By pulling open her labia with her direct, challenging stare and wry smile she is saying “Come inside, if you dare!”. Change ). Christianity did a very good job of incorporating and later eliminating pagan practices … Post was not sent - check your email addresses! Legs wide apart, her hand is indicating her vulva in the manner of several sheela-na-gigs. She is the Challenger Goddess, the Wise Woman, the Ego-Eater, the one from whose womb all things are born. Sheela Na Gig. I am especially excited to bring Starr and Sheela to you because of the love that our community has for Sheela AND Sheela is also my Goddess for 2019 from my New Year Goddess Reading! It reflects her deep connection and love of Goddess. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. This month, the mystic energy of the Celtic Goddess Sheela Na Gig opens and strengthens our intuition. A rite of passage is close. There's an old Norman church in our area, built at the same time as Drimagh castle, and I spotted a Sheela-na-gig there a few years ago. You do not have to be a good artist, in fact, the funnier and scarier she is the better! She is the Goddess that presented for me personally at that time. But who knows how tough it could have been without my spiritual filter to help me process and focus it? All you need to do is step through. When you are about to pass through a gateway such as graduation, birthday, a rite of passage, or even a real gateway in a new home or school, you may wish to honor Sheela and ask for her protection. Our egos are worn away by the constant challenges and life lessons she kindly puts in our path, for every adversity is an opportunity to grow in disguise.‘Sheela’ is Irish medieval slang for ‘woman’ and ‘Gig’ for ‘vagina’ so her name is simply a colloquial description of her appearance. This is the dawning of human co-operation with each other and the landscape, the planet, the macrocosm and microcosm, everything created and connected at the heart, the unified heart that is the heart of all. The name Sheela-na-Gig is an Irish phrase, originally translated either ‘Sighle na gCíoch’, meaning “The old hag of the breasts”, or perhaps ‘Síle ina Giob,’ meaning “Sheila on her hunkers”. The sheela-na-gig became a less auspicous symbol as Christianity spread in part because women were seen as monsters in the Greco-Roman civilisations where the new religion had been codified. My own relationship with her started when rather strange and challenging changes occurred in my body. You do not currently have the extra energy to spare for those who would drag you down. Sheela Na Gig is generally believed to be a pre-Christian deity or fertility symbol. I am my soul and I walk into this future of light and truth with complete trust. They are architectural grotesques found throughout most of Europe and the British Islands on cathedrals, castles, and other buildings. ... Book Review – Strix Craft: Ancient Greek Magic for the Modern Witch by Oracle Hekataios. Learn how your comment data is processed. Gently make space for yourself, taking a break from as much of the stress and drama of your life as possible now, while you get your footing and move forward fearlessly. When it comes to figures in Celtic mythology there are always a lot of gaps in knowledge and understanding. British Archaeological Report. When I think of the remarkable similarities between Kali and Sheela Na Gig, I find it easy to imagine that the masons who first carved Sheela in Britain had known the stories and symbolism of Ishtar and Kali and others and seen their representations in distant lands. I trust her not to give me more than I can take, even though she takes me right to the edge and sometimes even dangles me over it, shaking me to the bones at the same time! It is a very brave soul who goes looking for her! She is depicted with a fruitful womb, but with an older, crone head. We are feeling good about ourselves, we have got our life in a good place, all is going rather well, and then “Bam!” there we are struggling with all manner of difficulties affecting our health alongside our usual daily demands such as work, family, responsibilities and commitments. She is the Challenger Goddess, the Wise Woman, the Ego-Eater, the one from whose womb all things are born. The greatest concentrations can be found in Ireland, Great Britain, France and Spain, sometimes together with male figures. ... A squatting female goddess of birth and fertility. Special to The Wild Geese. In the periphery of my inner vision I see her there with me from time to time, smiling her wry smile, staring straight into my soul with her warm