Lyn Thurman - The Inner Goddess Revolution: A Practical and Spiritual Guide for Women Who Want More From Life

From the second I started reading The Inner Goddess Revolution I was totally mesmerised by this incredible book. Looking at every aspect of connecting to goddess inside every woman, its an holistic guide that will allow you to focus at each part of your life in turn. Peppered with personal anecdotes, the book is written in a very friendly style that makes you feel as if youre having a chat with your best friend. As you make your way through each inspiring paragraph you really start to feel your inner goddess bouncing up and down with joy. This book makes you feel inspired, powerful and able to climb a mountain if you so wished! Who runs the world? Women do. Let your inner goddess roar loud and proud!

Katie Golby, Author of Chasing Rainbows

Are you hearing the whispers of your inner goddess? In this wonderful book Lyn takes you on a journey of personal experience and provides you with easy to use tools to connect with your inner goddess. You learn to hear those whispers and fall in love with your goddess self, embrace your uniqueness and understand that we are all part of the divine feminine. A delight to read and a glorious invitation to awaken your inner goddess.

Sam LIvermore, Life Alchemist at Alchemy-You.com

Clear, insightful, empowering and engaging, The Inner Goddess Revolution is more than your average self-help book, it is a spiritual retreat, a pilgrimage if you will, into the whos-who of you. With wisdom, humour, personal anecdotes and a no-nonsense approach, Lyn Thurman guides the reader to free your inner goddess and will literally revolutionize the way you think of yourself forever.

As a daughter, wife and mother Ive often questioned myself, what do I want to be when I grow up? Reading this inspiring and powerful book, I now know I am growing up to be the Goddess of my own life. Ill be recommending The Inner Goddess Revolution to all the women in my life because each of us deserves to get to know the beauty that we carry inside and let our Goddess shine through.

So put the kettle on, grab pen and paper and delve into the remarkable journey of connecting to your Goddess within.

Shannon E. McCann, Freelance writer and blogger

First published by O-Books, 2015

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Text copyright: Lyn Thurman 2014

ISBN: 978 1 78279 454 7

Library of Congress Control Number: 2014945521

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As little girls, we adore stories about being a princess and marrying Prince Charming. Love wins the day but what happens when the honeymoon has long ended, the babies have turned into petulant teenagers, Prince Charming is charming no more (and frankly, you wish youd never kissed the ugly toad) and the job of being queen is full of demands without any rewards?

We never are told the nitty-gritty reality of turning from maiden to mother, and were never encouraged to find our own enchanted kingdom. As modern-day women, we live our lives after the fairytale has ended. Reality is piles of laundry, dirty dishes, demanding kids, ungrateful bosses, cooking dinner and paying the bills. Your inner goddess, the essence of your princess self, is forgotten, neglected and whimpering to be set free.

Life can be so much more than responding to everyone elses demands, and you can live a juicy life where you make the rules. You just have to be brave enough to unleash that dormant goddess and show the world she means business. Revolutions happen because theres a need for freedom, so start your own Inner Goddess Revolution and set your divinely feminine spark free.

If you look into history, youll find courageous and outra-geously successful women who refused to live on anything other than their own terms. Just think about Joan of Arc, Queen Elizabeth I, Boudicca, the suffragette movement, Amelia Earhart they were not women to take lightly and nor were they women who lived by other peoples rules or standards. Women-power may not be as widely recorded as men-power in the history books but the role models are there. Step back further into time and youll find myths of kick-ass goddesses who made gods tremble and the earth shake. The goddess Athena came out of her father Zeus head with a rebel yell, fully dressed in armor to do battle. Isis, the great goddess of Egypt, tricked the creator god Ra into revealing his true name so she had power over him and became the mistress of magic. Hindu goddess Kali is an almost unstoppable demon slayer. As women, this is our legacy.

You cant let your inner goddess come into being if you dont give her the space and attention she needs. Like all goddesses worth their salt, yours doesnt want to be second best. She wants to be center stage: Queen of her castle, ruler of her world, and always wearing the biggest, most sparkly tiara.

When were growing up, in full princess mode, its the exception rather than the rule for us to be told that we should revolve around our own universe. Instead, were reminded not to be outspoken, play by the rules, dont make a fuss, and do what other people, namely adults, tell us to do. Were guided by our parents or other significant older people in our lives that have had the same beliefs passed down to them. Their beliefs become our beliefs. Women dont find it easy to speak their truth, break the rules, demand their needs to be met, and go against the advice of other people. Lucky for your hidden inner goddess, beliefs are meant to be broken.

Being the center and the most important person in your universe is the key to living the life youve always dreamed about. Its when you put your own needs first and are true to whats in your heart that magic really happens. Of course, our modern-day world doesnt encourage such self-centered behavior. Were expected to be the tirelessly selfless members of society that put the needs of others first, second, third and fourth before our own. When we make steps forward to claim our power, were often slapped down with a heavy dose of guilt, anguish or another negative emotion. Dreams are shelved, and your inner goddess sparkle glows a tad duller.

Just imagine how it would feel if you were the most important person in your life. It probably feels a little uncomfortable just reading those words because youre not used to thinking that way. However, if you make sure youre nurtured first, that your needs are met, then you get to choose how to live and how to give. Women are givers and nurturers by nature, so when were happy, content, self-loved, inspired, and secure then we radiate outwards. Honoring your inner goddess by taking a self-nurturing approach benefits everyone in your life and you become an inspiration to other women who want to break the mould too. Its a win-win situation, and one thats totally self-less, not selfish.