a celebration for December 31st~

[Guest guest]

Greetings!

I saw this in my mail box and saw the end of the year was coming up.

Here is a Goddess oriented practice or ritual that can be done to

celebrate the end of the year on this December 31st! I loved the list

postings and focus upon Mother Ganga~

 

Hail to You, O Mother Ganga, the River Goddess ...

You are the Holy Mother, giver of all happiness

In Your lap, the mind attains peace

You are verily the Brahman!

O Mother, by virtue of Your graciousness,

Your devotees find the right path in life and life beyond

Those who chant your name regularly are relieved of misery

and win liberation.

Aum Jaya Gange Maataa!

from the "Ganga Aarti"

 

 

and I saw this information concerning Mother Yemaya... knowing that

all Goddesses are connected throughout the world by Her love and

grace within Her devotees, that some here on the list would find this

information and the two web sites noted uplifting. It is truly

wonderful to see Maa in her many forms meeting the needs of all

beings!

 

enjoy

with palms together

Jai Maa!!

Jai Mahakali!!!

Yeshe

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Water Goddesses

http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Matrix/7336/ketutar1/wicca/water.html

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Goddess of the Week

 

from: innergoddess

 

December 31 is one of Yemaya's feast days. Go ahead, pamper yourself

to bring in the new year!

 

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Goddess of the week: Yemaya

Suggested Mantra: Nourishment

Mother Water, Star of the Sea, Yemaya is the protector of women. Her

healing powers are carried in the great waters, her energy powerful

during the ebb and flow of life challenges.

 

Suggested Affirmations:

~ I voice my needs

~ Freedom is a birthright I enjoy

~ It is easy to articulate my feelings

~ I am freed through communication

~ I release my anger, I embrace joy

~ Others recognise my needs and honour them

~ I connect with my needs, and let them be known

 

Related essences: Frangipani, Tea Rose, Lilac, Lily of the Valley,

Sandalwood.

 

Related gemstones: Lapis lazuli, Aquamarine, Turquoise (light blue

stones), Pearl, Coral, Mother-of-Pearl (ocean-sourced).

 

West African, Brazilian and Afro-Caribbean goddess Yemaya is Mother

Water, orisha of the oceans. She represents mother love and the

affairs of women - fertility, children, birthing, the home and family.

She is the merciful goddess of creation and protector of women during

conception and childbirth, and of children during their

childhood. She is the deep ocean of comfort for those in need.

African deities (orishas) are usually represented by flowing, swirling

images of colour and movement, depicting the elemental energies rather

than an anthropomorphised image. Yemaya's energy is depicted with sky

blue, white and silver swirling colour. In other

images, she is a mermaid or a beautiful woman.

Yemaya brings forth and protects life through all the highs and lows,

even during the worst atrocities that can be suffered. She reminds

women

to take time out for themselves, to nurture their own needs and to

respect their deserved position in life.

If Yemaya is speaking to you today, ask yourself, who or what is it

that

is taking all your time and energy? Whose problems are you trying to

fix

at the expense of your own vital energy? And why are

you trying to fix them? (for approval?). Yemaya does not ask that you

conquer your problems nor dominate the source of your problems, but

instead to learn how to dance with the ebb and flow of the

inevitability of the life cycle.

Yemaya gives you permission to pamper yourself, and for one week at

least, to retire from being the "fixer", the "nurturer",

the "servant".

The world will not end if you withdraw to take care of yourself for a

while.

Spend some time this week building a shrine to Yemaya, with

ocean-sourced items (especially the conch shell), crystal and silver

objects, and symbols to represent the Moon and stars. On a Saturday,

enjoy watermelon and brew your own raspberry leaf tea (this will take

around two weeks to prepare). Tie organically grown Raspberry leaves

in a bunch and hang in a warm, dark area until dry. Strip the leaves,

crumble them into your favourite tea-pot or cauldron, and brew

Yemaya's

tea. Take your time to drink this - cancel appointments and

other demands for your time, and let yourself truly, purely, "be" in

the

moment!

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