Apply a blowtorch to the Snow Queen fairytale and you can melt it down to reveal a variety of winter goddesses. One obvious ancestor is the Slavic deity Marzanna who dies every year opening the gates for the spirit of Spring. (Yes, yes, – Hans Christian Anderson was probably also …
Mother Winter When the weather is cold and the sky dark and clear, my thoughts turn to the goddess associated with death, rebirth and dreams, Mother Winter. Commonly depicted in two forms; she appears as either a beautiful maiden, white as snow like her name, or as an elderly and …
Hide and Seek We are now in the dark of the year, a time when our ancestors would huddle together, waiting for spring and New Life. Many solstice holidays feature rituals and traditions that were devised in those long dark nights. Currently People are so concerned with losing out on …
PPE mask for an Earth goddess. Another view of protection. Moss to filter the air,while gazing through dragonfly wings Since some feel that the Covid 19 is a response of nature to our uncaring ways, will it help save me if I dress up as her? But if I wear …
That time that Michelle (AKA Shelly) met Sheldon (AKA Shelly) at the Wyoming State Fair . As we roamed the fairgrounds we kept asking children where the other turtle was because they had crushes on each other. It isn’t very often that we get to use two turtles at once. …
I am posting images that I’ve already sent out into the Wilderness of the World Wide Web via Instagram, Facebook and other social media Outlets . As a performer I have such a quandary when it comes to utilizing them. It’s a strange cross between doing publicity and letting my …
