Grief and Healing – Moonzie Momma

From The Goddess Companion April 8

Japanese children in traditional clothing and elders gather at a temple garden during Hana Matsuri. A young girl pours sweet hydrangea tea over a small statue of the baby Buddha surrounded by flowers, while a serene stone statue of Kuan-Yin stands under cherry blossoms in the background.

April 8 Evil may find me some day, hell’s demons and earth’s savage beasts surround me.Illness may find me, and other sadnesses.Age and death may find their way to me. But Kuan-Yin can find me too. I am never hidden from her goodness, from her compassionate glance, her infinite blessing, […]

The Bitter Brew: Finding Grace in the Five of Cups

A contemplative witch in a dark, moonlit cloak stands on a stone bridge overlooking a river and a distant castle. In the foreground, three silver chalices lie overturned with spilled liquid, while two cups remain upright on the bridge railing.

The Bitter Brew: Finding Grace in the Five of Cups We’ve all been there—standing amidst the wreckage of a dream, staring at the spilled wine of our expectations. In the traditional imagery of the Five of Cups, a cloaked figure stands despondent, mourning three overturned chalices while two remain standing, […]