The Seated Goddess of Çatalhöyük

One of the faces of the Goddess: The Seated Woman of Çatalhöyük

Today we celebrate the second Super moon of this 2020 cycle, and with it, it is my second full moon since I entered (like many of you) in quarantine, so I have taken this day to reflect on the goddess and her thousands of different faces, a topic that we have already discussed here on the blog, as well as in my books and workshops.

One of the most mystical facets of the goddess is one of her oldest images, this one has always captivated my attention for two reasons.

1. The first is that this incarnation of the goddess is so old that it remains distant from that modernist vision influenced by the "movement of the goddess" and highly feminist, as those who read me often know, I have nothing against it. Feminism, I simply believe that far from seeking equity, it focuses more on seeking preference, and only "solves" one problem by adding another.
2. The second reason why I love this embodiment of the divine spirit of the Goddess is that it comes from what would be Turkey today, from the point of view of many historians and anthropologists of religion such as Ignacio Martinez Buenaga, Elif Batuman, Nicholas Birch, among others, this is the place where the first organized religions of humanity emerged.

The Statuette and its Origin.

The figurine called "Seated Woman of Çatalhöyük" is a fired clay statuette depicting a naked woman or mother Goddess, flanked on either side by two leopards or two lionesses, evoking the image and mythology of "The Master of Animals", a very common divine worship in Ancient Egypt.

This image was found in Çatalhöyük, an ancient settlement from the Neolithic and Chalcolithic periods, in Anatolia (present-day Turkey).

For discoverers and historians, this statuette is a symbol of fertility, due to the exaggerated members of the female figure, which is depicted in the process of giving birth while sitting on her throne. The statuette is one of several iconographically similar that have been found at the site.

The figure, barely twenty centimeters tall, is associated with the so-called "Paleolithic Venus", which represent the goddesses of the Upper Paleolithic period, and the female figure who was considered a sacred figure, as the creator of life and home.

Divinity.

During the Paleolithic period, the man did not build temples, he was more focused on protecting himself from wild animals and predators, so his way of venerating nature and its spirits was through small altars and portable statuettes, which he could carry seamlessly from one place to another.

Proof of this is the enormous number of statuettes of Venus that have been found in different sites around the world, these images symbolize their feminine features and exaggerated attributes, the figure of the mother goddess, the giver of life, fertility, and abundance.

Indo-European matriarchal society revered the mother goddess as a primordial essence of nature, while male divinities embodied the primordial hunter, animal tamer, and guardian of mountains and caves. The mother goddess embodied all the fruits and benefits of nature, from the moonlight on cold nights to the sweet waters of the river, the fruits and plants of the forest, and even the herbs that grew in the environment.

Conclusion

The Seated Woman of Çatalhöyük represents one of the oldest figures used by our ancestors to venerate the mother goddess, not only represents motherhood, femininity, and fertility, in the most beautiful of aspects, but also the feminine power that it reigned over a developing society, the feminine wisdom that acts from discretion, and the divine love that has been given to humanity for millennia.

Canalization

Celebrating the full moon of April, May, and June, we will carry out a channeling of this divinity, awakening its spirit from our homes with a joint meditation. Each of the next three full moons will take five minutes to tidy up and clean the place around us.

Burn a little incense and light a candle, close your eyes, visualize that crescent moon inside you that grows, throbs and lights with each slow and deep breath you take.

Visualize this moon growing within you, and once the full moon has manifested, open your eyes slowly, take a deep breath, and recite the following divine mantra three times, out loud and calmly:

“Kutsal tanrıça, uyan ve ışık getir.”

Followed by this, offer a personal prayer upon awakening from the goddess, invite her to wake up, walk to your home, invite her to come and fill the place with blessings, as well as all the beings who live there. And leave the light on for the rest of the night.

BLESSED BE.

 Copyright © 2015 by Elhoim Leafar De Jesus

ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

The Animals of the Goddess

The Animals of the Goddess

Hugs from a distance dear reader, here a new post for you, this post was entirely written, edited, corrected and registered in May 2015 for my first book "Wicca! Love & Soul: Teachings and Experiences About Love, Life, and White Magic", unfortunately, it did not give the final cut for the book due Because this already had a lot of material (more than necessary to be published), so I have chosen to share it with you, but perhaps it will be included in another book later.

Multiple animals are linked to the Mother Goddess (the feminine side of nature) and many others are linked to the King God (the masculine side of nature). Below I will briefly mention some of these, either for their cultural association with the moon or by their relevance in pagan culture and Wiccan mythology.

In sorcery and magic, it is a good omen to carry with you a silver talisman with the figure or drawing of any animal of the goddess, in this way you will receive the guidance and care of the forest spirits if necessary.

The spider

One of nature's most eccentric creatures, as mysterious as it is beautiful, and as feared as it is insightful. The spider is associated with the occult arts, old age, mystery, and the occult, they represent the balance in nature and serve as minor messengers of the spirits of nature, they are in a way, the messengers of the messengers.

