Ixchel Crone goddess" and knife of midwifery imbued

and knife of midwifery imbued her with primal power

placed upon the right knee in earth-pressing mudra

A fire elemental spirit is surrounded by natural representations of the spirit of fire in this unique candle holder

This image is taken from an altar piece from the Lombard region of northern Italy - near to Da Vinci's Last Supper painting and the coronation site of both Napoleon and Charlemagne

and William S

Ixchel Crone goddess" and knife of midwifery imbuedMayan "Old Goddess of the Tiger Claws." Ixchel's hurricanes wash over the Earth and permit new growth, in the same way that our tears of emotion reopen us to a sense of wholeness. Pictured in this statue, she embodies the healing power that ancient cultures attributed to wise elder women. [From a Codex, c. 1650 CE.] 8" Ganges clay statue, dusty jade color finish. #IXC