The truth
is: Wisdom is certainly needed right now in our world.
When women
break away from the patriarchal structures and strictures of life, we recognize
our feminine gifts and re-discover our wisdom. Wisdom itself is encoded in both
our physical and soulful DNA, and is available to us within our own bodies, minds,
souls and spirit. Wisdom belongs to all humanity, and yet the truth is that
women and feminine consciousness connect most easily to it.
I believe
Wisdom is women’s special gift to the world. Not knowledge—Wisdom. Born of instinct and feeling, intuition and
imagination as well as knowledge. It’s
an ancient way of knowing that our current society has tried to make us ignore
and forget. But since Wisdom is embedded
in Nature and in our nature, it can be rediscovered. Lady Wisdom knows the cosmic laws of our
Universe and can teach them to us.
As women step
outside patriarchy’s collective expectations and heal ourselves, we can learn
Lady Wisdom’s ways and heal the world. That’s
why it is so important for women to leave the Father’s
House; that is, leave behind the patriarchal rules and
expectations of being a proper wife, worker, mother, friend, lover—as well as
the rebellious roles we play out against those rules by being wild, irresponsible,
addicted, promiscuous, angry, or crazy.
To leave the Father’s House means to leave behind
the old rules and perspective of patriarchy, to take responsibility for our own
life and find meaning in what we do; to learn to understand our feelings instead
of being overwhelmed by them or repressing them; to learn to listen to and
trust our intuitions instead of ignoring them; to search for our personal
visions and meaning in life instead of buying into the prevailing collective
story of desire, power and consumption; to open ourselves to love in all the forms
it comes to us in, instead of continuing to get lost in the misery and need to
possess and control love; to rediscover our creativity and give it to the
world, whether it is through our children who grow into conscious adults or our
artistic creations that open others to healing and consciousness.
These are
the gifts women discover once we leave the
Father’s House behind. We find our own talents, our own patterns of life;
we discover the source of the wisdom we need to live in harmony with our
Mother, the Earth.
Wisdom comes
from a discerning mind, a compassionate heart, a wise imagination and a
centered spiritual vision. Wisdom
encourages intelligent and fruitful dialogue over issues and opens us to think
with our hearts, to love in a way that allows for our imperfections while demanding
greater consciousness, to use our imaginations for life rather than profit.
Wisdom takes the whole into
account, while still honoring individuality. What
wonders could we achieve here on Earth if we all asked for the gifts of Lady
Wisdom?
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