Ahhh, yes, the dreaded ‘Black Friday‘, so called, that follows Thanksgiving Thursday in the U.S.
For a couple of different reasons that likely share the same root, I can’t quite get into the toxic-Friday spirit of the insane consume-o-brawl, and have no desire to be anywhere near (much less in the middle of) crowds like this:
Black Friday shopping mob. Image courtesy of eBaum’s World.
Somehow that just doesn’t give a gratitude-and-appreciation warm-and-fuzzy, does it, given the acute cringe factor as we see stories of people mowing each other down, flattening elder greeters near the door, wreaking havoc on store shelves.
So I decided that there’s no time like the present for Black Madonna Friday. I always feel better when I dip into this ancient and deep wellspring.
Here are a couple of Black Madonna musings and inspirations for those who prefer an alternative to Mad Friday.
Our Lady of Guadalupe, Asilomar. Photo by Jamie, Sophia’s Children. Reuse per CC with a link to this post.
“The New Venus, New Woman, is Venus become one with Persephone her deeper nature. She emerges as the Woman of Revelation “clothed with the Sun” who brings new feminine consciousness, an artful mindfulness and imminent being that is here and now, beyond words, fully aware.”
~ the late Steve Nelson, Gaiastrology
Our Lady of Guadalupe shrine in a New York City taqueria. Image by Jamie Walters. Use it with citation and a link to this post.
You’ll find more Black Madonna and Divine Feminine musings, inspirations, and beautiful imagery (as always), in the Readers’ Favorites: Black Madonna and Deep Feminine Mysteries series:
Very warm and heartful thanks to youfor visiting, reading, commenting, and sharing your presence this past year — I feel a whole lot of appreciation for you and the good you share in your corner of the world.
Wishing you all a harvest of blessings, plentiful joy, and an abundance of gratitude-inspiring moments.
** For an inspired end of 2017 and start of 2018, and for clues on sync’ing with inspired possibilities for the coming months and year, schedule a Sophiastrology or Mentor-Coaching consultation.
Jamie is an inspiration partner and lantern-holder for her fellow transformation leaders, change catalysts, and creative nonconformists who are living, inspiring, and (intentionally or not) leading the way in these chaotic times.
When she's not tending and stirring the Sophia's Children cauldron, she's following research trails, and serving as the Director of a Repro-Justice-oriented women's health center in her community, emphasizing in-person compassionate care.
Jamie is a long-time servant of the Muse, a writer and author, an intrepid walker and feline-tender, and is passionate about the current power and relevance of reclaiming ancestral-wisdom and tending to genea-line-healing. She has great appreciation for dark chocolate and cooking other nourishing, delicious meals -- often plant-based -- to nourish her partner and her peeps.
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November 24, 2017 at 5:51 pm
Reblogged this on Blue Dragon Journal and commented:
Thank you for the little dose of “calm”, Jamie!
November 24, 2017 at 8:46 pm
My pleasure, Eliza, though I suspect that the Black Madonna whispered that inspiration into my ear. 🙂 Thank you for sharing.
November 24, 2017 at 7:53 pm
Learning of the Black Madonna is so much better than corporate created consumer shopping frenzy. A beautiful and well researched essay. Thank you.
November 24, 2017 at 8:47 pm
I’m glad you enjoyed the Black Madonna Friday alternative, JoHanna. 🙂 Thanks for stopping by. Blessings, Jamie
November 24, 2017 at 10:37 pm
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November 28, 2017 at 3:40 pm
Thank you for sharing the Black Madonna musings, Violet Gold. 🙂