My Goddesses: How and Why I Work with Mary and Hel

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[@flowerchild7820]

I work with mother Mary too. She’s been with me throughout my whole life since a little girl, I’m 60 now. She is always with me. I went through extreme child abuse from my “mother” so I think blessed Mary had /has my back and I appreciate her so much. I’m quite sure she’s saved my life many times. I too do the rosary. It’s hard to explain my connection to her, it’s so strong. I can relate with your goddess love. Mary has her own alter and is in my heart always. Thank you for this video. You’re the first witch that I’ve heard speak of her in this way.

[@beanbaghagwag]

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[@lilykatmoon4508]

I have a very deep connection to Mother Mary too for similar reasons. As I’m new in my awakening, I’m very grateful to have examples of how to keep the Blessed Mother in my practice. Thank you for sharing 💗

[@emk3234]

Thank you for this! I have consciously decided to start working with Our Lady at the beginning of this year so this was very helpful.

[@phimsish]

it is so comforting to hear you speak about Mary from a pagan/witchy perspective. When i was starting out and felt so strongly called to her as i did as a child it was so hard to find anyone talking about outside of the catholic/christian context. In some ways your original videos on your goddesses gave me permission to pursue working with her as my matron and I'm so grateful to you for that

[@kelly-annmaddox]

I'm so happy that making a video about my Goddess journey could ever give someone a sense of permission to do what they feel intuitively called to do with Goddess themselves. That is just so special to me. 💕

[@phimsish]

♥️♥️♥️ I can't thank you enough!

[@beanbaghagwag]

I love this video. Perfect timing. Mary is very important to me and has been since childhood too. I've never been able to give her up. When my mother passed away in May my sister's and my brother insisted that I take mothers statue of Mary. My mom bought her when she was 17. Mom's best friend gave us kids a letter that my mom wrote to her where she wrote about how much she loved her new statue. The letter was hysterical. We could almost hear mom as a bubbly 17 year old. Even as a teenager she was devoted to Mary. It was very special. This statue sits on my main altar now along with Holda and Frigga. My relationship with goddess has changed many times over the years but Mary has been ever present in my life but I do not think of her as a Catholic symbol anymore. When I had my son I thought about her a lot. I finally knew how she felt as a mother. I felt very close to her then. Now that my mothers gone I feel close to Mary again. We are finally having a small private funeral for my mom tomorrow at the church I grew up going to. Covid has kept us from doing it sooner. I haven't been in that church in about 18 years. I'm looking forward to seeing the beautiful statuary of the holy mother. I know I will feel moms spirit there. Thanks for sharing you some of your relationship with Mary with us.

[@fullspectrumwarpaint3320]

@beanbagHagWag beautiful story! Thank you for sharing!

[@kelly-annmaddox]

Darling, I hope the service went well and thank you for sharing this moving story x

[@beanbaghagwag]

@@kelly-annmaddox 💙

[@jamiethewitch7419]

I was raised super Catholic, and although I fell out with the Church in my adolescence, the image of Mother Mary holding the Baby Jesus is still the most comforting religious symbol for me. I'm slowly bringing back some of the old Catholic vibes into my practice and it's been quite rewarding so far. I never thought I'd say that as a witch! 🧙‍♀️✝️

[@tashawoody4013]

sweet baby kelly-ann... my heart swelled up when you started to cry and speak on the comfort that you receive from mother mary 💗 YOU ARE SO LOVED!

[@kelly-annmaddox]

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[@ottavina]

I was raised Catholic. At this point, I work with Tonantzin (= Our Lady of Guadalupe) and Santa Muerte, in a rather similar way that you do. Thank you for sharing this part of your practice. Often when I talk with other witches, they misunderstand what it is that I do.

[@divaricca]

I totally agree and feel the same way. I distance myself from the dogma's in religion... but I also have an affinity with Mother Mary. I really see her as a Motherly Goddess who can heal and protect you and your loved one's.

[@meadowrae1491]

When I started out I really wanted to worship a darker deity, but Brighid definitely chose me. She was exactly who I needed then and who I still connect with now. The Morrighan came into my life later, thank goodness, because that's when I had the strength to have that energy in my life.

[@kelly-annmaddox]

I love that it all happened as it was supposed to and you trusted it. Awesome :)

[@gabrielamartoranorodrigues1596]

Hi Meadow, I was curious to know what Morrigan's entry into your life was like for you, as you had already been chosen by Brighid. Did you feel conflicted? Did you need to change a lot in your practice? How was your relationship with Brighid afterwards? Sorry for the questions. I identified with your story. I only worked with Cerridwen and recently Morrigan came into my life as well. I would love to hear your stories. Kisses from Brazil.

[@meadowrae1491]

@@gabrielamartoranorodrigues1596 at that time in my life I felt mostly pain. I was in an abusive relationship. Everything in my life changed. She convinced me that the cost of sovereignty was worth it. In my current practice I don't work with her very much at all. I don't think she needs that from me. I remember and honor her at Samhain, but the battle part of my life is pretty much over, thank gods.

