One of my favorite questions: What is God (or your higher power)?
And then,
How would you describe your understanding of the Divine?
(As if an alien just landed from a distant galaxy and was curious about human belief systems)
I love this question because it opens up neuropathways and different lines of thought that are often left hidden.
For many western Christians, we grow up hearing of God as almost exclusively male/masculine in nature. For me personally, my professed intellectual understanding of a God (i.e., Higher Power) being un-gendered is consistently undermined by the subconscious foundational belief of a male (often patriarchal) god. The growing awareness of this assumption (i.e., the male natured god), exposed previously hidden difficulties that had limited my potential understanding of God's wholeness, or wholiness - more on that term later.
Recently I have decided I want to intentionally shift my perspective of God and gender. The plan is to immerse myself in feminine and non gendered language for God, to explore the Feminine Divine and the Nonbinary reality of a larger Universal Truth/God/Divine Love.
Yesterday I was enjoying a long walk beside a small river and was thinking on the Divine Feminine as she was seen in some ancient Celtic societies. For some she was personified in the Well Maidens, gatekeepers of wisdom, connection to other worlds, and guardians of life. For some Celts (and others around the world) she still appears at the wellsprings of life, waterways leading to growth and freedom - in the form of a crane.
I turned to my right admiring the rushing water and the promises it holds. Within moments a gray crane landed in the gravelly center of the waterway. She stood majestically, head held high, and I delighted in her. Oh the synchronicity, the connections and the awe. I inched closer wary to remain a respectful distance.
“I see you, child.” She seemed to say before turning her head and walking away.
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