Goddess Nights

So, Gillian has been pestering me to post about the Goddess Nights that we have been hosting for the last three months. And frankly, I’ve put it off because mostly the words escape me as how to describe these evenings.

If you haven’t heard, Goddess Nights are our monthly, women-only nights of celebrating the Goddess in each of us. We have wine and great food; professional chair massages, tarot readings, meditation and guest speakers. All of this for only $25/person.

While this sounds wonderful, what has been occurring on these evenings has been nothing short of magical. New friendships are being forged, personal breakthroughs happen, pregnancies announced and a true feeling of sisterhood emerges.

About half of our participants are our regular customers who learned about the evening and come as a means to show their support. The other half are people who have some interest in goddess related subjects but until now have been either unable or too shy to find anyone with whom to share their interest. So they timidly come to us.

All tell me they leave the evening profoundly changed.

It surprises no one as much as me how remarkable these evenings are. Partly, these women are coming in with very few preconceptions about the evening and are very open to whatever may happen. But mostly, I think it is because as much ritual as some of us are doing, and whatever dear friendships we have in our lives, we take very little time to truly relish in each others company. Goddess Night seems to allow this to happen.

So, please, come join us. I will not promise anything remarkable, but it is a fine time!

And…I always bring chocolate.

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It’s been a busy few weeks!

We’ve had all sorts of things going on at the store lately! We have a gorgeous new bathroom, though it was one of those projects that seemed to ten times longer than it should have :).

We had our first Goddess Night, which was an incredible time for everyone involved. I was only able to be there for a short while, but the part I was able to attend was wonderful- women sharing their strength and love, nurturing and supporting one another. I wish I had been able to stay longer!

We also found two new local artists- one is a candle and soap maker that lives just down the street, and the other is a jewelry maker that makes amazing silver earrings and pendants. I’ve actually been trying to get the jeweler’s work in the store for several years, so I’m super excited that we were finally able to connect. Here’s an sample to whet your appetite:

Check out his website if you want to see more! The candlemaker is pretty cool too; he stopped by to put some new labels on his candles and ended up staying most of the afternoon hanging out with Teisha’s kids!

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