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The Mother: Essence of Creation

This piece is the first of a 7 painting series representing my journey into motherhood, expressed through themes of the goddess Hathor. 

Hathor is the Egyptian Goddess of motherhood and fertility as well as music and joy. She is felt in life through song, dance, mothering, the Milky Way, breast milk, cows, and is represented by the square falcon hieroglyphic. Her name means “House of Horus,” depicting the winged god resting safely inside his mother’s (or sometimes wife’s) sanctuary. 

I felt seen, touched, and loved directly by her while at her temple in Dendera. According to Egyptologists this is the best-preserved temple to the divine feminine still in existence. Many other such temples were destroyed to sever connections to the ancient rites of the womb. It sits at the heart chakra of the River Nile.

I still remember the words of @tlowton upon leaving, urging me to work with Hathor through music. I can now see her plan for me was much larger than I could’ve imagined. 

As I watched my womb expand, I’ve gotten to explore these themes and memories, and this first piece became a representation of her essence, and the divine creation power we woman hold. 

The two strands going opposite directions within the large DNA represent the placenta cords, tying us to our future and past, always intersecting and connected. I also see it as an hourglass, as I created this painting while awaiting baby’s divinely timed birth. 

I’m excited to continue to create these pieces as my journey evolves, to document these raw, potent, and powerful experiences as they come and weave them into my experiences working with the ancient lineage of the womb. I’d love to hear thoughts and impressions you might have as you see these paintings, as well. 

I plan on selling prints of these to help support my growing family, so please comment or DM me if you’re interested in one. 

How have you felt the divine mother in your life? by @divining.light
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3 months ago
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Part 1

Last November I was initiated in Kemet, traveling with @sesentemple, under the divine guidance of @tlowton and @aselatarek. My mother attended the pilgrimage in 2023, SESENS first retreat, and by her intuition, the call made it to me.

Our group of eighteen began the journey on Heisa Island in Aswan, at the @blue_lotus_ecolodge, sitting in ceremony, making land offerings, planting trees for @nubadessa, learning from the Indigenous woman and each other. 

I didn’t have many words upon returning home. The lands and goddesses, sacred waters and stories returned to me pieces of myself I hadn’t known were missing. 

Every golden soul I came into contact with there was electrified. The painstaking process of self discovery alongside the restorative healing of community opened each one of us to our Gifts, our Love, our Power. 

I am blessed and greatful to have walked this path with each individual on this journey, and know as we all courageously stand in our truest Selves, the world heals. 

I am forever transformed by this experience, and welcome the blooming of more light in my life from the seeds planted here. 🙏🏼🪷

📸: @soulfocus_media taken in Heisa island, Aswan by @divining.light
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10 months ago
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Welcome, Wild Woman and Wise Men. 

My invitation to you, through this collective, is to dig deeper into the depths of your being; to access your True Nature. Your wild, knowing, innately connected and lovable Self that is calling to be seen and accepted.

The vision, and name of this page is inspired by the dynamic, unconventional, magic filled life of a Wild Divine Feminine, and all she embodies in her work on this Earth. 

This photo reflects the beauty and strength of Owl, a guide and wisdom keeper of the animal kingdom who has expanded the world of my loved ones and I. Many gifts from our furred and winged friends go unnoticed, and as a being of this Earth I feel it is our obligation to listen, quietly enough for their presence. 

In ‘Woman Who Run With the Wolves,’ by Clarissa Pinkola Esetés, the first story of La Loba, has been an undercurrent of wisdom and strength I have drawn upon in dark moments of transformation, death and rebirth. 

In Esetés’ words, “The work of La Loba can be thought of as representing ‘un cuento milagro,’ a miracle story. It is a resurrection story about the underworld connection to Wild Woman. It promises that if we will sing the song of the breath of truth, we can call up the psychic remains of the wild soul and sing her into a vital shape again.”

Thank you for being a witness and participant in the reclamation of our collective Wild Woman nature, a truthful and transformative spiral, deeper into wisdom, compassion and unconditional love. 🪶 by @divining.light
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2 years ago
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14 days ago
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Reflections on Saturdays Temple Night. 

Thank you to everyone who held space for authenticity, truth telling, and remembrance. 

Thank you for giving yourself permission to expand your capacity to hold Love, to move freely, to speak into existence your holy depths.

When we gather with intention, ancient wisdom speaks through us. 

When we allow unashamed presence, more of oursSelves is revealed. 

When we allow our bodies to move freely, the stories of our past are transmuted. 

Progress is not perfect. But progress is power. 

And when we choose to claim and embody our feminine magic, the world heals. 

#aletheiatemple #alchemy #goddessisis #priestess #bluelotus taken in Carmel Valley River by @divining.light
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18 days ago
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Return of the Priestess: An invitation to gather with woman & femmes to be in celebration, sovereignty and sacred transformation. 

The first of many Temple Nights, this co-creation between @francesmarie.alchemy and @tsarevna.world  invites us to gather in ceremony, commune with lotus medicine, and explore your authentic expression through voice and dance. 

Born as a dream by the waters of the Nile, this prayer is now rooted as an offering to community on home soil.

As stewardess and curator of @aletheia.temple , Frances Marie will be guiding you through ritual exercises designed to evoke your Highest Self. Temple Nights allow us to practice leaving the old stories behind, embodying our expanded capacity as healed souls on Earth.

TSA WITCH is known for her immersive, genre-blending DJ sets that weave together downtempo, organic house, bass, and melodic techno into unforgettable alchemical journeys. You’re invited to uplift the frequency of stored trauma in the body through presence and intuitive movement. 

