2 of 2

Write now Article Tools

Page 5 of 5

They are likely "carrying" some of our Shadow self for us, and until we can acknowledge those very characteristics within ourselves, we will never be whole, never able to access the power of the Shadow (it often carries some of our greatest strengths and potentials); nor will we be able to see and appreciate people as they truly are.

As a High Priestess, certified clergy and therapist, I am frequently called upon to minister to someone who has supposedly "conjured" some evil spirit through a Ouija board or other such means. Almost NEVER is such a manifestation due to actual "possession" - For we are all, under the right circumstances, quite capable of being our *own* devils, and *this* is what is often accessed at such times.

When we deal with the Shadow appropriately, we no longer need fear such manifestations through ourselves or others; we are able to have empathy, understanding and appropriate human regard for everyone. Additionally, we can make peace with our personal "demons" and they become great sources of power, wisdom and creativity.

Medusa can help us confront these frightening aspects of ourselves, consciously incorporate their powers into ourselves; and rid ourselves of fear, bigotry, hypocrisy, or contempt for anyone.

4. LILITH:
Adam's first wife, the first feminist, who initiated Trouble in Paradise. Lilith refused to lie beneath Adam as he demanded, supposedly (at least according to Adam's version of the incident) brought down the anger of Jehovah, and earned for herself the reputation of a demoness.

Patriarchal mythology had to really punish her for such independence, so they made her a horrific succubus and baby-killer who supposedly stole infants out of their cribs, and copulated with demons beside the Red Sea. (Does this tremendous effort to demonize her, give you some idea of Lilith's power?)

Lilith teaches us to honor our drive toward wholeness, self respect and self-possession, wherever it may take us, and whatever others might think of us.

"You gotta give it to Lilith,
She was a hell of a woman.
Said she'd rather #%*& demons on the beach
than lie under the belly of that whiner, Adam,
And flew away from Paradise...."
Jonelle Maison 15

SYNTHESIS AND CONCLUSION:

The "Dark Road" is the road to Transformation: it is the second or "dark" "half" of the Cycle - after the harvest, when the fields lie cold and fallow, as we move toward decline, death, disintegration -

It is also the road to recognizing and working with our own personal "Shadows", and the Shadows of the Groups to which we belong; as well as the "dark" arts that include such things as Shamanic or Other-world, out-of-body and Trance Journeys, the use of Entheogens (Substances that evoke altered states of consciousness), and substances that facilitate crossing-over.

The Chinese character for crisis means both "danger" and "opportunity." It could well serve as an icon for the Dark Road -

For while that Road can be dangerous, frightening, even horrifying, painful and onerous, it also has enormous potential - indeed, with the Dark Goddesses as our Guides, it can lead ultimately to Transformation: Regeneration, Rebirth, and Renewal.

With Lilith, we can find and affirm our true selves; with Hekate, we can access the deep mysteries and gifts of the psyche; with Medusa, we can find the power in our Shadow selves; and with Persephone, we can emerge from a painful "Dark Night of the Soul" into a centered, self-determined and truly enlightened new life.

THAT is how i understand the "Dark Road".

~End.

Learn more about this author, Gaia Dianne.
Click here to send this author comments or questions.

• << previous page
• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

Add your voice

Know something about The dark road of the Goddess: The anti-feminist Pagan path?
We want to hear your view. Write now!