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As the goddess of the hunt, birth, and the wild, Artemis is the keeper of life’s primal initiations that bring us home to our wild nature. Though this primal essence of who we are may feel mysterious to us, Artemis reminds us that it is this essence which has the power to transform life through the sacred passageway of death, and in return, to transform death through the sacred passageway of rebirth.

Her iconic bow and arrow is a symbol of her unyielding will to transform her inner and outer landscape, piercing through whatever obstacle stands between her and her desires. The most important part of her physical and metaphorical hunting practice is to draw her Will into the unifying realm of her heart before launching it towards her desire, allowing her arrow to aim righteous and true.

Through her fierce independence, her untamed spirit, and her sheer desire, Artemis is closely tied to the zodiacal sign of Aries, ruled by Mars. This is the celestial force that cuts through the veil to reach the Otherside, just as saplings must break through the earth to reach the Sun, and children must separate themselves from their mamas at birth to become their individual selves.

Part of Artemis’ mythos is that she is one of the only virgin goddesses of Greek Pantheon, and her chastity was a symbol of not needing another to protect herself, or to know her own value and worth. At the time that the legends around her were formed, this was a rather rebellious position to embody, alluding to her fearlessness in carving her own path and following her own truth; true to the Aries archetype. She viewed her independence and sovereignty as the most precious gift she could give herself.

You may find her spirit in the spring flowers, reflective of the drive within us to emerge from our winter shells and begin a new hero/heroine’s journey around the wheel of the zodiac once again; endless possibilities abound…

This visual talisman is intended to invoke the spirit of both Artemis and Aries, promoting fearlessness of change and a fierce drive to break through to the Otherside of whatever may be blocking you from your wild truth.