Rituals of Returning – Détails, épisodes et analyse

May you have the courage to stand in your own knowing.May you find the grace to let go of striving for perfection, and instead embrace the sacredness of your imperfect, human journey.May luminous moments of optimism and possibility guide you,even as you move through gray times of despair and doubt.May you have the wisdom to choose differently, to prioritize what truly matters,creating a legacy that lingers. May you always find solace in the holy ground beneath your feet,the sacred presence that dwells within and all around you.Shine your light, dear one,your small, precious gifts are needed in this world.

Happy Spring Equinox! I hope you are enjoying a gentle leap into a new season. Our own weather has been erratic and wild, including nearby tornadoes that wreaked havoc on our town. And, then, today, as I work on the newsletter, sporadic power outages at our house cutting off my internet. As such, this newsletter will be a little shorter than usual with only a brief audio edition. I’ve gotten very off schedule this week! Our shop update today is an eclectic one, featuring assorted divine imperfections, “Luna” one-of-a-kind goddesses, and some red winged Nemesis goddesses (by customer request).

We also still have assorted goddesses in our very special spring pigment—a beautiful lilac with small flowers. We are using this pigment to honor Áine, the Irish Fairy Queen, who is this year’s featured goddess at Gaea Goddess Gathering. We do know that she is a summertime goddess, but we felt like this pigment was an excellent match for the spring equinox/Ostara and our month of Persephone as well, so we went forward with it!

This week's magic:

* 8 minute video: beholding delight.

Resource Reminders:

* New free series: An Introduction to Goddess Studies

* 1. getting started

* 2. printable journal

* 3. affirmation card set

* 4. portable altar space

* 5. introduction to thealogy

* 6. influential authors in goddess studies

* 7. audio retreat: spots of time (note: publishing Saturday)

Blog Posts:

* Ritual Reading for Spring Equinox (A Spring Ritual of Returning)

* Clarity and the Crossroads

Beholding Delight

Reminder: Let us be open to delight. Let us be open to wonder. Let us allow joy. Let us be open to the possibility of bliss.

Journal prompts for the week:

* What is calling to you? What doorway are you sensing?

* What are you saying yes to? What is your ritual of returning?

Affirmations for this week:

* Happiness and ecstasy flow through me wildly and freely.

* I am open to joy.

* I say yes to life.

* I listen to the call.

* I allow an expansive dream or creative quest to emerge.

* I find the small sacred moments in my daily life and let them sustain me.

* I walk my path with presence and intention.

Goddess of quiet knowing,help me to make a space for stillness,to guard a place for peace.Remind me that stillness and motionare a constant interplay,the beat between notes,the space between raindrops,the pause between breaths,the silence between heartbeats.The nature of the body is to be in motion,the constant unfolding of a whole universewhirling within our cells,the still spaces in betweensomehow holding the whole together,as in stillnesswe move.

Much love,

Molly, Mark, + Family

May you have the courage to stand in your own knowing.May you find the grace to let go of striving for perfection, and instead embrace the sacredness of your imperfect, human journey.May luminous moments of optimism and possibility guide you,even as you move through gray times of despair and doubt.May you have the wisdom to choose differently, to prioritize what truly matters,creating a legacy that lingers. May you always find solace in the holy ground beneath your feet,the sacred presence that dwells within and all around you.Shine your light, dear one,your small, precious gifts are needed in this world.

Happy Spring Equinox! I hope you are enjoying a gentle leap into a new season. Our own weather has been erratic and wild, including nearby tornadoes that wreaked havoc on our town. And, then, today, as I work on the newsletter, sporadic power outages at our house cutting off my internet. As such, this newsletter will be a little shorter than usual with only a brief audio edition. I’ve gotten very off schedule this week! Our shop update today is an eclectic one, featuring assorted divine imperfections, “Luna” one-of-a-kind goddesses, and some red winged Nemesis goddesses (by customer request).

We also still have assorted goddesses in our very special spring pigment—a beautiful lilac with small flowers. We are using this pigment to honor Áine, the Irish Fairy Queen, who is this year’s featured goddess at Gaea Goddess Gathering. We do know that she is a summertime goddess, but we felt like this pigment was an excellent match for the spring equinox/Ostara and our month of Persephone as well, so we went forward with it!

This week's magic:

* 8 minute video: beholding delight.

Resource Reminders:

* New free series: An Introduction to Goddess Studies

* 1. getting started

* 2. printable journal

* 3. affirmation card set

* 4. portable altar space

* 5. introduction to thealogy

* 6. influential authors in goddess studies

* 7. audio retreat: spots of time (note: publishing Saturday)

Blog Posts:

* Ritual Reading for Spring Equinox (A Spring Ritual of Returning)

* Clarity and the Crossroads

Beholding Delight

Reminder: Let us be open to delight. Let us be open to wonder. Let us allow joy. Let us be open to the possibility of bliss.

Journal prompts for the week:

* What is calling to you? What doorway are you sensing?