but testing eyes. Breathe deeply, bless and let go of the past and all of it’s experiences both good and bad and embrace the new. Sheela Na Gig is my personal favourite image of Goddess energy, she is so powerful. Part 2 of the 3-part series ‘When The Goddess Ruled’ By Ronnie T. Stout-Kopp. Stand under a doorway or on one side of a gate. Change ). Her Sheela na Gig is the GWO’S Baba Yaga. Sheela Na Gig is my personal favourite image of Goddess energy, she is so powerful. She reminds me that nothing is forever, it will change, I will change. Lots of good photos. This is an old, powerful, magical energy, and, as such, is very effective. So, how do we work with Sheela or Kali Na Gig? Explaining the role of the Sheela na gig in restoring the Divine Feminine, the author shows the Sheela to be an icon that makes visible the cycles of birth, death, and renewal all humans experience and a necessary antidote to centuries of suppression of the primal power of women, of nature, and of the imagination. Although some were carved in the 12th century, they did not come to the attention of scholars until about 1840. The oracle/priestess sat on a three-legged seat over a great chasm stretching deep into the earth. These days, for the most part that time is passed. In medieval times, stone masons travelled across Europe to the Middle East and beyond, wherever great cathedrals and other magnificent buildings were being erected, they went. Kali is the Hindu Goddess who removes the ego and liberates the soul from the cycle of birth and death. Sheela Na Gig appeared in Britain and Ireland as stone carvings, predominantly on churches, during medieval times. Explaining the role of the Sheela na gig in restoring the Divine Feminine, the author shows the Sheela to be an icon that makes visible the cycles of birth, death, and renewal all humans experience and a necessary antidote to centuries of suppression of the primal power of women, of nature, and of the imagination. I bring to the earth a space into which I step with many others to listen, to be silent, to hear the voice of Mother Earth, to let her speak, to pay attention. Although the Sheela-na-Gig is technically the name applied to the carvings of women with exaggerated genitalia that have been found in Ireland and England, there’s a theory that the carvings are representative of a lost pre-Christian goddess. This mischievous lady isn’t prehistoric at all! Yet those first steps through the gateway can be scary. I am my soul and I bring to the Earth all that I am.” Limited academic study of some of the Sheela na Gigs in Ireland and the UK. ... Starr's book is a deep and powerful journey to the origins of Sheela na gig and what this Goddess means in modern day. I bring to the earth hope, faith, Illumination and trust. She is Ishtar, Isis, Hathor, Asherah, Innana, Ceridwen, Hecate and many more kick-ass goddesses. Carol P. Christ is a founding mother in the study of women and religion, feminist theology, women’s spirituality, and the Goddess movement. Daily Angel Oracle Card: Sheela Na Gig, from the Goddesses and Sirens Oracle Card deck, by Stacey Demarco, artwork by Jimmy Manton Sheela Na Gig: “Gateways” “A new path opens to you, and you are protected. The prominently displayed vulva of the Sheela Na Gig is a Celtic holy symbol of the renewal of life and the regenerative powers of the Great Mother Goddess symbolizing both fertility and protection against evil. Sheela na gig: The Dark Goddess of Sacred Power - Kindle edition by Goode, Starr. Lifting the Veil. The tongue is said by some to symbolise a cannibalistic bent, but from a spiritual perspective this implies that the Sheela/Kali Goddess-archetype does not eat people but their egos, in other words, she challenges us to break down our egos and helps us develop our spiritual energies further and further as we strive towards our highest potential. Sheela Na Gig Sheela-na-gigs are stone carvings of naked females that use one or both hands to direct the viewer's attention to their genital area. The route for Egyptian motifs to Europe was … Keep the Sheela stone with you as protection or leave it slightly hidden, facing outward at the doorway of your room.”