At a time when women all around the world are rising, recognising the sacred feminine nature of the universe, rituals are a daily practice many are using to cultivate a relationship with the goddess and feel her energy within. Rituals have been practiced for thousands of years always including mother and fertility goddesses, as well as goddesses of love, compassion and wisdom.
Rituals can help:
- reduce feelings of stress, fear and anxiety
- you feel a sense of purpose and hope
- connect with a part of you that you rarely connect with due to the “noise” in your life
- you gain wisdom and insight in your life
RITUAL WITH ATHENA – THE RITUAL-TRANSFORMING
Athena is the Goddess of Wisdom, she is the Greek Goddess of inspiration, strength and skill. She is a wonderful goddess to invoke new transformation in your life and the strength to believe in your transformation journey. Athena is also symbolised by the owl.
What you will need:
- A new piece of clothing/Jewellery to celebrate your transforming inner goddess
- Peaceful music
- Candle
- Goddess/Budha Bowl (optional)
The Ritual:
- Do this ritual in a space that is peaceful; you may wish to play relaxing music, fill your space with beautiful aromas and candles. Anything that creates a transformational space for you.
- Athena was celebrated and honoured by people dressing in new clothes- clothing themselves in her wisdom. So the first thing you can do as part of this transforming ritual is buy yourself something new that is fit for a goddess. It doesn’t have to be expensive; you could even make it yourself if you are clever that way! What’s important here is that you choose something to celebrate your transformation. If you wear black all of the time; choose something vibrant and colourful; purple is known as a traditional colour of wisdom. You may even want to swap clothes for a piece of jewellery it’s up to you!
- As you put on your new clothes or jewellery, imagine that you are clothing yourself in Athena’s wisdom.
- Take a deep breath; inhaling the air deeply. Breath out allowing yourself to rest in a peaceful space; just allowing your breath.
- Now invoke Venus by saying ” Help me to honour the feminine rising in me; help me to unlock the wisdom that lies deep within me; help me to surrender my stories and identities of the past and discover my fascinating gifts”
- Close your eyes and breathe deeply. Concentrate on your breath going in and out, and your chest rising and falling. Let any tension slip away. Now visualise your old identities and stories being replaced by the new, an amazing woman transformed in her greatness, honouring and recognising her wisdom; breath in that feeling and allow the energy to flow around your body, smile as you allow the old to slip away.
- Sit in this space for as long as you like. I feel this ritual works really well with the Goddess/Buddha Bowl idea available in the Visible Shop. After the ritual you could make yourself a celebration meal. A meal that fills you full of colour from the inside. As you eat you can invoke Athena by saying ” let me be filled with your wisdom and insight, and keep it with me throughout the year”. As you eat reflect on the areas of your life that are transforming.
- It is important that you make these rituals your own; you can never do anything wrong- just go with the flow and allow your inner goddess to shine.
Happy Transforming!
