tough week

It's been a really tough week for me, sorry for the lack of Blogging. Anyhow I haven't been feeling up to par with my writing or any other craft for that matter. I've been trying my hand at crocheting and attempted to make a cute little chick, probably would have looked better if I had orange yarn for the beak. I'll post a picture, but you'll have to try and find it amongst some flowers. So anyhow, back to my tough week, full of mishaps, sadness, moodiness, etc.. and not just me, but my daughters as well. I will get back into the swing of things again, I promise. I'm also trying to find pictures of the crafts I did with each of the gods and goddesses I wrote about, something to honor them. So there you go, this kinda explains my absenteeism this past week.

Yemaya

Yemaya was the River Goddess of the Yoruba in Nigeria. When her people were hoarded onto the slave ships, she went with them and this is how she became their Goddess of the Ocean. She is a mother goddess, The Goddess of home, fertility, love and family. Like the water, she brings change and constancy bringing forth life and protecting it, changing if necessary. Yemaya is also the Brazilian,  Yoruban, and the Afro-Caribbean Goddess and Orisha of mother love. On February 2nd, crowds gather on the beaches of Bahia in Brazil to honor her feast. Yemaya has the colors of blue-turquoise and white. Her symbols include seashells, a gourd, rattle, an anchor, a key, and the turquoise stone.

Prayer/Chant to Yemaya;
Goddess of the Ocean
Goddess of the Sea,
Hear me now, hear my plea
Yemaya so beautiful, so bright
Be with me and make it right
You are the source of all Earth's life
By your water I breathe new life
As I Start to be alive by your great wisdom and knowledge
as the elixir of life flows through me, Blessed Be.

Ra- Egyptian Sun God

Ra was the Major Solar Deity of the Ancient Egyptians. He appeared on the Ancient pyramidal stone in the Phoenix Hall of Heliopolis, as a symbol of rebirth and regeneration. Ra's Cult concerned itself with material benefits; health, children, virility, and the destiny of the nation. Ra was the King of the living while Osiris was the king of the dead. Ra was usually depicted in human form with a falcon head crowned with the sun disk encircled by the Uraeus (Sacred Cobra), He also went by Amen/Amun.

We can bring Ra into our lives by asking him to keep us warm with his rays of sunlight and to keep us safe by using the Eye of Ra in our household.

Prayer/ Chant;
You keep us warm with your sun
You keep us safe with your eyes
You are the almighty king of the living
and we worship you Ra, God the Sun
Blessed Be

Osiris

One of my Favorites; Osiris was the Supreme Egyptian God of the Underworld, Brother and Husband to Isis, Father To Horus. He was worshiped as a Fertility, Resurrection,  and vegetation God, I see where he comes in as a Fertility God because of  how Isis conceived Horus after his brother Seth Killed him and chopped him up in bits and pieces, Isis and her sister Nephthys found all the pieces and put him back together again, cried out to Re to have pity on him, and then had Anubis and Thoth mummify him for awhile. Isis breathed life back into Osiris, and after that, Osiris impregnated her, and Horus was born. After Egyptians had died, they hoped to become one with Osiris, through him alone could immortality be achieved, in other words it was up to him if he thought they were worthy of being Reborn.

How you can bring him into your life; If you are looking to conceive or fertilize a garden or a plant, or if you are mourning a loved one, you can call upon Osiris for assistance

Geb

Geb was the father of Osiris, Seth, Isis, and Nephthys and he represented the Earth. He was also the brother and husband of the Goddess Nut and son to Shu and Tefnut. He was also called "The Great Cackler" a reference to the Cosmic egg that contained the sun, the symbol of creation. In some temples, he was depicted as a man with a goose on his head. Geb was a member of the Ennead of Heliopolis and one of the most important Gods of Ancient Egypt. He was associated with Healing and it was high ranged, Even Osiris commanded Geb to restrain the malicious spirits which caused colds and fevers.

So whenever you or I need healing when we are sick, this little prayer or chant can be said

Geb, Hear my Call
Geb, be with me at this time
Heal me from this sickness, so I can be well, This I ask of you.
So mote it Be.

Here's an Earth Scented Incense to use when you are praying to Geb;
Materials needed; Mortar and Pestle, pine needles, fresh thyme, Patchouly Oil, Charcoal, and Cauldron.
Instructions; Take one part of pine needles, and one part of the fresh thyme, add a few drops of patchouly oil and ground them up in the mortar and pestle. Add some of this mixture to your charcoal in the cauldron and enjoy the earthy smell to honor Geb.

MY Autistic Daughter

My Daughter is 13 and the joy of my life. Ever since she was diagnosed with PDD-Nos 3 years ago, she has taught me so much, Patience, Tolerance, Love, and what it means to be a child like her. Of course there are some negative things as well; She wants to be independent; but doesn't have the skills of being safe as much as she thinks she does. There are some characteristics of her that are those of a much younger child of about 5-6 yrs of age and I worry about her. So if there is any ways of her being independent, there is a lot of work to do with her. I will protect her for as long as I can.
 For the first 10 years of her life, I always knew something was wrong with her, but the damn doctor always told me otherwise, oh she'll grow out of it, some kids are just like that, blah blah blah...right, and then we finally got referred to a decent pediatrician and a new doctor and things finally started falling in to place, tests were being done, answers were being made and I was no longer in the dark, but 10 years? come on, I was not happy about that, all the waiting lists, all the unanswered questions, if we would have gotten answers sooner, it probably would have been easier to work with her.
Anyhow, She is a huge joy with a smile on her face that brightens up any room. A little Comedian, loves the drama and music, I know she will go far in her life as she gets older, and make almost everyone in her life feel good. The Goddess has definitely given me a very special child to take care of and nurture and I promise I will do whatever it takes to keep my girls safe and happy.

My New Positive Thoughts Chant

I came up with this yesterday when those wretched Negative thoughts started to enter my mind again, I kept chanting this and I feel so much better, so if any one needs a change of thinking, give this a try;

Negative Thoughts go away, be gone, leave this place, be out of my space.
Only Positive thoughts headed my way, only good ones upon this day.