How has Our Lady of Sorrows helped you in personal matters? :)
Hello Anon!
Without going into personal details, She's become the main "Dark Mother" in my personal court. That doesn't mean She's the only Dark Mother I venerate, after all, it's a court, and the Court In Black has multiple Queens, some syncretic or overlapping, some very distinct from each other. La Dolorosa is the one I call on most often for aid in things as simple as daily comfort and protection, bringing peace, and when necessary, dealing with the different ways in which grief can come into any sphere of our lives, as pain, despair or anger (relating to her Three Faces).
I don't know if you would agree, anon, but I consider my spiritual life part of my personal life, and She's been an incredibly powerful driving force in my spiritual advancement too. She's opened so many doors and helped me figure out so much about myself and where I stand, in relation to the Spirits, to my Ancestors, and more, practically adding an entire new dimension to my practice that wouldn't have been there without Her guiding hand.
Mind you, when I talk about Our Lady of Sorrows, and specifically about La Dolorosa, I'm not referring to the exact same figure as when a catholic does. My Dolorosa is a Queen that predates christianity, predates humanity as a whole, a much more ancient spirit, that just so happens to take the form of Our Lady of Sorrows in some of her appearances, not all, as I said, the Queen has multiple faces. To me it is a title, not a given name, and thus my experiences are likely to be much different than those of others that approach her from different religions (for ex. christianity) or customs (don't practice witchcraft, don't have my worldview and cosmology, etc).
Thank you for asking!
