Pathworking: The mother

The threefold Goddess: Meditations on Maiden, Mother, Crone and Hag

On a night of the full moon, sit down in a quiet spot, preferably somewhere where you can see the full moon.
Take some deep breaths and relax. Gaze upon or visualize the full moon while you let go of anger, stress, anxiety and distractions.
Then, close your eyes. Go to your safe place. It is night here, but the night is illuminated by a full moon shining brightly in the sky. The moonlight touches you, and in response, you feel delicate, luminescent wings grow, strong enough to carry you easily. Stretch your wings experimentally.
Now, with some strong beats of your wings, raise yourself into the air. Feel the resistance of the air, against your wings, the air that is rushing around you as you fly into the sky, into the direction of the full moon. There is an updraft that carries you higher... and higher... effortlessly higher and higher...
You look ahead and see the bright, full moon in front of you, huge, and growing even bigger and bigger as you approach it, until you can no longer see it in its entirety. You can see a structure, round like the full moon itself, and you fly into that direction...
It is a building, a temple of white marble, the same color as the white moon itself, built into a dome. You land to one side of it and fold your wings. Follow the wall until you see an opening into the temple. You can see it easily because a warm, golden light comes from the inside. You step through the opening, into a temple. Here, there are statues and pictures on the wall, and they are interspersed with living things: plants, from tiny cacti to huge trees, populated with birds and other animals. Somewhere you see a mother hare giving birth to a small litter of baby hares. The artwork shows similar scenes of giving birth, of nurturing animals and women, of abundance and fertility in general. You wander around, investigating...
You seem to have made it to the middle of the dome. There, you behold a woman sitting beside a fireplace, breastfeeding a baby. She looks up at you and smiles. “Come over”, she invites you, pointing at a chair. You follow the invitation. She keeps silent, so you simply enjoy the atmosphere of the temple: the sounds of birds, the crackling of the fire, and the suckling babe. The animals here are not sky, they pass directly by the place where you re sitting.
Finally, the baby is satisfied. The Goddess turns her attention towards you and speaks:
“I am the mother who cares
for the life of the earth.
Without me, no corn would spring forth,
no animal would get pregnant,
no mother would be able to feed her child.
I am the one who takes on the job,
who cares for others,
who nurtures the world.
I grant you this: shelter in harsh times,
and always a friendly ear to listen.
I charge you this: grant shelter in bad times
help nurture the world with love and compassion.”

Talk to her about the things that aggrieve you. She will listen, and might have some advise.
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Finally, you thank the Goddess and take your leave. You walk through the temple once more and step outside. Look into the sky. There, in the distance, you can see the earth, blue, green and beautiful. Stretch your wings again and rise into the sky. Fly back, home to your safe place. There is a feeling that is gently leading you into the right direction, a pulling, like a homing instinct. You follow it, flying back, and finally, you return to your safe place. As you land, you feel your wings dissolving.
Return to your body. Take a few deep breaths to return and readjust. Count from 10 to 1, open your eyes. Welcome back.


Note: Again, write down what you experienced, especially what you remember about your conversation with the Goddess. Also remember that advise can only help you if you take it.