Goddess Pages Format Changes

The Goddess Pages format has changed, Geraldine Charles, editor of the online magazine originating in the UK, has announced. The timing of the publication has also changed:
there is no exact date for a new issue. Similar to a blog, articles, poems, and reviews are published when they are ready and/or when the editor feels they are appropriate. As of this writing, articles include:"The Oracle of Delphi" by Louise Sommer," and the editorial introduction by Geraldine Charles, "She Changes Everything She Touches." Poems include: Calling on Persephone" by Penn Kemp and "The Three Comadres" by Susa Silvermarie. Reviews include: The World Is Your Oracle by Nancy Vedder-Shults, Soul & Shadow: Birthing Motherworld by Kathy Jones, and Healing Through the Goddess by Lynne Sedgmore, illustrated by Susie Jones. 

Winter-Spring Issue of Goddess Pages Out

Issue 28 of Goddess Pages is out! It opens with the art, "Jubilation" by Ana Heller, and with Geraldine Charles' editorial, "She Changes Everything She Touches," which introduces the issue and announces that the magazine is now also available as a PDF.

Article authors include Isabella Lazlo, Nicole Schwab, Susun S Weed, Marcia Tucker, and Mari P. Ziolkowski. Fiction is by Carolyn Lee Boyd. Poetry is by Lisa Wersal, Susan McCaslin, Sheila Rose Bright, Annelinde Metzner, Daniel McIlvenny-Cox, Frances Roberts-Reilly, Susa Silvermarie, and Atiya Walker Dykes .

Book reviews are The Hidden Camino by Louise Sommer, reviewed by Geraldine Charles, and Fierce Feminine Divinities of Eurasia and Latin America by Malgorzata Oleszkiewicz-Peralba reviewed by Barbara Ardinger.

As last month, I'm unable to write as full a description as I usually do, due to carpal tunnel syndrome. Any typos are the fault of the voice recognition software I'm trying to use ;-)

Goddess Pages Summer/Autumn 2015

Issue 27 of Goddess Pages is out! It opens with the art, "Untitled," by Foosiya Miller, and with Geraldine Charles editorial, "She Changes Everything She Touches."

Article authors include Atasha Fyfe, Elizabeth Chloe Erdman, Helen Anthony, Susan S Weed, and Louise Sommer. Fiction is by Carolyn Lee Boyd. Poetry is by Souza Silvermarie, Penn Kemp, and Annelinde Metzner.

Book reviews are Blacksmith Gods by Pete Jennings and Breaking the Mother Goose Code by Jeri Studebaker, reviewed by Geraldine Charles; The Heart of the Labyrinth by Nicole Schwab, reviewed by Lisa Newing; and Voices of the Sacred Feminine, edited by Karen Tate, reviewed by Laura Slowe.

As last month, I'm unable to write as full a description as I usually do, due to carpal tunnel syndrome. Any typos are the fault of the voice recognition software I'm trying to use ;-)

Goddess Pages Winter 2014/Spring 2015

I am a little late and will be a little short in telling you about this issue of Goddess Pages due to my own ongoing battle with carpal tunnel syndrome. So please excuse the lack of lots of links. I'm writing this with  the help of speech recognition software. Any mistakes are due to the misunderstandings by the software ;-)

This issue opens with art of Morrigan by Laura Bell, who also wrote an article on this Goddess. The introduction to this issue by Geraldine Charles appears under the title "She Changes Everything She Touches."

Articles are by Susun Weed, Morgan Daimler, Georgina Sirrett-Armstrong-Smith, Hannah Spencer, and Sue Oakley.

Fiction is by Carolyn Lee Boyd. Poems are by Annelinde Metzner and Susa Silvermarie

There are six reviews, including those of Goddess by Laura Powell, Lupa and Lamb by Susan Hawthorne (which we also reviewed here), and The Morrigan: Meeting the Great Queen by Morgan Daimler.

Hope you'll go over to the Goddess Pages website to find out more.

