Goddess Home Skills
The Art of Creating and Maintaining Sacred Space in your Home

Lovingly facilitated by
Reverend Sharon

“How might your life have been different, if, as a young woman, there had been a place for you, a place where you could go to be with women? A place where you could be received as you strove to order your moments and your days.

          A Place where you could learn a quiet centeredness…….to help you ground yourself in daily patterns that would nurture you through their gentle rhythms…..a place where, in the stillness at the ending of a task, you could feel an ancient presence flowing out to sustain you……and you learned how to receive and to sustain it in return. How might your life be different?”

                                       Judith Dueerk, A Circle of Stones   1989

Our lives are so busy, and finding the time to maintain the sacredness of life can become a challenge. But what if every activity were sacred? What if each simple act became a prayer? What if cooking and cleaning and crafting were once again enjoyable and sacred activities instead of boring chores?  What if you could live your every day life as though the Goddess was standing by your side? She is!  Let’s discover Her again!

Most of us were raised with only male deities to inspire us. They went out and conquered and fought battles and killed and did what men have always done. But what of the Feminine  Goddesses….what were their jobs? Yes, some of them did battle with men and monsters. Many of the Goddesses ruled their cities and countries peacefully and wisely. They had children, they did their chores, albeit larger ones than we have today….they caused the sun to rise, the earth to blossom, rains to fall, and the moon to govern our inner tides.

There are so many household activities that “have to” be done each day…..meals must be prepared and the house must be cleaned. We women do the majority of the chores, no matter how equal or evolved the marriage or relationship. Does it not make sense to make these chores a blessing to you, your family and your environment, rather than a curse? To work with the love and awareness of the Goddess and Her myriad gifts? To cook with gratitude and love, with fresh produce, rather than grab a fast food meal in your car? To decorate your table with flowers and shells and favorite objects? To create with your own hands beautiful gifts from natural fibers and objects?

Changing your outlook can change your life! Join me on this journey of Goddess Home Blessings.

Goddess Grace: the art of bringing the Goddess into your life and home.

Long-forgotten crafts are making a comeback in our society. Life skills are the art and science of creating a bountiful and beautiful life, with style, grace and frugality. The simplicity of hand work brings a meditative quality to your life. Books have been written about “Knitting and meditation” and “crafts and contemplation”. Let us discover firsthand how soothing these activities can truly be. Quiet time or busy time, time with the Goddess really does restore the soul. Make your day a prayer and a blessing. Your every movement can be a restorative grace. The Goddess is found is the ordinary, the mundane, the simple as well as the extraordinary. Make your life a blessing every moment.

I will be delighted to come to your home and spend an afternoon or evening with you. Together, we will explore The Goddess and Her Gifts. We will begin our time together with a meditation with the Goddess of your choosing, then on to our chosen activity. We will conclude our sacred afternoon together with Goddess peace and blessing.

 Offerin gs: Creating Sacred Space: The Goddess Kwan Yin will be our Guide and Companion

Kwan Yin is the Goddess of hearth and home, mercy, compassion and peace.  A beautiful home is a sweet sight in Kwan Yin’s eyes. Your living space needs to be clean, well organized and serene to maintain a Sacred Space and peace of mind. Learn how to clean quickly and well. Discover ways to always have a neat, tidy home even if you have absolutely no time to clean. Learn how to organize your kitchen, bathroom, living space to maximize the flow of energy. End clutter once and for all with quick and easy Feng Shui techniques. Design and decorate your personal shrine or altar. Kwan Yin blesses your home with love and gratitude, no matter what size your home is, what neighborhood you reside in, no matter how much or little financial abundance you possess. Love and joy are the inspiration!  Finally, have the time to follow your heart, in an environment that encourages your spirituality and creativity.

     Kwan Yin also loves a beautifully designed outdoor shrine. Got Dirt? Let’s Plant! A filed trip to a local nursery is in order here!

     For our Kwan Yin adventure: you will need basic cleaning supplies: bucket, cleaning cloths, determination, and willingness to release and let go, and release and renew! Favorite artifacts and treasures for your shrine. Fresh or silk flowers. Essential oils of pine and lemon. Art supplies.

