tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19690575299150503712024-03-08T13:34:33.790+02:00Cloister of the Heart Hettienne Groblerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06171699855415167735noreply@blogger.comBlogger200125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1969057529915050371.post-30620635450097462142019-08-27T15:31:00.000+02:002019-08-27T15:31:08.594+02:00Walking with Mary <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<i>When you pray to Mary, mother of Jesus, you pray, without knowing it,</i></div>
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<i>to the World Mother in her many forms</i>. - The Mists of Avalon</div>
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You are invited to join me and the Temple of Mary in a 30 day practice with the metaphor, Sacred Presence and iconography of Blessed Mary. </div>
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We will start on Saturday 7 September 2019 </div>
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You can participate wherever you are and you can spend as much time as you can afford to on the daily practise. The month of Walking with Mary will include special prayers, contemplation, spiritual exercises and tools to uncover your own Sacred Heart and strengthen your relationship with </div>
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the Blessed Mother Mary.</div>
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This is a free event and open to everyone<br />
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<b>We will consecrate our decks and we will set up a special Walking with Mary altar. </b></div>
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<b><i>Go to my blog <a href="https://bookofmarysacredheart.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">The Temple of Mary</a> and subscribe</i></b> on the right hand side under the tab 'subscribe by email' and you will receive weekly blog posts setting out the teachings of Mary and her many roles; I will share sacred healing practises with you and you will receive instructions on how to do the Silent Heart meditation and how to receive the Sacred Heart diksha which you will practise on a daily basis.</div>
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You will experience the flowering of peace and joy and you will see the changes in your personal life unfold as you walk these thirty days with Mary.</div>
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<i><b>The Temple of Mary at https://bookofmarysacredheart.blogspot.com</b></i><br />
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blessings</div>
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Hettienne</div>
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Hettienne Groblerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06171699855415167735noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1969057529915050371.post-11814108353234504222019-01-20T19:07:00.001+02:002019-01-20T19:07:12.604+02:00Reading with the Amulets of Mary oracle<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Reading with cards, charms, tea leaves or any object</div>
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is an intuitive inner journey that takes practise.</div>
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It is a skill to hone your subtle senses and also a skill</div>
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Life is a journey filled with markers and pointers for us.</div>
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Each life has a theme and certain archetypes and we can</div>
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create within those limits and parameters. To become</div>
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really in touch with your subtle senses, demand a certain</div>
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amount of humility and your own personal shadow work</div>
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It is so easy to pretend to ourselves that 'all is as it should be'</div>
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and to shift all responsibility onto a Higher Power.</div>
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The truth is that we have been dealt a hand of cards, </div>
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black and white and red and we are accountable</div>
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and responsible for getting to know both the positive</div>
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and negative of our own personal hand.</div>
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This is where amulets, charms and tarot becomes so valuable.</div>
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When you combine it with Jungian shadow work, you can uncover</div>
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your own projections and hidden perceptions - you can take </div>
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the power back from unruly emotions and the pain</div>
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of dysfunctional personal relationships.</div>
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The Amulets of Mary comes with a booklet describing the fundamental</div>
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tenets of Benedicaria, The Blessing Way, an ancient Southern Italian spiritual</div>
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path. According to those who have made a study and practice of Benedicaria</div>
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it is the most pure form of Catholicism. It restores many practices</div>
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which have been classified as 'occult' to its rightful place in a spirtiual</div>
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path that integrates both ancient traditions, folklore and modern</div>
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consciousness enlightenment work.</div>
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I suggest that you keep a book in which to record your readings</div>
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and also your own interpretation of the charms and their positions</div>
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on the charts. With time you can create your own casting sheet as</div>
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The sheet has been divided into four quadrants.</div>
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These represent the four suits of the Mysteries of Mary Tarot Deck</div>
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or any tarot deck. I have allocated the four sections of mind,</div>
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body, soul and spirit and the attributes</div>
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are handwritten onto the casting sheet.</div>
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You can add your own with a sharpie onto the linen cloth.</div>
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You can allocate the four seasons, the four elements</div>
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of earth, air, water and fire. On the new sheets I have added</div>
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Past, Present, Future and Unknown. You can do the same.</div>
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I have also added a YES and NO section</div>
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The section of the sheet that applies, depend on your question. If</div>
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you asked a simple yes or no question, then look to see where the</div>
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charm fell. If you randomly picked some charms and you choose the</div>
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yes and no sections, then it is important to see which charms fell</div>
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on the yes and which fell on the no - then read their meanings, look</div>
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at their meanings and story in the tarot guide book and add your</div>
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own intuitive meaning to it all. Sometimes one needs to allow</div>
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all the information to settle down into the unconscious and reveal</div>
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its deeper meaning to you over time.</div>
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Sometimes the answers are just so obvious and right there.</div>
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In the new sheets I have added key words to the four sections.</div>
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For instance, in Body you can add</div>
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When you want to see a bigger picture than Yes or No, you can</div>
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Chalice fell in Mind (Suit of Distaff)</div>
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Star landed on Heart (Suit of Vessels)</div>
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Mermaid landed on Body (Suit of Roses)</div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The Chalice</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">The Chalice is seen as a sacred and holy object in ancient Grail legends, Arthurian myth, Mary Magdalen myth and in a Christian hymn Mary is called the Chalice. The Chalice is also regarded as the holy grail and there are many theories : some believe that it is a physical cup in which Jesus’ blood was collected after the crucifixion by Mary Magdalene; others believe that the the Holy Grail is a women or the strength of a woman. In the Mary Mysteries, she is the Chalice and the Holy Grail. She is the strength and compassion that floods our soul; she is the Waters of Consciousness that flow everlasting from the Chalice.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Tarot Card : Queen of Vessels : Mary Magdalene anointing the feet of Jesus<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Meaning : sacred vehicle; when you get the chalice in a reading it indicates the vehicle in which your blessing will appear; it also points to the direction in which you have to go; it shows in which area of your life you have to pay attention to your dreams.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Add your own connotations and meanings to the chalice and even the</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">the Mind section. Mind is thinking, thoughts, ideas, conscious mind,</span></div>
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This placement could mean that you have to pay more attention</div>
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to your ideas and thoughts: they will take you to the Chalice and Holy Grail of</div>
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your search. The Queen of Vessels card</div>
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you that your mind should be in service of your heart.</div>
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When you become aware of the way that your mind reacts</div>
