If you love ancient mythology and wolf wisdom then you will love Lupa. She-Wolf of Rome, Mother of Destiny! On this page you can enjoy:
- Read, or listen, to an excerpt
- Book extras (including Rachel reading Lupa’s story, guided meditation with Lupa & a recorded invocation)
- Extra resources and mythology
- My blog all about the FESTIVAL OF LUPERCALIA read here
- Guided Meditation with Grand Mother Wolf
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Come enter the cave of destiny with the She-Wolf. She transcends timelines, space and dimensions to become your guide in remembering and embodying your unique purpose and path.
This book is an exploration of Lupa as the she-wolf of Rome, from Wet-nurse to the founders of Ancient Rome to Modern day teacher of embodiment practices. Lupa is a powerful Goddess for supporting a life lived on purpose and for those that desire to discover and manifest their unique destiny.
Explore the mythos of Lupa and its meaning and importance for the Ancient Romans as well as for you now. She is not only central and vital importance to the history of Rome and the Ancient Roman empire but also to womankind.
As an ambassador for the Wolf Genius and essence, Lupa comes forth now to support the empowerment and healing of the inner and outer wild, primal feminine. Her deep howl from the cave is a call to her pack asking you to step forward in alignment with your truth. This book contains tools and practices to support you in your journey with Lupa as you take these steps, and the re-telling of her story is testament to her invaluable role as Mother of Destiny.
Book extras for deepening your journey –
Extra resources and mythology
Sadly this paragraph didn’t make the final edit as I couldn’t get the image copyright in time! So here is a paragraph about the Etruscan Wolf on a Etruscan gravestone that would have been at the end of Chapter 1, Part 1 Etruscan Wolf Goddess.
“In the picture below we can see an image that has been left to us by the Etruscan’s on a grave slab. It is uncertain whom the picture is depicting but referring to the picture below Nigel Spivey writes “Certain archaic images suggest an Etruscan element to stories such as the wolf-raised boys”[1]. The lack of a second man makes this image unlikely to be of Lupa with both Romulus and Remus, perhaps just Romulus. However, it does highlight the presence a she-wolf in the Etruscan psyche and perhaps mythology, whether it is Romulus or not.”
Picture of Etruscan Grave-slab showing a man being suckled by a she-wolf, 5th century BC
[1] p.152, Etruscan Art.
Enjoy Rachel’s reflections and wisdom sharings from a visit to Rome in 2023 to visit the Cave of Lupa, Palatine Hill and the Capitoline She-Wolf
Enjoy an excerpt
“Introduction
In many cultures, myths and legends there are wolves depicted, from cave paintings, to traditional fables and modern-day film and television. Often their role in these depictions is to represent the themes of power, strength, underworld travel and entry, death, instinct and vision in the darkness. Wolves capture the imagination and, I believe, stir something deep within us that remembers that first encounter of wolf and man on the hunt, which still pulses in our blood and lives on in our companionship with dogs.
The story of Lupa, which lies at the centre of this book, is of the time of the ancient Romans. Rooted in Roman mythology, Lupa is the primary depiction of a she-wolf that has been left to us from classical antiquity. Certainly, she is the only named wolf, who plays a role of central and undisputed importance. There are sometimes Gods and Goddess’s, such as Mars and Diana, that are occasionally depicted with a wolf companion or the ability to command and communicate with the wolves, or wild beasts in general. It was, after all, common for the characteristics of the deities of our ancient worlds to be symbolised by an animal totem. In Rome, for example, Jupiter is often shown with or as his eagle and Juno with her peacock or geese.
What is different about Lupa is not just that she can be a wolf, but that she is a she-wolf. She is not ethereal, disconnected from us or living above and beyond the human realm. She is not an otherwise distant being that only transforms into an animal when she wishes to influence someone or something. She is the full embodiment of raw, wild feminine primal power, living and breathing in the strong and fierce body of a wolf. As the she-wolf, she is the Goddess that is nature and the Goddess that takes a very present and active supporting role in our lives.
