The song In Goddess We Trust was written in one of my past lives on Mintaka. In this particular life, I was a mermaid who went by Velita from Wayla. The anthem was written during the Age of Atlyequi (At-LEE-key), a period of time that was pivotal to Mintakan history.

Society on Mintaka had grown exponentially, and what used to be a few coral reefs of merpeople families had blossomed into multiple budding civilizations across the planet. It had been decided the largest city, Adorepith, would become the capital. But as organization was beginning to be necessary for the amount of merpeople, there was disagreement over who would lead the city Adorepith. What began as cordial conversations over capable contenders turned into a brutal discussion of whether divine feminines or divine masculines were superior to rule. The beautiful harmonies of their compatible differences began to erode into a cacophony of self-preserving pettiness. Until one night, a vision overtook the entire planet while the light was low. Even the smallest of merpeople woke from their slumbers with a new sparkle in their eye. The vision had been clear, there was one who was meant to lead…

The first queen of Mintaka was a young divine feminine from Tumera, a coral reef not far from where my past self lived in Wayla. Her name was Bel Humeon. The vision was clear: Bel was the humblest of merpeople and a humble servant would be needed to build Adorepith to its greatest ability and set the standard for Mintakan civilization. One other message was even clearer – that as humble as Bel was, she was not the true queen. The true queen was The Goddess – the spirit of Mintaka itself. The Goddess would be the one guiding Bel, who was humble enough to hear The Goddess’ guidance, and in that way – The Goddess and Bel would lead together. That vision brought a message of utmost importance – that despite our own racing minds, the quiet voice of The Goddess within us is the true leader. A leader that must be respected and listened to for our highest good. 

I remember sitting on a rock a couple days after the planet-wide vision, communing with my fish and whale friends discussing Bel’s selection. The pressure she is feeling must be so great, I told them. The fish and whales had a lighter view on the matter. They were just happy to know the rightful leader had been chosen. I thought on this for some time. A few tides passed, and then we began to harmonize – as we love to do in celebration of time passing. Something about this harmonization felt different though, and I began to notice a calming, neon turquoise energy moving through the crown of my head into my throat. There, I felt the turquoise energy begin to fill my throat with a distinct warmth. I felt my consciousness lift out of my body, and it seemed as if I was watching myself with my friends – writing this piece of music that I hadn’t thought of, felt, or heard until today. I watched this moment of creation in awe…

When I returned to my body, the fish and whales were singing this sweet song: In Goddess We Trust, they called it. How exquisite! I began singing along with them. The song had such sweet balance. It leaned into the beauty in imperfection, the paradox of being simultaneously divine and fallen, of acknowledging your innate worth as you traverse the realms of perceived failures and successes.

Editor’s note: It’s come to my attention in my current life that there are planets that consider certain words to be “cursed” or “bad” in nature. Some of these supposed “cursed” words found a home in our song In Goddess We Trust, by the will of The Goddess herself. I feel it necessary to point out, that Mintaka does not have any “cursed” words. The Mintakan belief is that words are merely vehicles for intention, and the intention behind a word is what determines whether it is “cursed” or not. In Mintaka it is believed that we must not blame words for the meanings of their masters.

Now, the moment that the queen discovered our song…

Bel Humeon was informally appointed to her position quite quickly, and with no prior leader to have organized a proper tradition or ritual, Bel found herself thinking quickly on her own one fin for the answers to her newfound royalty. Bel spent much time in quiet, speaking with The Goddess herself, and felt called to visit the many coral reefs surrounding the capital city, Adorepith. She eventually found herself in my reef, Wayla.

When Bel arrived in Wayla, she brought with her a tangible peace. It was as if the water around us had become lighter. She made her way from family to family – introducing herself, asking for their thoughts on organizing Adorepith, and at times laughing at what a grand role had been thrust upon her. When Bel arrived at my part of the coral reef, a transformational moment occurred. That neon turquoise warmth returned to my throat and urged me to tell her that my friends and I had written a song that we felt was intended for her listening. Being as humble and patient as she was, Bel encouraged us to share the song with her. My friends and I did what we could to contain our excitement, and then sang In Goddess We Trust to sweet Bel. As the song reached its conclusion, I saw a neon turquoise spark illuminate in Bel’s eyes – just for a moment.

“That is exquisite,” said generous Bel, “Do you all wish to sing it at my royal induction ceremony?”

“Yes, indeed we do!” I exclaimed, “But we don’t know anything about royal induction ceremonies. Will that be a problem?”

“Not at all,” said Bel, “Because neither do I.”

We all laughed, and enjoyed each other’s company for a few tides longer until Bel left for her home in Tumera. And that, my sweet friends, is how In Goddess We Trust became the royal induction anthem of Mintaka.