Who is Goddess?

Goddess within Women

You are !!!

Be Yourself: The Goddess That You Are Inside
By Debbie Gisonni

Excerpted from the book: The Goddess of Happiness, A Down-to-Earth Guide for Heavenly Balance and Bliss by Debbie Gisonni

Do you sometimes feel as if the true woman you are is
Locked up in a closet collecting dust along with those low-cut jeans you’ll
never have the courage to wear? Do you hide parts of yourself in
order to please someone else? If the package you present to the
world is a neatly wrapped, square blue box when you’re really a
yellow-and-purple drawstring velvet bag with fringe on the bottom,
you are living a lie. Covering up essential parts of yourself (and
I don’t mean a sarong over a bathing suit) will eventually block out
your true essence—the goddess within you.

When we think of modern-day goddesses, our attention naturally
goes toward top female celebrities such as Madonna or Cher—
beautiful, talented, successful, and sassy. Women who can push the
emotional buttons of society with the way they dress or act. Women
who are not afraid to speak their mind, even if others don’t agree.
Women who can run a business empire and also be a star, a mother,
and a lover at the same time. But what about the rest of us—the
everyday women living everyday lives?

There are everyday women—you know who they are—who
light up a room whenever they enter. People naturally gravitate to
them, like mosquitoes circling a patio lamp. These women are usually
not the prettiest or the smartest or the thinnest, but there’s
something about them that shines. You can’t quite pinpoint what it
is, but you know you want some of it. Well, guess what? You can’t
have it because what they have is unique to them. All they’ve done
is be the goddess they really are inside You can’t be that goddess, but
you can be your own goddess. You are the only person in charge of
your own inner light. It’s your choice to turn it on or off.
I know that at first you might not consider yourself a goddess,
but what if I told you that you are. Anytime I meet someone new,
I start to see her as a goddess. I notice how her facial features, which
might have seemed ordinary at first, fit her persona like a snug glove.
Her other attributes—such as the way she moves her body, the
sound of her voice, and the texture of her hair—all paint a unique
picture that is a reflection of her spirit inside. As I spend more time
with her, observing and appreciating her qualities, I can’t imagine her
wanting to be anything other than what she is—a loving, giving,
perfect creature—a goddess.

Rediscover yourself—your true self. Maybe you’ll awaken your
fiery side, like the Hawaiian volcano goddess Pele, or your mothering
instincts, like the ancient Greek goddess Demeter. Whatever
you find, dust it off and shine it up. Bring forth the true light within
you, which no one can ever duplicate or take away. Dare to be who
you really are and dare to experience life in full color!

Debbie Gisonni, aka The Goddess of Happiness™, is an author (The Goddess of Happiness: A Down-to-Earth Guide for Heavenly Balance and Bliss and Vita’s Will: Real Life Lessons about Life Death & Moving On), speaker, happiness expert and columnist for iVillage.com. Contact: http://www.goddessofhappiness.com

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Let the Goddess Out to Play!
By Sara Zink

Let the Goddess Out to Play!

For thousands of years women have been splintered and fractured. Men, as well, have been cut off from the vital aspect of the feminine, leaving an imbalance in our society. Reclaiming the ancient goddesses from folklore, and our collective unconscious, we give ourselves permission to make ourselves whole.

You are invited to the world of the Goddess. She is known by many names and faces, from many traditions and cultures but she does not ask you to give up the faith you were born into or the spiritual beliefs you cherish. She comes into your life in addition to any other form of spirituality you hold dear. She comes to enhance who you already are and open a new way for you to see and know yourself;
heal and enrich your spiritual journey.

However you choose to experience the Goddess – as a bowl for healing and change or a divine living symbol awakening the Goddess within you. Both offer great changes in your life.
Great courage and support are necessary on this path.

Bast bats at you with her paw to urge you to come and play with her. It is time to divert to something that is amusing, fun, and totally recreational. Has play been a low priority for you? Do you know how to play? What does play mean to you? Perhaps you’ve been working so hard that you’ve forgotten to give yourself a play break. The Goddess tells you the way to nurture wholeness lies in engaging in play. It is time to discover the ways you are able to play and do it!

Awaken the Goddess.
The Goddess awakens confidence, belonging and self-esteem.

Requirements are a clear open mind and childlike wonder.

Goddesses do cajole but mostly they inspire.

The very essence of Goddess is inspiration and adoration.

It is so important that we nourish ourselves – body, mind and spirit.

Avenues of discovery may include:

Spiritual, Supernatural, Inspiration, Vision

Peace, Relaxation, Meditation, Lucid Dreaming

Ritual, Spell Casting, Magic, Psychic Phenomena

Auras, Yoga, Hypnosis, Astrology, Tarot

Humanity when thinking of a nurturing, creative presence that loves unconditionally: the thought of the feminine expression arises.

Ulysses:

“To acknowledge the Goddess in someone is to acknowledge their importance.
It is also to legitimize their every feeling as a woman. It is to let them cry and let them sing.
It is to openly express adoration of the place of everyman’s birth.
There is worship but here is frailty not perfection and there is blessedness not religion.”

“Imagine there is someone in your life you can depend on to pamper, heal, revitalize you and treat you royally. Pick something that would bring you great pleasure and agree to give it to yourself.”

(The Rev. Laurie Sue Brockway)

“Light a candle and relax in a favorite chair. Take yourself to a movie, out to dinner or to a museum exhibit you have been meaning to see.
Buy yourself a gift. The best way to keep your soul nourished is to create an ongoing environment for this nourishment.”
(The Rev. Laurie Sue Brockway)

“ Magic is the art of causing changes in consciousness according to will. The Goddess is the container and the ritual is the recipe for the magic we create.” (Dion Fortune)

You are the magic.

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