Black Madonna of Montserrat "celtic The Eleusinian mystery religion centered

The Eleusinian mystery religion centered on her worship and on reverence for her lost daughter

Goddess in the form of a lovely young Gaelic woman in Celtic garb gazing confidently into the living flame cupped in her hand

National Museum of Anthropology

so must we pass through the cave of the crone on our path to the joyful dawning of new enlightenment

pail of well water for flowing waters

Black Madonna of Montserrat "celtic The Eleusinian mystery religion centeredSpiritual Mother Queen of the Middle Ages. Many Black Madonnas are though to depict Mary Magdalene with her child, Saint Sarah. Her dark image appears across Europe and is passionately venerated in hundreds of locales. Actually, these ancient Ladies are the enduring face of the Great Dark Mother Goddess, some dating from Neolithic times. Often their shrines are associated with caves, wells or mountains, and her unvaryingly dark or black skin