Hi friends:
Last week, I tried to tease out the next podcast with the theme of Dissolution…but due to suddenly needing a new computer screen, I’m only operating from my phone, and that’s not my comfort zone these days. Figuring it out keeps our brains younger, though (I hope.)
I have a few more recorded conversations on deck so I will post them this month, but I’m considering experimenting a new approach to recoding…maybe finally utilizing video and YouTube. Let’s see what happens in Season 2. Perhaps I’ll take little break to get my cards finally published. Perhaps summer is my favorite season.
Meanwhile, the Dissolution theme continues in my life. Our house is being gutted after a toilet overflow. How alchemical is my life, right? The golden lining is that we are staying in this amazing neighborhood this summer courtesy of AAA.
I’ll post some photos from the beach tonight, just a walk down the street. I missed living here and am feeling incredibly blessed to return to our ghosts here. And with my laptop in the shop, my tech time is cut in half. Divine Providence, no doubt about it.
Later this week, I will be sharing an interview with Sue Skelly, whose personal practice is walking the Camino de Santiago. In prepping for that, here is the card she chose. How does it resonate with you? (Feel free to let me know.)
Sophia Hydrolith/Lapis Philosophorum
"I'm a feminist because I think mankind is headed for suicide if we don't return to a more intense expression of the feminine. So it's not a political agenda for me to liberate an oppressed group of people, it's a collectivist agenda necessary to save everybody and everything on the planet."
—Terrence McKenna
The Philosopher’s Stone has been called by many names. One, in particular, the Sophic Hydrolith, is deeply feminine. Sophia, the Greek name for Wisdom, is connected to the different incarnations of sacred female knowing. The goddess of wisdom has appeared in nearly every society in some form. In Gnosticism, Sophia is the name for the female aspect of God. Athena/Minerva, the Greco-Roman goddess of wisdom and war. Tara, the Buddhist goddess of compassion, Inanna, early Sumerian goddess, and and from the Kaballistic tradition, Shekinah, Bride of God.
To make this Sophic Hydrolith a practical guide, we can follow our moods and our intuition. Hydro means water. This is the ultimate state of flow. This is the Source who cares enough to guide us into our natural selves. Rest when we need to, eat for energy, gently move our bodies to invigorate, and dance gracefully with life as it comes. We know that a capitalistic society full of rules and competition has suppressed this profound, creative energy. Has it also suppressed our natural wisdom, giving it over to those who strive for “power-over,” rather than “power-with.” In this image, she is likened to a sea monster or dragon: mysterious and feared, but equally aware of how she is perceived. She’s been hiding so long, when she shows up in her wise glory, many feel surprisingly threatened. But what they don’t see is that she offers us the keys we have been missing. This is the Divine Feminine rising up from her long-repressed depths. She's been underwater too long, but this is a vulnerable period. She can disappear again until another generation is willing to receive her nurturing wisdom. (It's totally up to us.)
Gentle suggestion: when these thoughts of feminine wisdom and power come up, are you conflicted or empowered? Every conscious and unconscious decision brings us closer to equality and the PEACE for which we all long. You have a choice, ride the waves toward the shore with compassion... or support the rip tide that pulls us all back to the sea of historical unrest. When in doubt, ask the Spirit of Wisdom herself: what would SHE like? Do you care enough about humanity to find out?
If you'd like to inquire further, Sophia is one of her names. Just ask and you shall receive. She's gracious like that. 🌊 🐉