tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8158245992923239671.post7894552725510259799..comments2024-01-19T16:13:06.054+01:00Comments on Greylady's Hearth: Mary, mother of us allEllenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02617686222764658629noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8158245992923239671.post-63961206196213086722013-11-17T22:31:51.591+01:002013-11-17T22:31:51.591+01:00It is so great everybody is free to choose an imag...It is so great everybody is free to choose an image of the Goddess they can connect to. She doesn't mind what She's called :DEllenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02617686222764658629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8158245992923239671.post-79491498260506174392013-11-17T21:53:52.350+01:002013-11-17T21:53:52.350+01:00I was never pushed into Christianity, Ellen, but j...I was never pushed into Christianity, Ellen, but just witnessed it from the outside. Some of my cousins said they felt they had to do their confirmation, as otherwise it might be held against them when they applied for a job! :o I like your idea of connecting Mary and Isis, it makes a lot of sense. I just couldn't have a Mary statue personally, at least not now :)Neopagan Priestesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15389878173900385163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8158245992923239671.post-2998478723918963302013-11-13T14:14:27.948+01:002013-11-13T14:14:27.948+01:00Thanks Kerry.
That is the difference between us I ...Thanks Kerry.<br />That is the difference between us I think. I have never been pushed into a religious tradition. so for instance I feel absolutely free to connect Mary to Isis if that suits me for nowEllenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02617686222764658629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8158245992923239671.post-45738166671133019862013-11-13T12:44:26.450+01:002013-11-13T12:44:26.450+01:00I struggle with Mary, though I acknowledge her as ...I struggle with Mary, though I acknowledge her as an aspect of the Goddess. I just have so many negative associations to the Christian doctrines… Still, we each worship in the way that feels comfortable to us, so I'm glad you found such a lovely version for your altar :)Neopagan Priestesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15389878173900385163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8158245992923239671.post-24552974820096080272013-11-11T21:37:17.301+01:002013-11-11T21:37:17.301+01:00I think Mary has given very many women strength an...I think Mary has given very many women strength and endurance through the ages.<br />I am not a Catholic but I feel a strong connection to her. :)Ellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02617686222764658629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8158245992923239671.post-28180651205006744482013-11-11T21:12:16.791+01:002013-11-11T21:12:16.791+01:00I love the Christmas story, and it's definitel...I love the Christmas story, and it's definitely one of my favorite holidays! Mary looks very happy perched there with her light :) Growing up my mother had an entire wall in the kitchen covered with different images of Mary. She also valued the Goddess in Mary, which affirmed her as a woman, when she felt somewhat alienated as a female in the Catholic church. Olivia Petershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13787218597949074958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8158245992923239671.post-70023273302437082632013-11-11T09:36:38.344+01:002013-11-11T09:36:38.344+01:00You can't deny how you're raised. Although...You can't deny how you're raised. Although it is strange to celebrate Christmas in summer, I think it would feel even more strange if you'd celebrate midsummer on you own with everybody decorating for christmas around you :DEllenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02617686222764658629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8158245992923239671.post-87996217937649763322013-11-11T04:01:27.748+01:002013-11-11T04:01:27.748+01:00Although I don't identify with her in any way ...Although I don't identify with her in any way because of my non-religious upbringing I do hear you on the Christmas thing. It's strange how it is thought that if you are Pagan you should only celebrate Yule (even though for us in Aust it's in June) but I love Christmas, I was raised with Christmas and I enjoy the whole festive season of it, even though I don't celebrate the religious aspect of it.<br /><br />The statue is lovely, very calming and inviting.Hedge Wyldehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15591769270255812050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8158245992923239671.post-73060530752118391072013-11-10T22:23:48.730+01:002013-11-10T22:23:48.730+01:00Thank you! I do like her inviting posture :)Thank you! I do like her inviting posture :)Ellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02617686222764658629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8158245992923239671.post-91439177470304953842013-11-10T21:51:21.400+01:002013-11-10T21:51:21.400+01:00Nice post Ellen! and beautiful statue of Virgin Ma...Nice post Ellen! and beautiful statue of Virgin Mary! The gesture of her hands seems to say: "Come to me I give to all of you my love and protection" :) Muchas Estrellas!!!!!!Las Magas https://www.blogger.com/profile/14727768933454681770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8158245992923239671.post-13403650579537721372013-11-09T17:27:32.036+01:002013-11-09T17:27:32.036+01:00Thanks PLN, she surely is :)Thanks PLN, she surely is :)Ellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02617686222764658629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8158245992923239671.post-74254869030695841772013-11-09T17:20:18.530+01:002013-11-09T17:20:18.530+01:00She's lovely! What a beautiful statue!She's lovely! What a beautiful statue!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8158245992923239671.post-31597723125906074452013-11-09T17:02:41.202+01:002013-11-09T17:02:41.202+01:00Yes her eyes were so much more kind than the eyes ...Yes her eyes were so much more kind than the eyes of the others Mary's. That was the reason I choose her, for the rest they were all the same :)Ellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02617686222764658629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8158245992923239671.post-74076928442576272902013-11-09T16:57:56.464+01:002013-11-09T16:57:56.464+01:00Oh she is lovely, and her expression looks so kind...Oh she is lovely, and her expression looks so kind and inviting!thesycamoretreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15182019323050600440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8158245992923239671.post-86877057610906367572013-11-09T16:40:49.291+01:002013-11-09T16:40:49.291+01:00Now we have both a Mary and an Isis statue How coo...Now we have both a Mary and an Isis statue How cool is that :)Ellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02617686222764658629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8158245992923239671.post-58710067229032590762013-11-09T16:36:21.710+01:002013-11-09T16:36:21.710+01:00I also revere Mary, in both her aspects as Mary Mo...I also revere Mary, in both her aspects as Mary Mother of Jesus and Mary Magdalene, who some suppose to be the lover or even wife of Jesus. I have a Mary statue, which your post inspires me to put out beside Isis on my altar right now. :) Love your new treasure! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com