*. Archangel Oracle is not intended to be for profit, but does carry an expense with WordPress, domain cost, etc. Additionally, a number of medieval Sheelas are carved with a protruding tongue, just like Kali. At Tara, the seat of the ancient Irish kings, the new King must enter into a symbolic marriage with the Goddess of the Land on his coronation, and a Sheela appears on one of the standing stones there. Sheela-Na-Gig is the invitation, the gateway and the re-birth of women who have the courage to really see Her, choose to delve into Her Mysteries and be reborn, knowing of their own Goddess power within and without. She is depicted as a thin, hag-like figure with sagging breasts and protruding ribs. Change ), You are commenting using your Twitter account. Sheela Na Gig is depicted as a squat, ugly, female creature, using her hands to display grotesquely large genitals. This was a misunderstanding of the ancient symbol, and now, happily, many modern people in Britain and Ireland hold major life celebrations like weddings and baby namings near Sheela stones.”, Symbols: “Dancing woman with wild hair, woman with her legs open, Gateways, stones.”. Such cavernous places are connected to the womb of the Creator Goddess, the void from which all life flows. ( Log Out /  The Sheila-na-gig is a figure from medieval stone carvings of the British Isles (mostly Ireland), of a grinning woman holding open Her vulva. Actually, it’s not as scary as it sounds, more reassuring. Although I could become depressed or anxious, I could also feel as awake, alive and empowered as never before. Sheela Na Gig is a protectress of gateways, with the female genitalia being the primary gateway – that of all life. What a roller-coaster it was! Her Persephone is the GWO’s Juno. I bring to the earth love. These architectural grotesques are commonly carved in stone and are sometimes paired with male figures. No-one can definitively explain the exact purpose of the stone carvings. Exploring the art and myth of the Sheela na gig from Celtic and Classical times back to Paleolithic cave art, Starr Goode shows how the Sheela embraces a conundrum of opposites: she clearly offers up her ripe sex yet emanates a repelling menace from the upper half of her hag-like body. It depicts a female figure displaying her vulva. While I am not the biggest fan of the cgi look, I like the breadth of cultures depicted. Scholars … The idea of female genitals as a mouth is well documented and prevalent, especially in Eastern symbolism. I embrace this moment, thinking not of tomorrow, for as each moment is grasped with a wholehearted enthusiasm, so the divine flow unfolds miracles and impossibilities. Starr shares her beginnings with Sheela, including her travels to Ireland and the British Isles to … Sheela Na Gig has also been seen as an embodiment of the cycle of fertility — overarching human procreation and death. All of a sudden, Sheela Na Gig, her energies and insights, seemed to be the most pertinent of Goddess energies for me to work with. The study seems to have been limited to those figures that … View All Posts. Ceridwen’s cauldron carries the same symbolic message, it is a large cave-like bowl that contains wisdom and inspiration. Do not be afraid to open up.”. “Sheela Na Gig is cheeky, irreverent, and somewhat frightening. I open my channel to Mother Earth in co-operation, co-creation, communion and unity. The body is going through a transition which causes all sorts of strange sensations and symptomology. Maman and Kali are the same. Well, it seems all we need do is welcome her, embrace her and the rest just happens. Typically, the sheela-na-gig adorns buildings in areas of Ireland that were part of the Anglo-Norman conquests in the 12th century. No one will mess with you when you have Sheela on your side! Through more than 150 photographs, the author shows how the Sheela is a goddess with the power to renew, a folk … Invocation: “When you want to feel protected as you go through a gateway and into a new adventure, go to Sheela Na Gig for protection. So, how do we work with this Divine Challenger? Symbols warning of the end of fertility, venereal disease or even death itself. Here is a doorway through which Sheela Na Gig is inviting us to symbolically enter, so that we can, as it says above the temple doorway at Delphi, “Know Thyself” by entering the darkest, deepest recesses of the void to face our fears, face our Self. But sometimes, she comes looking for us. ... the oracle’s … You will also need a dried sage leaf or a lavender or sage smudge stick, and a green candle. My heart speaks and is available in every moment of every day. And the keeper of the gate is here to assist you in doing just that. However, the Goddess I personally connect the most with Sheela Na Gig is the all-powerful Indian Goddess, Kali. The vulva is a holy symbol of birth and life; representing regenerative powers of an Earth Mother/Goddess. She almost always has exaggerated genitalia. Book Review – Sucker Punch … The menopause, after all, is a natural bodily process