The Holy Wild
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This provocative book invites you to create your own spiritual path based on often-suppressed ancient principles and contemporary practices. Using the elements (earth, water, fire, air, ether) rather than traditional patriarchal hierarchies, this “holy book” is designed to connect each individual to their universal — but often denied — powers. Wild woman Danielle Dulsky takes you deep as she explores and embraces sacred feminine archetypes such as the Mother Goddess, the Crone, and the Maiden. Join her as she guides you to envision and explore a world that enriches and supports your spirit, body, and mind as well as our global community and the Earth.
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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