Tending your Sacred Fire
a Six Week Online Art & Magic Course for Mommies
Registration dates to be announced this Fall 2o11
As you probably have gathered, one of my call-signs is Mommy. I have a 3 year old daughter and another daughter due in September of 2011. As much as I love being a mother, I also love being myself. I’m not going to lie to you, becoming a mother threw a huge wrench into my personal practice and my happiness-meter has been bouncing up & down ever since. As any new mother can attest, having a baby rocks your world – and not always in a good way. So even though I wanted to have a child more than anything, it’s felt like a long – sometimes arduous & painful, but many times joyous & surprising – journey into the New Self.
Now, many moms talk about wanting to feel like their Old Self again. They are nostalgic for a former version of themselves & the life they left behind – maybe a less tired and grumpy version, maybe a hotter, younger, more together & organized version of themselves. I get it. In many ways, that world was good – never more appreciated than when you are looking back from the many Hell-realms related to giving birth to your new mini-guru.
Yes Master Newborn, Child fresh from the Mystery, what are you here to teach me about today? Patience? Letting go of control? Being more flexible? Not throwing a baby in the bushes?
Thankfully, I had a strong art & magic practice before baby arrived and have learned a lot about balancing my many roles as wife, mother, entrepreneur, friend, etc. with the needs of The Self in the last 3+ years of Mommyhood. I can’t claim to have the all answers to being a happy mommy, but I have a lot of tools & ideas about how to navigate your way towards your most authentic, unique Self. Really, nothing is more motivating than having one’s Feet to the Fire and that is exactly what motherhood delivers. So, rather than continuing to burn ourselves up (or out) with our habits of denial, self-flagellation, or looking into the past longingly, what if we took a more tender, reasonable, self-loving approach to life around the Sacred Campfire of Motherhood? What if we took a deep breath and entertained the possibility of inhabiting our New Self in a way that feeds us like never before? Because, let’s face it, even though it’s irrational, we love our kids like crazy and would do almost anything for them. And even though we fantasize about our former selves or of an alternate, carefree reality, we really can’t imagine our lives without these little munchkins. So, let’s agree to keep our kids and honor our Selves. What would a win-win feel like? Stay curious….
So when you are ready, let’s dip into meditation together, play with images, learn to laugh at our resistance, ask for & receive divine guidance and fall more deeply in love with our own present-tense lives… together. We are mothers, raising the most magical, creative children this world has ever known. Let us not forget to continue raising ourselves, to give to ourselves as generously and compassionately as we give to our little ones.
- Creating rituals that work for you
- Making art & magic in an easy way
- Building altars that invoke the beauty of your intention
- Exploring the art of divination
- Connecting with your personal guides & helpers
Visit our Magic for Mommies website for more information about dates and registration.
