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Sage Priestess & Me

04 Tuesday Apr 2017

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Hello there,

Today I would like to introduce you to one of my somewhat secret loves, the path and presence of Sage Priestessing.

I have been steeping myself in the teachings/sharings and circles of Vanessa Sage for about 2 years and it has been having a deeply restorative and profound effect on my life.

The most significant of these would be the mentoring of holding sacred circle space, this is the piece that has risen to the surface to take precedence over much else for me. I called upon this knowing, sensing, beingness at a time when I most needed it . . . sitting at my Mothers bedside for her last days on earth. (Jan 2016) I would not have been able to hold the space the way I did had I not integrated this knowing that I did not have to do anything except be present with my Mother, and let her take her own journey, and of course provide any support service I was able to in a practical way, alongside my family, nurses, carers etc.

So, my experience of Priestess is one more of showing up and being present to what is required from me to the best of my ability rather than calling myself that by name.

There is an opportunity for you to join Vanessa and nurture, meet, tend and unfurl your inner Priestess.

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If you find yourself curious about the path of Priestess . . . I encourage you to check out Vanessa’s amazing website that has such a divine sense of sacred beauty.

I am honoured to be part of the Priestess Certification program – I will meet you there as one of the Melissa Priestesses. This means I help hold the space of the container and hold Temple Space within the program at various new or full moon times.

Vanessa has opened up registration to join her deeply sacred and life affirming work, you can choose from Sage Priestess – Self Study  and also Sage Priestess Certification.

I highly recommend Vanessa as a wise, kind, wonderful teacher who leads by her wildly vulnerable and powerful example.

I have a spot in this beautiful, comprehensive Sage Priestess Self-Study course to giveaway. If you would like to go into the draw to win that,  please send an email to me, at art@denisedaffara.com.au with Priestess Giveaway in the subject heading, and a sentence or two sharing what it would mean to you, or what draws you to this opening. The winner will be drawn later in April and notified via email.

Warmest wishes to you

love Denise.

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Mother Love : an invitation to circle

29 Thursday Sep 2016

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I’m ‘flying by the seat of my pants again’ (in an imaginary red cape, wearing red shoes) . . . and have made the committment to step in to the next offering, I’m feeling pulled to bring out into the world.

It’s called Mother Love, and by that it can be in whatever way you need to immerse yourself in that energy for a 12 week focused time within a group/circle opportunity.

Whether you are grieving the loss of your Mother, or loss of relationship, a difficult relationship, a long distance relationship, exhausted by the desire to be a Mother and it hasn’t happened yet, relating to your own way of showing up as Mother… indeed… Mothering ourselves.. and some I know have a deep relationship with the Divine Mother.

I will be holding the space of facilitator of circle gatherings on Zoom… every 2 weeks during the 12, with a 2 week break over Christmas and New Year time.

(starting 26 October 2016 – 18 January 2017)

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There will be video’s of art journal pages and prompts, conversations and innerviews about what Mother Love means to some of the women in my life, ideas and possibilities – freshly made so they meet us where we are – in this ‘time space continuum’ lol …. reminding me of that crazy Back to the Future movie.

. . . anyhow, dear heart if you seek a soft place to explore some of your Mother Love story… you are welcome, this will be a gentle and kind space, nurturing and I hope nourishing. I am feeling the desire to bring in some kind of ‘hand stitching’ as well.

I’ll share the first video I made in relation to my thoughts behind it’s creation… and on the website you will find another couple of video samples of how I share this work.

 

and a link to the website page for Mother Love, eCourse Circle offering is here.

 

Mother Love is Boundless.

My Mother died earlier in the year, I seek a deep understanding of what I need to know now as a grown woman, and Mother to myself and my two daughters.

I now have space and time to notice what parts of my Mother Love story are life giving in their tenderness? What parts want to be put to rest? Where does it hurt?

I can open my heart to be shown these, I can open my heart to receive the memories that I can hold safe now and bring Grace to the child in me.

I may ask my Grand Mothers’ of generations past.

Show me the legacy, show me what is mine to birth into this world, now that they are beyond the bounds of their human constraints to offer me support in ways I do not fully understand.

~ Denise Daffara

 

much love Denise xx

morning blessing

18 Wednesday Jun 2014

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Hi friends,

The other day I made a ‘crystal drawing’ of a tea cup outside on my deck. … it just felt like a nice thing to do ..

In the metaphysical world, Clear Quartz crystals are the supreme gift of Mother Earth. Even the smallest is imbued with the properties of a master healer teacher. Ancients believed these stones to be alive, taking a breath once every hundred years or so, and many cultures thought them to be incarnations of the Divine.

information found at website : crystal vaults.com 

today.. I decided to sit next to that.. and make another ‘drawing with my crystals’.  And sit for a little while with the sun warming my back (it’s winter time here) and loving the thought of ‘letting more light in’.

this time I made a symbol of ‘Blessing’… a circle with three drops at the bottom..

Inside the circle I placed my smash book/art journal.. which also serves as my traveling altar.

I use it to make dedications for the workshops I am teaching,  to hold a space of preparation, readiness and caring for myself to be a help to those who are coming. An energy exchange takes place.. each one who comes is meant to be there.. we never know what connections we are making.. and to be in circle, creating with other women.. is one of the delights of my life.

little Aura, bit shadow

I so love how Aura’s shadow appears so much larger than herself… when we take her to the beach that faces East in the morning.. this happens and a long legged girl races along beside her looking so big and tall… she has a wild wonderful spirit that lets loose off leash on the beach.. it’s a pleasure to behold.

I’ve got a workshop coming up later in July a ‘Gypsy Retreaty Workshop’ and so it’s on my heart and mind.. and this was a way of giving it some kind of blessing.. letting the universe know I’d like support and to hold light for it’s creation and our time together when we gather to paint.  I like to simplify things.. I don’t belong to any religion … I just want more love in my life.. to be loving, to be loved.

beautiful quote from Hafiz :

Stay close to anything that makes you glad you are alive

blessing circle.   that’s it for now,

love Denise