Global Goddess Oracle: Fall Equinox Issue

The Fall Equinox issue of the Global Goddess Oracle is now online. This issue's introductory article by Dawn tells about the arrival of autumn in Florida and has a photo of a rainbow in a yellow sky.

Feature articles include: "Hear Me Roar," by Katy Ravensong,  about her Pagan approach to religion; "Hestia: A Goddess for the Equinox," Goddess background and a ritual by Dawn "Belladona Thomas; "Just Be," advice for this time of year along with a poem, by Heather Geileis Kohser; "Persephone: The Mysteries of the Deep Earth," both the original myth and a retelling by Shauna Aura Knight.

Regular features include: "Ask Your Mama," by Mama Donna Henes; "Moon Schedule" (Fall Equinox to Samhain) and "Solitary Autumn Equinox Ritual," both by Dawn “Belladonna” Thomas; two installments of "Pagan Every Day," one about Miss Piggy and the other about Tara, by Barbara Ardinger.
 
Poems include: "Harvest Seed – Manifestation" by Sondra Slade.

Dawn Thomas reviews two books: Dark Moon, a romance novel involving a Witch, by Leisl Leighton, and  Crafting & Use of Magickal Scents by Carl F. Neal.
    
On the Oracle's homepage  Bendis announces that submissions are being accepted and gives an explanation of the Oracle's submission policy.

Global Goddess Oracle: Summer Solstice 2014

The Summer Solstice issue of the e-journal, Global Goddess Oracle, begins with a "welcome" from Dawn, writing from stormy Florida.

Invocations and poetry include: "Carol for Cardea" by Heather Geileis Kohser (with link to video so you can hear the melody); and  "Morning Devotion" and "The Arrival of Joy" by Katy Ravensong.

Articles includes two excerpts from Barbara Ardinger's book, Pagan Every Day, "Mary Magdalen" and "The Feast Day of St. Olga";  "The Story of Agriculture, Corn and the Corn Goddesses Who Grew with Them Part 1" by Amy Martin; "Linden: Taste the Sweetness of Summer," by Deanne Quarrie; "Solitary Ritual for the Summer Solstice," and "A Rune for Duir for the Summer Solstice," by Dawn "Belladonna" Thomas; "Ask Your Mama," by Mama Donna Henes, and "Moon Schedule Summer Solstice to Lammas" (unattributed).

Dawn Thomas reviews the following books: Season of the Witch by Natasha Mostert,  The Tree Mothers: Living Wisdom of the Ogham Trees by Mut Danu, Witch’s Brew: The Spellspinners of Melas County #1 by Heidi R. King. Katy Ravensong reviews the e-book, Pagan Poetry for the Seasons & Festivals, ed. Edain Duguay.

Goddess Pages: Summer-Autumn 2014

The online magazine, Goddess Pages, headquartered in Great Britain and featuring authors internationally, published Issue 25 a few days ago. It opens with art, "Enchanted Moon Goddess Cabinet," by Rachel Pereira and editor Geraldine Charles' introductory, "She Changes Everything She Touches." All material begins on the home page and continues on linked pages.

This issue's poem is  Annelinde Metzner's "Ix Chel in my Window."

Articles include: "Dancing in the Footsteps of the Muses: Traditional Dances of Mount Olympus," by Laura Shannon; "The Princess Who Would Not Laugh: The Ancient Goddess as Revealed Through Fairy Tales," by Jeri Studebaker; "Be Your Own Herbal Expert - Part 5" by Susun S Weed; "The Scandanavian Cailleach..." by Kirsten Brunsgaard Clausen; "Serket, the Goddess who understands Poisons," by Lesley Jackson; and "The Waters of Life," by Hannah Spencer.

Book reviewed include: Goddess Calling: Inspirational Messages & Meditations of Sacred Feminine Liberation Thealogy by Karen Tate, with an extensive review by Geraldine Charles and a shorter one by Wendy Stokes; Hathor: A Reintroduction to an Ancient Egyptian Goddess by Lesley Jackson and Welcoming Lilith: Awakening and Welcoming Pure Female Power by Theresa C. Dintono, both reviewed by Geraldine Charles.
 

