Printable version of the Winter Ritual

Look at books with images of priestesses, suffragettes, nurturers, say to yourself, “These women are my ancestresses. Of this line of strong women am I descended.”

Write the biography of female relatives.  Imagine the world they inhabited.  Wonder how they charted their way through it.  What qualities helped them, sustained them?  What gave them their own special spark?

Interview your relatives.  They might surprise you.  Most people are immigrants.  Read folklore from your country of origin.  Can you detect similar themes?  Look for hidden or disguised Goddess ritual.  These are usually talked about or performed when the men are out of the room.

Recover your personal heritage.  Pass it on to your children.  Share it with friends.

Put women on your altar.  If your family is too “charged” emotionally, choose someone from herstory.  Claim her as your own.  Go to a yard sale and buy an old picture.  Invent!