Gender

Female

Location

Everett, WA

About Yourself

I am a work in progress! I am educated in psychology and philosophy, although I do not work in those fields. I actually design and make jewelry. I very much enjoy being creative. I was always very, very intellectually curious about what makes us humans tick, and even moreso what makes us tick in relation to the grander scales of society, the planet, the universe. I was also interested in what makes me tick... but too scared to look. But that was then. Around 2007/2008, I had some intense experiences that "woke me up" from my intellectual "sleep", and I had to somehow begin make sense of things that could not be explained rationally. My "old" reality was rapidly crumbling, and so with the help of a trusted mentor and many spiritual books as teachers, I developed the courage to let go of all fear and finally go inside. Despite my beloved helpers, I found that the inward journey is ultimately a solitary road! Once I realized this "awakening", I held a completely different perspective of what it means to be human and how we fit into this world and into the Whole. Generally, I am most interested in spirituality that transcends dogma and the intellect. Somehow, when we discover and open our High Heart, we can finally shed our small mind, our ego. A non-dogmatic and heart-centered spiritual understanding is what I am most interested in now.

Your Teachers and/or Spiritual Sources of Inspiration

I have a wonderful mentor, who has been on the "path" for many years. She is amazing, and I love her. She is my teacher and the "witness" to me on my path. Additionally, I cannot count how many spiritual books I have read that have been great sources of inspiration. Probably some of the greatest have been writings by Paramahansa Yogananda and Sri Yukestwar. Also, Rajneesh's The Mustard Seed, a series of discourses on the sayings of Jesus taken from the Gospel according to Thomas, opened many doors for me. This book was given to me by a very special person, one of the very few people in my life who "gets" what it means to be on a spiritual path. The Seth books by Jane Roberts were early books that blew open doors that I never knew existed. Dion Fortune's Mystical Qabalah inspired me to begin to integrate Tree of Life teachings. There are so many more... just too many to list!