Persephone Is Rising

www.persephoneisrising.com

[persephoneisrising]

I didn’t catch on right away but now my awareness is keen.. I’ve seen but I did not see mirrors within mirrors, every single one reflecting me. No bad vibes? I welcome them I’m not afraid of rain I’ll dance for days and let it percolate. “Negative” isn’t bad, it’s lessons I’ll learn from them and count my blessings. I used to shield myself, sealed and seemingly secure. Sensitive woman, trying to keep her energy pure... What what good is pure, how does that serve me? It’s unnerving thinking absurdly that anyone’s energy could actually hurt me. So I let it hit me in waves 100 feet in height. I don’t resist, I try not to fight. Let it slide through my open wounds still healing, still tender... with new knowledge, new wisdom... something I HAVE to remember. I have my own waves to sink in, I’m learning to swim in those waters without out being worn thin, and I won’t let myself falter. #PersephoneIsRising #poetry #poem #poetsofinstagram #flow . ©2018 Shannon Mastromonico 🖤drawing, edit & words by me🖤

[persephoneisrising]

It’s a pretty trendy thing to say right now. “No bad vibes” or “Good vibes only!”. Now, I do understand that sometimes bad vibes mean someone being outright malicious, which isn’t cool. I just want to be clear that I would never condone that. Bad vibes is such a blanket term, though, if you really think about it. Some people are just trying to live their lives, trying to figure things out. Some people have been hurt or they have been through unimaginable trauma. Some are lost. Some are sad. Some are angry. Everyone emotes but it has been such a controversial subject for so long, expressing oneself emotionally can now be mistaken as bad vibes. The truth is, we’ve ALL been in a bad place, had a rough time, lost our shit. Each and every one of us. If you haven’t, you will. . . . . 🌛Visit the link below to read more 🌜 . . . 🖤Photo & words by me🖤 www.persephoneisrising.ca #PersephoneIsRising #Persephone #Proserpine #revelations #exhale #selfhealing #awareness #fibromyalgia #chronicillness #darkgoddess #darkgoddessjourney #darkness #awareness #strength #intention #modernmystic #spirituality #innerpeace #healing #podcast #blogger

[persephoneisrising]

🔮🖤 #PersephoneIsRising #poetsofinstagram #poetry #poet #MargaretAtwood #Dutiful #TheDoor #confessionalpoetry #poems #writer #writing

[persephoneisrising]

Check out my featured artist this week #CindySherman 📸🖤 Go to the link in my bio to subscribe 📱💻📰🗞🤘🏻😘

[persephoneisrising]

I have a pretty open spirituality. I come from a Protestant family, from parents who encouraged prayer where ever need be. We only went to church for special occasions but spirituality was more than that for us. As I grew up and faced new experiences like loss, I began to search for my own way to express my spirituality. I became enamoured with angels and the mythology behind them. Then I discovered Wicca and had the distinct “coming home” feeling that so many people talk about. The more I read about Wicca and other spiritualities under the “pagan” umbrella, my views evolved. What struck me about paganism was the duality in everything. When I learned about Goddess worship and how tribes existed far back as 30, 000 years ago, I fell in love. Everything in nature is male and female, so it made sense that the divine was both as well. This was science. Plants, animals…humans. Everything is male AND female. A patriarchy is unbalanced. . . . . 🌛Visit the link below to read more 🌜 . . . 🖤Photo & words by me🖤 www.persephoneisrising.ca #PersephoneIsRising #Persephone #Proserpine #revelations #exhale #selfhealing #awareness #fibromyalgia #chronicillness #darkgoddess #darkgoddessjourney #darkness #awareness #strength #intention #modernmystic #spirituality #innerpeace #healing #podcast #blogger

[persephoneisrising]

