If anyone comes to your mind and tells you they are god, or that you must sacrifice you life or soul to him, know this … he is a LIAR.
The Creator is in you, and You in He/She.
No one is above you …. but there are many who are below you.
They need your soul, for this is how they steal the light of creation. YOU are creation itself … don’t let anyone fool you.
They have stolen the innocent life and soul of billions of children over the last 40+ years. This is their false light … the light is true, but it does not belong to those who try and bind you. It has been stolen … from OUR children.
Claim your Sovereignty.
You are THEE partner of Creator, of the true MotherFatherGod.
Each and every one of you.
Do not cede.
Do not give in.
Do not give up.
Your eternal life depends on it, and you have more than enough to stand against these ones.
Trust yourself.
Trust your partner, where the truest form of light resides … in you.
Creator would never ask you to give back that gift which has been given to you … never.
Do not give up, there is hope yet. A wish will be granted. A birth is imminent. Fertility is everywhere.
Yemaya started her life as an orisha – a river spirit – in Africa. As her people traveled over the ocean to other nations is slave ships, she became, over time, a goddess of the sea. Her cult spread to Brazil, and she is still worshipped today in both of these lands as a goddess of hope and love.
Yemaya is often depicted as a mermaid, slipping between waves with a light woven in her hair, and she is also considered the nourishing mother aspect of all water. Yemaya is invoked in childbirth, as it is said that she created the sea and every man, woman, and sea creature. She is an extremely loving goddess who assists women in particular. Many homes that follow the Santeria faith have a statue of Yemaya, placed by the most senior woman who lives there.
Yemaya is most renowned for her ability to grant wishes. Those who feel that there is no hope go to her for intervention. She specializes in impossible wishes, ones that look almost like miracles when granted. This wonderful ability spawned the ritual of Yemaya boats, a festival where thousands of people create little boats containing their wishes and hope that the goddess I’ll assist them. Each supplicant places a lighted candle in the boat and then sets it on the water. If the boat makes it past the waves before it delves into the deep, it is said that Yemaya will grant the wish.
Call upon the generous love of Yemaya when you feel hopeless or unsupported. Sometimes we all feel alone in something that we are struggling with – we believe that our family doesn’t understand us and that our friends aren’t seeing things from our side – and these are the times when Yemaya can help. Yemaya offers us a loving strength to help us know that there is hope and that things will change for the better. A long-held wish may well be granted when all else has failed.
There is a ritual based on the tradition of sending boats filled with wishes to Yemaya. This petition is most ideally performed by the sea or a river, but if there is no natural water body nearby, even a bath will do!
You will want to gather paper or leaves to make a boat; a small tea-Light candle; a gift to Yemaya, like a pearl, a seashell, or something silver; and matches.
Ahead of time, think about your wish and clearly state it in your mind. Now proceed to make your little boat. Write your wishes on the boat, or draw symbols upon it representing those desires.
Place the candle inside but be careful you won’t burn the boat when it’s time to light it. Carry the boat down to the water. Have your gift to Yemaya with you as well. Say out loud:
Yemaya, Yemaya, Yemaya.
Silvery goddess of the sea, moon blessed.
Goddess of women and wishes, please hear my voice.
Yemaya, I ask you to grant my wish(es) and help me flow like the incoming tide toward my highest good.
I humbly offer a gif to you!
Then throw the gift into the water.
Place your feet in the water. Now tell Yemaya of your wish. Don’t hold back, but keep it clear.
Light the candle and set the boat into the water. Be mindful of your safety, but if possible, place it past the first tiny waves. If you are doing this in a bath, let the boat float for a bit. Say:
I know you hear me. My wish comes to you.
Watch as your boat of wishes travels toward Yemaya. Watch it bobbing up and down over the “waves”, glowing, until she takes it below to the sea with her. If you are floating the boat in a bath, splash it until it sinks!
Express your gratitude, as Yemaya will now grant your wish. Act on any idea that comes to mind.
Reading from the deck “Goddesses and Sirens” created by Stacey Demarco
Listen to your heart. Embrace what makes you happy. There are one million reasons to Love.
This day I will love. before I talk I will listen. Before I criticize I will forgive. Before I judge I will think. I remember that after all of this is over, the only thing that will really count is how we treated each other and how much we have loved.
Be with the ones who make you shine, who Love you and really care. Keep those and let the others go.
This day I open myself to have the companions and friends I want and deserve in my life. I know true friends are the ones who weave magic into my days and bring out the best in me. But the other ones, the false friends, I will see them for who they are and let them go. I now choose the company of those who know I am valuable, lovable, and worthy, for I am.
Be bold. Rise up and stand tall. Feel the fire in your Soul.
