Artemis: Wild Mysteries of The Moon
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It is nights like tonight,
She finds me.
Slipping in through a crack in the curtains.
Riding on pale moonlight.
It is nights like tonight
That I long to be her.
To have no familiarity
With words like,
“diagnosis,”
“mortgage,”
and “grief”.
It is nights like tonight
She reminds me
Of who I was before,
And who I could be.
Shooting her arrows into my heart,
Putting the wild back in me.
Artemis awakens much within us, shooting arrows that illuminate the wildness within that may have been pushed into darkness as we navigate all the complexities of "adulting," not to mention healing from difficult experiences.
Join me, Christen Bennett (She/Her) - Coven Key Bearer
and Coyote Mae (they/them) apGovannon for our brand new conversation about the mysteries of our beloved Artemis.
My first Goddess and namesake, I will always adore her.
There's a lot of references to epithets, goddesses, and so on in this episode, so check in the transcript for spelling.
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Artemis/Diana is also my namesake. I have always felt that as a huntress her role was protection of wildlife, and therefore she sought to make sure hunted beasts were honored for their sacrifice. She accompanied male hunters who summoned her more to make sure the animals of the forest are not abused by the frenzy hunt of men rather than being the overseer of butchery. To my mind Diana is the ultimate extension of Gaia, the creator of life, in how she protects life in all it's furry and feathered forms. This idea extends very well into how she is revered as protector of children and childbirth.