[@gabrielamartoranorodrigues]

@@meadowrae1491 Amazing. Thank you for sharing. I'm processing some things from my past right now that are pretty dark. I feel that looking at this also has a cost worth paying. thanks again.

[@meadowrae1491]

@@gabrielamartoranorodrigues blessings to you on your journey.

[@ettiejoy]

Perfect timing since I'm being approached by both Kuan Yin and Hekate and was wondering how to balance both energies. Getting a cuppa right now to sit down and watch!!!

[@HazelJaneTarot]

Loved this! Thank you. I'm from an Irish Catholic background and when I stepped away from the church I missed certain things. It's lovely to rediscover Mary in recent months outside of that institution but still allowing that connection to the devotion of my foremothers.

[@musative]

I get that thing of needing to visit the cathedral in every city I visit and needing to make an offering and take a moment of reflection (not necessarily prayer - still working out them complicated ex-(ish)-Catholic knots) - I think that's such a universal feeling for anyone raised Catholic! Such a feeling of comfort and embrace as soon as you walk inside (although sadly bittersweet for me as a bi person knowing part of me probably isn't welcomed by at least some of the congregation). Catholic feels never die lol.

[@akashicsong9904]

Kelly-Ann, thank you so much for being willing to be so vulnerable in sharing your very personal spiritual & self-hood journey with us

[@kelly-annmaddox]

Thank you so much for sharing. So many practitioners struggle with mixing deities from different pantheons but obviously this is also how many are guided. ❤ x

[@DarkMoonDroid]

So loved watching this Just fantastic and I can relate to so much of it. I've been drawn to Darker things since I was little and didn't know why until I was in my 40's. In fact, I'm only now starting to be able to articulate to my Therapist why don't need her to "rescue" me from visits to the Underworld. It's where most of my Truth is, even as I acknowledge my need for Light, Goodness, and gentler, sweeter things. My Teacher assigned me a Goddess when I started working with him because I just couldn't relate to any of the Goddesses that were popular or well-known and this was the first step for working with him and the rest of the Group. He gave me a statue of Quan Yin. She is like the Chinese version of Mary for many people. She is also Avalokiteshvara - who has a great story from Buddhist Tradition. I needed someone who was gentle and nurturing and comforting. She was an "Ascender". Which I also needed. She didn't fulfil my needs for a Darker Goddess until I'd been with Her for many years. Then I realized why she was often depicted riding a Dragon. I need to watch and rewatch many of your videos about how to work with these energies. I have much work still to do. Blessed Be, this Mabon. 💨🔥🌊🌏

[@jasmine1014]

I love listening to you talk about working with Mother Mary and Hel. You helped me get over my own hang ups with working with personified deity, and I’m excited to see how my relationship with deity develops over time like you described. Thanks for uploading!

[@ettiejoy]

Watching this video, and thank you for pouring out your heart about your goddesses and the evolution that take place. Your tears are seen, beautiful, and so sacred.

[@jamesfeeney623]

Firstly, your flower of life necklace is gorgeous and I am digging the makeup look 😍 I loved how you outlined your distinct but reconcilable paths with Hel and Mary and their roles in your life. Specifically, Hel being tied to your witchcraft and being consciously chosen and Mary being a figure that has been ever present in your life. I can relate with having been brought up in Irish Catholic tradition, I was confirmed and chose Gabriel for my confirmation name not thinking much of it. Today I see the Sheela Na Gig as my chosen matron and feel as though Gabriel is a presence that has been with me quietly, waiting for me to be receptive. Your experience in describing the powerful message that came through from both Mary and Hel gave me CHILLS! So much admiration and love for you and your path 💖

[@theorymoon7472]

Thank you for this video! I love watching your vids talking about how you commune with your goddesses! Over the last 2 years I’ve been feeling very called and pulled to Lilith which scared me for a long time (me coming from a Christian background and her association with demons) but I find as time goes on and I learn more about her I’m becoming more brave to reach out. Also feeling very interested in her relationship with Eve as well.

[@goddessreverierosehawthorn3724]

Raised atheist/agnostic. I tried Catholicism out as a teenager but felt nothing. Then years later I saw Saint Tekewitha and something changed but I didn’t really know what it wasn’t the time. My pantheist polytheistic pagan self was stirring, I guess. 😂 I still wear her medal. My first goddess who spoke to me was Hekate. I kept taking night walks at odd hours and felt this presence and dreams. She saved my life and is my matron goddess. The second was Brigid, then Arianrhod, Morrigan, Aphrodite and Cerridwen. I know it’s not typical to have so many on the altar but it works; no such focus on being equal, all relationships are different and immensely rewarding. Beautiful description of your relationship with your Goddesses. 💕

[@TripleRoux]

Thank you so much, Kelly-Ann! I had such a rough night and it was beautiful to wake up to one of your videos and start the day with you and your Goddesses!