The Owl.

Not only has he been linked to the goddess Athena since the mythological Age, but Owls also represents wisdom, intelligence, calm and vigil. The owl represents fear of the dark and the unknown, however seeing an owl is considered a good omen, a message from the night that tells you to "go home and take refuge in it."

The dolphin

It is one of the most intelligent creatures in the animal world, they have an outstanding intelligence and also instinct, they are messengers of the waters and they are not as docile as they seem, they represent that wild side of the sea that is willing to be domesticated through affection and good understanding. Dolphins are associated with the spirits of the sea and act as messengers for them, hearing the sound of a dolphin at night means that the Goddess is riding on the waves.

Rabbit

The rabbit is linked to Easter and other religious traditions, both Abrahamic and pagan. The intelligence of the rabbit is always underestimated, it is one of the most respected creatures in Asian culture, to the point of having been elevated to the status of a zodiac sign in the Chinese horoscope.

Remember that an amulet with the drawing or the shape of a rabbit attracts awareness and ingenuity to solve all kinds of situations.

The Toad or the Frog

It has been revered since ancient Egypt as a sacred creature, symbolizing fertility and associated with femininity, ingenuity, and maternal care. They have a strong influence on folklore, in Europe, it is said that toads attract rain, while in South America they are associated with the fertility of women, and also with the appearance of diseases, for the Egyptians they represented the renewal and The reincarnation.

The hummingbird

It is one of the most exotic and elegant flying creatures that exist, as an animal totem they are perhaps the most difficult spirits to invoke, and this many shamans and sorcerers know. They are considered noble spirits of nature that take this form to protect the natural passages, it is said that where the hummingbird goes, the oldest fairies are gathered.

It is not only associated with mysticism and intuition, but also with communication and femininity.

The snake

This creature is under the protection of both, both the mother Goddess and the king God is a messenger from the underworld and the spirit world. Their skin is one of the essential implements in sorcery and witchcraft, they are associated with renewal, mystery, the oldest secrets and everything that is unknown.

In Amazonia (the Amazon), the venom of snakes is widely used to carry out the preparation of "Uwajiwa", a magical herbal ointment that is sprayed on trees to ward off evil spirits, and the oil that is extracted from their skin has healing properties, its bones are used for divination and its eyes to curse, protect and heal.

Bear

It is linked to the mother goddess in her role as the moon goddess, they are guardians of the forest and the balance that lives within it, they live in perfect harmony with all the spirits of nature for whom they are highly respected, they are the messengers among the moon goddesses and the spirits that inhabit the forests. In the shamanic tradition, they are considered the guardians of sacred wisdom and the incarnation of the old shamans of each tribe.

The cat

Perhaps there is no other animal as associated with witches as cats, but they are also highly respected in ancient Egyptian folklore where they were associated with Bast, the cat-headed goddess. They represent wisdom about what is hidden, mystery and mysticism. They live between worlds, they are fully aware of all the events that occur in their environment, they act as guardians between our world and the world of the spirits, nothing is hidden from their eyes and they are also faithful guardians of the homes of the witches.

The Fox

Just like the toad, the fox is also associated with the moon and the rain, American folklore tells that the fox is a shapeshifter, they are not easy to tame and it is easier to hear than see them. Foxes are highly respected in Native American culture as well as shamanic myths.

It is said that when a fox crosses the path of a small child, it is because this child is one of their own that has been born among humans, and it will only be a matter of time for the child to grow up and look for his herd.

The wolf

The wolf has a special mention in this category.

The wolf is one of the creatures associated with the moon for centuries, either for its nocturnal song or for its typical iconography (the wolf and the moon), however, the wolf is one of the solar animals, an animal under the protection and guide of the god consort, the son and faithful companion of the goddess. The wolf is one of the few nocturnal animals of the king God and is also his messenger, the wolves howl at the moon to sing to him at night what the sun cannot tell him directly.

Blessings & Light to all.

With true love, ElO.

  Copyright © 2015 by Elhoim Leafar De Jesus

ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

Healing with the Mother Goddess + Natural recipes for you.

A POST FOR TIMES OF ADVERSITY

Healing with the Mother Goddess/Mother Earth

+ Energy visualization exercise

+ Recipes to boost your immune system.

Greetings and Hugs to all the readers who walk around here. You will have noticed that our world is changing and facing these complex times of adversity, it is a time when we depend more on ourselves and on our own effort than on the efforts of governments and political leaders, the power to overcome this adversity is not in their hands, but in our own hands.

In times of adversity, faith, hope, and work in unity are our first allies, that is why we must focus our efforts on it during these times. Because without faith in what we do, without hope in what we can achieve and without the valuable power of teamwork, it is quite difficult to achieve our goals, especially when they are aimed at something that goes beyond us.

