THE TRAINING OF PRIESTESS
PERSONAL PHILOSOPHY OF SHAMANISM & BEING A PRIESTESS:
I feel that each of us is called to Spirit or Life Purpose if we are listening.
30,000 years ago our ancient ancestors did not have a book, a tradition, or even a guide into the many leveled realms of Spirit. They had to search within themselves to that connection to all things. In their vision quests, and by necessity, they discovered what worked. Each of us still has the capacity to reach inside to discover, uncover, and recover our connection to what brings balance & healing to our world.
Sometimes the busyness of life necessitates distracts us out of the way so that we cannot hear our Soul speaking.
Even though we can lose that connection over time, usually as children, we showed the signs of the shaman:
LIFE STORY OF A PRIESTESS:
I experienced many of these but, like most of us, had no guidance as a child in what to do with them. Never the less, my psychic ability was listened to in my family, and I started my own coven at age 12.
The power I accessed frightened me and the other children. I closed the coven and walked away from all things psychic or magical until my 20's when I was working in Television and all things electronic began blowing up around me. I found a fabulous Priestess in Wisconscin to help me with this overflow of excess energy and began to train with her.
In 1985 I moved to San Francisco to study at The American Conservatory Theatre. I asked my Priestess for connections there. I continued attending rituals, sacred ceremonies, and classes on Feminine Spirituality, Wicca, Archeology, Yoruba, shamanism, energy work, and Tantra.
TRAININGS & INITIATIONS:
Over the past 30 years, I have received the following trainings which led to initiation:
My mentors in Tantra have been:
- Robert Frey
- Lori Grace
- True Fellows
- Marilyn King
I am a staff teacher and on the board of directors for Celebrations of Love.
I have received training in Womens Sexual empowerment and sexual healing through The Body Electric.
I have studied Creation Spirituality through The University of Creation Spirituality, and The Sophia Center with teachers such as Luisah Teish, Joanna Macy, Brian Swimme, and Houston Smith.
I receive ongoing training and development through The American Association of Sex Educators, Counselors, and Therapists.
I have received extensive training in Non-Violent Communication, and am a graduate of The International Training Institute.
I am in sacred service to our world, following the call of Spirit. Should you wish to collaborate in your journey with me, I would be honored.
I feel that each of us is called to Spirit or Life Purpose if we are listening.
30,000 years ago our ancient ancestors did not have a book, a tradition, or even a guide into the many leveled realms of Spirit. They had to search within themselves to that connection to all things. In their vision quests, and by necessity, they discovered what worked. Each of us still has the capacity to reach inside to discover, uncover, and recover our connection to what brings balance & healing to our world.
Sometimes the busyness of life necessitates distracts us out of the way so that we cannot hear our Soul speaking.
Even though we can lose that connection over time, usually as children, we showed the signs of the shaman:
- strong dreaming
- empathy to others emotions
- sensitivity to energy
- deep relationship with some aspects or aspects of earth, air, fire, water or spirit which can include:
- dreams of flight or underwater living
- mystic relationship with animals or specific animals
- seeing into the fire or relationship to fire
- belonging to water
- speaking to or listening to plants and/or trees
- astral travel
- seeing the spirits or the ancestors
LIFE STORY OF A PRIESTESS:
I experienced many of these but, like most of us, had no guidance as a child in what to do with them. Never the less, my psychic ability was listened to in my family, and I started my own coven at age 12.
The power I accessed frightened me and the other children. I closed the coven and walked away from all things psychic or magical until my 20's when I was working in Television and all things electronic began blowing up around me. I found a fabulous Priestess in Wisconscin to help me with this overflow of excess energy and began to train with her.
In 1985 I moved to San Francisco to study at The American Conservatory Theatre. I asked my Priestess for connections there. I continued attending rituals, sacred ceremonies, and classes on Feminine Spirituality, Wicca, Archeology, Yoruba, shamanism, energy work, and Tantra.
TRAININGS & INITIATIONS:
Over the past 30 years, I have received the following trainings which led to initiation:
- I was initiated as a 1st Degree Priestess in the Alexandrian Tradition in 1987 by Renee Pinzon.
- I was initiated as a Daughter of Yemanja in the Afro-Brazilian Tradition of Umbanda in 1989 by Renee Pinzon.
- I was initiated as a 2nd Degree Priestess of Source Wicca in 1997 by Matt Beachy & Anith Schroeder.
- I was initiated as a Priestess of Ishtar in 2000 through The Temple of Ishtar.
- I was initiated as a Mystoi in the Eleusinian Mysteries in 2001 through Marylynn Motherbear Scott and the Cauldron of the Western Sea.
- I was ordained as a Priestess of Persephone through a traditional International Isian Organization in 2011.
- In May of 2012, my beloved and I became the May Royalty for the sacred land of Annwfn.
- Since 1985 I have been part of The Church of All Worlds community, led by Oberon and Morning Glory Zell. I am now on the board of directors.
My mentors in Tantra have been:
- Robert Frey
- Lori Grace
- True Fellows
- Marilyn King
I am a staff teacher and on the board of directors for Celebrations of Love.
I have received training in Womens Sexual empowerment and sexual healing through The Body Electric.
I have studied Creation Spirituality through The University of Creation Spirituality, and The Sophia Center with teachers such as Luisah Teish, Joanna Macy, Brian Swimme, and Houston Smith.
I receive ongoing training and development through The American Association of Sex Educators, Counselors, and Therapists.
I have received extensive training in Non-Violent Communication, and am a graduate of The International Training Institute.
I am in sacred service to our world, following the call of Spirit. Should you wish to collaborate in your journey with me, I would be honored.