The Return of Kora
This Spring season the focus and intention of this ritual mead is to honor the story & return of Persephone to her mother Demeter. Demeter & Perspehone as Kore are the goddesses of vegetative proliferation symbolizing growth and maturation. Her mother is the goddess of grain who endows the fields their fertility. The story of Persephone as “ Kore” is that every year after a long drought from winter Kora returns and spends 6 months with her mother beginning in the spring. The time they spend together is by replenishing and caretaking the lands and providing it with an abundance of crops & medicines. In the fall, she returns to her husband Hades as the queen of the underworld. When Persephone returns in the spring as Kora as “maiden” or “grain maiden” this is the stage before she transitions into womanhood. In the spring we encounter the beginning stages of renewal, growth, potential, opportunity, fertility, creativity, & vitality. Kora is a term for the word maiden or also called the “chaste one” in greek mythology. When Persephone returns to her mother we see her as a daughter in her youthful stage of life assisting, playing, dancing, living care free and walking along side her seen as the “ The Spring Maiden”. When she takes her journey down into the underworld, this is where we see her turn from adolescence and maiden to no longer being associated as Kore and stepping into womanhood through a heroes journey of initiation by evolving & facing her fears and becoming the queen of the underworld known as Persephone. The story of Persephone and Demeter is a perfect example of the cycles in nature and the cyclic nature of our emotional and psychological patterns. In this myth, we see that Kore cannot remain a maiden and chaste forever, in order for her growth and maturation she must descend and become Persephone in order to bring up new wisdom from Pluto. Through her journey down into the underworld, cycles are perceived, understood, & accepted. Her mother Demeter expresses resistance and is in great despair when she finds out about her daughter’s disappearance. In a psychological sense the aspect of her “mother” Demeter not wanting to grant her maturation is symbolic of resistance of the ego not wanting to face challenges in order for death and rebirth of consciousness to occur. The story of Persephone as Kora teaches us to embrace change, the rhythms, & cycles of life in order for new fertility and creativity to become possible. Persephone entering the underworld also symbolizes the unconscious mind. In this story we see Demeter fearing the separation of her union with her daughter, symbolizing the fear of the unknown. Here we see the fear of consciousness being devoured in the unconscious. The archetype of Kora reminds us to allow ourselves to be more child-like and playful by imbuing and maintaining a sense of curiosity for all aspects of life. The archetype of Persephone teaches us to embrace immersing ourselves periodically into the realms of the unconscious in order to understand ourselves and inner depths on a deeper level. This story illuminates the lessons of self acceptance and viewing ourselves as innocent creatures by not taking life too seriously.
The intention is to encourage inner strength & self-confidence by accepting ourselves exactly as we are and stepping into the pathways of the heart. This potion assists in enabling the courage to assert oneself and our true feelings. It is a perfect Beltane elixir for renewal & honoring the birth of consciousness in the spring and an ode to the archetype of Aries through imbibing into self-actualization. The herbal allies selected for this formule were intended to assist the self by encouraing the mind to perceive our reality through heart perception & in doing so we may begin to love ourselves and others more deeply through compassion and understanding.
“Persephone the Kore or “nameless maiden” is familiar to many a woman as the stage of life when she was young, uncertain, and full of possibilities. It was the time when she waited for someone or something to come along to shape her life, before another (any other) archetype became activated and ushered in a different phase. In the seasons of a woman’s life, Persephone represents spring.
Just as spring cyclically follows the fallow period after harvest and the barren months of winter, bringing warmth, more light, and new green growth, so can Persephone become reactivated in women after times of loss and depression. Each time Persephone resurfaces in a woman’s psyche, it is once again possible for her to be receptive to new influences and change.
Persephone is youthfulness, vitality, and the potential for new growth. “
-Jean Shinoda-Bolen from Goddesses in Everywoman: Powerful Archetypes in Women's Lives
This Elixir is intended for Ritual Magick purposes and is mindfully crafted with the purest intentions. Our tools are created to remind the user of their intentions. This elixir will only be available for a limited time.
