But, have you ever wondered where in the world psyche these sayings emanate from?  Have you ever mused over where inspiration comes from?  Why is it that some people are always fonts of inspiration and yet so many others don’t even believe they have a creative bone in their body?

To address this issue we need to understand about the dual flow nature of energy in our universe.  We live in a universe where polarities (polar opposites) both positive and negative exist.  There is both a masculine and feminine flow existent within all living things.

Science knows that 90% of the known universe out there is invisible, but it does exist, because it holds the visible together. If we follow the modicum, as Above, So Below, then there is also 90% of everything that exists that is invisible around us, down here.  Part of this invisible matter is the feminine and masculine force.

When we speak of inspiration or being “in-spirit” we are referring to the feminine flow of nature.  Within both women and men exists a dual-flow of feminine and masculine energy.  Some women are very polarised in their masculine energy with a reduced flow of femininity and vice-versa and indeed some men are very polarised in their feminine flow with a reduced flow of masculinity.

When we meet women and men who are overly polarised one way or the other they may come across as overly feminine or overly masculine.  We may feel a sense of imbalance and unease within them; they almost become a parody of popularised male and female stereotypes.

However, it is possible and indeed entirely healthy and whole making to embrace both our feminine and masculine natural flow.  When we meet a woman or man who is working with both their feminine and masculine energy hand in hand, we feel at ease, uplifted, and connected beyond words.  We are given permission to unblock and release years of self-sabotage which we may have been conditioned to use based on the female and male role models we had around us growing up.

So how do we recognise a healthy balance of feminine and masculine flow within us?  And more to the point how do we achieve it in our own lives?

If you can imagine that the human body is a giant electrical receiver and transmitter of cosmic energy (masculine) flowing in from above and earth energy (feminine) flowing in from below.  The two flows mix and become one within the body via a tube of light which runs up and down our spinal column.

Now imagine the body split into two halves with the right hemisphere of our brain responsible for the left side of the body from the left eye down.  The right hemisphere of our brain processes vast amounts of the feminine flow.  It is our creative, imaginative and intuitive feminine centre.

When our right brain is engaged we are sparking with ideas constantly.  Our soul loves the right brain to be alive and vibrant and we can nurture this centre by using our imagination everyday via daydreaming, meditation and appreciating beauty in all its forms.  The right side of the brain is also never in a hurry; it knows ultimate patience, as it truly believes in timelessness.  Thus, it is an utterly feminine quality to be trusting and patient.

The left hemisphere of the brain works with our logical, linear, action based, masculine flow.  It awaits its cues from the right brain’s activation of feminine ideas and creativity. Once the feminine has come up with an idea it passes this vibration onto the masculine flow, which then says “Thank you for coming up with the idea, now I will action it for you”.

Our masculine energy then takes the idea and turns it into a concrete viable reality.  The left side of our body receives energy and messages and then gives them to the right side to give out.  It is a dual flow system working in constant co-operation with the natural cycle of in and out.

Thus, both women and men have within them their own muse and their own hero of ideas and creativity. There is no such thing as requiring a muse to be outside of you. We can and do receive inspiration from within everyday. We have only to tap into this vibration and then engage our masculine to be a complete soul based unit.

This is the secret of genius. To be functioning in both the feminine and masculine flow as one. It takes courage and wisdom because you will no longer require your needy selfishness of others energy to inspire you. You will be your own little powerhouse, an individual who will stand out in the crowd.

Begin integration of the two flows today by making the decision to truly stand in your power as a complete person with nothing missing. Ask the divine (of which you are a part) for both your feminine and masculine flow to be fully activated and then run with the information and insight that flows to you. The universe is awaiting your call. When will you pick up the inter-dimensional telephone and dial?

(c) Elizabeth Peru 2008

Elizabeth Peru is is an Australian Sound and Colour Healer, Soul Teacher and regular columnist with Australia’s top spiritual lifestyle magazine, Insight. To read more about Elizabeth, visit her website www.deltawaves.com.au

Either response would be appropriate - red is a power colour that is related to the base chakra - the energy centre that gives us a sense of grounding, of security, of loving our path in life, and of course, sex.

