spiritual mentorship
She-Who-Hears-the-Cries-of-the-World and A Way of Love
“To hear her name and see her form delivers beings from every woe.”
-Lotus Sutra
She Who Hears the Cries of the World is an emanation of light and grace from the heart of the world itself. She is both the known and unknown to you. She is both mystery and mercy without any hesitation or confusion. She is infinite in her presence and particular in her response. In one gesture she frees fear and embodies union as she streams through space, gentle, fearless and endless.
A way of love is all about union. In union, you find no resistance to things as they are. You feel the presence of a wisdom deep and ancient even as you reckon with the limitations of your human form in this lifetime.
In this retreat, you will be invited to imagine yourself as She Who Hears the Cries of the World, embodying compassion and mercy in the form of the goddess herself. She cannot help but respond to all who ask for her support. You too, hear the cries of the world and
you, too, wish to respond.
What stops you from responding fully, compassionately, freely to those cries that you hear?
Often what stops you is your idea of yourself, your idea of your limitations, your prejudice, bias or need that confuses or constrains your ability to act accurately. As you imagine yourself as the Lady of compassion, you begin to disintegrate, dissolve and deconstruct the obstacles to full expression of your wish to be of service in the world. You can begin to let go of the conditioning that has held you captive. This practice is an unparalleled method that lays to rest the created self, a self created in service to the material world, simultaneously enlivening and inviting you into the world of your true nature.
details for
Spiritual Mentorship:
$108/day (suggested offering)
This program is offered in 1 -5 day retreats depending on the venue and interest.
Please don’t hesitate to email me directly to discuss hosting or attending.
If you feel inspired to join and cost is an obstacle, please know that it is your desire to join is that matters most! I invite you to be in touch directly with me if this is the case. Payment plans and limited scholarship funds may be available.
Offerings will be accepted via PayPal or Venmo once you have confirmed your intention to attend via email.
Divination:
Bringing Presence to the Essence
How can you bring your presence to the moment? How can you know what this moment has to tell you? Bringing your essence to the present moment means finding the place where your essential inquiries meet the world, where you, as you know yourself, are unfolding in each moment. Engaging oracles in divination, we use questions. The very act of asking plunges you into a world of choice and possibility, a world in formation. In a ritual of questioning, you activate your senses and excite your intuition. Like water and sunlight acting on a seed underground, your questions catalyze growth and initiate movement both inside and outside of you.
I invite you to meet with me in a ritual of questioning using the ancient oracles of the I Ching and the Tarot cards. It will be a space where you can explore questions and find ways to support and energize your journey. I can help you to form your questions and explore ways to relate effectively with the responses from the oracles. Often this process brings clarity and a sense of well-being as you connect to the deeper sources of energy and movement in your world. The I Ching, plied with questions, offers subtle directions on the energies in play, bringing insight to your actions and decisions. The Tarot images, resonating with the heart of humanity, deepen your understanding of both your obstacles and your intentions.
Sessions include both questions and discussion. If you wish, sessions can also include ways to engage your discoveries through meditation, lifestyle choices, herbs, oils and stones. We’ll talk together to design your personal inquiry so that it suits the moment. Then we will create your reading by me asking you to caste coins for a total of 6 times, reading off the result to render the reading. Please bring 3 coins of the same denomination to your session for this purpose. If you wish to consult with the Tarot, I can use a deck of my own or you can bring one of your choosing to our session.
For more information email Josephine@essencepresence.com
I offer Divination Days most often on what are called the cross-quarter earth holidays. These days mark the mid-point of each season and represent a potent energetic support for your inquiry. I like to work with the energy in divination at any time, but these special days can be especially powerful for this practice. In the wheel of the year these days most often fall on the following dates: February 1/2, May 1, August 2 & October 31/November 1.
If you would like to schedule a divination for another time other than the cross-quarter days on the calendar, please email me directly to arrange a time.
About the Oracles:
The I Ching, the world’s oldest known oracle and divination system with records dating from 2,500 years ago, expounds on the movements of life and energy in detail, helping you to understand what the current play of energies in your life may bring you. Unlike fortune-telling focused on the future, when you ask the oracle, you invite insight and inquiry into what is driving you now. Where will you go if you stay on this road, what of a different route? Of course, what is driving you now, will bring you into the future. But instead of your unconscious motives and hidden questions driving you into your own future, you can ride the vehicle of change, using openness and curiosity to power you.
Tarot Cards, arising some 500 years ago as decks of cards, spring from the well of human experience common to any human no matter where on the earth they live. The images of the Tarot display the journey of a life through love, sorrow, pain, creation and dissolution. Using both strong images such as The Empress and The Magician and the four elements of earth, water, fire and air, the cards invite you to see how you engage your world and learn more about the nature of your obstacles. Seeing more of who you are, guiding your awareness more deeply, you are empowered to grow and change with intention and direction.