Standing Down with the Goddess

Engaged in the struggle for Pagan rights I often find myself fully, even adamantly responding to those who would deny these rights. While my passion for the subject is undeniable, it is also something that can affect both results and my attitude as a human being.

Recently an internal voice whispered to me “If you want to ‘stand up’ for Pagan rights you need to ‘stand down’ and listen”. My first reaction was that this insight was about listening to those with whom I disagree, truly a noble and effective path to follow. Yet this idea of stand down kept surfacing in my thoughts until I looked at it another way.

Stand down and listen means quiet my self, listen to the divine, in nature, in others and in myself. For me this means putting my hands in the dirt, swimming in the ocean, listening to my loved ones or literally hugging a tree. When I do these things my heart rate drops, my mind calms and I can see the Magik in the world. In fact, I am suddenly even able to see the divine in those who oppose Pagan rights.

The Goddess is in you, me and all around us. Consider ‘standing down’ when you are focused on something. If you are at all like me it will bring clarity and a connection to the divine.