01/08/2024
In the wake of the amazing Priestess Ceremonialist of Avalon training with the most incredible wombyn in july this year, I am inspired to write an anthology 'Circle of Avalon an Anthology of Priestess Embodiments', so far I have complied two poems, this one is for Lammas and the Goddess in her aspect of Grain Mother. I hope you enjoy. Lammas Blessings of abundance to you all.
Priestess Embodiment for Lammas: The Grain Priestess
I am naked and in my labour pains,
As Ker I am the embodiment of harvest and abundance,
Nourishment for all who seek my embrace.
All creatures of the forest bow to my majesty,
As my birthing fluids herald the first harvest of the land.
Perpetual love and nurturing mother energies flow,
Wild and Uninhibited, I belong to no one.
Yet I am in my most mothering element.
To all life, I serve, love, and nourish.
In my aspect of Demeter I have a deep longing to re connect
With my child, Persephone
As devoted mother, to me , all beings are her, and I shall give
The entirety of my nurturing love for all of life in her stead.
So in the Temple you come to my Priestesses with your truest intentions.
What do you wish to manifest?
What are the seeds of your dreams?
And what kind of soil are you planting them in?
If ego controls your desires your soil is barren,
The seed unable to open,
To take form, a dream fuelling disappointment.
But if your dreams hold the seeds of your goals,
Strong and consistent, true to your souls purpose and calling
Your soil will be fertile,
Soaked with life-giving enzymes,
Within the Mycelium,
Connecting nutrient exchanges and communication,
The seed cracks open, the delicate shoot of potentiality shyly moves upwards as it forms and grows.
As your Priestess who serves as embodiment , lay your head
Upon the fullness of my breast, my belly,
I am the embodiment of mothering love,
The source of nature in earthly form.
My law is love and light to all beings.
Return to me, for I am the origin,
The sanctuary where all belong,
The eternal cycle of creation,
In the temple of the Goddess ,
Where the harvest is endless,
And love flows unbound.