🪷Remembering the Great Mother: A Return to Feminine Wisdom

Lately, I’ve felt a strong pull to speak about the Goddess—specifically the Great Mother. This pull isn’t new, but it feels louder now. More urgent. And also more tender.

The divine feminine has always offered wisdom through intuition, cycles, emotion, and care. Practices like astrology and divination are part of that lineage. Yet when we look at the state of the world today, it’s clear that feminine wisdom has been pushed to the margins—especially in leadership, governance, and decision-making.

This imbalance shows up everywhere. And while women experience different levels of freedom depending on where we live, many of us feel the same thing: something is out of balance.

This isn’t about rejecting the masculine. It’s about restoring harmony between feminine and masculine energy—and remembering the role of the Great Mother archetype in guiding humanity.

A Personal Confirmation from the Black Madonna

In November, I was unexpectedly invited to teach dance in Spain. The invitation came quickly—almost mysteriously—during a time when I was questioning whether I was truly on the right path. I had been praying to the Divine Mother for clarity and reassurance.

On my first full day there, I visited Montserrat and encountered the Black Madonna. I hadn’t planned for that moment, yet it became unmistakably clear that this was the answer to my prayers—a quiet but firm confirmation that I was being guided.

There was no dramatic revelation. Just a deep, embodied knowing: Yes, you are on the right path.

This is.a replica of the Black Madonna. Taking a picture with the real Black Madonna felt irreverant. Super grateful!

That experience renewed my commitment to sharing Goddess wisdom across traditions and supporting women in remembering what has always lived within us.

Yemọja: The Mother Who Holds

I’m beginning this season of sharing with Yemọja, a water Goddess from the Nigerian Ifá tradition and my own Orisha. Yemọja represents the Mother aspect of the Goddess—an energy reflected in many sacred feminine traditions around the world.

Her teaching is deeply practical:

• care for yourself

• honor your emotions

• don’t give from an empty cup

Emotions are often underestimated, yet they are powerful teachers. When emotions are ignored or suppressed, they shape our lives beneath the surface. Emotional healing and self-care are not indulgences; they are essential to living a balanced, aligned life.

Yemọja reminds us that being held is not weakness. It is nourishment. It is restoration.

A Simple Rest Ritual for the Nervous System

If you feel called, take time this week to rest intentionally.

Wrap yourself in a blanket.Lie down.Imagine yourself being held—safe, supported, and cared for.

Let your body soften. Let your breath slow. This kind of rest helps regulate the nervous system, supports emotional healing, and reminds us what safety feels like in the body.

Sometimes, the most productive thing we can do is rest and let our soul catch up.

Closing: A Gentle Return

The return to the Great Mother does not begin with striving, fixing, or doing more.

It begins with listening.With softness.With care.

Whether you call her Goddess, Divine Mother, Yemọja, or simply the wisdom within—you are not separate from her. You are part of the remembering.

May you feel held as you walk your path.May you trust the quiet confirmations.And may you allow yourself the rest that restores your strength.

With love,

Tirra