Spring Global Goddess Oracle Online

Global Goddess Oracle Spring 2014 opens with editor Dawn Thomas' Welcome to Spring based in Florida, in which she tells what happened to a Monarch that "froze the night before the butterfly left the chrysalis." Articles include "Imaginary Friend," in which Molly explores, in prose and poetry, whether Goddess is a type of imaginary friend; Jeri Studebaker's "Newsflash: Fairy Tales Are All About Goddesses," in which she brings together opinions from a number of sources; "Our Loss of Od," in which Deanne Quarrie connects changes in many people's childhoods  to the mythology of the Icelandic Goddess Freya's loss of her first consort, Od; two excerpts from Barbara Ardinger's book, Pagan Every Day: "Tellus Mater," and "Veritas"; A "Spring Equinox Ritual for Women," by Deanne Quarrie; and Heather Kohser's prose and poem, "This One Is For the Birds."

Regular features include Mama Donna Henes' "Ask Your Mama," in which, this month, she replies to a question from a woman who says she isn't a Goddess follower but her 6-year-old daughter is; Moon Schedule for Spring and two book reviews by Dawn Thomas. 

'Interfaith Observer' devotes March issue to Embodiment of 'Divine Feminine'

The March issue of the monthly e-journal, The Interfaith Observer focuses its special feature section on "The Divine Feminine Embodied." The issue begins with an editorial, "Women – the Heart of Interfaith Culture" by Paul Chaffee. The special feature section has 10 articles, including an article about the Hindu Goddess Radha by Catherine Ghosh, "The Divine Feminine Emerging, Embodied, and Emboldened" by Kathe Schaaf and Kay Lindahl, "Missing in Action for 5,000 Years, Great Mother Found Alive" by ALisa Starkweather, and "Finding a Worthy Consort for the Divine Feminine" by Matthew Fox. 

Winter-Spring Goddess Pages Published

With a new format featuring a larger cover ( with my favorite colors prominent--purple and lavender), Issue 24 (Winter 2013-Spring 2014) of Goddess Pages has arrived. The cover art,"Earth-Hecate-Mother of Loss" is by Annabel Du Boulay. Editor Geraldine Charles explains, in her introduction, "She Changes Everything She Touches,"   (also on a lavender background :-D) how the e-journal's new look evolved.

Oh, in fact all the the pages have a lavender background! I wonder if they will be lavender every month or will change. In any event, this month's articles (which have beginnings on the homepage and then link to the full articles)  include:  Part 4 of "Be Your Own Herbal Expert" by Susun S. Weed; "'Dolls,' Fairy Tales, and Ancient Goddess Figurines," by Jeri Studebaker;  Part 2 of "The Return of the Yogini" by Mari P. Ziolkowski; and "The Healing Womb," by Annabel Du Boulay. 

This issue's poems (also linked from the homepage) include: "Alone on Earth at Hawkscry," by Annelinde Metzner, "An Ode to Ma," and "To the Holy Earth Mother II" by Marija Makeska; and "The Moon and I" by Dora Wright.

Reviews (also linked from the homepage) include: Karen Tate's review of Sharon Stone's film, Femme: Women Healing the World; and Lene Jacinta Martinussen's reviews of the books, Odes to the Goddess by Esta Weiss and Nina's Story: Endymion Oracles by Heaven Leigh.

Global Goddess Oracle: Winter Solstice Issue

The e-journal Global Goddess Oracle's current issue begins with an opening post from Dawn Thomas, "It is the time to welcome the Winter Solstice," written from Florida and accompanied by an appropriate pic ;-) It is followed by Deanne Quarrie's article, "A Return of the Light," which traces the observances of solar holidays back to the time when people didn't have the science to know what caused the change of seasons and continues to present-day relevance. Here are some of the other contributions:

"Triple Goddess," by Majak Brendell showing 7 different artworks, with explanations by the artist.

