Serving the Goddess of Love with Ferocity and Compassion
I have some very exciting news!! I will be presenting a workshop on Aphrodite at the Mystic South conference this year! This year’s conference will be held July 17th through the 19th at the Crowne Plaza Atlanta Perimeter at Ravinia Hotel in Atlanta, Georgia. My presentation is on Sunday morning the 19th, and I will be leading a workshop on “Connecting with Aphrodite: Devotional and Magickal Practice with the Goddess of Love.” Come say hello!
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I have an exciting announcement to make: I am opening up bookings for one-on-one sessions! Whether you are just starting out on your spiritual journey or you are an experienced practitioner looking to go deeper, I offer one-on-one sessions to help you navigate your path with compassion, care, and love. Sessions can encompass a variety of spiritual topics, such as working with Aphrodite, developing ritual writing skills, adapting your spirituality to fit your life, working through issues within Aphrodite’s spheres of influence, and so much more.
I've recorded this guided meditation so that it is easier to follow along! See the original post here: A Meditation to Meet Aphrodite
Once you have made space for Aphrodite in your life and invited Her in, it is time to focus on the work of deepening your relationship with Her. Cultivating a relationship with the Goddess involves declaring your intentions, opening a dialogue, listening, practicing reciprocity, and staying dedicated and persistent.
I'm excited to announce the virtual Modern Temple of Aphrodite community, hosted on Discord! Over the years, I have received countless emails from spiritual seekers expressing the desire for community with other people who work with Aphrodite. This inspired me to create an online temple community where people from a variety of spiritual paths and experience levels can come together. It is my hope that together we will cultivate a supportive and vibrant community of devotees where we can share our experiences, ask questions and learn from each other, and bask in the joy that is Aphrodite.
I hope you have enjoyed this series on a Ritual Template for your spiritual practice! Since the posts have been spread out across a span of time and aren’t necessarily one after the other, I thought it might be helpful to compile them into one comprehensive guide.
There’s one more crucial step that needs to happen to integrate the ritual you just performed with the rest of your life, and that’s: Follow-Through. The essence of Follow-Through is to integrate and enact - We take the “spiritual” ritual experience and apply it to our “mundane” life (all while knowing there is no true distinction between these two categories).
I use the phrase “Returning to the Here and Now” to encompass a few different ideas, but most fall under the large umbrella of Grounding. Why specifically do we want to ground after a ritual? Depending on what your ritual purpose was, you may feel fairly grounded by the end or you could be soaring up in the clouds or anywhere in between! Grounding connects you back to the Earth, to yourself, and back to this time and place.
Gratitude is an essential part of any spiritual practice, whether it is in the context of a ritual or not. It is a part of a reciprocal relationship with the Divine - an energetic exchange with the universe that can cultivate deeper connection.
Priestess of Aphrodite 