Continuing on from the previous instalments of my sacred cacao visualisation, during which we’ve already met the first 3 goddesses of the Practical Magic Business Circle – Hecate, Sheila-Na-Gig and Shakti – here, we meet the fourth… The fourth figure, removes her hood, and as she does so, I see that she is heavily pregnant. Her huge distended belly rests in the cradle of her pelvis, and a smile I can only describe as beautiful satisfaction lights the whole of her face. Her tawny eyes exactly match the locks of her cascading tawny hair – she is the very picture of full health. Glowing. Glossy. Radiant. She is Gaia… “I…

Another instalment of my sacred cacao visualisation. So far, we’ve met our first two goddesses for the next round of the Practical Magic Business Circle – Hecate and Sheila-Na-Gig. In this instalment, we meet our third…. As the third figure prepares to remove her hood, a breeze stirs the air around us, and the magpie feathers flutter in response. The medicine is moving… Shakti, for it is she, slides the hood down over her long glossy dark hair, until the fabric lays pooled around her shoulders. Her large black eyes hold a spark of fire dancing deep within their depths, and a smile which is not quite fully expressed moves…

This is the third instalment of my sacred cacao visualisation calling in each of the six goddesses of the next round of the Practical Magic Business Circle. Our first goddess was Hecate – ready to meet our second goddess? The next hooded figure, removes her hood. She is also a crone, but her hair has mostly fallen out. She is almost bald, and I can see the skin of her scalp gleam softly in the moonlight… almost a moon itself. Her eyes are huge, and she has a smile that I can only describe as childlike. It is so sweet, so loving, so open. I feel myself fall in love…

Following on from yesterday, here’s the second instalment of my sacred cacao visualisation where I met each of the Practical Magic Business Circle goddesses. Today, it brings my great pleasure to introduce you to our first goddess…. The hooded figure to my left, removes her hood and I see an elderly woman with long iron grey hair that falls in heavy tangled ringlets all around her lined face. Her olive skin glows with life, and her dark eyes are filled with deep knowing. These are the eyes of one who has seen life in all its aspects – the light and the shadow. These are the eyes of one who…

Yesterday, I entered into my sacred chocolate practice, lighting my candles and my incense, gathering my journal, pen and magpie feathers, concocting my special chocolate drink, and then moving through a number of ritual and embodiment exercises. As part of that process, I made space to connect with the six goddesses that have stepped forward to work with the next round of the Practical Magic Business Circle. Through a powerful visualisation practice, I experienced a beautifully rich and complex vision, which I would like to share with you over the coming days, as a way of introducing each of the goddesses in turn. Today, I’m sharing the opening, and tomorrow,…