NEWSLETTER OF TEMPLE OF MARY – Her Grace Sacred Art

Greetings from the Love-Fire of the Sacred Heart of the Mother of All

A bit about my story as it unfolds

The fire of love blazed in my heart

and consumed everything.

My books, my erudition and my mind

I put away on a shelf.

Now I write only poems

– Rumi

I am deep into the Otherworld of myth, metaphor, fairy tale and the incredible

symbolism of Mary. I am working mainly on the Mysteries of Mary Tarot Deck – an

undertaking which seems almost impossible, but I am nearing completion!

My hands are creating 78 tarot shrines in this deck – each one received in dreamtime or

during trance states. All the material has to be collected and gathered and I

use traditional Catholic figures. At first I was perplexed by this instruction, but as the deck has been unfolding

it has become clear that there are many many reasons for this to be so.

Once the shrines are completed, they have to be photographed and then

they they will need some graphic design to be turned into cards.

I am concurrently writing the book which will accompany the deck of cards

and my biggest challenge is not to turn it into an encyclopedia.

The Wisdom just pours into my brain and profound knowledge as well as hidden

facts and history has been revealed. At times I fear that I will have to go into

hiding once I have published the deck, but fortunately we no longer live in

the burning times and I am also supported by Blessed Mary in finding

academic research for all the revelations. It is an amazing and blessed

and very humbling journey.

What would a year be without a pilgrimage? I am very fortunate to be travelling

to Lourdes again this year. And also to Assisi, the House of Loreto and Chartres.

All these places and their significance to the journey of our Souls in its current

mythos and evolution, appear in the deck. In fact, you will discover, along with me,

how every single pilgrimage that I have undertaken the past 16 years, were

a very important and significant step on this holy path.

Staying in touch

I have been changing some of my blogs and also deleted some websites

in order to streamline the physical output in line with what is coming.

I have also created a new website http://maryammariamary.blogspot.com which

is the front page of all my work, posts, publications and links.

I am working on putting up some e-books and also online courses

for download. These links will all be on this website.

Our website for the Temple is still being updated from time to time

www.hettiennema.wix.com/sanctamaria.

I am planning a ritual at my home in May to dedicate a flame

to the Temple of Mary and its nine flamekeepers.

Those who live close by are invited to attend – please let me know –

and those who live far away or who cannot make it, you can

send a candle which we will include in the ritual and you can place

it on your own personal Flamekeeper altar and also light all other

candles from it.

(It will be on a Thursday or Friday morning in May)

I am available to you via email and whatsapp and the phone, should

you feel the need. Some of you may notice that we are often having conversations

in the other realms or that I visit you in your dreams. The work continues.

In fact, in a year or two, you will witness many changes and transformations

and you will be called to testify to the world of your personal dedication

to the Blessed Mother of the World as She sends out the Call to many.

I am also available for spiritual guidance and healing. My time is limited

and I already have a few I am working with, so I do not advertise this too widely

I will be putting up more info on the website

I am blogging on www.path-of-divine-love.com, (Cloister of the Heart) and

www.hergracesacredart.com (Mysteries of Mary Tarot Deck) and

http://maryammariamary.blogspot.com (Mysteries of Mary) and there will be a post

today on www.bookofmarysacredheart.blogspot.com (The Temple of Mary) (if loadshedding

allows :D)

so make sure that you

are subscribed if you want to follow the posts.

I do not write as often as I used to as most of my energy goes into

the tarot deck as well as created a sacred garden at home, ready to receive

the small physical temple dedicated to Mary which I am planning.

The Month of May is dedicated to Mary

Since the pagan times, the month of May always had a special significance for the divine feminine

and goddess. In the North it is spring, so the Romans and Greeks dedicated this month to Flora

and Artemis. The Month of May celebrates the crowning of Mary. So take the time, create

an altar and weave a crown of flowers for your Mary statue. Remember that your devotion and attention

invoke the holy Presence into the physical image and you can place water, oil and food on

your altar to be blessed by her presence.

I would like to invite you to practise the 30-day dedication and devotion to Mary

during the month of Mary. This is a very ancient tradition and you will receive

the blessings if you do so.

Invitation to a retreat into Mary’s Flame of Love

I will be offering a retreat from the world into the powerful Presence

of the Flame of Mary’s Love at Temenos in MacGregor.

This call has been coming through very powerfully the past few months

and I have decided to stop resisting.

I will be spending two or three week nights at Temenos during the

June school holidays. Week nights are cheaper than weekends.

They also offer a winter special of three nights for the price of two.

All meals can be self-catering and dinner can be taken

together in the restaurant.

I am extending an invitation to you to join me. The time will be

spent in silence, in walks, guided meditations at The Well,

small ceremonies at some of the shrines and satsang.

It will be a casual coming together of the Flamekeepers of the Temple of Mary.

There will not be a program – it will unfold as guided.

The focus will be on turning within and receiving the new energies

that She is currently pouring out.

