By Nicole Robinson
The path of the Mystic means choosing faith over fear, believing that we are in a benevolent universe. That everything is happening perfectly for the evolvement of our soul’s growth, even if at times we don’t understand it from a 3D human perspective.
From about the Fourth Century onwards, rising alongside the popularity of Christianity, was Patriarchy — thanks to the dogmatic and shame-based teachings of the former.
Back then, the Christian priests preached that as individuals we are not God and cannot commune with God — a Christian priest is needed for that. This increased their power and the belief in separation. We lost our connection to the divine within, and our connection to Mother Earth and all living things.
Women were considered evil, immoral creatures — the cause of the Original Sin, the reason Adam was cast out of the Garden of Eden. The priests believed that only they were holy enough to read and preach the scriptures.
Unfortunately, Jesus’s teachings were taken quite literally rather than symbolically as had been intended.
Women, once the great Oracles — seen as the embodiment of the Divine, their wise and prophetic words taken as gospel — fell from grace.
Even on the Celtic Isles, where the worship of the Mother Goddess had always been prominent, the Divine Feminine grew tarnished and dishonoured through Christian propaganda. Sin and shame became powerful deterrents.
Women, once honoured for their miraculous ability to create life, their intuitive knowing, fell to less than second-class citizens. They had no say, no voice. They were persecuted.
Later, women were murdered by the millions for having an opinion, for being different, or for being a healer.
The shame element grew strong. Women disconnected from their bodies and their instincts. Women no longer trusted their intuition — or even other women.
We began to believe we are separate from God, and separate from each other.
A Mystic is someone who is devoted to knowing themself as God. And with that backstory in our subtle anatomy and DNA, is it any wonder that as women, the call to the path of the Mystic can bring up so much fear?
To know our Self as God (or Infinite, if you prefer that word) takes a lot of courage and Spiritual Self-Esteem, as Ricci-Jane Adams would say.
We have to move past all the blockages, the stories, the fears.
We have to get out of our own way and let go of the ego’s sabotaging talk that we are fundamentally flawed.
Quite simply, the ego is the part of our Self that believes we are not God, and it seeks to constantly look for proof of that.
Spiritual Self-Esteem knows we are enough.
We are worthy.
We are one with the Infinite.
In truth, we are sinless and flawless.
That is why the Atonement from A Course in Miracles is the practice we perform at the end of an Intuitive Intelligence Method Session. It is so powerful — it is the complete forgiveness of what never was.
When we forget our Divinity, our Oneness with all that is, we think we are separate.
We feel alone.
We become judgemental of ourselves and others, which of course reinforces the feeling of separation.
It is hard to move through our fears in this state.
As women who have chosen to incarnate at this time in history — where the call of the Divine Feminine is rising once more — it feels more important than ever to heal that split between body and spirit. To release the shame stored in our physical bodies and to truly embody our spirituality.
We need to personify it through all our chakras, not just the upper chakras, where it’s so easy to stay focused in spiritual practice.
We connect and ground through our Base chakra by honouring where we came from — our ancestors, our culture, and our tribe. We connect with the Earth and know that it is safe for us to embody our truth at this time.
Through our Sacral chakra, as women, we tap into our womb space — our creative centre that contains so much wisdom, power, and inspiration. We honour and feel reverence for being a woman, and honour all women past, present, and future.
Our Solar Plexus chakra is where our personal power and sovereignty reside. Here, we are not afraid to live our truth, to take action, and do what needs to be done.
With our Heart centre, we connect to our divinity, to love, and to all that is.
Through our Throat chakra, we find the courage to speak our truth, to be visible, and to speak from the heart.
Our Third Eye guides us with spiritual sight.
And the Crown chakra is where we open up to the Infinite and let it flow through us.
A Mystic is someone who is devoted to knowing themself as God.
By making time every day for devotional practices, we create that space to go within, and we set the intention to know ourself as Infinite.
Devotional practices can take many forms — meditation, prayer, chanting, stillness, ritual, breath work, journaling, contemplation, or walks in nature.
In that connected and centred state, it feels easier to choose Love over fear — and to be willing to see God in others.
This is the job of the Mystic:
The devotion to knowing yourself as God,
and making the conscious choice daily to choose faith over fear.
This article was first published in the Spiritually Fierce magazine, Issue 3, 2019.
BIO
I help women liberate themselves from their limiting beliefs.
I am an Intuitive Guide, Spiritual Mentor, and Remover of Obstacles.
I started out on my path with a passion for astrology and all things mystical and mythical. I immersed myself in astrology for over a decade, obtaining a Diploma at The Centre for Psychological Astrology in London during that time.
Through the astrology work, I encountered how powerful it is to work with archetypes and mythology — moving beyond the rational mind and connecting with the transpersonal. As such, archetypes are a powerful part of my Intuitive Guide work.
In more recent years, and during my 12-month training at The Institute for Intuitive Intelligence, I have heeded the call to embody my Priestess and work with the Divine Feminine.
I am here to serve you, to hold a safe and sacred space, and to guide you as you release what is no longer serving you.
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