The feminine archetype is asking to be witnessed and understood. Let’s give ourselves permission to be in joy, celebrating the return of the healed and loved Priestess within. 

The first Temple Night is Saturday, 9/19 at beginning at 7:30PM sharp. DM for more details, and to confirm your spot. 

In loving devotion to humanity’s evolution, 
Aletheia

Photography and design by @divining.light & @soulfocus_media @nobre.sou @sesentemple taken in Carmel Valley, California by @divining.light
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a month ago
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Journal 2: 6 weeks & 4 days after birth. 

I made this after waking from a dream, of a mirror man following me as I tried to run away or escape - trying to run away from parts of myself that scare me. 

I’ve found that the fearful and negative thoughts I have in the daytime come rising up like a dark tide once the sun goes down. I can’t hide from myself any longer. 

The worst part about it is the fact that I am the one in control. And my intent to be in my highest self isn’t always stronger than the greedy, consuming, chaotic self. I find that when I feel content, and even like there was progress made with my life, I often justify my negative/addictive tendencies equally. Two steps forward, one step back. 

These actions always come up when I’m alone, like I think my ugliness won’t be seen or doesn’t exist because it’s only me there as witness. And this mirror man in my dreams asks, how are you self sabotaging?

Babies grow so fast you can notice them changing. Being adults it’s easy to think we’re more static, but internally we have the opportunity to Become, constantly. 

Becoming more aware of our patterns, Becoming more authentic to our highest selves, Becoming a new person in every moment. 

Thank you baby for your teachings, your wonder for the world. After every dark night is another soft morning of witnessing your Becoming. by @divining.light
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This weekend was @shiima_koh’s Mujeres de Maiz gathering. I went with my sister and babe to gather on land with 30 woman. 

Life & death lay side by side, both tended to with the deepest love. Fire & flowers, the sparks that enliven our worshipping hearts brightened the earth and the dark night sky. 

The heartbeat of prayer echoed through valleys of the land and through the bones of the body. Anger & grief were given, thrown away, returned to where it can become passion again. 

I learned my capacity, resilience strengthened through steps of faith, carved from the fearful, questioning mind. I see my beautiful self in the woman around me. 

Thank you @madam_wisteria for your devotion to sacred nature of life. Thank you @fourwindsoneearth for opening your home. Grateful for all the sisters and aunties who held me and my babe through our time together. See you all next year 🌽🌚🪶♥️ by @divining.light
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a month ago
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A short story about Big Bad Bill ;)

@willbarba and I fell in love in May of 2024 on a camping trip. Since then I’ve watched him go through so many phases of manhood, as we learned to relate and create a relationship based on joy and honesty. 

It’s safe to say his days of dragging food, drinks and medicines out into the forest for night-long parties isn’t the priority now with little Reverence. 

Yet the same pulse inside that pushed him to serve the community in that way that now comes through in service to his child, is the one I admire the most. 

Your drive, resilience and determination to improve this world and be the best version of yourself is my favorite thing about you. I’ve loved watching you become the man I know today. Happy 26th my sweet William 🧡 by @divining.light
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a month ago
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The second painting in my series, ‘The Mother,’ holds the medicine of two powerful herbal relatives who aided me through my birth. 

The first, Mugwort. Artemisia Vulgaris, the plant of dreams, the feminine, intuition… she asks for presence in the revealing of our unconscious, our shadows. 

She holds the medicine of revelation through reclamation. Our ancestors speak through her silvery slenderness, shedding light on what we refuse to see. 

Her presence in my birth was one of shedding: fear, control, projection. She held me through my grief of knowing that my baby would soon leave my body. 

Her presence was felt in the waters of many baths and steams, her form hung over the doorway while I labored, to wash clean all who stepped over the threshold. 

In this postpartum portal I’ve reconnected with the ritual of tea. I released almost all herbal allies through the nine months of pregnancy, choosing to allow my baby to form in his own essence. 

Now, I feel how strongly these medicines are here to aid us, here to teach us to trust our footing along this mysterious path when the direction and destination evade us. 

Gratitude for those who speak without words and guide without hands. Progress made and more to create. 🌀

#mugwort #artemisiavulgaris #plantmedicine #birth #paintingseries by @divining.light
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a month ago
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Journal 1. One month after birth.
There’s a beauty in the silence of a sleeping soul on your chest that resonates with the beat of the heart.

I realize now that another sacred being is entirely dependent on me. Only I can provide what his life needs. 

He can only rest deep when I choose to be still enough to hold him, and let him sleep on me. He can only receive nourishment when I choose to nourish myself. 

It’s easy to notice thought patterns that push me toward a feeling of insufficiency. Like I need to be doing more, keeping my personal identity separate, working towards something other than mothering.

I recognize that these ideas can be true, but creating a foundation for this child to thrive is the most important job I’m assigned with now. And our identities are only beginning to separate. We were the same body for a while. I had been his body for all of his existence. He needs me. 

And as much as he relies on me to rest, so to do I on him. I’ve been wanting to quickly begin my life again, but going back to the person I was before birth would mean sacrificing my becoming. Becoming someone new. Birthing myself alongside my child. 

He slows my rhythm and shows me where I really need to be. Most of the time right now, it’s simply in one place, where I can be present, where I can feel. 

The world needs more mothers who receive nourishment. The world needs more children who grow up knowing what it feels like to be nourished. I will be this mother so my children can live freely. by @divining.light
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2 months ago
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