Introduction to my perspective

I'm interested in exploring the overlap of art, women's spirituality, creativity and transpersonal psychology. A few years ago I met a number of very bright scientists and economists who believed in astrology. I was so perplexed by this I set out to understand the system of thought behind it.

After much research, I have decided the psychological patterns are absolutely the most sophisticated system of personality description I have seen. The astrological perspective on social trends and cycles is intriguing. I'm too scientifically minded to commit entirely, and I do not presume to know if my personally convincing experience would stand up to scientific inquiry, though I suspect with properly designed experiments it just might.

In either case,this blog will explore my interpretations of what I observe through this lens.

I am also very interested in how we can focus our intentions and achieve our goals through visualization and creative ritual. Personally I find I resonate spiritually with the quest for the Divine Feminine, and am now pursuing this path more consciously and intentionally than during the early days of continuously drawing a striking violet haired woman! So much of my thought process now revolves around being in tune with the rhythms of the natural world (whether earth, stars, moon, social trends, whatever), and creating rituals and intentions around that.

Anahita

Partly I just liked the name, and there are a limited number of nice goddess names out there, but I also found Anahita appealing for several other reasons. An ancient Persian goddess, she is associated with water, love, fertility, protecting women, and the dove and the peacock. Some say she is a precursor to Aphrodite or Venus. I'm a great fan of peacocks and am working a lot lately with the concept of abundance and empowering women financially, so it seemed like a good fit.

I chose the moon because it is such an essential aspect of goddess spirituality. I've felt so drawn to Artemis in the past, particularly her tradition in Ephesus in modern day Turkey. She is commonly considered the precursor to the Virgin Mary who is rumored to have lived in Ephesus as well. Of course, there are so many faces of the Divine Feminine and they meld and merge together over time. So following the moon can more or less consistently connect you to millennia of feminine tradition. Much work is done according to the waxing and waning of the moon, and its associations with emotions and waters make it appealing to me.