The Deer Mother has also been visualized as a seated woman/goddess, wearing a horned headdress into which is woven the tree of life and the bird (emblematic of shamanic flight). This trio of symbols is often repeated in winter solstice imagery and Christmas folk art and is still with us - though we have clearly forgotten their original meaning. Doe, A Deer, A Female Reindeer: The Spirit of Winter Solstice. Long before Santa charioted his flying steeds across our mythical skies, it was the female reindeer who drew the sleigh of the sun goddess at Winter Solstice. It was when we "Christianized" the pagan traditions of winter, that the white-bearded man i.e. "Father Christmas https://gathervictoria.com/2014/12/04/doe-a-deer-a-female-deer-the-spirit-of-mother-christmas/ Summer Solstice "Black Balsam": A Divinely Feminine Libation. It's the time of the year when the sun's powers are at their height and plants are brimming with life-force energy. This is why I'm sharing this very special libation from the Gather Victoria ECookbook, Black Balsam. Inspired by my Latvian ancestry, Black Balsam is hailed https://gathervictoria.com/2017/12/15/doe-a-deer-a-female-deer-the-spirit-of-mother-christmas/ Doe, A Deer, A Female Reindeer: The Spirit of Winter Solstice. Long before Santa charioted his flying steeds across our mythical skies, it was the female reindeer who drew the sleigh of the sun goddess at Winter Solstice. It was when we "Christianized" the pagan traditions of winter, that the white-bearded man i.e. "Father Christmas Get ready to fawn over these cute deer puns. Seriously, they're doe funny! The post 50 Deer Puns That Make the Heart Grow Fawn'der appeared first on Reader's Digest. |pdj| akt| jgj| cya| nfb| wtw| xhs| aez| rme| zzl| hww| tcq| liu| ykr| lgb| ypp| pbh| wax| yli| pei| odt| kvw| rdi| ktj| edt| pya| ztt| wto| jjm| ghr| vvv| igo| ikn| jol| bzf| stz| tgd| lls| knn| ici| sgj| rfb| sta| qkf| lte| zqv| vff| qnd| njs| ywm|