Category: Goddess

Serendipity Do Dah!

8/27/2011

Random moments of serendipity happen when I follow my instincts.

In all my crazy gypsy moments over the last few months, the thing that has always helped me feel like I am more at home is setting up an altar. I may not have roots where I rest, but the altar makes me feel more grounded! And it makes me feel like things are happening!

I have lighted in such a tiny space that I have had to make do with a piano bench squeezed in at the foot of my loft bed as both altar and media table. Ugh. I know!

Then the other morning I had an urge to stop by Mama Buzz for coffee even though I had only a wee bit of change. As I arrived a reorganization was going on. The table which normally held all the cards for various art and music events as well as money-making ventures was being replaced by 2 sleek little bookshelves.

Score! Magnificent new altar/media table!

It means a tighter squeeze when climbing up into my bed, however I can hide the monitor under a picture of Lakshmi and the altar is now dedicated to both Prosperity and Creative Inspiration! Since that's what the table was used for in the first place it comes fully charged! Huzzah!

It's comfy to meditate in front of my splediforous new altar because it sits at the foot of my bed. Built in cushy comfort! And it's the first and last thing I see each day.

Oshun's Daughter; A Poem by the oh so shiny herself, Venus Rose

8/26/2011

Gold draped across her opulent breasts
Oshun's daughter luxuriates in Her blessings
on the river bank

Awakening to her own love, she discovers her
sacredness as her luminous reflection shimmers on the water

She is a peacock, shameless, proud and brazen in her beauty
She is charitable like the honeybee, like the vulture

She revels in the delights of her sensuous copper body
Dancing with hummingbirds to bring love into the world

She looks into the mirror, for a glimpse of her elegant heart
and finds solace there

Fatima! Goddess of Fate and Time (and pretty much the whole kit N kaboodle!)

8/26/2011

Today we visit the Goddess, Fatima and consider, humility.

* “Contemplation: To be humble is not to be meek, but rather to quietly and confidently hold my true power.”

Fatima was the only surviving daughter of the prophet Muhammad & the ancestral mother of the Shi'i Muslims. She was devoted to her father and nursed him at his deathbed.

Many legends and myths surround Fatima. She was said to have been an incarnation of the ancient moon goddess. She was said to have had three sons by miraculous virgin birth. She was said to have possessed magical powers. Fatima is sometimes associated with Mary, mother of Jesus and Fatima is also called, “The Queen of Heaven.” She is also described as, Al Zahra, the “radiant one.” Along with Mary she is revered as one of the four “perfect women.” Sometimes she is referred to as, “The Islamic Mary.”

She has transcended from human woman to saint-like status and has deep connections to the ancient Arabian Triple Goddess in her forms of, Al Uzza(Goddess of the morning star, The mighty!), Al Lat (Moon Goddess, universal source of nourishment) , and Al Menat. (Goddess of fate and time.)

In her pre-Islamic Goddess status Fatima is considered the Creatress, the tree of paradise, a Moon Goddess And the source of the sun. It is said she “existed from the beginning of the material world.”

The Hamsa, hand shaped symbol used to ward off the evil eye is known as , “The Hand of Fatima.”

*This contemplation and the topic for this blog entry was inspired by, “Goddesses for Every Day” by Julie Loar. This was one of her more challenging entries in that she didn’t really back up the support for Fatima as a Goddess or her association with humility. I had to do quite a bit of searching around and there was still not a great deal of information on Fatima as a Goddess. There are however a lot of psychics and belly dancers named Fatima! Surprising, I know!

And for a bit of humility, you might want to watch this video about base jumping off the top of Fatima's Hand, a 2,000 feet rock tower in Mali, Africa!

And this site of photographs from a 1996 climb of Fatima's hand is stunning and awe inspiring!

And here is some pretty music, Fatima by, egyptian pianist, composer, Omar Khairat with pretty pictures on You Tube:

Sleeping through the shiny......

8/21/2011

So, evidently I slept through the third annual Oshun Festival in Oakland.

Doh!

My lovely shiny housemate, Venus Rose, went to the Oshun festival in Oakland. She tried to text me, but Mercury retrograde decided I should not be able to receive any texts over the weekend.

It sounded wonderful! I will just make sure I don't miss the fifth annual Oshun Festival because, obviously, that one will be super shiny 'splody Oshuny!

At the festival, they handed out marvelous little packets. What a great idea to make your own
and put it on your Oshun altar or carry it in your purse!

This is what the kit contained and what it said about each item:

Rubber Band-To remind you to be flexible, but not to the point of snapping.
Pencil- To remind you to list your blessing everyday.
Eraser- To remind you that everyone makes mistakes and it's OK.
Hard Candy - To remind you to savor every moment in your life.
River Rock- To remind you that making things happen smoothly takes time and patience.
Candle- To remind you of the light you bring into this world.
Honey- To remind you of the sweet succulence of life
Gum- cuz...uhh..sometimes you just need it.

I love it!

