Abraham De Leon

“Old Mother God, Old Father God— they keep us trapped. And we do give up. We pull the covers over our head, and go back to sleep. Only to dream of old dragons, old alligators, old crocodiles drinking our blood. To dream of cold-eyed lawmakers saying, This is the way it's always been done. It works. It will stay this way. And you will obey.”
― Marion Woodman, Coming Home to Myself: Reflections for Nurturing a Woman's Body & Soul

“You don't have to say anything.
You don't have to teach anything.
You just have to be who you are:
a bright flame shining in the darkness of despair,
a shining example of a person able to cross bridges
by opening your heart and mind.”
― Tsoknyi Rinpoche, Open Heart, Open Mind: Awakening the Power of Essence Love

“The Goddess is the unspeakable wisdom that grows into the very cells of the body. She lives with this sacramental truth at her center: the beauty and the horror of the whole of life are blazing in Her love. She is dancing in the flames.”
― Marion Woodman, Dancing in the Flames: The Dark Goddess in the Transformation of Consciousness

“sometimes deeper mental clarity
is preceded by great internal storms
healing yourself can be messy
seeing yourself through honesty
can be jarring and tough; it can even
temporarily cause imbalance in your life
it is hard work to open yourself
up to release your burdens
like removing thorns from your body,
it may hurt at first, but it is
ultimately for your highest good
the dark clouds of rainfall are
necessary for new growth.”
― yung pueblo, Inward