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Playing with Clay — And Connecting to Mother Earth
Playing with clay connects us to Mother Earth and to our bodies in a very visceral way. This exercise in making pinch pots has appeared in SageWoman Magazine and, originally, in The Divine Feminine Fire. The only material you need is the..
An Environmentalist Comes Out of the Spiritual Closet
In the late 1980s North America seemed to wake up to the environmental crisis for the first time, and the first big wave of “green” books came onto the scene. As part of this I was commissioned by a large Canadian publisher to collaborate on writing a book for young adults with an environmental organization called Pollution Probe. The result, The Canadian Junior Green Guide, came out..
Hildegard of Bingen:
Yogini in Nun’s Clothing
Thirty-five years ago — long before the story of the 12th century nun St. Hildegard of Bingen became well known outside her homeland — a Kashmiri yogi and philosopher named Gopi Krishna put her name on a very important list. The list included a number of extraordinary individuals who he believed had reached higher consciousness — an enlightened state attained only by the..
Shakti, Spiritual Transformation, and Saving Mother Earth
It is no coincidence that you are – as someone who is seeking spiritual growth and fulfillment in your life – also very likely an individual who feels an abiding love for Mother Earth and a deep concern for the ravages she is suffering today.
This connection between the light airiness of the inner spirit and the dark, rich material reality of the earth has been explored in..
The Healing Power of Shakti: My Own Story
The year from hell started right after the year from Hades…
I’d spent six months on crutches and gone through a minor – but painful – surgery to correct a problem with a badly damaged knee. It was September, the weather in Canada was beautiful, and I was walking again! During the months on crutches I’d managed to keep swimming a little with the masters..
The Light Within:
Not a Metaphor, A Reality!
When I originally wrote this piece for New Spirit it was December, and I was thinking a lot about light. It was that time of year when the dominance of darkness in the cycle of day and night is coming to an end, and the sun is slowly beginning to reassert itself, assuring us that it never had the slightest intention of..
Who and What are Shakti and Sophia? Divine Feminine Sisters of Wisdom
In a number of specific Hindu texts and traditions Shakti is held to be the supreme divine cosmic force. In some cases she is pictured as a Goddess and given a name such as Tripura. In others she is called the Great Goddess or Great Mother. In yet others, she is seen as the cosmic feminine principle – a force that not only brings the universe into being but also..