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The Tao never does anything,
yet through it,
all things are done.
If powerful men and women
could center themselves in it,
the whole world would be transformed
by itself, in its natural rhythms.
~ Lao Tzu
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Divine Mother,
May all my speech and idle talk be Mantra;
All actions of my hands be Mudra;
All eating and drinking be the offering of oblations unto Thee;
All lying down be prostrations before Thee;
May all pleasures be as dedicating my entire self unto Thee;
May everything I do be taken as Thy worship.
~Swami Radha
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Love Said To Me
Love said to me, this is beyond anything that you know.
Be silent.
I said, please reveal this to me
I am dying in anticipation.
Love said to me,
that is where I want you:
Always on the edge,
be silent.
You dwell in this hall of images and illusions, leave this house now
and be silent.
~ Rumi
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Dear Ones,
Love has many faces, many expressions, and is deeply mysterious. About 30 years ago, I came across the phrase receptive devotion in a book by one of the earliest women writers on the Feminine. I had never heard the phrase before, yet I felt a sense of recognition and a quickening in my heart. At that time I associated the word 'receptive' with the essence of the Feminine, and I knew myself to be devotional ever since childhood. This phrase started an inquiry that has never stopped and continues to be a master teacher and teaching. To be receptive is by no means passive. It is paradoxical in that it is to be actively awake, alert, and able to receive the moment as it is and respond to what is called for.
Sometimes being receptive is about asking as well as receiving, and I have found it requires of me a willingness to be open, available, attentive, and at least willing to be willing to meet what is and respond. I think of my poodle, Rumi, and other dogs who seem to naturally embody receptive devotion in relation to their primary person or family. If you have a dog, or have had dogs, you know what I mean. They can be so utterly present, devotional, and fully focused as they wait without waiting to respond to your next move or command. I feel a sense of the Tao in receptive devotion: "The Tao never does anything, yet through it, all things are done." Consider your own experiences with this.
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With Devotion to Love and Our Beloveds,
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The Extravagant Gesture: Making Art at the Edge
 The extravagant gesture is the very stuff of creation.
~ Annie Dillard
Mondays, Feb. 13, 20, 27, March 5.
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June 2012 - June 2013:
A Year of Personal Initiations into the
Mystical Union of Love & Heartbreak
This Teleconference Temple will meet twice a month for one year.
Registration by April 30, 2012
We are invoking a temenos in which to be with our own Heart Initiations as they arise during this year of powerful collective and planetary initiations. I invite you to follow your Holy Longing and come toward the Mystery...
This is an invitation to Women of Heart who know love and heartbreak, to women who are willing to let their hearts break open, to women who want to love more, embody Love, and serve the Mystery unfolding. If you are feeling a Call and want to inquire, I would love to hear from you.
Information will be available soon - please email Sheila:
temenosctr@aol.com
My e-book, Sacred Feminine Initiation: An Archetypal Journey, is available on my website, and you can find our film, Eve's Fire, to see and hear women speak their experiences in the Temple during Temple gatherings.
You can read about Sacred Feminine Initiation and Samyama at
www.temenoscenter.org
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NEW E-BOOK at Amazon!!
I have one story in this beautiful collection by nine women writers, edited by Dena Clayton
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Mother-Daughter Memories: Love Revealed
is an anthology of compelling true stories written by nine women. The slices of life unveiled in this collection run the gamut from raw to sweet, surprising to tender, blissful to terrifying, and back again. These recollections are written with exquisite honesty, integrity, and sometimes humor. Readers will recognize issues and themes from their own lives, and will find messages of love, hope, and courage that will sustain them on their own journeys through their own mother-daughter relationships.
Click Here for download info if you do not use a Kindle.
Please check out the writers' blog:
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You are called to
Carry the Fire ~ Be the Fire
Temple of the Sacred Feminine
2012 -2013
September 13-16; November 8-11, 2012;
March 14-17; May 16-19, 2013
Sophia Center, Maryland
The Temple of the Sacred Feminine is a mystery school for women who long for a deeply Feminine path of spiritual initiation. We are dedicated to awakening to the deepest Truth, healing the wounds that will allow us to love more and give our healing gifts to others.
Our passion and our work is to unveil, embody and celebrate the Divine Feminine in each woman, and bring that transmission into the world as we live and love in our ordinary lives.
This Mystery School came into being in Maryland in 1987. Women from their 20's - 80's have participated and many continue via the yearly Temple group, teleconferences, portals, retreats, and individual work.
Email for details after March 1, 2012 - Registration is in JuneFree Informational TeleconferencesTo learn more about the Temple, ask your questions, get a feel for what happens and what may be possible for you, please join our teleconference and meet some of the women who have participated over the years. To Register, please email me: temenosctr@aol.comMarch 27 & April 12 @ 6PM ET, 4PM MT, 3PM PT
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