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Tag Archives: psyche
Crazy Wisdom
I was an odd awkward child, an army brat dropped into new schools as regularly as other kids get new shoes or longer jeans. To defend myself, I made a virtue out of abnormality. I shaped my difference into a … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Consciousness, Film, Heroine/Hero's Journey, Herstory, Politics, Women
Tagged abnormal, childhood, community, Crazywise, Dr. Gabor Mate, feminine divine, herstory, Mobius strip, normal, psyche, the personal is political, wisdom, women, Women's Movement, Womens circles
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Connections
Months after finishing the last rewrite, synchronicities and connections to Mary Magdalene keep coming my way. Last week, researching, Magdalene’s feast day I found the following little tale, said to come from the apocryphal Arabic Infancy Gospel, part of which … Continue reading
Posted in Birth-Death-Rebirth, Consciousness, Magdalene A.D., Mary Magdalene, Meaning, Storytelling, Women, Writing
Tagged Arabic Infancy Gopel, birth, Charlemagne, companionship, Dendera, doula, Egypt, foreskin, Hathor, Isis, Magdalene, Magdalene A.D., mamissi, Mary Magdalene, midwife, Pope Leo III, psyche, rebirth, relics, spiritual midwifery, Temple of Dendera, Temple of Isis, umbilical cord, women
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A Nod to NaPoWriMo, Sacred Theater and Pilgimage
Hi all, As you can see, I fell off the poetry wagon but hope to get up again soon. The prompt involving anagrams of my own name did me in, but I am determined to pick up the pieces soon … Continue reading
Posted in Magdalene A.D., NaPoWriMo, Pilgrimage, Poetry, Sacred Theater, Storytelling
Tagged Brigit, Chris Olander, divine energy, Elizabeth Fuller, Fellowship of Isis, God, gods, inner critic, journey, labyrinth, Lady Olivia, Magdalene A.D., Mary Magdalene, masks, myth, NaPoWriMo, performance, Pilgrimage, prompts, props, psyche, ritual, sacred space, Sacred Theater, shrines, spirit, suspension of disbelief, transformation
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Magdalene as Sophia
“she[Wisdom] is a reflection of eternal light, a spotless mirror of the working of God, and an image of his goodness.” Wisdom of Solomon 7:26 Among her other attributes Mary Magdalene is often pictured with a book. It’s one of the … Continue reading
Posted in Archetypes, Books, Consciousness, Herstory, Magdalene A.D., Mary Magdalene, Meaning, Symbol, Women, Writing
Tagged Alexandria, archetype, avatar, book, bridal chamber, Ein Gedi, Gaul, Gnosis, Gnostic, gospel, Gospel of Mary, harmony, heresy, hieros gamos, imagination, journey, Magdalene A.D., Marseille, Mary Magdalene, myth, Petra, Pharos, psyche, reading, sacred marriage, scriptorium, Sophia, symbols, Temple of Isis, wisdom
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Mythmaking and The Life of Pi
Myths and fairytales have fascinated me since childhood. Perhaps, I understood instinctively that they were doorways into other realms and not just those of the imagination. Reading transported me instantly into a thousand worlds full of adventure, color and excitement, … Continue reading
Posted in Consciousness, Meaning, Myth, Storytelling, Symbol
Tagged Ang Lee, crow, Life of Pi, psyche, psychopomp, raven, rose, spirit, tiger, witness, Yann Martel
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