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Flame and Silence: The Mystical Journey of Porete and Eckhart
Sacred Counterparts Vol. V 🔥 When Mystics Walk Too Close to the Flame There are some voices that cannot be tamed by doctrine, no matter how fiercely the church tried to bind them. In the 14th century, Marguerite Porete and… Continue reading
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✨ Birthday Edition: Oracle & Lantern | Vol. VI✨
The Turning of the Lantern Birthdays arrive like thresholds. They remind us of the solar rhythm that has carried us around the wheel once more — the same sun that rose the day we were born now calls us into… Continue reading
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🌒 The Alchemy of Real Suffering
“The only valid cure for any kind of depression is the acceptance of real suffering.”— Helen M. Luke 🌑 The Paradox We Resist We live in a culture that treats suffering like an infection to be cut out or numbed… Continue reading
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“The Universe is Not Your DoorDash”
Sacred Snark Sunday, Vol. XI ✨ “Your spiritual order has been placed. Estimated delivery: whenever the cosmic kitchen feels like it. Tracking number: LOL.” ✨ You know that moment when you light your candle, pull a tarot card, meditate, and… Continue reading
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🌕 Dancing with Transformation: How to Recognize When You’re Flowing, Not Fighting
There are seasons when transformation feels like an unwelcome storm — we brace, we resist, we try to hold the roof on with our bare hands. And then, there are the moments when we realize we’re not fighting the wind… Continue reading
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Miguel Servet — Between the Fires 🔥🕯️
Historical Mirrors, Vol. VIII In the 16th century, when both Catholic and Protestant orthodoxy held the keys to life and death, Miguel Servet (also known as Michael Servetus) walked straight into the flames — both metaphorically and, ultimately, literally. Born… Continue reading
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Artemisia Gentileschi & Claude Cahun: Embodied Defiance & the Redefinition of Self
Sacred Counterparts IV —When the Self Refuses to Be Erased In one hand, a brush dripping with the ochres and crimsons of defiance; in the other, a shutter capturing a gaze no one could quite pin down.Centuries apart, Artemisia Gentileschi… Continue reading
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The Lantern in the Fog
Oracle & Lantern, Vol. V — Finding True North When the Path Blurs 🌫 When the Horizon Disappears There are seasons when the road ahead folds into mist, when your usual markers vanish, and even your own thoughts feel like… Continue reading
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🌿 The Garden Within: Tending the Gut as Sacred Ground
There are seasons when our bodies whisper… and then there are times they thunder.Lately, my own belly temple has been calling for mending — not through urgency, but through devotion. The gut is not merely an organ system; it is… Continue reading
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🔊Who Gave My Ego a Microphone Again?
Sacred Snark Sunday — Vol. VIII You know that moment when you’re just trying to heal, vibe, or meditate in peace — and suddenly your ego grabs the mic like it’s karaoke night at the Shadow Lounge? Yeah. Me too.… Continue reading
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