[@jetthemidwestgothic]

I have dyscalculia too !I rarely meet people who have it or even know what it is and how much of a struggle it is so it's kinda weirdly cool in a good comforting way .❤

[@cocoscorner7699]

Wonderful, deep video Kelly-Ann Maddox! I also feel held by The Goddess (in multiple forms) when I need it most. Sometimes it is more frequent than others. Thank you for your work and your genuine language. Always an inspiration. Love the idea of deity sometimes being a mirror to yourself. Much love and keep on rockin!

[@hannahemory]

This video was so beautiful, Kelly-Ann, so beautiful. Thank you for being vulnerable and sharing your journey with your goddesses - it's so enriching to hear the multifaceted ways that Mary and Hel have come into your life, supported you, helped you grow, and formed a life-changing, heart-stopping, and mind-bendingly beautiful connection with you. I think your personal experience has meaningful points for seekers, skeptics, and balls-deep believers alike when it comes to devotion to personified deity. Personally, what you've shared in the past about your journey has been super formative in me finding my own relationship with personified deity in a witchy way over the years and has helped me move beyond the hangups I feel organized religion gave me as a child. Every time you've mentioned your relationships with your goddesses in previous videos, I've always been curious to know more about how you relate to them individually and how they work specifically in your life. The story about seeing the sword in Westminster Abbey was especially powerful and punchy; I am sure having that moment of your mothers coming together to deliver the same holy message to you was incredibly revolutionary and special. I am so glad you shared all of this with us and I appreciate your openness. I always learn so much from the heart and strength you put into your content and this was an especially fine example of that heart and strength. When you shed tears, I shed tears because it's so invaluable to see how much your goddess connections mean to you, and I am so thankful you have Mary playing that role of a comforting, holding, supportive mother in your life during these shaky times. I hope you are well and I send all the love I can your way. Thank you, thank you, dear heart

[@marestellarum7894]

OMG I loved this video! I generally save your longer videos to listen to when I walk tovisit my parents, since the walk is over an hour. Listening to you on this particular video while walking, I entered a sort of trance, and I got the most beautiful signs of Hekate on my path. I feel so identified with your path as described here, your relationship with Mary being raised in a Catholic family. Thanks so much for sharing and for the magic that is all you do and say!💙💙💙

[@earthandcraft]

I deeply appreciate this video. I came to this video after your Mary oracle post today and wondered if you had more content in regards to Mary. I’m still new to deity work and with Mary specifically and I’m still figuring out the pieces. Like you, I was raised in a family where Catholicism was present but we stopped going to Catholic mass when I was 8. Your description of being born into your connection with Mary deeply resonates. I spent 8 years staring at her among the other imagery in the church and feeling secure and held by her. Especially in a Polish Catholic Church where I barely understood any of what was being said or happening 😅 This is a video I’ll be rewatching as I journal and sort out my thoughts on my journey with Mary.

[@annaarwen4345]

Loved this chat ❤ Ive been a devotee to Hekate for many yrs . She is very much my torch in life, pushing me to keep working on myself. Last yr I had an overwhelming Venusian energy surround me. It was like being taken into The Empress card. It was when I started to face some difficult emotional shit and began therapy. Ive always been drawn to Venus/Aphrodite but the associated stories put me off. Im leaving those aside and just letting Her energy inform me instead. Hermes is also another deity that likes to pop in and out of my life. They all have unique signature energies but also where the one is I feel the others present too - its hard to describe 😆 Getting over that monotheistic mindset is a process.

[@ErisElizabeth]

Loved this chat, Kelly-Ann! I especially loved your comment about the Mansion of your Goddesses, and the rooms and rabbitholes... what a powerful metaphor. I got really emotional listening to you speak about this. I agree, as someone who consciously 'chose' to start working with personified deity, it's an evolving process that I would never have guessed at the full nature of it when I began. It has been life changing.

[@kathrynmcgehee3835]

I work The Blessed Mother the most, as someone who still has one leg in the Catholic church. And I love that she never seems to take issue with a more witchy approach to relationship with her. She got her claws in me early too, thanks to a very Catholic grandmother who may have introduced me to folk practice. She came to me multiple times throughout my life regardles of the religion I claimed at the time. She is more eternal than the church. I work with Hecate but usually only for shadowwork. My confirmation saint was Joan of Arc. I have to wander if my interest in badass women led to part of my current syncretic path.

[@kelly-annmaddox]

Niiiiiiice confirmation saint. 👌🗡

[@joannajett2524]

"I love that she never seems to take issue with a more witchy approach to relationship with her": this !! I come from Catholicism too, and as I felt myself slipping more and more into Paganism I was afraid I'd lose Jesus and Saint Mary. I got 2 confirmations from Her that it was okay in the past year and a half.

[@DarkstrifeQueen-v8v]

In a way, I’ve been able to contribute connecting with saints in my witchcraft practices. I’m still gonna have to invoke saint Kateri for a cup of tea and a little spiritual guidance.