"Ask Your Mama," in which Mama Donna Henes answers a question about sun goddesses.

In "Away, Away to the North," H. Byron Ballard discusses her excursion to Great Britain last summer; her work with her own Goddess congregation in at Mother Grove Goddess Temple in the U.S. South, including the calling of the direction, "North"; and the importance of grounding.

In "Dying to the Connecting Wound & Living Again through the Great Mother," Raymonde Savoie delves into "the dark times of the soul." With 3 pics, including the Death Card from Motherpeace Tarot and the artwork, "Keeper of the Soul."

In two separate articles, Barbara Ardinger writes about Feng Shui,  as well as the Slavonic and Germanic Goddess Perchta. and her relevance to both the Winter Solstice and to aging.

In "She is Crone, " Molly shares the poem, "Crone,"  and the sculpture, she created on a day of significance. 

In two posts on the Arthurian tradition, Shauna Aura Knight, "The Longest Night: An Arthurian Ritual and Vigil," a Winter Solstice ritual in which each person becomes King Arthur, and  "The Longest Night: Taking Up the Sword,"in which she writes about King Arthur and leadership.

Dawn "Belladonna" Thomas also writes about Feng Shui and gives us the current Moon Schedule.
And she review two books: "Mind Body Home Transform Your Life One Room at a Time by Tisha Morris"  and The Circle Book One of The Sidhe by Cindy Ciprianows.
 

Goddess Pages Summer Issue

In her editorial, "She Changes Everything She Touches," which opens Issue 23 of Goddess Pages, Editor Geraldine Charles explains why this issue published later than she planned. We are glad Geraldine is on the mend and any appearance of this publication is well worth waiting for. Issue 23's opening art, "Birth of the Earth," by Roslyne Sophia Breillat, illustrates her new book, Heart of the Earth: Nurturing the Sacred Feminine; an accompanying article, "Maka Ina, Upon Sacred Ground" is excerpted from it.

Other articles in this issue include:
"Cobra Goddesses" by Lesley Jackson, focusing especially on Egyptian goddesses; "Ecofeminism: Historical Perspectives and Revolutionary Potential," by Milina Jovanovic, which begins by noting that most Womens and Gender Studies curricula in the U. S. don't include courses in ecofeminism;  "In Praise of Juno," by Rohase Piercy, which takes a look at the Classical era concept of "female genius" or "guiding spirit"; "Sacred Sites on the Greek Island of Samos," in which Melinda Martin shares memories of a recent vacation; "The Return of the Yogini - Part I," in which Mari P. Ziolkowski, Ph.D., writes of how her opinion of yogini practices changed as she studied them, and of her particular interest in Tantric theory and practice related to Kali.

This issue's fiction is Carolyn Lee Boyd's  "Our Souls between Earth and Sea," about a daughter's discovery of her "selkie" skin through her mother. 

Poetry includes: "I Was Born For This World," and "Red Oleander," by Annelinde Metzner; and "Nirvana" and "Charon" by Doreen Hopwood.

Reviews include : Paul Williment's review of  Brighde's Cave by Isabella Weber; Geraldine Charles' review of The Strega and The Dreamer by Theresa C. Dintino; and "Thirteen Women in Search of the Wild," Rachael Clyne's review of the course, Singing Over the Bones: Women Writing the Wild.

Lammas Issue of Seasonal Salon

The Lammas issue of Seasonal Salon, the online publication of the Re-formed Congregation of the Goddess International, opens with a Letter from the Editor, Nancy VanArdsdall. In this piece, VanArdsdall recalls the late Kay Gardner's contributions to Goddess spirituality, and writes about the significance of Lammas, both spiritual and political, including that:
"We are being challenged to protect and defend what is both being threatened and destroyed by patriarchy.
In this issue of Seasonal Salon, we are not only reminded to honor the Amazons who fought on those frontiers, we are being challenged as Amazons to protect, to defend what patriarchy is threatening and in too many cases, such as in Texas, is destroying: our harvest—the inherent rights that belong to us women."

