Here we are
embedded in a vast web
of interconnection
and interdependence,
inseparable.
We are alive with purpose
and we bear witness
to both the shining
and the shattering,
all that survives,
all that holds on,
all that shapes our shared future.
We will not shut our eyes
or our hearts.
We are both brilliant and ragged,
soft edges
and bleeding hopes,
fierce in both our longing
and our determination
to do what we can
with the time we have left.
Breathing and being,
hoping and healing,
learning and feeling,
trusting and seeing,
these are our prayers
together.
Happy July! A reminder that we’ve made a change to our weekly schedule and our newsletters will now be arriving in your email box on Sundays instead of Fridays. We hope you enjoy a little Sacred Sunday boost. This week’s shop update features our gentle, beautiful blue Compassion goddesses. We’ve also restocked some of our wonderful new goddess blessing prayer flags honoring some of our most popular goddesses.
This week's magic:
10 minute video: restoring wholeness and deepening into compassion.
Thank you to everyone who participated in our annual summer fundraising auction! I’m still working on wrapping it up, but my preliminary estimate is that we collectively raised about $800 to benefit four non-profit organizations (two international and two domestic).
Resource Reminders:
A Year of Goddess Magic continues with July’s practice update. The goddess we are honoring is Kwan Yin and the theme is Compassion. Free resources for July are ready for you here: #30DaysofGoddess.
I’m also offering a special Gentle July sale for new members. Get 40% off on Goddess Magic community membership with code “COMPASSION” this month!
New online t-shirt shop!
Reminder: A free set of coloring affirmation cards inspired by June’s practices were included for all subscribers in last week’s newsletter along with a bonus gift of our summer Rituals of Returning mini printable booklet.
Reminder: if you have any Q’s for Mark or me to A, please just reply to this newsletter or comment in the Substack chat and I’ll happily make an audio or other resource for you.
An Introduction to Goddess Studies continues this week with another free post in this unfolding online class series.
Most recent additions:
Life’s Bits and Pieces:
Let us deepen now
into the simple rhythms
of summer abundance:
Reach for the light.
Open your heart to the sun.
Bloom with gusto.
Ripen into fullness.
Savor where you are.
Reading:
to self: Time Anxiety. Still enjoying this one, but taking my time finishing it—I keep falling asleep after only about ten minutes, which makes it take a while to get through a book!
to kids: Time Jumpers. Book five (the final book, finally!), in the Five Kingdoms series!
listening to: A Wish in the Dark. Kids audio book—final book for Tanner’s fourth grade curriculum (yes, we’re a little behind and finishing up during the summer). Inspired by Les Misérables, but set in Thailand with Thai influences and elements.
Looking forward to:
more summer reading programs at the library, including henna and a D & D mini campaign!
Cauldron Month—I’m working on a really great series for everyone in August and I’m feeling really excited about it.
AND, speaking of the above, I made a reservation today (timeshare place) for four days away in August for a personal writing retreat to focus on finishing my next book. This book is interesting because most of it has been written since last April, but it is at the “puzzle piece” stage now where it all has to be arranged and smoothed and fit together into something complete.
working on my workshop outline for this year’s GGG—head’s up reminder too that pre-registration (with meal plans) ENDS on July 15th. So, if you’ve been thinking about making a sojourn to central Missouri to experience some goddess goodness in person, now is the time to sign up!
Restoring Wholeness and Deepening into Compassion
Reminder: You make your own magic right where you stand. The temple is wherever your feet are. Stop waiting for perfect conditions and instead recognize that transformation, healing, and magic are always accessible, right here, right now, exactly where you are.
Note: expanded edition with practices and printable companion cards is here.
Journal questions to consider:
What part of my life needs attention?
How do I want summer to feel?
How can I cherish myself more?
What if I could revel in my power?
What if I could relish my capacity?
How can I accept this moment without arguing with reality?
How can I choose action while still accepting the present?
What practices help me return to center?
What experiences do I still want to explore this season?
Affirmations for this week:
I call my spirit back.
I accept this moment.
I revel in my power.
I relish my capacity.
It's not too late.
I allow pleasure to guide my path.
Make space
to reconnect with yourself.
Give yourself room each day
to dip into the current
of the sacred
that runs beneath our lives
and feel yourself
become replenished and renewed.
Carry this connection
into your day,
a soft light of remembering
allowed to glow
in your own chest.
Much love,
Molly, Mark, + Family
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