Evolutionary Teaching: Restores hope and faith and an appreciation for the core of your being. Self-realization, recognizing core essence, personal growth, anything is possible, infinite potential, entering a peaceful, loving, & calming time in life with mental stability. Magic is flowing all around you. Not being resistent to different perspectives and being open to change and the unknown.
Tarot Correspondence: The star
May be presented on altar with corresponding tarot card to pay homage to the archetype of Kora or as an ode to Persephone. Meditations with this archetype may be illuminating. Visualize the energy of this story with eyes closed and contemplate the virtues of the Kora and how they manifest within.
Suggested Mantra: I accept and embrace change wholeheartedly. I honor my inner divinity & allow myself to feel a sense of renewal and inner purpose. I am pure loving innocent energy.
INGREDIENTS: Hawthorn Berry, Rose, Pomegranate, Cardamom, Vanilla bean, Cinnamon, Orange peel, Hawthorn Spagyric, Opium Poppy Flower Essence w/ garnet gem essence from Sovereignty Apothecary, honey from High Desert Honey co, aged with oak chips, infused with rose quartz & attuned to the frequency of venus with vibrational sound tools.
Bottle size: 25 FL oz, 750 ML
This Spring season the focus and intention of this ritual mead is to honor the story & return of Persephone to her mother Demeter. Demeter & Perspehone as Kore are the goddesses of vegetative proliferation symbolizing growth and maturation. Her mother is the goddess of grain who endows the fields their fertility. The story of Persephone as “ Kore” is that every year after a long drought from winter Kora returns and spends 6 months with her mother beginning in the spring. The time they spend together is by replenishing and caretaking the lands and providing it with an abundance of crops & medicines. In the fall, she returns to her husband Hades as the queen of the underworld. When Persephone returns in the spring as Kora as “maiden” or “grain maiden” this is the stage before she transitions into womanhood. In the spring we encounter the beginning stages of renewal, growth, potential, opportunity, fertility, creativity, & vitality. Kora is a term for the word maiden or also called the “chaste one” in greek mythology. When Persephone returns to her mother we see her as a daughter in her youthful stage of life assisting, playing, dancing, living care free and walking along side her seen as the “ The Spring Maiden”. When she takes her journey down into the underworld, this is where we see her turn from adolescence and maiden to no longer being associated as Kore and stepping into womanhood through a heroes journey of initiation by evolving & facing her fears and becoming the queen of the underworld known as Persephone. The story of Persephone and Demeter is a perfect example of the cycles in nature and the cyclic nature of our emotional and psychological patterns. In this myth, we see that Kore cannot remain a maiden and chaste forever, in order for her growth and maturation she must descend and become Persephone in order to bring up new wisdom from Pluto. Through her journey down into the underworld, cycles are perceived, understood, & accepted. Her mother Demeter expresses resistance and is in great despair when she finds out about her daughter’s disappearance. In a psychological sense the aspect of her “mother” Demeter not wanting to grant her maturation is symbolic of resistance of the ego not wanting to face challenges in order for death and rebirth of consciousness to occur. The story of Persephone as Kora teaches us to embrace change, the rhythms, & cycles of life in order for new fertility and creativity to become possible. Persephone entering the underworld also symbolizes the unconscious mind. In this story we see Demeter fearing the separation of her union with her daughter, symbolizing the fear of the unknown. Here we see the fear of consciousness being devoured in the unconscious. The archetype of Kora reminds us to allow ourselves to be more child-like and playful by imbuing and maintaining a sense of curiosity for all aspects of life. The archetype of Persephone teaches us to embrace immersing ourselves periodically into the realms of the unconscious in order to understand ourselves and inner depths on a deeper level. This story illuminates the lessons of self acceptance and viewing ourselves as innocent creatures by not taking life too seriously.
