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009 winter solstice deep deep deep into the heart of the winter deep deep deep into the womb of the mother deep deep deep where there is no other song but the song of my soul anne hill as we mark the year s shortest day and longest night enjoy both the light that will return with greater daily strength and the dark that nourishes us with introspection rest and rejuvenation night of long darkness candles burn songs call the light return touch our hearts antonia matthew solstice blessings to you all posted by debra she who seeks at 06 01 13 comments labels winter solstice saturday 19 december 2009 my spiritual name she who seeks many years ago in a winnipeg mall i ran across a temporary kiosk selling calligraphic prints illustrating the meaning of given names i looked up debra expecting of course to find it translated literally as honeybee imagine my surprise when i found it translated as she who seeks after reflection however this new translation started to make sense to me honeybees are female therefore she and what does a honeybee spend her time doing she seeks flowers and pollen in order to make honey so she who seeks is actually quite a wonderful symbolic or conceptual translation of debra honeybee but more than that she who seeks accurately and succinctly summarizes my life of seeking spiritual truth wherever i may find it after embarking on my spiritual journey as an adolescent i spent nearly 20 years seeking before finding the goddess path like a honeybee i went in turn to most of the flowers in the spiritual garden and took some wisdom teachings from each i have now been on the goddess path for a further 20 years but i still seek diverse wisdom teachings as i journey so although i was not actively looking for a spiritual name debra she who seeks came to me as a gift and fits so well that i have gladly adopted it and now you also understand the symbolism of my blog header lol posted by debra she who seeks at 05 59 7 comments labels all things goddess ask me anything bees friday 18 december 2009 my spiritual name debra part 2 when i was a teenager there was a book called your destiny is in your name it concerned numerology if i remember correctly i didn t put much stock in my destiny being in my name but when i discovered the deep goddess connections of my name it did feel to me like i had somehow been marked as hers right from the beginning my mother unintentionally expressed my life s path simply by choosing that starlet s name for me funny isn t it carl jung would say no it is synchronicity there are no meaningless coincidences so debra remains the central component of my spiritual name but where did the rest of it come from posted by debra she who seeks at 05 57 11 comments labels all things goddess ask me anything bees thursday 17 december 2009 my spiritual name deborah judge of ancient israel the books of the old testament reflect many different historical eras in the life of the jewish people scholars now recognize that the old testament contains evidence of jewish spiritual beliefs which predate or competed with their belief in jehovah the male god of monotheism traces remain both of jewish polytheism and of jewish belief in the divine feminine these traces apparent in the original hebrew language are more obscured in the english translations one such trace is found in the figure of deborah in the book of judges chapters 4 and 5 once again the jewish people were in bondage for having done evil in the sight of the lord meaning they d been worshipping other deities again there was a lot of wavering back and forth by jews in the old testament scholars now think that deborah s name honeybee was not her personal name but a title meaning as we have seen priestess of the goddess in that capacity she was the leader of her people a role that was not possible for a woman under patriarchal monotheism so this story must actually have its origins in an era when jews honoured the divine feminine in a later period references to the lord god were added to make the story conform to monotheism in her capacity as a deborah this female leader acted as a prophetess a warrior and a judge or final settler of disputes she led her people to freedom from their oppressor the victory song of deborah features prominently in the old testament text posted by debra she who seeks at 05 55 9 comments labels all things goddess ask me anything bees wednesday 16 december 2009 my spiritual name the bee goddess bees have been sacred to the divine feminine for thousands of years in ancient civilizations from babylon to rome virtually all bees are female and they serve a single queen bee only bees can perform the transformative magic of turning pollen into honey in ancient times honey was the only sweetener available it was also a powerful and much valued preservative honey was accordingly seen as one of the most precious gifts of the goddess in classical greece many goddesses such as rhea artemis