Dear One,
The last New Moon of the Season is here. The natural world is in an in-between time now, a kind of liminal space. Do you feel it?
To honor this New Moon time, we have a very special poem from our beloved wild woman elder, Dr. Clarissa Pinkola Estés.
This poem was offered as a blessing for her “soul-friend” John O’Donohue, the great Celtic mystic, after his sudden death in his early 50’s. Several decades after her masterpiece, Women Who Run with the Wolves, Dr. Estés, now an elder, offers up her perspective on death, and what lies beyond in this blessing poem.
After these last 2 years, where, collectively, our relationship with death has come to the fore, to hear from Dr. E on this matter is particularly impactful.
So, please come join me now as we wander through this wildish cosmic poem together.
Let’s see what we find…
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↠ Wild Woman School is coming up on March 28! This year, we are exploring tools for spiritual autonomy, resilience, and creativity in changing & challenging times. Next Up: How to Gather Guidance from Nature, online, from anywhere! If you can’t make it live, no worries, a recording will be sent to all participants. Claim Your Seat.
↠ You’re Invited to attend a Wild Woman Project Circle. In these New Moon time circles, you can expect Meditation, Intention Setting, Ritual & Sharing, guided by a trained facilitator. Find a list of TeleCircles happening online below & find a circle near you here.
Online New Moon Circles:
- Kathleen Joan – 3/2, 7:30pm EST
- Gillian Sabbagh – 3/3, 7:30pm EST
- Andrea Weid – 3/3, 7pm EST
- Emma Vassell – 3/4, 7pm GMT
- Susan Weingartner – 3/4, 7:30pm ET
- Rita di Ghent (Sister Moon) – 3/4, 7:30 EST
- Andrea Claassen – 3/5, 6pm CST
- New Moon Circle, Naperville – 3/6, 8am Central
- Amanda Magrum – 3/6, 5pm PST
- Monika – 3/6 1pm EST / 6pm GMT
Thank you for listening today.
Wishing you a soul-nourishing New Moon time.
♥️ & Howls,
Chris Maddox
Founder of The Wild Woman Project & Wild Woman Fest
On the Horizon
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Chris Maddox is the founder of The Wild Woman Project where she teaches women how to utilize the gifts of the Wild Woman Archetype in their everyday lives & how to lead women’s circles in their local communities. She is the organizer & facilitator of the beloved annual WILD WOMAN FEST, a women’s retreat-festival hybrid which fosters a deep connection to nature, a direct experience of the divine feminine & profound spiritual sisterhood among the women in attendance.
An ever student of the great mysteries of existence and nature itself, Chris believes women are holding innate gifts & tools that society at large needs – now more than ever. She is committed to helping women remember their special magic and to bring it forward into every corner of their lives, for the greater good of the planet.
Listening and feeling that Poem this morning one could be saddened by it but it’s a true reality especially as one becomes older and the true love you have for your loved ones and the love hopefully you have with nature and the many gifts we are given just by living and being able to enjoy these things.
I appreciate, enjoy and am always so grateful for all I have that is free for the taking.
It’s so nice to be reminded and have your thoughts and feelings reaffirmed now and then simply by reading or listening to a poem, a song or simply by letting yourself be still and open to all the magnificent beauty and love that surrounds us each and every day.
Beautiful, Linda. Thank you so much for sharing ♥️
thank you so much for sharing this…. I find the written word more accessible than listening to recordings, but I really wanted to connect with this blessing, so I googled and found this link with the words to it: https://www.davidpaulkirkpatrick.com/2015/09/04/the-painted-face-of-god-by-dr-clarissa-pinkola-estes/
thanks again for all you do.
I hear that, Rose.
I was cautious about copyright issues for this particular poem, but that is where I found the transcription too.
May the link help others to read it. ♥️
The Poem is just so perfect in meaning for me..many years ago I ran a small aromatherapy business called Anam Cara..my son aged 30 went home to God last year. People who talk to me struggle to understand how at peace I am with his going home.. this Poem resonates with my peace….thank you..Namaste..
Beautiful, Cryssy. ♥️ So happy you related to the peace in this poem. Blessings on your dear son who, in Dr. Estes’ words is with the star-rapt god of the cosmos. Thank you for sharing. xo