A long time ago in a land far away, I journeyed to small hidden church in the Scottish countryside. There I found a sacred grotto, a place where the goddess still dances in the hills above St. Andrews and the sea. I wrote about the experience for Motherhouse of the Goddess a few years ago, […]
About Mary Petiet
Have You Been to Yoga? Really Been? by Mary Petiet
Part of the journey in my book Minerva’s Owls is an unplanned odyssey, a yogic journey through consciousness. I went to yoga one day on a whim, with no idea how it would change my life for the better. Yoga opened the connection I needed to weave hundreds of disparate strands into one solid rope, […]
Four Ways to Survive the Material World by Mary Petiet
In my book Minerva’s Owls, I weave you into a web of yoga, healing, and the Western wisdom traditions as by sifting through mythic and evolutionary history to explore how we got here and how we can continue to be here in any meaningful way. Minerva’s Owls shifts between the realms of the sacred and […]
For Her Feast Day – Seeking Mary Magdalene by Mary Petiet
“Soon afterward he went on through cities and villages, preaching and bringing the good news of the Kingdom of God. And the twelve who were with him, and also some women who had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities: Mary called Magdalene, from whom seven demons had gone out…” Luke 8: 1-2 Where was […]
The Breath of Minerva by Mary Petiet
Minerva breathes, and Apollo guides me, and the nine Muses point out to me the Bears.” ~ Dante Alighieri, The Divine Comedy I wonder if Dante was talking about Ursa Major, the Big Dipper, the constellation we call the Great Bear. Imagine the bears striding the heavens toward the Milky Way, the poet blinded by […]
Wisdom is the Coiled Serpent – An Excerpt from Minerva’s Owls by Mary Petiet
Wisdom is the coiled serpent. “As a sacred figure, a Great Mother and owl of Minerva (symbol of knowledge and wisdom), the Minoan snake goddess is connected directly to the wisdom of the divine feminine. Even though no written accounts survive, she was clearly a powerful figure, and power can certainly be the product of […]
Dragon Smoke {Mary Petiet}
There is nothing so wise as a circle – Rilke A fire blazes on the beach. The wind blows, cool in the mid-September evening. Waves lap the shore below where distant singing is audible. 15 women circle a fire, staring. They are scrying the flames, the embers, and the logs, seeking the shapes that give […]
Choosing Love by Sherianna Boyle – Book Review by Mary Petiet
Choosing Love seeks bliss as it offers readers an enlightening journey from fear to love. Author Sherianna Boyle draws upon her experience as a psychologist, teacher, and energy healer to redefine perceptions of love, teaching readers to connect with themselves to live life from its highest potential. When Choosing Love came out last year, Boyle […]
Connecting in a Disconnected World by Mary Petiet
Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing there is a field. I’ll meet you there.” -Rumi Hate crimes are defined by Massachusetts general law as crimes motivated by hatred, bias or prejudice based on actual or perceived race, color, religion, national origin, gender, disability or sexual orientation. On November 18, Attorney General Loretta Lynch stated […]
New England Past and Present Merge {Mary Petiet}
“Hello, Hello!” An insistent voice outside the dining room door. A man calling, the voice unrecognizable in everything but its urgency. I poke my head through the door. Silence. Trees still, no breeze, no birdsong. Summer evening shadows gather in silence. There is no man, no one to claim that strong voice. The New England […]