Barb Lutz/Tribas presents Lammas Altar art, and writes about the Goddess women who inspired it as well as the significance of both Lammas and Imbolc.

In her article on participating in the pro-choice activism in response to recent anti-choice actions by the Texas legislature, Renee Rabb reports on the filibuster by State Sen. Wendy Davis and also delves into the motivation and convictions of women who participated in the demonstrations against the Texas Senate Republican majority's sneak attack on women's rights (previous five words my description). Rabb then interviews a number of women about their opinions on the relationship of spirituality and political action.

Jane Danko presents and discusses  her art depicting Castro Field in Spain and the thorny gorse bush. This is followed by Danko's poem, "Castro Field."

In "The Fruits of Our World," Roisin Fandel writes her response to
 a Cella weekend where the convening advisor hung sheets of paper on which womyns’ names were written who, across the years, had worked to change the status of womyn. Reading the names of those I did not know brought me up against the totality of how little information about womyn’s achievement is actually ever mentioned.
Fandel goes on to discuss a number of the women she honors and remembers at Lammas.

Nano Boye Nagle offers a beautifully poetic and ritualistic "Harvest Call."

A feature called "From the Archives," shares an article by Lynnie and Jade that first appeared in the print journal, Of A Like Mind, Candlemas 9996.  It discusses the establishment of RCGI's Women's Thealogical Institute, which they describe as
one of the first leadership development programs for Goddess women since the fall of the great temples, training women for leadership/service and the duties of Priestesses.
 The article also discusses the naming--and meaning of the name--of the Cella program.

"Demeter Brings the Grain," is art by Nancy Rutherford.

The issue closes with Sally Jo Fussell's recollection of a past experience in "Personal Ritual for Lammas."       

Global Goddess Oracle's Beltane Issue

The Beltane issue of the e-zine, Global Goddess Oracle, is published. Among its articles you will find:
"Artwork by Majak Bredell," which tells, in words and pictures, of the artist's transition from "patriarchal Calvinism" to Goddess.
"Beltane and Liminal Time," by Deanne Quarrie, discussing the history of the holy day. Includes poem and a discussion of the meaning of "liminal."
"Breathing Meditation" by Molly, both a meditation and a poem.
"Honoring Maia at Beltane with Ritual" by Dawn "Belladona" Thomas, explaining the relationship of Beltane to the Goddess Maia, her history in a number of cultures, and offering a Beltane ritual. Dawn's additional ritual ideas can be found in "Ritual Ideas for Beltane."
"Pagan Every Day Inner Gardening" by Barbara Ardinger describes, with humor, how she "gardens" with a minimum amount of outdoor contact, and also explains why she rarely goes to outdoor rituals. In another article, "Tending Our Gardens," she describes her garden and asks about yours.
"The Blessing" a poem by Laura Stamps, tells of goldenrod in the spring, as well as other plants and critters.

Canadian Publisher Explores "Divine Feminine"

The Fall Issue of Namaste Insights, a publication of Namaste Publishing, located in Canada, is titled "The Imperative of Unleashing the Divine Feminine." In her introduction, "There's Something About Mary, All Right!,"  Constance Kellough, Namaste's president and publisher,  writes that "restoring the Divine Feminine to its rightful stature" will result in "restoration of the Sacred Masculine." It seems to me that choosing to justify "restoring the Divine Feminine" because it will restore the "Sacred Masculine" is rather odd first, because restoring the divine imaged as female needs no justification and second, because the "sacred masculine" needs no restoration. The "sacred masculine" (why is masculine "sacred" and feminine "divine'?) has been in charge for several thousand years without ceasing. But be that as it may, this publisher is trying, and has recently published a number of provocative books related to spiritual feminism, some of which are highlighted in this issue. As part of this introduction to the articles, Kellough includes an analysis of books and films related to the subject, discusses the status of Christian figures related to the "Divine Feminine," and includes cartoon-like drawings of belly dancers.