cybele and demeter were characterized as bee goddesses among their other attributes their priestesses were called melissae which is greek for honeybees because they served the bee goddess at the temple of artemis in ephesus the goddess was also served by castrated priests called essenes which is greek for drones male bees melissa a name still popularly given to girls means honeybee and connotes priestess of the goddess the equivalent hebrew name debra means the same thing posted by debra she who seeks at 06 02 12 comments labels all things goddess ask me anything bees tuesday 15 december 2009 my spiritual name debra part 1 being a child of the 1950s i was named for debbie reynolds the wholesome girl next door actress whose husband eddie fisher was stolen by that evil temptress elizabeth taylor for younger readers of this blog think of jennifer aniston whose husband brad pitt was stolen by angelina jolie pop culture being what it was there were a lot of debbies in my age group i learned from books that debra is a hebrew name that means honeybee well isn t that odd i thought i also knew there was a famous deborah in the old testament she was a warrior and a judge of ancient israel well isn t that odd i thought it wasn t until i was on the goddess path that i learned the full significance of those facts what i learned taught me that my name profoundly honours the goddess it connects me to her in such a way that no new spiritual name could improve on the given name that i already have i ll explain more in my next two posts posted by debra she who seeks at 06 01 9 comments labels all things goddess ask me anything bees monday 14 december 2009 my spiritual name intro it s not uncommon for those on a spiritual path to choose a new name for themselves in paganism it s usually called a spiritual name a craft name a magickal name or a circle name etc a new name often denotes a spiritual rebirth like saul paul on the road to damascus or the dedication of one s life to spiritual matters like nuns and monks who choose new names upon taking their vows a new name can also provide the safety of anonymity in case of religious persecution or danger as for those in witchcraft covens it is also an act of personal power to name yourself a declaration that you take full control of and responsibility for your life great care usually goes into choosing a new name i did not actually intend to adopt a spiritual name but one nevertheless came to me over time in my posts this week i ll share with you how i came by my spiritual name debra she who seeks posted by debra she who seeks at 06 10 7 comments labels all things goddess ask me anything bees sunday 13 december 2009 sankta lucia sankta lucia is the scandinavian goddess of the winter solstice after the longest night of the year she brings back the light to illuminate the darkness so that her people will have sunshine food warmth and survival her very name means sacred light when europe was christianized the goddess went undercover as a saint but her feast day remained on the winter solstice and her rituals continued unchanged however when renaissance europe switched from the julian to the gregorian calendar several days were lost in the conversion and her feast day ended up being on december 13 so ends the longest night with light that she s bringing she is the queen of light joyfully singing clad in her garment white wearing her crown of light sankta lucia sankta lucia in the procession of light sankta lucia is accompanied by many candle bearing attendants maidens in white dresses and star boys in conical star studded hats all celebrate the return of the light in this beautiful and ancient ceremony posted by debra she who seeks at 07 06 7 comments labels sankta lucia saturday 12 december 2009 are your lights up yet posted by debra she who seeks at 06 05 8 comments labels christmas yule friday 11 december 2009 shalom tonight is the first night of hanukkah tonight the first candle will be lit best wishes to everyone who celebrates the ancient miracle and blessing of enduring light posted by debra she who seeks at 06 10 10 comments labels hanukkah thursday 10 december 2009 if jesus were born today gleefully stolen from yellowdog granny s blog thanks posted by debra she who seeks at 06 12 9 comments labels christmas yule wednesday 9 december 2009 christmas tag no not that kind julie of the domestic witch has tagged me to do the christmas survey originated by heather of top 10 christmas here are the official rules and those of you who get tagged at the end will need them bwa ha ha ha 1 copy and paste the questions into your blog 2 link to the person who tagged you and also to heather of top 10 christmas 3 answer the questions 4 then tag 5 or more of your favourite blogs and leave them a comment telling them they ve been tagged okay here we go the christmas survey 1 have you started your christmas shopping started i m finished what the hell s wrong with you that you re not done yet 2 tell me about one of