Helen Martineau

Wisdom and Prophecy are known as spiritual gifts, which in ancient times were seen as two of five stations of the goddess, symbolised in tree lore and represented by her songs. To achieve such gifts requires effort and dedication to divine purposes in the soul.

Jerusalem, the heart of Israel/Palestine means 'habitation of peace'. I look back to a mythical age when this was a reality. But it seems impossible amidst all the conflict today. Yet it can come about when souls discover the peace and harmony of the inner 'sacred marriage'.

The fifth station of the goddess belongs to the acacia tree. The wood is associated with death; its fluffy golden flowers with rebirth and regeneration. But the pods protecting the seeds tell us there is the Crone Queen's sheltering cave involved that takes us into the mystery of death and our need to understand its real meaning for our soul.