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Lori Joan Swick, PhD shares profound philosophical views about what the soul really is.
What is an Archetype?
How to be an Alchemist II: Women and the Eastern Roots of the Esoteric Art
How to be an Alchemist I
Women and the Ancient Roots of the Esoteric Art
How Women Initiated the Esoteric Art of Kundalini
Creative Ecstasy – Hildegard of Bingen
How to Be a Mystic: Evelyn Underhill
What Is Mysticism: Rabi’a of Basra
She Started It Cecilia
She Started It! She Started It – How Women Initiated The World’s Religions In this introductory vlog, I share examples of women who changed the world and explain my approach to this fascinating and...
Saint Cecilia and the Roman Roots of Valentine’s Day Myths about who St. Valentine was and what he did that began the Valentine’s Day tradition are numerous. Because of this, we must wonder if there...
Celebrating St. Cecilia of Rome What We Know About St. Cecilia of Rome, and Why Women Need to Know Her Story I took St. Cecilia as my Catholic Confirmation saint at the age of ten. I chose her...
Let There Be Light! What All the Winter Holidays Have in Common Did you ever wonder why almost every religious tradition has a major holiday at or near the end of December? For the Christians it is...
The Mysterious “White Lady” of Halloween The real ghostly spirit of Halloween is the mysterious yet ubiquitous “White Lady” of lore. She floats through various Celtic cultural tales of Samhain and...
Sacred Art Journaling There is no better way to nurture your soul through stressful times than creating meditative art. Journaling calms the mind and keeps one centered. So why not combine the two...
Writing the Dream Poem If you are having fascinating dreams …Write poems about them! Many of the world’s famous poets, including Voltaire, Goethe, and Christina Rosetti said that they drew...
The Vestal Virgins On my recent trip to Rome to finish researching St. Cecilia’s life for my historical fiction novel, Virgin Martyr, I spent some time at the Temple of Vesta and the home of the...
Women in Sacred Dream History While most scriptural accounts were recorded by men within the historical setting of their time and cultures for an audience of other men, much can be learned about the...
Enheduanna – The First High Priestess? The Priestess – Goddess RelationshipBlog by Lori Joan Swick If there was ever a woman whose religious importance has not been fully acknowledged and honored,...