The Goddess Shrine - Wishes Rite

Every lunation the attending Priestesses and Priests perform a ritual to send the wishes that have been left on the altars to the Goddess. - This ritual is open to the public to attend. Dates for this event HERE >>>

Pics on this page are from the first ever Wishes Rite, performed at the Official Release Ceremony...

This Shrine has been placed in a public space so that it is available all. The Shrine is not where the Goddess IS, for She is in everything. The Shrine is here as a public offering of honour to all that is the Sacred Feminine Divine.	As we honour the Goddess, the Sacred Feminine Divine, at The Goddess Shrine, allow yourself to become a part of this community. But don't look to it to provide you with Goddess. The Goddess is as much within as She is without.	The Goddess Shrine provides a metaphor for bringing Her to public, mainstream culture, and expressing Her presence that is within every aspect of our lives as women and men, men and women.	And so We create the 'Goddess Brew' in honour of Her...... ISIS... ASTARTE... DIANA... HECATE... DEMETER... KALI... INANNA
	We collect the wishes and prayers left by the visitors to the Shrine over the prevous lunation, and prepare to send them to the Divine...	...MAY WE HAVE THE BLESSINGS OF THE GODDESS ...MAY WE HAVE THE BLESSINGS OF THE ANCIENTS ...MAY WE ALWAYS BE ...A STRONG COMMUNITY ...IN LOVE... (...With respect and deep thanks to Anique Radiantheart)	This empowerment process is one that is ritualised every lunation, sending the prayers and wishes of the community to the Goddess, and at the same time using Her energy to soften the Earth and Her people…
We use water for it is the sustaining element of all life. Water changes what it touches. Water holds the memory of all the Earth and Her people. Water changes the dry soil of the land into abundant, fertile life. Water changes the barren hearts and emotions of the people, into loving, caring individuals.	We collectively empower Water with the wishes. The wishes are sent to the Earth, to the Goddess, through the water. And then the empowered water that remains after the Rite, is taken down to the City ground level, and spread there:
		SHE CHANGES EVERYTHING SHE TOUCHES, AND EVERYTHING SHE TOUCHES CHANGES... (...With respect and deep thanks to Starhawk)
In other words, We take the Goddess and Her power, to the Centre of the City that is the Nation’s Capital, helping the Goddess change what She touches—	...to soften the ground, and soften the hearts of the people of this Nation.	We give the deepest thanks to the Sacred Feminine for Her love, strength and guidance.	We close the Rite and We give deep thanks to the land. We give deep thanks to the elements. We give deep thanks to the Ancients. And we give deep thanks to each other.
WE ALL COME FROM THE GODDESS AND TO HER WE SHALL RETURN LIKE A DROP OF RAIN FLOWING TO THE OCEAN (...With respect and deep thanks to Z Budapest)		Until we gather again, may the peace of the Goddess be forever in your hearts.	Blessed be…