Discovering the uncharted territories within us
The first Abundant Goddess I received I was coming out of a dense chapter of my life.
The year leading up to receiving her, I ended a romantic relationship, navigated living alone for the first time, and moved through a serious health diagnosis. I found myself ritualizing baths in my outdoor canyon tub as both a treatment for my
condition and a deeply therapeutic moment for me to just let go, relax.
I brought Abundant Goddess to my bath on our first night together. I placed her on a rock, lit her, and observed her as I settled into the tub. I was taken aback for awhile by her shape. There was (and continues to be) something intangibly raw and feral about her.
That night I reflected on the girl I had been and the woman I wanted to become — self-accepting, confident, and at peace. Perhaps, like the candle herself.
All the Mother Madre candles I’ve lit since my first Abundant Goddess have put me back into that state of reflection with each light. There is more here than the physicality of burning wick + wax — there are uncharted territories within us waiting to be discovered by staring at a flame.
May we all treasure the small moments and natural artifacts of life that remind us of who we are and what we can become. Sometimes, lighting a candle is where we can begin.
—Brianna