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to the prompts of your heart and its inner whisper,</div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">The tale of Esther (Star) is an allegory of a feminine majesty who once stood as equal to her spouse the king and was the instrument through which her own blood relatives and all of the nation were saved. This echoes the place of Sophia who was present to God at the creation itself and helped it all come into being through her assent to the plan. This story of Esther may be a “fossil” that remains in the Bible and allows us to see how Israel first regarded the feminine, before the patriarchal powers purged the nation of all forms of the ancient Goddess known as the Shekina, partner to the masculine manifestation of God. “Esther” is another form of the Babylonian goddess Ishtar, (Star) who was also called “Queen of Heaven” as was the Egyptian Mother Goddess, Isis and as Mary is yet called today. “Esther” is another form of the Babylonian goddess Ishtar, (Star) who was also called “Queen of Heaven” as was the Egyptian Mother Goddess, Isis and as Mary is yet called today.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Mermaids are regarded as mythical creatures. They appear in many folk and fairytales. In the story of Ariel, the mermaid, many parallels can be seen in her story and that of the goddess and specifically the story of Mary Magdalen. The mermaid is also symbolic of a woman’s ‘watery’ nature and her intense emotional body. Through the ages the emotional and feeling nature of women has been demonised and women have been institutionalised for ‘hysterics’. Her spiritual nature has been suppressed in many ways and many have made sure that women have lost their ability to have both a mermaid tale and a pair of legs to walk on land when needed.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Meaning : you need to find a strong sense of balance within yourself; get to know your own nature and you will be able to master the world around you; pay attention to your feelings; unknown waters; value your own feeling nature; feelings speak of your intuition; inner wisdom; </span><span style="font-family: "baskerville old face" , serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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I follow an ancient sacred tradition that used to belong to the Great Mother and her devotees. This tradition was incorporated into religion by the nuns and convents. I call it Sacred Altars and it is my offering on the Altar of Life. Thirteen years ago I changed my focus from being a spiritual healer to becoming a pilgrim to sacred places on the Earth and especially to where the Divine has<o:p></o:p></div>
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My Sacred Altars has various levels to the work. I return from my pilgrimages with waters from the holy springs and rivers; oil and salts sanctified by the Presence of the energies at these sacred places.<o:p></o:p></div>
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And I bring back my own direct experiences and my own transformation. These are some of the elements of altars and shrines which I make in devotion to the Great One appearing as the Divine Feminine Mary.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The child within me is still fascinated with miniatures and their reflection of the vastness and eternity of life and living. As an artist I regard myself as an artisan and midwife of the Divine becoming, moving between two worlds and hoping to reveal that the inner life is a sacred life and the outer ordinary life is filled with messages and confirmations of the Great Story of Divine Love within each and every human being. I focus on images and stories of The Western Christian traditions and Mysteries.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Hettienne Groblerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06171699855415167735noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1969057529915050371.post-62930267295215651372019-01-13T19:21:00.000+02:002019-08-27T15:27:59.381+02:00Walking with Mary 30 days<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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You are invited to join me and the Temple of Mary in a 30 day practice with the metaphor, Sacred Presence and iconography of Blessed Mary. </div>
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We will start on Friday 11 January 2019 on my birthday and continue till Monday 11 February, the feast day of Our Lady of Lourdes.</div>
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Sunday 3 February 2019 is the start of the Art Novena to Our Lady of Lourdes whose feast day we celebrate on Monday 11 February and it will be included in these thirty days.</div>
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You can participate wherever you are and you can spend as much time as you can afford to on the daily practise. The month of Walking with Mary will include special prayers, contemplation, spiritual exercises and tools to uncover your own Sacred Heart and strengthen your relationship with </div>
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Over the next few days I will share here a few items that you have to collect and prepare beforehand.</div>
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If you own the Mysteries of Mary tarot deck and/or the Amulets of Mary Healing Oracle,</div>
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<b>We will consecrate our decks and we will set up a special Walking with Mary altar. </b></div>
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<b><i>Go to my blog <a href="https://bookofmarysacredheart.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">The Temple of Mary</a> and subscribe</i></b> on the right hand side under the tab 'subscribe by email' and you will receive weekly blog posts setting out the teachings of Mary and her many roles; I will share sacred healing practises with you and you will receive instructions on how to do the Silent Heart meditation and how to receive the Sacred Heart diksha which you will practise on a daily basis.</div>
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You will experience the flowering of peace and joy and you will see the changes in your personal life unfold as you walk these thirty days with Mary.</div>
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<b>Week 1 Friday 11 January to Thursday 17 January 2019</b></div>
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<i><b>Mary as Virgin, Prophetess and Temple Priestess</b></i></div>
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<i><b>The Temple of Mary at https://bookofmarysacredheart.blogspot.com</b></i><br />
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blessings</div>
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Hettienne</div>
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Hettienne Groblerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06171699855415167735noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1969057529915050371.post-21848683998703302362018-02-11T09:40:00.000+02:002018-02-11T09:40:03.911+02:00Day Nine of Art Novena to Our Lady of Lourdes<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Visionary or apparitional culture is no static force, a cultural 'given' that people can join as members.<br />
It is dynamic, responding to contemporary political, social and religious realities<br />
and shaping those realities, and is also shaped<br />
by the individuals who identify themselves as Marian devotees<br />
and visionaries.<br />
Visionary culture is a confluence of Catholic devotions, symbols,<br />
and traditions of innovative responses to modern<br />
contexts of negotiations among social, religious and interpersonal<br />
forces of the interactions of apparitions believers<br />
and apparition doubters and of the loving<br />
and guiding influence of Our Lady, who for believers is imminently present.<br />
Visionary culture is a worldview, a palette of practices, an understanding<br />
of the cosmos, a palette on which individuals paint<br />
the stories of their lives.<br />
Extract from Out Lady of Emmitsburg by Jill Krebs<br />
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'I realized that
all the powers of the Mothers, of Tara, Durga, Kali are in Mary.<o:p></o:p></div>
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She has Tara's
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Durga's
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the grandeur and
terribilta of Kali.<o:p></o:p></div>
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a poor woman<o:p></o:p></div>
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and a human
mother.<o:p></o:p></div>
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In her the full
path of the sacred feminine is lived.<o:p></o:p></div>
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In her we have a
complete image of the Divine Mother,<o:p></o:p></div>
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an image at once
transcendent and immanent,<o:p></o:p></div>
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other-worldly and
this-wordly,<o:p></o:p></div>
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at once mystical
and political and practical.<o:p></o:p></div>
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In Mary the Divine
Mother comes to earth and lives on earth<o:p></o:p></div>
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and lives, the
passionate, strong, serious,<o:p></o:p></div>
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simple and
transforming life that shows us all how to live.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<o:p> </o:p>Mary is the bridge between heaven and earth,</div>
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between the human
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between human and
divine justice."<o:p></o:p></div>
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The Return of the Mother<o:p></o:p></div>
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Hettienne Groblerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06171699855415167735noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1969057529915050371.post-70676847062208071652018-02-10T05:00:00.000+02:002018-02-10T05:00:18.270+02:00Day Eight of Art Novena of Our Lady of Lourdes<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<br /><i><span style="font-family: inherit;">'<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15.4px;">At the grotto I fell in line with the other pilgrims, waiting my turn to touch the walls of the cave and its dripping water. The atmosphere was light and joyful, although many stood and kneeled deep in prayer. As I approached the statue of Our Lady where She appeared to St Bernadette, I could feel an</span></span></i><div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 1.4;">
<i><span style="font-family: inherit;">intensification of the energy, a slight vibration and a humming sound. The closer I came, the louder the sound became. The sound was over and above the sound of the rushing waters.</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: inherit;">As I put my hand out to touch the dripping water and I raised my eyes, </span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: inherit;">a column of light was visible to me,</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: inherit;">shimmering and dancing.</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: inherit;">My first impression was that it is a giant candle, but then my logical mind</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: inherit;">realised that this is not possible.</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: inherit;">The only way I can describe it is 'a flame of living organic light' :</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: inherit;">Her Divine Presence made manifest in this world,</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: inherit;">visible to my eyes.</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-size: 15.4px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>And overwhelming and immense feelings which I am at a loss to name.</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>A feeling of such incredible fullness and completeness which has stayed with me ever since.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>A hundred thousand harps take you</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>like wings and sweep you up out of silence.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>And your primitive wind is blowing</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>the fragrance of your marvelous power</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>to every being and to every creature in need.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>- Rainer Maria Rilke</i></span></div>