As wolf she is that which has the ability and courage to destroy and create and she is that which knows, sees and embraces what lies in the dark and the light and so she is life and death simultaneously.
The she-wolf is of a time when the Goddess who, like the bird and snake goddesses of the Neolithic peoples, was the embodiment and manifestation of Nature. She is the inherent life force within us, the wild and untamed beauty of the natural world.
She is the part of that which lies within all of us, no matter our physical gender, or age or background. Within us all lies this primal mother, this archetype or aspect of ourself that calls to be remembered and utilised.
Through her you will remember and witness in your own life the sacred relationship of knowledge and wisdom. Wisdom is knowledge when it is experienced and embodied; our heads may be full but we must return it home to our body, as our earth and foundation, and there assimilate, create, transform and transmute. In her myths, the twin boys Romulus and Remus must return to her before they can follow their paths of kingship. They must meet the she-wolf, be suckled by her, receive her wisdom and enter the cave as initiation. And so, the she-wolf will take all into her cave, so that knowledge can became wisdom, for what use is knowledge if not channelled into service, purpose, compassion and loving action?
In this book I first of all share the her-story of Lupa, the she-wolf, Mother of the Eternal City. We will begin with an exploration of Her-story, as it was known and experienced by the ancient Romans and we will explore what they left to us through primary sources of art, archaeology and written word. Then I will also share the wisdom and messages that have come through directly from her to me during communion, and from experiencing and walking her path and mythos. We hope this combination will uniquely manifest in remembrance and enlightenment for you and that you will come to know her as both historical, mythical figure and as aspect of the Divine Feminine.
We only have one story of Lupa, one instance left to us through mythology but what an insightful and a powerful story it is! You will find sandwiched between the history and spiritual connection chapters, a re-telling of her story, in Lupa’s own voice channelled through me, her words, her essence and what she wants to be heard at this time. You may want to read this book in the order I have offered, or you may want to read the story first, feel into what is right for you.
And so, in this sharing She steps forth now on mighty paws to reclaim her seat and stage. She has been waiting a long time to work with us in this way. You may have already had encounters, glimpses of something stirring within the dark of her cave, but if you are holding and reading this book, it is time for you to work more deeply with her. She has so much to offer beyond the limitations of recorded history and truly her unique offering to humankind is that of facilitator and midwife in remembering and enabling your unique blueprint. She will support and guide you in living a life of embodied destiny. She will remind you of your pure potentiality and together you will journey to discover and create a life courageously lived on-purpose.
When sharing her mythology often historians’ comment on the astonishing coincidence of Lupa finding the twins at the river’s edge. Even more so that it was pure luck that a child laden basket arrived nowhere else but at the feet of a politically sympathetic wolf (and also pretty handy the babies were too cute to have made a great breakfast for a wild and untamed predator).
But as we know from our own life’s journeys, there is no co-incidence, and believing it was such, so there lies a misunderstanding of Her way and truth. We may seem to stumble upon experiences, people and places in life but there is always a thread, a path of preparation to those destined spots. In truth, she was there waiting at the river side at the time that was always meant to be.
She was there, ready, because there is a destiny, a divine purpose for us all, that is fulfilled when we are ready to trust and receive. She knew and so will you know.
She was there all along, waiting at the riverside of the Tiber and now she is there waiting for you also.
So come let us journey with our Wolf Mother . . .”
Journey with Grand Mother Wolf
An audio experience and guided meditation⭐🐺’Journey with Grand Mother Wolf‘. An Alchemical guided meditation to receive the wisdom and healing of the matriarch of Wolf Essence Lineage~ as shared in the book LUPA
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Experience a 45-minute guided meditation that will take you deep into the realms of Wolf. You will leave this meditation empowered and renewed after receiving the wisdom and healing of the Wise Crone She-Wolf: She who guides and initiates. (I share much about her in my book WOLF.)
You will experience a liberating but relaxing meditation that will connect you to your wild, untamed self, align you with your deepest wisdom and offer revelation around your unique dreams that are ready to be awoken.
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