[@cassandrawarren5893]

Thank you for challenging my notions of the divine feminine and masculine. When I think about it my childhood loyalty to Jesus has always felt very feminine and my adult devotion to Freyja has been more around my acceptance of my masculine energies. Fascinating!!

[@kelly-annmaddox]

Oh wow. It's so interesting that this video inspired that reassessment. Interesting! 😀

[@trents_tower]

Wonderful video....:) thanks for sharing . Hel keeps popping up for me the past few days, through research and others. I have no deity work going on yet as I am only about a year in with learning, but it is nice to hear how others connect and their experiences, particularly in videos like this where you feel real genuineness.

[@alanweaver213]

Thank you, Kelly-Ann. It's very helpful to hear your experiences as well as the ways you articulate those experiences and the terminology you choose to express them.

[@jakateara2696]

This is really interesting. Thanks for sharing. I keep a few bits of Catholic iconography on my altar to honour my Irish catholic ancestors. I mostly devote myself to Freyja and more recently I've been exploring working with Loki. I might do a video on how Freyja came to me once I do some stuff on British folklore and craft.

[@brisebastiano4974]

Ugh, I'm genuinely (and respectfully/in a non-boundary crossing, and with a deep admiration of her mind and spirit first and foremost kind of way) crushing on Kelly-Ann😍 it's impossible to not be completely infatuated with such a truly beautiful person and such a gorgeous personality🥰

[@TeiaKennedy]

I needed to hear this! I grew up Catholic (baptized & confirmed) and have always struggled with this idea of renouncing my baptism. I certainly am in no way Catholic any more, but there are lingering connections that I feel it is important to honour and lingering traumas I feel it is important to process. Thank you for a beautiful example of what can be gained without “renouncing” anything...for demonstrating that all paths hold validity. ❤️

[@Letha222]

Thanks for sharing. I'm going to go check out your poetry. Have a great day.

[@soon_to_emerge]

I ordered a lovely labradorite as my first ever crystal. I know, that crystals are not specifically needed for the craft, but, as an aspiring practitioner, I thought it would be beneficial for my energy practice to get some. So, when the stone got in my hands, I immediatelly turned my table light on to see the irisation. And, you know, the stone isn't all uniformerly iridescent, it has dark areas as well. And amidst the blue shine I saw cloaked figure and a huge scythe diagonally across the stone, and thought that was an image of death. And on the other side of it I saw a bird looking up, and above it was a shape of a bell. At first I got anxious, because in my teens what stopped me from practicing magic was that I often got backlash or attacks of some sort right after I got into serious research on the topic. Years later, as an adult now, I got pulled back to it, and just a few days ago I experienced another attack. And now this sign. What's interesting is that a mere half an hour later I opened KZbin and the first video in my feed was another one of yours where you talk about lessons from Hel. I kinda want to believe that this is a sign I should look into death gods and goddesses... even though I have my mental block about deity work in general.

[@kelly-annmaddox]

@soon_to_emerge Ooooh yes, it is a sign. That's exciting. You're being called 💗💓💖💕

[@sayhitoyourmuthaforme1274]

I'm poly goddesses too. Not sure why that is. But, the goddesses I work with are dark, chaotic types. Lilith, The Nyx, The Morrigan and Oya. I also vibe with the fae, and High John the Conquer. My matron is the Nyx. I chose her. But, they all come through strong at different times for me. I have all of them on my altar, except the Nyx..she has her own space. Lilith likes being a with High John and the Morrigan is with my fae statues. Oya is my whole bedroom.

[@Magnoliasdiary]

Omg me too! My primarily goddess is Lilith, always felt so connected to her, now I'm also connected or drawn to Persephone, Hekate and Morrigan, I think I love dark goddesses cause I've always been the nice people pleaser girl and had to repress all that energy and now it's all out and embraced, all my shadows are starting to be integrated. I also love Artemis but I know i have to be with my shadows right now, and Lilith and Hekate feel so motherly and protective too 💜

[@fullspectrumwarpaint3320]

Kelly-Ann thank you for this! I’m processing some goddess feelings right now. It’s funny how I do view the goddesses that have come forward for me as aspects of myself and different issues I face. There’s a lot to unpack here and I have a feeling I will come back to this video in the future and find more nuggets. 🙏🏼📿

[@lilykatmoon4508]

That was a beautiful retelling of how these goddesses came in to your life. You excel at conjuring imagery with your words. Thank you for sharing.

[@lesafowers8142]

Wow! So wonderful to just listen to you chatting about your practice. I work with Mother Mary but she has taken a back set to a death goddess. I have become my own death goddess and the advice in Hell was just what I needed to hear today after getting out of surgery. Thanks

[@AnyaEsma]

This was absolutely lovely! I live for hearing about other people's Goddess moments, like the one with the sword you mentioned. For myself, I somehow always end up forgetting these occurrences after a while. Though I do remember one very distinct encounter on the astral with Persephone, in which she told me to basically end a very long, problematic relationship. She told me not to keep anything inside my soul that doesn't belong there. In a word, end my co-dependent patterns.