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This is an extract of my very first blog post about my first visit to Lourdes.</div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><br />Water has always been the sacred energy of the feminine.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">When one follows the leylines in the earth, the Mary line</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">curves and spirals around wells and you will find</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">cathedral and churches built on the power points of the Michael</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">lines (as they are known in the UK)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;">The feminine has always been worshipped at wells</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;">and it is quite noticeable what an important role the well</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;">plays in Judeo-Christianity and its stories and they</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;">usually involve a woman..</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">From</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15.4px;"> the very first days, miraculous cures have been granted at Lourdes to many who drank or bathed in the spring that Bernadette discovered at the Lady’s prompting. The Catholic Church is extremely slow and meticulous about acknowledging the validity of a cure and so most of the cures claimed there are never officially recognized. Even so, there are dozens of totally recognized cures that have happened at Lourdes that have been documented by the Church and the medical profession. The first healings happened almost immediately in 1858 and continue until the present day. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15.4px;">This healing is brought to us on many, many levels.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Water has the power to drown us or to quench our thirst.<br />We know Mary as the loving nurturing mother and also<br />as the Mater Dolorosa, the grieving mourning mother,<br />dressed in black, mourning the loss of her son.<br /><br />In Lourdes you will see hundreds of pilgrims carrying large<br />containers of water from the sacred spring home every day.<br />We bring tiny bottles of the healing waters home with us.<br />Mary is called a Vessel of Spirit, a Vessel of Honour and here in<br />Lourdes she is the Vessel of the Sacred Waters.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">In alchemy the vessel is the container in which the</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">various ingredients are mixed and transformed by each other.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">It was believed that the alchemists were looking for</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">a way to turn lead into gold, but this is a metaphorical</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">journey of transforming darkness into light. Or of</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">finding joy and peace amidst sorrow and hardship as we live</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">in a world of radical opposites and many challenges.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Mary is the vessel for the divine incarnated in herself as </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">the Immaculate Conception and in</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">giving birth to her Son</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">and then as all of us. </span></div>
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blessings</div>
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Hettienne</div>
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Hettienne Groblerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06171699855415167735noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1969057529915050371.post-21301507150319954792018-02-09T05:30:00.000+02:002018-02-09T05:30:03.522+02:00Day Seven of the Art novena of Lady of Lourdes<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The Sacred Tasks</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Today Bernadette and her story is famous and she is</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">regaled for her vision, her faith, her commitment and the</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">wondrous gifts that she brought back to our world</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">from her meetings with Mary of Lourdes.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">But this was not the case in her lifetime.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">She was the only one who saw the visions</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">of the Radiant Lady. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">No-one else believed her.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">She was ridiculed and thought to be insane.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Her mother forbade her to go back to the</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">grotto after being told about the visions.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">But Bernadette persisted.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">and she obeyed the Radiant Lady and took her</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">messages back to the village and the local priest.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">She was taken in for psychiatric evaluation;</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">she was arrested by the police</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">and she was vilified by the villagers.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">In many fairy tales and myths as well, the young</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">heroine has to overcome certain tasks until</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">the ultimate challenge has been completed.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">The ultimate challenge for Bernadette was when </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Magnificent Mary of Lourdes told her to dig</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">for water in a bone dry patch of land where</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">there had never been water before.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">And Bernadette started to dig with her hands</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">and nothing appeared. The villagers</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">shook their heads at her and walked away.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">But she persisted and kept on digging away</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">with her hands in the dirt.</span><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: inherit;">'</span>On Feb. 25 Bernadette began by praying, then she pushed
aside the branches of the wild rose bush and went to kiss the ground under the
rock again. She came down the slope and fell into ecstasy. She got up as if
confused and started for the Gave. She stopped abruptly, looked behind her, as
if hearing instructions from the rock, and made a sign of assent. This time she
walked towards the grotto, not toward the Gave. She went a little way and
looked around, confused. She raised her head as if to question the Lady; then
she resolutely bent down and began to scratch at the earth. The little hollow
she scratched out immediately filled with water. She waited a moment, then
drank of it and washed her face with it. She took a blade of grass growing in
the soil and put it into her mouth. When she returned to her place of prayer,
her face was smeared with muddy water and a cry went up from the crowd:
"Bernadette has lost her mind!" </i><br />
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<i>Most of the crowd began to leave, disillusioned and sure the
ecstasies were nothing but hallucinations. She herself remained in prayer
almost another hour, serene and radiant as usual. Those who remained with her
and who accompanied her afterward testified that she was as ordinary as ever
and fully in control of her faculties. They asked her to explain her behavior.
She said, "While I was in prayer, the Lady said to me in a friendly but
serious voice, 'Go, drink and wash in the fountain.' As I did not know where
this fountain was, and as I did not think the matter was important, I went
towards the Gave. The Lady called me back and signed to me with her finger to
go under the grotto to the left; I obeyed, but I did not see any water. Not
knowing where to get it from, I scratched the earth and the water came. I let
it get a little clear of the mud; then I drank and washed."</i><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">As in fairy tales Bernadette surrendered her</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">and the presence of the supernatural.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">she acted in hope and belief in the</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The appearance of the Lady in White at Lourdes</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">and the miracles that she brought to the world<span style="font-size: 15.4px;">, has the ability to</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Novena for day seven</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Magnificent Mary may I remain open</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>to the impossible</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>May I remember not to ignore the very subtle</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>messages of Spirit;</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>and may I undertake each task as the sacred task that it is</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Ave Maria</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">blessings</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Hettienne</span></div>
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Hettienne Groblerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06171699855415167735noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1969057529915050371.post-29929635088107059692018-02-08T12:43:00.000+02:002018-02-08T12:43:30.539+02:00Day Six of Art Novena of Our Lady of Lourdes<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Fire and Light<br />
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Fire and light are both powerful symbols and alchemical agents<br />
of transformation<br />
and they play an important role in myth,<br />
fairy tale and religious stories and rites.<br />
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In the story of Bernadette and the Soubirous family we<br />
learn that Bernadette's father, a miller by craft and trade,<br />
had fallen on hard times and the family had lost everything.<br />
To earn money he undertook to dispose of waste materials from<br />
the local hospital. He took the bloodied and putrid bandages<br />
in a small wooden wagon and set off<br />
to the grotto of Massabielles where he built a big fire<br />
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'<i>There arises an evil-smelling pyramid of</i><br />
<i>blood-soaked cotton, pus-stained bandages,</i><br />
<i>and filthy linen rags...quickly he tosses his box</i><br />
<i>of matches to set the heap on fire...The horrid</i><br />
<i>combustible pyramid flares up on the instant...</i><br />
<i>this strange sacrificial pyre, whose smoke, graciously</i><br />
<i>accepted by Heaven, rises in a straight line.</i><br />
extract from The Song of Bernadette<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A shrine of Bernadette Soubirous with the<br />
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Fire is of great importance to us. We use it to<br />
cook our food and to keep warm in winter.<br />
The hearth and its fire has always been a symbol<br />
of the divine presence of the Deity who<br />
provides and supplies us with what we need.<br />
The candle is also seen as the flame of the Soul.<br />
Those with mystical sight can see the flame that<br />
is alit on the crown of the awakened ones.<br />
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One can see the halo of a burning flame with the naked eye<br />
and holy ones and awakened ones are often<br />
drawn with similar halos.<br />
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Even though we understand how fire is created, it remains<br />
a mystical ocurrence with miraculous abilities.<br />
Similarly, as prana is ignited in the body (spontaneously<br />
or through spiritual practice) and involuntary and<br />
unexpected changes take place in both the mind, the body<br />
and the heart, it is a wondrous mystical occurrence.<br />
As inner sight develops and extra sensory perception<br />
and a vast peace eventually settles in your being,<br />
one feels drawn to make these events manifest in ritual<br />
and practise.<br />
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Since ancient days a candle was kept alit in the temples and cities<br />
as an offering to the heavens and as a sign of the unwavering spirit.<br />
