by Della Ratcliffe | Feb 11, 2020 | Divine Feminine, Rituals and Ceremonies
“The Triumph of Pan” by Nicholas Poussin (1594 – 1665) February 14th is celebrated as Valentine’s Day, and is also a Feast Day for Venus and Aphrodite . . . a perfect time to celebrate the Goddess within and love of all kinds! I love how the...
by Della Ratcliffe | Nov 13, 2019 | Divine Feminine
Hekate (aka Hecate) is a Greek goddess associated with magic, witchcraft, necromancy, the underworld, and childbirth, and is The Midwife to the Otherworld, aka a Psychopomp, a guide of souls to the place of the dead. She is a triple goddess. And she is eternal love,...
by Della Ratcliffe | Aug 12, 2019 | Divine Feminine, Rituals and Ceremonies
This year, 2019, the August Full Moon in Aquarius arrives on August 15th at 12:29 UTC, on a day that many also celebrate the Roman goddess/priestess Diana, or her Greek counterpart Artemis. Consider working with goddess-priestess Diana on this Full Moon; she is a...
by Della Ratcliffe | Mar 8, 2019 | Divine Feminine
This image captures my feelings about International Women’s Day, and is one of my favourite works by Montreal artist Cheryl Braganza. The work, “Peace, Pink, Power”, is from her art activism series and more of her work can be found here. Cheryl Braganza, 1945-2016,...
by Della Ratcliffe | Feb 13, 2019 | Divine Feminine, Earth Medicine, Witchy Ways
Sometimes I look at the herbal formulations I have used or created in the past, and note how so many of them are multipurpose. Without a specific header or description, the formulation could be for a herbal tea, a spell, for using in a charm or even as a loose...
by Della Ratcliffe | Dec 30, 2018 | Divine Feminine, Earth Medicine, Wheel of the Year
As I was writing the previous post about the Wisdom of the Crone and the Winter goddess An Cailleach, I came across this beautiful poem by Joyce Rudd on what is for me the true essence of Winter Solstice . . . the deep reflection of Winter, our connection to its...
