30 Mar 1202: d. Joachim of Fiore, #monk, #mystic & millenarian #otd. His writings took on new popularity after European, especially Franciscan, missionaries began to work in the Americas in the 16thC.
Mary of Egypt reportedly converted to Christianity during a pilgrimage to Jerusalem. One of the earliest pilgrim accounts of Jerusalem is that left behind by a Roman woman named Egeria: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egeria_(pilgrim)
Julian of Norwich (d. after 1416) was an #English "anchoress" (a hermit permanently enclosed in a cell in an urban setting) and #mystic known for recording visions which came to her when she was very sick. Her writings are apparently the earliest English-language texts known to be authored by a woman. Her writings were less important during her lifetime than her advice, and she was sought out by leaders, as well as by Margery Kempe (see next). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julian_of_Norwich #WomensHistoryMonth
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Margery Kempe (d. after 1438) was another English #mystic credited with writing the first #autobiography in #English. But first, she was a businesswoman and mother, who later wrote frankly of her failed business ventures, stylish clothes, her loathing of sex with her husband, and her desire for an extra-marital affair. She went on long-distance pilgrimages to #Jerusalem, #Santiago, etc. She was repeatedly tried for heresy but never convicted. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margery_Kempe #WomensHistoryMonth
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Saint Teresa of Avila, a mystic who valued introspection and reform. Her teachings on contemplative prayer guide us towards inner peace and resilience. Invoke her for spiritual growth and mental clarity.
1/ When I mentioned rehoming the kitty who moved in here this summer, I talked about his safety- cats outdoors here don't live very long.
Another serious concern was for all the other little people- he was a very keen/ very effective hunter!
After he left (see posts from couple of days ago) it seemed like #GreatMother#Mara#EarthGoddess#BirdGoddess (all synonyms/facets of the same #nature principle) was sending me messages: remember all the other lives and : life is still here. more-replies-
5/ in other words, a thing does not have to be literal to be true. I don't have to think there is an entity in the woods sending creatures for me to see, in order to feel that there is a principle of life, a force, an energy that may be seen and experienced in ways that speak to me. There doesn't have to be a concrete messenger for a there to be a message that is meaningful. You can say it comes from my own mind, but it comes from my mind being #connected #mystic#animist#pagan#SolaceInNature