The intention is to encourage inner strength & self-confidence by accepting ourselves exactly as we are and stepping into the pathways of the heart. This potion assists in enabling the courage to assert oneself and our true feelings. It is a perfect Beltane elixir for renewal & honoring the birth of consciousness in the spring and an ode to the archetype of Aries through imbibing into self-actualization. The herbal allies selected for this formule were intended to assist the self by encouraing the mind to perceive our reality through heart perception & in doing so we may begin to love ourselves and others more deeply through compassion and understanding.
“Persephone the Kore or “nameless maiden” is familiar to many a woman as the stage of life when she was young, uncertain, and full of possibilities. It was the time when she waited for someone or something to come along to shape her life, before another (any other) archetype became activated and ushered in a different phase. In the seasons of a woman’s life, Persephone represents spring.
Just as spring cyclically follows the fallow period after harvest and the barren months of winter, bringing warmth, more light, and new green growth, so can Persephone become reactivated in women after times of loss and depression. Each time Persephone resurfaces in a woman’s psyche, it is once again possible for her to be receptive to new influences and change.
Persephone is youthfulness, vitality, and the potential for new growth. “
-Jean Shinoda-Bolen from Goddesses in Everywoman: Powerful Archetypes in Women's Lives
This Elixir is intended for Ritual Magick purposes and is mindfully crafted with the purest intentions. Our tools are created to remind the user of their intentions. This elixir will only be available for a limited time.
Evolutionary Teaching: Restores hope and faith and an appreciation for the core of your being. Self-realization, recognizing core essence, personal growth, anything is possible, infinite potential, entering a peaceful, loving, & calming time in life with mental stability. Magic is flowing all around you. Not being resistent to different perspectives and being open to change and the unknown.
Tarot Correspondence: The star
May be presented on altar with corresponding tarot card to pay homage to the archetype of Kora or as an ode to Persephone. Meditations with this archetype may be illuminating. Visualize the energy of this story with eyes closed and contemplate the virtues of the Kora and how they manifest within.
Suggested Mantra: I accept and embrace change wholeheartedly. I honor my inner divinity & allow myself to feel a sense of renewal and inner purpose. I am pure loving innocent energy.
INGREDIENTS: Hawthorn Berry, Rose, Pomegranate, Cardamom, Vanilla bean, Cinnamon, Orange peel, Hawthorn Spagyric, Opium Poppy Flower Essence w/ garnet gem essence from Sovereignty Apothecary, honey from High Desert Honey co, aged with oak chips, infused with rose quartz & attuned to the frequency of venus with vibrational sound tools.
Bottle size: 25 FL oz, 750 ML
This Spring season the focus and intention of this ritual mead is to honor the story & return of Persephone to her mother Demeter. Demeter & Perspehone as Kore are the goddesses of vegetative proliferation symbolizing growth and maturation. Her mother is the goddess of grain who endows the fields their fertility. The story of Persephone as “ Kore” is that every year after a long drought from winter Kora returns and spends 6 months with her mother beginning in the spring. The time they spend together is by replenishing and caretaking the lands and providing it with an abundance of crops & medicines. In the fall, she returns to her husband Hades as the queen of the underworld. When Persephone returns in the spring as Kora as “maiden” or “grain maiden” this is the stage before she transitions into womanhood. In the spring we encounter the beginning stages of renewal, growth, potential, opportunity, fertility, creativity, & vitality. Kora is a term for the word maiden or also called the “chaste one” in greek mythology. When Persephone returns to her mother we see her as a daughter in her youthful stage of life assisting, playing, dancing, living care free and walking along side her seen as the “ The Spring Maiden”. When she takes her journey down into the underworld, this is where we see her turn from adolescence and maiden to no longer being associated as Kore and stepping into womanhood through a heroes journey of initiation by evolving & facing her fears and becoming the queen of the underworld known as Persephone. The story of Persephone and Demeter is a perfect example of the