[@supzcapri]

Been walking with Kali for so long and suddenly it's Mary Magdalene now. So I was wondering where I am going. This video gives so much clarity and acceptance to what is happening

[@WayfaringStranger1420]

I love Mary Magdalene! I also get excited when I seeing her call to others. She has served as a great soul retriever for me, from darkness to light. Has completely changed my life. I hope your work with her equally leads you to a beautiful place. 💗

[@rowankamenetzky6017]

ive been rewatching all your deity videos hoping you would upload a new one soon. thank you for everything you do! you’re such an inspiration. hope you’re doing well..

[@kelly-annmaddox]

So glad that I added to the collection of vids on this topic. I am feeling like doing more on it..

[@lorrainethomas241]

Well, this got me going. I've been working to embrace my spiritual work outside the constructs of Xtianity (father was a Baptist minister, I was RC for 20 years as an adult.) Needless to say, some babies may have been tossed out with the bathwater. I found a rosary in a drawer the other day and knew I needed to keep it, though I couldn't consciously say why. Then this video came along and your very moving story about Mary assured me that I can explore that devotion for my own good, separate from the bullshit of the Church. Thank you.

[@katatarot597]

I think it's very helpful and beautiful that you are sharing your imaginative work with others. I don't only see it as a demonstration of one's creative potentials, but I also see this could develop into a more serious study of magic and its use in our everyday life, which is essentially what every human being should practice.

[@paulcleague5060]

Hello kelly ann...in this video your long black hair ( which is awesome! ) Reminds me of marys' vale and your slept in eye make-up reminds me of hel thus you appear to me as a physical manifestation of the combination of both goddesses

[@Scentyland]

Love this, very informative video. I was exploring Hel and Norse Mytholgy when I was 15-16 and I fell away from it as I felt like she didn't have anything for me in that time of my life, but recently she has come up again now so I am again back at square 1 exploring her again.

[@keylimedemise]

Hey Kelly-Ann, I think would be really cool to make a video about what happens to spirits in the afterlife. I'd love to hear your thoughts about this. ❤❤❤

[@irisrose3588]

This is such an amazing video and extremely helpful to me right now, because I have recently become aware that I have two spiritual mothers. Mary and Hekate and I am learning myself how to make that work in a balanced and respectful way to both goddesses. It’s almost like Hekate is grandmother and Mary is mother kind of thing 😊❤️ but I love them both dearly 🥰 thank you for uploading this

[@leenbee17]

What a beautiful video. You've encouraged me to deepen my connection to my goddesses. I hope you are doing okay during this time. Sending love. 💝

[@HavenGray]

Amazing thing to be uploaded right when I get home 🙌❤️🥰

[@NathansWay]

Random Thought: when you finally get back your home you are probably going to feel like you are going back in time.. all your spiritual altars, books tarot decks, appliances and your entire home would be the same as you left for Amsterdam.. It would be Interesting to see a video of you documenting everything and moving forward from Altar Changes to Deck Switches... I kinda have done that when I skip town and work for 6 months out of state but all my stuff is usually packed but it still feels like the Twilight Zone. I hope you are doing well and staying safe and enjoying what you can out of this experience. Also I got my first Oracle Deck!!!! (Thought you would find that fun news)

[@kelly-annmaddox]

It's gonna be fucking weird as hell 😅😅😅

[@NathansWay]

@@kelly-annmaddox I can Only imagine... I would not be surprised if you took a long break with everything you brought to Amsterdam, From Tarot to Wardrobe

[@Sky-qu5ob]

Thank you so much for sharing Kelly-Ann. I was also claimed very early in this life, Nossa Senhora Aparecida, the Back Madonna patron of Brazil where I grew up came to me at age 7. Listening to you helped me realize that I may need to connect more with her Mother Mary side because this Dark Lady just puts through the wringer sometimes. Also, Jesus has been coming to me quite a bit lately. I think it may be part of the process of final crossing from the Age of Pieces into the Age of Aquarius, just a thought.

[@zacharyryan484]

32:00 Woah that married to yourself quote. 😮🤩

[@zacharyryan484]

33:40 I'd love to hear more about how you think the imagination is the astral. I hold a similar belief that maaay or may not of come from your early videos.

[@Truth77772]

In these present times age of Aquarius so many of the intuitive....feminine divine will feel the energies more which are planetary in origin.....it's been an intense time and we ain't seen nothing yet.......hold on tight this life journey is about to go to the next level........ blessed be the blessed!

