The Mythology
Pele (pronounced pay'lay) is the volcano Goddess of the Polynesian peoples of Hawaii. according to legend she appears to people as a beautiful and mysterious young woman just before her volcano is about to erupt or as a gnarled old woman who lights her cigarette with the snap of her fingers. Although her preiestessess, the queens of Hawaii, were converted to Christianity when Mauna Loa erupted in 1880, Preincess Keelikolani recited the old chants, gave offerings of silk cloth, and poured brandy into the bubbling lava. Pele, thus appeased, grew calm.
The Lessons of this Goddess
Pele's appearance signals a need for awakening. Have you been
sitting still for too long? Have you been lulled into sleep by the
evenness in your life? Has reality been too slppery to grasp? Get
ready to awaken your awareness and come into full consciousness.
Now is the time to see things as they really are, to initiate
change so things can be as you want them to be. Now is the time
to wake up to your potential and power, to move and shake. Pay
attention to all that life is telling you. The Goddess says that when you
nurture awakening, your life becomes creative rather than reactive,
an infinitely more powerful place to be!