There are seven major chakras, and yes, everyone has them. They are spinning wheels of light that respond to colour, essential oils, musical tones and gemstones. When the seven chakras are all vibrating at their ideal level, you are apt to feel a deep-seated contentedness, even bliss.

Below are the attributes of each chakra and goddess tips on how to get yours energised.

Base - Foundation

Your base chakra forms your foundation - it is related to survival instincts, your sense of grounding and connection of your body and the earth.

If your life is in turmoil, or your self-confidence is under threat, ask your inner-Kali to energise your willpower.

Kali is the ancient Hindu goddess of destruction but represents strength, intention and insight. She helps you purge elements of destruction in your life and reclaim your independent spirit by directing your life onto a new path - your true path where you can discover health, prosperity, security and a dynamic presence.

Do this: As the base chakra resonates to the colour red and is located at the base of the spine, wear red underwear, paint your toe-nails red, or stomp your feet in the earth to the beat of a primal rhythm. Use an affirmation such as “I am grounded and secure” to achieve a solid foundation for your life.

Sacral - Passion

Passion for what you’re doing inspires creativity and a sense of self-worth. Passion is about living with intention and being able to prioritise what really matters.

It’s also about looking in the mirror and loving the person you see. The feminine divine is housed in the sacral chakra, so learning to accept that you’re a wondrous woman no matter what your size or shape is an area a lot of women like to work on.

The Babylonian goddess Ishtar is one goddess that inspires lovers everywhere to connect with the feminine divine. Her energy encompasses all that is ‘woman’ - nurturing mother, loyal companion, playful partner, dear friend, wise advisor, insightful leader and wild woman.

Do this: In my Goddess Playshops I remind people that it’s OK to let their wild woman get air-time every now and then. Hips start rolling and gyrating and the laughing gets louder and more spontaneous, which of course are both great ways to energise the sacral chakra.

Solar Plexus - Vitality

Personal power is housed in the solar plexus chakra - the place where anxiety manifests as ‘butterflies’.

If you’re feeling manipulated or ignored, this threatens your self-definition resulting in reduced vitality. But when the solar plexus chakra is charged, it is easy to feel invincible as the life of the party.

I liken this to goddess Pele’s energy. She is the maiden goddess whose spirit dwells inside the largest active volcano in Hawaii. Subdued one minute, fiery the next.

Pele lies dormant until her energy is harnessed and unleashed - just like a woman who has asked herself the question, “is this situation really deserving of my fear?” Once a situation that has been crippling vitality is resolved, inspired energy is the result.

Do this: Carry a tiger-eye gemstone, wear yellow, breathe deeply and consciously. Remind yourself that ‘butterflies’ are here to help you fly and deal with the situation in spectacular style.

Heart - Connection

If you look in the mirror and only see faults, that’s what others will see too. You won’t exude that aura of self-acceptance that promotes connection with others.

And that, I firmly believe, is one of the main reasons hearts get broken.

How can you expect someone else to love you if you don’t love yourself first? Get your heart chakra pumping with the Butterfly Goddess from the Pacific Islands, Hina.

Hina represents meaningful communication and the sharing of truth between women and men. Her message is to forgive past transgressions and give up negative attitudes that prevent you from growing as a person. In short, she helps you make the choice to be more heartfelt with others and fly free from the cocoon that binds you.

Do this: Make ‘joy’ your mantra; create a love mirror and hang it in your bathroom; look for things that make you feel light and bright; carry rose quartz, aventurine or beautiful banded green malachite; smash a mental sledge hammer through the wall around your heart.

Throat - Expression

There is a Celtic goddess called Rhiannon that caught the attention of her future husband while riding her mare one day. According to the myth, he rode for days to catch up with her, but it was only when he yelled out for her to stop that she did. When he complained, she simply said, ‘it would have been better for your horse had you asked long before this.’

Her lesson is to ask for what you want. Don’t expect it to land in your lap. Read that bit again and take it on board, because Rhiannon scorns those who do not, or will not, ask for what they want.

