Goddess Inspiration and Affirmations

Athena – Goddess of Hearth & Home, Protectress (Greek)

Message as channeled by Tora Moon 10/19/10

Greetings Dear Ones!  Come and listen to the message I have for you this day:

The world has come to know me as a Warrior Goddess; one who battles and fights war, a Goddess who protects her men of war.  But this is not all of me.  It is a new mask I put on when patriarchy began to rule the world.  My strength as a fierce protector of my Children, of my followers, and especially my women, was translated into a protector in battle.

Come with me back in time.  Back before the Achaean Gods were conceived.  Back to the ancient world and time of The Mother, when all followed the Divine Feminine and knew Her as Deity; Goddess.  This is the time I was born.  I did not hale from Zeus!  I am more ancient, more primeval, than he.  My name is so ancient there is no translation.  I am simply Athena, She Who Is.

In this ancient time, I held sway over the hearth and home, all things of woman’s industry; of spinning, of weaving, of pottery, of sewing, of cooking.  I blessed and gifted humans with all those things which make a house a home.  All those things which rose humans from nomads and into civilization.  My women were leaders in the home and community.  My women were free citizens and a valued and valuable part of the community.  And all things passed through the Mother Line – property, citizenship, and name.

My gifts were to make life more pleasant.  My gift of pottery making provided containers, both useful and beautiful, to store your goods and to cook your food.  This allowed cooking to become an art and added variety to the way food was prepared.  My dual gifts of spinning fibers from plants and animals into thread and yarn and weaving them into cloth gave you fine clothing to fit the changing seasons.  The gift of cloth gave you decorations, pillows and cushions, blankets, towels, and linens – all the things that make living more pleasant and are now taken for granted.

My gift, Dear Ones, is making a house into a home, a pleasant and comfortable place to live.  My gift is to make community living possible, where you can be a group yet remain individual.  Dear Ones, is your house a home?  Is it where you can find peace, security, safety, and love?  Is it a place of comfort and pleasantness?  If not, what is it you need to do to make it so?  Call on me, Dear Ones, when you need the love of The Mother to make your abode your home.

When you cook, let the love you feel for your family and those for whom you cook flow into the food.  This applies even to those whom food preparation is a living.  Your calling is to serve others through your gift of cooking.  The food you cook is the bounty – and body – of the Great Mother.  Honor it and Her as you cook.  And even in this day of overly processed and refined food, the nutrients you need for health and vitality will flow from the food into your bodies.  This is my gift and my promise to you.

I am a fierce protector of family, home, and community.  I will fight to protect them.  This too is my gift to you.  When you need the strength of battle to protect those you love from harm, I will be there.  And if your home is not a safe place for you, my Dear Ones, call on me to find the strength to do what you need for it and you to become safe.  Do you need to speak up and assert your needs and desires?  Do you need to leave?  Do you need to stop and change your behavior and beliefs?  Whatever you need, Dear Ones, I will provide.

My Dear Ones, there are many gifts and ways to make your life pleasant and your home comfortable.  These are my gifts to you.

Blessings to you, Dear Ones.  There is great love here for you.

Affirmations

I make my home a safe, comfortable, pleasant place to live.

The food I eat fills me with the nutrients and energy I need to be healthy.

I appreciate the gifts and things that my life pleasant and comfortable.

Bio:  Tora Moon is a Priestess of The Goddess and is dedicated to restoring the Feminine Divine, the Goddess, to the world.  She is the founder and owner of The Goddess Living; School, Store and More. . . which Celebrates the Goddess Living in All Things (www.TheGoddessLiving.com).  She teaches classes on The Goddess and leads meditation circles.  She is a talented alchemist and creates amazing “Attunement Products™” to attune and align your energy to various Goddesses and Qualities.  Tora is an intuitive energy healer, using sound, music, and other healing processes and is available for individual sessions.

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