Goddess Hour Ritual for Problem Solving
A Manifesting “solutions” game to play with your friends
Goddess Hour: The magical ritualistic practice of self care via candle light held one hour before bed time. Helps with getting centered, letting go of worries and deeper sleep. Read more here!
This week I will be hosting a group Goddess Hour with 4 people. While Goddess Hour initially started as an individual practice, I find it really fun to do with others and build camaraderie. Here is a fun activity we will be doing for Friday the 13th.
Setting the scene: Turn off all lights, put candles around the room, create soft seating on the floor and play gentle meditation music.
The goal of this game is two fold:
- Gather solutions from trusted friends and see your problems in a new light.
- Harness the power of manifesting be setting the intentions of the variable solutions. Helps you stay open to the creative ways your problem can quickly dissipate into the past.
Cards for Our Humanity
Inspired by Cards Against Humanity
Step One: Each person will be given a blank card to write down a problem they are currently experiencing that they wish to find resolution on. Something that has been weighing on them; acute or obtuse, any problem will work.
Step Two: Place your problem you wish to resolve on the table facing up.
Step Three: Each person will go around and share their problem and the tension about what to do. The guests will not give feedback, only listen. Then the next person will go and share their problem, until all the problems are shared and out in the open.
Step Four: Set a timer (you decide on the length) and silently go through each problem you see on the table (including your own) and give two solutions you can come up with to be of help, from your perspective. This is quiet time to think deeply about each persons issue.
Give one practical solution and one big thinking magical solution (think big, even if it feels crazy or impractical!) Write them on the back of precut cards (see image below).
Step Five: Place each card faced down alongside the problem you are helping your Goddess Hour buddy to address.
Step Six: Once everyone has gone through each problem and written their solutions down and placed them on the table, start with problem one. The person with the problem will start to lift each card and read.
They can pick up each card and talk out what they are reading and this is when group brainstorming begins. Each guest can extrapolate on why they gave that particular solution. Hopefully there are some laughs and insights.
Step Seven: After going through Problem 1, the person with that problem needs to collect their favorite practical solutions and magical solution cards (it can be one of each, or every card that was put down, which ever feels right). But there must be at least 1 practical solution and 1 magical solution chosen.
Step Eight: BURN + SET FREE! If you have a fireplace or a candle, burn the solutions that you want to come into existence for your problem and repeat this:
There are many solutions to the problem I am having, I am open to being flexible about how it comes to resolution. These solutions will aid me at just the time that I need them.
And then burn, throw to the wind, however it makes sense depending on your living situation.
Step Nine: Move on to problem 2 and repeat until each person has their chance to find the solutions that they like and burn and set their intention.
The Practical Set up
I will be cutting cards and labeling them and divvying them up to each guest ahead of time. I’ll ensure everyone has a pen and understands the game before playing.
Remember to allow each person the time required to decide which cards they want to burn. You can work together or let the person follow their initial reactions and intuition to make a quick call. Be there to support, not judge and dictate.
Just like in Cards Against Humanity, the person that is choosing the cards usually has a gut reaction about what makes sense to them. The same should be said of this game, let the person with the problem, ultimately decide on the solutions that fit them.
Let me know if you decide to play this game! This can work even if you have 2 people. Enjoy!
I’ll follow up in the comments in the next few days to share how this game played out in real life!
