"Take care of yourself so that
                     you can help take care of others."

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Goddess Principle #3 - Mirror Vision

“The mirror is our most precious tool. We will have mirror training and practice every day.  We start by seeing ourselves. Next we move on to more sophisticated uses.” Oya looked around the room and smiled at the women. 

“We use the mirror to strip away the doubt.  We use the mirror to strip away the layers of falseness and uncertainty we have learned to carry.   In the mirror we use there is no need for the trappings of the world.  In our mirrors, God is always present.  God is present in each of our young women, just as God is present in each human being. 

In our mirrors the complications are removed.   There are no insecurities in the mirror.  No limiting beliefs.  There are no other people’s opinions in the mirror.  When a Daughter is able to use the mirror without her personal lenses then the mirror reflects the best of what is and what can be.  Only the truth of her soul remains. 


“In short, whatever will most propel the young woman forward is what she is able to see.  She sees it by looking in her own eyes.  She sees the possibilities. 

“From that moment on the world no longer looks the same. Most women immediately assume complete responsibility for their lives.  They see the potential in themselves and use that knowledge to launch themselves more fully into their lives and into the world.  They step out of an ordinary existence into the truth of their own Divinity.

“Many of the women, you see today who are making a difference in the world, have been helped by the mirror.

“You see, once a woman sees the truth about herself, she can also see beyond herself.  She sees the places in the world where she can help others.  She sees the potential of the world where love, hope and compassion are reflected.  She finds the cause bigger than herself that can change the world.”
   
- Excerpt from The Goddess Documents

Goddess Principle #4 - Fairy Godmothers

“So what you do is help young women achieve their dreams.  Isn’t that a bit like being a Fairy Godmother?” Bri asked cynically.

“Oh we haven’t been called that in generations.  But to tell you the truth, I always liked the romance of thinking that way,” explained Diana.

“Fairy Godmothers?  But isn’t that sort of silly and trivial?”

“Everyone needs a Fairy Godmother from time to time dear.”

“You’re kidding, right?  I’m supposed to go into training to be a Fairy Godmother?”

“Just like you needed Lydia Day, other women need someone who will believe in them, unconditionally, someone who can see our strengths when we’re too confused to see clearly.”

“We’re the Daughters of Inanna.  Not that there’s anything wrong with Fairy Godmothers, mind you.”  Diana looked off into space and began to talk, as if to no one in particular.

“We all need a Fairy Godmother sometimes,” she said again. “Not to magically improve us or lift us up out of our circumstances.  The real magic of the Fairy Godmother is in the mirror she holds up for us to look into.

The mirror shows us the possibilities of our Selves and our lives.  It shows us who we really are and what we can become. 

The Fairy Godmother never brings us what we don’t have.  She doesn’t change us.  She doesn’t even suggest that there is anything wrong with the way we are.  She just knows the truth. 

The Fairy Godmother works with what is present.  In Cinderella, she transformed the girl’s ragged dress into a ball gown.  The Fairy Godmother enhanced what was already there. 

She brought forth a different aspect of what was present.  The Fairy Godmother knew with absolute certainty that what Cinderella saw was not the whole truth.  The Fairy Godmother knew that in a different form the dress Cinderella was already wearing would be perfect for the ball. 

Notice that Cinderella was already beautiful, charming, intelligent and graceful.  She just couldn’t see it herself.  The Godmother didn’t need to enhance that or Cinderella's wit and charm.  Cinderella just needed the confidence of all the trappings.  Once her confidence was bolstered by the dress, the coach and all of the accessories, Cinderella let her own inner beauty shine through.  So, she was able to allow herself to win the prince.  She had everything it took.  She always had it.

The prince is of course only a symbol. A symbol of a young woman’s heartfelt dream.  Today, it could be a family, a career or a simple desire to help in the world and feel fulfilled.

That’s what we all need sometimes. Someone to truly look at us. Someone to see our strength and beauty. Someone to see our true selves.  Then we in turn can act as a mirror to another who doesn’t see so clearly. 

Most of us need the Fairy Godmother to serve as that mirror.  Once we see what’s really inside, our confidence builds and we demonstrate who we really are.  Once our self-doubt is removed, we no longer hesitate to follow our hearts.  In our hearts we find the truth and beauty of who we are.  Then we truly have something to give to the world.

That’s the reality of it all.  That’s one of the big lessons we come to this life to learn.  Once we are truly ourselves, when we live from the core of our Divine nature, that’s all we want to do, is give.  We recognize the unity of all life.  But that’s very difficult to do when we’re blinded by day-to-day troubles.

So that’s what we do.  We help women find their true Divine nature.  Then the world has the gift of that beauty and that truth.  And our women can’t wait to return the favor by passing on beauty, truth and service to the world.  We don’t call ourselves Fairy Godmothers, but the principle of bringing out the best in women is one of our prime reasons for existence.”