cycles in nature and the cyclic nature of our emotional and psychological patterns. In this myth, we see that Kore cannot remain a maiden and chaste forever, in order for her growth and maturation she must descend and become Persephone in order to bring up new wisdom from Pluto. Through her journey down into the underworld, cycles are perceived, understood, & accepted. Her mother Demeter expresses resistance and is in great despair when she finds out about her daughter’s disappearance. In a psychological sense the aspect of her “mother” Demeter not wanting to grant her maturation is symbolic of resistance of the ego not wanting to face challenges in order for death and rebirth of consciousness to occur. The story of Persephone as Kora teaches us to embrace change, the rhythms, & cycles of life in order for new fertility and creativity to become possible. Persephone entering the underworld also symbolizes the unconscious mind. In this story we see Demeter fearing the separation of her union with her daughter, symbolizing the fear of the unknown. Here we see the fear of consciousness being devoured in the unconscious. The archetype of Kora reminds us to allow ourselves to be more child-like and playful by imbuing and maintaining a sense of curiosity for all aspects of life. The archetype of Persephone teaches us to embrace immersing ourselves periodically into the realms of the unconscious in order to understand ourselves and inner depths on a deeper level. This story illuminates the lessons of self acceptance and viewing ourselves as innocent creatures by not taking life too seriously.
The intention is to encourage inner strength & self-confidence by accepting ourselves exactly as we are and stepping into the pathways of the heart. This potion assists in enabling the courage to assert oneself and our true feelings. It is a perfect Beltane elixir for renewal & honoring the birth of consciousness in the spring and an ode to the archetype of Aries through imbibing into self-actualization. The herbal allies selected for this formule were intended to assist the self by encouraing the mind to perceive our reality through heart perception & in doing so we may begin to love ourselves and others more deeply through compassion and understanding.
“Persephone the Kore or “nameless maiden” is familiar to many a woman as the stage of life when she was young, uncertain, and full of possibilities. It was the time when she waited for someone or something to come along to shape her life, before another (any other) archetype became activated and ushered in a different phase. In the seasons of a woman’s life, Persephone represents spring.
Just as spring cyclically follows the fallow period after harvest and the barren months of winter, bringing warmth, more light, and new green growth, so can Persephone become reactivated in women after times of loss and depression. Each time Persephone resurfaces in a woman’s psyche, it is once again possible for her to be receptive to new influences and change.
Persephone is youthfulness, vitality, and the potential for new growth. “
-Jean Shinoda-Bolen from Goddesses in Everywoman: Powerful Archetypes in Women's Lives
This Elixir is intended for Ritual Magick purposes and is mindfully crafted with the purest intentions. Our tools are created to remind the user of their intentions. This elixir will only be available for a limited time.
Evolutionary Teaching: Restores hope and faith and an appreciation for the core of your being. Self-realization, recognizing core essence, personal growth, anything is possible, infinite potential, entering a peaceful, loving, & calming time in life with mental stability. Magic is flowing all around you. Not being resistent to different perspectives and being open to change and the unknown.
Tarot Correspondence: The star
May be presented on altar with corresponding tarot card to pay homage to the archetype of Kora or as an ode to Persephone. Meditations with this archetype may be illuminating. Visualize the energy of this story with eyes closed and contemplate the virtues of the Kora and how they manifest within.
Suggested Mantra: I accept and embrace change wholeheartedly. I honor my inner divinity & allow myself to feel a sense of renewal and inner purpose. I am pure loving innocent energy.
INGREDIENTS: Hawthorn Berry, Rose, Pomegranate, Cardamom, Vanilla bean, Cinnamon, Orange peel, Hawthorn Spagyric, Opium Poppy Flower Essence w/ garnet gem essence from Sovereignty Apothecary, honey from High Desert Honey co, aged with oak chips, infused with rose quartz & attuned to the frequency of venus with vibrational sound tools.
Bottle size: 25 FL oz, 750 ML