Now in its ninth year, this popular wall calendar continues to engage our imagination with its captivating images of the sacred feminine. From the forthright gaze of the maiden to the lush abundance of the mother and the powerful magic of the crone, the goddess is represented here in all her beauty and majesty. Visionary artist Helena Nelson-Reed draws upon diverse sources for her inspiration: fantasy, myth, dreams and shamanism all influence her painting and writing. Each evocative image is accompanied by a moving description of the mystical realm of the goddess.
Sample caption:
Our Lady of Transformation, she of the wide-open heart. In many cultures, Mary is associated with sacred wells, the sea and healing springs. Her cool waters cleanse and nourish, delivering refreshment to weary hearts. Mary is the innate purity within woman, the state we’re born in, that which is never lost nor stolen. She possesses indomitable, gentle strength and faith. Sure in, and of, herself, open and receptive: this is woman fertile with possibility. Mary’s is a heart luminous with Grace. Mary washes away sorrow with gentle tears of love and mercy. Transformation and serenity are among the blessings she carries like bouquets of wild blossoms, bestowing in gentle showers of fluttering petals.
Sample caption:
Our Lady of Transformation, she of the wide-open heart. In many cultures, Mary is associated with sacred wells, the sea and healing springs. Her cool waters cleanse and nourish, delivering refreshment to weary hearts. Mary is the innate purity within woman, the state we’re born in, that which is never lost nor stolen. She possesses indomitable, gentle strength and faith. Sure in, and of, herself, open and receptive: this is woman fertile with possibility. Mary’s is a heart luminous with Grace. Mary washes away sorrow with gentle tears of love and mercy. Transformation and serenity are among the blessings she carries like bouquets of wild blossoms, bestowing in gentle showers of fluttering petals.
