The Lotus and The Lily
to Complete 2020 and Enter 2021
A PRAYER INTENSIVE
For 10 years, mystic souls around the world have gathered in November to complete and integrate all that happened in the year coming to a close and then, welcome the year ahead by creating a mystical mandala infused with service, love, and joy.
But 2020 has been, and continues to be, a year unlike any other. And so, this year’s Lotus and Lily intensive will be unlike any other, too with new content, practices, and prayers.
Dancing in the threshold between worlds
By Janet Conner | | Redefined Prayer
I’ve been navigating the threshold between worlds for 24 years. I just didn’t know it. Or rather, I didn’t know that’s the name for what I was doing. But I do now. And having a name, a clear, descriptive, and rather delightful name for dancing in the mystery makes me very happy. I first stumbled upon…
How did the mandala I made in January know what would happen?
By Janet Conner | | Redefined Witch
In a year of one magical and mysterious week after another, this one was a topper. And in a way I never, ever expected. This week, I was reminded just how alive the mandalas we create in The Lotus and The Lily are. You’d think I’d know this. After all, I’ve led Lotus and Lily…
There is one question that must be asked
By Janet Conner | | Prayer Practices
Has this not been the week to cap all weeks? And not just for Americans. I’m in several international groups and everyone everywhere has been holding their breath. On Saturday at noon, as Celtic author Sharon Blackie welcomed 300 people around the world to the second class in her Your Witch Will Come course, she…
The 9 Mothers of Stella Maris prayer
By Janet Conner | | Prayer Practices
In Sunday’s blog, I promised to give you a special prayer to carry us through to the end of the year. It’s called The 9 Mothers of Stella Maris. I will be setting it up as a podcast episode with lots of extra goodies, but for now, I simply want to get it into your…
Now, about that bat bite…
By Janet Conner | | Redefined Witch
Well, this has been quite the wild week, hasn’t it! How much misery and mystery can one week hold? In the Misery department: The US government admitted that the parents of 545 immigrant children can’t be found. And anyone with a heart cried. A judge who is the diametric opposite of everything Ruth Bader Ginsburg…
A Lotus and Lily like no other
By Janet Conner | | Prayer Practices, Redefined Witch
The emails have begun. I get a flurry of them this time of year from people anxious to register for The Lotus and The Lily prayer intensive that opens in mid-November and always sells out. But this year your emails have a more frantic tone. For 10 years, mystic souls around the world have gathered for 5 weeks starting in mid-November…
What I learned about prayer from the Hamilton cast
By Janet Conner | | Prayer Practices
Saturday was the third day of the dark moon. The dark moon is a time of divination. Of illumination. Of healing. And this dark moon was no exception. She delivered quite the gift, and I’m pretty sure it’s as much for you as it is for me. Although we now live drenched in artificial light,…
I prayed and my prayer beads exploded
By Janet Conner | | Prayer Practices
Stella Maris, Star of the Sea First light, Last light Guide us all safely home The 9 Mothers of Stella Maris Can you pray too much? Never thought I’d ask such a question! I’m pretty sure the answer is no, but I did have a week so full of prayer that it seemed that a…
The dots that connect prayer, miracle, safety, home
By Janet Conner | | Redefined Witch
“Those who don’t believe in magic will never find it.” Roald Dahl I prepare to write these Sunday Notes from the Field by spending Saturday reviewing all that happened in the last seven days in my deep soul writing journal. Even after 23 years, I am surprised by what surfaces. Bits and pieces that seem unrelated suddenly…
I found my home! What’s yours?
By Janet Conner | | Divine Feminine
In this strange strange year, we’ve spent a massive amount of time at home. For some, this has been a blessing of sorts. For most, it’s been a struggle. On all fronts. Every part of our lives has been altered. Work and what we used to consider to be important or valuable work has changed.…