Synchronicity . . . gotta' love it!

There I was typing away on the latest issue of the Goddess Gift E-zine featuring the "Forgotten Goddess",Hestia, Greek Goddess of the Hearth) when my inbox pinged that I had new mail coming in.

That email made it Synchronicity-squared. (More on the email later)

Paying attention to synchronicity is my usual modus operandi in deciding on the subject matter for the newsletter. I try to pay attention to anything unusual or challenging that's happening in my life at the moment, while asking myself "Which Goddess is trying to tell me something important?"


All too often I have to ask "And what the heck is She trying to say?" as well.


But not this time. The issue was chillingly clear. Her message was clearly, "Sharon, you need to get more FIRE in your life. Literally!"


Now the Goddess didn't mean passion (either sexual or motivational), but real, live fire. The kind in the hearth. So it was pretty obvious that it was Hestia I was supposed to be channeling as I wrote.


Not a big surprise since our heat pump had just imploded during an unseasonable cold spell here in the mountains. And the company we've always dealt with had the audacity to say it'll be 4-5 weeks before they can install a new unit. Brrrrrr!


So, thanks Hestia, for sending the message. I pulled up my big girl pants, fired our old company and finding a young upstart company to do the job next week!


Moral of the story: This, my friends, is why it's always a good idea to be on a first-name basis with a goddess!
(A good place to make their acquaintance is our free monthly newsletter. So take us up on the invite to Subscribe by using the button on the right.)


And about that email that was pinging away all this time . . . it brought the welcome news of a mystery solved.

A reader of last month's entry on the Iron Jawed Angels wrote to inform us that the original author of the circulating email was none other than Connie Schultz who first published it as a column titled "And you think it's a pain to vote," which ran in Cleveland's Plain Dealer Feb. 19, 2004. Many thanks to Anon. for sharing that information in the comment below.


Enough for now. I go to through another log on the fire. Sharon

Oops!

Forgive us, friends, for we have blog-sinned. It's been quite a while since we last posted.

Sorry ‘bout that.

There was, of course, a reason, but if it’s all the same to you we’re going to take a pass on the long, boring explanation, and just get on with it!

Moon Goddesses and the womanly art of intuition were featured a recent edition of The Goddess Gift Newsletter. (Feeling deprived because you missed it?? Just use the link on the right to get your own free copy delivered straight to your mailbox each month.)

The Greek goddess Artemis is a well-known example of a moon goddess; Hecate is another. These goddesses are associated with the moon because of their 'diffuse light' or knowledge. In other words, their intuition.

An intuitive way of knowing can be described as "understanding or knowing based directly on your experience of something without using reasoning or the application of your logical, analytical mind". Intuition is the work of your right brain . . . in essence, intuition can be described as your "gut feelings", the voice of your inner guide.

Newsletter subscribers were invited to take a 'Moon Goddess Quiz' to see how intuitive they were. Hundreds took it. Here's the test again for those of you who haven't seen it yet. Then
compare your results to those who took the survey.

Which way is she turning?

Clockwise? Counter-clockwise?

What do YOU see her doing?
What does your "gut" tell you?

If you thought:

Clockwise . . . then you use more of the right side of the brain, i.e. you tend to be "right-brained". Right-brained individuals are generally thought of as more imaginative and intuitive (they "get it", sense the meaning underlying events and messages).

They tend to "see the big picture" instead of focusing on details and are at home with the interpretation of symbols and images. Right brained individuals are oriented both to the present and the future.

Counter-clockwise . . . then you tend to use the left side of the brain the most, i.e. you tend to be "left-brained". Left-brained individuals are generally thought of as more logical, detail oriented, relying on facts and appreciating a sense of order.

They are practical people. Knowing and understanding things is important to them. Left brained individuals are often more oriented to the past and the present.

I must be losing my mind . . . she goes one direction for a while and then the other. No, you weren't hallucinating . . . you apparently function in both sides of your brain and, most importantly, HAVE A STRONG CONNECTION BETWEEN THE TWO!

So.....leave a comment and let everyone know how YOU scored!

The Goddess Guy Has Been Outted!

In her "Outting the Goddess " column this week, UPI columnist Anita Ryan-Revel (an awesome diva herself) featured our work in the outrageously humorous style that is uniquely hers. She raises the burning question of "Do Guys have Inner Goddesses Too?

Here's a tidbit of what Anita had to say:

Sharon Turnbull's book "Goddess Gift: Discover Your Goddess Type" is being used by returning troops in their PTSD sessions. I asked the question, "If the book is written for women, how is it finding its way to men who understand terms like “Iron Mike”, “short-arm inspection” and “sucking chest wound”?

Check out the article at : Winning The Battle for GI Joe

(And yes, it is true. Our goddess book about discovering the goddess within and connecting with that inner goddess to create a life filled with passion and purpose is really being used in a couple of PTSD groups for our returning veterans. Gotta love the concept!)

This Parking Goddess Reserves a Space for You

Tired of circling the block, praying for a parking space? It's time to call on the Goddess Asphalta, the inspired creation of three talented women who believe that "creating" goddesses, not to mention relying on them, can be great fun.

(PRWEB) June 6, 2007 -- Goddess Asphalta, full of grace, help me find a parking space.

Winding your way through bumper-to-bumper traffic on a congested street, you dread the prospect of having to circle the block searching for a parking space to become available. But finding that prime piece of real estate no longer has to be a hassle.

When you're a block or so away from your destination just repeat this mantra and miraculously a parking spot will miraculously appear.

While some may remain skeptical about the goddess' powers, Brooklyn artist Bernette Rudolph believes in them . . . so firmly that she has created a series of wood sculptures to honor the goddess of parking.

The Goddess Asphalta first appeared as a winning entry in the Create-A-Goddess competition held by www.goddessgift.com. She is the brain-child of Oregon resident, Katherine Stock, whose entry on Our Lady of the Highways and Byways captured the eye of the artist.

Sharon Turnbull, author of Goddess Gift: Discover Your Goddess Type and owner of the Goddess Gift website that introduced the Goddess Asphalta to the world, explains that "found" goddesses such as this one are "modern deities . . . goddesses that we create when we notice a need for help with a certain issue and address that need with a sense of humor."

Familiar with the frantic search for parking spots, Rudolph was well aware of the need for such a deity in our daily lives.

The Goddess Asphalta series was introduced to the public in May during an Open Studio event held in Rudolph's Park Slope studio. Five versions of the goddess were on display, including one of her adorned with street signs and another where she is draped in a map of Brooklyn.

Visitors to the studio event received a printed hanger that contained a copy of the mantra to dangle from their rear view mirrors. They also had artist's assurance that, thanks to the Goddess Asphalta, their parking problems could become a thing of the past.

View the sculptures at http://www.bernetterudolph.comm. To learn more about the Goddess Asphalta, read the article by Katherine Stock that inspired the series at http://www.goddessgift.com/found.htm.