On December 9, 2017, I saw snow falling for the first time in my life.

It seemed like a good omen, after all it was a Saturday full of first times: The first time I would tell a story on German soil, to Brazilian immigrants like me. The first time I would welcome anyone to my new home. The first time setting up a Circle of Healing Stories in my new home.

Little by little the women arrived, the house heating up, boots being removed along with the thick layers of coats, scarves, gloves… women opening themselves to be receive the energy of the Goddesses.

And so it was: nine women gathered around the fire, listening to the story of Fatima, the Spinner, and taking with them the images for the New Year to come: messages of the Goddesses.

I am grateful for the lives, vision, hearts and wombs of these women and all the others who have passed through my circles and my life before.

May this be the first of countless.