
Year of the Dark Goddess: A Journey of Ritual, Renewal & Rebirth

most of us are really hard on ourselves. We tend to dismiss our achievements—or worse, forget about our accomplishments. When we have a consistent record, we can see our work and honor our efforts, no matter the outcome.
Lara Vesta • Year of the Dark Goddess: A Journey of Ritual, Renewal & Rebirth
When we share too frequently or too soon, we diffuse the energy of our process and confuse our own intentions.
Lara Vesta • Year of the Dark Goddess: A Journey of Ritual, Renewal & Rebirth
Now, let us clap three times to call in our helping and compassionate spirits, that we might see what needs seeing, read what needs reading, know what needs knowing, and recall our part in this whole and holy myth. The tale of the Dark Goddess, of self-initiation and empowerment, is before us. It is a story of struggle and survival. And like all st
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Correspondence as Ceremony
Lara Vesta • Year of the Dark Goddess: A Journey of Ritual, Renewal & Rebirth
creative lineage,
Lara Vesta • Year of the Dark Goddess: A Journey of Ritual, Renewal & Rebirth
There is no perfection, only devotion.
Lara Vesta • Year of the Dark Goddess: A Journey of Ritual, Renewal & Rebirth
The true cornerstone of the Dark Goddess self-initiation process is crafting a daily ritual self-care practice. This is one of the most deceptively simple and simultaneously powerful tools I know for enacting positive change in the midst of a rite of passage, adding structure and potency to a process that can at times feel overwhelming and exhausti
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Ritual nourishment and love of our physical body are the foundation for creativity, contentment, and joy.