Take it away Priestess Amber!
The Dark Goddess Festival is an afternoon
dedicated to the shadows, the inner mysteries, and the Dark Goddess! A celebration of the Dark Mother, The Crone,
and the Veiled One. I created this festival eleven years ago in response to a
call from Kali Ma. It also came out of a desire to create a different kind of
festival. At the time, I felt frustrated by how all the festivals had fees
attached and back then, I barely had five dollars to my name. I felt jealous
and upset that not only could I not afford the entry fee to attend festivals,
but once in, it felt like a slap in the face as everything required a purchase
to enjoy it, be it food, merchandise, or getting a reading or healing. The
Goddess asked, “Why don’t you create a new festival then?”
So, I did. I felt called to bring
to light the Dark Goddess because She is often misunderstood and taken for an
agent of ill tempered forces. However, in my experience, She helped me out of
my shadow self, into integration and understanding of myself in ways I was not
reaching through other pathways. The
Dark Goddess represents our deepest desires, our primal instinctive side, and hidden
knowledge as well as the potency of being you, your true you. Always through
love, She cuts away all that does not serve a person; what is not in their best
interest is severed. Like a tough love mother, She takes away what does not
contribute to you, regardless of how you feel about it or how attached you
might be to that thing. Only for your highest possibilities does She act. This
is the gift I wish to share with others through the Dark Goddess Festival.
The Dark Goddess Festival remains
free of vendors and an admission fee. There is entertainment, dancing, ritual,
healers and readers available, for free or for reasonable fees, and a door
prize raffle to help me offset costs of running the festival. I think of it as
a gift I share with the community—the focus is on connection and experiences. I
consider myself a bridge, connecting people to resources and others that may
contribute to their lives and well being. This year, I would like to reach more
like minded others who are seeking the Dark Goddess. I have a new volunteer
committee to help me with advertising and marketing, a few of my lesser gifts.
This year will be the 9th Annual Dark Goddess Festival and as 9 is a
very sacred number to the Goddess, I expect it will be a very potent and juicy
one. I am looking forward to seeing what She has in store for the festival and
us!
A mythologist, healer, and energy
shifter, I have studied every metaphysical modality I can. I have a passion for
learning and will always be reaching for the next level. I hold a BA degree in Liberal Arts English with a
Women Studies’ Minor and a Masters in Mythological Studies with a Depth Psychology
Emphasis, which is Jungian and post Jungian theory. A practice witch and
healer, I am honored to be a part of this growing Goddess priestesshood. Bright
blessings and may the Darkness be Merciful!
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