Mother Demeter
Who makes the plants to grow
The animals to bring forth new life
The Seasons to change and bring warmth
Your beloved daughter was taken
Kore ~ Persephone the youthful maiden
Taken by Hades to live in the underworld
Leaving You, Demeter to cry bitter tears
With Your mourning, all life withers
Plants do not grow, there is no grain or fruit
Your sacred pomegranate does not flourish with magic
No animals are born, no human babies draw first breath
Mighty Mother Demeter
You wander the world in sadness
Cold, brittle Winter is born where you tread
We fear Your mourning will not end, but life will
Into the Underworld Demeter goes
Reclaiming Her daughter from Hades
Now, it is She who claims Kore for half the year
letting Hades retain Kore's company the other half
Soon, Kore rejoins Her Mother above ground
Life flourishes again, winter ends & gladness returns
An eternal bargain has been struck
The Seasons are born
Hail Mother Demeter
Who brings forth Life when Kore is near
And mourns Her absense half the year
Whose cycles of growth and rest touch all things
We celebrate Kore's joyous return time in the Spring
 
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Sacred stories of the ancient bonds between Mothers and
Daughters once filled the religious beliefs of the world's religions. The image of Mother
and daughter was revered and called by many names. Today the best known of these are
Demeter and Her beloved daughter Kore, also known as Persephone.
Other stories of Sister Goddesses have also become hidden beneath the Judeo-Christian bias
toward sons, to the total exclusion of daughters, female friends and lovers. This omission
of loyal female relationshops as archetypes was followed the negative stereotypes of
females as rivals and competitors, rather than as allies, friends and mutual protectors.
Older women were villifed as angry Hags, instead of the Wise Women they are.
Modern Goddess Culture is reclaiming the ancient sacred connections between women of all
ages. The wisdom and sacred connections of the Maiden, Mother, and Crone, in the guise of
Hecate ~ Demeter ~ Kore ~ are again joyously bursting into our consciousness. We honor and
celebrate them . . . We are them!
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Demeter & Kore live in You
The sacred double spiral of DNA flows in each cell
of our bodies. It is the thread of human life. It has been passed from parents to their
children from the beginning of time. There is a very special DNA that is only passed on by
daughters. Sons have this DNA but cannot pass it on to their children.
The "Demeter DNA", Mitochondrial DNA is the definer of biological families, and
is only passed on by daughters to their own children. So in a very real sense, our family
line is traceable biologically only through the connections of Mothers and Daughters.
DNA from the Beginning An easy to
understand place to learn the basics about your genes and chromosones. We are our
ancestors.
As the wheel of life turns, all women pass from the energy of Kore
to Demeter to Hecate. The power of all three aspects combines to create the strength and
endurance that has always characterized the Feminine Spirit. As we age, each stage brings
special gifts, responsibilities and opportunities.
For the women who are not mothers of their own children, the Demeter
stage manifests as mature womanhood. A time when women birth culture, community and art.
As the "Keepers of Culture" women have always created rituals, traditions and
stories that hold human culture together. The beauty of all three stages was revered in
ancient times. In today's western society, too often only the Maiden is thought as
beautiful. It is time to again learn to see the great physical and spiritual beauty of the
Mother and the Crone. It is within them that full Feminine Wisdom resides.
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