[@cy6773]

Mary has helped me through a very difficult time, when I went to her shrine in Selcuk, Turkey, I prayed on my knees and covered myself with a scarf, as I felt guided to do so. Suddenly, it was like she filled me with warm and magical food, ever since I always feel her presence and she has made herself known to me in many ways since then. I love this video, because last week I was guided to work with Tara, and I'm so excited to see how this relationship develops. I completely understand your feeling of gratitude and love for reconnecting, I've been slowly connecting to my 'mothers' again, and the first time I felt a connection again after some time, I cried like a baby, I was so grateful to be able to go back to that place of nurture and compassion. You were the first 'witchy' youtuber that I found and I'm so amazed by all the great content that you keep putting out consistently since years! Much, much love.. a sister.

[@ravenstormchild6491]

Thank you so much. This really resonated with me. Hekate came to me in my hour of need and is the Matron I dedicated myself to, but lately I feel the need to connect to Freyja. The Norse pantheon has always been in my life just under the surface. 40 years of runes and studying Norse mythology, I have recently discovered the comfort I find in this path.

[@destinymaxey9862]

Thank you for your thoughts Kelly! I've been a little away from my witchy practices, and have loved your videos a long time and finally come back to it. Your courage talking about evolutions, and working through what you see back in those mirrors or rabbit holes gives me chills. I really needed to hear this today, and I hope you're doing well. Sending you all the strength and love I can 🖤

[@pamt.6786]

I needed this video. Thank you for your vulnerability.

[@tiny-yaga]

i was so excited to see a 53-minute video on this topic & it still felt so short!! i took notes & everything, loved it.

[@pamelajackson9302]

I rewatch you're videos because I love them so much.i work with more than one goddess and one is Mary I am constantly having to defend the reason why or explain why and get criticized why I'm so tired of defending myself for my relationship with her but I don't really know how to handle it I suffer from depression and PTSD so I get really overwhelmed easy.my granny was the only stable person in my life as a child she gave me her statue a week before she passed.

[@Stella-Evangeline]

Have you read the book "The Way of the Rose"? It was so life-changing for me. I remember watching your videos ages ago hearing you talk about your devotion to Mother Mary, and thinking it was interesting, but could never be for me, because I felt so much anger and baggage towards the Catholic Church and how I was raised. About a year ago I stumbled on the Way of the Rose website and since then I've developed such a surprising devotion to Mary and praying the rosary. There's a really active facebook group too. The book offers a non-denominational, earth-based, sort of pantheistic view of "Our Lady" and what it means to be united to the earth by praying the ancient prayer that is the rosary. Idk, it just really healed some part of me that was really hurt by what the Church taught me about Mary and women in general.

[@robstanton4630]

I just finished that book! Clark and Perdita have interviewed her on KZbin.

[@fromphylliswithlove8415]

Aww, am crying with you right now! I was brought up Catholic in Ireland and then other countries, so although Mary was everywhere in my early life (in Ireland) it was less so elsewhere. Always felt Mary was magical with her blue veil, and would love to have more of a connection with her now - I lacked/still lack a safe, loving mother figure, so there are some blocks to do with the mother archetype to work through. Find great solace in doing the rosary though. Have you listened to the Thin Lizzy song 'She knows'? It's about mother Mary and how she's there for us in dark times.💙 A story about the image of Mary you held up on the left: We had the same picture in the house when I was little. One day my dad accidentally ran over and killed a wild hare, and our neighbour suggested making a stew out of it (this was Ireland in the 80s!). So we took it home and as the dead rabbit was laid out on our kitchen table, I got that same picture of Mary and held it up to the rabbit's face, saying, happy as pie in my little Irish accent: "That's where you're going!" 😂😂

[@quartzmoon]

Brilliant video. Thank you! 💛🙏

[@draeus_the_bunnyboi9688]

I seen Hel and had to click on the video, I work with loki and you are the first person that I have heard of to work with Hel.

[@TabithaReminiec3399]

Kelly Anne, when I start my journey ...I'm going to work with Astarte, Na'amah & Lilith...

[@Ejcfarley]

I come from a Christian background from childhood and though I wouldn't say I'm Christian the way it's widely understood, I still love Jesus but I work primarily with The Morrigan as a matron deity. Recently Mother Mary has been coming through really powerfully but as I don't have catholicism in my past I feel like I still need to learn so much more about Mother Mary. Do you have any favourite books that you would recommend to learn more about Mother Mary either from a Catholic or Pagan perspective? I want to read as many perspectives as possible ideally. Thank you so much for sharing Kelly-Ann. This has been so helpful to hear your experiences. It's also validating to know that others share similar experiences and feelings because it can feel confusing at times. 🙏 💓 Xxx

[@Deelipomi]

I also work with the Morrigan and Christ- and Mother Mary has been a friend of mine since childhood- I feel like the Morrigan and Jesus have a connection that I haven’t quite unraveled yet- but it has been interesting to find balance between both “worlds” - interesting to find someone else in a similar circumstance!

