Goddesses

Kali

Today is the beginning of Navratri - nine nights of meditation on the Divine Feminine in three aspects as embodied in Kali, Lakshmi and Sarasvati. On the Spirituality and Practice site, Ami Bhalodkar has a page about this Hindu holiday that is a nice guide to observing it.
Om Bhavani.

Lakshmi

Sarasvati

I like it that I'm working on my copper wirework Goddess pendants during this time:

And speaking of Goddesses:
...this is one of my personal favorite goddesses, Yarn Goddess Martha of RiverWools, my LYS.
Here is she unpacking bee-you-ti-ful hanks of Mountain Colors Weaver's Wool, Mountain Goat and their silk/merino lace yarn.
It all smells good, too.
And she's in front of my beloved Noro section! (It's okay, Dream in Color, you know I adore you, too.)

Om Bhavani,
Zann

(NaPoWriMo) No. 24 this dark moon night

this dark moon night

reminds me i haven’t returned
a particular call.

that goddess
at the crossroads has been patient

for years

with a kindness thick
as honey,

piled on top of the fierce,

waiting for my answer.

she knows i’m afraid
of all she knows,

says she has all the time
in the worlds

for a child like me.

--Zann Carter 04.24.09

Poetry-4th Annual Brigid in the Blogosphere

detail from a goddess painting by my friend Linda Jeffers

It's that time again - February 2...Candlemas, The Feast of St. Brigid... Brigid, the Celtic Goddess of poetry, healing and metalcraft. This will be the fourth year that the day is celebrated by having a blogosphere-wide poetry reading.
The invitation is here.

detail from my poetry shelves