Serving the Goddess of Love with Ferocity and Compassion
O Radiant Aphrodite Tender lover and fierce warrior Goddess of passion and harmony Of self and of others I call to you Please hold me and my partner In your loving compassion And help us to nurture and grow Our romantic relationship With clear communication and trust (Continued...)
August events for The Temple of Flower and Flame! For more information about our learning community at The Temple of Flower and Flame, and for how to join, check out this page! Hope to see you there! Bright blessings to you on your journey!
This ritual is designed to help you release any energetic ties to something hurtful in your past that you still carry with you even though it is no longer serving you. You will need a piece of string or twine, a pair of scissors, and something to ground you afterwards. I recommend really focusing on creating a safe sacred space before you start this ritual, and having your circle be a strong container for your powerful emotions. Feeling safe is incredibly important as you surrender your emotions and allow them to flow through you and out of you as you cut the cord.
Radiant Aphrodite Goddess of the land, sea, and sky Mistress of the glittering day and the shimmering night I humbly ask for your blessings on this full moon...
I led this ritual for the holiday of Beltane this year, but its sentiments are appropriate throughout Beltane season (and really, all year long!). The full moon this weekend would be a wonderful time to perform this ritual. You will need three strands of ribbon, yarn, or thread - red, orange, and yellow. If you don’t have those specific colors, you can pick other colors that symbolize these themes for you, or even color the ends of some plain twine with a marker. This ritual was originally performed with a group, but here it has been modified for individual practice.
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!
We as human beings need joy. Joy and pleasure are as much your birthright as breathing air and drinking water. Joy is an inherent part of our being. And we need joy to function, especially in uncertain and challenging times.
This January marked seven years since my initiation as a priestess of Aphrodite. It feels like it’s been so much longer than that. Maybe that’s how it works with life callings. Every year when I reaffirm my vow as Her priestess, I feel this deep resonance inside me. It feels so much more than right.
I have a simple but powerful practice that I like to do this time of year. Some years, I will do it on the Winter Solstice for the longest night of the year, and others I will do it for New Years Eve or New Years Day.
Here are the upcoming events for the Temple of Flower and Flame for December!
Priestess of Aphrodite 