The invitation is also extended to anyone that you know that

would like to be a part of the energies

Temenos rates are R365 pp sharing a cottage per night

or R385 pp in a single cottage plus meals – you can have all meals

in restaurant or self-cater – the price of the restaurant is very reasonable.

As spiritual director for the retreat my fee is R500 per person.

So all in all it is very affordable.

It takes courage to burn in the Fire of Love

At the grotto I fell in line with the other pilgrims, waiting my turn to touch the walls of the cave and its dripping water. The atmosphere was light and joyful, although many stood and kneeled deep in prayer. As I approached the statue of Our Lady where She appeared to St Bernadette, I could feel an

intensification of the energy, a slight vibration and a humming sound. The closer I came, the louder the sound became. The sound was over and above the sound of the rushing waters.

As I put my hand out to touch the dripping water and I raised my eyes,

a column of light was visible to me,

shimmering and dancing.

My first impression was that it is a giant candle, but then my logical mind

realised that this is not possible.

The only way I can describe it is ‘a flame of living organic light’ :

Her Divine Presence made manifest in this world,

visible to my eyes.

And overwhelming and immense feelings which I am at a loss to name.

A feeling of such incredible fullness and completeness which has stayed with me ever since.

A hundred thousand harps take you

like wings and sweep you up out of silence.

And your primitive wind is blowing

the fragrance of your marvelous power

to every being and to every creature in need.

– Rainer Maria Rilke

This is how I described my experience at Lourdes!

Start saving your pennies for 2014! It would be wonderful if each member of The Temple of Mary could join in this pilgrimage, so, if it is your desire, put it on your wish list for Love to fulfill.

This is a very preliminary outline of the itinerary and dates. The dates may vary by one or two days either way, depending on the cheapest available flights. I will towards the end of 2013 look for affordable flights and for specials to Paris – these often come up at R5000-R6000 per return flight. I will use my past travelling experience in France to find us affordable accommodation and modes of travel. Meals can be al fresco and picnic style which will not cost a fortune. A budget of R15000 should be enough to cover everything (flights, accommodation, meals and travel) including shopping. But again, it depends on the rand-Euro exchange and we will see closer to the time.

Dates : Saturday 18 May 2014 – Friday 31 May 2014

The month of May is sacred to Mary.

You can read about some of my pilgrimages on the below links :

http://www.path-of-divine-love.com/2012/02/day-five-of-art-novena-for-our-lady-of.html

http://www.path-of-divine-love.com/2012/02/day-two-of-art-novena-for-our-lady-of.html

http://www.path-of-divine-love.com/2011/06/pilgrimage-to-st-marie-madeleine-mary.html

http://www.path-of-divine-love.com/2011/07/sacred-heart-shrine-part-two-in-lourdes.html

there are more if you are interested (search pilgrimage, mary magdalene, paris, lourdes, sarah la kali, notre dame, sare coeur)

Chapel of the Miraculous Medal

When I visited this chapel I wrote about my wonderful experience, bathing in Mary’s Love while sitting there.

Soon the images seen by my eyes disappear and only a brilliant golden light is visible. The light has a silver rim to it and it is alive and palpable with wisdom and knowledge which cannot be translated into words. This is the Presence of Divine Mary. The light translates into my physical body and energetically there is deep movement in and through my body. Then my heart fills with a feeling that seems physical. Everything and everyone around me is bathed in this beautiful light and they all glow in love. The Light becomes stronger and more powerful and I see the intense Light at the centre of it all and also at the centre of each and every person. And the quality of this Light is Good and only Good – pure and beautiful and innocent! And it does not matter what happens on the exterior : nothing can corrupt or diminish that Light which is you and me. – http://www.path-of-divine-love.com/2012/10/mary-grace-of-miraculous-medal.html

We will visit :

PARIS

Notre Dame de Paris

Sacre Coeur de Montmartre

Chapel of the Miraculous Medal

La Madeline Temple

and

Chartres of the famous Chartres Blue glass and the Black Madonna!

Yesterday we visited the Sacre Couer in Montmartre along with hundreds of tourists. The beautiful and sacred atmosphere of the church was virtually non-existent with tourists disobeying the instructions not to take photographs, children touching everything, you get the picture. However, my daughter and I was determined to immerse ourselves in the energies and we were not disappointed. We both felt the light humming in our hands and arms as we approached the beautiful golden statue of Mother and Child. It felt like a door opened in my chest and throat and a million birds flew out, suffusing myself with the Love that includes everyone and everything. Next we entered the Virgin chapel. The walls were covered in images of the sacred woman in Her different roles and aspects. The compassionate and nurturing energy was intense and palpable. The air here was cool and soothing and it felt like an expanse of space. We stayed as long as we could. – http://www.path-of-divine-love.com/2012/07/drinking-from-waters-that-truly-quench.html

Travel by air or train to Marseille and then to Saint Maximin de la St Baume where we will stay at the old convent next to the Basilica de Madeleine