Why You Benefit When I Eat Chocolate
The women arrived one by one carrying gifts of food. One thing you can always rely upon with a women’s circle is that you will be well-fed.
Some arrive confidently. Some holding low-level anxiety close. Some exhausted. Some joyous.
We all arrive as we are and are well met in this space, this Autumn Equinox. Because today is the day that we have gathered to experience the gift of feminine spiritual practice facilitated by alchemical chocolate, all beautifully offered and guided by Annu Tara.
I have met Ixcacao, the goddess of this amazing sacred plant, once before, back at the beginning of the year. She took me on a magical mystery tour that (gently) rocked my world. I was more than ready to meet her again.
I’m a very sensual person. And by that, I mean, when I connect to the goddess to do my readings, it’s a full on sensory experience. I see, I feel, I hear, I taste, I smell, I know. So, my experience with Ixcacao is full on, multi-faceted, and incredibly vibrant. My day felt like it had passed in the blink of an eye, and the riches that I took from it were more than I could ever hope to encapsulate in a blog post.
But I wanted to share with you one of the main engagements that unfolded, because it’s led me to make a major decision about my business. A decision which makes my work with the goddess more accessible than ever before….
My first encounter with the goddess on this journey, and this was one that repeated throughout the afternoon before continuing to spin out in my dreams, was in an old navy blue Citroen. I’m curled up on the back seat, wrapped in a tartan travel blanket, and I’m so sleepy, that my head rests against the cold window. Outside is typical Scottish landscape. And I can say that as a Scottish woman who has lived here all her life, and who can find herself anaesthetised to its inherent beauty. It’s green – so green. The hills are steep but soft, and there are tall pines planted in close quarters giving way to the low scrub of heather post-bloom.
The door on the driver’s side is opened, and the goddess steps in. All I can see is the back of her head, her long wavy hair a dark espresso brown interwoven with red, blue and yellow threads and soft gull feathers. Our eyes connect in the rear-view mirror, and I can tell that she’s smiling, even although I can’t see her lips upturn.
She tells me to let her take the wheel. That it’s time. That I can sit back and let her drive us to where we need to go. I can stop trying to control the journey. Because, truly, that control was all an illusion anyway, and all it ever did was hold me back.
I’ve come back from this experience changed. Monday was spent in integration and deep self-care. And then on Tuesday, I took action.
I’ve been feeling for a long time that my Goddess Guidance group needed to evolve. But I was scared to make any changes. I’ve been running it for 2 years now, and I didn’t want to mess up a good thing. I love it there, and I love the women that have chosen to show up there. I am in deep service to them, and to myself, in that space. It’s sacred to me.
But, because of that, I had made it precious. I wasn’t letting it become what it was calling out to be…
So, I’m letting the goddess take the wheel. I’m opening up a basic level of membership to my Goddess Guidance group that is completely free.
From the 1st of Oct, you can access this beautiful community, receive daily goddess readings Mon-Fri, and participate in the group activities, as together we explore 100 of the goddesses that I’ve spent the last 3 years in intimate connection with.
I feel so incredibly grateful that I’m in a place to give this gift to those who are ready to receive it.
You can read all about the group, and the various levels of membership available, but basically, if you want in, all you need to do is make sure that we are FaceBook friends (as the group is hosted on FB), and then send me an FB message letting me know. I’ll then add you to my list, before adding you into the group on the 1st.
