Devotion is not worship

Theme: Magicians Reporting for Duty Week 23: in which we consider the radical differences between devotion and worship. BIG NOTICE I was not able to send a newsletter last Sunday. My phone and email were hacked by a guy in Sumatra (!) and I’ve done nothing since then but deal with the outfall. It’s been stressful.…

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A Blessing for the moment from a Goddess of Old

Week 26–in which we listen to the ancient wisdom and blessing of the First Goddess Beautiful Ones, It’s been an almost schizophrenic week. The highest highs and the lowest lows. The low lows are painfully obvious. The brink of war, the chest thumping and raised voices of the patriarchal brats. I saw all that happening…

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Dirt, dread, or dance

Week 24–in which we feel the dread–and dance Beautiful Ones, A lot happened this week. A lot. Personal and collective. I’ll start with the collective, because the pain is shared by all. The little gold king ordered the military onto our city streets. Doesn’t anyone remember Kent State? This never ends well. The dear leader celebrated his…

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We laugh, cry, take responsibility—and pray

Week 23—in which we laugh, we cry, we pray, and we take responsibility Beautiful Ones, What a week this has been! Are you laughing? Or crying? Or both? Maybe at the same time! Like you, I’m alternating between laughing and crying. How can we watch the total insanity of schoolyard bullies calling each other names, flailing…

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The fascist antivenom at your fingertips

Week 22–in which we realize the answer is in our hands Beautiful Ones, NOTE: Deep Soul Writing with Friends opens Tuesday! The world roils and we the people feel unmoored. Every day, it seems, there is a new shock to the system. They did what? He did what? She said what? It’s hard to pick one thing…

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What 5 deep soul writers want you to know

Week 21–in which soul writers share their experiences Beautiful Ones, The response to Deep Soul Writing with Friends has been amazing. We are now 78 soul writers in 6 countries, 18 US states, and 2 Canadian provinces. We range in age from thirties to eighties! Some have been deep soul writing since Writing Down Your Soul came out in 2009,…

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Your questions about deep soul writing

Week 20–in which I address some of your most frequent questions about soul writing Beautiful Ones, Before I dive into sharing the questions I have received since I began teaching deep soul writing in 2008, let me say, or more accurately shout—THANK YOU! I am floored and honored and humbled by the astonishing response to last…

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My final deep soul writing intensive

Week 19–in which we deep soul write–with friends! Beautiful Ones, On April 23, 1997, my life changed. Totally. Completely. Irretrievably. I think we all have these fulcrum markers in life: before and after. Before the diagnosis, after the diagnosis. Before the breakup, after the breakup. Before sobriety, after sobriety. For me it’s before deep soul writing and…

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Her Council of Love has Begun

Week 18–in which we gather around Lady Freedom Beautiful Ones, Last Sunday, I hosted the opening ceremony for Her Council of Love global prayer practice. It was precious. So precious. Thank you to everyone who came. It was recorded and is now posted on the prayer page on my site so everyone can experience opening…

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