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I love Death

I love it, this connection I have
I feel death and I’m not afraid.
I’m afraid of seeing the emty shells, they’re not them anymore, they’re not the people, they’re just a creepy carcass, an object that I don’t like how it looks.
But death, even if the person is there, dieing. I’m ok, I know they will be so much better.
So much better off,
I think I envy them.
I know I do, a lot.
No probems, no responsabilities, no more heartache or social entanglement, or not knowing what to do.
They will be happy, in peace, resting…
They will be full again. What we once were, when we were one with Her, when there was no boundries, no limits, no barriers; They are all of it now. ALL.
I wish that that comes to them as quick as possible so they don’t have to deal with the pain or the annoyance of people or the social awkwardness.
Like a breath of freash air after holding your breath under water.
Full and whole. That’s what they will be.
So I love Death.
She is so gentle, so nice. Even if somebody dies in an awful way, at least then it’ll be done and you’ll be happy and in peace and full again.
She provides the way, if you want to come back and be disturbed and disturb others it’s your own choice, but I know you can choose peace and fullfilment. And that must feel so amazing, to be with Her and in Her again.
So I love death, because once you’re there you can teach and guide people if you want, and you can also just rest and wait until you come back again.
She is so gentle and so kind, she is so loving, Mother Death.
People think “What about people that weren’t supposed to die, that had a family, that were happy?”………..
Come on people. There are no coincidences, no accidents in death.
She is the only one that can make you whole and peacefull no matter what.
No one can escape her embrace.
She is the kindest Mother, she will hug you and all will be well again. All will be as it should be and if other decide to bring problems and complications to themselves, you can even still help them, if you really want to.
But for you it’s loving time. In a timeless embrace with mom again. Warm and calm and when it’s time, you can come back and enjoy all over again.
Isn’t she endlessly generous?
I don’t fear death. I think it’s sweet. Hurting is painful, watching decay is hurtfull, the shells are scary, but Death?
Death is love again.

On the synchronicity of Chakra working

Back when I was in the Dianic Tradition of Brazil (TDB), they used to do this chakra haling work that is based on self awareness, not only of the chakras, but psychologically, mentally and physically, so basically it’s a wholesome healing work. I met it with this brazilian title:

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It was one of the best works I ever did, it’s a really deep DEEP self awareness project that brings you to think hard into yourself and understand why things in your body and mind work together and are connected through the chakras and how to heal them and therefore have a good flowing prana through the balanced chakras. I lost my book and it is out of print in Brazil, I dare say maybe in the whole latin america because I only found one more Spanish edition and it was a very old one. So I went for the original, and found to be a beautiful cover a really gorgeous piece, such a shame they wouldn’t make the brazilian editions as pretty as this:

51TjesColKL._SX258_BO1,204,203,200_So there I had it finally and I wasn’t sure if I should start the whole work again from scratch or continue from where I had left it years ago. 
Lately I have been having a lot of pain on my knees because of several factors that have been developing for years know. As a typical capricorn I constantly beat my knees (what is that you say, knees? We don’t have knees, just a fish tail, duh! XD) and that results in constant and sometimes accumulating pain because the blood flow on my legs is not ideal. Except recently I decided to do some heavy gardening that had to be done, including a big heavy shovel that I buried using my leg and putting all my weight on it.
Now off course I forgot I was even did that and so when I woke up with abnormal knee pain in the middle of the night I had no clue what had happened and before we could set a doctor’s appointment it got worse and worse and I could feel something was wrong and inflaming!
By the time I got to the doctor I couldn’t walk or twist my leg in any way and even my toes on the same leg were feeling numb and hurted if I tried to bend them. I was REALLY scared! To top it off, I have a certain problem with to vertebrae and so my lumbar was hurting like HELL
I got the medication, did many exams, the whole shebang, and a week later, having to take ibuprofen 600mg 3x a day, I started the Sevenfold Journey.

http://www.amazon.com/The-Sevenfold-Journey-Reclaiming-Through/dp/0895945746

Page 39: Chakra One (Root).
“Location: base of spine, legs, feet (…)
Malfunction: (…) knee troubles, bone disorders (…)
Operating principle: Gravity”

I had to laugh! I was telling myself the whole week I should start doing the work, I should start reading the book and then i would do something else instead.
I remember clearly as I was in the tradition my circle would constantly find it amusing how whenever we were doing that work the Goddess would find a VERY clear, undeniable way of showing us that yes we were working that and so She was pointing out in each chakra whatever was our problem or malfunction on that respective chakra area. There you go, my lesson is: no matter where you are, no matter what you are doing, no matter if you are in a circle or alone, in a tradition or hedge witching, the Goddess speaks to us all and her language, as Mavesper Cy Cerridwen always says, is synchronicity. If obvious, undeniable things happen don’t ever ignore it, go figure out to what they are connected and all will make sense, you will hear Her crystal clear voice and what you have to do will be layed out in front of you. Synchronicity should NEVER be ignored, whether you like it or not, it is what everybody always asked for: an answer/sign from God(ess), whatever you asked, that’s the divine answer.

Blessings of Tara! )O(

Willow Arkta Mens

 

The willow that sings and teaches…

I made this website to share my life in priesthood and the gifts the Goddess brings me. Be it music or enlightment of any kind. She told me She needed me to share my thoughts and my music because those are now not my own, but rather my service to Her, to the world: I believe in change, but I believe we first need to change individually, in a deep personal level, to change our mentality, to awaken, be aware of ourselves and the world around us, THEN and only then will we change the world… And that, my friends, will take a very long time. So my job here is to help by doing my part: learn about myself and Her, and help other to learn more about themselves, about the Goddess and about the sacredness of every single thing that exists, because all those things are Her. All of it.

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My inspiration came from my very first pagan contact: Pocahontas and Grandmother willow. I was fascinated by the movie but most important, even as a child I knew, what they believed was what I believed already, just couldn’t name it yet. As the songs says:

You think you own whatever land you land on
The Earth is just a dead thing you can claim
But I know every rock and tree and creature
Has a life, has a spirit, has a name

The rainstorm and the river are my brothers
The heron and the otter are my friends
And we are all connected to each other
In a circle, in a hoop that never ends

And so on, but most importantly, as I grew up and found the Goddess and learned about the trees and their meanings, their lessons, I realized what great teachings and incredibly hard lesson Grandmother Willow, above all other character, still has to teach us.

To listen with our hearts.

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Willow Arkta Mens, Imbolcg 2015.