May is a month of gratitude and celebration of the feminine
aspect of God
God the Mother
Sacred Feminine
who creates and nurtures all things, including ourselves.
The beauty of May draws us out of hibernation into natural mindfulness of the blessings and abundance of nature. Gratitude and mindfulness are intimately related, for as we practice gratitude we come more aware, more present.
the awakened path
We wake up.
Spring calls us to simplify our lives so the we can enjoy everything more thoroughly and graciously– our relationships, our homes, our possessions.
In May our hearts remember what our minds sometimes forget–
Life is a gift of inestimable value.
an offering of beauty
It is time to unwrap that gift.
Listen to the voices of the Ancient Ones as they speak from within the heart of the quickening earth:
The scent of the Mother
Bear cubs play in the sun,
grazing on the new growth that Earth Mother has provided.
The simple pleasures of spring rain,
opening buds and new moons
draw us out of worried mind
into celebration of Divine Mind.
The Archangel Uriel and the
energies of the East
tutor us in the art
of mindfulness
and the sacrament
of gratitude.
Joan Borysenko
Since I was a child in the month of May I created an altar to the Blessed Mother, and was very attracted to the idea of honoring the Mother, I did not truly understand than what I know now of the balancing of the feminine and masculine energies. For than the separation was more far apart, to me yet closer than I understood. I was born of the feast day of the Assumption, August 15, a day to honor the Virgin’s assumption into heaven, that she was brought body and soul to heaven. In the belief of that caused even more separation. Bringing the Divine feminine fully present in this world is a powerful tool of healing, a powerful experience as Andrew Harvey states that the Divine Mother is saying, “Bring everything into balance, marry the opposites within you.” He goes on to explain “that means bring the derided and negated feminine into the picture so completely that the real balance is established between yin and yang. And out of that real and mysterious balance a new order, a new love, is born in each of us in the ground of our being…”
So I give you my offering of gratitude to Our Divine Mother better late then not at all. Andrew Harvey describes the Divine Mother as “the mother aspect of the nature of God. I see “Her” as the power of love that infuses the entire creation, the force that is continually creating the creation and also the transcendence that holds the creation forever in arms of light. Everything is born from “Her” and “She” loves all things with Tender passionate Love.”
Growth Question: How do you Honor the Divine Mother in your Life?
Oh wat a wonderful hymn to the Divine Mother. I so enjoyed your blog and pictures Jeff.
Such a delight like I was walking in a mysterious garden with a new suprise around every corner. Thank you .
Blessings,
Lucienne
Lucienne,
I am thrilled that you had such an adventure moving through the blog today! I was a joy to create, I thought I lost focus a bit, your observations allow me to know the path was clear.
Thank you so much of stopping by and I am grateful your comments!
Jeff
Love your photos. Particularly “The Awakended Path”. What an inviting landscape! One question … is your caption for the first photo correct?
— Judson
Judson,
Thank you so much!
The caption is incorrect, It is suppose to be “sacred”! Good catch, I will see if I can fix it?
Jeff I think this must be one of your best posts yet – or at the very least it struck a deep cord within me. I find it to be a beautiful and powerful piece. Your photographs capture exactly what your words are expressing with stunning accuracy. Nicely done.
Answer: I honour the divine mother in my life by daily living the bridge between nature and nurturing — knowing that there is a strength is required beyond gentleness, that meddling just makes a mess and that love doesn’t always mean like.
Terrill,
I am truly honored by your comments! I makes my heart sing! Thank you Thank you!
Yes I witness your being the bridge between nature and nurturing, with your blog and with your paintings, as well as the affection and warmth you express about your family. Beautifully !
Beautiful photography.
I will pondered that question: How do you Honor the Divine Mother in your Life?
Be Well Lou
Hi Lou!
Thank you!
Jeff –
Your photographs are exquisite. I’m especially drawn to “Sacred Feminine” and “The Awakened Path.” I’m a huge fan of Joan Borysenko so you can well imagine how much I enjoyed seeing some of her work here — what a gift.
Growth Question: How do you Honor the Divine Mother in your Life?
As a person who works with energy medicine on an almost daily basis, I work with, and honor, both the feminine (yin) and masculine (yang) energy that is resident in each human body. I see and feel “God” (Source Energy) as neither one or the other gender — rather, fully both.
Depending on the issue, I work with the feminine (mother, cool, lunar, negative) aspect of Source Energy when appropriate, and work with the masculine (father, warm, solar, positive) aspect of Source Energy when appropriate.
Have a fantastic Memorial Day weekend!
laurie,
Exquisite! Really? Thank you so much! Yes I figured you would be glad to see Joan Borysenko’s work showing here. The gift you shared with me, I am sharing back…
Growth Question, is a well balance informed response. As I knew it would be!
Have a great Memorial Weekend too!
The divine mother, i see it inspired some amazing work.
Thank you for stopping by! Yes nature has inspired my work for sometime now! Thank you
In a way I’ve been off honoring the divine mother by spending time in spirit with my own mother, who died twenty years ago on the day you posted this, which is a delightful bit of synchronicity for me. May is usually an intense month for me as I garden and feel Mom’s presence more strongly and remember how she was dying all the month of May while the world outside her window was bursting forth with new life, just as your lovely photos capture. I spend a lot of time thinking about the balance between life and death, feminine and masculine, faith and doubt… Thank you for your beautiful evocative photos, Jeff – they stir the soul!
Barbara,
Your response to this blog was one of the most touching comments I have ever read! I had to stop, and be in the moment, to feel the joy as well as the sadness! Beautiful, thank you so much!
I am Love, Jeff
Reblogged this on the reluctant bloger and commented:
Re-blogging this post to Honor the Month of May and the Divine Mother. Hopefully I will get to write a new blog !
Like all these pictures, Bow to the divine mother and happy to see you back.
What a lovely post, Jeff! thank you for honoring the Divine Mother and for reminding us of her abundance. Echoing the other commenters–I am glad you offered us a beautiful spiritual post here.
Hey Kathy! Thank you for commenting, I am so glad you enjoyed the blog! I was not sure whether it went out, it was a reblog, sooo?
It went out, Jeff. Thank goodness for us.
It was wonderful to revisit this touching post, Jeff. I join with you in honoring and expressing gratitude to Our Divine Mother…
Thank you Barbara!