I have decided to focus on one Goddess each week. I am going to use the Goddess Oracle cards. (http://www.goddessoracle.com/GOF-home.html)
I think this will be interesting psychologically and spiritually. This week the card I drew is Inanna. Inanna represents embracing the shadow. In The Goddess Oracle by Amy Sophia Marashinsky, she states “It is a time to dance with your shadow, reclaim what you’ve denied, embrace your own Dark Sister/Dark Self. You need all those aspects of yourself that your parents, caregivers, teachers, society have deemed unacceptable in order to achieve wholeness in your life. Whether it be your talent, your beauty, your inner vampire, your anger, your madness, you are required to surrender to the journey and embrace your dark side.”
What does this card mean for me in my life right now? I think what it is indicating is that I need to embrace my talents. Growing up my accomplishments were never recognized. In fact, at times, I think my parents were embarrassed by my creative work, especially my poetry. I think because they could read between the lines that spoke of my abuse, they hated it. They never came to any of my plays, and tried to squash any attempts I made at creativity. This is one of the reasons I have such tremendous self-doubt and self-hatred to this day. It is time for me to recognize and celebrate the creative spirit inside me! I need to stop listening to the negative messages programmed into my brain that create paralyzing self doubt. I need to embrace my shadow self. I need to nurture her and let her create.
