While I was unmistakably being drawn ever deeper into a mystery that seemed to reside within my own being, my prickly mental self still fought the concept of the goddess. This is where my inner “immature masculine” had been holding court all of these years since I’d...
Running into the Arms of Great Mother, part 2
It’s really true what they say, that if we are not aware of history we are doomed to repeat it. We can see it on our world stage, we can see it in our relationships, and we can see it in how we become our parents if we have not done a significant amount of...
Running into the Arms of Great Mother, part 1
An ounce of mother is worth a pound of clergy. ~Spanish Proverb I thought I might open the window into my process a bit today by sharing with you my recognition that I needed a Mother in my life, and how that led me to the Sacred Feminine. My biological mother...
Faces of Her teleclass-change your life, change the world
Dear Women! What a year it has been, and it's only early February! Many of us have felt both the exhilaration of the new year energy and deep intensity as the purging and transformation of our consciousness continues. It's only 10 days until my teleclass "Faces of...
Feeling is the New Frontier
Feeling as the New Frontier, first published May 12-2009 (c) Licia Berry (NOTE: February 4, 2010-I re-publish this piece I wrote last year now as it comes to my attention again and again that we can do horrible things to each other or buy in to outrageous belief...
Whatever Shines
"Whatever shines should be observed." -19th-century astronomer William Herschel, discoverer of the planet Uranus "All that sparkles does not shine."- common proverb I’ve been thinking and observing folks in my life lately, whether they are close by or far removed. I...
My Jess
Today my first born turns 16. I naturally ruminate on the events that led up to this day, the anniversary of his birth. It was a hard day that revealed a lot about both of our most basic traits. My pregnancy was flawless…I LOVED being pregnant. I felt powerful...
A Word about Angels
Lovely readers, thank you so much for coming here and indulging me by reading my writing. It is such a wonderful thing to connect with you through ideas and sharing, and to hear yours, too! I want to say a bit about the fact that I work with the angelic spectrum of...
It’s the Ego that Tries to Negate Parts of Ourselves
first published on 12-4-06 on www.liciaberry.com I had an interaction last night that was such a blessing to me; I went to a cookie exchange party here in the valley and got into a conversation with a woman that was simultaneously sad and affirming for me, causing me...
A Prayer by Clarissa Pinkola Estes
Refuse to fall down. If you cannot refuse to fall down, refuse to stay down. If you cannot refuse to stay down, lift your heart toward heaven, and like a hungry beggar, ask that it be filled, and it will be filled. You may be pushed down. You may be kept from rising....