One key teaching of many spiritual traditions is that we are, each of us, creations, expressions, and vessels of the Divine, by whatever name we call it: God, Goddess, Spirit, Life, Creator, or Infinite Intelligence. Most of what we see, hear, and experience during the daily course of life might tell us something quite different.
Many of us have been on the path of reclaiming that sacred connection to All that Is, and many more are awakening to that call in these times of great change. In fact, it seems that all of the energies and forces of the Universe are conspiring for just that, asking us to remember, deeply, who we truly are, so we can bring that juicy, joyful, beautiful fullness into the world.
This is the true path of recovering and finding what has heart and meaning for us, what aligns with what I call our heart's joy and soul's song. It's from this path of discovery, this great adventure, that we find a sense of deep purpose that transcends at yet infuses every specific role we play - parent, partner, sister, brother, employee, entrepreneur, and so on.
We 'show up' radiating our particular brand of Divine juju, and it's compelling and contagious, like a delicious energetic elixir.
The path of the priestess, or priest, often includes a forgetting of this sacred path and our Divine nature and essence, followed at some point by a deep initiation -- often brought about by one or a series of life-and-perspective altering events or experiences -- and then,finally, a gnosis, or deep experiential knowing, and recovery of connection with the sacred along with a repertoire of practices that we use in our own daily life and share with others who are in the midst of initiation or ascent from the depths of self-remembering.
Like the Mystery initiates, teachers, priestesses and priests, shaman-Queens and shaman-Kings of ancient times -- before our collective forgetting -- those of us who are called (or hauled) into the initiation journey ultimately feel compelled to share what we've learned, lighting lanterns along the path of remembering, and sharing the practices and tools that have been so helpful. It's the ultimate Divine gift that keeps on giving.
In a culture that has long separated itself from its ancient history of these Mysteries, of initiation and the ways and paths of remembering and awakening to our nature as Vessels of the Divine, Life itself -- God/dess, Spirit -- is our great Mystery Teacher, our initiator. And if we're fortunate, we'll increasingly find initiated guides along our way.
In knowing that our deepest purpose is to be a Vessel for the Divine, a conduit for Divine inspiration, compassion, creativity, and the Big Love, we can find those practices, rituals, and resources that keep us centered in that knowing, and help us to embody those deepest of values and bring them into all that we do - our relationships, our work, our interactions, our very way of Being.
What does this Divine-Essence embodiment and expression look like? Sacred relationship, deeply respectful interactions, a sense of deepened heart and meaning, joy, inspiration, inspired work, a deeper sense of confidence and purpose...the list goes on.
Blessings on the Way,
Jamie
* To schedule a consultation, tele-session, workshop, talk, or tele-class on these and related topics, email Jamie, your Priestess in Bluejeans (and long-time conscious enterpriser), or visit Ivy Sea Online.
** The beautiful image above came from Crystal Links Mary Magdalene page, with no artist attribution. A web searched revealed various uses of the same image, but didn't turn up the artist of this beautiful piece. If that's you, email me, so I can attribute proper credit.
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