The Divine Mother in Water: When Listening and Longing Lead Us to the Well
In this episode of The Divine Mother Series, I explore water as one of the deepest expressions of the Divine Mother through stories from my recent pilgrimage to Italy, reflections on sacred wells and Marian traditions, and the healing wisdom of rivers, springs, and holy waters.
I share how water has long been understood as a source of memory, devotion, prophecy, and healing, weaving together mythology, herbalism, ecology, and nervous system restoration. From the Sacred Madonna traditions of southern Italy to the science of “blue mind,” this episode explores why the feminine divine so often reveals herself through water.
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I also introduce the herb of the episode, Blue Flag Iris, a powerful medicine of purification, flow, and transformation that teaches us how to move what has become stagnant within us.
In this episode I explore:
• Sacred wells, pilgrimage, and Marian traditions
• Water as memory, oracle, and living intelligence
• The healing relationship between water and the nervous system
• Blue Flag Iris and the medicine of purification
• The qualities of water as expressions of the Divine Feminine
This episode offers practical ways to engage with water as daily spiritual practice and to remember that the voice of the mother is still speaking through the living waters of the earth.
I hope you find this conversation to be engaging. It is with a most humble heart that I try to explore what they complex archetypes can show us in modern times.
Resources:
Gail Faith Edwards - Book- “Benedictaria: The Blessing Way of Southern Italian Folk Medicine
https://blessedmaineherbs.com/pages/books
Veda Austin - The Secret Intelligence of Water: Hydroglyphs and Water Intelligence - https://www.vedaaustin.com/
Blue Iris - Iris versicolor - Flower Essence - https://www.sovereigntyherbs.com/stock-shop/essences/blue-flag-iris
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