Dreaming of the Moon



Here we stand, between two pillars, bouncing back and forth like some ball in an archaic video game. For many years, culture has been dominated by the masculine paradigm. In a fragile attempt at fixing this, some of us have embraced the feminine, grasping desperately in a frantic embrace with Mother. Particularly within the Wiccan movement, the feminine is held sacred above all. Much of this has to do with the mythology accepted as fact created by Marija Gimbutas. Even today, archaeology struggles to show how Goddess worship was very much a part of our past, while battling with an overtly feminist paradigm which has twisted these facts into its own safe ideology. Unfortunately, for those of us who appreciate Truth, this has only disrupted fully accepting the Goddess along with the God, for those of us who recognize this eternal Truth have often been misled towards the other pillar.


It is well established that for centuries we have been dominated by the Patriarchal ideas. As a result, for the past four decades the witch craft movement and Feminism has attempted to bring back the Goddess. What this has led to is a culture where the Male is seen as the dominating force, and we have been breast fed beyond our years trying to fix the past. Part of the issue is that we only enforce the Male stereotypes. This was made clear during a recent Astrology workshop, in which Mars was mentioned and the attributes were asked to be described. Every single response was of war, battle, force, and anger. This is how we see the Male, as a tyrant, as that which we need to suppress. Of course, Venus was all beauty, love, and passion. None of these ideas are being dismissed outright, only recognizing they are only part of the equation. Mars is also Will and protector, while Venus is also emotional breakdowns and being caught up in our passions.

We must question any idea which is allowed access to the mainstream of America. All thoughts and ideas are carefully controlled by the media, and many articles and videos, such as Know Thyself which can be found on YouTube, elude to the idea that the government allows only certain New Age ideas to be in book stores and taught to the general public. Returning to the idea of trying to compensate for the past, particular writers are commonly seen within major book stores who discuss ideas of Goddess worship. Often, understandable anger about the past arises, and the Male is suppressed. What needs to be understood is that the Male is within us all, we are all the children of Earth Mother and Sky Father. Much of this dialogue has pushed Male's away from the witch craft movement and feminine, and in doing so we are only repeating the past. It is not mere fiction to say within a particular age group Female bodied creatures tend to behave in a domineering way amongst the Wiccan circles. Again, it is completely understand where this is coming from. What is happening though, and what has happened, is the idea of jumping back towards the other pillar, only to lose our balance on the other side. This follows along the idea of Newtons third law, every action has an equal and opposite reaction. While none of this comes anywhere close to the oppression of Womben everywhere, it is still nevertheless a gut reaction which, without being checked, could become a major issue in the future. True magic and witch craft is going beyond mere physics, and refusing to fall into the paradigm of simply being a reaction to the past. We must stand between the two pillars, balanced and stronger than ever.


In a very recent dream, in which the details have been lost, an elaborate ritual was done for the Moon and the Feminine. In this dream was a sense of loss, a sadness that this beautiful ritual did not have its equal in honour of the Male/Sun, so a part of the altar was taken (with respect, of course) in which to honour the Sun and Male as well. Essentially, this dreams teaching was the recognition that we are losing our love for the Male/Sun, our rituals are dry and of the intellect, and do not share in the beauty and passion of the Female/Moon.  Upon awaking, it was recognized how much of the Male and Sun worship we have lost. For way too long, we have had too much Sun, day, Male, and intellect worship. Now we struggle to connect with the Moon, the Feminine, our Goddess, and with this our compassion and emotion. With this though, we face the danger of getting lost in our emotions, Venus in detriment. Our passions are swelling up, and we have hundreds of years to learn from. Let us not make the same mistakes, and recognize that with tears in our eyes, to thank the Sun for bringing life, to thank the Sky for watering and watching over our Mother. The sword is sheathed.