Ixchel Crone ephesus The Fierce Mother

The Fierce Mother

she was dubbed the Venus of Willendorf by archeologists who discovered her near that locale in Austria

with sky connoting creativity and potentiality

to expose those left in the shadows -- to stop protecting abusers and instead protect our children

Ixchel Crone ephesus The Fierce MotherMayan "Old Goddess of the Tiger Claws." Ixchel's hurricanes wash over the Earth and permit new growth, in the same way that our tears of emotion reopen us to a sense of wholeness. Pictured in this statue, she embodies the healing power that ancient cultures attributed to wise elder women. [From a Codex, c. 1650 CE.] 8" Ganges clay statue, dusty jade color finish. #IXC