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 ASTARE – THE RITUAL-RELAXATION
Astare is the Phoenician Mother Goddess, the evening star. She is a wonderful goddess to invoke at the end of a day if you are feeling stressed and anxious. This ritual will help you to feel less stressed and anxious, ending your day with a sense of gratitude and achievement.
What you will need:
- Candles
- Goddess Bath Salts
- Emerging or Restoring/Rebalancing Aromatherapy blend
- Relaxing music
The Ritual:
- Run yourself a warm bath, and fill your bathroom with peaceful light, music and amazing smells.
- Before you get into the bath focus on your breath for a moment, gently closing your eyes and allowing your breath. Do this for a few moments until you feel quieter, more still.
- Now invoke Astare by saying ” Help me to end this day more content than it began”
- Step into the bath and allow the beautiful oils and salts to cleanse and de-stress your body.
- 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. When you feel relaxed, keep your eyes closed and think about the day you have had from a kind and loving place. Think about 3 things that you are grateful for that day. Even in days of great struggle there are moments we can find even the smallest thing to be grateful for.
- Allow yourself to feel this energy throughout your body. Stay in the bath for as long as you wish.
- When I do this I generally use a homemade salt scrub afterwards, and a nice hot shower. I then finish with a self massage with wonderful homemade oils and then straight to bed. No gadgets- television- Social Media. I always sleep really well and feel fabulous on waking. I have also converted this into a mini Home Spa.
- 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 Relaxing x
