The inspiration for this piece came to me during the darkest hour of the night.  The Dragon roughly woke me and showed herself to me, in all her powerful glory.  She was a giant—awesome, and fierce.  I could smell the smoke from distant worlds and I saw gleaming celestial scales falling like manna.  She had a message for me and I was frozen in an endless moment as she gifted me with her divine transmission.  “Write this down”, she said.

The Dragon does no evil, as she seeks wool, flax, and other materials for the nest.   “She will do him good and not evil all the days of her life. She seeketh wool, and flax, and worketh willingly with her hands.” ‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭31‬:‭12‬-‭13‬ ‭KJVAAE‬‬

She circles high, watching for food to bring back to the cave.   Through a cold, deep night, the Dragon hunts.  Suddenly, within the blackest part of the darkness, she senses the heat from an animal of prey.  As she silently soars closer, her keen senses are alert.  She circles, then hears. Now she sees movement and swoops closer.  The Dragon does not consider things like honor and empathy, rather her instincts become the forces that drive her with a ferocious intensity.  Her awareness flashes in a laser focus.   She strikes, and she kills.

Weary from her hard work, and while it is still night, she calmly returns victorious—bringing fresh meat for her mate and her offspring.  “She is like the merchants’ ships; she bringeth her food from afar. She riseth also while it is yet night, and giveth meat to her household, and a portion to her maidens.” Proverbs‬ ‭31‬:‭14‬-‭15‬ ‭KJVAAE‬‬

The Dragon continues each day:  she hunts and also gathers nesting materials, herbs and fruits.  She works without ceasing as her mate awaits her return.  “Her husband is known in the gates, when he sitteth among the elders of the land.” ‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭31‬:‭23‬ ‭KJVAAE‬‬

The strength of her body is a gift, and powerful wings take her aloft, to soar where she pleases.  From her great height, she sees all— beauty, danger, resources, and the miraculous Mother Earth from whence comes all animated life.  “She girdeth her loins with strength, and strengtheneth her arms.” ‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭31‬:‭17‬ ‭KJVAAE‬‬

Her body is host to the element of fire.  As Hestia, she carries the flame whenever she goes.  Her fire-breath is both a weapon, and that which gives life.  She is as Prometheus, and bears the noble element which is the catalyst for all change.  Through her breath of fire, the dross is released and she remains pure.  “She perceiveth that her merchandise is good: her candle goeth not out by night.” ‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭31‬:‭18‬ ‭KJVAAE‬‬

None are as beautiful as the dragon.  Her translucent scales shimmer with the infinite colors of our world.  With each movement, she flashes hues of scarlet and purple.  She is a silken tapestry of sinew, scale, and iridescence.  She is the rainbow—the very pledge of the One Source.  “She is not afraid of the snow for her household: for all her household are clothed with scarlet. She maketh herself coverings of tapestry; her clothing is silk and purple.” ‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭31‬:‭21‬-‭22‬ ‭KJVAAE‬‬

I  see all women, and all are virtuous.  Who but God  determines the value of any?   We work, as does the Dragon, according to that which has been purposed for us by our own connection to the Divine.  It is not for another to judge.  Our work is never finished, for as one expectation is accomplished, new ones are imposed.   Do we work for the glory of God, or of men?  Such is the reality of females in a patriarchal world, and this proverb makes clear the directive that we serve God alone.  In doing so, will men also be served? And will they perceive it?  Such is the hypocrisy of the wounded masculine—in a struggle with God for power and authority.

But The Dragon endures, as does the spirit of the feminine.  Her devotion never ceases, nor do distractions linger.  She wakes, hunts, nurtures, and keeps—all in an endless cycle of unwavering commitment.  “She looketh well to the ways of her household, and eateth not the bread of idleness.” ‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭31‬:‭27‬ ‭KJVAAE‬‬

As females everywhere live out their divine purpose, in service to The Creator, they will gather momentum.  The distractions of the world will be conquered, the prey made naked and rendered defenseless.  Women will continue to rise and someday regain their place alongside their counterparts—masculine and feminine in divine union,  as was intended from The Beginning.

The Wisdom of Solomon depicts wisdom as a woman.  The Divine Feminine energy is that which bestowed loving compassion to all who suffer.  We know who we are.  “She preserved the first formed father of the world, that was created alone, and brought him out of his fall, and gave him power to rule all things.” ‭‭Wisdom of Solomon‬ ‭10‬:‭1‬-‭2‬ ‭KJVAAE‬‬

But the Wisdom of the Feminine has been oppressed, silenced, and controlled.  The balance of power is no longer balanced.  We are a wounded people, afraid of truth and blinded by lust for power.  For now, the feminine force is waiting and  watching.  Senses are alert, and the dragons are listening .  In divine time, they will swoop, and they will strike.  So, call me bitch, call me cunt, call me “Dragon Lady”.  I am She.