Feast of Mary Magdalene 2026

 

Art: The Shepherdess by Baraka Berger

Mary of Magdala, I remember You.

As I remember You, I honor You,

As I honor You, I invite You to join me here

In my sacred place.

Please share Your wisdom and blessings 

As I travel new roads in my journey.

Hail Magdalene, Heroine among women.

This year I remember Mary Magdalene and honor Her with ritual on my own, no coven, just me in a new place, and on a new journey. It has been a tough ride, and an exciting one too. While I mourn my old life, my old path, I am traveling a new one, incorporating a mystical, feminist Judaic way as part of my journey. I am still Her priestess, Hecate, the Great Mother, the Great Goddesses, the Shekhinah, just adding this new dimension. 

As a non-Jew married to a Jewish man for forty-six years, I have helped my husband celebrate his spiritual life, celebrating the holidays, observing Shabbat and lighting the candles for many years. I recently underwent conversion for very personal reasons and because we have become more observant. This observance has helped me through some difficult life changes. It is simply another branch of my spiritual life that has given me great healing. Very conservative and Orthodox Jews will not understand this, but as always, I go on my way.

Mary Magdalene has long been a guiding light for me, a strong Jewish woman. She navigated change, loss, and making a new way. She  has always brought comfort over many years, but more so this year. So, again, as in past years, I take time to remember and honor Her, taking strength in this connection I have to Her.

I call to You, Magdalene, Holy Vessel, Wise Teacher, 

She who holds the red egg and the alabaster jar.

She who was and remains a great teacher.

She who witnessed a great mystery.

She who had the strength of faith beyond others.

She who bravely stood up for Her beliefs.

She who was blessed with wisdom from Spirit.

She who heals the spirit of all who ask.

She who washes away my sorrows. 

She who anoints me with her blessings.

She who is with me and gives guidance and love.

She who is with me whenever I have need.

I honor You, Magdalene, Shining Light of Love.

Mary, called Magdalene,

You who are faith, healing, and wisdom,

You who are Beloved of Yeshua.

I humbly come before you searching.

I ask for your eyes that I may see,

Your ears that I may hear,

Your wisdom that I may know,

Your heart that I may love,

Your feet that I may walk the pathways of truth,

Your hands that I may serve.

Grant me this request, Lady Magdalene.

Let me be like you, 

that I may become fully self-actualized,

Realizing the fulfillment of my Soul’s purpose in this life:

To know love.

To be love.

To serve on behalf of love;

And if it be ordained as such,

That I serve this love, as you did,

In the company of my own Beloved,

be this partner or Higher Self.

I ask this in your name.

So may it be.

C 2017 E A Kaufman,

Adapted from Prayer to the Magdalene by Lauri Ann Lumli

                                                   The Divine Feminine Oracle by Meggan Watterson

Feast of Our Mother of Perpetual Help

 Feast of Our Mother of Perpetual Help

June 27th marks the Catholic feast day of Our Mother of Perpetual Help. Mother Mary, revered by many Christians as the Mother of Jesus Christ, is seen by feminist goddess devotees as an incarnation of the Great Mother and a goddess in Her own right.

As a child, growing up surrounded by my Catholic family, attending Catholic School, Mother Mary was very much a part of my life. Despite attempts to cut Catholicism from my life, it has maintained a background presence.

My spiritual practice these days is feminist oriented, heavily influenced by Paganism, my Jewish husband and my own conversion to Judaism, and the absolute wisdom that eclectic spiritual practice works best for me. There are many paths that ultimately lead to that place of peace, love, and wisdom. Each of us finds our own way.

So a reminder shows up on my calendar each year on this day, the Feast of Our Mother of Perpetual Help. I light a candle, some rose incense, and make an invocation, adding prayers for assistance with whatever life is throwing my way, but most importantly, as a votary offering and acknowledgment that I remember Her, in all Her presences.

“Oh Mother of Perpetual Help, I invoke Your most powerful and beloved name, in remembrance of Your guiding hand and the assistance You unconditionally offer. Accept this candle and the lovely scent of Your roses as my offering of thanks and honor. You are always in my heart. Amen.”

May the Great Mother’s blessings be ever upon us all.

Blessings dark and light!

Weekend Oracle

 Mountain Lights: Light Beings, portals, subtle energies

I always see Friday as the portal to the weekend, so appropriate.

We are chosen to to do the work of assisting in healing our beautiful Earth, and sending energies to heal all. What a beautiful mission!

Hold loving light energy within the heart and radiate it out… to Mama Earth, to the mountains and valleys, lakes and oceans, forests and gardens, roads and streets, and to all people, all beings. Let us be part of the collective to heal any hate, to bring love into all things and everywhere.

As I light my Shabbat candles tonight and every Friday, that is my focus, shining light into all. Light candles tonight, no matter our paths, and shine that light of healing and love into the world.

May it be so!

- from Oracle of the Hidden Worlds by Lucy Cavendish

Monday Moonday Oracle

9. Freya, Sensuality 

Freya is the Norse goddess of love, fertility, and magick. A kind goddess who reflects the full cycle of life and death. In my experience She is also a take no crap goddess who unapologetically does what needs to be done. 