This is still the practise at Lourdes and also at Kildare where<br />
the Brigidine nuns keep the flame lit.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The candles at the sanctuary of Lourdes are <br />
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<b>Novena for Day Six</b><br />
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Radiant Mary, shine radiantly upon me.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Bright Lady who illuminates my inner darkness<o:p></o:p></div>
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Yours is the incorruptible fire;<o:p></o:p></div>
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As it is clean, it cleanses; as it is pure, it purifies.<o:p></o:p></div>
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blessings</div>
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Hettienne<br />
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Hettienne Groblerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06171699855415167735noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1969057529915050371.post-61000985703863863072018-02-07T05:00:00.000+02:002018-02-07T08:44:47.843+02:00Day Five of Art Novena to Our Lady of Lourdes<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pilgrims shrine made by myself<br />
The French Madonna</td></tr>
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Initiation into priestesshood by the Lady<br />
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One of the three fairy tale groups*<br />
is 'The Abundance-giving women in the Other World'.<br />
In these fairy tales the 'goddess-heroine' initiates<br />
a young girl into priestesshood.<br />
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The story line of these type of fairy tales follow the<br />
following outline :<br />
The young girl leaves her family, as well as ordinary time</div>
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and place and then enters the Otherworld - which she does so either</div>
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In the Otherworld she meets the goddess whom</div>
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initiates her, turning her into an ordained priestess</div>
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and then grants her with gifts to take back to the world.<br />
When the young girl or princess returns to the world<br />
she is no longer the same innocent.<br />
She returns with a deeper knowledge and with<br />
the gifts of vision and compassion amongst other things,<br />
which was granted to her.<br />
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This is the basic structure of this type of fairy tale<br />
and we can see how the story of Bernadette and<br />
Our Lady of Lourdes fit into this archetype.<br />
Bernadette's story also has many other elements in common with<br />
classic myth and fairy tale and we will explore those<br />
in the upcoming days. I am thinking of the challenges that Bernadette faced<br />
and the sacred tasks (as in the case of the myth of Psyche)<br />
that she has to complete.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Some of the young girls who were initiated into<br />the priestesshood of the sacred feminine</td></tr>
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The grotto of Massabielles was known to be sacred to the<br />
goddess Persephone in Roman times. The sacred feminine<br />
has manifested in these grounds through the ages<br />
and today Our Lady of Lourdes, the Immaculate Conception,<br />
fills this valley and its rocks and waters with<br />
a sacred feminine presence..<br />
This is a mystical understanding that not everyone is open to<br />
and especially in religious circles there are many<br />
disagreements on what exactly is taking place here.<br />
But for million of pilgrims (religious and non-religious)<br />
the supernatural and loving presence at Lourdes<br />
is undeniable. <br />
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Bernadette stepped into priestesshood of the sacred feminine<br />
and returned to the world with unwavering faith in the<br />
miraculous and the manifest presence of the deity in this world.<br />
Through Bernadette's initiation into priestesshood<br />
of belief and faith in the supernatural and miracles,<br />
thousands of people are daily entering<br />
the Otherworld at Lourdes.<br />
A world where miracles do take place<br />
and where healings take place daily.<br />
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Novena for Day Five<br />
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I open myself to your presence, o Great Mother;<br />
I commit myself to your priestesshood of miracle thinking<br />
and the practise of faith in the extraordinary.<br />
I am willing for my eyes and heart to be broken open<br />
by your divine and blinding presence;<br />
as I priestess your love and compassion in the world.<br />
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blessings<br />
Hettienne<br />
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Bibliography references : Gottner-Abendroth, Heide - The Goddess and her Heros</div>
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Hettienne Groblerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06171699855415167735noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1969057529915050371.post-33525105318915542202018-02-06T05:00:00.000+02:002018-02-06T07:36:31.271+02:00Day Four of Art Novena of Lourdes 2018<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Gifts from the Sleeping Woman</div>
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<br />'<i>First Bernadette feels a brief quivering pang of terror,</i><br />
<i>next a steady fear. But this is no familiar, no fear that</i><br />
<i>propels one to jump up and run away. Later this fear melts into </i><br />
<i>still another feeling of which this child Bernadette has no idea</i><br />
<i>and can find no name. One might call it comforting</i><br />
<i>or consolation. But until this instant Bernadette</i><br />
<i>never knew that she was in need of being comforted.</i><br />
<i>For she is really not at all aware of the hardness of her life ....</i><br />
<i>This is naked reality accepted as a matter of course.</i><br />
<i>But moment by moment now she is more deeply</i><br />
<i>swathed in this consolation which has no name,</i><br />
<i>which is a hot flood of compassion.....</i><br />
<i>But the self of this child is now so cleft asunder,</i><br />
<i>so open to the universe and so at one therewith,</i><br />
<i>that the utter sweetness of this compassion</i><br />
<i>penetrates her shivering body to the very points</i><br />
<i>of her young breasts.'</i><br />
extract from The Song of Bernadette by Franz Werfel<br />
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Bernadette saw the shimmering young lady appear<br />
in the grotto near Cachot 18 times. These visions<br />
paralysed her and put her into a deep trance state<br />
which changed her irrevocably.<br />
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<i>In the fairy tale, the ancient faith survived -</i><br />
<i> Kurt Seligmann</i><br />
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In many a fairy tale the protagonist is a young girl.<br />
Think of Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, Rumpelstilskin and<br />
Snow White. Sometimes she is a princess and at<br />
other times she is a poor servant girl. But the focus<br />
in the fairy tale is always on the young girl, the mother and<br />
step mother and the fairy godmother or the thirteenth fairy<br />
or some interaction with a supernatural Blessing Lady.<br />
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The miraculous story of Lourdes is as much about<br />
Bernadette Soubirous as it is about the Lady and the gift<br />
of the healing waters.<br />
The young Bernadette is the daughter of a poor family.<br />
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As in the Handless Maiden, Bernadette is the daughter<br />
of a miller<br />
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We do not know that much about her <i>parents</i><br />
<i> </i>but we know that she spends her<br />
time in the <i>fores</i>t<br />
collecting wood for kindling the <i>fire.</i><br />
Her story shares these elements of the fairy tale<br />
with Cinderella, the Young Goose girl and Hansel and Gretel<br />
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Bernadette also looks after the family's few sheep, She<br />
is a shepherdess of a tiny flock of sheep, similar to the<br />
tradition of the Divine Feminine and Blessed Mary<br />
as the Divine Shepherdess of the Earth and<br />
her creatures.<br />
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Holy servant and handmaiden are ancient titles for</div>
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holy ones or Light Bringers. In the esoteric</div>
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Today, in my heart I declare I am Thy Handmaiden,</div>
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o Blessed Mother of the World.</div>
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I look upon the ordinary tasks of this world as the work</div>
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which will open my eyes to the wonders behind the veil.<br />
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Welcome to day two of the Art Novena to Our Lady of Lourdes.</div>
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For these nine days of devotion and inspiration, I chose</div>
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in our world. One may be taken aback at first glance :</div>
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how is it possible to diminish the incredible power and</div>
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to that of a mere fairy tale? But I am proposing that</div>
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fairy tales are not mere childhood fantasies and bedtime stories.</div>
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They are a powerful collection of mythic and archetypal tales</div>
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as well as a secret and esoteric guide book for the wisdom</div>
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and understanding of a divine feminine path.</div>
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Fairy tales have certain characteristics in common which distinguish</div>
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- Fairy tales take place in an enchanted world where</div>
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natural laws do not apply. In this world animals can speak</div>
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and invisible beings of light become visible to the pure of heart.</div>
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and supernatural is a natural part of our world.</div>
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- Fairy tales always take place somewhere in nature, be it a valley,<br />
a cave, or a field outside a village or city<br />
- In many fairy tales the protagonist or heroine is set certain<br />
challenges which she has to overcome in order to reach some goal<br />
- in fairy tales both the helpers, guides and antagonists<br />
are women : we see mainly the young girl as the protagonist and<br />
helpers and antagonists in the guise of old women, queens,<br />
stepmothers, grandmothers, wise old women and witches.<br />
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Over the next six days we will explore how the story of<br />
a young girl, Bernadette Soubirous, from the small village<br />
outside Lourdes, fits into the frame work of the fairy tale.<br />
And what does this mean for us?<br />
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Fairy tales can be regarded as mythical religious stories<br />
with the focus and emphasis on the divine feminine<br />
as a balancing contrast to the patriarchal Roman and Greek<br />
myths which we have come to know. In other words,<br />
a thealogy (female deity) in contrast to an exclusive<br />
theology (male deity).<br />
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when she reached into the well to save her child<br />
IX Roses in Mysteries of Mary Tarot Deck</td></tr>
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“We are now, I
believe, on the threshold of a third stage which I call the stage of the sacred
marriage. This is the only position we could possibly take and still survive.
