Persephone & Her Power

9/30/24
PERSEPHONE’S TEMPLE
The Temple of Persephone, while not as widely documented as some other Greek temples, but still very important. The real location is in Italy. This location used to be called  Magna Graecia. It’s now called Calabria. Here today you can still find plaques made for her as well as candles being lit. 
Persephone, the Greek goddess of spring growth, the underworld, and the wife of Hades, embodies several powers that can be metaphorically or physically attributed to people. This is why the candles are still lit.
What are the gifts and powers given to you?
Cycle of Life and Death. Persephone's story revolves around her dual existence between the world of the living and the underworld, symbolizing the cycle of life, death, and rebirth. This could give individuals many talents and abilities.  These are below. One being able to see and enter both worlds.
 Resilience.  The ability to recover from adversity, much like the growth of plants in spring after the barrenness of winter.
   Acceptance of Change. Understanding and accepting the natural cycles of life, which can foster a philosophical or stoic approach to existence.
Fertility and Growth. As the goddess of spring, she is associated with:
   Creativity. Inspiring growth not just in nature but in arts, ideas, and personal development.
  Nurturing. Helping others to grow, akin to how the earth nurtures new life in spring.
Power Over the Underworld.
   Inner Strength. Persephone's life in the underworld symbolizes inner strength and the ability to navigate and rule over one's fears and darker aspects of life.
  Secrets and Mysteries. Knowledge of the hidden or esoteric, representing an understanding of what lies beneath the surface of everyday life.
Transformation
   Adaptability. Her ability to transform from a maiden to a queen of the underworld suggests the power to adapt to vastly different environments and roles.
  Empowerment. After her abduction, Persephone does not remain a victim but becomes an equal ruler in Hades, symbolizing empowerment through adversity.
Negotiation and Influence
 Diplomacy.  Her role in myths often involves negotiation between the living and the dead, symbolizing the ability to mediate, compromise, and bring about balance.
  Influence.  Her story gives her a unique influence over both the living (through spring growth) and the dead, symbolizing the power to affect change across different realms or aspects of life.
Duality
 Balance.  Persephone represents the balance between life and death, joy and sorrow, which can teach individuals about finding equilibrium in life's contradictions.
 Dual Nature.  Embracing one's own complexity or contradictions, which can lead to a more nuanced understanding of oneself and others.
You will have all this grace and power which most people had. This is all something lost to the passage of time. Here, you get it for yourself. This necklace is vintage, old with real Lapis! The tag is still on it making it almost double its price just for being vintage. Of course this doesn’t account for its travel to Italy and the conjuring that followed. Now it can be yours.