* What are you saying yes to? What is your ritual of returning?

Affirmations for this week:

* Happiness and ecstasy flow through me wildly and freely.

* I am open to joy.

* I say yes to life.

* I listen to the call.

* I allow an expansive dream or creative quest to emerge.

* I find the small sacred moments in my daily life and let them sustain me.

* I walk my path with presence and intention.

Goddess of quiet knowing,help me to make a space for stillness,to guard a place for peace.Remind me that stillness and motionare a constant interplay,the beat between notes,the space between raindrops,the pause between breaths,the silence between heartbeats.The nature of the body is to be in motion,the constant unfolding of a whole universewhirling within our cells,the still spaces in betweensomehow holding the whole together,as in stillnesswe move.

Much love,

Molly, Mark, + Family

Welcome to this week’s Sacred Sunday check-in video!

Three things for the week ahead:

* Reading from In The Temple of the Ordinary 2, page 11: What if you say yes to your own life?

* Resources:

* New book pre-order: The Sacred Flame

* Circe special edition goddesses

* Kali Ma special edition goddesses

* Earth Runes card: The Sun. What is being illuminated for you? What is keeping you warm on long, cold nights?

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Welcome to this week’s Sacred Sunday check-in video!

Three things for the week ahead:

* Reading from 365 Days of Goddess, December 15: What is calling your name? What soul song is rising up from deep within? What does this season ask of you?

* Resources:

* Solstice Prayer Wheel free ritual kit!

* New holiday goddesses in the shop!

* Fourth solstice candle lighting packet from kit above: Cailleach, Love, Earth. May there be love.

Rituals of Returning (from Brigid's Grove) is a reader-supported publication. Thanks for being here! If you found this newsletter via browsing Substack or from a friend, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.

Welcome to this week’s Sacred Sunday check-in video!

Three things for the week ahead:

* Reading from 365 Days of Goddess, December 8: What is your prayer of presence?

* Resources:

* Solstice Prayer Wheel free ritual kit!

* New holiday goddesses in the shop including new green ornaments!

* Third solstice candle lighting packet from kit above: Aphrodite, Joy, Water. May there be joy.

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Welcome to this week’s Sacred Sunday check-in video! And, welcome to December!

Three things for the week ahead:

* Reading from 365 Days of Goddess, December 1: May we be present with what is unfolding. May we keep company with joy.

* Resources:

* A Year of Goddess Magic on Lulu.

* Goddes Magic community for weekly lives!

* Solstice Prayer Wheel free ritual kit!

* Cerridwen goddesses in the shop.

* Mother Mary

* Mother Holda

* Second solstice candle lighting packet from kit above: Hestia, Peace, Fire. May there be peace.

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Welcome to this week’s Sacred Sunday check-in video!

Three things for the week ahead:

* Reading from Replenish, Day 84: This world is a feast of everyday magic and ordinary delight. May you grant yourself space to see and step into it, even in the middle of a busy holiday season.

* Resources:

* Solstice Prayer Wheel free ritual kit!

* Solstice Sun Wheel exploration from Beth Owls Daughter.

* Glacier blue snowflake goddesses in the shop.

* First solstice candle lighting packet from kit above: Aurora, Hope, Air. May there be hope.

* Reminder: Set down what constricts and confines you. Lean into what expands you, what sets you free.

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Welcome to this week’s Sacred Sunday check-in video!

Three things for the week ahead:

* Reading from 365 Days of Goddess, November 17: What if you could feel that wellspring of joy running beneath your life? What if you come back home to yourself? What if you reclaim your attention as your own?

* Shop update:

* Universe blue goddesses.

* Cranberry red goddesses.

* Sweet song of your own approval poem from our November guidebook: What is the sweet song of your own approval?

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Welcome to this week’s Sacred Sunday check-in video!

Three things for the week ahead:

* Reading from 365 Days of Goddess, November 10. Let us remember there are goddess-loving people all across the land, standing together under the same bright moon.

* Shop update:

* Icy Gleam goddesses

* Evergreen goddesses

* Morrigans

* Divine Discontent prayer from the inspiration oracle cards I create for Goddess Magic. Where does your divine discontent lead you?

* Past audio exploring the concept (which did come some Sarah Ban Breathnach in Simple Abundance).

* Related quote: "[If] there were none who were discontented with what they have, the world would never reach for anything better." --Florence Nightingale

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Welcome to this week’s Sacred Sunday check in video!

Three things for the week ahead:

* Reading from October’s #30DaysofGoddess prayerbook (all prayerbook volumes available here). How are you collecting the fragments of your year? What are you brewing from your many pieces?

* Shop update:

* New holiday ornaments!

* Special membership offer in the Goddess Magic community—25% discount with code MAGIC2024.

* Card from Womanrunes: The Cauldron of Dancing Women. Where is your loyalty? To what are you committed?

* Reading from 365 Days of Goddess—welcoming November. May you be willing to grant yourself space and grace, time and tenderness.

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