The Zen Priestess and the Snake

a reference point in all religious traditions with a prominent feminine presence is an integration of spirit and matter, spirit and the body, which leads to spirituality being inseparable from daily life and to the divine as immanent rather than transcendent.

INDWELLING The Shekinah is the indwelling feminine presence of the Divine. According to the ancient teachings, she resides in exile during the rest of the week, and on Shabbat she comes home. It is our task to receive her. It is her task to awaken us to what is real (Love) and to who we are (Love). We need to enact this ritual again and again, week

nurture, and sustain life. We do all this and much more. But most women are not aware of their tremendous power for good. We are asleep to our Divinity. We’re not consciously awakened to the realization that we are descendants of an ancient, sacred lineage: the She. Isn’t magic what you’re performing when you create an authentic lifestyle for yours

It’s not a matter of wanting to storm the gates of the male-dominated religions and take back what we consider to be rightfully ours. We have no desire to wear the mantle of the king. We’d rather take off all such coverings and go about naked. Replace the crown of jewels with a crown of daisies. Praise one another’s beauty and wisdom and build fire