[@Ejcfarley]

Adriana Lipomi oh that’s fascinating thank you so much for sharing. 💓 Xx

[@TheShadowMoonWitch]

My one and only experience with Mary was the one I sheepishly shared with you. But her presence was so comforting and wonderful. The way you speak of her is honestly how Frigg has become to me in my practice. Although she wasn't with me in childhood and is the most recent deity to come into my life, she is here for that motherly energy she gives. The two goddesses are very similar it seems in their energy.

[@wren1019]

i'm a complete pantheist. that being said, i realized a few years ago that i have always been drawn to minerva (not athena)/menrva or rather what the myth of menrva represents which is, essentially, civilization. also, the holy spirit always made sense to me when all other aspects of christianity did not. we're talking about 5 years old for the holy spirit and 12 or 13 years old for menrva. my altar has a few items that are a nod to the mythos of menrva. i suppose, one day, i may even add an image of a classical representation of holy spirit. my practice is pantheistic. period. however, i'm sure to celebrate the vernal equinox (turns out that's an important time for menrva). i know/believe that everything is energy. however, it took a very long time to realize how amazing it is to experience the separate. when my energy goes back to the flow, i hope i don't feel the emptiness of not being able to experience a single blade of grass.

[@a_wyrd_witch]

Before I watch imma make a quick comment. It's nice to know that I dont have to worship a (sexual) duality of gods and goddesses. I currently now have two goddesses I work with and worship; Freyja and Hekate. I'm very blessed to be able to work with such formidable forces of two opposing sides 🖤💛

[@realmskip-7903]

Enjoyed this one a lot!

[@zacharyryan484]

I work with the Greek God of Dreams Morpheus. It is constantly opening doors to more and more since legit every dream I have can add to the body of our relationship.

[@gerurerlatomasdottir6803]

Loved this! 1 = ❤️ = ♾

[@toderox]

Thanks you for your authenticity!!!!

[@greylady1958]

I feel mostly connected to Mother Mary and Holle. My connection is to them is very seasonally. The darker half of the year I mostly work with Holle and the other half is mainly for Mary. This is of course not set in stone.

[@dhesyca4471]

I'm proud and happy to work with Sigyn, Loki's wife. I feel like we're still early in our relationship, even though it's been a year(?) now since I started working with her. I look forward to having a rabbit-hole relationship with her like you described. ❤

[@samxsara]

I was raised Catholic but never was baptized till I was 40 (evangelical) and then only because I needed to feel reassured/supported/exorcised even maybe/ after going through traumatic ayahuasca experiences. I took one year to read/ learn the Bible cover to cover. Now I'm considering myself a disciple of Jesus but no longer a Christian, never really felt like one. I've always been drawn to Mary Magdalene, though. And Especially in France and The UK.

[@meadowrae1491]

It's interesting you mentioned how much Irish Catholicism venerates Mary. She's definitely part of the church here, but even the Catholic churches in the US tend to focus on male saints.

[@kelly-annmaddox]

Whereabouts are you based, babe? I would say that male saints are super commonly highlighted throughout Catholicism, for sure. In the Basilica of St Nicholas in Amsterdam, St Barbara has an offering area though which is cool - she is the patron saint of working underground, and the workers who built the metro requested a place to honour her and a statuette of her to be taken underground with them.

[@meadowrae1491]

@@kelly-annmaddox I live in the midatlantic region of the US, West Virginia specifically. We just don't see as much of Mary or female saints here.

[@kellidill7279]

Love this video, thank you for talking about your relationship with these two goddesses. I'm wondering if you've ever heard of the book The Way of the Rose: The Radical Path of the Divine Feminine Hidden in the Rosary by Strand & Finn ? I read it on a whim this spring as the part of NY I live in went into lockdown. I found it to be very comforting. (I probably should revisit it now that the votes from yesterday's US election are still being counted...)

[@katherineduffy8456]

Really enthralling talk, thank you! I'm Irish and got the whole nine yards of convent education from age 4 to 17. Unfortunately, the nuns turned me right off Mary by constantly using her as a stick to beat us with: "Our Lady turns her back on girls who smoke, Our Lady turns her back on girls who hang around the town square with boys, ' etc. The statues around the school showed her looking insipid and saintly, dressed in pale blue and white, eyes lifted coyly to heaven (sorry!). I find I'm very drawn to Brighid/Bríd though. As 'St. Brigid', she was reputedly born quite near my town and there's a shrine there, now Catholic but clearly based on a former pagan shrine and with very powerful vibes - I love going there. Interestingly, the nuns didn't talk about her too much, though we got St. Patrick up to the eyeballs. To me, Bríd has a very warm, loving and supportive presence balanced with a vein of strength and fierceness - something like the way you described Mary.

[@kelly-annmaddox]

I love that you weren't totally disconnected from that energy and that you recieve it with Bríd. But damn, every single time I read about how Mary is used to shame and scare children it makes me sick. I'm glad you can connect to Goddess and I hope you feel at least partly healed after what they put you through. 💗

[@robstanton4630]

Yes, nuns are a terrible example.