This day I will connect with my inner power and be bold. I will rise up and know my worth. I banish all uncertainty and remember with pride my accomplishments. I will let no one diminish me. I embrace the strong, beautiful presence that I am and I will go forth with courage.
Your dreams have untold energy. Open the door and let them live. Desire and belief are your power.
This day I acknowledge that my life is expanding and new doors are opening. I will let go of unwanted past experiences, forgive, and be grateful for lessons learned. I will be filled with a vision of everything that I want my life to be, do, and have, and let the magic happen. I give thanks in advance for all the blessings on their way.
Embrace the need for solitude. Your inner sanctuary calls you. Renew yourself and thrive.
This day I realize deeply that this present moment is all I really have and that NOW is my sanctuary. It has all the magic and happiness that I need. I let go of the past for I am not there. I let go of the future for it has not yet happened. I look within and find the peace and joy I seek in this divine moment and I will flourish.
Reading from the deck Magical Times Empowerment Cards created by Jody Bergsma
Celebrate in joyful peace. Be contented with what you have. Dance, sing, love, and create without anxiety. It is time to rest and to cease driving forward for a time.
One of the most loved of the deities in ancient Egypt was the goddess Hathor. If you visit the most famous temples and tombs, you will see that the cow-horned, crowned Hathor features widely in sculpture and painting.
Hathor is quite an easy deity to identify among the many in the Egyptian pantheon – She is often pictured as a beautiful woman with the ears of a cow or wearing cow horns with the sun itself balanced between them. In later depictions, she is seen with the entire head of a cow. The cow symbols are a hint at her area of influence.
Think of the animal – it’s soft eyes, it’s contented demeanor, it’s role in fertility and maternal nourishment. Ancient Egyptians considered Hathor a mother and sky goddess in her earliest forms and believed she was the mother of the human pharaoh on earth at the same time, her influence extended to all things that give joy – music, dancing, and art!
Hathor is often depicted carrying and ancient sacred instrument, a sistrum, and musicians would carve the likeness of the goddess onto their instruments. Her title Great Menat referred to a necklace, worn by both women and men, signifying fertility and virility. Menats also doubles as musical instruments; Hathor’s priestesses used them in rituals and dances to invoke and draw the goddess.
The temples of Hathor were joyful places, full of songs and beauty. There were even small temples placed in her honor outside other major deities’ temples, so that people could get into a happier mood before worshipping in other temples. The Egyptians clearly believed that having a positive or relaxed state of mind assisted in making a strong spiritual connection.
Call upon Hathor when you most need to find joyful peace in your life. When you are feeling chaotic, ungrounded, or unhappy, her energy brings a steadying influence and contentment. If your schedule is too hectic, you are being pulled into too much drama, or you have a busy and loud household filled with family members, you may seek some peace and contentment. Hathor’s energy is loving yet strong, and it celebrates the idea of being grateful for what we have. If you feel very driven all the time, like you must always excel, you may find sanctuary within her influence.
If you would like to bring more peace and contentment into your life you might try this invocation.
You’ll want to gather four small pieces of turquoise or lapis lazuli (or four blue stones of any type – you could even paint other stones blue in a pinch!), some small bells to jungle, and a white candle.
Light the candle.
Hold the stones in your hand. Breathe in and think about a happy time in your life – a time when you felt peaceful and contented. Breathe in again and pump up this feeling. When it is very strong within you, say:
Hathor, Lady of Amenity, the dweller in the Great Land,
Give me joy!
Hathor, cow-eyed, mother of pharaoh,
Give me happiness!
Hathor, the Lady of Ta-Tchesert, the Eye of Ra
Grant me contentment!
Bless these stones I have in my hand; bring your blessing of joy, love, nourishment, and satisfaction to them and allow them to be a talisman of good fortune.
Place one stone in each corner of your home or room, thanking Hathor and jingling the bells as you leave each one. This will grid your space in her energy.
Snuff out the candle with thanks.
Reading from “Goddesses and Sirens” created by Stacey Demarco
You will be victorious. Teamwork or a partnership may be better than going it alone. Synergy is important right now. Delegation is useful.
You are loved and protected even through the most difficult of trials. This is a time for healing. You need mothering or to use your mothering energy. Magic is happening!
Use your head rather than your heart. Formulate a wise strategy. Plan ahead for best results.
It is time to release an old belief or bad habit. Imbalances of all kinds will fall away. Your pain will soon ease.
Do not doubt yourself. You can trust yourself. Developing self-trust is a necessary part of positive growth. You will be able to succeed in your goal if you believe in yourself. Sometimes you need to say no.
Do not doubt yourself. You can trust yourself. Developing self-trust is a necessary part of positive growth. You will be able to succeed in your goal if you believe in yourself. Sometimes you need to say no.
