Welcome to the Temple Blog

Welcome to the Elle’s Temple Blog! 

I’m so happy you’ve stumbled upon my little corner of the internet. Welcome to my digital hearth space. My witchy sanctuary.

So what will this blog be about? In short - nourishing readings, rituals and recipes to support you through the cycles of the earth, the moon and the cosmos…

Reflections on the revolutions of the major Asteroid Goddesses at play in the cosmos - from Vesta to Sedna, Eris to Haumea, their dances across the cosmos, our charts & our lives. (And occasionally tangoing with the dudes - y’know - the Old Boys Club who have traditionally ‘ruled’ the sky - the Sun, Mercury, Mars, Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto). Delving into the mythology & archetypes of these Cosmic Gals and what that’s waking up in us individually and collectively.

But also musings and mythology on Goddesses from around the world. - ancient Pre-Patriarchal mythology that is (I know, who knew there was such a thing!) - from globally recognised Goddesses with huge established cults, temples, traditions and, sadly ladened with spurious and suspicious mythology such as Hera and including some lesser-known Goddesses such as Cardea, Roman Goddess of ….wait for it…Door Hinges (the Romans found these very important). Giving the Goddesses to tell their story in their words. Herstory to balance out the History. And, by extension, our story as the feminine archetypes are arising in all of us today. .

Along with meditations on the Moon, Luna, our Lunar Mother. The cycles of new moon, full moon and dark moon…. Gifting us the opportunity every single month for a clean slate as the moon moves into its next zodiac sign. Rituals and readings to set new intentions with the waxing moon, to birth our wishes into manifested form & bring things to illumination with the full, and to release what doesn’t serve us with the dark moon…

And ramblings on the rhythms of Gaia - the Earth Goddess - and the eight main seasonal celebrations that are celebrated across the globe in various formats usually around the same demarcations of the seasons - the Summer/Winter solstices, the Autumn/Spring equinoxes and the 4 cross-quarter points (Samhain or All-Hallows Eve, Imbolc, Beltane & Lammas) gifting us the chance to celebrate and honour these seasonal shifts as potent portals for transition and renewal and to re-connect and balance ourselves, to re-sync with the rhythms of nature as we are a part of it.

…And anything else I feel like scribbling about! Maybe some seasonal recipes. Maybe a sprinkle of well-being wisdom to keep body, mind and soul together. Maybe a touch of magic to keep enchantment alive. A witch’s debrief if you will.

Welcome to the sanctuary. I hope you find something nourishing for mind, body and feminine spirit.