In the first article, Joan Chittisster comments on Matthew Fox's new book on Hildegard of Bingen, who has just been elevated to "Doctor of the Church." The same pope who just elevated Hildegard ex-communicated Fox, a Dominican friar, mainly for his feminist stances. Namaste has published both Fox's book and a recent book by Chittisster, who is a Benedictine nun, as was Hildegard. The second article, titled "Book Review" is Mary Lou Kownacki's review of Mary Sharratt's book, Illuminations: a novel of Hildegard von Bingen. Kownacki is also a Benedictine nun. You might find it interesting to compare her take on Sharratt's book with our review of it here.

For me the highlight of this issue of Namaste Insights is the "Dialogue" between Sharratt and Fox about Hildegard, in which Fox calls this Pope's elevation of Hildegard an irony. Fox says, "She's a Trojan Horse not only to patriarchal religion, but to patriarchy in general. " Sharratt then asks: "What will happen once they let the Trojan Horse in through the gates?" 

There follows two articles about men and the sacred: "The Hidden Spirituality of Men," in which Fox probes what might be meant by the "Sacred Masculine," and David Robert Ord's "The Terror of the Tender." Ord is Namaste's editorial director.

Next are interviews of Ord, Bishop John Shelby Spong, Starhawk, and Marianne Williamson. In his interview, Spong, known to support equality for women as well as other progressive views, says, "If you go back far enough in human experience you'll find that we envisioned God as feminine," and goes on to speak of Mother Nature. Yet he connects child sacrifice to Goddess veneration, an unprovable contention.
In her interview, Starhawk discusses the development of her Goddess path, her views on other women's issues related to religion, and her work with Fox. 

The issue concludes with the articles, "Modern Mystics Walk Among Us, " by Sarah McLean, and "How to Raise Boys and Girls to be Equal," by Shfali Tsabary.

Goddess Pages Summer/Autumn 2012

Issue 21 of Goddess Pages, Summer/Autumn 2012 is now available. In her intro ("she changes everything she touches...") to this issue, Editor Geraldine Charles announces that she will be producing only two issues a year in the near future and explains why.

This issue's cover art is "Sea Myst Siren" by Sanddi Art.

 Articles include Rohase Piercy's fascinating "In Praise of Tanit," which begins:
"Tanit, chief deity of the Phoenician colony of Carthage, is a Goddess surrounded by speculation and controversy. For one thing, there are widely differing theories as to the meaning of her name: is it of Berber or Semitic origin? If the latter, does it arise from the root for ‘serpent’, ‘lament’, or ‘count/assign’? Is it merely co-incidental that Ta-nit means ‘Land of Neith’ in Egyptian?"
 Before exploring the myriad possibilities, Piercy gives a "general overview" of Tanit's associations, including those associated with the Bronze Age city-states of Phoenicia.

In his eye-opening "Rape, Murder and Misogyny - The Real Revelations of the Kama Sutra,"Andre Zsigmond says that careful reading of the text will show that it "will never be mistaken for a feminist manifesto". He goes on to contrast it with the more female-centered Song of Songs.

Other articles include: Tara L. Reynolds'"The Story of the Vestal Virgins," who were devoted to Vesta, a fire Goddess;   "Be Your Own Herbal Expert: Part 2" by Susun S Weed, which discusses tea and other herbal remedies and suggests some experiments to see what suits you; "Finding New Goddesses," by Barbara Ardinger, a humorous piece exploring the possibilities of "goddesses" such as "Fixorrhea, Goddess of Duct Tape"; and "The Chronicles of Baubo Biggins: I am waiting" as told to Katara Moon, which starts with a quote from the work of Lawrence Ferlinghetti and goes on to explore aspects of the current U.S. political campaign season.

Poetry includes: "Lifting the Veil" and "When the Azaleas Bloom," by Annelinde Metzner; "Madonna" by Dora Wright;  and "Two Poems," on the light side and Tarot-inspired I'm told, by Judith Laura (who, rumor has it, blogs as Medusa).