Practice using your voice to express needs on smaller projects (for example, ask for a seat on the train) and work your way up (ask for a pay-rise to get what you’re really worth). Find your voice and speak your truth to get your throat chakra primed.

Do this: One tool to help you find your voice is to wear lapis lazuli or topaz pendants. Express what is bugging you, or what it is you need - swallowing your words and keeping your voice locked inside doesn’t help anyone, let alone your cause.

Third Eye - Trust

How many times a day do you find yourself churning over a decision you’ve made?

Any self-doubt is a guaranteed way to block the third-eye chakra. A healthy third-eye chakra lets you see the big picture and understand your place in the world, but first you must accept that your intuition, your inherent wisdom, has led you to make the right decisions.

For assistance in trusting your decision, call on the Egyptian High Priestess, Isis. She helps you trust in your own intuition and wisdom and gives you the courage to act on your instincts.

Do this: Access Isis’ energy by using a divination tool to confirm what you already know. This way you can prove to yourself that you are making the right decisions. Carry indigo coloured stones such as sodalite and sapphire, hum your mantras in the tone of A, and listen to those voices in your head!

Crown - Wisdom

There are many forms of knowledge - cognitive, emotional, intuitive, for example. But ‘wisdom’ is a whole new level of understanding that transcends the physical plane.

It’s about understanding yourself and others, having a connection to the Universe, and finding a sense of oneness with all.

By entering the greater world beyond, that timeless, spaceless place of all-knowing, be warned: you may experience a sense of profound bliss.

Nuit’s a great goddess to call upon for this purpose. She’s the Egyptian goddess connecting heaven and earth, giving you access to her heavenly plane.

Do this: Visualise Nuit as a bridge between heaven and earth, spanning the velvety night skies. See yourself reaching for the stars and falling into her loving embrace. Allow her to take you to where you need to go. Carry amethyst on your journey; wear purple; and give yourself permission to dream.

More information: www.goddess.com.au/ChakraPower.htm

End © Anita Ryan-Revel 2005

Anita Revel is the creatrix of the stunning “i Goddess” meditation movie that can be viewed at www.igoddess.com . She is also a columnist for United Press International, and has written hundreds of articles pertaining to women’s wellbeing.

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My New Shiny Shoes, an online shopping guide for Australian shoppers, run monthly competitions.  The competitions may require you to subscribe to a newsletter, others to make a purchase and some just ask you to answer a question and provide your contact details.

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As first time authors but long time modern goddesses, they will be “appearing” at a variety of blogs and websites sharing their tips and tricks for being a modern goddess and the power of journaling. Along with insightful interviews, you can watch affirmation videos and read more journaling techniques, the benefits of meditation, and working with affirmations.

They kick start their tour in the USA on Monday, 11th February and will end it in Australia on the 19th March. In between they will visit people in South Africa, the UK, Hong Kong, the USA and Australia.

“Part of our Modern Goddess motto is to give back where and when we can. To honour our motto, we are using 10% of our journal sales during the tour to sponsor a woman entrepreneur through Kiva.org” says Ms Graham.

As they travel the world three times over, they will be stopping by the following sites:-
www.blogfabulous.com
www.moderngoddessonline.com/blog
www.mindthinksuccess.com
www.blog.tonicgifts.com.au
http://gratitudepractices.blogspot.com
http://pink-heels.blogspot.com
www.beautybanquet.com.au/wordpress
http://simonesbutterfly.blogspot.com
http://nirvanavisions.iblog.com
www.justbebrave.com
www.luvabby2.blogspot.com
www.themoderngoddess.com.hk/blog
www.justbeconnected.com
http://spiritualresources.spaces.live.com
http://4daywin.blogspot.com
www.she-essence.com/blog
www.divapromotions.com.au/blog
www.createathrivingbusiness.com
www.momentbymoment.com.au/cafeprem/momentbymoment
www.mynewshinyshoes.com
http://mumsinbusiness.wordpress.com
http://thetallpoppy.blogspot.com
http://www.gonomad.com/theerfiles/
http://michellechant.blogspot.com
http://virtualcircle.blogspot.com
http://goddessgoodies.blogspot.com/
www.assentialscrapbooking.com/blog

“Our readers do not miss out” says Ms Graham, “we have created a competition in which they can win a Meditation Kit consisting of a How to Guide to Meditation, a pack of Incense Sticks, Gratitude Beads, 5 Goddess Affirmation Cards and an Amethyst Gemstone, the stone of meditation. They can visit our site to enter.”

