You Cannot Rush the Soul's Growth
Just like we cannot pry a seed open to gather the bloom, just like we cannot break into a cocoon and demand a butterfly…we cannot rush...
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Leyla Aylin, M.A.
May 11, 20202 min
To All Those Who Have Mothered Us
To all those who have mothered us ~ To those who have really seen us, and mirrored back what is true and beautiful about ourselves. So we...
Leyla Aylin, M.A.
Apr 7, 20202 min
We Are Being Made More Human
Suffering brings us to our knees pulls us down into the dirt, into the earth, into the ground of our being Low, lower still into the...
Leyla Aylin, M.A.
Mar 30, 20204 min
Mystery is Meaning Enough
To be with uncertainty requires more vulnerability than just about anything else. No wonder we fear it. It requires we surrender, let...
Leyla Aylin, M.A.
Jan 20, 20202 min
The Wisdom of Sophia
Wisdom is feminine. At least according to many religious and mystical traditions. In fact, Wisdom is often portrayed as a female being....
Leyla Aylin, M.A.
Dec 12, 20193 min
Turning Towards the Dark
We live in a light-centric culture. All that is dark and mysterious is feared, devalued and artificially brightened. Our fixation on...
Leyla Aylin, M.A.
Dec 12, 20194 min
The Feminine's Journey & The Hero's Journey
The Hero’s Journey can often be described as the masculine path of transformation. It is a Call to Adventure, a slaying of dragons, a...
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