The Great Mother

Alive at Newgrange

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The Venus of Willendorf is one of the oldest known works of art in human history. She was created c.28,000-25,000 BCE during the Upper Paleolithic period.

A Chairde, Friends,

Last Saturday morning, I spent winter solstice morning at Newgrange (Sí an Bhrú), welcoming the turn of the wheel towards the coming of the light, the coming of new life. It was a cellular experience where no matter who I asked how they were feeling, the energy of viriditas expressed itself—the energy of greening power, of a hope that only nature can provide, a hope that follows what for many of us has felt like an eternal Samhain.

As I rested into the soft, fleshy green mound of Newgrange, I don’t think I’ve ever felt more of a connection to the Great Mother archetype. My whole body felt alive from the inside out, humming in response, my womb space active, illuminated, the wind spiralling around me, seeming to whisper her name:

Cailleach

Buí

Danu

Ana

Anu

Anann

Áine

Ernmas

Ériu

Banba

Fódhla

Bríg

Bóinn

Sheela na Gig

Mary of the Gaels…