I feel this oracle is very timely. There is so much body shaming that has made a real comeback on line. There are many women promoting starvation diets, celebrities who are clearly severely underweight are being hailed as perfect and healthy, and what we should aspire to. Yesterday, someone I know posted a horribly nasty meme about an obese woman with many degrading comments and laughing emojis.  I was very surprised that she did this, but saw someone repeatedly calling her out. So…

We are guided to get in touch with our bodies, know its needs, its limits, appreciate its beauty and uniqueness, care for it. Our bodies are our personal temples, be they large or small, smooth or wrinkly, they are perfect in their imperfectness, and deserving of love. 

Our feminine sensuality is a divine gift and sacred right. We deserve nurturing and care. And we need to be strong when anyone decides they want to shame us for that sensuality, for our appearance, for our boundaries. We are sovereign.

Freya reminds us we have the strength to accomplish, achieve, and persevere in any situation. We must know this in our innermost being. We embrace our magickal abilities to bring our needs and desires into reality; we acknowledge what brings us satisfaction and follow our heart’s desires. We live every moment to the fullest, in our own power, and let no one take that power from us. We stand strong, beautiful, resilient. It is time to remember that our bodies, however they are, are the sacred vessels of our essence, perfect as they are. Our bodies, love them, care for them to the best of our abilities, rejoice in them. We make it so!

Blessings dark and light. 

- Sacred Mothers & Goddesses by Claudia Olivos

Weekend Oracle

 

12: The Secret of Camelot, the authority of spirit 

We will be encountering some mundane authority figure for discussion or conversation of some importance. While this person or perhaps even persons hold the power in this physical world, we are the mystics and our spiritual perspective will be highly influential for the outcome of this encounter. 

We are guided to trust our intuition, our spiritual gifts. While that mundane power is recognized by the physical world, the pure spirit within us comes with us into this situation. Our priestess self is most needed at this time so we can guide or influence any outcome.

Whatever realms we move through, our gifts have purpose, our work has meaning, our words and presence have meaning that will be felt. And so it is.

Blessings dark and light!

- Oracle of the Hidden Worlds by Lucy Cavendis

 

Monday Moonday Oracle

 39 Priestess of the Gift to Serve

We are advised to stand in our priestess energy. The need our gifts is strong this week. It may be people, or perhaps the earth Herself. Whatever it is, listen to know. However, while trusting in our intuition to wisely guide us, let us not be fooled by illusions. We will know who or what is deserving of our time and energy. From the giving comes the flow of joy and ease allowing us to live with purpose and passion, live as we desire and deserve. Through this powerful blessing of giving, we open ourselves fully to receive.  Let it begin, let it be so.

Blessings dark and light!

- Sacred Mothers & Goddesses by Claudia Olivos

Monday Moonday Oracle

 

 16: Ixchel, Fertility and Healing 

Ixchel, Mayan goddess of the moon, she is the goddess of Sacred Light, the Lady of Rainbows, and giver of water and rain. A powerful healer, Patroness of Midwives, She watches over pregnant women.

We are guided to strongly connect with our feminine energy and inner healer. Whatever healing path we follow, Reiki, hands on healing, chakra work,sound healing, plant medicine, now is the time to work that energy. Focusing on ourselves is the message, and sending a bit to others shows our open hearts. We utilize whatever our intuition tells us. The Full Moon’s energy is powerfully amplifying our work.

Bring our dreams into being, birth creative endeavors, heal emotions - especially those related to sexual trauma, fertility issues, miscarriage, and abortion. Dream work will also assist us. We know our power and Ixchel’s hands shine Her light and essence, opening the way.

Questions to ask ourselves, consider them before sleep and meditation:

What is fertile in our lives? What should we focus our attention on for healing? What are we open to receiving? What is our next step? Let us consider these. Now we make it so.

Blessing dark and light!

- from Sacred Mothers & Goddesses Oracle by Claudia Olivos

Full Moon Blessings

 Full Moon Blessings!

Full Moon Blessing

Creative power,

energy of the Full Moon,

Enhance the positive in my life

And fill my days with joy and  laughter.

Creative power, 

Energy of the Full Moon,

Open my life to positive energy

And let me know a safe haven from the world.

Creative power, 

Energy of the Full Moon,

Bring the presence of the 

Goddesses into my life,

To guide me on my journey 

as I fulfill my life purpose.

Creative power,

Energy of the Full Moon,

Please accept my appreciation and gratitude

For all that is good in my life.

And so it is!

So mote it be!

Author Unknown, Adaptation by EA Kaufman 

Art by Susan Seddon Boulez

Weekend Oracle

 9: Fate: Weave, connect, be aware

Although this card connects to the waxing crescent moon, with the full moon just a few days away we are being shown that the light is right there, illuminating our way and bringing something into being.

We are inspired to take control and make it happen. Stop dilly dallying and give birth. Whatever has been in the gestation phase is ready to come to life. We have what is needed to do this.

Connect to our own power by taking control, setting aside hesitation, trusting our intuition, this is the divine timing for what is to be accomplished. Open your awareness and receive the knowing. 

Cerridwen guides us to finish weaving our task. We need only stay true to ourselves and not be concerned with what is happening around us. We are what matters right now. By focusing on what we can control, we allow Fate to take care of the rest.

To assist us, once again the trees, the soil, the roots and stones call us to come out this weekend and connect. Let us join and burrow ourselves  into and with Mama Earth. Flow with the energies of the Moon as She come into Her brightest full light and power. Utilize all of this to achieve, complete, or attain. Now is the time, make it so.

Blessings dark and light!

- from the Moon Temple Oracle by Suzy Cherub, art by Laila Savolanen