Goddess Pages: Spring Issue

The Spring 2012 issue of Goddess Pages has been published. This issue's cover,  "Reaching Out" by Jill Smith, relates to her article, described below.

 Articles include: Ancient Tantric Goddess Worship - Past and Present by André Zsigmond, which begins in India  at Vasant Panchami, the Hindu festival celebrating the end of the winter; Be your own Herbal Expert: Part 1 by Susun S Weed. which gives the basics on using herbs for health purposes, including safety issues; Excerpts from Goddess in the Grass: Serpentine Mythology and the Great Goddess by Linda Foubister, material from Foubister's ebook; Goddess Destinations by Dr. Rev. Karen Tate, a discussion of sacred sites around the world;  Misogyny on Parade as told to Katara Moon (written in the persona of Baubo Biggins), a light touch with serious intent to the serious subject of growing anti-woman attitudes and actions in American politics;  My Quest for the Amazon Woman of Hirte by Jill Smith, who takes us with her as she searches an area west of Scotland.

There is also fiction, Loving Brynhild - Part 7 from Clarise Samuels' novel. Poetry includes Wake Robin by Annelinde Metzner; Burning Times by Sheila Rose Bright; and Reunion and Persephone by Judith Laura (oui, c'est moi). Reviews include BBC2's documentary series, "Divine Women", reviewed by Rachael Clyne; and The Bearded Goddess: Androgynes, Goddess and Monsters in Ancient Cyprus, by Marie-Louise Winbladh, reviewed by Geraldine Charles. 

Goddess Pages: Winter Issue 2012

The winter issue of Goddess Pages is out, with opening art, Queen Clytemnestra" by Linda Darby, and an introduction, "She changes everything She touches..." by Geraldine Charles. This issue's articles include:

"Brighid's Runes in Sweden: The Volva and the Sun" by Kristen Brunsgaard Clausen, a moving story of how Clausen's 2006 tour of bronze-age rock art sites in Sweden, which included a rune with the inscription, "BRAIDO," led to her search for its meaning--and yes, you'll learn what she found out.

"From Beyond the North Winds: Discovering the Wisdom of the Mother of Air," by Becky Thomas, a discussion of British Winter Goddesses, their familiars, and their relationships to air.

"In Praise of Hera," by Rohase Piercy, which takes Hera "out of the olympian context" to allow us to better connect with Her.

"Nephtys---Silent Goddess of the Shadow" by Lesley Jackson, which explores the possible reasons Nephtys is not usually referred to by herself, but almost always with Isis, as her sister or twin.

"Sexy Herbs" by Susun Weed explores several "sexual tonics" and how to make them.

Fiction and poetry include:

"Good Moon Alaska Inland Passage," by Mari Ziolkowski, a prose-poem about Alaskan travel.

"Loving Brynhild - Part 6," which is Chapter 11,"The Helmet of Dread," of a novel by Clarise Samuels

Poems, "Lust" and "A Wizard's Work is Never Done" by Doreen Hopwood, the latter with art by Shireen TruitRead; and "Winter Solstice" by Weeza Potter.

Reviews include: Miriam Raven's review of Conversations with the Goddess: Encounter at Petra, Place of Power by Dorothy Atalla; and Geraldine Charles' reviews of Avebury Cosmos: The Neolithic World of Avebury henge, Silbury Hill, West Kennet long barrow, the Sanctuary and the Longstones Cove by Nicholas R. Mann; Goddess in the Grass: Serpentine Mythology and the Great Goddess by Linda Foubister; and Goddess Matters: the mystical, practical and controversial by Judith Laura

This issue's home page (bottom) also contains notices of two Goddess festivals: The 17th Annual Glastonbury Goddess Festival, July 31-Aug. 5 (with fringe events beginning July 29), and the Stockholm (Sweden) Goddess Festival, Aug. 12-16.