and not the physical illness it can feel like. She may lead you astray, but she is one of the oldest energies of the Celtic lands. I did not realise straight away but soon it was clear, I had hit the menopause, or more precisely, the peri-menopause. Her energy is jolly, and yes a little wild – but always with a positive intent!”, Shadow Side: “A Christianized interpretation of Sheela Na Gig, unfortunately, says her image was used as a warning against relationships out of wedlock, a shocking thing during medieval times, instead of her positive intent to help people through the important gateways of their lives. When there is no opponent to face the beautiful truth and blossoming reality of trust, when fears and doubts are cast aside, when hope and faith blossom in the garden, when love lights the way, then I am my soul and my truth is love. The figure is meant to represent a survival of pagan, usually Celtic beliefs which have been incorporated into the newcomer Christian church. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email. One of my early actions was to get a tattoo, seen above. Imagine the pleasure of returning to one’s homeland with a new symbolic image and seeing the motif adopted by fellow masons. I give my truth, strength and purpose, before all that gives me happiness and joy. Although some depictions are a little confrontational at first glance, Sheelas, as the carvings are affectionately referred to, are commonplace on sacred buildings throughout Ireland and England. I am my soul, I give to the Earth all that I am. Strutting their genitalia, Sheela-na-Gigs remain a provocative presence in ancient Irish churches. Here is the ego-eating theme but the genitals become the mouth; mouth of the cave, doorway and devouring orifice. Change ), You are commenting using your Google account. She is the original pre-male Creator of Everything with a capital E.  Her womb is the void from which light and all-that-is emerges. Fertility Goddess. I won’t pretend I always managed my own changes serenely, those who know me know otherwise. Courage is needed to step through the portal into the new. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Sheela na gig: The Dark Goddess of Sacred Power. While there is some conjecture about the full function, magical or otherwise, of the carved Sheelas, she is generally thought to serve as protection, scaring away evil spirits or bringing good luck during child birth. Priestess of the Goddess Oracle Card Deck is 45 cards of Tara's personal artwork and also includes a guidebook to inspire your divination. Change ), You are commenting using your Facebook account. October 15, 2020 by Ananda Amenet Reid. However, I did notice something strange. By opening her labia she is inviting us into the void, the place of mystery where, if we dare go, our sense of self is broken down and destroyed so that we ‘die’ and can be re-born anew. GENRE. ( Log Out /  Love and truth blossom beyond doubt and fear to create that which we perceive as impossible, that which we call miracles, this is the realm upon which the future is built. It is my desire to walk the green path, this is my ascension journey towards light, love and unity, bringing clarification and truth to humanity. Stone masons were amongst the most travelled, learned and respected people of the time, their skills being highly prized and sought after. Clearly, Sheela is not a rounded, fecund earth mother Goddess-figure symbolising fertility. A Sheela na gig is a mysterious figurative stone carving that is found on churches, castles and other ancient buildings around the UK and Ireland. As would be expected for such a significant energetic being, she can be found across cultures throughout the World. Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. Traces the origins of the Sheela na gig from Medieval times to Paleolithic cave art • Reveals the sacred display of the vulva to be a universal archetype and the most enduring image of creativity throughout the world • Provides meditations on the Sheelas the author encountered in Ireland, England, Scotland, and Wales, allowing readers to commune with the power of these ico Is this the Earth goddess who both births us, and then takes us in death? ( Log Out /  Sheela Na Gig is a protectress of gateways, with the female genitalia being the primary gateway – that of all life. The vulva of Sheela-Na-Gig is in the shape of a triangle, another hint that She is a representation of the Goddess. The vulva is a holy symbol of birth and life; representing regenerative powers of an Earth Mother/Goddess. You are about to pass through a new