This is a stage beyond both matriarchy and patriarchy. It involves the
restoration to human respect of all of the rejected powers of the feminine. But
it is absolutely essential that this restoration should be accomplished in the
deep spirit of the sacred feminine. Not only should we invoke the sacred
feminine, restore the sacred feminine, but this union between the matriarchal
and the patriarchal, the sacred marriage, must be accomplished in the spirit of
the sacred feminine for it to be real, effective, rich, and fecund. It must
occur in her spirit of unconditional love, in her spirit of tolerance, forgiveness,
all-embracing and all-harmonizing balance, and not, in any sense, involve a
swing in the other direction.”<o:p></o:p></div>
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I open myself to the spirit of the sacred feminine as embodied</div>
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and demonstrated by Blessed Mary and Bernadette Soubirous and the temenos<br />
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presence to cultivate the inner garden for the hieros gamos, </div>
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the sacred marriage within myself and my world </div>
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blessings</div>
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Hettienne</div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This year the theme is the magic of the Fairytale of Lourdes</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">and I will explore the secret wisdom and the hidden feminine</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">in fairytales and in the tale of Our Lady of Lourdes.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Fairy tales evoke images of childhood, magic, miracles,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">supernatural events and dreams coming true.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">For many of us the journey towards wholeness starts with the</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">impulse and desire to heal the Inner Child. The inner child carries</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">the openness and vulnerability of the soul and during our growing</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">up years, these qualities become suppressed and hidden away.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">And the feminine qualities of the inner child gets</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">conditioned away from an early age, as we grow up in a</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">patriarchal culture with masculine values of goal setting,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">achievement, physical beauty, material gain and advancement.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">These are all positive and essential qualities, but without</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">their counterpart feminine attributes, such as inner appreciation, imperfection,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">chaos, individuality, compassion and nurturing, the inner world can</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">No-one knows for certain how old fairy tales are but the</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">experts who have written on the history and meaning of fairy</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">tales agree that fairy tales started to appear at more or less</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">the same time that Christianity started to oppress pre-Christian</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">beliefs and religions which developed into the horrific</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Inquisition and eventually the witch hunts.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Unfortunately fairy tales have been mangled and their</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">original stories changed to fit in with patriarchy -</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">many of the magical and supernatural women characters</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">meaning of fairy and witch. But there are still</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">some amazing resources and research available</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">for those who are interested in exploring this fount</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Many, myself included, regard fairy tales as secret bibles of</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">'<i>Magical beliefs were passed on by word of mouth,</i></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">magical rituals were performed in kitchens, </span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">We are all familiar with Mother Goose and her nursery</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">rhymes and fairytales. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">What better place to hide the Divine Mother Goddess</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">in the guise of an old crone with a goose for a vehicle?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The goose has many mythical connections in both Eastern</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">'parahamsa' meaning wild ganders and supreme wild ganders;</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">in Egyptian lore the sky was associated with the Mother Goddess.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The goose is one of the most sacred animals in the ancient</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">stories of goddess, along with the swan.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">in our lives and spirituality today, I also refer to the</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Here is an extract from Mysteries of Mary tarot deck :</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>We also know the fairy tale of the goose that lays the golden egg. </i></span></span></div>
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life and rebirth in ancient traditions. </i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Religion and its stories and symbols reflect the wisdom</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">and knowledge of the Divine which is imprinted on our Souls.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">We accept that we are created in the image of the Creator.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">That understanding has many layers of meaning to it and</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The story of the Bright Lady in shining white Light that </span><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Mary, cosmic being of Light,</span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">opening the gateway from the world of light,</span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">infusing your vision and senses</span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Her divine presence infuses springs,</span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">At Lourdes Mary created a sanctuary where we can touch </span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">a force beyond our comprehension : a doorway into pure love.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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Fairytales are a font of wisdom,;</div>
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a secret book of Wisdom and Divine Feminine tales.</div>
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In fairy tales the hero is always a woman</div>
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guided by the supernatural,</div>
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surrounded by magic and miracles</div>
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and a wondrous healing tale for all!</div>
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This year's Art Novena to Our Lady of Lourdes</div>
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of fairytales and specifically the miraculous</div>
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story of Our Lady of Lourdes</div>
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and the similarities with other fairy tales!</div>
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You are invited : bring your spinning wheel and broom</div>
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and join me from Saturday 3 February 2018<br />
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Hettienne</div>
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Hettienne Groblerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06171699855415167735noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1969057529915050371.post-66561409980855785012018-01-23T16:30:00.001+02:002018-01-28T19:57:24.838+02:00Novena and Amulets to Our Lady of Lourdes 2018<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">When one participates in a ritual (probably any ritual, but when you regard it as sacred, you add a certain 'light' to it) you are transported into a different time and space : colors are different; the light is different; everything has meaning and the ordinary become extra-ordinary. My art novena for Lourdes in particular, highlights my statement that our lives are the altar to the Divine and I strive to capture that numinosity of the sacred ritual in my photographs and altars. I only started creating sacred altars on my return from Lourdes. These small shadowboxes are vignettes, a moment in time in the life of ordinary human beings, lifted out of the mundane into the numinous, merely by seeing life as sacred. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">This year I am creating Our Lady of Lourdes Amulet Blessing Sets</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The Amulets of Mary Blessing set is a two-fold oracle, blessing </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">and healing set incorporating various ancient traditions including the Benedicaria, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">the sacred path of the pilgrim and priestesshood in the Temple of Mary</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Recently I learnt about the ancient tradition of Benedicaria and the work of a Benedetta. Although I am not born into the Italian culture, my journey as pilgrim did start in Italy with the call issued by Archangel Michael to visit his grotto in Mont Sant’Angelo and I see myself as a modern Benedetta, continuously uncovering more. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Benedicaria, the Blessing Way, is an ancient Catholic and domestic folk tradition practised by the Italians in Southern Italy. This tradition is fast fading from modern society, but many of its practises are still part of syncretic worship and devotion.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">One who practices the Benedicaria, is known as a Benedetta, or a Wise Woman and a Benedetto, a Wise Man . Benedicaria is a private form of practising your religion and it blends with many domestic practises, such as the blessing of animals and herbs, infusing oils and elixers, creating an altar, using flowers and holy cards for blessings and wisdom.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">She is the homemaker, mother, herbalist, gardener, chef and healer. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The preparing of food is not only a physical act, but a spiritual one. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">If this is done in love it will bless the family; </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">if done in anger and ignorance, it will curse the family. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The physical life and its objects are manifestations and representations of the life and existence of the spirit. Taking care of our physical life is a sacred task and when performed with intent and awareness we realise that the ordinary is indeed sacred.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The Lady of Lourdes amulet sets will contain</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">items that I collected during my annual visits to Lourdes,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">hand cast resin holy medals (including</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">charms, holy cards, a miniature Lady of Lourdes resin</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">statue, a tiny vial of the healing waters of the Lourdes</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">spring, as well a set of 46 charms applicable to the story of Lourdes</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">and the Mysteries of Mary</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">(some of these charms will be the same as in the Amulets</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">of Mary set but some are completely unique)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">and a Our Lady of Lourdes casting sheet with different</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">(All sprinkled with waters from the Lourdes spring and touched</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The Lady of Lourdes amulet sets will be available in</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">my shop The French Madonna @etsy.com in the next fortnight.