This weekend, Easter weekend, I went back to the Catholic Church – to sing. My daughter was singing and she asked us to join her. I would never have believed I would have gone back or that she would. We all sang for years in Church and left that awhile […]
When the Feminine Mantles were Stolen; Isis, Hekate, Diana and Mary Magdalene
There was a time when the world spoke the names of the goddesses as if naming the elements themselves. Isis was the breath that resurrects, the mother who gathers the scattered parts of life and makes them whole again. Hekate stood at every threshold, torch in hand, guiding souls through […]
Why Men Became Spiritual Leaders and Why They Shouldn’t have
Spiritual authority was never meant to rest on hierarchy. In the earliest temples, shrines, and mystery schools, the work of tending the sacred was shared. Leadership flowed from devotion, not dominance; from listening, not command. Yet over time the sacred mantle was seized by men, not because they were chosen […]
The Tethered Pony
I’ve been here before—circling the same worn spiritual path like a pony tied to a post at a children’s fair. I know every step. Mass out of duty. Rosary by obligation. Holy days observed like appointments on a calendar. But the path hasn’t changed because I haven’t changed. I’ve mistaken […]
Threshold 7: The Burning Ground
There comes a time when even longing becomes too heavy to carry. It scorches the hands. It wakes you at night. It will not let you rest in your old life. This is the burning ground. It is not punishment. It is purification. The soul does not walk forward by […]
Threshold Six: The Fire That Sees
You’ve walked the long road—the path through doubt, division, fear, and contradiction. But here at the sixth threshold, there is no longer anywhere to hide. This is the place of purification. Not the harsh fire of condemnation,but the sacred flame that sees you—utterly and lovingly. It burns away the false […]
Threshold Four: The Fire in the Cave
This is the turning point.The soul that has heard the whisper now descends into the fire. Not the fire of punishment—but the fire of purification. This is the cave stage—where the light dims, the path disappears, and the soul begins to confront not just the world, but itself.What you find […]
Threshold 3: The Ache Returns
After the shimmer of the second threshold, a new ache begins. You’ve glimpsed the mystery— now you long to live in it. But life continues. Dishes need washing, work beckons. You’re surrounded by people who don’t see what you see, fell what you feel. There is no monastery to run […]
A Meditation on John 17: You Were There
Inside the Prayer You were there. Not just the twelve—but you. He saw your face as He spoke. Not in metaphor, but in truth. Your longing, your weakness, your half-formed prayers. He carried them into the presence of the Father and whispered: “This one is mine.” Before you believed, before […]
“The Gate” Threshold between worlds
Jesus gives us an image —“I am the Gate”—is deceptively simple, but it holds layers of meaning that touch on access, protection, trust, and transformation. John 10:7–9 — “I Am the Gate” “Truly, truly, I say to you, I am the gate for the sheep. All who came before me […]
