2013 was a difficult year in many ways, things that I had hoped for didn't happen, many doors seemed to slam in my face. The owl took me onto journeys into the darkness, the void. Out of that has come a new direction, new hope and new opportunities. Things that were not working and not in my highest good have left and the door is open to inspiration. In addition to many inner journeys, I was blessed to have traveled. I did a tour of the Southwest and visited Tucson AZ, Sante Fe NM, Taos NM, Abiquiu NM, and Pagosa Springs CO. I fell in love with New Mexico, especially Sante Fe. The landscape is breathtaking. The rocks and mountains hum with energy. And then the colors!! The sky seems bluer in New Mexico than it does here in Kansas and the red rocks contrasting that bright blue....I had a hard time leaving. Going from New Mexico up into Colorado was another huge change. Cactus, juniper and sage gave way to aspen and pine. Green contrasted against blue sky. I hiked in several areas and felt a deep connection to the Earth Mother. The drive back across Kansas was difficult after the stunning beauty of New Mexico and Colorado.
I also fell in love with the Lady of Guadeloupe while I was in the Southhwest! I have never had much to do with the Madonna or Mary. I was raised Protestant and am now Wiccan so the mother Of Jesus has not had much presence in my spiritual life. Visiting the Southwest has changed this!! The churches and shrines are so intriguing. I visited the shrine in Chimayo, the churches in Sante Fe, and the San Xavier mission in Tucson. The Divine Feminine is alive and well in the Southwest!! The Lady of Guadeloupe can be found everywhere...shrines, tourist shops, street corner statues. I felt a deep connection and set up an altar to her after returning home!!
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