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Be sure to return on 3 February and follow the art novena to Our Lady of Lourdes</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "baskerville old face" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">The Amulets of Mary Oracle is a two-fold oracle, blessing and healing set incorporating various ancient traditions including the Benedicaria, the sacred path of the pilgrim and priestesshood in the Temple of Mary and the sanctification of the ordinary through the blessing way.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "baskerville old face" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">The Amulets of Mary Oracle and the Mysteries of Mary Tarot Deck are a culmination of my own conscious spiritual journey of the past 25 years. It incorporates the practise of Sacred Altarmaking, the devotion of the pilgrim to sacred places, the use of holy waters and relics, the creation of sacred oils and elixers and my work as Diksha giver (Blessing giver) and Guru in the Shaktipat tradition of the Great Mother and my devotion to the Blessed Mary.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "baskerville old face" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">I learnt about the ancient tradition of Benedicaria and the work of a Benedetta. Although I am not born into the Italian culture, my journey as pilgrim did start in Italy with the call issued by Archangel Michael to visit his grotto in Mont Sant’Angelo and I see myself as a modern Benedetta, continuously uncovering more.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "baskerville old face" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Benedicaria is predominantly a woman’s practise. A Benedetta has much in common with the goddess archetypes of Demeter, Hestea, Bridgit and even Athena. She is the homemaker, mother, herbalist, gardener, chef and healer. This role is not regarded as of any importance in modern society, but for one who is spiritually aware and who undertakes these tasks with great intent, she understands the spiritual force that is being wielded. The preparing of food is not only a physical act, but a spiritual one. If this is done in love it will bless the family; if done in anger and ignorance, it will curse the family. The motto ‘cleanliness next to godliness’ means much more than meets the eye. When you keep your spiritual space, ie the home clean, you also keep your spirit and its physical space clean.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "baskerville old face" , serif; font-size: 12pt;">The novena prayers are an important part of the Benedicaria.</span><span style="font-family: "baskerville old face" , serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "baskerville old face" , serif; font-size: 12pt;">A novena is a prayer that is said for nine days consecutively.</span><span style="font-family: "baskerville old face" , serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "baskerville old face" , serif; font-size: 12pt;">It is said that the first Apostles prayed for nine days between Jesus’ Ascension and the descent of the Holy Ghost at Pentecost.</span><span style="font-family: "baskerville old face" , serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "baskerville old face" , serif; font-size: 12pt;">The number 9 is a very powerful number in numerology (the science of numbers).</span><span style="font-family: "baskerville old face" , serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "baskerville old face" , serif; font-size: 12pt;">Usually a novena is accompanies by candles, rosaries and ritual such as sacred shrine making (see my blog </span><a href="http://pathofdivinelove.blogspot.com/" style="font-family: "Baskerville Old Face", serif; font-size: 12pt;">http://pathofdivinelove.blogspot.com</a><span style="font-family: "baskerville old face" , serif; font-size: 12pt;">) for my art novenas to Our Lady of Lourdes.</span><span style="font-family: "baskerville old face" , serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "baskerville old face" , serif; font-size: 12pt;">The ancient novena prayers are used in conjunction with all of the above as well as an image of the Saint and those who you are praying for.</span></div>
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Hettienne Groblerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06171699855415167735noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1969057529915050371.post-50047054612177135652017-06-11T16:20:00.002+02:002021-10-22T14:17:00.590+02:00IV Roses - Chapel of Miraculous Medal, Paris<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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The IV of Roses in the Mysteries of Mary Tarot deck is the captured image of my experience<br />
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After my first visit I created a couple of shrines to represent the<br />
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I have also made a few rosaries which can be bought with the tarot deck<br />
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<i>' 'I received our Lady of Lourdes, mystical healer stunning wearable shrine today. The moment Hettienne shipped it, I saw a white light with a white flame in its centre. Throughout the shrine's travel I would keep visions of it. I can firmly attest that this is more than a necklace, but carries divine consciousness which is transferred powerfully through the artist's love and devotion. The package arrived fully intact, filled with frankincense and myrrh and tiny shells and pebbles, the precious necklace safely wrapped. Thank you! Arathi Ma.'</i></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">A hot steamy day in Paris, a cooling breeze dancing in the tree outside my balcony. ....</span><span style="font-family: inherit;">. This question is even more prominent when we visit the beautiful cathedrals of Paris. At each and every one of them tourists are turned away because of wearing shorts, short skirts and sleeveless shirts. The latter included cotton shirts, covering up to the neck, but lacking sleeves! Which part of the body is offensive to whom and why? I wonder whether it is offensive to the Divine that tourists, carrying their backpacks, are taking the time to integrate the spiritual with the secular? Is it not the nature of life that these two cannot be separated? </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">But then, of course, the church is an institution and it has it's own backpack to contend with. It took me a while to learn to look past bureaucracy and dogma and to not let these exclude me from experiencing the Light upon which most cathedrals and other beautiful gifts are built. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">One such gift is the miraculous medal. A young nun at the Daughters of Charity Chapel received a visitation from divine Mary. In more than one visitation she received the image and instruction about the miraculous medal. Mary made it clear that this medal can be worn by anyone and everyone, regardless of religion. The only requisite was faith in 'when you ask, you will receive'. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The chapel is tucked away in a busy street across from a large departmental store. The nuns scrutinize all visitors and the tiny gift shop is spartan and does not use electronic means of payment; each sale is written down by hand. The chapel is incredibly beautiful, and as soon as you enter you feel the incredible Presence. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Soon the images seen by my eyes disappear and only a brilliant golden light is visible. The light has a silver rim to it and it is alive and palpable with wisdom and knowledge which cannot be translated into words. This is the Presence of Divine Mary. The light translates into my physical body and energetically there is deep movement in and through my body. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Then my heart fills with a feeling that seems physical. Everything and everyone around me is bathed in this beautiful light and they all glow in love. The Light becomes stronger and more powerful and I see the intense Light at the centre of it all and also at the centre of each and every person. And the quality of this Light is Good and only Good - pure and beautiful and innocent! And it does not matter what happens on the exterior : nothing can corrupt or diminish that Light which is you and me. </span></span></div>
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Hettienne Groblerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06171699855415167735noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1969057529915050371.post-7725464777539056612017-04-05T20:57:00.000+02:002017-04-05T20:57:54.701+02:00Join us on a pilgrimage to Mary Magdalene, France 2018<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Shrine of Mary Magdalene in the Basilica of St Maximin st Baume on my blog Cloister of the Heart<o:p></o:p></div>
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South of France following in the footsteps of Mary Magdalene<o:p></o:p></div>
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after the Resurrection, to the last days of her life in the grotto<o:p></o:p></div>
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at La Sainte Baume.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<a href="http://pathofdivinelove.blogspot.co.za/p/sacred-journeys-pilgrimages-from-2000.html">Sara la Kali pilgrimage and gypsy festival </a><o:p></o:p></div>
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and her story in the myth of Mary Magdalene<o:p></o:p></div>
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and Sara la Kali. Time will be spent immersing<o:p></o:p></div>
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ourselves in the sacred energies as pilgrims on these<o:p></o:p></div>
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ancient paths; a daily meditation circle and tarot work,<o:p></o:p></div>
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tarot journalling, ritual, finding your Earth gifts and<o:p></o:p></div>
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creating a mandala in the forest, visiting the reliquaries,<o:p></o:p></div>
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creating your own tarot card and collage, creating and<o:p></o:p></div>
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ceremoniously walking a Goddess labyrinth.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Sara la Kali and the sacred gypsy festival and pilgrimage?<o:p></o:p></div>
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And a full day of scouring French brocante and flea markets?<o:p></o:p></div>
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We will meet on 23 May 2018 in Marseilles France<o:p></o:p></div>
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and spend the night.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The following day, after a visit to the Black Madonna of<o:p></o:p></div>
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Marseilles, we will travel to the village of<o:p></o:p></div>
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Saintes Maries de la Mer<o:p></o:p></div>
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for the three day Gypsy pilgrimage to Sante Sara la Kali and festivities.<o:p></o:p></div>
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(You can read about my previous pilgrimage to<o:p></o:p></div>
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Sante Sara and the Gypsy pilgrimage on my blog <a href="http://pathofdivinelove.blogspot.co.za/p/sacred-journeys-pilgrimages-from-2000.html">here</a>)<o:p></o:p></div>
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Then we will move to Saint Maximin de la Sainte Baume<o:p></o:p></div>
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for the remainder of the trip.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Here we will visit the Mary Magdalene shrine<o:p></o:p></div>
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and skull reliquary at<o:p></o:p></div>
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We will travel to the sanctuary and Grotte St Saint Baume of<o:p></o:p></div>
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Mary Magdalene and ceremoniously </div>
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walk the pilgrimage to the sacred Grotto where Mary Magdalene's bones</div>
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are kept and where she spent the last thirty years of her life.<o:p></o:p></div>
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of Mary Magdalene.<o:p></o:p><br />
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A day workshop in tarot and specifically the Mysteries of Mary<o:p></o:p></div>
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tarot deck. Each pilgrim will receive the deck and book<o:p></o:p></div>
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as part of the pilgrimage gift pack.<o:p></o:p></div>
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focus and intent; I will share with you how to work<o:p></o:p></div>
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with your personal numerology and the tarot.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Each pilgrim will receive a specially created tarot journal<o:p></o:p></div>
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and images for the pilgrimage. You will have time to<o:p></o:p></div>
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journal and collage your entire pilgrimage and all work<o:p></o:p></div>
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done with the tarot.<o:p></o:p></div>