🌿Plant Therapy🌿 Where are your plants? Do you have them sitting in the sun or in the shade? In this week’s issue of my newsletter, I’ll be talking about succulents and light. Every week, I’ll be featuring #succulent tips, tricks, facts and information in my #artzine 📰 If you’d like to contribute, please send any email to [email protected] with the subject line “succulents”. You can send me stories, information, what works for you, photos etc. Do you have plants? What do they mean to you? What do they do for you? 📸Photo by me #PersephoneIsRising #Canadian #blogger #planttherapy #succulenttherapy #succulentgarden #succulents #succulentsofinstagram

[persephoneisrising]

Reposted from @space_telescopes ・・・ Irregular galaxies have—you guessed it—no specific form, but there are two types. The first is often a single galaxy with an unusual appearance (in other words, it’s still gorgeous, but not symmetrical). The second is more interesting. This type of irregular galaxy may interact with or disrupt other galaxies through collisions or mergers, and contain a large amount of dust, making it extraordinarily interesting to study. Hubble imaged NGC 1569, which has pumped out stars at a rate that is 100 times faster than the Milky Way for the past 100 million years. #astrodefinition Credit: NASA, ESA, and the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA).

[persephoneisrising]

“Everyone feels pain, Shannon. You still have to suck it up and do what you have to do. Everyone does”. Someone said that to me after my diagnosis, when I was having trouble keeping up with my full time job as an orderly. When I started working at the hospital, it was on call. My dream position was full time nights on the float team. After three years, that’s exactly what I got. I felt guilty for even considering letting that position go, but I did. I let my permanent, full time night shift post go to work on call again, after six years of seniority. But I didn’t let it go gracefully or easily. I hung on with my nails, continuing to work full time for two years until I finally let my post go and went back to being on call. I still couldn’t hang. It was the best job i’ve ever had. It haunted me for a long time. I felt like a failure. Something that has helped me is that, even though I was strong before, working as a psych orderly made me tough, definitely tougher than I was before. I believe that working there was part of the plan but maybe I just wasn’t meant to stay there. . . . . 🌛Visit the link below to read more 🌜 . . . 🖤Art & words by me🖤 persephoneisrising.ca #PersephoneIsRising #Persephone #Proserpine #revelations #selfhealing #awareness #fibromyalgia #chronicillness #darkgoddess #darkgoddessjourney #darkness #awareness #strength #intention #modernmystic #spirituality #innerpeace #healing #podcast #blogger

[persephoneisrising]

🔮🖤 #PersephoneIsRising #poetsofinstagram #poetry #poet #Jewel #JewelKilcher #ANightWithout Armor #confessionalpoetry #poems #writer #writing

[persephoneisrising]

I just want to walk along side fierce warriors Lifting each other up and pulling each other forward as we navigate chaos. I’m eternally grateful for the ones who’ve inspired me and continue to... And I hope I have the chance to pay it forward. I am grateful for the love I’ve received and the love I have to give💖 I’m grateful to the ones who made me feel safe enough to love and care about someone again, who’ve inspired me to find my voice and work on expressing myself. I’m grateful to ones who’ve never left and never leave, to the ones who’ve left and have left me lessons. I’m having a hard day today. I feel sad and a bit lonely. So I’m focusing on my gratitude 🔮 #witchcraft . . . . ©2018 Shannon Mastromonico . 🖤Photo, edit & words by me🖤 persephoneisrising.ca #PersephoneIsRising #poetry #poetsofinstagram

[persephoneisrising]

Riding those waves 🤙🏻🏄🏻‍♀️🖤 #PersephoneIsRising #poetry #poetsofinstagram #poem #confessionalpoetry

[persephoneisrising]

Have you signed up for my newsletter yet? . . . . I just sent out issue #2 if my weekly newsletter #zine which includes my own blog, poetry and art as well as the work and writings of others. Please DM me or email me at [email protected] if you would like to submit your work or suggest someone. 🔥Also, I am ALWAYS interested in hearing who YOU think is strong, fierce and inspiring 🙏🏻 . . . . Touch the link in my bio to subscribe 🙊💃🏻🤘🏻🖤 🌿artwork by @carahobermanartwork and myself🌿 www.persephoneisrising.ca #PersephoneIsRising

[persephoneisrising]

