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 Baba Yaga It is only through examination of our dark side that we can hope to be reborn. It is in crossing the comfort zones and visiting our shadowed selves that we can empower ourselves spiritually, psychologically, emotionally, and physically to be reborn again. MANTRA
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Her Story The ancient Slavic goddess Baba Yaga is the wild old crone guardian of the Water of Life and Death. She is the goddess of death and birth associated with Autumn, who sings while sprinkling corpses with the Water of Life to let them be reborn. Although she is fearsome to look upon, like all forces of nature that are often wild and untamed, she can also be kind. Often depicted living in the deep centre of earth, or in a hut surrounded by a fence of bones, she represents the power of old age, of witch, and of the life cycle that is birth, death and rebirth. She is therefore also associated with birch forests (birch being the tree of beginnings and endings). Another image is that of "White Lady", or Death Crone, as she is stiff and white and carved of bone (she can also be referred to as Goddess of Old Bones) . Her Modern Energy If you're feeling directionless and an emptiness in the spirit and emotion, acknowledge Baba Yaga's presence in you. Being depressed in not to be feared, rather the process and emotion should be honoured, and allowed to move on. While the Water of Life and Death can be taken by trickery or synthetic means (eg through drugs), by taking time to work in gentle silence the Water can also be given to you as a gift. Behold Baba Yaga, she is here to force us to examine our soul in the dark mirror and to be forever transformed. Reconnect With Your Inner Baba Yaga Wear black, red and white scarves this week and use the colours to remind you of Baba Yaga. Black represents night and the breakdown of the personality (the crushed and broken body ready for Baba Yaga's Water of Life and Death), white represents the dawn and purification (the gift of the Water of Life and Death), and red represents day and vital life force (the powerful rebirth). Work through the cycles of dawn, day and night gently, succumb to Baba Yaga's vibrations and trust that she will be kind to you. At the end of the week say good-bye to destructive influences as you tie the scarves around a tree in your garden. There they will be connected to the earth via the tree's roots, tapping into kundalini energy of the dark side, and also to the wind which will pick up your depression and carry it away.  What Would Baba Yaga Do?...If she were in your situation she would know that she is not alone when feelings of darkness descend. She would examine her dark side to understand the circle of life more fully. (Excerpt from What Would Goddess Do? A Journal For Channelling Divine Guidance by Anita Revel) Love and delight Anita Revel Creatrix :: Goddess.com.au Goddess-ence Products 100% Pure and Absolutely Gorgeous  These sublime essential oil blends for the chakras are available from:
A personal experience by Anita Revel I woke up yesterday with yet another flu. It's not fair - I'd only recovered from another flu a week earlier. To make matters more stressful, our landlady called to say she'd sold our house and we have two weeks to find somewhere else to live. "Dear Goddess," I said in frustration, "I'm unable to work because I'm ill. I am forfeiting thousands of dollars on my investment in the Mind Body Spirit Festival in Melbourne this weekend. I've spent a whole day on the phone trying to find somewhere to live that is clean, affordable, and will take a dog. I'm near the end of my tether here. I'm ready for a change of fortune." I closed my eyes and let my prayer drift into the cosmos. Emptying my mind of worries, for the time being at least, I allowed myself some space for peace. In that quiet moment of "be-ing", of simply sitting in a space of zero expectation, this is the answer that drifted back to me.  Whatever is happening in your life today, it's OK... It is enough that you are here, that you have done the best you can with the resources on hand. Be proud of yourself; you have done such a great job - coping, striving, moving onwards and upwards. Your husband adores you, your children rely on you, and your dog just thinks you're the ants pants. For today it is enough that you have your family to laugh with, food in the fridge, money in your purse and non-creaky knees - goddess knows a woman is only as young as her joints. Please be gentle with yourself today... you are doing the best you can with what you have available to you. Spend the next minute giving yourself credit. You are stronger than you think. You can change anything you want - your mind, your thoughts, your tack, your attitude. You can do anything, even this. Once you have filled up on a healthy dose of self-approval and understanding, forward this note onto anyone who you think could do with the reminder that they too are brave, resourceful and enough. Have your say at my blog: What would you would like to hear the most right now? |
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