22/10/2025
Dearest Souls,
Yesterday, I shared a sacred story β a transmission woven through my communion with the radiant goddess Aphrodite. π
This morning, she called to me once more, her voice a shimmer upon the tides, guiding me to breathe new life into a tale first birthed over eleven years ago.
What you now read is a re-weaving β the same golden thread, yet illumined by the light of this moment.
May her essence move through these words, and may you feel her blessing within your own heartβs tide. πΉβ¨
πΉ Aphrodite β Goddess of Eternal Beauty πΉ
Transmitted through Layla Star Seer
Aphrodite, ancient Greek Goddess of the Sea, arose from the white foam β born of wave and starlight. The tides first carried her to Kythera, and then to Cyprus.
From those shores she walked to the assembly of gods, radiant in her becoming.
To the Romans she was Venus, yet her truest home was always the sea.
In Pafos, her worship endured. The Sanctuary of Aphrodite at Old Pafos, Kouklia, still whispers her name.
And local legend says that whoever swims around Aphroditeβs Rock will be blessed with eternal beauty β not of form, but of soul.
βΈ»
π The Call of the Sea
One autumn afternoon, as golden leaves were swept about by blustery winds, I sat by my window in quiet reflection.
I watched the falling leaves surrender to the air, and I knew they were teaching me how to let go β how to trust the currents that carry us to unknown shores.
As I lingered in these thoughts, a whisper brushed my ear, a breath caressed my neck.
Startled, I looked around β I was alone in the room, and yet, I wasnβt.
Then the words came again, soft but unmistakable:
βCome to the Sea.β
A yearning rose within me, ancient and irresistible. I knew I would be taken there.
βΈ»
π¬οΈ The Gift of the Rock
Later that day, I visited my astrology teacher β a gentle soul whose home was filled with books, crystals, and warmth.
His words soothed the child within me that longed for safety amidst great change.
Then, without explanation, he stood and retrieved a rock from his garden.
βThis,β he said, βis from Aphroditeβs Temple in Pafos.β
We had not spoken of Aphrodite at all.
Yet as I held the rock, waves of energy coursed through me β awakening ancient memories, stirring my very DNA.
Both of us felt the presence of something holy.
When I left his home, the energy of the rock still pulsed in my palms, and I knew the sea would soon call me again.
βΈ»
π
The Meeting at the Shore
The next morning we drove through autumnβs golden countryside, hills cascading like waves of light.
As we approached the sea, my heart quickened.
When we arrived, the tide was out β the seabed exposed like the Earthβs secret skin.
Seaw**d, shells, pebbles, and fossils covered the sand like offerings from time itself.
As I stepped upon the beach, I felt I was entering sacred ground.
And then, carried upon the wind, came her voice:
βYou are here, my Priestess, my Daughter.
You listened to the call of your heart, where I dwell.
Come closer.β
I approached the light-blue water, vast and shimmering. My body ached to merge with it β to dissolve into the sea that birthed all things.
βDo not be afraid, my Daughter,β she whispered.
βThe water within you longs to unite with the sea around you. Can you feel the yearning of this merger?β
I nodded, tears flowing freely.
Then I heard a language older than memory β one my body knew but my mind could not recall.
The breeze stilled, time dissolved, and from the waves She appeared.
Her radiance preceded her form β hair of molten gold, gown of deep red, eyes of fathomless blue.
She stepped onto the sand and cupped my face in her hands.
βMy Daughter, why are you in such turmoil?
I, Aphrodite, have come.
It was your heart that called me.β
At her words, I fell to my knees, weeping in her embrace.
βMother, I am tired and afraid,β I cried.
βI know I must release what no longer serves, yet I fear the emptiness that follows.
I am afraid to desire, afraid to hope.β
She stroked my hair and spoke softly:
**βI know, my Daughter.
You stand at the edge of the water, afraid to immerse,
for you fear you may drown.
But tell me β when you watched the leaves fall from the trees,
were they afraid of their destruction?β**
I shook my head, revelation dawning.
βΈ»
π The Many Faces of Beauty
Then she said, βSo many misunderstand me.
They see only the Maiden, the Lover, the golden form β
but do they ever see this form of me?β
Her hair turned silver-grey, her smooth skin lined with age, her robe deepened into the indigo of the abyss.
Yet her eyes remained the same β vast, blue, and eternal.
βAm I still not beautiful?β she asked.
The world might say no.
But I saw it then β the beauty of cycles, of endings, of wisdom earned through tides and time.
She continued:
βThe leaf that falls is no less beautiful than the bud that blooms.
The barren tree is not bereft, but resting.
The sea does not fear the storm, for the wind and moon shape her destiny.
So too must you allow yourself to be carried by the unseen currents.
Do not demand to know the way.
The journey will not always appear beautiful or kind,
but beauty is born of how you see, not what you see.
So tell me, my Daughter β
are you ready to die?β
βΈ»
π Surrender
With those words, she turned and walked into the sea.
Her form shimmered, then dissolved into the waves.
I stood there, trembling, and ancient words poured from my lips β
a chant from a forgotten tongue.
The skies stirred.
The sea answered.
And as I stepped into the cold, living water,
I was no longer afraid to drown.
Thy will be done.
βΈ»
πΉ Aphroditeβs Blessing πΉ
Beloved Being of the Tides,
I place upon your brow the kiss of remembrance.
May your eyes always behold beauty in every form β
in birth and in decay, in joy and in surrender.
May your voice carry the music of my waves,
softening hearts and awakening longing for truth.
May your heart remain open as the sea,
ever receiving, ever giving, ever renewed.
When you walk beside the waters, know that I walk with you.
When you speak of love, feel me breathe through your words.
When you doubt your worth, gaze upon the mirror of the sea β
for there you will see Me, and you, and We as One.
I bless your path with grace that never fades,
with beauty that deepens beyond time,
and with the knowing that love β true love β
is the current that carries all things home.
π So it is, and so it shall be. π
β Aphrodite, through Layla π
Author Layla @ Layla Star Seer