Category: divine feminine

  • A Journey Of The Soul: Il Labirinto Di Arianna In Sicily

    Ciao from Sicily! Yesterday we made a pilgrimage to the Labirinto di Arianna, or Ariadne’s Labyrinth, a sculpture high in the Nebrodi Mountains of Messina Province. The massive work is one of many large pieces that are part of Fondazione Fiumara d’Arte Sicilia, a collection of outdoor sculptures. The brainchild of empresario Antonio Presti, the…

  • Climbing The Rock Of Cefalù

    Ciao from Sicily! This morning, my cousin and partner in all things Experience Sicily, Evelina, and I hiked up the rock of Cefalù, “La Rocca.” It was a dream come true to see the remains of an ancient temple for Artemis/Diana. To climb La Rocca, wear sturdy shoes and bring water with you. There is…

  • Sicily’s Head Of Hades

    Until Sunday, August 8, this magnificent “Head of Hades,” also known as Barbablù will be in a special short exhibition at the Museo Archeologico Regionale “Antonino Salinas” – Palermo. The head, which is normally housed in the Museum at Aidone in Enna Province, was brought to Palermo briefly in order to promote the Barbablù Fest,…

  • Our Lady of Sorrows In Sant’Elia

    Home altar for Our Lady of Sorrows with Santo Pio, photographed in the fishing village of Sant’Elia

  • Palermo Next Level: Salinas Archeological Museum For Antiquities

    Palermo’s Salinas archeological museum hosts many treasures from antiquity. Many of the findings from Selinunte are housed here, including these late-4th/mid-3rd century BCE terracotta statuettes, made in the style of those traditionally made in Tanagra, Greece north of Athens. They were found in a Punic grave site.

  • Celebrating La Santuzza, Santa Rosalia, In Palermo

    Viva Santa Rosalia! Viva Palermo! Annually on July 15, devotees of Santa Rosalia, the patroness of Palermo, solemnly process her sacred relics through the city. The ritual is held in commemoration of the miracle that she performed in 1624 and 1625 when Sicily’s capital was under siege from a plague that mortally cursed more than…

  • Tonight! Presentation about the Divine and Sacred Feminine Sites of Eastern Sicily

    Tonight! Join me at 7:30PM Eastern online for Myths and Mysteries of Sicily: Part I, Eastern Sicily. I’ll discuss the divine feminine and sacred feminine sites in Eastern Sicily. Details and registration at Myths and Mysteries of Sicily: Part I, Eastern Sicily Update: Enjoy!  RECORDINGMyths and Mysteries of Sicily: Eastern Sicily, Part Ihttps://youtu.be/R5Lsbsa1q0E

  • 52 Reasons to Love Sicily | #24. The Mother Goddess’ Presence is Everywhere

    Demeter, the goddess of the grain, female fertilization, and the harvest, who is the mother of Persephone, represents the great matriarch in ancient Greek mythology. Her power to cultivate the bounties on the Earth’s surface for us are illustrated significantly during the myth of Demeter and Kore/Persephone. Before the Christian era, the Eleusinian Mysteries (as…