During the waxing gibbous moon -- for the whole of last week I reflected on Mary's 3rd power of the ego "ignorance" and how knowing humility is our greatest strength to overcome this power.
Pondering this all week I realized truly just how tricky a thing "knowing" is.
There is knowing from a position of identity attachment- a thought / energy of "if I don't know this then I am not able to be seen how I need to be seen because people will not understand my essence".
And there is "Knowing" from a place of connection with my own truth - my own direct knowing (gnosis) - from here it does not matter what anyone else thinks of me - I know my essence and it is all that matters. People who resonate with my essence will be drawn to me and those who are not are released and allowed to move on... and this is the point. No judgment can exist here in any form.
This pondering ... led me to book club conversations that aligned with solidifying what birthing my vision into the world means to me when I don't think of it only as a physical world activity... it led me to meet Asherah (the great ancient Semitic mother goddess, widely known as the creatress of the gods), and to the idea of Kenosis which has solidified many "knowings" I had been feeling the last few months around choice and meaning!
The mantra I created slowly over a 3 month period mid-last year is below. I recite is regularly as a ritual daily (many times a day when I need grounding). And it might not mean anything to someone not in my head but meeting the Mary's and this network of women has been such a magical part of this mantra manifesting in the physical:
I am a light being of love
Pure flowing energy
Truth and Fire
Meant to live a life of connection
With the Now.
Experiencing whole systems
Within the Stillness
I have thoughts
I have feelings
AND THEY ARE NOT ME
I am the one who chooses
Trusting my aligned path
Is created under my feet
As I step
So it is