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Lara Vesta

    Lara Vesta's writing is deeply rooted in her upbringing in the Oregon wilderness, fostering a profound sense of place that permeates her stories. Her work, encompassing fiction, nonfiction, and poetry, is characterized by an exploration of personal growth and feminine transitions. Vesta's unique perspective is shaped by her connection to nature and her experiences in empowering women.

    Year of the Dark Goddess
    Wild Soul Runes
    The Moon Divas Guidebook
    • 2024

      Year of the Dark Goddess

      A Journey of Ritual, Renewal & Rebirth

      • 232 pages
      • 9 hours of reading

      Empowerment and healing are at the core of this guided journey through life's challenging transitions, whether stemming from loss or significant life changes. By exploring the concept of the Dark Goddess, the book reframes difficult experiences as initiations that foster strength and clarity of purpose. Structured around a four-phase rite-of-passage process, it offers practical tools such as embodied rituals, writing prompts, and seasonal self-care practices, encouraging readers to embrace transformation and find community support during disorienting times.

      Year of the Dark Goddess
    • 2021

      Wild Soul Runes

      • 208 pages
      • 8 hours of reading
      3.9(41)Add rating

      Highlights the feminine origin of the runes in the context of an immersive course in rune practice. Using inquiry and original translations alongside traditional rune poems and sacred art, Wild Soul Runes invites readers to develop their own wisdom connection with the runes through practice. The book is based on the premise that all of us possess the ability to receive divine information through rune practice. Rather than telling the reader what the runes mean, author Lara Veleda Vesta shares an interactive practice for readers to discover the unique ways the runes speak to them. The book covers the history of the runes, both in myth and through the connection with Old European archaeological findings. This history offers evidence for the idea that the runes have a feminine origin, coming from the well of the Norns, the female triple giantesses who represent the fates in Norse myth. It introduces the concept of the runes as beings rather than simply an alphabet or magical tools. The purpose of Wild Soul Runes is to create a relationship with these beings through ancestral connection, personal gnosis, and ritual practice. Readers will learn how

      Wild Soul Runes
    • 2012

      An essential toolkit for women in all phases of life transitions, The Moon Divas Guidebook offers accessible, fun and interactive support. Whether you are changing careers, beginning or ending a relationship, parenting, healing, grieving, birthing, graduating or longing to create your best, most possible life, this book contains self-care and sustenance practices to nurture positive, proactive transformation.Plus: Art and writing prompts, delicious seasonal recipes, garden remedies, cyclic celebrations, community creation tips and more!

      The Moon Divas Guidebook