4.04.2007

goddess garden

i've decided that once i get my house, i'm going to build an outdoor goddess garden. i'll need statues, incense holders, places for candles, baubles, pretty stones and shells, etc.

pantheon to include:

quan yin
kali ma
oshun
yemonja
maybe aida wedo
definitely some kind of replica of the venus of willendorf
something for saartjie

what i can't decide is if i want to just scatter them throughout the garden or just set aside a particular corner as sacred ground. i'm sure it'll depend on how much space i have...

if i can get something fenced in i'll even go out and dance in the moonlight! if not, i'll be content to quietly meditate in front of it--for the neighbors' sake, of course.

8 comments:

PretaMulatta said...

it sounds beautiful... why not start it now & just move it when u have the house... that way u get the energy ALL manifestin'!

i bought a pretty little copper offering bowl just the other day. i havent yet used it, but i think today might b PERFECT.

i'll offer up some goodies 4 u, sistren.

AXE!

creatrix said...

well...i have quite a bit of the
"official" stuff coming into the house now, and i'm in an apartment so there's no outside space. i've got a bit of oshun and yemonja/olokun going already, though.

sparkle said...

at one of the lil offbeat shops in my neighborhood they sell a kali figurine & i think it comes w/ a lil incense holder. 8 bucks. i have to remember to get one for BOTH of us. lol.

creatrix said...

kali is great.

i don't want one of the nice ones, either. i want the skulls, swords, her steppin on dude's neck...ALL that. lol.

Unknown said...

kali as in sara la kali? the gypsy saint? oh yeah... u HAVE 2 have one of those!

creatrix said...

i've never heard of sara la kali...but i just did a google search and she seems interesting...it's amazing how many saints there are.

i was thinking of kali the hindu goddess...she's a "dark" goddess who deals with the destruction of negativity/stagnation, renewal, etc. similar to oya/yansa/iansa in the yoruba traditions.

nehanda said...

saarje bartman..wow wow wow.. i like you.. blessings sis

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creatrix said...

to add to the list:

a virgen de guadalupe candle

plenty of rose quartz and moonstone

vessels to hold the elements:
pretty vases and dishes for water--and something special for river and rainwater

potted plants for earth

incense holders for air

a rainbow of candles for fire: green for earth/wealth/generosity, red for passion/love/courage/life, blue for water/peace, white for clarity, yellow for joy, orange for warmth, indigo/violet for reflection...

some kind of green, creeping plant

whatever flowers will blossom

spirals
triangles/yonis
various pebbles

maybe a small drum

definitely a shekere and a tambourine

tinkling bells and a wind chime or two...