Summer Solstice 2006
Mystery of womanhood / Ishtar enthroned
Brief notes from my journal (all I have)
Ideas:
- Purifying the space
- Cleansing our hearts
- Gathering up our power from all the places we have laid it down
- Processing the mother around the space
- Naming and claiming our power for positive difference
- Bring her down/inviting Her in
Bells & incense, all around the space
The waterlily
Invocation at the four altars from west to north – on the north the empty throne
Bringing in Rahima and Rachmana to oversee the cleansing of our hearts
Cleansing with fire – healing of rage, self-doubt, self-blame
What we actually did:
- Cleanse with bells prior to entering the space
- Call in the guardians and the Ishtar currents
- Waterlily
- Writing and shredding all obstacles/blocks to fully being ready to enthrone/enshrine Goddess in our hearts – to own our goddess-given power as women
- Cleansing the space with drums and bells
- Connecting with each of the four altars/currents, starting in the west and moving to the north. Connecting with the goddess figurine and processing her around the circle to her waiting throne.
- Spontaneous sung prayer.
- Lighting candles in the red candelabra and chanting Ishtar.
- consecrating our own little red candles to take home and burn on the solstice
- Closure.