I am not going to take sides here criticizing the actions of any individual, each one decides how to take care of himself and in what way to do it, if you believe that the best thing is isolation and nothing else, good for you, if you believe that filling your bed with Crystals is the best for you, good for you, if you consider that the healthiest thing is to go outside with great care not to touch anything, good for you, if you consider that exercising in the sun is the best for you, Good for you, I am not a doctor or specialist to criticize anyone.

I'm just going to leave you here a couple of tips that I personally think you could apply to your personal care routine, and from my heart, I hope they are useful to you.

Faith in the Goddess and the old religion.

Faith in the Goddess is not something new as many believe, the old Indo-European cults believed in a matriarchal society where the woman (the life-giver) was the incarnation of the Mother Goddess in our world, but the reconstruction of the goddess in our Times, thanks to Wicca and Neo-paganism, has helped a lot to promote their cult in the current times.

While the male God is more associated with wild animals, the sun and daylight, hunting and the impulse that creates life (as well as sperm), the Mother Goddess, or Moon Goddess, is linked to plants. and the depth of the forests, the moon and the cold nights, the movement, the evolution and the change that occurs in everything that has been created, as well as the ovule that ends up transforming its interior to give life to a new being.

The Goddess is the healer par excellence, and while the father God (through the sun) nourishes the plants and herbs that we use for our medicines, it is the mother Goddess who teaches us the process of healing and use through these plants.

Except for its association with the moon, perhaps more modern thanks to Wicca, the mother goddess has always been more associated with the earth, the rivers, the mountains, while the god has been associated in Amerindian and European cults with the sky, the sun, and the stars as if in some way the God were the human body, the Goddess would be the precious heart that beats in its center and on which everything depends.

That is why at this time I share a ritual (not complicated) to channel the healing energy of the Goddess and her blessings, below, I share with you two tips that I like to do at home to boost the immune system.

Healing Ritual with the Mother / Mother Earth Goddess

You need

• A white candle (purification)
• A red candle (activation and strength)
• A Green Candle (Healing and Earth Energy)
• Peppermint, peppermint or basil incense
• A bowl half full with a mixture of clean soil and a little salt
• A glass with water
• Rose petals

Process

In daylight hours (after sunrise and before sunset), clean and organize a space to carry out this ritual.

Close your eyes, breathe deeply and slowly several times feeling that you are connecting with something greater than you, a force greater than you, a force older and wiser than you. Now with your mind's eye visualize a halo of white light that is externalized through your skin, from the feet this halo of light is externalized through your skin and rises throughout your body to your head.

Once this halo of light has completely covered your body, take one more deep breath, inhale slowly, hold the air inside you for a few seconds, and now slowly open your eyes, as you do so, exhale that air from within you, and Visualize that halo of white light that has entirely covered you, expanding around you and covering all the space around you, now give this light shape, and visualize all this light forming a circle around you.

Visualize that this circle revolves around you forming a sacred, pure and protected space, this is your protected space, where you are healthy, safe and protected against all evil and against all adversity.

Now, without ceasing to visualize the halo of light, sit on the ground, spread the rose petals around you to symbolize nature, light the incense and the candles in front of you reciting:

“With each light that I light, a part of me heals, something in my environment heals, someone in my environment heals”.

Moisten your fingers with the water and proceed to spray it with your fingers around reciting:

"With each drop of water and each particle of light, I consecrate this space as a protected space and a sacred space."

Now pick up the earth and salt with your hands and use it to cover your hands and feet very carefully, reciting:

“With every gram of earth, I connect with it, with every gram of clean salt my connection with it, with every gram in I connect my hands and feet with it”.

Now close your eyes again, take a deep breath and recite:

"This sacred space is protected and blessed, because a part of the goddess dwells in it, a part of this space is mother, and that mother in this space is mother earth who takes care of me and protects me from the inside out ”.

Open your eyes, stand up, visualize the halo of energy coming back to you, coming back to you, integrating back to you, this sacred and healing energy returns to your interior, and now the healing power of mother earth resides in you, such and as it always has.

Let the candles and incense burn to the end, and then sweep the entire ritual east-west. Properly clean the space, and repeat this ritual whenever you want.

For your Immune system in times of crisis.

(Or for every day)

These are two fairly simple recipes that many perhaps know, the problem is that many know them but few put them into practice, I always recommend this to my readers because it is a very common recipe in my native country, and honestly, I think you do too. You should, and not just rely on powdered vitamins and pills.

Recipe #1

Fill a jar with drinking water, wash with cold water, and cut equal parts pineapple, cucumber, and ginger, add two sliced lemons, add all of this to the jug with water, and place in the fridge for about an hour.

You can drink it continuously as an accompaniment to meals and in the middle of the day.

Recipe #2

Boil water and brew three cups of green tea (unsweetened), add this to a large pitcher, and add slices of lemon, orange, and ginger, two tablespoons of honey (preferably organic), and top off the rest of the pitcher with hot water Mix well with a wooden spoon and store in the fridge.

Two glasses of this mixture a day will do wonders for your immune system.

So be it, Elhoim Leafar.

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