To read more about Ms Graham and Ms Spicer’s virtual book tour, visit their events page at www.journalsforempowerment.com and if you would like to follow the tour, visit their virtual book tour blog.

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This beautiful hard covered, spiral bound writing journal helps women uncover the beautiful, unique and powerful Goddess that they really are.

The journal features 6 coloured inserts with inspirational quotes, guided questions, affirmations and 204 lined pages for journaling. The coloured inserts divides the journal into sections - Gratitude and Happiness; Moving Forward; Dreams and Visions; Journal Pages; Guided Meditation; and Sanctuaries and Sisterhood.

The companion guided meditation CD features 3 tracks that provide women with sacred journeys that inspire and encourage them to create positive life patterns. These tracks help them to recognise and invite magic, inspiration and loving energy into their lives.

The journal retails for $34.95 AUD including GST.

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Their uniqueness is not only in the beautiful imagery of each journal or the specially tailored sections for ‘self empowerment’ through guided ‘self-study’, but in the companion guided meditation CD that takes each journal’s owner on an magical journey to find their own personal power.

Their first journal releases is Journal for the Modern Goddess and the next two journals to be published are Journal for the Pregnant Goddess and Journal for the Mother Goddess.

MORE INFORMATION, or to arrange an interview please contact:

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Oprah and Eckhart Tolle, author of ‘The Power of Now’ and ‘A New Earth’ are teaching a 10 week online course based on Eckhart’s book ‘A New Earth’.

He is one of today’s leading spiritual teachers and the book is about awakening to your life’s purpose. The course with Oprah starts on 4th March USA time.

Nicole Graham of Modern Goddess Online has been approached by the company working on the Oprah webcast. They want to get the community involved in leading their own discussions based on the book/webcast and they have asked if she would be interested in leading a group.

Nicole has set up an online discussion forum and each week we will be discussing a chapter of the book. It does not matter if you do not start the same week as Oprah’s webcast or read a chapter per week. The benefit of the discussion forum is that you can join in whenever you can.

If you would like to read more about it please visit www.oprah.com.  All are welcome to join the online discussion through Modern Goddess Online.

The pamper pack (all hand-made) includes:-

• Chinese Silk Eye Mask.
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• Modern Goddess Soap (made with rose petals and infused with 4 essential oils that combine to make a strong yet feminine scent).

Congratulations Karen!

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Created to take a stand against the greatest threat our planet has ever faced, Earth Hour uses the simple action of turning off the lights for one hour to deliver a powerful message about the need for action on global warming.

This simple act has captured the hearts and minds of people all over the world. As a result, at 8pm March 29, 2008 millions of people in some of the world’s major capital cities, including Copenhagen, Toronto, Chicago, Melbourne, Brisbane and Tel Aviv will unite and switch off for Earth Hour.

Watch the video and be inspired…

4,048 businesses have signed up; 64,708 people have signed up… what are you waiting for?

Visit Earth Hour and sign up!

These playful tees sport illustrations of a harried but happy Mum in a variety of typical situations — buried in laundry, dealing with the chaos of grocery shopping with multiple kids, accepting the futility of cleaning and cruising in her mini-van with all the offspring in tow.

To read more about these fun t-shirts, visit the Tonic Gifts press release or if you are interested in knowing where to buy them in Australia, visit Tonic Gifts Wholesale.

The online gift store closed for a make over and has reopened all glammed up.  The store offers a range of online guidance and healings, as well as pampering products, greeting cards, writing journals, books and oracle cards as well as jewels and gems.

The store is constantly adding new products, so please do not hesitate to visit often.

To view our gorgeous range of products, visit the store at www.moderngoddessgifts.com.  A very small selection of products are shown below: