Goddess of The Day: Shina Tsu Hime

Tako-Age (Japan)

Themes:  Wishes; Freedom; Playfulness; Air Element; Movement

Symbols:  Wind; Sailing Ships

 About Shina Tsu Hime:  This Japanese wind Goddess disperses the morning fog.  She also keeps away evil, distracting winds, winds that threaten to uproot or blur our spiritual focus.  Because of this, Shina Tsu Hime has become the patroness of sailors and farmers, the latter of whom pray to her for fertile winds bearing seed and rain.

To Do Today:  Join our Eastern cousins in kite-flying festivities.  Shina Tsu Hime will be glad to meet with you in a nearby park and give life to your kite.  As it flies, release a wish on the winds.  Or cut the kite free and liberate a weight from your shoulders.

While you're out, gather up nine leaves that Shina Tsu Hime banters about (one for each remaining month).  Turn clockwise in a circle, releasing all but one leaf back to Shina Tsu Hime's care while saying,

Come May, bring movement in my goals,

come June--playful love makes me whole.

Come July, my wishes will I see,

come August--hope grows in me.

Come September, all distractions you abate;

come October, my spirit, you liberate.

Come November, my health is assured;

come December--in my heart you endure.

Keep the last leaf with you, releasing it only when you need one of this Goddess's attributes to manifest quickly.

By Patricia Telesco ~ From "365 Goddess" and GrannyMoon's Morning Feast Archives