Elizabeth Davis

“It is noteworthy that the most ancient goddesses of India and Egypt are shown upright, of fierce or powerful countenance. Goddess figures of Greece and Rome are reduced to sitting, kneeling, or bending over. And in this century, goddess figures generally recline. The more the body has been circumscribed by Reason, the more women's mysteries have been feared and suppressed, and the more we have images of women that are either austere, suffering, or degraded. ”
― Elizabeth Davis, The women's wheel of life

“The Sorceress is the 'madwoman' linked chronologically to the transition of menopause: she is highly introspective yet surging with energy. The Priestess yields to the Mystery, but the Sorceress takes command as medicine woman or shamaness, wielding power rather than seeking it. 


One of the Sorceress's best-known goddess representatives is Medusa, considered crazed, and fearsome for her power to turn men to stone. Yet Medusa's head teems with the serpents of wisdom; she is revered in ancient traditions as 'mother of all gods, whom she bore before childbirth existed.' She represents the Sorceress's ability to tap the forces of creation in her communications and actions. Far from being wild or out of control, she is highly directed and serious about her work. Her pathway narrows, her choices become limited. When we see with the eyes of the Sorceress we are in synch with the Mystery; we know exactly what to do in any given situation.”
― Elizabeth Davis, The women's wheel of life