The Welsh goddess Rhiannon was a graceful young woman who married Pwyll, a Demetria’s king. When Pwyll first saw her, she was riding a stunning white stallion, her hair loose and fair, her smile sweet. He fell deeply in love with her, and they wed. Soon a baby prince was born to the happy couple.
Pwyll’s mother, who had up until now had the undivided attention of her son, became jealous of their love and kidnapped the new baby. She put fake blood on Rhiannon’s hands as she slept in order to frame her for the baby’s disappearance.
When the household awoke and found the baby prince sing and blood on Rhiannon’s hands, the immediately presumed she had done away with the child. Pwyll’s mother accused Rhiannon of hurting the child, goading everyone else to think that way too. Even though Rhiannon did not remember committing such a crime, she doubted herself and spoke aloud that it must have happened. Pwyll was brokenhearted yet could not sentence the woman he loved to death, and instead Rhiannon’s terrible punishment was to forevermore carry visitors to the castle on her back just as a horse would.
Thankfully, only a season went by until Rhiannon began to build the strength and self-trust necessary to question what had actually happened that night, coming to full recognition that she could never harm her child. Soon after, Rhiannon found the young prince, and so her mother-in-Law was banished. Rhiannon was happily reunited with her king and became a wise and powerful queen, never again doubting her own self or her own wisdom. Horses were made sacred to her and honored as a symbol of her hard work and transformation.
Like Rhiannon, there may be times in our lives when we doubt ourselves and even perhaps hand our power over to others. Self-trust is such an important thing to develop – it builds our confidence and makes our decisions easier. Sometimes, it is necessary to say no to someone even though that person would like us to say yes. Self-trust, the ability to know what is best for us and what our capabilities are, helps us cope better in a situation like being bullied or pressured into something that we are not sure we want to do.
As Rhiannon is a moon goddess, the full moon is a good time to do this invocation for more self-trust. You might also like to dress in white or silver. If you are lucky enough to have a horse, groom it and carry some of its hair in your pocket. If you have a piece of jewelry with a horse charm, wear it. If you don’t have access to a horse, print out (or draw) a picture of one and pop that into your pocket.
Create a circle around yourself. You can do this any way you like. For example, you might want to drop some flower petals or glitter around you ina circle. If you go outside to do this, draw a chalk line around you or arrange some leaves in a circle.
Sit down with a straight back or choose to stand in the middle of your circle.
Know that you are safe and loved within this space that you have created. Know that Rhiannon on her horse is with you.
Say:
Rhiannon, you were once like me. You doubted yourself. Fill me with self-trust. So more it be!
Shut you eyes and imagine being filled with trust in yourself. Breathe in deeply and imagine you’re breathing in the power of self-trust. On the exhale imagine breathing out any doubts or worries you may have.
Repeat this a number of times until you feel confident and all those niggling worries and doubts have left you.
Open your eyes. Notice how different you feel! More confident! Now thank Rhiannon and know that as you step out of the scared circle, you have more power that ever before to move out into the world in a more positive way.
Reading from the deck “Goddesses and Sirens” created by Stacey Demarco
Breakthrough: Feel confident that things are falling into place. Just as a seedling breaking through the surface of the earth, you too are going to experience an emergence. The efforts of your hard work will become evident and you will begin to see the difference of all that labor and time you have invested has made. Count your blessings! You are gifted with a creative touch and the ability to generate new and wonderful things. Take a moment to feel proud of yourself for all that you have accomplished.
Vulnerability: You may be feeling like you should withdraw. This is an opportunity to wait and regroup. You are in need of some rest and relaxation. You might even be feeling overwhelmed. Take some much needed downtime. Take in your surroundings. Notice the season and the changes that are taking place out in nature. Things are continually evolving. Think about the clouds you see in the sky. They are constantly moving, changing and reshaping themselves. Allow yourself to connect with Mother Earth and nature in a deeper way. Align your rhythm with the heartbeat of the Earth and slow your thoughts and emotions down. Trust that everything will work out. The signs that things work themselves out are all around you. Take notice.
Gratitude & Appreciation: Recognize the good qualities in others and openly share your gratitude with them. Write notes of thanks to those who have helped you. If someone deserves acknowledgement, take the time to let a colleague know so that they receive the recognition they deserve. Nature is continually sharing its beauty for us to appreciate. Beholding a rainbow is a gift, and when we encounter a rainbow’s beauty, it is the perfect time to be grateful for all the gifts in our lives. It is important to generate the positive flow of thankfulness that can bring joy into someone else’s life. By doing so you will not only decrease your stress, you will also generate the feeling of goodwill and love in your life.
Reading from the deck “Nature’s Whispers” created by Angela Hartfield and Josephine Wall
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