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Beltane love “The Dance”

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She is my scream of defiance, she is my retribution, she is my strength and courage to battle against the demons inside me and the demons without. Kali Ma - She who is Death

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Kali Ma rises from the rubble of my mind

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Vine Muin: Traveller Tree

Lesson of vine: Find the best way

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DEMETER

Although Demeter is primarily known as the Greek goddess of the harvest, agriculture, and fertility, there is also another connection between her and bees, which I wanted to explore further and is why I chose to call this piece ‘Mother of Bees’.

So, while Demeter is not exclusively known as the goddess of bees, she is associated with them in the context of her role in teaching agricultural practices to humanity, practices which have been abandoned in the present day. I believe Demeter in her aspect of Mother of Bees teaches us the lesson of how we can nurture our food crops in synch with the natural world, not against it. Bees are an excellent example pf symbiotic survival. Through the process of pollination, they nurture other species in order to preserve their own. The aim of our own lives should be the same, to live in harmony with and have respect for all other forms of life on our planet, so all can thrive and grow.

This is a much needed lesson as we continue to plummet into the 6th known extinction event of this planet. Presently we are taught to dominate and mould the environment to our specific use. This is evident in the bio diverse deserts of industrial mono crop farming dependent on pesticides and fertilisers to gain better yields and large scale factory animal husbandry practices which desiccate the earth and pollute water sources. This approach to feeding ourselves as a species at the cost of all other life will after only a few cycles collapse the whole food chain and all life will suffer. The humble Bee shows us another way to live, in symbiosis with the wider living world, so all will thrive and grow.

Demeter is more than the goddess of the grain and bounty of the harvest to me. As Mother of Bees she is a lesson on life and how to live it. Her bees teach us that by valuing and protecting all life you in turn protect your own life, we do not live in isolation, everything is interconnected and interdependent.

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Gaia and Ishtar - Chaos Magick

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And on Solstice Eve I complete the last aspects of the morrigan, transformation and shapeshifter. The second image is a repaint of an image created for the Prayers to the Morrigan book which features in the deck along with some other select images, Stephanie Woodfield and KarenStorminger and I wished to have connections between the two projects so close to our heart and spirit, looking to 2024 release 🖤😊🖤

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As is my usual routine I make sure I have at least a couple of minutes with the cards to focus my inner eye and ground me before the working day begins. Wishing everyone the best from here in soggy South West England #oldwaysmagickoracle #oraclecards #indieoracledeck #pagan #animism #paganartist #nomeart https://www.instagram.com/p/Cp15Gj1N0YP/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Boudicca always inspiring! Happy International Women’s Day

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Last year I painted this image for a soul sister who requested it after the beginning of the war, in our small pagan way we wanted to express our support for the folk facing the destruction of their homeland. She is The Dark Goddess and she stalks the winter plains gathering the dead in her arms, honouring the fallen and protecting the living under the fire of Russian guns and tanks. In my heart and spirit I stand strong with the Ukrainian people fighting for their land and lives. 💛💙#thedarkgoddess #solidaritywithukraine #paganart #nomeart https://www.instagram.com/p/CpCfOOXLZBW/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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In solidarity with the striking workers of Britain I remember the lessons of Boudicca. I stand in solidarity with the people. I will not be silent or complicit. I will defend the vulnerable, even to my own cost. I will not be subjugated by a minority elite and unjust laws. I honour those who took care of us even when it risked their own, who kept teaching and caring for the children and aged for us, who went out and did their jobs so we could be safe at home, I will always value them. It is time to stand up, the system is broken. remember the lessons of Boudicca #electionnow #revolution #britishstrikers #neoliberalismisbroken https://www.instagram.com/p/CoHXvCFLJwY/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Here in Europe we are in the darkest times, the trees all slumber and the animals have long retreated to their dens as we count the days to Winter Solstice. To all who are struggling in the cold and the dark, you are not alone. 💚💚💚#winter #birch #treespirit #pagan #paganartist #nomeart https://www.instagram.com/p/CmOE_7iNLsr/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#winter #birch #treespirit #pagan #paganartist #nomeart

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A bit of a winter photo dump coming up, it was so beautiful driving back from the post office today I couldn’t resist stopping and ended up taking photos until my phone black screened in protest of the cold. 💙❄️💙#dartmoor #winter #nature https://www.instagram.com/p/CmGtWNBrF4O/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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A bit of a late start today, looking forward to the afternoon of painting 💚💚💚#artspace #artwork #paganart #goddessart #paganartist #artistsoninstagram #nomeart https://www.instagram.com/p/CltKG7dLb9E/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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It is the last week of Forest School and as I wrap up for the season I turn towards my work with the dark queen for the cold months, and the cards reflect my intentions perfectly. I leave Elen in the woodlands to greet again with the turning of the great wheel, then cleanse and clear my internal space to welcome The Morrigan and her wisdom. 💚😊💚#oldwaysmagickoracle #indieoracledeck #oraclecards #pagan #paganartist #nomeart https://www.instagram.com/p/Clk7jdrrdYu/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Vine Muin: The Traveller Tree Lesson of Vine: Go with the flow. After a dark moon of grief filled dreams and spikes of eco depression I am learning from the trees again…lessons of Muin, slide lightly over rough ground. 💚🌳💚 #treespirits #ogham #pagan #animist #paganart #nomeart https://www.instagram.com/p/Ci9wwXFD-ST/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#treespirits #ogham #pagan #animist #paganart #nomeart