Goddess Pages - Autumn 2011

Autumn's issue of Goddess Pages contains art, articles, fiction, poetry and reviews. The issue opens with art by Rachael Clyne, titled, "Hypogeum - Sounding the Vision," and editor Geraldine Charles' introduction to this issue, "She changes everything She touches..."

Articles
"Avalon in Silk, " in which Jan Billings shows and comments upon her artwork, inspired by the Glastonbury area as well as Gover, on the British coast.
" Dia de los Muertos," by Mari Ziolkowski, who tells how she learned about this holiday while in San Francisco. The article also includes a discussion of Halloween.
"Everyone Ought to have a Little Mother[wort] Around the House" by Susun S. Weed, who shares her grandmother's treatment for hot flashes.
"Get Your Goddess Shine On," in which Tracey Jewel writes about evolving from a "plain Jane" childhood to a "blossoming" teen, yet still not knowing who she was inside. This article also gives tips on bringing out your "inner sparkle."
"Goddess Pages Horoscopes" by Georgina Sirett-Armstrong-Smith
"Holiday in the Land of the Moon" by Laura Gee, which suggests a visit to Lunigiana, Italy to find peace during the holdidays and explore an "old earth culture."
"Reclaiming Nonna: Forgotten Goddess" by Becky Thomas, who tells how in a remote region of western Wales, she heard ancient Goddess Nonna whisper. Thomas also shares the history and symbols of this Goddess.

Fiction
"Loving Brynhild -Part 5 of a novel" by Clarise Samuels, contains chapters 9 and 10 of the novel. Links to previous chapters published in Goddess Pages are at the end of this piece.

Poetry
"Ancient" by Doreen Hopwood, "Autumn Samba" by Annelinde Metzner, "Salmon Skin Soul Magic" by Rachel Mica McCann.

Reviews
Geraldine Charles reviews the books Sacred House by Carolyn Hillyer, Secret Lives by Barbara Ardinger, Shinto: A Celebration of Life by Aiden Rankin.
Rachel Clyne reviews the book, The Serpents's Tale by Annabel du Bouley, as well as a visit to Malta and Gozo with two friends.

Global Goddess Oracle: Samhain 2011

The current issue of the online journal, Global Goddess Oracle, is well worth the click to its site. It includes:

Dawn "Belladonna" Thomas's editorial about turning within at this time of year and thoughts on her grandmother from Hungary; with art by Orna Ben-Shoshan. Also from Dawn "Belladona" Thomas: "Goddess for Samhain - Oya" with background on the Goddess and a short ritual; and "Moon Schedule Samhain to Winter Solstice."

Deanne Quarrie's "Angrbooa and her Children and Our Shadow Selves" about Norse mythological "beings" and stories; and "Felt Need," which tells about a 2005 discussion with her partner about the group, Global Goddess.

Mama Donna Henes' "Ask Your Mama," responding to a question about incorporating traditions from cultures other than your own.

Barbara Ardinger's excerpt from her new novel Secret Lives (see our review in the post below this one) and two other contributions, "Pagan Every Day: November 17th - Drumming" and "Pagan Every Day: November 3rd - Silence."

Leslie Brroks' "Hecate," with background on the Greek Goddess.

H. Byron Ballard's "Invocation to Durga," used at a priestess ordination.

Jessica North O'Connell's "Living on a Fault Line," a poem about Oya and the poet, followed by additional information about Oya.

Carmen Reyes' "Moons and the Wheel of the Year," relating the solar holiday Samhain with the balsamic phase of the moon and also giving plant, tarot, and Goddess correspondences, as well as a suggestion for ritual and affirmation.

Leslie Brooks' "Morrigan," which gives background on the Irish Triple Goddess.

Aaralyn Terra's poem, "Spider."

S. Kelley Harrell's, "Samhain - Nature's Holy Day for Managing Seasonal Affective Disorder," with background on the holiday and speculation about how ancient peoples may have been affected by this time of year.

Mavesper Cy Cerridwen's "When the Veils Unraveled," a story in a long-ago setting accompanied by a "Prayer to the Lady of Samhain," translated from Greek.