A Goddess to Release and Renew
How to release what is no longer serving you so you can evolve into a queen
The weather is getting warmer, and the days are getting longer. As the sun shines more brightly, your mood might be getting brighter too. You may have already started to observe buds on trees, crocuses popping from the lawn, and the sounds of birds returning home. There’s a sense the world is emerging from the dark womb of winter and is ready to be born again.
While you prepare to shed your coat, scarf, and gloves, you can also take this time to consider what else can be released. This could be a habit that is no longer serving you, a belief that keeps you playing small, a resentment you continue to harbor, or maybe it’s a relationship that is no longer evolving. We can look to Persephone, the Greek goddess of spring, rebirth, and fertility, to teach us how to let go of the things holding and back so we can grow and evolve.
The Story of Persephone
Persephone was a beautiful maiden, most well-known as the beloved daughter of Demeter, the goddess of grain and the harvest. One day, Persephone was picking flowers in a meadow (I imagine her smiling innocently without a care in the world) when suddenly the earth cracked open. Hades, the god of the Underworld, appeared. He noticed…