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A workshop in which you will create your own personal<o:p></o:p></div>
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tarot card compiled of insights and experiences<o:p></o:p></div>
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A leisure day to explore the old village and its<o:p></o:p></div>
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amazing architecture and sights, the many patisseries,<o:p></o:p></div>
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fruit stalls, street markets and coffee shops.<o:p></o:p></div>
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A day trip to the markets at Arles and Aix-en-Provence<o:p></o:p></div>
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Visits to cathedrals sacred to Virgin Mary and<o:p></o:p></div>
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Mary Magdalene in the region<o:p></o:p></div>
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Each pilgrim will receive :<br />
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* a Mysteries of Mary Tarot Deck and Book</div>
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* a Mary Magdalene tarot rosary which can be<o:p></o:p></div>
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worn to all sacred sites for blessing<o:p></o:p></div>
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* a specially created pilgrim's tarot journal specifically<o:p></o:p></div>
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for the Mary Magdalene pilgrimage<o:p></o:p></div>
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* sheets of images and small items for your own tarot<o:p></o:p></div>
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collage and tarot journalling - we will scavenge the village<o:p></o:p></div>
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brocantes for additional material and visit the shops at<o:p></o:p></div>
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the sacred sites for holy medals, etc.<o:p></o:p></div>
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on the list, please send an email to hettienne@telkomsa.net<o:p></o:p></div>
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The full itinerary will be posted here<o:p></o:p></div>
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The facilitators are <a href="http://bookofmarysacredheart.blogspot.com/">Hettienne Grobler</a>, artist,<o:p></o:p></div>
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Creator and author of the Mysteries of Mary tarot deck,<o:p></o:p></div>
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founder of Temple of Mary,<o:p></o:p></div>
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spiritual teacher and guide and pilgrim to sites<o:p></o:p></div>
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sacred to the Divine Feminine across the globe for the past<o:p></o:p></div>
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20 years and<o:p></o:p></div>
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<a href="http://www.terrydevries.co.za/">Terry de Vries</a>, labyrinth facilitator, creatrix and<o:p></o:p></div>
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builder of labyrinths, pilgrim who has walked the Camino four times,<o:p></o:p></div>
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shaman and yoga teacher<o:p></o:p></div>
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and priestess in Temple of Mary<o:p></o:p></div>
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We are both intrepid travellers, artists<o:p></o:p></div>
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and holders of energetic space with many years<o:p></o:p></div>
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Hettienne Groblerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06171699855415167735noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1969057529915050371.post-42069632444778044612017-02-03T10:48:00.000+02:002017-02-03T10:58:58.790+02:00Wonderful review of Mysteries of Mary<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Arnell Ando wrote a wonderful review on The Mysteries of Mary Tarot Deck</div>
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on her website </div>
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Arnell Ando' Art at www.arnellart.com.</div>
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In previous posts I have written about the role that Arnell's work</div>
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has played in my life (we have never met, but who knows, that may change!)</div>
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Here is the link to my previous posts : </div>
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http://www.hergracesacredart.com/2016/08/my-journey-with-creating-my-own-tarot.html</div>
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This is an extract of the review. If you are interested you can read the entire<br />
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<span style="color: midnightblue; font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.hergracesacredart.com/" target="_blank">T<span style="font-size: small;">he Mysteries of Mary Tarot Deck & Book </span></a><span style="font-size: small;"><br />Inner Mysteries of the Journey of the Soul as Portrayed by Mary<br />Created by: Hettienne Grobler<br />A Limited, Signed Edition<br />78 Card Deck & Book Set<br />Cards: Semi-Gloss, Sturdy 350 Gsm Stock, with Gold Edges & Rounded Corners<br />Each Image Created as an Individual Shrine<br />Card Dimensions: 5" L by 3.75" W, 12.7 by 9.5 Cm<br />Card Backs: Non-reversible Image, (Shown Below)<br />Accompanying Book: Soft-Cover, 160 Pages, Written by the Artist<br />Price: $75. + P&H<br />Self-Published in Cape Town, South Africa, 2016<br />Review by: Arnell Ando</span></span><div style="text-align: left;">
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and book set from this gifted artist in Cape Town, </span><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-weight: normal;">South Africa. I was immediately struck by the intricate, symbolic altars
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<span style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-weight: normal;">Every card depicts a small, hand-crafted, wooden shrine with a miniature
diorama </span><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-weight: normal;">dedicated to an archetype or an initiation into the </span><i style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-weight: normal;">Great
Mystery, </i><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-weight: normal;">while revealing a </span><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-weight: normal;">vignette woven into this rich, meaningful tapestry dedicated to the
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<span style="text-align: left;">The four suits of this deck correspond with the four elements and four cycles
of Mary's life: </span><span style="text-align: center;">Virgin and Priestess is denoted by the suit of Vessels (Water, Cups);
Beloved and Bride, </span><span style="text-align: center;">is the suit of Holyrood (Fire, Wands); Mother and Sacred Woman is
represented by the </span><span style="text-align: center;">suit of Distaff (Air, Swords) and Wisdom is attributed to the suit of
Roses (Earth, Pentacles).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-weight: normal;">(5"L by 3.75"; W, 12.7 cm by 9.5 cm) on sturdy cardstock and
would work nicely for readings </span><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-weight: normal;">or as one's daily card meditation (also serving to study her personal
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<span style="text-align: left;">The 160 page, soft-cover book goes into great detail about each card, while
sharing stories with historical and mythological context and analogies. Each
limited edition set is signed by the artist and comes</span><span style="text-align: center;"> beautifully packaged, including a unique cloth pouch in the style
of the deck, adorned with a St. Mary amulet and a rosary, for a distinctive and
enticing presentation. Alternatively a version with a handcrafted box relating
to the iconography of this deck may also be available upon request from the
creator. And an expanded version of the guidebook became available in early 2017.</span></div>
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<span style="text-align: left;">Hettienne Grobler believes Mary's long legacy is connected to the ancient
Goddess culture and lore. </span><span style="text-align: center;">She envisions Mary as the archetypal Divine Woman of our time as well as
the bridge between the mortal and immortal feminine and the sacred heart of
humanity, (in dire need of myths which can usher in an era of intuitive
awareness, visionary creativity imagination, social justice and the healing of
humanity, </span><span style="text-align: center;">the earth and all her creatures!)</span></div>
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<span style="text-align: left;">Ms. Grobler surmises that we currently recognize Mary as the Mother of Jesus,
playing a small part in the story as told by Protestant Christianity or having
a more significant role in the Roman Catholic tradition. </span><span style="text-align: center;">However Mary is less known as a goddess in the feminine traditions and
few would connect her with the great Mother Goddesses of distant past or as the
Lady Sophia in the Wisdom traditions. </span><span style="text-align: center;">But to the creator of this deck and others like her, there is an
underlying red thread of connection. </span><span style="text-align: center;">Since the ancient divine feminine became demonized many moons ago and
her stories went underground, </span><span style="text-align: center;">one must rely on myth, fairy and folk tales, oral traditions and subtle
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<span style="text-align: left;"> Grobler adds that if we dig deeper, we can discover that many of the
titles belonging to Mary used to also be attributed to ancient goddesses in
various cultures and traditions and that </span><span style="text-align: center;">even the name 'Mary' has been known to signify a title, such as
'Priestess', beyond being used as a personal name. Ms. Grobler goes on to state
that the history of both the power and eradication of the </span><span style="text-align: center;"> Divine Feminine as an ideology have been suppressed and hidden by
each subsequent ruling power </span><span style="text-align: center;">throughout time, until
she was at last removed from any meaningful role in religion and thereby
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the story is told she was radiant with light and he was overcome by awe and
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to his bishop and to tell him that she asks for a chapel to be built in the
place that she appeared. She also told
him to climb to the top of the hill and pick of the roses that is growing there
and to bring them back to her. This was
in the middle of December in the heart of winter!! It would surely be
impossible for roses to be flowering on the top of the hill? He however did find roses growing on the top
of the hill, picked them and brought them back to her. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px;"> A basilica was built for her on the spot where she appeared and the same image that appeared on the inside of his cloak, is still hanging in the church. Not only does this image still hang in the church, but the cloak that Juan Diego wore, made of rough cactus fibre, is still intact and also still on display.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px;">The Lady of Guadalupe’s cloak is dark like the night sky and covered in stars. Her robe is a rose colour, similar to a new dawn, and as in all the apparitions of Our Lady, her robe is in the style worn by pregnant mothers. Our Lady of Guadalupe, standing on the moon, upheld by the angels of creation, surrounded by the radiant rays of the sun emanating from her, is once again ‘the woman clothed in the sun’ Rev. 7:12. She is the Cosmic Mary Herself cloaked in the constellations and matter of Earth. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px;">Without the earthly cloak of the Cosmos she would be invisible as each one of us would be invisible. And she was not the only one wearing a cloak. Juan Diego also wore a cloak made of the plants of the Earth and this cloak is also miraculously still intact and part of the message of Our Lady of Guadalupe. The cloaks of earthly matter demonstrate that Juan Diego’s existence is related to the manifestation of the Cosmic Mary. Both are made of star dust and earthly soil and green plants. She tells us that there is no separation between spirit and matter and that the one cannot exist without the other.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Handless Maiden, but in this particular folktale, Mary herself appears</div>
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The story of the Handless Maiden and her powerful symbology is told over a sequence of three cards in the deck. Links</div>
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to different versions of the fairy tale is included</div>
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This card is titled The Miller's Daughter </div>
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and very importantly, the apple tree.</div>
