In 2008, I was asked to portray the Goddess in a ritual. I was asked specifically to write something to address the men of the group from the Goddess. After much meditation and reflection, This is what she gave me to take to them. After I read it, the man who was hosting and leading the ritual came up to me and told me how upset and disappointed he was in me.
Apparently, he had assumed I would write something admonishing men for being horrible, something to shame them.
My Goddess is loving, nurturing, and proud of all her children...
Your God may get off on shaming people, but mine doesn't.....
You are a part of me
Father, child, husband, brother, friend
I created you in perfect love
To be my provider, my hunter, my protector
You are a piece of me that I cannot be complete without
I worship the God in each and every one of you
This is how your Goddess sees you
This is how your Goddess created you
Far too many of you have been blind
To your true self
You do not hear my gentle voice whispering
on the wind and in the streams
So now I call to you
in the words of your mortal realm
I am calling you out to live up to your true potential
To be the man you were meant to be
Every moment I give you the power to change your life
To live your truth
Let the stereotypes and contradictions of self
Fall away
You can no longer be a boy
Claiming the innocent ignorance
The world needs you
To be strong for the meek
Needs you to be gentle with the hearts of women, children, and each other
Show kindness and love
Needs you to respect each other
You are all great warriors in your own way
Needs you to honor the Goddess energy
That flows through everything including you
So stand up straight
Feel your power
Be a Man
Be a God