Archangel Michael, protector of the Divine FeminineArch

Archangel Michael shrine and altar and blessing seeds made by Hettienne
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Archangel Michael blessing seeds

St Michael is one of the three angels mentioned

by name in Holy Scriptures.

The name Michael signifies

'Who is like God'

He is called Chief of the Order of Virtues,

Chief of the Seven Archangels

Prince of the Angels

The image of Michael on his icons is based on his role in the final

battle described in Revelation.

Archangel Michael has a close relationship with

Our Lady Mary, Mother of God.

She is the Rose Queen and they belong to

the Order of the Divine Rose.

Michael is the one that brings Blessed Mary

the news of her approaching death.

In The Legends of the Jews it is said that

'the fire that Moses saw in the burning bush had the appearance

of Michael, who had descended from heaven as

the forerunner of the Shekinah.  

Michael has a long history as protector of the Divine Feminine

The blessing seeds have all these images and others

from the scenes of the stories of Archangel Michael

including images of appearance at the grotto

in Mont' San'Angelo in Italy

The blessing seeds are sprinkled with sacred water collected

at the grotto, as well as blessed salts mixed with roses blessed

by a second relic of roses of St Teresa d'Lisieux

and holy oil of 53 relics, 

water brought back from the springs and wells of Glastonbury,

sacred to the Feminine

and water from Lourdes where our holy mother appeared

and is still working her miracles.

These blessings seeds can be used for healing,

ceremony, ritual and to bless the earth and pot plants.

Nectar of the Heart

Last night as I was sleeping,

I dreamt — marvelous error! –

that I had a beehive

here inside my heart.

And the golden bees

were making white combs

and sweet honey

from my old failures.”

~ From “Last Night As I Was Sleeping,” by Antonio Machado

The bee has since ancient times been a symbol

of the goddess, the divine feminine, the Great Mother,

a symbol of Wisdom, and even the church.

In ancient times, the bees were regarded as sacred

and they were seen as travellers between the natural

world and the underworld.

Through a process of alchemy, bees

create honey, in ancient times,

regarded as the nectar of the gods.

The term milk and honey were used to describe

abundance and eden-like qualities to our lives.

The bees’ survival depends upon a queen and their unquestioning obedience 
and loyalty to her, which reminds 
us of our dependence on Our Lady, Queen of the Heart 

The beehive is a symbol for the heart :
the sacred inner temple where transformation
takes place and from which forgiveness and
compassion flows.

Monday mornings with Mary

House of Gold

extracts from Mary Within Us

a Jungian perspective on the titles of Mary by David Richo

'I remained in the temple, enjoying the

ineffable pleasure of contemplating

the goddess' statue, because I was bound

to her by a debt of gratitude so large

that I could never fully repay her' - Apuleius

Mary is what we are : a temple of the divine.

In the title, House of Gold, we have two symbols, 

the house as a container and gold as

the supreme value of the Self.

The house of gold is the Self.

A house grants shelter so we again

encounter the conserving and containing aspect

of the female archetype.

It is comprised of the light of comforting safety

and the dark of numbing contentment.

There are always graces to help us integrate those two.

The Loreto shrine, the traditional house of Mary,

is like the Ark of the covenant,

the dwelling of the feminine aspect of God.

At sunset it is bathed in gold and so it is often

referred to as the golden house.

A custom in our past was to bronze the shoes in which a baby 

first walked.

Mary is the house of ego that has been

gilded because she walked the path from

ego to Self. 

By the invocation, House of Gold, we

commit ourselves to enter the mansion of

spiritual individuation.  

What happened to her, happens to us.

We make a series of choices and

surrenders that move us from cellar to attic

and then down to earth and out into the world

with treasures to share.

This passage will have suffering in it

and joy too.

In the fire of creation, gold does not vanish:

the fire brightens.

Each creature God made must live in its own nature;

how could I resist my nature, 

that lives for oneness with God - 

Mechtild of Magdeburg.

Would you like to link up?

with love, Hettienne

Featured Artist and Blogger

A blog that I discovered during one of the blog

parties, is the very sweet blog of Patty Antle,

Patty's Pretty things

at www.pattyantle.com

Patty's blog is filled with interesting tutorials

and she is a prolific crafter!

Here are some of her Spring Spoolies she

made for a swap that she organised on her blog :

A tutorial 

St Patty's day rainbows

and Patty has a miniature dollhouse!

she shares the entire journey of finding

the house and then furnishing it

with meaningful pieces on her blog!

worth reading if you love dollhouses!

Oh and let me not forget this week's sharing,

button bouquets!

how innovative!

So hop over and visit Patty's Pretty Things - there

are lots of pretty ideas and inspiration on offer!

