{"id":1450,"date":"2014-08-11T06:00:30","date_gmt":"2014-08-11T10:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/thequeenofmyself\/?p=1450"},"modified":"2014-08-01T14:55:45","modified_gmt":"2014-08-01T18:55:45","slug":"praise-the-queen-of-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/thequeenofmyself\/2014\/08\/praise-the-queen-of-the-sun.html","title":{"rendered":"Praise the Queen of the Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Praise to the Goddess Sun \u2014 Our Lady<br \/>\nFor She has been born<br \/>\nFrom out the Womb of Self<br \/>\nHer Mother<br \/>\nAnd She has danced and played<br \/>\nAmongst the flowers<br \/>\nAnd She has grown to bleed<br \/>\nAnd fertilize the Earth<br \/>\nAnd become once again Woman.<\/p>\n<p>And She has met with Her Other Self<br \/>\nHer True Lover<br \/>\nAnd together they have swooned in ecstasy<br \/>\nAnd She has swelled with life<br \/>\nTo Nourish us all<br \/>\nWith Her milk and honey<br \/>\nAnd She has given to us Her love<br \/>\nAnd received of ours.<\/p>\n<p>And She has descended into the dark<br \/>\nAnd met with the Old One<br \/>\nWho leadeth Her unto death<br \/>\nAnd the Lessons of Mystery<br \/>\nAnd now<br \/>\nShe begins Her return journey<br \/>\nAnd She shines<br \/>\nO my sisters,<br \/>\nShe shines golden upon us<br \/>\nOnce more.<\/p>\n<p>Shekhinah Mountainwater<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.shekhinah.net\/\">www.shekhinah.net\/<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>* ***<br \/>\nDonna Henes is the author of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thequeenofmyself.com\"><em>The Queen of My Self: Stepping into Sovereignty in Midlife<\/em>.<\/a> She offers counseling and upbeat, practical and ceremonial guidance for individual women and groups who want to enjoy the fruits of an enriching, influential, purposeful, passionate, and powerful maturity. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.donnahenes.net\/queen\/consult.shtml\">Consult the MIDLIFE MIDWIFE\u2122<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Queen welcomes questions concerning all issues of interest to women in their mature years. Send your inquiries to <a href=\"mailto:thequeenofmyself@aol.com\">thequeenofmyself@aol.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Praise to the Goddess Sun \u2014 Our Lady For She has been born From out the Womb of Self Her Mother And She has danced and played Amongst the flowers And She has grown to bleed And fertilize the Earth And become once again Woman. 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