The Goddess Is Hiding in Plain Sight
One hour.
That's it.
Not nine days removed from ordinary life.
Not a spiritual boot camp.
And definitely not another worthy commitment that leaves you wondering how on earth you're going to fit it in. 😄
One hour a day for nine days.
We meet on Zoom.
We chant the names of the Goddess together.
We meet one of the Nine Faces of Durga Ma.
We will share her myth.
We talk a little about what this particular face of the Goddess shows up in our own lives.
There'll be a short meditation.
And if your hands like having something to do while the rest of you listens, there's a beautiful yantra in your workbook to colour.
Then we close the laptop.
And you get on with your day.
Except perhaps you get on with it a little differently.
Because that's where I think the really interesting part begins.
You go out for coffee.
And instead of gulping it down while checking your phone, you take that first sip and think:
Oh my Goddess. That is GOOD.
Lakshmi might be lurking in the crema. 😄
You catch the eye of a stranger walking towards you.
For one tiny second there's recognition between two human beings who will probably never meet again.
There she is.
You put on those new earrings that make you feel absolutely fabulous.
There she is too.
You open the new journal you've been saving and write the first line with that gorgeous pen that glides across the paper.
Something ridiculously satisfying about it.
Shakti.
Not somewhere in the Himalayas.
Not waiting for us to become sufficiently enlightened.
Here.
In beauty.
Pleasure.
Connection.
Instinct.
Courage.
A delicious cup of coffee.
The sudden certainty that something is a Yes.
The equally delicious certainty that something is a No.
This is what I hope these nine mornings begin to awaken.
Not an ability to become more “spiritual”.
Quite the opposite.
An ability to notice how sacred ordinary life already is.
Each Face of Durga gives us a different lens through which to meet the day.
Perhaps one morning it's courage.
Another, steadiness.
Another, trust.
Another asks us to notice where we've been pushing too hard—or where we've been holding back.
We don't have to analyse ourselves to death.
We simply spend an hour with the Goddess...
and then take her out for the day. 😄
See where she appears.
See what you notice.
See what feels different when you're paying attention.
That's the adventure of Navaratri for me.
One hour a day.
For nine days.
Nine Faces of Durga Ma.
Then twenty-three hours to discover where she's been hiding in plain sight.
If that makes you just a little curious...
Come and join us.
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