The Holy Wild (eBook)

Danielle Dulsky’s work is rooted in the wild feminine, or humanity’s deep and embodied connection to the natural world, which she explores through writing, multimedia art, motherhood, Witchcraft, yoga teaching, and energy-healing.

Introduction: Her Genesis

The Book of Earth

1. Earth Verses

The Priestess of the Wild Earth Archetype: Meeting the Sovereign Maiden

Prayer of the Underworld Goddess Returned

Parable of Eden’s Lost Heroine: Revisioning Lilith

Blessed Be These Many Gardens: Where She Ripped Up Her Roots

Rebellion as Reclamation: The Forbidden Fruit of the Wild Feminine

Intiation in Sacred Solitude: Walking the Red Road

Coming Home to the Wilds: Building the Living Altar

Hallowed Be Your Heathen Heart: Toward a More Soulful Joy

2. Earth Rituals

Your Inner Earth Altar: A Ritual for the Everyday Warrioress

Blessing the Forbidden Fruit: A Ritual of Rebellious Nourishment

Repowering the Witch: A Ritual for Healing the Feminine Soul-Wound

The Red Road of Manifestation: A Ritual of Movement Alchemy

Priestess Rising from Ground: A Ritual of Self-Initiation

Inviting Sacred Solitude: A Soul Marriage Ritual for the Too-Much Woman

Bedtime Incantations: A Ritual Prayer for the Pilgrim Priestess

3. Earth Magick

The Lilith Mandala: A Magick Spell for Welcoming What Comes

Pathworking in the Underworld: Meeting the Goddess Below

Body-Prayer of the Shadow: A Moving-Magick Practice of Integration

Earth Reflection and Final Prayer: Embracing the Between Times

The Book of Water

4. Water Verses

The Maiden of the Unbridled Sensual Archetype: Calling Home Authentic Joy

Tale of the Prodigal Temptress: Revisioning Salome

The Holiness of Our Desire: Honoring Our Most Souful Wants

Our Wild Art and Unbridled Sensuality: Embodying the Crone-Mermaid

Freya’s Battle of the Beasts: A Myth for the Brave-Hearted Artist

The Maiden’s Moon: Hope and Longing at the Water’s Edge

5. Water Rituals

The Temple of the Maiden’s Body: Seasonal Rituals for Reclaiming Worth

Sacral Healing through Integration: Ritual Body-Prayers for the Womb

Womb-Dance of the Seven Masks: A Ritual Unveiling

We Belong to the Water: A Ritual of Communion, Cleansing, and Succulence

Divination by Art: A Ritual of Reclaiming Creativity

13-Days of Spiraling Through: A Strategic Ritual Sadhana

Benediction of the Rooted Erotic: A Ritual Morning Prayer of Ferocity

6. Water Magick

Crafting the Cosmic Egg: Manifestation Magick for the Wild Maiden

Our Masterpiece: A Practical Magick Elixir for Creative Stagnation

Dreaming the Maidenscape: A Vision-Tale of Feminine Redemption

Making Holy Water: Evening Blessing Prayer of the Ocean Maiden

Water Reflection and Final Prayer: To She Who Has Worn Many Masks

The Book of Fire

7. Fire Verses

The Prophetess of the Wildfire Archetype: Reclaiming the Flames

Pilgrimage to the Wisdom-Keeper: Revisioning the Mother of Babylon

The Ire of the Priestess: The Merit of Righteous Rage

Promise of the Red-Hooded Prophet: To Those Who Have Spat Upon Me

With This Blood, I Thee Wed: Timely Vows from Earth’s Bride

Mother Magick and Rage’s Transmutation: To Wear the Serpentine Crown

Blessed Be the Hearth-Holding Women: The Heathen’s Right to Rest

8. Fire Rituals

These Guts Are Mine: A Ritual for Healing the Will

Verses of the Beast Within: Ritual Morning Prayer of the Prophetess

This Rage Is Ours: A Communal Ritual of Glorious Validation

Our Shared Crucible: A Ritual of Deep Transmutation

Pyromancy of the Prophetess: A Ritual of Divination by Firelight

Your Rune-Bones: Ritual Divination by Body

Power Proverbs: Spoken Affirmation Rituals for the Holy Heathen

9. Fire Magick

Toward a Truer Magick: Spell-Building for the Willful Witch

Funeral Pyre for What Was: A Magick Spell of Letting Go

Demystifying the Demoness: Pathworking for the Inner Wildling

Vows of Flame-Tending Women: Fire Magick of Voice and Victory

Fire Reflection and Final Prayer: Fanning These Flames

The Book of Air

10. Air Verses

The Witch of Sacred Love Archetype: Waking the Holy Healer

Myth of the Red-Hooded Widow: Revisioning the Magdalene

Stirring the Cauldron of Relationship: Invocation of the Healer-Priestess

The Bare-Bones of a Priestess Circle: Fusing the Joints with Fire and Spit

Healing Salve for the Lonely Witch: Parable of the Lost Sister

Bridge-Lines on the Cosmic Web: Weaving the Way

A Prayer Spoken and a Promise Broken: Vows from One Witch to Another

Sharing Lost Love Stories: The Windswept Memories that Haunt

11. Air Rituals

Body Prayer for the Hardened Heart: A Post-Betrayal Movement Ritual

Harvesting the Hunter: A Ritual to Honor the Sacred Masculine

Rescuing the Mother’s Twin: A Ritual-Mission of Reclaiming Voice

Hearing the Ancient Heartbeat: A Ritual for Mending the Holy Wound

Rekindling the Spiral Flame: A Ritual of Earth Intimacy

Circle-Craft: Communal Rituals for Tuning to the Vibration

12. Air Magick

The Curriculum of the Soul: The Magick of Becoming the Wild Teacher

Meeting the Magdalene: A Pathworking Experience for a Sovereign Woman

To Teach with Grace: A Magick Spell for She Who Is Wise

Rise Up, Jezebel: The Magick of Community

Air Reflection and Final Prayer: Our Heart-to-Spirit Marriage

The Book of Ether

13. Ether Verses

The Queen of the Ethereal Divine Archetype: The Wise Woman Speaks

Tale of a Hunted Witch: Revisioning Jezebel

Memories of the Mystical: The Babe Meets the Crone

No More, For the Hunt Has Ended: Spit-Song of the Crone

Envisioning a New and Wild Truth: To the Next Generation of Wisdom-Keepers

When She Comes Home: A Bedtime Story

For Once, She Is Sure: To Build a Heathen Temple

14. Ether Rituals

Blood-Binding the Spiritual to the Sensual: A Ritual of Embodied Divinity

The Spirit Wakes Wild: A Ritual of Remembrance

The Five Actions of the She-Gods: Ritual Vows for Walking the Heathen Spiral

Feminine Power Lost, Feminine Power Regained: Ritual Drama between Sisters

On the Edges of Joy and Meaning: A Ritual for the Sovereign Prophetess

A Witch’s Weather: A Simple Ritual for the Humble Priestess

15. Ether Magick

A Conversation with the Others: Developing a Practice of Pathworking

Seeing the Feminine Face of God: A Spell to Claim Your Birthright

Shielding the Psychic Warrior: Practical Magick for the Empath

Meeting the One Who Waits: Simple Pathworking for the Wakeful Dreamer

Crone Spells: Handsewn Magick for the Solitary Witch

Ether Reflection and Final Prayer: The Heathen’s Return to the Wilds

Conclusion: Her Revelation