Heal the Shadow of the Inner Mother Within.
We confuse the Dark Feminine or the Dark Mother with the shadow side of the Mother archetype because culturally we deny that there is a shadow side to it.
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It Is That Time of the Year Again. {prose poetry}
It is the end of the year in which you were reminded of what it was, how it was, how it felt, how it shaped your understanding of today.
Landslide: The Rumble and Rubble of My Dad’s Death.
I can’t recall feeling angry with Dad for his death, perhaps that is still to come. I have felt angry that I’ve had to deal with any of it at all.
The Labyrinth: A Series of Art. {Part Sixteen: Dark Side of the Moon}
I liken Dark Side of the Moon to a woman, a motherly one who quietly takes care of things in the shadow, so that what you see in the light is flawless.
In Praise of Darkness: Reclaiming Our Relationship with the Dark Mother.
We can find the Dark Mother in Goddess-worshiping traditions. Kali, Hindu Goddess of creation, destruction and shadow, is often depicted with dark skin.
Pretty Poison: The Archetype of Female Vengeance.
Pretty Poison reflects the imbalance of power between genders and the dark pathways that a woman might follow in order to get her power back.
The Witch, Dark Matters and Magick.
Here in the dark, when I just am, it doesn’t matter. It isn’t matter. I’m fluid, no longer frozen light but endless waves lapping at the ocean of being.
From My Dream Diaries: A Tribute to Lost Soul-Pieces.
Many lost soul-pieces await restlessly to be acknowledged...just as the ruins of wrecked ships from long ago are waiting for the next storm to uncover them.
When It Comes for You: Why Feeling Lonely Is to Be Human.
This is also the loneliness of not feeling seen. The isolation of not following the horde, of not always being understood.
The Dark Secret About Self-Love No One Ever Told Me.
Self-love is softening to the things I don’t like about myself and bringing compassion. It means being willing to be where I am, as I am.