your special traditions every year at christmas i get pissed to the eyeballs on eggnog and rum and get all weepy and sentimental and annoying actually no i don t but it sounds edgier than saying i go to a live performance of handel s messiah every christmas 3 when do you put up your tree usually about a month before the big day the more revealing question would be when do you take down your tree one year i took it down in june hey i was busy 4 are you a black friday shopper we don t have black friday in canada because we celebrate thanksgiving on the correct date in october i also fixed all the american spelling in these questions and substituted the correct english spelling which we use in canada haughty sniff 5 do you travel at christmas or stay home both really i stay home to celebrate christmas and boxing day with my rare one and then i travel to visit my mom in another province 6 what is your funniest christmas memory that s a tough one i could easily think of christmas memories that are pleasant loving sentimental bittersweet awful or horrible but funny hmmm probably when my cat played in the christmas wrappings and got all goofy and tangled up 7 what is your favourite christmas movie of all time the original british black and white movie of the christmas carol starring alasdair sim but i have a weak spot for it s a wonderful life with jimmy stewart too 8 do you do your own christmas baking and what s your favourite treat i have never done christmas baking in my life and have no intention of starting now my favourite treat is anything baked by someone else i m a leech i know 9 fake or real tree who cares now fake or real boobs that s an interesting question 10 what day does the actual panic set in to get it all done never see answers to questions 1 3 and 8 11 are you still wrapping presents on christmas eve absolutely not one year i went and saw pulp fiction on christmas eve in terms of cultivating the christmas spirit it was a mistake 12 what is your favourite family fun time at christmas opening gifts on christmas morning 13 what christmas craft do you like the best good god i don t have time to do crafts but i make time to go to christmas craft sales and buy other people s 14 christmas music yes or no if yes what is your favourite song i love christmas music and would listen to it 12 months a year if it didn t result in death threats being made against me hmmm my favourite song right now i adore gabriel s message the angel gabriel to mary came his wings as drifted snow his eyes as flame yowza 15 when do you plan to finish all your shopping see answer to question 1 gloat so now i will pass on the christmas survey to 5 other lucky bloggers if you don t celebrate christmas as such feel free to substitute yule or a yule christmas combo or hanukkah or even something else entirely also anyone who reads this and wants to do the christmas survey just go ahead and do it you don t need to be officially tagged to join in the fun and mayhem 1 jackiesue of yellowdog granny 2 sarita of a college girl s days 3 judith of merlin s magickal mistress 4 sadie of sadies journey saga of an american witch 5 corey of madtexter posted by debra she who seeks at 05 47 6 comments labels christmas yule monday 7 december 2009 snowflake fun remember how much fun it was to make paper snowflakes when you were a kid or perhaps the fun continues and you still make them it should surprise no one these days that there is now a digital alternative to the old paper and scissors method check out this website and start creating your own snowflakey digital masterpieces after all tis the season for snow at least up here in the great white north posted by debra she who seeks at 06 05 6 comments labels general craziness sunday 6 december 2009 the montreal massacre twenty years ago today although it seems to me like it only happened recently 20 years have now in fact passed since december 6 1989 when a crazed anti feminist gunman killed 14 young women at l ecole polytechnique de montreal i remember how in the aftermath of that murderous rampage many women across canada wore red buttons emblazoned with a single word feminist to show that the movement for women s equality cannot be stopped by fear or intimidation in the early years the annual december 6th vigils focused exclusively on the women of the montreal massacre but eventually the vigils became a broader forum for remembering all women who suffer violence or death due to gender in canada december 6 is now the national day of remembrance and action on violence against women posted by debra she who seeks at 07 00 4 comments labels i am woman hear me roar o canada friday 4 december 2009 the little drummer girls earlier this week the women s drumming and goddess chanting circle met to celebrate the winter solstice this is one of my most favourite circles every year we honoured sankta lucia the nordic goddess of the winter solstice with drumming singing and much snacking on seasonal goodies we sang special sols...