The Seeking Sister Newsletter

A Note Before We Begin This reflection holds themes of systemic oppression, forced labor, dehumanization, and violence against children. If you have experienced harm rooted in control, fear-based environments, or collective injustice, please move through this gently. This piece shifts from individual stories to a broader lens—examining how harm can be carried not only by people, but by systems shaped through fear. You are welcome to take what resonates and leave what does not

A Note Before We Begin This story holds themes of family division, favoritism, betrayal, human trafficking, coercion, false accusation, and unjust imprisonment. If you have experienced harm within family systems, abuse of power, or situations where your voice was dismissed or misrepresented, please move through this reflection slowly and gently. Nothing in this reflection is intended to minimize Joseph’s suffering or explain it away through later outcomes. Scripture often pre

For much of history, women who dared to listen deeply were feared. Those who dreamed, who read signs in the stars or symbols in cards, who placed their ear close to the earth and claimed to hear Her heartbeat — they were called witches, heretics, or hysterics. Their intuitive gifts were branded as threats, and countless women were silenced for the simple act of listening to Spirit in unconventional ways. Yet beneath the ashes of that fear lies an eternal truth: divination has

When I first learned about Yin and Yang back in high school, I was told it was simply the balance of good and evil—light and dark. And that was it. But over time, I’ve discovered that this Taoist principle is so much more. It speaks of the balance of all things —the masculine and feminine, the doing and the being, the bright and the hidden. In Taoist thought, Yin is the receptive, fluid, and soft principle—often likened to water, the moon, and the dark mystery of the womb. Ya

At first, I thought of labyrinths as mazes—puzzles designed to confuse, full of dead ends. But I quickly learned that a labyrinth is not a maze . Where a maze is a patriarchal invention—competitive, linear, designed to trick and conquer—the labyrinth follows a single winding path. There are twists and turns, but no dead ends. If you stay with it, you’ll always arrive at the center. You can probably already feel the symbolism here. The center is God, Source, the Goddess—whatev

(Genesis 38) A Note Before We Begin This story holds themes of sexual coercion, widowhood, family obligation, and power imbalance within a household system. If you are a survivor of sexual harm, coercion, or relational trauma, please move through this reflection slowly and gently. Nothing in this reflection is intended to simplify Tamar’s experience or reduce it to a single moral category. Scripture often preserves complex and painful stories without commentary, inviting us t

The first time I heard about shadow work, I assumed it meant confronting the dark parts of ourselves—the mistakes, the impulses, the emotions we’re not proud of and would rather keep hidden. I thought, I don’t shy away from my faults; I accept feedback and use it to grow. But when a friend asked me if I had ever done shadow work, I realized I had misunderstood. Shadow work, as I came to learn, is not simply about managing our flaws. The Swiss psychologist Carl Jung, who fir

This week, our journey leads us to Sophia , the embodiment of divine wisdom. Unlike the more familiar stories of Mary Magdalene, Sophia invites us to explore a subtler, quieter guidance—an inner knowing that whispers rather than shouts. She is the sacred intelligence that resides within, the light that illuminates hidden paths, and the gentle nudge that reminds us of our inherent worth and purpose. Yet, the very idea of inherent worth has been lost in much of Christianity to