May is here!\u00a0 By now, most of us are blessed with the beauty of a fully blooming Earth. \u00a0Here in the deep South, we are enjoying \u201cthe yellow season\u201d.\u00a0 The pollen is so thick that it makes everything including the air itself, yellow! \u00a0Only rain can clear the air and we are blessed with rain this year.\u00a0 The energy of life is contagious and before we exhaust ourselves let\u2019s remember the source of this life.<\/p>\n
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The affirmation for May is<\/p>\n
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I rest in the arms of Mother Goddess.<\/p>\n
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Fully nestled within the beauty and bounty of Spring, I am, indeed, resting within the fragrant, colorful arms of Mother Goddess. \u00a0Breathing in the sweet air, filling my lungs full of life, I, too, feel renewed.<\/p>\n
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Creativity pulses through me and I have a need to bring forth something of beauty! \u00a0The mother energy is strong and though my time to create babies is past, each idea that I germinate and nurture into being fills me with purpose and joy.<\/p>\n
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A nest to hold and nurture creative ideas will be our project. This is lovingly created by a deep instinct to cradle, care for and bring into being new life.\u00a0 I love watching the birds scurry to and fro collecting this and that for their nests. \u00a0I place hair from our brushes and yarn scraps out for them to gather.\u00a0 We have very colorful nests in our yard!<\/p>\n
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There are many ways to build a nest. Nests are simple bowls.\u00a0 Outside nature shows us the way.\u00a0 Freshly cut grass; leaves and twigs; vines and moss; clay and mud are available.\u00a0 Ask for permission and leave a gift in thanks.<\/p>\n
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Gather the materials of Mother Earth and add anything else that calls your heart.\u00a0 You can either weave or form into shape and place on a small plate.\u00a0 Decorate and make it beautiful, for this will hold our intent to create as well as receive blessings. \u00a0I have woven bowls that sit on my altar.\u00a0 They remind me to rest and receive so that I may in turn give of my blessings.<\/p>\n
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A simple picnic is perfect for May!\u00a0 A blanket under a blooming tree with the music of birds cheering us!\u00a0 Simple, light food and drink that you enjoy and perhaps the company of someone that brings you joy can make for a lovely day.<\/p>\n
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In the arms of the Goddess is my spiritual nest. \u00a0A place where I am fed, nurtured, encouraged to be brave and fly. \u00a0A nest I may return to in order to remember my many blessings!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
May is here!\u00a0 By now, most of us are blessed with the beauty of a fully blooming Earth. \u00a0Here in the deep South, we are enjoying \u201cthe yellow season\u201d.\u00a0 The pollen is so thick that it makes everything including the air itself, yellow! \u00a0Only rain can clear the air and we are blessed with rain this year.\u00a0 The energy of life is contagious and before we exhaust ourselves let\u2019s remember the source of this life. The affirmation for May is I rest in the arms of Mother Goddess. Fully nestled within the beauty and bounty of Spring, I am, indeed, resting within the fragrant, colorful arms of Mother Goddess. \u00a0Breathing in the sweet air, filling my lungs full of life, I, too, feel renewed. Creativity pulses through me and I have a need to bring forth something of beauty! \u00a0The mother energy is strong and though my time to create babies is past, each idea that I germinate and nurture into being fills me with purpose and joy. A nest to hold and nurture creative ideas will be our project. This is lovingly created by a deep instinct to cradle, care for and bring into being new life.\u00a0 I love watching the birds scurry to and fro collecting this and that for their nests. \u00a0I place hair from our brushes and yarn scraps out for them to gather.\u00a0 We have very colorful nests in our yard! There are many ways to build a nest. Nests are simple bowls.\u00a0 Outside nature shows us the way.\u00a0 Freshly cut grass; leaves and twigs; vines and moss; clay and mud are available.\u00a0 Ask for permission and leave a gift in thanks. Gather the materials of Mother Earth and add anything else that calls your heart.\u00a0 You can either weave or form into shape and place on a small plate.\u00a0 Decorate and make it beautiful, for this will hold our intent to create as well as receive blessings. \u00a0I have woven bowls that sit on my altar.\u00a0 They remind me to rest and receive so that I may in turn give of my blessings. A simple picnic is perfect for May!\u00a0 A blanket under a blooming tree with the music of birds cheering us!\u00a0 Simple, light food and drink that you enjoy and perhaps the company of someone that brings you joy can make for a lovely day. In the arms of the Goddess is my spiritual nest. \u00a0A place where I am fed, nurtured, encouraged to be brave and fly. \u00a0A nest I may return to in order to remember my many blessings!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":125,"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-7992","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7992","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\/125"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7992"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7992\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7992"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7992"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7992"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}