[@McMoldys]

I feel similarly to Astrology as weird as that sounds. I’ve stopped reading charts because its so deeply embedded into my mind at this point. Sometimes I look at someone’s face and I see Saturn or I see an object and know that to someone else it could represent something else but to me it is the Moon. I kinda wish they were personified and had mythologies so it could feel like a story not just synchronicities

[@anickglobensky-bromow9820]

I am conflicted because I have been contacted (or think I have, women on my witchy groups say I am misinterpreting) by Kali and I have been told I am not permitted to pursue because of cultural appropriation. I do not know what to do to be honest

[@jonathanlowellbrown4553]

Peace love and happiness inside longtime Kingman show mebut now I see peace love and happiness inside Lane I don't love your self. I love is everywhere my friend my friend ☺️✨

[@FairyPhantasia]

I wanna be so connected I cry on KZbin 🥺

[@StregaBella]

I recently started receiving spiritual support from my childhood catholic roots when I fled domestic abuse with my 2 children and we left everything behind and we have started a life from scratch and I found a very old French image of saint Ann who is the mother of Mary and inside was a relic and an inscription on the back. its beautiful like a locket made from a coin and a silver image and a hollow between the two. I found it when I was struggling and next time I had stopped at a chapel to eat pizza because of rain and I ended up praying and then on the way home on the road I found a solid gold saint Christopher who was supposed to be a giant of like 16 feet tall! I have been finding st.ann repeatedly and I have a very good idea why....I hope not but I was born to a 14 year old girl who was forced into a unwed mothers house and was not allowed to hold me etc. I never was a normal child and I have memories of being in my crib and waiting for my chance to escape the confinement of indoors and get to the outside world and where I believed my real family was in the forest and the animals were my family because I easily understood them and they understood me....I always knew bambi was my own experience as it had been the first movie I saw in the theater and it traumatized me. but the stag was always there watching over me in the background and protected me. I have understandings of the viking heritage in my biological heritage that I had before I had found out who my biological family was etc and then it confirmed the truth in my soul that I always knew but did not have the intellectual knowledge to understand until I began my witchcraft learning process...it now has come fully to the point of beginning again after I finally died to the ego that was implanted into my psyche. its amazing how much time and effort the last 20 years of experience have been only now am I finally prepared to begin my real purpose in life and pursuing the desires of my soul from the earliest moments of my awareness as a toddler trying to get to the natural world and where spiritual things could speak to me and where I could escape hearing people yell at me to slow down or control my body and be a meek female which is not at all in any trace of my nature. lol

[@battlepoet]

please share your titles and kennings for Hel!

[@AstralLadyTarot]

Mary being the girl next door! Wouldn’t it be cool if Hel became a girl next door name as well? Could come from names like Hella, Helga, Helen. We need a Hel 🖤 The Goddess! I know what you mean I think. The sacred feminine knows life and knows death

[@AstralLadyTarot]

I love that you share with us how deep this connection is ♥️♥️♥️

[@GenesOfLuna]

How do you pray the rosary if you don’t work with Jesus or the Christian God? I’ve been struggling with this, as I want to pray the rosary but I don’t agree with the creed or the classic prayer. I like the Hail Marys, except that they focus on the Christian god & Jesus.

[@LippyWitch]

how do you determine your spiritual path when you have equal or even more dieties from a certain type of path be it christian or hindu etc but identify as a witch?

[@sandymartipoor6779]

Thanks for addressing the question about Catholic baggage! It would be great to hear your thoughts about letting go of indoctrination. Recently heard of a group called Recovering from Religion. I may look into it. And I love picturing Bad-Ass Mary!😆

[@mrlearningscholar4078]

Love it sister I am a catholic and I believe we all paths lead to the divine. Mary has always been there for me :) she showed me that God accepts me and loves me as a gay man. And she lead me to the messiah Jesus. Which can be seen as dionysus :) but I like to stick with the catholic view but I'm open 🥰

[@gerurerlatomasdottir6803]

Hi from Iceland 🙏🤓🥰🍀✌🏻🤟😸🍒❤️

[@kelly-annmaddox]

Welcome to the channel honey! 🥰🥰🥰

[@JoyInCreation]

Enjoy Amsterdam!

[@schizorap]

Skal, cracked one myself lol

[@dave_strings_8880]

Kelly ,you know airports are back open again all u have to do is wear a mask and gloves then youre safe so can you just come home please

[@kelly-annmaddox]

I had already booked my ticket home when I made this video. 🙂 I just wanted to keep looking around Amsterdam before I went. Back in Blighty now.

[@BleuCaramel]

[@mattroberts9569]

So sad... Revelation 20:6 (KJV) Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years. Everyone is asleep except christ Jesus and we are to wait till his coming hoping to be risen up in the first resurrection. Nobody can hear you but God and his son. But even Jesus taught to pray to the father, hopefully your father and his God and hopefully your God. But if you are praying and summing evil spirits your will not be a child of God. These are Jesus teachings the sole of God. Hear him!!!