Black Madonna of Montserrat "celtic National Museum of Anthropology

National Museum of Anthropology

the only sort that reaches backward and forward

pail of well water for flowing waters

the Corn Dolly often was the image of the Goddess in rural European festivals

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

Black Madonna of Montserrat "celtic National Museum of AnthropologySpiritual 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