Following the Breadcrumbs
I didn’t have any idea what was happening when everything started happening. All I knew was there was more to life than what I was seeing. I read the books. Code of the Extraordinary Mind, Claim your Power, The Power of Now, The Untethered Soul, everything by Caroline Myss, Donna Eden, and Delores Cannon, to name a few. I read and digested content, applying the wisdom to my own life as knowledge to create a new bit of wisdom for myself. It didn’t happen as huge life changing moments. It unfolded quietly like unfolding a letter. Subtle. A recommendation from a speaker, a flash in a dream, a class that showed up in my feed, or a headline in my email or on social media. Whispers. There were no neon signs pointing the way. And you know what? I rejected many perspectives based on my conditioning. I was on the doorstep of many elements I practice today but I insisted on taking the long journey around. And you know what else? All those rejected things came back around. I didn’t miss out, I was more prepared. The first time I met a deity was in a dream. Silver haired and wispy, I saw Arianrhod with a white circle around her in a dream. I looked her up when I woke, understanding she was the goddess of the wheel of the year. I learned to live in unison with nature, to respect her cycles, and to see messages from Spirit in it. Then, I met Hecate in a dream. I was scared, she looked mean and powerful. I looked her up too and found she is the goddess of the crossroads. Shortly after that dream, my hubby booked us a weekend getaway at a place in Riggins that actually had a Hecate’s Labyrinth right on the property. I walked it thinking nothing would come of it, you know, silly superstition, right? Well, that was a point of no return. My life has never been the same. My growth has been rapid and at times, almost too much. But it unfolded for me nonetheless. I met the Morrigan in a dream and she held the hand of a child. That child was me. I think of her today as my mother since my physical mother isn’t around. She put me through rigorous initiations and discipline as I’ve never known before. And I’m better for it.