Praise Song

Dealing with this fearsome energy

makes me more organized,

clear and positive in daily life:

I need to keep my balance

to ride Her white-water

with its deep black cross-currents. 

She is the cocoon,

the impulse to retreat and to emerge,

the Virginal Feminine

and the erotic impulse to connect,

a restless, creative guide.

Identifying with a dynamic dark-moon goddess

helps me face my aging and inevitable death

as an active challenge,

riding a whirlwind of change.

I have always enjoyed wind and fierce weather,

but in Her presence

I am intensely aware of the joy of Her power

in intimate relationship and mutual affirmation. 

Rather than defend the status-quo in my personal life

I have allied myself with the dynamo of Her breath.

I welcome Her turbulent energy

pulling the rug from under my feet

to make me dance to keep my balance. 

Praising Oya and Her Spiral

puts me in touch with deep energy and feelings

that never before have had an outlet. 

She gives Her name

to the most mysterious and dancing parts

of myself and my world.

Where will this new courage lead?

© Tamara Rasmussen 2018