Today's Goddess: Yellow Woman

Tesuque Feast (Southeastern US)

Themes: Nature, Providence,Animals

Symbols: Yellow Items, Green Items, Embroidered Items

About  Yellow Woman: This Pueblo Goddess if magic,agriculture and the hunt is also the heroine of many local

stories havingtaught humans important sacred ceremonies. Today she helps us remember theserituals and reintegrate

them into our live.

Art depicts YellowWoman wearing an embroidered blanket dress, a green mask (revealing herconnection to nature)

and a white mantle.Sometimes she appears as a corn Goddess and other times as a witch, bear orogress.

To Do Today: This is the time of the Buffalo Dance, which honors nature and mimes,an ancient hunting ritual thought

to ensure asuccessful hunt. This dance is a type of sympathetic magic that also appeasesthe souls of the animals

about to becaptured. For our purposes, this equates to a kind of ritual mime in which weenact our hopes as realized,

asking Yellow Womanto guide our movements so they will manifest in magic. For example, to improveself love give

yourself a hug soyou receive that energy. For relationships, open your arms wide so they awaitthe right person

(figurativelyreceiving a "good catch", which is in Yellow Woman's dominion too!)

To improve yourawareness of the significance of ritual, eat corn today and wear yellow, whiteand/or green clothing.

Embroidered itemsalso please this Goddess.

From "365Goddess" by Patricia Telesco andGrannyMoon's Morning Feast Archives