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Sacred Feminine, spirituality, The Seeker

How woo woo is too woo woo?

June 27, 2010

Human spirituality is to seek an answer to the question: ‘how can you make sense out of a world which does not seem to be intrinsically reasonable?’ – John D. Morgan

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Spirituality and creativity and nature have always been wrapped up in a tight package for me.  My first church was in the trees at a summer camp, my first memories of a proper built church are full of sitting on my Grandpa’s knee drawing.  Praying and playing and being surrounded by love were one and the same.  As I grew up and found out that that was not other people’s experience, I started to hide mine.  I never really showed myself again.

So although I know that woo woo means different things to different people, I see it as showing overt non traditional beliefs.  When I get to some blogs and I see how free they are with sharing their beliefs, I am either exhilarated or nervous and that rattles me.  So how much do I share on mine? I don’t want to scare you away.  Do I tell you that I have been googling shamanic healing or that I own Faerie Cards or that I have had reiki or that when I am home I like going to church with my Mom?  Do I talk about whether or not I pray or what I believe or that my favorite thing in the world is to find the spirituality section of a big bookstore?

At times I find myself censoring what I write because I am not sure that I am ready to share, but often the bloggers that talk about this part of their lives are the ones to whom I am most drawn.  I know that everyone is different, but what are the lines that you won’t cross?  What makes you stay and read more and what makes you click away immediately?  Is there room for questions of spirituality in a blog or does it put you off?

How woo woo is too woo woo?

Vision

My Soul’s Reflection

January 2, 2010

“Our true selves want to be expressed. In fact, they demand it.” – Jamie Ridler

 

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A couple of weeks ago I sat down to work through Jamie’s Soul Reflections course (which I highly recommend!) I have been making collages in a book since I was about 17, so I thought that I knew what I was in for. I was wrong.  Somehow she managed to get me to tap into parts of myself that I had either ignored or forgotten or pretended weren’t there for a very long time.

Sometimes I think that the weight I carry around is not food at all, but all of the possibilities I haven’t embraced.  I have wondered what would happen if I threw caution to the wind and did the things that I am most afraid of.  I honestly think that I might wake up the next day in a body lightened from the release. I’m a worrier and a good girl deep down, and I have always been practical in some ways and ridiculous in others. I always have the map and the aspirin, but they are tucked in beside the tiger’s eye (for protection.)  My fantasy shoes are sparkling silver heels, but I live in slippers.

This course reminded me that there is room for all of me.  I am practical and silly, but I am also sexy, passionate, vibrant, sassy and capable of magic.  My soul finally got a chance to speak and she shook her head, slapped on a tiara, winked and said, “Wake up, woman!  You have been slowly going to sleep.  Stop wasting time searching for yourself and remember who you ARE.  Anything is possible, but you have to let me out to play too.” So we agreed to start enjoying all possibilities.

RrrooooOOOooooaaaaAAAaaaarrrRRrrrrrr!

I feel lighter already.

Which parts of your soul have you been ignoring?

archetypes, Quotes, Sacred Feminine, Wild Woman

A Magical Day

January 2, 2010

“You do not require permission to be extraordinary.” – Richard Quick

 

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…one night
there’s a heartbeat at the door.
Outside, a woman in the fog,
with hair of twigs and dress of weed,
dripping green lake water.
She says, “I am you,
and I have traveled a long distance.
Come with me, there is something I must show you…”
She turns to go, her cloak falls open,
Suddenly, golden light… everywhere golden light…”
– Clarissa Pinkola Estes

(The universe gave me a new book to write this morning!  I’ve been muddling through trying to write something new for ages, but again I have realized that TRYING isn’t going to get me anywhere.  When I let go, a book appeared.  Hungry, wild, greedy, and noisy, it has settled in.  I’m looking forward to getting to know it.)

Have a wonderful day.