by Della Ratcliffe | Nov 22, 2018 | Divine Feminine, Lunar Cycles
This is most certainly an energetic day. Not only are my friends and colleagues in the US (and around the world) celebrating their Thanksgiving holiday, but the Sun has moved into Sagittarius and Grandmother Moon is now half-way through her lunar journey, and is fully...
by Della Ratcliffe | Nov 15, 2018 | Divine Feminine, Lunar Cycles, Rituals and Ceremonies
Introducing Hekate Hekate (aka Hecate) is a Greek goddess associated with magic, witchcraft, necromancy, the underworld, and childbirth. She is the goddess of the three paths, goddess of the crossroads (both physical and spiritual). She is considered by many as the...
by Della Ratcliffe | Oct 27, 2018 | Divine Feminine, Lunar Cycles, Rituals and Ceremonies, Wheel of the Year
Samhain Goddess, image by Angie Latham Samhain is coming . . . ! Samhain is for me the most powerful point in the Wheel of the Year. It marks the beginning of a new turn of the Wheel, and the beginning of the Dark Half of the Year. It is a time when the...
by Della Ratcliffe | Aug 24, 2018 | Spirituality
Some of the earliest gods and goddesses from ancient cultures are associated with heavenly bodies — the Sun, the Moon and the stars— and with the Earth itself, each attributed with a specific energy (feminine or masculine) and with specific functions, not unlike...
by Della Ratcliffe | Aug 23, 2018 | Divination Techniques & Tools, Divine Feminine
I first heard of this spread — so fitting for us at the August Full Moon when we celebrate the goddess Diana — several years ago. It is known by several names including the Seven-Card Ellipse, Diana’s Crescent and Seven Stars. I like the simplicity of the Diana’s Bow...