“But I’m holding on for dear life, won’t look down, won’t open my eyes Keep my glass full until morning light, ’cause I’m just holding on for tonight Help me, I’m holding on for dear life, won’t look down, won’t open my eyes Keep my glass full until morning light, ’cause I’m just holding on for tonight On for tonight” Sia There was a small period of time in my 20’s where I had a potentially serious drinking problem. I remember getting up one Sunday, after a night of partying and grabbing a beer from the fridge. My roommate and her boyfriend gave each other a weird look and said my name in that concerned sounding way. I said, “What? You guys got up and smoked a joint, how is that different?” I’m here to say that, it’s VERY different. Night and day. That was the moment that I knew I had a problem. Even though I was defensive and brushed it off like it was nothing more than continued partying. The thing is, my partying was endless back then. I didn’t really have any actual friendships, just people that I hung out and went out with. Week-ends were for drinking and going out but I drank every single day. I smoked a joint as soon as I woke up and continued to, through out the day. . . . . 🌛Visit the link below to read more 🌜 . . . 🖤Art & words by me🖤 persephoneisrising.ca #PersephoneIsRising #Persephone #Proserpine #alcoholism #alcoholabuse #darkgoddess #darkgoddessjourney #darkness #awareness #strength #intention #modernmystic #spirituality #innerpeace #healing #podcast #blogger

[persephoneisrising]

Listen you, Lost tornado... Us tough girls always crash so hard. So focused on being tough, so ready to battle. Trying so hard not to be rattled. Don't lose that focus. Hold on just a bit longer.... and maybe a bit after that. I see galaxies in your eyes. Reaching down into the inner workings, the gears, the nitty-gritty. It's a forever flame, you lit that before your mother forced you out into this bright hellish world. Don't let it blind you, freeze you in your tracks. Warm your soul on that flame, girl. Keep walking until you can't.... But don't stop. No one said you wouldn't crash and burn a few times, sear your skin off. Collect your battle wounds and hold them proudly above your head. You are victorious, goddess. You are. ©2018 Shannon Mastromonico . 🖤Art, edit & words by me🖤 www.persephoneisrising.ca #PersephoneIsRising #poetry #poetsofinstagram

[persephoneisrising]

Have you signed up for my newsletter yet? . . . . I will be publishing a weekly newsletter which will include my own blog, poetry and art as well as the work and writings of others. There will be a guest blog every week as well as a featured artist, poet and women who I think are inspiring, trail blazers...past AND present. The Persephone Is Rising podcast will start a new season very soon. I am happy with how it started but I am ready for some fresh ideas. I have started to prepare for Season 2, which will include round table discussions as well as guest speakers, artists and poets. I'm excited about how this is progressing and evolving because it's all happening naturally, which is important to me. Touch the link in my bio to subscribe to my newsletter, the first issue will be released this Monday, April 23rd 🙊💃🏻🤘🏻 Thank you so much for reading my posts and supporting me, it means a LOT 🙏🏻🙌🏻🖤 🌿artwork by @carahobermanartwork and myself🌿 www.persephoneisrising.ca #PersephoneIsRising

[persephoneisrising]

You, you, you and you (she says to the mirror) 👆🏻👉🏻👇🏻👈🏻🖤 reposted from @earthenspirit_ #PersephoneIsRising

[persephoneisrising]

🌿Plant Therapy🌿 It’s one of my favourite days, watering day! I take my time, half an hour or so. I spend a moment or two with each plant, picking off dried leaves and whispering sweet things. I send them as much as I can and soak them with water, leave them to bask in the sunlight. It’s my therapy. Every week, I’ll be featuring #succulent tips, tricks, facts and information in my #artzine 📰 If you’d like to contribute, please send any email to [email protected] with the subject line “succulents”. You can send me stories, information, what works for you, photos etc. Do you have plants? What do they mean to you? What do they do for you? #PersephoneIsRising #Canadian #blogger #planttherapy #succulenttherapy #succulentgarden #succulents #succulentsofinstagram