Black Madonna de Sous Terre Equinox and sexual presence reflects qualities

and sexual presence reflects qualities of beingness common to vegetative and animal life forms unburdened by the human quest for rationality

9 1/4" gypsumstone statue

(The author's) struggles with early loss and grief

Wiccan Pagan Circle of Gods and Goddesses statue and candleholder

Black Madonna de Sous Terre Equinox and sexual presence reflects qualitiesChartres Cathedral's Subterranean Black Madonna. She stands in the ancient Druid grotto beneath Chartres Cathedral. Chartres itself is a symphony of sacred geometry, famous for its labyrinth and mysterious stone carvings relating the Virgin to the Holy Grail and the Ark of the Covenant. The Underground chamber where the Black Virgin stands is reputed to be an ancient temple of the Great Goddess. Chartres itself is also said to be the capital of the