About

The Shop

"Tell The Goddess is a queer, disabled, woman-owned online spiritual bookshop specializing in mindfully curated titles."

Yet that's not all there is to know.

This shop is the personal dream come to life of me, Adrienne, a Southern, queer wise woman of Appalachian folk magic stock. From a very young age I was around all manner of spirituality, magic, and divining. The most near and dear to my heart part of my life was my father and his folk healing (and his "water divinin'" yet that's a separate story). 

He was all about taking care of others despite his poor health and when I had a nasty wart on the side of my leg he sat me down on the family couch and charmed the wart. He pressed his lodge ceremonial knife against the wart and spoke words over it while having me repeat them and maintain eye contact. He finished the ritual charm with a smile and slapped my leg. He passed on to the Otherworld going on near 20 years ago. It's been 26 years since that day and the wart has yet to come back. 

I want this shop to be somewhere that helps people in some way much like him. Maybe someone new to paganism, witchcraft, cunning paths, or just spirituality in general finds this store and finds their first book on Hecate or Artemis or finds something that becomes a part of their first spell or prayer. That's why I'm doing this. It just feels right. The timing just feels right to embrace this path and hopefully make a difference to someone.

The Dedication

This shop is dedicated in memory of my father and to the goddess Aphrodite. Two extremely important figures in my life who continue to be on my mind. This shop's name is for Aphrodite and for all of the goddesses who are there to help when you least expect them.