And Party you can grab my pretty badge and put

it on your sidebar!

blessings

Hettienne

Mornings with Mary - Monday 19 May

Queen of Heaven - handmade rosary necklace by Hettienne

The Madonna Flower Cycle

extract from 

The Blessed Virgin Mary, Her Life

and Her Mission by Corinne Heline

......June is the month of Celestial Reflections.

It claims the Iris, the rainbow flower,

and the stately plant that bears an impress

of the flower spectrum.

Man did not always know the seven-rayed

spectrum, nor does he know its twelvefold

range.  But time will bring extensions.

July - the White Lily - a native of the Holy Land,

is the symbol of the Feast of the Visitation

which is celebrated in July, the 

month of Cosmic Remembrance.

Wherever the Visitation is preserved,

the vase of white lilies stands by the

Virgin's side, crowned with an auriole of

three mystic blossoms.

In August, the golden month of 

Divine Consummations, occurs the

Feast of the Assumption.

This season knows the golden Sunflower.

It is the golden blossom upon which the soul,

newly separated from earth conditions,

feasts in preparation for transition

into a higher state of consciousness, and

therefore appropriately named 

'food for a king'.

It is today truly a King's food for seeds

are of man's greatest nourishment, the

breath of the Sun breathing its power into the body

through the these tiny seeds.

September - Golden Rod.

In September the annual inflow

of Light is celebrated as the Nativity Feast, 

the birth month of Mother Mary.

Blessed herbs, through which astral prototypes

the Beloved Lady has poured streams of healing 

force from her hands of light,

belong to this, her natal month.

These herbs possess the qualities to soothe 

and sustain tired and broken bodies.

For October, the month of Sacrifice,

is fashioned the Rosemary.

It typifies the Bridge of Remembrance

between the inner and the outer.

November, the stately Chrysanthemum reaches

the height of its beauty.

It lifts its proud and haughty head upward

toward the sky.

December - poinsettia.

This is the season in which red

and green are the principal colours used by

both nature and man.

It is here that we see the shining green

of the leaves and the lustrous red berries of the

holly proclaiming joyously that the season

of Christmas is now with us and it is at

this time that the Poinsettia lifts its smiling

face toward the sun as it declares that now is

the most holy season of the year,

the time of the birth of the 

Blessed Christ Child is now with us.

For more interesting fact, myth and lore

and maybe a deeper understanding of

our inner worlds and how it is created

in the image of the Divine,

please visit next Monday for more

Mornings with Mary.

A blessed week to you

and please join if you have the time or

desire.

with love,

Hettienne

Mornings with Mary

Our Lady of New Life by Hettienne G

Welcome to Mornings with Mary

Mornings with Mary

it is a celebration of all

things Mary

in her many forms and aspects

in the many cultures and tradition

of our world.

  

Whatever this means to YOU.

and in whatever way you want to celebrate

the Divine World, both profane and sacred,

in your belief, in your creativity,

your religion,

your understanding and

in your ideas and expression.

A place of sharing and growth!

The philosopher Thomas Moore, in his wonderful works on Soul,

really defines it for me. Everyone has a Soul and thus a religion of the Soul,

and that may be found in the enchantment of everyday living, in art as a sacred undertaking,

or it may be found in the practise and application of a holy book and its teachings.

For the past ten weeks I shared ten teachings from

the Wisdom of Mary, a book by Gina Lake.

Today I am starting with extracts from a very

interesting book

The Blessed Virgin Mary, Her Life and Mission

by Corinne Heline.

The Madonna Flower Cycle

Each month the Virgin Mary bestows some special blessing

upon the children of men. Each month has a spiritual key 

flower corresponding to those special powers of the 

seasonal cycle. 

January is the month of they hyacinth, its colors and its

fragrance speak of better things to come and of

happier days to be.  January is the month of Capricorn which

speaks of new ideals and the fruition of every new and 

higher dream.

February is the month which commemorates the

purity of the Virgin.  

The snowdrop, emblem of virgin

chastity, is Her flower. 

 Quantities of its blossoms

are strewn at this season 

altars of prayer and worship.  

In March the White Lily blooms to celebrate the 

Festival of Annunciation.  The Marigold is also

dedicated to the Virgin Mother of Jesus at this

season, meaning that Mary's gold is now available

for anyone who wills to come and freely

partake of its bounty.

April claims the soft flowering of the Primrose,

the first rose of the year.  The rose is the most

sacred symbol of Mary and her purest sacred heart.

May is the month of the Madonna,

 the month of mothers.

May is enshrouded with that holy light 

of mother love

which lifts the heart to a

 divine realization only to that

of the Christ.  

Showers of blessings 

descend upon

the heart in the lovely month - 

blessings that

blossom in Roses,

 the beloved flower of the Madonna

and a reflection

 of the Mystic Rose which

blooms eternally in her heart

 for all the

mothers in the world.

I hope that you had a lovely Mother's day yesterday!

with love,

Hettienne

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