Old-tyme Domestic Skills : The Goddess Brigit will be our Guide and Companion

Brigit is the Celtic Goddess of spinning, weaving, and beautiful fiber arts. Brigit encourages us to bring beauty into our lives and homes. Everyday crafts and activities can be a “muse” experience!  Discover how to fill your sewing basket to cope with sewing emergencies. Learn how to iron a shirt like a pro. Ironed linens will impress your family and friends. We can create scented linen sprays, with Brigit blessings. Brigit encourages our needlecraft skills, such as sewing on buttons and repairing rips in seams.  Or, you may choose to learn to knit, crochet, cross stitch or do simple embroidery stitches. Learn to read a pattern, and then discover the freedom of Goddess inspired creativity without patterns. Flower arranging, music, painting and decorating your personal shine will be explored. Create and surround yourself in Goddess beauty.

     For our Brigit adventure, you will need an iron and ironing board, and a selection or either sewing or craft supplies, depending on what you wish to enjoy. A field trip to one of my favorite craft stores may be included.

  The Art of Baking : The Goddess Hestia will be our guide and Companion.

Have you always wanted to learn to bake, but didn’t have a Mother or Grandmother to show you the way? Let’s spend an afternoon together exploring the art of baking. Hestia, the oldest and most revered of Greek Goddesses, is the “Goddess of the home”, and the most active part of homes is often the kitchen. Let’s make a little kitchen magic!  Choose bread, or cookies, or quick breads and muffins. Bake by the moon, or by the season. Let the Goddess Hestia select Her favorite for you. Bread, the staff of life, sacred food of the Goddess.  One bread recipe with a thousand variations. Make a different loaf of bread every day! Bread made by your loving and capable hands tastes better than anything you have ever eaten. Cookies are always yummy, and are so much tastier freshly made, steaming hot from the oven. Learn one simple recipe from scratch, and then let your imagination soar. Brownies, quick breads, muffins and pancakes are easier to make than you ever dreamed. My Mother-in-law Lucille’s delicious coffee cake recipe is included here. Wonderful!!!  Would you like my Grandmother’s secret family recipe for homemade noodles? Hestia and I will show you how!!

For Hestia and Her baking time, you will need basic baking supplies of flour, eggs, sugar, yeast, salt, baking powder, baking soda, butter, cinnamon and spices, chocolate, mixer, and bowls. I will be happy to bring my muffin tins, cookie sheets, and rolling pin and bread pans, if necessary, to complete our experience.

Select the offering your heart calls for. Your investment of $50 includes an afternoon (or evening) with me, a materials list, guided meditation and prayer time. I will not set a rigid time frame, because so much of crafting  time is free flowing. We will conclude when our project for the afternoon is done. When you are comfortable with your stitching, when the bread is finished, when your shrine is the way you want it, then our time is complete. Not before. 

I have had many years experience creating Hearth Magic. Some of my happiest memories are of baking and crafting with my children. The Goddess lives in children and yarn, and flour, and gooey, sticky baby smiles. I spin wool, knit, crochet, quilt, bake and embroider. I love to work in the garden, working with Gaia to create Her bountiful beauty. Collage is also favorite pastime, and painting anything will make me happy. Creativity flows naturally and abundantly when we are in harmony with the Goddess.

If you would like to learn something not specifically on the list…..please ask!  Together, we can make it happen!

Please contact me for additional information. I am always delighted to share time with you.

If you and your friends would like to begin a Goddess Crafting group, where we gather to knit or quilt or crochet and share the Gifts of the Goddess, I would be honored to facilitate for a modest fee.

Please call 269.324.1267 or email: revladyrose@hotmail.com to set up an appointment. Thank you! Goddess Bless!

I keep you in my heart.

Goddess Bless!

Sharon

Goddess Recipe

Gaia’s Salad:

A beautiful salad!

Fresh greens from your garden, or a box of organic salad herbs, or greens, such as romaine, baby lettuce, spinach

Fresh edible flower petals: rose, pansy, violet, or geranium (make sure they are free from pesticide sprays, and well washed)

Combine in a pretty bowl, sprinkle with finely chopped almonds and crushed black pepper.

Serve with oil and vinegar dressing (your own favorite, or try my current addiction: Paul Newman natural blend)

Serve with freshly baked bread, sweet butter and a platter of fresh fruit in season.

Enjoy!!