gateway that will change you…. Thank Sheela Na Gig and celebraete with a glass of cider or apple juice. Sheela Na Gig . The print of this is available in both colour and black and white through Northern Fire. She’s located on a 12th-century church in England. Sometimes we stay stuck in the old, at the threshold of the door, afraid to move forward or go back; we stay in limbo, not knowing what to do. A rite of passage is close. There has been much debate about their origin, meaning and role since then. Change ), You are commenting using your Google account. Sheela was the separator of worlds: the Queen of Heaven and Earth. Sheela Na Gig is represented as skeletal, either with sagging breasts or without them altogether. This can cause us to lose out, miss opportunities, and it can cause us to build our fears up to be much bigger than the reality of the change. Please log in using one of these methods to post your comment: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. While there is some conjecture about the full function, magical or otherwise, of the carved Sheelas, she is generally thought to serve as protection, scaring away evil spirits or bringing good luck during child birth. Purchase your copy of Sheela na gig: The Dark Goddess of Sacred Power. Sheela’s vagina is doing the same job. Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. There are a number of explanations given for how these figures came t… Goddess gif by Nina Paley, based on a Sheela na gig grotesque on a 12th-century church in Kilpeck, Herefordshire, England. Sheela na gig, also spelled “Sheela-na-gig,” is a kind of architectural figure depicting a naked woman gesturing or displaying an exaggerated vulva. *Goddesses and Sirens Oracle Card deck, by Stacey Demarco, artwork by Jimmy Manton. ( Log Out /  All powerful deities that had to be tolerated by the early Irish Church, because they were too … She teaches in the Women’s Spirituality program at CIIS and through Ariadne Institute offers life-transforming Goddess Pilgrimages to Crete.Her books include She Who Changes and Rebirth of the Goddess and the widely used anthologies Womanspirit … ( Log Out /  The origins of the Sheela na gig are not known. The vulva of Sheela-Na-Gig is in the shape of a triangle, another hint that She is a representation of the Goddess. There is a teaching associated with the Sheelas. Dr Theresa Oakley. Sheela Na Gig is my personal favourite image of Goddess energy, she is so powerful. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. Deck Of Cards Card Deck Religion Legends And Myths Celtic Mythology Book Of Kells Triple Goddess Mythological Creatures Oracle Cards. Take a smooth stone and draw a picture of Sheela Na Gig on it. ( Log Out /  They are often found over doorways in rural churches, and as a part of the architecture, much like gargoyles or saints. Follow ananda amenet reid on WordPress.com. To me, she is a symbol for one of the ultimate, ultimate, most powerful and most ancient of all Goddess archetypes, because she is directly connected to the original Creator Deity. A study of Sheela Na Gig concentrating on the Goddess theories surrounding the figures. And it can occur, as it did for me, just at a time when everything seems more stable and ‘sorted’ than ever before in our lives. Change ), You are commenting using your Facebook account. Working with Kali Na Gig helped me to embrace the positive elements of the process of change, for, despite the chaos and difficult symptoms, I also had very lucid moments of ‘awakeness’ when I was more in touch with my inner knowing than ever before. I embrace my voice wholeheartedly. Some historians say it is a warning to an illiterate populace of the evils of lust, others say she was a fertility symbol. You are about to pass through a new gateway that will change you. A folk tradition has been recorded about another Sheela, the Oxford Sheela na gig: brides were told to look at the Sheela before entering the church as a blessing for fertility (Andersen 1977, 142-43;Lippard 1983, 218).The Ballyvourney Sheela na gig of County Cork is an unremarkable carving except for its association with the rich myth and tradition surrounding the figure of the Catholic St. Gobnait. Your Donations Are Graciously Accepted To Help Me To Keep Archangel Oracle Online! Sheela na Gigs (or Sheila na Gig) are the name for the stone carvings found throughout Ireland, Great Britain, France and Spain that depict a nude female figure exposing her vulva. This is an ancient pagan/medieval idol, of a female character with an exaggerated vulva. Sheela’s dramatic presentation of her vagina as if it