The previous three weeks we met with the maiden, the mother and the crone aspects of the NeoPagan Triple Goddess. There is a fourth aspect of every woman which we will now explore. The famous Swiss psychologist and psychiatrist, Carl Jung of course , in his analytical psychology describes an archetype as a stereotype example of a human character based on their behaviour at a particular stage of life. The archetypes are decided with due consideration to the physical, emotional, intellectual and spiritual characteristics of the persona or people. There are many other archetypes that Carl Jung ..read more

The previous two weeks we met with the maiden and the mother aspects of the NeoPagan Triple Goddess. The famous Swiss psychologist and psychiatrist, Carl Jung in his analytical psychology describes an archetype as a stereotype example of a human character based on their behaviour at a particular stage of life. The archetypes are decided with due consideration to the physical, emotional, intellectual and spiritual characteristics of the persona or people. Today we take a look at what he has to say about the stereotypical CRONE archetype The CRONE is the wiser aspect of a woman’s existenc ..read more

Last week we met with the maiden aspect of the NeoPagan Triple Goddess. The famous Swiss psychologist and psychiatrist, Carl Jung in his analytical psychology describes an archetype as a stereotype example of a human character based on their behaviour at a particular stage of life. The archetypes are decided with due consideration to the physical, emotional, intellectual and spiritual characteristics of the persona or people. Today we take a look at what he has to say about the stereotypical MOTHER archetype The MOTHER is the second most important aspect of a woman’s existence. This stage ..read more

The famous Swiss psychologist and psychiatrist, Carl Jung in his analytical psychology describes an archetype as a stereotype example of a human character based on their behaviour at a particular stage of life. The archetypes are decided with due consideration to the physical, emotional, intellectual and spiritual characteristics of the persona or people. He describes women in the following stereotypical forms… The MAIDEN is the physical aspect of a woman’s existence. It is the first stage of womanly life. A MAIDEN’s time in life is marked by the beginning of her menses and her ability to be ..read more

They represent the phases of the moon. The first one is the Maiden – The Maiden avatar of the Goddess is like the waxing moon. Young, vivacious, carefree and full of possibilities. The second one is the Mother – The Mother avatar of the Goddess is likened to the Full Moon. She is caring, nurturing and very loving. The third one is the Crone – The Crone avatar of the Goddess is the waning phase of the moon. She is experienced, knowledgeable and wise. As our wombs and our menstrual cycles are also connected to the moon and its phases, we as women too go through these three phases in life. Each ..read more

When I tried sharing what I was feeling with you my dear sisters, I found no words. All day I have been thinking What should I write in today’s article, but all I could think of is how much I am missing my mother and father. My mind goes back to the memories of her when as a child. I used to put my arm around her waist and sleep close to her. How I loved to catch her pallu and walk behind her while she did the housework. I remember how she used to cooked my favourite puri bhaji for my school picnics. As I grew older, she would make me sit in the kitchen with her, talking about this that an ..read more

Alisa Starkweather officially launched The Red Tent Temple Movement in 2007 to make a place for women, where together they could honour their womanhood. The movement was inspired by the fiction novel by Anita Diamant – The Red Tent, as well as the book – Circle of Stones by Judith Duerk and of course the many years of experience of her work with women. The movement is now spread in over 30 states and six countries bringing women together to a place where they can share their stories and mentor young women. They could share their experiences and hold space for other women through their many cy ..read more

Ancient history tells us that women of those times, would isolate themselves in an exclusive tent when they were menstruating. At any given point , there would be more than a few women form the family or community resting in the tent during those 5-7 days of their menstrual cycle. The women also followed certain goddess rituals which they kept secret from the men of their community and homes, for the fear of being asked to give up their only source of freedom during those times in the tent. They naturally developed a bonding of love and sisterhood, thus caring for each other through difficult ..read more

This is the last phase of moon cycle, the fourth week of  the theme, as we have gotten introduced to the four phases of the moon and our menstrual cycle; also known as our moon cycle. PHASE 4 : Luteal Phase / Waning Moon – Complete Tasks (Day 22-28) The waning moon is the period directly after a full moon and is a time to stay focused and complete tasks. It’s also a time when we start winding down in preparation for the next new moon. This is a time of harvesting – which is also when we start getting rid of the crap we don’t need – pulling out and discarding the weeds. If the luteal phas ..read more

This is the third week of the theme where, we are going to get introduced to the four phases of the moon and our menstrual cycle; also known as our moon cycle. PHASE 3: Ovulation Phase / Full Moon – Collaboration (Day 15-21) The ovulation phase is Week Three of your cycle. Some cycles are longer than others but for all women, the ovulation phase begins the day after ovulation and generally lasts eight days. This is your time to shine! The rise in progesterone during this period makes us want to socialise more. We are also clear in our decisions, we want to have fun and our libido surges! T ..read more