We are known by many names, of both positive and negative connotation: dakini, qadishtu, tantrika, harlot, temptress, sacred wife, temple whore. I’ve found myself using the term Pleasure Priestess as of late, to describe the spiritual woman who is dedicated not only to honoring the Divine Feminine and Sacred Masculine, but to living a life based […]
Reading Lists
Fall Reading List for Mary Magdalene by Lauri Ann Lumby
Lauri Ann Lumby, OM, OPM, MATS, is the author of seven books, most of which were given to her by Mary Magdalene. Directly given to Lauri or inspired by the work and mission of Mary Magdalene, these books provide the foundation and practices she learned through and with Jesus and which she was empowered to […]
Goddess HiveMind – Books We Love for Spring Reading
“I love the smell of book ink in the morning.” – Umberto Eco Hello. My name is Kimberly. And I am a book hoarder. Thankfully, I am in a space that supports book hoarders, so I decided to tap some of our contributors for MotherHouse and instructors of Mystery School of the Goddess to create […]
My Favorite Books on Mary Magdalene by Lauri Ann Lumby
As a Priestess of The Magdalene, I have read literally hundreds of books related to Mary Magdalene, her history, her mission, her formation, her ministry and her love. I have read everything from scholarly works to folklore, fiction and channeled works. Below is a list of my five favorites and how they influenced my relationship […]
10 Books Every Writer Should Read by Brandi Auset
Whether your focus in fiction writing is in comics, screenplays, or good ol’ fashioned novels, every writer can agree that one of the most important tools you can have is a well read, well versed mind. The more you read (in your genre/medium and outside of it), the more ideas you are exposed to; the more you are exposed to, the […]
Review: Goddesses in Everywoman by Jean Shinoda Bolen {Demi Fox}
Goddesses in Everywoman by Jean Shinoda Bolen is AMAZING. I couldn’t put it down. I love it because it looks at goddess spirituality from a totally different approach: as the myths and archetypes being alive within us, rather than a force outside of us. This book shows us how we interact with the divine archetypes every […]
