Thank you for this, Meggan. Your words lift me up and help me wake up and remember my/our inherent worth. Worth IS our birthright. It will no longer be something I strive to attain. Gone is the old world. New beginnings are here.
Preach, keep it coming—the world needs you and all of us to shift. I feel so blessed to have this community and to know that even as a little girl that story of Mary Magdalene never sat right with me. My soul knew all along it was a lie. Thank goddess for Mary and all the women who have fought for our rising. ♥️
‘I refuse to go on with the world as it is. I refuse to accept a world that doesn’t end when horrors like this are revealed. I refuse to just continue on about my day, about my life. I choose to allow this to change me.’
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‘We have never needed a man to teach us about the Divine Feminine.’
vérité.
ღ m e r c i, Megghan.
‘The Next Wave of Feminism is Matriarchy’
⤷ ‘The feminist cause so far has been focused on giving women the power and authority to solve their own problems. But in creating a matriarchy, the structures that uphold power and authority in the first place disappear into irrelevance.’
…
‘It is only through a matriarchy that we can live in true equality.’
That line — “because the Sisters of Charity who ran the shelter referred to the girls as prostitutes” — is incredibly revealing. It shows how moral judgment becomes embedded in institutions meant to offer care.
I agree that it is time for women to reclaim power, especially within Abrahamic traditions. But that reclamation also requires an honest reckoning with internalized misogyny. Patriarchal systems persist not only through male authority, but through moral enforcement that women themselves have often been taught to carry out.
As a lifelong witch and neurodivergent woman, I’ve experienced more fear, judgment, and harm from women acting in the name of faith than from men. Naming that dynamic feels essential if this awakening is to lead to real transformation rather than a reshuffling of roles.
Thank you for speaking up now and for taking a stand.
Wow!! This is very powerful. Thank you. 🙏🏽 as a clinical psychologist working mostly with women, low self worth is such a constant toxic virus that keeps us scared and playing small. I will be sharing your words with my clients in the weeks to come. 💙
I just signed up for the weekend at Kripalu, I can't wait! We've read both Mary Magdalene Revealed and The Girl Who Baptized Herself in my community, can't wait to dive deeper!
We will write fire 🔥 I think of Thecla and a thunderstorm dousing the fire meant to burn her, as she instead becomes that fire and burns a system of abuse to ashes. By simply embodying her unique essence in the face of unjust powers without quivering. May her fire also be ours 🙏🏾
How I wish I could attend your June retreat ... it sounds amazing and I hope many women are empowered by it (and your other events). I share your rage at everyone, especially religious leaders and spiritual gurus, who abuses their authority to take advantage of vulnerable women and girls. I also share your passion to do work that makes a difference, work that helps all people see the divine within themselves and in others and use that love and wisdom to co-create a better world.
Yes absolutely 👏 reading this reminds me of how important language is. To hear about so called child prostitution” and child pornography since the files being released has made me sick to my stomach. It’s child abuse… and there should be no other word for it! I have no idea what will come next but I agree that this world needs to end and the next one will be shaped by women leading the way
And in the old stories, Meggan, there was Lilith—not Eve—as Earth’s first woman, born not of any man’s rib. Lilith refused to be docile. So, of course, she had to be demonized and exiled.
Thank you Meggan. I was a whistleblower, teacher in residence at Kripalu when Armit Desai was fired for sexual misconduct with men and women.
I love how the board of directors offered support to all affected.
Spiritual communities are especially vulnerable to abuse of power.
Within a year, he was hanging up his "Guru" sign again.
Glad to find you!
FIRE! I am ignited! Thank you.
🔥❤️🔥 Thank You Meggan 🔥❤️🔥
Thank you for this, Meggan. Your words lift me up and help me wake up and remember my/our inherent worth. Worth IS our birthright. It will no longer be something I strive to attain. Gone is the old world. New beginnings are here.
Preach, keep it coming—the world needs you and all of us to shift. I feel so blessed to have this community and to know that even as a little girl that story of Mary Magdalene never sat right with me. My soul knew all along it was a lie. Thank goddess for Mary and all the women who have fought for our rising. ♥️
‘I refuse to go on with the world as it is. I refuse to accept a world that doesn’t end when horrors like this are revealed. I refuse to just continue on about my day, about my life. I choose to allow this to change me.’
࿐
‘We have never needed a man to teach us about the Divine Feminine.’
vérité.
ღ m e r c i, Megghan.
‘The Next Wave of Feminism is Matriarchy’
⤷ ‘The feminist cause so far has been focused on giving women the power and authority to solve their own problems. But in creating a matriarchy, the structures that uphold power and authority in the first place disappear into irrelevance.’
…
‘It is only through a matriarchy that we can live in true equality.’
https://chixmag.com/editorial/the-next-phase-of-feminism-is-matriarchy?utm_source=perplexity
My ‘bag’ is packed, too, Meggan; let’s do this. :)
🤍♀
That line — “because the Sisters of Charity who ran the shelter referred to the girls as prostitutes” — is incredibly revealing. It shows how moral judgment becomes embedded in institutions meant to offer care.
I agree that it is time for women to reclaim power, especially within Abrahamic traditions. But that reclamation also requires an honest reckoning with internalized misogyny. Patriarchal systems persist not only through male authority, but through moral enforcement that women themselves have often been taught to carry out.
As a lifelong witch and neurodivergent woman, I’ve experienced more fear, judgment, and harm from women acting in the name of faith than from men. Naming that dynamic feels essential if this awakening is to lead to real transformation rather than a reshuffling of roles.
Thank you for speaking up now and for taking a stand.
Real power shifts when worth stops being negotiated ; both externally and internally.🤍
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Wow!! This is very powerful. Thank you. 🙏🏽 as a clinical psychologist working mostly with women, low self worth is such a constant toxic virus that keeps us scared and playing small. I will be sharing your words with my clients in the weeks to come. 💙
I just signed up for the weekend at Kripalu, I can't wait! We've read both Mary Magdalene Revealed and The Girl Who Baptized Herself in my community, can't wait to dive deeper!
Yes!! Thank you for this!
Oh thank goodness you're writing about inherent worth, too and reclaiming our own power! 💖
Your writing from fire and Fierce love is contagious❣️
We will write fire 🔥 I think of Thecla and a thunderstorm dousing the fire meant to burn her, as she instead becomes that fire and burns a system of abuse to ashes. By simply embodying her unique essence in the face of unjust powers without quivering. May her fire also be ours 🙏🏾
How I wish I could attend your June retreat ... it sounds amazing and I hope many women are empowered by it (and your other events). I share your rage at everyone, especially religious leaders and spiritual gurus, who abuses their authority to take advantage of vulnerable women and girls. I also share your passion to do work that makes a difference, work that helps all people see the divine within themselves and in others and use that love and wisdom to co-create a better world.
I love this so much. I love this for you, Meggan. I love this for all of us.
Yes absolutely 👏 reading this reminds me of how important language is. To hear about so called child prostitution” and child pornography since the files being released has made me sick to my stomach. It’s child abuse… and there should be no other word for it! I have no idea what will come next but I agree that this world needs to end and the next one will be shaped by women leading the way
And in the old stories, Meggan, there was Lilith—not Eve—as Earth’s first woman, born not of any man’s rib. Lilith refused to be docile. So, of course, she had to be demonized and exiled.
Here’s something, written earlier today, you might find interesting: https://evayaaasantewaa.substack.com/p/what-is-prayer?r=40iugy&utm_medium=ios