Amaterasu – Goddess of Choosing To Shine

This gorgeous Japanese Shinto goddess was also known as Shining Heaven. Her parents persuaded her to climb a ladder into the heavens so that she could shine her light on all of earth, but she chose to withdraw after a while in protest at her brother, the storm god, Susanoo’s chaos and noise. She was eventually persuaded out into the open by first being distracted from her melancholy by Uzume, goddess of laughter, and then with the use of a mirror which reflected her divine light back to her.

Amaterasu’s Message For You…

Shine, baby girl. Shine!

For too long now you’ve been content to live in the shadows sitting in the back row, blending into the background, believing that this was where you belonged. But you were meant for so much more.

Your voice which you keep so small and contained, barely breaking above a whisper, was made for singing arias so sweet that the hearts of all those listening cast off their armour and melt into the loveliness of you. It was made for speaking out when others were too meek. It was made, my darling, for howling at the moon.

Your body that you sometimes cannot bear to look upon, that body was made for dancing, for pleasure, for the sheer joy that fills your limbs as you run out into the wind that whistles and gusts through the harbour, past the lighthouse and out towards sea.

Your heart was made to love big, to break open, to race at the touch of your lover as he places butterfly kisses along the line of your neck, his breath settling into the hollow of your throat.

Your hands were made for holding the small bodies of your children close to your chest, and they were also made to let those children go. They were made to craft beauty, express meaning. They were made so that they could lightly touch an angel’s wing through the gaps in the thin places.

And yes, there will be those who overlook you. Who don’t see you for the radiant being that you are. But that is because they don’t see you clearly, the real you, the one who feels truly, loves madly, breathes deeply.

But, I see you, my darling. I see you.

I see your beauty sparkling in your eyes.

I see your kindness resting in your embrace.

I see your joy dancing in the cadence of your voice.

I see you, and please believe me when I tell you that, you are magnificent.

Shine, baby girl. Shine!

Items for Amaterasu’s Altar: Items that represent the sun, candles, mirrors, sunstones, reflective objects, a photograph of yourself, a self-permission slip to shine.

Amaterasu’s Pinterest board: AMATERASU

Amaterasu’s Favourite Quote: “Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, and fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people will not feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It is not just in some of us; it is in everyone and as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give others permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.” ~ Marianne Williamson

Amaterasu is one of 78 goddesses that I am now working with on the 2014 My Word Goddess Readings. To order your reading, and find out which goddess will be walking by your side in the coming months, simply click on the link above, and you’ll be taken to a page where you’ll be able to find out all the details and make your booking. Any questions, just get in touch!