We celebrate the Spring Equinox as a reflection of the birthing time of the year. We have made it through the winter’s cold and ice, experienced the warming of the Earth and the flood waters that prepared for the birth… Read More ›
Deanne Quarrie
Sequana and Blessed Water by Deanne Quarrie
Water is the daily necessity for earth’s creatures. When the Continental Celts were looking for a new homeland, they ventured west from the known river valleys of the great landmass we call Eurasia. Just beyond the great mountains, the Alps,… Read More ›
The Descent of Inanna to the Underworld by Deanne Quarrie
Inanna provides a many-faceted image of the feminine. She is a goddess of order, fertility, grains, love, war, heaven and earth, healing, and emotion. She is called the “Lady of Myriad Offices”. Most of the powers once held by her,… Read More ›
Linden – Taste the Sweetness of Summer by Deanne Quarrie
We are in the season of the summer and have just celebrated the Solstice. I work with Ogham in my spiritual practice because it brings nature into my life so effectively. It helps me listen to the many messages available… Read More ›
Apathy by Deanne Quarrie
When I sat down to write my article this month, I browsed through my computer for ideas. As I did, I found this article that I wrote about 18 years ago for a newsletter I prepared for my workplace. Because… Read More ›
Honoring the Sacred Yoni by Deanne Quarrie
The word Yoni is a Sanskrit word. Translated, it means womb, origin, source, and vulva. It is also known as the divine passage or sacred temple. The Yoni consists of the entire female genital system. Many of us have chosen… Read More ›
Our Loss of Od by Deanne Quarrie
Freyja is an Old Icelandic goddess of the Earth, fertility, and beauty. Her name means “Lady.” Freyja is known to be very beautiful and sexual. It is thought that Freyja was first in union with Od. This union represented what… Read More ›
Friendship by Deanne Quarrie
Many years ago I read the book, Soul Mates, Honoring the Mystery of Love and Relationship, by Thomas Moore. I was very impacted by what Thomas More discussed in this book. Prior to reading it I knew that in order for… Read More ›
The Pagan Wheel of the Year by Deanne Quarrie
Barbara Ardinger (one blogger here – watch for her “twist” on this in January!) and I were discussing that an explanation of the pagan year and our Sabbats might be in order. Sometimes when we are immersed in our own… Read More ›
Who Am I Under Oppression? By Deanne Quarrie
In a class I am taking we were asked to journal with these questions: Ask yourself who are you in the inner voice that does not speak in the world around you or which you have worked tirelessly to bring… Read More ›
Feeding the Dead by Deanne Quarrie
Most people really love this time of year and I share much of that. Living in South Central Texas we actually only have two seasons, with a perhaps two to three weeks in between what we laughingly call spring and… Read More ›
Balance and the Autumn Equinox by Deanne Quarrie
We are in the season of the Autumn Equinox. The Autumn Equinox occurs on a specific day each year, as does the Spring Equinox. While it may be a precise moment in time, it is also a season. Nothing happens… Read More ›
Values of Respect and Compassion for Others by Deanne Quarrie
We live in an age when there are overall changes in our society in the values of respect and compassion. I no longer see people pulling back chairs or opening doors for others. Actually, I am constantly witness to a… Read More ›
Tailtiu, Primal Earth Goddess for this Season by Deanne Quarrie
We are approaching the season of Lughnasadh, also known as Lammas. This is the first of three harvest festivals. This one focuses on what we call the “first fruits”, those fruits, vegetables and grains ripening early in the season. The… Read More ›
Fire, Her Bright Spirit by Deanne Quarrie
In Celtic Tradition our world is composed of Three Realms, those of Land, Sea, and Sky. In the midst of these Realms we find the Sacred Grove, the place of flowing together. There the Sacred Fire burns, by the Well… Read More ›
The Breath of Goddess by Deanne Quarrie
I am a child of the Earth. I live and breathe, walk and dance upon Her face. She is my source and I learn from Her each day. This I know… Life begins in the dark as Desire. Deep in… Read More ›
Liminal Time and Space by Deanne Quarrie
The word liminal comes from the Latin word limen, meaning “a threshold.” The word threshold has several definitions. It can be the sill of a doorway or the entrance of a building. Ultimately, it means any place of point of… Read More ›
The Body of Goddess by Deanne Quarrie
In the earliest of times, I believe, humans did not see themselves as separate from all that was around them. All of life was known as interdependent. This is how I see it today. When we are born, we… Read More ›
Water, Spiritual Source By Deanne Quarrie
We are creatures of water. Water is our original source as well as what makes up at least 70% of our bodies. It is part of every cell and fiber in us and is our essence. What if water… Read More ›
Inanna’s Return and Bread and Waters of Life By Deanne Quarrie
Most of us know the story of Inanna’s descent into the Underworld to visit with her sister Erishkigal. The reason for her visit is that Erishkigal’s husband has died. Inanna was a childhood friend of his, and she will visit… Read More ›
Three Sisters by Deanne Quarrie
From time to time I dive into the idea of seeing the Triple Goddess as Sisters rather than Mother, Maiden, Crone. I have to confess that the idea of Sister Goddesses, complete in their familial connectedness, representing unity, connection, and… Read More ›
Embody the Sacred – Engaging Through the Senses by Deanne Quarrie
The human body is designed to utilize all senses. We, human beings, have drifted away from our natural state through which, at one time, we engaged with all of life through our natural senses, including the intuitive. This change has… Read More ›
Arrogant or Confident? by Deanne Quarrie
For a woman to know of her own sacredness, to know how powerful she is, to know that she can achieve her wildest dreams brings the greatest joy imaginable. I grew up as an “Army Brat.” The biggest impact that… Read More ›
Metamorphosis by Deanne Quarrie
The peri-menopausal woman displays the unbounded limits of her own self. She explores and shares the amazing power of her emotions, now less contained, now erupting in a glorious array of color and sound. Sometime between the ages of 35… Read More ›
Angrboða, Her Children, and Our Shadow Selves by Deanne Quarrie
In the land of the Northern Europeans, the very first beings were the giants and giantesses. I call them the Jötunn folk for they come from the realm of Jötunheimr. One story that I find particularly fascinating is that of… Read More ›