is a huge gaping cave makes her womb suggestive of the caves and chambered cairns used by Paleolithic, Mesolithic and Neolithic shamans for altered state journeys and communication with the spirits, ancestors and the Goddess. Ceridwen’s cauldron makes a very good symbol for the relationship between the Goddess, the Underworld and the acquiring of wisdom and inspiration. The oracle’s wisdom and insights thus came to her and were uttered. A crone goddess, Sheela Na Gig is depicted as a woman showing her genitals and is most likely to appear upon gateways, windows, and doorposts. Daily Angel Oracle Card: Sheela Na Gig, from the Goddesses and Sirens Oracle Card deck, by Stacey Demarco, artwork by Jimmy Manton Sheela Na Gig: “Gateways” “A new path opens to y… Article by hatt kelley. A whole new bright horizon lies beyond the gateway. Now is the time to be very mindful of who you spend your time with. They saw and heard so much more than most other folk and were surely fascinated with and influenced by the stone carvings they visited in countries such as Persia and India. My friend has the Dark Goddess Oracle deck, and there are the exact same cards in her deck. ... From ancient Greece a representation of the goddess Baubo said to derive from Egypt. To me, she is a symbol for one of the ultimate, ultimate, most powerful and most ancient of all Goddess archetypes, because she is directly connected to the original Creator Deity. Say in a playful, singing way: Protect me as I (state what gateway you are passing through), Now step through the gateway or doorway with confidence. The prevalence of entering deep dark places to attain wisdom and inspiration is cross-cultural. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Ireland has the greatest number of surviving sheela na gig … It is believed that Sheela na gigs, or “Sheela” for short, were used to ward off death, demons, and all things evil; as in apotropaic … Working in alignment with the crystalline kingdom and the elemental kingdom, I bring forth energies that create a new understanding. Quite possibly, many images, maybe even the Green Man, came about through this means. The Sheela Na Gig that you can see in the picture is also the inspiration behind the “Snake Witch” painting. We are on our way, new life beckons to us. ( Log Out /  In Delphi, (the word ‘Delphi’ is from the root word for ‘womb’), the oracle’s sanctuary was originally a site sacred to Goddess Gaea. My first and only (so far), it is of Kali Na Gig, my version of Sheela Na Gig that incorporates Kali’s characteristics. Those who share your energy should be uplifting and supportive. Change ), You are commenting using your Twitter account. Light the candle and hold the stone in your hand. Check out the Facebook post about Sheela that went viral in October. She is the Challenger Goddess, the Wise Woman, the Ego-Eater, the one from whose womb all things are born. The Rosslyn Chapel in Scotland, dated 1446, is richly carved by some of the most proficient masons of the time and depicts plants and animals that could never have been known by masons who did not travel far and wide. She is regarded by some as a gargoyle-like figure meant as a medieval allegory of lust, or as a magical figure meant to cure infertility in women, but others have seen in Her an echo of the ancient Irish earth mother. That heart is like a crystal. Baubo, beset, sheela-na-gig, sheelanagig, exhibitionist, sculpture, romane, canecillo, modillon, abside, luxure, obscene, licencieux, chapiteau, phallique, carving, medieval, grotesque. Sheela na gigs are figurative carvings of naked women displaying an exaggerated vulva. The triangle is a symbol of the three aspects of the Goddess – Maiden, Mother and Crone – the full cycle of a woman’s life (yes, I am not … Daily Angel Oracle Card: Sheela Na Gig, from the Goddesses and Sirens Oracle Card deck, by Stacey Demarco, artwork by Jimmy Manton, “A new path opens to you, and you are protected. I bring to the Earth creativity, colour and beauty, expressing transformative, loving frequencies and vibrations. The sheela-na-gig could have easily been a simplified representation of the essence of this death-and-life-giving female trinity goddess. I saw the tattoo as a distinct marking of the transformative process I was going through, a way of embracing her intrusion into my life. Her womb is the Underworld. The resulting power and influence of the Master masons led to the Masonic movement. ( Log Out /  Lifting the Veil is a detailed and very much academic study of some of the Irish and UK figures. 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