What is spiritual arrogance? I know - the scary, sensitive, defense-producing sound of the ‘a’ word (especially when being aimed at us!) Add ‘spiritual’ in front of it, and many of us are defending the truth of who we are at all cost…

“There's no doubt in my mind that a cultural shift is happening, bringing the feminine into more natural alignment with the historically masculine-dominated collective. I see it daily in dynamics of relationships, approaches to parenting, and permeating the media. Sometimes it over-corrects to a fault, which happens when any aspect of self is suppressed, suffocated, and has to explode in order to find it's natural place among all our various pieces of self…”

“One of the common misconceptions is that the purging ends when the ceremony does. This can be true at times, but is often not the case at all. Sometimes physical purging continues into the next day or two, but emotional purges (depending on their nature and severity) can open up a Pandora's Box and continue on at times for months…”

“The way I see it, the ego is there as a defender of our weak, vulnerable, fear spots. Not an enemy, actually an ally at times where it’s the only reason we survived. But after awhile, those belief systems become solid, and route thoughts through the maze of what the deeper, mis-aligned belief is.”

“…It’s hard to believe it’s been almost nine years since I first stepped foot into the Amazon jungle. It was like a dream that lasted for years; so hyper-real that it now seems almost like an illusion…”

“…Sometimes daydreams escalate into larger dreams, adding excitement or urgency to the equation. But are these mental musings simply little life distractions? Or can they clue us in to something happening deeper, within the subconscious levels of the heart…”

“…The hard part about being a dreamer, is that there are certain practical applications one needs to be able to actually manifest the dream…”

“…Setting an intention to receive something that conflicts with an internal belief system will block, or slow its level of manifestation.There are some large-scale belief systems that block many, many people…”

“…You want to know how to be a mother? Teach this child to love without fear, by example." It strikes me this is exactly what the Medicine does - loving unconditionally as we release our darkness into her open arms…”