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The Miller's daughter is standing next to the apple tree with a loaf of bread</div>
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(food produced by the miller) on her shoulder. She, as well as the significant apple</div>
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live in both male and female. The story of speaks of the 'miller' and not the maiden's father.</div>
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This demonstrates that great importance is given to his occupation in the world, </div>
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From the start we see the focus and emphasis on masculine goals and values.</div>
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In our culture the masculine values and attributes are greatly admired and promoted.</div>
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The emphasis on the miller, his greed for money, his disregard for both the apple tree</div>
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the lack of reverence for the less visible feminine principles.</div>
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The apple blossom is a symbol of fertility and sensuality.</div>
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In Celtic lore the apple tree is the Tree of Love.</div>
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The really important questions in life you have to find the answers to</div>
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In other words, do not make a pact with the devil for your most</div>
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precious feminine feeling and earthy nature.</div>
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Dig deep and feel the discomfort of the inner conflict</div>
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and may you find peace.</div>
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Hettienne Groblerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06171699855415167735noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1969057529915050371.post-24640361398242830232016-08-21T15:20:00.001+02:002016-08-21T15:20:31.405+02:00Tarot Deck of Mysteries of Mary<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The early or even some say, the true first alchemist of the Western world, was known as Mary or Maria the Jewess, Mary or Miriam the Prophetess and Maria Prophetissa. She is known as a Jewish alchemist, but is also referred to by other writers and cultures. She is also known by these names : Maria Hebraea, Maria Prophetissima and Mariya the Sage; She is known from the works of the Gnostic Christian writer Zosimos of Panopolis who dates her as having lived in the third century. But others claim that her work was done no later than the first century. Zosimos describes her as one of the sages. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">In alchemy the Axion of Maria exists : "One becomes two, two becomes three, and out of the third comes the one as the fourth."</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 30.8px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Maria holds the hawthorn branch as her magician’s wand. The magician or alchemist archetype of the deck has all four the elements to her disposable. Here we see the chalice, pitchers and alchemists' bottles of the suit of vessels and the element of water; the white hawthorn branch as a symbol of the flowering cross of the tree of life and the element of living fire; the red thread tied around the wisdom books as the element of air in the suit of the distaff and the red rose from the suit of roses and the element of earth. The colours of red and white are also significant as these represent the two opposing colours of spirit and matter which has to be unifed into the sacred marriage in order for transformation and new birth within the psyche to take place.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />Two years ago I started the project of creating my own tarot deck. I had the vision of each card being a handcrafted shrine. But I did not want to just emulate the traditional tarot decks based<br />on the teaching of the Order of the Golden Dawn or Rider-Waite. I wanted to share and highlight my own understanding based on my own experiences. I saw that this could be a vehicle<br />for sharing my own teachings and mystical insight into the hidden secrets in religion and the new age.<br /><br />I took time out from offering classes and retreats through my wisdom school, <a href="http://bookofmarysacredheart.blogspot.com/" style="color: #0b5294; text-decoration: none;">The Temple of Mary</a><br />and I closed my shop on Etsy.com. I packed away my paints and canvases and focused solely on creating this deck.<br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">And what a labour of love it was. I loved each and every </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">many stories of Mary, gathered from folktales,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">legend, metaphor and myth, Bible stories</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Through the years I had become a committed<br />spiritual pilgrim and travel at least once a year<br />to a sacred site in the world; especially places<br />where the Divine had manifested into the physical.<br />During my travels I collected many bits and pieces<br />and especially vintage and wonderfully kitsch<br />(some of them) religious statues. I wanted these<br />for my hand crafted shrines and this became a<br />mission in itself. I had to make two extra trips to<br />Europe to source statues and I have spent hours<br />on the internet buying up these little figurines.<br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 4px; position: relative; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Well, all 78 shrines have been completed!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />If you are interested in following my journey and<br />learning from my mistakes,<br />please follow my blog<br /><a href="http://hergracesacredart.com/" style="color: #ffa1d2; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Higher Mysteries of Mary Tarot Deck</a><br /><br />I will be offering the deck for sale in my online<br />shop<a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/thefrenchmadonna.htm" style="color: #ffa1d2; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"> The French Madonna</a><br />and I will offer special pre-publication offers<br />as well.<br /><br /><span style="line-height: 1.4;">And I am working on some unique jewellery pieces based on </span><span style="line-height: 1.4;">the cards in the deck. I have started with Card XVIII Stella Maris, </span><span style="line-height: 1.4;">traditionally The Star.</span></span></div>
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You who radiate peace, dear Mary,</div>
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Hettienne Groblerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06171699855415167735noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1969057529915050371.post-63057243583513018032016-05-29T14:11:00.000+02:002016-05-29T14:11:24.224+02:00Rosa Mistica<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Smaller statue at sacred spring<br />Rosa Mistica, Fontanelle, Montechiari, Italy<br /><br /></td></tr>
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I recently visited Italy and on my list of places that I really wanted to visit</div>
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was the Rosa Mistica in Montechiari.</div>
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For me these sacred places of manifestation of the Divine Feminine</div>
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has such power and meaning and it is a reminder that Heaven and</div>
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Earth are not two separate places but that humanity has such inner</div>
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power which seldom manifests.</div>
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The Rosa Mistica is regarded as a cult by the Church which</div>
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has appropriated all the manifestations of Mary, the</div>
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embodiment of the Divine Feminine for our age and culture</div>
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As such it is not well advertised and very little information is</div>
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available other than their many attempts to become recognized</div>
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by the Roman Catholic Church. It took us two days to find the shrine.</div>
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We stayed the night in the nearby Brescia - luckily! as our first</div>
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attempts were unsuccessful. We had a GPS and a map and</div>
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directions but still could not find the place. It was like</div>
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an elusive castle in a fairy tale!</div>
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The second day we had a 'plan' and we found it and we</div>
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were not disappointed. It is in the middle of quiet fields</div>
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next to the river and there were hardly anyone else visiting.</div>
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The spring is open here, as opposed to the closed up spring</div>
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at Lourdes and I could drink directly from the water and</div>
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wash my hands and face. There is also an open foot bath</div>
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and I could immerse my feet and legs in the freezing water.</div>
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The statue that gets taken out in the procession is locked up in a tiny</div>
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building and she is only visible through the glass doors. Once a day</div>
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a healing procession and rosary takes place when she is taken out.</div>
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The walls are covered with plaques of those who received healings</div>
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at this shrine. Outside are beautiful gardens and prayer spots. It was</div>
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a beautiful crisp and clear day when we visited and we spent</div>
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about an hour sitting in the garden. I then went back to collect water</div>
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and then only noticed the large statues of saints. I stopped in front of</div>
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Padre Pio with whom I have had a close relationship all my life.</div>
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You can read more about this under the heading of Sacred Journeys.</div>
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I lit a candle and had water from the sacred spring in my hand and</div>
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an intense fragrance of fresh roses spilled over me. It took my breath away</div>
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it was so intense and despite having had this experience many times</div>
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I still looked around to see if anyone had arrived with bunches and bunches</div>
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of red roses!!! but of course there was no-one else!</div>
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Only the presence of Padre Pio and he always makes himself</div>
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known with the fragrance of roses.</div>
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I have smelled the fragrance of roses at other sacred sites such</div>
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as the shrine of Padre Pio in San Giovanni, the convent and gardens</div>
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of St Terese in Lisieux and at Lourdes.</div>
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Our divine mother embraces us with such compassion</div>
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and deep love and as mother to our own inner child</div>
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our healing lies in having acceptance, compassion and deep love</div>
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for our own inner wounded one and those of people that crosses</div>
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our path on our journey.</div>
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Her Presence is palpable and Real and these manifestations</div>
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show us how thin the veil is and that our heart and mind</div>
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has the power to cross it and to bask in the love of yourself.</div>
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with the fragrance of roses still lingering in my mind</div>
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blessings</div>
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Hettienne</div>
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