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20/12/2025

Mōdraniht
From mōdra (mothers) + niht (night).

It is an Anglo-Saxon pagan festival of ancestral veneration, particularly of the maternal line. Some sources report it as being celebrated on the night of December 20th, while others place it on December 24th.

During this festival, the Ancestral Mothers and the female deities and spirits associated with fertility, wisdom, and protection were honored and celebrated.

Its placement near the winter solstice emphasizes themes of rebirth, renewal, and household protection.

Mōdraniht illustrates a reverence for maternal and female divine forces: a pre-Christian night honoring mothers and female spirits, which influenced—before being largely erased—traditions surrounding the Winter Solstice and Christmas.

What if this year we celebrated Christmas Eve by honoring our Divine Ancestresses and the important women in our lives?





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20/12/2025

Modraniht (Mother's night): Celebrating our Divine Ancestress!

Castellano Català If we fragment our culture (Judeo-Christian based) a little and we analyse some of its pieces some quite interesting facts arise that show the amalgam of influences from ancient c…

19/12/2025

Per decine di millenni il sacro, il potere e l’organizzazione sociale hanno avuto un volto femminile. Dalle Veneri preistoriche alle società matriarcali di oggi, una storia rimossa racconta un’umanità più egualitaria, pacifica e centrata sulla cura ➡️ https://bit.ly/civilta_donne

03/12/2025

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20/11/2025

Why I do not use the word "God".

It would be more natural and logical to refer to the Divine or the Absolute as Goddess, since the creative and life-nourishing/supporting principle - and the primeval s*x - is female. There are also cases of parthenogenesis in nature, which occur in the female s*x.

So I believe it is a stretch to use a male-gendered word to indicate a universal creative/generative principle, unless the intention is actually to describe the Divine in masculine terms, or to imply that it is male. This may not be a conscious intention, but it is definitely rooted in that association and narrative, whether or not the person using the term is aware of it.






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30/10/2025

It isn’t what happens to us that defines who we are, but how we decide to respond.

Between stimulus and (re)action, there is a space — a choice — and in that space, we assert our sovereignty.

Let your choices be led by alignment and sacred authority.

Let your choices be a beacon of enlightenment, and the legacy of your Spirit.



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27/10/2025

"Moon Mother, Light of the night stars, who are your company dance with you.
Teach us the mystery of your dance
that we may be in harmony with you.
Learn to give away and renew" — Lisa Thiel



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24/10/2025

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22/10/2025

Every carbon atom in our DNA, every iron atom carrying oxygen in our blood, and much of the oxygen we breathe were once part of an ancient star.

We literally are embodied conscious light, carrying cosmic knowledge.
Vibration is the primordial expression of our being, and within ourselves lies the mystery of transformation and creation of the eternal Oneness.





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