{"id":6052,"date":"2011-11-01T01:10:04","date_gmt":"2011-11-01T06:10:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/paganpages.org\/content\/?p=6214"},"modified":"2011-10-23T17:55:53","modified_gmt":"2011-10-23T22:55:53","slug":"gems-of-the-goddess-30","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/2011\/11\/01\/gems-of-the-goddess-30\/","title":{"rendered":"Gems of the Goddess"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hearth Heiress<\/strong>: Hestia<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\nShe is said to be the warmth that spreads throughout our houses, leaving a calming state of mind.\u00a0 She watches over ritual and cooking within the homes across the world.\u00a0 She is the very flame that burns with an ethereal brightness in our fire pits.\u00a0 Hestia, the Greek Goddess of the hearth, is not only a domestic women, but a protective motherly Goddess.\u00a0 Even though Hestia promised to never marry and have children, she served as a mother figure for many Gods and Goddesses.\u00a0 Hestia choose this because she felt it was true to her nature.\u00a0 She wanted to choose her own path with no influenced of outsiders.\u00a0 She did what felt right to her, which was being of service to her family and friends.\u00a0 Think of her as a loving, down to earth, mother figure brewing you tea in the kitchen for your head cold.\u00a0 Hestia did little things like that for people, but also things of greater meaning.
\nWhen Zeus heard that Hestia choose to remain a virgin, he was overly delighted, considering her decision repelled the option of war between her suitors.\u00a0 So being as happy as he was, Zeus gave Hestia the keys to their family home on Mount Olympus.\u00a0 There, Hestia was to watch over the home, and the other Gods and Goddesses roaming about the earth.\u00a0 She was comfortable keeping to herself and her home, and felt right in protecting it and the people she loved.\u00a0 Being such a loving individual, Hestia was never involved in any conflict with other Gods or Goddesses, and managed to stay out of trouble.\u00a0 This resulted in her lacking a grand story like the rest of the Goddesses, but Hestia doesn\u2019t need a story\u2026she\u2019s all that is, and continues to be a burning flame within the walls of houses across the universe.\u00a0 She is the embodiment of peace and centeredness not only within our homes and the earth, but within ourselves.<\/p>\n

CONNECTING WITH HESTIA<\/strong>
\nRemember: Hestia does exactly what she wants, because it feels true to her and makes her happy.\u00a0 That\u2019s very common behavior among Goddesses, but Hestia really never let her ego get in the way.\u00a0 When you feel your ego creeping up on you, yell for Hestia and she\u2019ll gladly help you out.\u00a0 She\u2019s also great to evoke for house blessing or protection rituals.\u00a0 If you want to keep burglars away, Hestia\u2019s your girl.
\nYou could also do some baking for your loved ones!\u00a0 Plus with Samhain just around the corner this recipe is perfect.
\n
\nPumpkin Cranberry Cookies<\/strong>
\nIngredients<\/strong>
\n1\/2 cup butter, softened
\n1 cup white sugar
\n1 teaspoon vanilla extract
\n1 egg
\n1 cup solid pack pumpkin puree
\n2 1\/4 cups all-purpose flour
\n2 teaspoons baking powder
\n1 teaspoon baking soda
\n1\/2 teaspoon salt
\n1 cup fresh cranberries
\n1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
\n1 tablespoon orange zest
\n1\/2 cup chopped walnuts<\/p>\n

Directions<\/strong>
\nPreheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets.
\nIn a large mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in vanilla, egg and pumpkin. Sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cinnamon; stir into mixture until well blended. Cut the cranberries in half and stir into mixture along with the orange zest and walnuts. Drop by teaspoons onto cookie sheets.
\nBake for 10 to 12 minutes.<\/p>\n

SYMBOLS AND THINGS TO PUT ON YOUR ALTER<\/strong>
\nFire, bowls, keys, purple coneflower, angelica, iris, lavender, gold, silver, amethyst, architecture<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Hearth Heiress: Hestia She is said to be the warmth that spreads throughout our houses, leaving a calming state of mind.\u00a0 She watches over ritual and cooking within the homes across the world.\u00a0 She is the very flame that burns with an ethereal brightness in our fire pits.\u00a0 Hestia, the Greek Goddess of the hearth, is not only a domestic women, but a protective motherly Goddess.\u00a0 Even though Hestia promised to never marry and have children, she served as a mother figure for many Gods and Goddesses.\u00a0 Hestia choose this because she felt it was true to her nature.\u00a0 She wanted to choose her own path with no influenced of outsiders.\u00a0 She did what felt right to her, which was being of service to her family and friends.\u00a0 Think of her as a loving, down to earth, mother figure brewing you tea in the kitchen for your head cold.\u00a0 Hestia did little things like that for people, but also things of greater meaning. When Zeus heard that Hestia choose to remain a virgin, he was overly delighted, considering her decision repelled the option of war between her suitors.\u00a0 So being as happy as he was, Zeus gave Hestia the keys to their family home on Mount Olympus.\u00a0 There, Hestia was to watch over the home, and the other Gods and Goddesses roaming about the earth.\u00a0 She was comfortable keeping to herself and her home, and felt right in protecting it and the people she loved.\u00a0 Being such a loving individual, Hestia was never involved in any conflict with other Gods or Goddesses, and managed to stay out of trouble.\u00a0 This resulted in her lacking a grand story like the rest of the Goddesses, but Hestia doesn\u2019t need a story\u2026she\u2019s all that is, and continues to be a burning flame within the walls of houses across the universe.\u00a0 She is the embodiment of peace and centeredness not only within our homes and the earth, but within ourselves. CONNECTING WITH HESTIA Remember: Hestia does exactly what she wants, because it feels true to her and makes her happy.\u00a0 That\u2019s very common behavior among Goddesses, but Hestia really never let her ego get in the way.\u00a0 When you feel your ego creeping up on you, yell for Hestia and she\u2019ll gladly help you out.\u00a0 She\u2019s also great to evoke for house blessing or protection rituals.\u00a0 If you want to keep burglars away, Hestia\u2019s your girl. You could also do some baking for your loved ones!\u00a0 Plus with Samhain just around the corner this recipe is perfect. Pumpkin Cranberry Cookies Ingredients 1\/2 cup butter, softened 1 cup white sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 egg 1 cup solid pack pumpkin puree 2 1\/4 cups all-purpose flour 2 teaspoons baking powder 1 teaspoon baking soda 1\/2 teaspoon salt 1 cup fresh cranberries 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1 tablespoon orange zest 1\/2 cup chopped walnuts Directions Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets. In a large mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in vanilla, egg and pumpkin. Sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cinnamon; stir into mixture until well blended. Cut the cranberries in half and stir into mixture along with the orange zest and walnuts. Drop by teaspoons onto cookie sheets. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes. SYMBOLS AND THINGS TO PUT ON YOUR ALTER Fire, bowls, keys, purple coneflower, angelica, iris, lavender, gold, silver, amethyst, architecture<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":164,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6052","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6052","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/164"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6052"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6052\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6052"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6052"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6052"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}