Have you ever had a friend who could shift the energy in the air and the velocity of life-force coursing through your being, with her amazingly pure, wildly beautiful love?
Last week, Layla invited me to a High Priestess gathering for the weekend in Austin.
(When Layla invites you anywhere it is always a good idea to say ‘yes’. It is always fun, always amazing. We learn, we grow, we party. Or maybe it’s the other way around. But “yes” is the only correct answer to this glorious creature.)
But, at first, I was like, “Layla, look, I am just a big fat no to the term ‘High Priestess’. Just plain no. I do not like that word. I have spent years dedicated to making sure women feel included and inclusive with one another. I vibe to the word ‘sister’. We are all sisters. No ‘priestess’. No ‘high’. High implies that someone else is low. I mean, if anything, I am more of a Low Priestess than a High one. Grit instead of Grandeur. And I believe that every single woman has divinity within her. No one is higher or lower than anyone else. Can we please call this weekend event something else?”
“No”, she said.
Layla is nothing if not relentless.
“Look, Regena, the actual term for women who were connected to the goddess in middle and eastern Europe, was ‘High Priestess’. These women were Holy Practitioners. They were not high because they were above everyone else, but rather, because they were attuning to that sacred space both in themselves and for their communities. High Priestesses are women who choose to use their lives and live their lives as space holders, within and without, for the sacred.”
“Ahhhh. So you are talking about this as a path to walk, a calling, a way of life? I get that. It’s a path I have chosen and so have you. And I imagine all the women who are coming this weekend are, in some way, shape, or form, walking that same path?”
Layla: “Yup”.
Me: “Wow. That is amazing. (Deep breath). OK. You got me. High Priestess it is. I am in.”
Mostly, I hate losing arguments. But in this case, I am grateful to have lost.
Because it allowed me to be in a space with a whole beautiful group of women who have chosen the path of holding sacred space both for themselves and others.
Women who lead by tuning into the Great Pussy in the Sky. Women who trust their p*ssies as a way of life.
And this was the first time that I have had the experience of collaborative leadership where we were sharing knowledge, expertise, and different perspectives.
We did a 12-hour ceremony together, which was co-created and co-led by all the participants.
Everyone equally contributed their talents. It was not vertical. It was collaborative. Which is how we change the world.
If any of this intrigues you, I am so glad! Because my beloved buddy, Layla, has an INCREDIBLE FREE EVENT coming up on Monday, September 30th from 10 – 11:30 AM PST, where she will give her absolutely masterful download on the Hidden Truths of The High Priestesses.
Join Layla in her free Masterclass right here and step into your High Priestess power.
You have got to go to this event, whether you have difficulty with the HP term, or love it.
It is a rare chance to encounter this extraordinary leader, for FREE, and learn so much about these sacred lineages, of which we all are a part.
With so much love and pleasure,
Regena