31

~ May 31 The queen takes her place in heaven, wearing gold of Ophir.Alleluia, alleluia. Hail, queen of mercy!Protect us on earth, and receive us when we die.Alleluia, alleluia. O most worthy queen of the world, O Mary ever virgin,pray for our peace and for our salvation.Alleluia, alleluia. —Catholic prayers […]
From The Goddess Companion May 28

~ May 28 May earth, goddess of all creation, mother of all that is and will be, may she give us a great land.May earth, with her mountains and plains, her slopes and her peaks, may she open herself to our needs.May earth, with her rivers and waters, may she […]