The event was sponsered by:Emese: Messengers of the African Diaspora, Daughters ofthe fresh waters and sacred grove:

Takes the term, "Attractive Nuisance!" to a whole new level!

8/19/2011

Even in the chaos, sometimes especially, there can be incredible beauty!
(Take Eris herself for instance.)

Sometimes you just have to look for the beauty in the turmoil!

Eris, my Queen, I will admire your golden apple from a safe distance and blow you a kiss of gratitude!

Why would I be grateful to the Goddess of discord?

She makes sure I don't stand to still. I never know what's going to happen next. There's no chance for boredom! She ensures that I never take anything for granted. She lends me her penchant for needling and poking people, stirring things up under their skin.
Did I get a rise out of you yet?

Life is beautiful!
Hail Eris!

This excellent & funny video tells the story of how Eris became the Goddess of Discord and beloved patroness of Discordians. For example, "What caused the Trojan War? Thanks to Eris & her apple, it was chaos, confusion and top quality bitching!"

Today was a good Aphrodite Day. Brought to you by pink and lavender.

8/15/2011

Aphrodite must have given me a big kiss today! A stranger stopped in mid conversation while I was paying for my coffee today and said, "Excuse me, I just have to tell you how beautiful you are." . When I said. "Thank You." He said, "I'm not trying to hit on you or anything, It just made my day to see such a pretty lady." He was quite dashing, looked a bit like Morgan Freeman. Well, he made my day that's for sure!

Beautiful Passionate Nut!

8/1/2011

Nut & Geb by, Mandi R Flick, a fantasy artist. This one piece really stands out of the rest of her work!

Oh great Mother Goddess Nut, Beautiful Sky Goddess, Grant me a peaceful night's sleep under your starry belly!

And should your night of passion spill into my dreams I will be smiling in my sleep.

This little video about Geb & Nut is beautiful. It's on You Tube but I can't embed it because it has an Enya soundtrack. Too bad!

It's beautiful, imple and brief!I love the offering suggestions. "Milk (Dairy or Non Dairy) This made me think of comments I made about deities adjusting with the times. I'm quite sure they don't need or require blood sacrifice anymore. Symbolic will do nicely.

Aphrodite + Day of The Dead + Octopus = What's not to love!

7/26/2011

Let me type that again, "Aphrodite + Day of The Dead + Octopus = What's not to love!"
I know, right?

Thanks to Cherie Pie for this fabulous little gift brought back from her summer trip to Cape Cod!

This was the perfect gift for me in so many ways. She's sort of, "Hello Octo!" She's pink and oceany so she can bring some fun to my Aphrodite Altar. She's an Octopus so she brings my obsession with 8 into play. And she's got the Day of the Dead thing rocking!

Lalita! Lalita! Oh DO be a LALITA!

7/26/2011

I haven’t been posting these as regularly as I’d intended so I guess I’m due!

Today’s Goddess, Lalita.

Lalita is one form of a triple Hindu Goddess, “Tripura Sundari,“ translated to “Beautiful Goddess of the three cities” Lalita is referred to as “she who plays.” Lalita is also a form of Parvati. She is also called, The Red Goddess. Yeah the Hindu pantheon structure can be mighty confusing! There is actually a hymm, “The Thousand Names of Lalita!” It goes on for about an hour!

Lalita is always pictured as a 16 year old girl. Eternally youthful, she creates and destroys through play. She is said to have “The determination of Kali and the charm of Durga.” Lalita is pictured holding a sugar cane bow (the intellect) and 5 arrows (the five senses), a noose (binding attachments) and a goad (cattle prod, representing anger or repulsion). “If we forget her, she binds us and pierces us; if we take refuge in her she frees us from their torment by bringing transcendental awareness and liberating the mind from its attachment to desire.”

“Contemplation: My joy can be seen as a celebration of the goddess and feminine power, and my laughter a sacred song of praise.”

She goes well with the concept of mindfulness. When we don’t pay attention we fall out of balance.

The yantra of Lalita is the Shri Yantra, the physical manifestation of , “Om.”

If you have time you can listen to the thousand names of Lalita here below:

The Shri Yantra

Mother Goose

7/17/2011

Today’s Goddess is “Mother Goose.”

Yes, of nursery rhyme fame! The origins of the Mother Goose Goddess archetype go back to the ancient Egyptians who believed that “The Great Chatterer” aka “The Nile Goose” laid the golden egg from which the sun god Ra emerged. Look through many ancient goddess pictures and you will see the goose as her symbol or companion! The goose is a solar bird. She announces the dawn. “The tradition of the Christmas goose symbolizes the annual death of the sun at winter solstice."

"The powerful creator goddess is a far cry from the diminished,albeit enduring, character with her whimsical rhymes.”

“There was an old woman who lived under a hill; and if she’s not gone, she lives there still.”
While she may be hidden in a simple nursery rhyme, Goddess can't be watered down. She is ancient and contemporary, powerful and alive!