To me Temple is a portal through which we nudge each other, tickle, seduce, sometimes even drag each other until we find ourselves basking in those magical realms where our devotion and recognition of beauty is almost unbearable. Surrounded by glowing faces, unmasked, free and totally welcomed, ecstasy is rippling through the room like golden honey, erasing any trace of separation between us…
The practices we explore in Temple and that we will share in this “manual” cannot be fully grasped by only reading about them; we have to experience them through our bodies. And this is what to me is the core of the fierce challenge and loving invitation of the Goddess; we are called to embody and fully live our spirituality. In our Temple spirituality is not an abstract concept of the mind, it is a down- in- the- body, fully- present- with- whatever- is- here way of life. Here spirituality is not some dusty dogmas to follow, it is felt intimately as each breath enters the body, as the body opens to the sensuous experience of the moment with such intensity that there are just no space for any evaluation. Here we are all of a sudden one with life not as a concept but cell-by-cell, atom-by-atom. And beyond.
. I am honored to be part of this experiment taking place in Nevada city with my expanding circle of dear women friends, mentors and sisters, and I am grateful beyond words for my dharma- sister Helena, for her commitment and limitless heart. I am exited to finally being able to share these practices with you, my exploration of them have transformed my life, and I wish that they will serve you well, and through you serve all sentient beings.
