THE SEASON'S ORACLE

The Moon is the Mirror of the Goddess

The feminine spiritual message is perpetually revealed by the turning of the seasons, and, above all, we see our own experience of transitions and changes mimed by the moon's monthly orbit. Like the faces of the moon, women's own cycles, moods, and roles pantomime the ever-changing Essence of female sexual and spiritual power The Mother-god's most important lesson is that Divinity exists in everything and all life is sacred and erotic. Her lessons are shown in circles, cycles, spirals, webs, and wheels. These symbols of turning, holding, connecting, enfolding, embracing, and returning are all metaphors for Life in the Feminine Way.

THIS IS THE SEASON OF
WINTER SOLSTICE
and
THE MOTHER ARCHETYPE

The season begins on DECEMBER 21, and ends FEBRUARY 1. It is symbolized by the FIRST moon-phase, the NEW MOON.

A New Moon is a symbol of conception, of containment, of waiting, of gestation, of bringing forth, and of release. As the moon orbits between earth and sun each month, it becomes completely encircled by the sun's aura, embraced in the sun's light. Just so, it can be a sign of how life begins with the merging of sperm and egg; of how the embryo is embraced, contained in the mother's womb; of how a seed is held, nourished, in the soil of earth; of how a new idea is conceived and gestates in our mind.

Winter Solstice marks the longest night of the year, and the date at which light begins to overpower dark once again.
Ancient goddess cultures understood these Dark Nights were times for endings and new beginnings. This is a season of prophecy and of waiting for something to come out of hiding, to wake from slumber and emerge renewed.
That Something is the spirit of Life within ourselves.

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Mother Earth Charm Key

Animal: Buffalo - contributes abundance from its body, as does the earth; Turtle - sacred bearer of earth
Mineral: Rock Salt - grounding and cleansing
Gemstone: Brown Jasper - directs energy to the body
Herbs: Basil - for wealth and prosperity; Parsley - for vitality
Tree: Banyan - grounding luck and well-being through its many roots
Flower: Crocus - Emergence, hardy harbinger of renewal; Black-eyed Susan - witness to Nature's unfolding beauty.
Bird: Crow - the Watcher. Ancient resourceful and intelligent survivor

Divine Mother Charm Key

Animal: Bear - Protective nurturer of young cubs; Cow - gentle, reliable provider of nourishment
Mineral: Silver - receptive energy, reflects appreciation
Gemstone: Pearl - gems of the sea and sacred birth; Lapis Lazuli - improves relations between children and adults
Herbs: Garlic - protects family togetherness; Angelica - promotes temperence
Tree: Birch - Maternal support, brings new starts, helps cleansing
Flower: Baby's Breath - the gentleness of nurture; White Lily - Chalice of divine life essence; White Rose - purity
Bird: Loon - ancient joyful mother with child

Grandmother Charm Key

Animal: Moose - strong self-esteem; Bat - rebirth; Dolphin - teacher of female bonds and family loyalties
Mineral: Lead - clears karmic debts
Gemstone: Rose Quartz - an all-healing stone
Herbs: Camomile - peace of mind; Marjoram - acceptance of life changes
Tree: Elder - eternal return, renewal and regeneration
Flower: Peony - acceptance and adjustment to menopause
Bird: Canada Goose - experience of long life widely travelled and the carrier of Mother Goose and her nursery tales

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