In this episode, we meet Morana, the Slavic goddess of winter, death and necessary endings. She governs the season when the land grows quiet, when the sun weakens and when life turns inward. In traditional belief, winter marked a descent toward Nav the realm of the dead and Morana presided over this liminal threshold.

We explore her role in rites including the burning or drowning of her effigy to symbolically release winter and welcome renewal. We also look at her deeper associations with dark waters, rivers and crossings — spaces long understood as boundaries between worlds. As a goddess of necessary endings Morana speaks to grief, burnout, identity shifts and the pauses that precede transformation.

Our book review is Beyond Ayahuasca - Unlocking the Evolutionary Science of Indigenous Amazonian Wisdom to access your Highest Potential by Roman Hanis.

February in The Hedge & Hollow on Patreon - Join me for The Temple - an embodied, devotional arc focused on returning to the body as sacred ground - through ritual, meditation and lived practice. This month begins with Opening the Temple, a grounding threshold that includes a guided journey and simple ritual practice. We then delve into -

Opening the Heart - working with the heart space and the Divine Mother focusing on safety, softening and being held

The Womb as a Temple - Gentle womb and sacral work around creativity, memory and rest without pressure or activation.

The Order of Rose - Devotion, initiation and the quiet feminine path of sovereignty and contained power

Living as the Rose - Integration and embodiment and bringing this work into daily life through simplicity and presence. Sign up here - https://www.patreon.com/c/TheHedgeandHollow?redirect=true

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