Happy Mother's Day, Divine Goddess

(Photo credit Renee Shaw)

It's Mother's Day. A day to celebrate your mother and the Divine Feminine. I had some good quality time with my mother today, whom I love dearly. I also love my Heavenly Mother, and would like to honor Her today as well. I grew up in a religion that believes in Heavenly Mother, but never speaks of Her. While I do understand the idea of not speaking of something because it is too holy, can we possibly take this idea too far? How are we honoring our other Heavenly Parent if we never speak of Her, never connect with Her, and never talk to Her?

It's such a simple idea, but because the idea never got introduced to me, it was never in my awareness: I can have a relationship with my Heavenly Mother, the source of MY divine femininity! Brilliant! This idea finally hit home for me about a year ago when I attended my friend R's book launch party for her book Talks with My Heavenly Mother, and I was so inspired hearing her talk about the conversations she had with God's Better Half. I loved it! Right after that I read her book and I was determined to make Heavenly Mother a huge part of my life too. To me, She is the epitome of the beautiful Divine Goddess I'm striving to be.

Heavenly Mother has many names in every different culture, and each personification is beautiful and majestic. I love this quote from Kris Waldherr, 

"As women we are all creatresses. As such, we reflect the Universe within ourselves and our bodies. With our bodies, we can give birth to life. With our hearts and minds, we can give birth to works that can change the world. Using this equation, is it any wonder so many goddesses are honored as The Great Mother?"

Creatress is such an amazing word! Heavenly Mother, or however She is known to you, created me, life, love, and all magical things around me. She is everywhere and everything. How can I not honor Her and want to be close to Her? Why wouldn't I want Her to teach me how to create and be a creatress? If I truly have this power within me, and I can truly change the world, why would I not want to seek the source of this power in the most intimate way possible?

A lovely website I found called awakeningthegoddesswithin.net describes a Modern Day Goddess this way: "A Modern Day Goddess is a woman passionately dedicated to opening to her inner truth, accepting her divinity, owning her power and sharing her unique gifts with the world." I want to do all of these things, and I can think of no better teacher than Heavenly Mother to teach me. After all, She's been doing it for eons. :)

I love to imagine myself giving Heavenly Mother huge hugs, sitting on Her lap as if I'm a little child needing to hear that everything is going to be ok, and talking to Her about everything (and more) that I would discuss with my earthly mother. The unconditional, deep love I feel from Her as well as the depth of understanding she has for my heart are amazing. She is one of graceful wisdom and enlightenment that sparkles and radiates. I have really tried to tune into Her words to me personally from Mother to daughter. It has made a huge difference in my life. R tells me that that Heavenly Father deals more with the logic side of our lives and Heavenly Mother deals more with the emotional side. I have found this to be true. 

While I still  hold Heavenly Mother very sacred, I'm not afraid to speak of Her like it's a taboo topic. I speak of Her with genuine love, respect, and honor. I speak of Her with reverence. The point is, I speak of Her, and speak to Her. My divine feminine sensibilities are slowly being attuned under Her loving care. I love Her so deeply, which in turn helps me love myself and who I am more.

Closing with a quote from Susan S. Weed,

"You are the Goddess. Every breath is a blessing. Every step is sacred. Be the Goddess in all you do, in all you dream, in all you speak. She is all that you can ever imagine. In fact, She is greater and wider, broader and more complex than your wildest imaginings. Let yourself be Her. Claim your power to be all that you are, all that She is. All."

Happy Mother's Day to all of you gorgeous diving creatresses and goddesses.

How do you honor the Divine Feminine Goddess in your life?