Be A Goddess: Lesson Six

Merry Meet and Welcome to you magickal souls!!!!

It's time to tell you about what I experienced and thought about the Sixth Lesson in "Be A Goddess" by Francesca De Grandis. This Lesson was titled "Gifts of the Great Mother".

To me, this lesson reinforced previous lessons about how the Goddess (and the God) care and want to nurture me. That I should be looking after myself more and on a much deeper level than I might otherwise have thought about.

Francesca wrote that "any ethical act of pleasure is a rite unto itself", and it's something that has stuck with me because there are two sides to it. The first is that we are meant to enjoy ourselves for however long we are alive for, and the second is that we can help others and find pleasure in that action.

Joy and pleasure are really important within this book and it has helped me to realise that I am already on the way to achieving personal joy and pleasure because I am living my life my way and I'm not trying to please anyone else but myself. By enjoying myself, I am able to find joy and be led to find a happy way that I can serve my community and my family.

Pleasing myself, enjoying my life, and finding pleasure are not selfish acts because the Goddess wants me to be happy and do these things, just as she would want anyone to do the same. I'm not being selfish by looking for pleasure because I'm not trying to avoid work or responsibilities as I am enjoying each task I do. I have found "work" that is enjoyable and motivates me to serve others.

There is a phrase that is well-known but is a paraphrased version of a verse on the Emerald Tablet, a Hermetic text that first appeared in Arabic. The shortened phrase itself is "As above, so below" while the verse is: "That which is above is like that which is below, and that which is below is like that whic is above". This was what I thought of when the idea that by looking for pleasure, it is in the best interests of all.

Towards the end of this rather short, albeit thought-provoking, Lesson, there was an assignment given where I visualised the Goddess in her aspect of Mother. It made me think of my mum but as I re-focused away from my dearly departed mum, I felt like she appeared as a comfortable woman who was nurturing and welcoming, exuding the kind of energy that would get anyone to relax. I also felt like this same Mother Goddess embraced me while also nourishing me from her body at the same time, rather like babies are when they are very young.

Being spiritual means to be humane and practical without adding idealism or perfectionism into the mix. I know that I'm not perfect because I know that as a human, I have flaws and so does everyone else in the world regardless of how hard they try to portay themselves as perfect.

I also know that just because I am unable to do a particular task or series of tasks, it doesn't mean that it is impossible or a hopeless endeavour. Sometimes there is a block or obstacle that needs to be removed. Again, this reiterates this idea that I am imperfect and have flaws, that I am human. This is something that I think a lot of others on this planet have forgotten.

I hope this inspires you to think these ideas through for yourself, and perhaps about acquiring your own copy of "Be A Goddess" by Francesca De Grandis.

Peace and love to all!!!!