And thanks to those who have helped us thrive!

Well, it’s finally here, the official 10th birthday of my founding of Seven Sisters Mystery School THIS WEEK on Sept 14! I thought I’d take a moment to look back at what the school has accomplished, and what this ride has been like for a spiritual woman who has managed to make a living at all of this. As always, I will be honest!

I’ll start with this: When I created the school in 2012, we worked with astrologer Agnes Liebhardt, who suggested we select that date for our founding due to its auspiciousness. Here’s the uncanny information she gave us about it:

Virgo 24 A silver trident.

Standing for something. Publicly, openly, freely showing conviction, vision, attunment to the whole. Making a big issue out of seeing and knowing what we all need to get in touch with. Making sure nobody can get away with ignoring or avoiding the truth at hand.

Being granted a distinctive point of view which is fundamentally innocent, naïve, hopeful, visionary, and empowering. Bearing the ideal of what is intended, what is possible, what is emergent. Given the assignment to show that we can understand and champion the best, the finest, the truest in our nature and our capacity.

Propelled to insist, to stand strong, to hang in there. Fundamentally uncompromising and unimpressed. Just knowing that certain things must get across and it really doesn’t matter if it hurts or who likes it or whether the self is seen as marvelous or terrible.

Great dispassion in perspective. Standing back alone. Yet played thru by evocative, more of a vigil than a battle cry. It is simply being there to spread the views that Spirit will prevail inevitably.

Invisible to the greatest possible extent. Inspired. Guided. Given explicit instructions by those who know and care.

Entrusted with crucial matters. Chosen to carry things through. Perhaps even knowing with expanded faculties the Source, the ultimate level. Definitely shown what is needed to be seen when it is time.

Possessed of a lofty spirit. Character that is impregnable. A remarkable way to be in dark times. Just not adaptive to fashion, to what is popular, to what is deemed practical.

Principles. Guidelines. The vertical. Able to stay aligned with the greater cosmic truth and to speak for this. Yet much of it is silent.

If you’ve been a member of the Seven Sisters community for ANY of the past 10 years, you may be laughing to yourself, understanding that this reading fits the school to a T! Making sure nobody can get away with ignoring or avoiding the truth at hand. Propelled to insist, to stand strong, to hang in there. It really doesn’t matter…who likes it or whether the self is seen as marvelous or terrible.

Yes, for 10 years I’ve been the voice of both challenging truths and inspirational rallying cries aimed at helping us all deal with the good, the bad, and the ugly within and outside of ourselves. I’ve exposed my own inner issues and vulnerabilities as teaching lessons in many of my courses, writings, talks, videos, and mentoring. And I’ve grown along with you, coming to understand that we all have a Divine Human Blueprint that we are in the process of activating.

I thought it would be fun to do a tally so here goes ~ over the past decade I’ve created and launched through Seven Sisters the following (and may this be an inspiration to you that, yes, this kind of sacred business IS possible):

• 26 in-person or online courses of five to seven weeks (two in Italian)
• 7 in-person, three-month programs on professional priestessing, earth healing, and divine birth
• 4 cycles of the six-month Priestess of the Dove Oracle Training Level 2
• 16 weekend workshops in the US, Canada, Italy, and the UK
• 5 daylong teaching events
• 2 subscription programs with content, oracle service, and community sharing.
• 14 public service events and rituals, including a rain ceremony in the San Francisco Bay Area, a healing ritual for inmates in San Quentin prison, Mother Mary and Mary Magdalene seasonal ceremonies, a peace rally
• 7 in-person winter solstice ceremonies, and 3 more online
• 5 in-person public channeling events
• 10 in-person or online cacao ceremonies
• 22 free global calls with unique spiritual and practical guidance
• 17 guided meditations
• 12 event and conference presentations
• At least 100 appearances on summits, podcasts, YouTube and video channels, and venues like Gaia TV
• More than 500 weekly newsletters, many of which included blog posts
• 1 new book, with a second new book soon to emerge!

I’ve also given thousands of clairvoyant mentoring sessions to hundreds of people. Clients tell me I’ve brought comfort, healing, guidance, and validation to those coming into their spiritual awakening and seeking remedies for soul bruising and trauma. I’ve helped people launch their own spiritual businesses, too.

OK, so this is mainly how I spent my fifth decade of my life. The bottom line here is: lots of hours spent, with sweat and tears in and among the deep fulfillment. Chutzpah has been the order or the day!

Occasionally I’ve turned people off, sometimes through my own anxiety or unresolved issues, sometimes because of theirs, sometime because of a mix. I’ve inspired some folks and scared the crap out of others… sometimes the same people! I’ve been admired, honored, and scorned. I’ve been held as a role model and criticized behind my back. I’ve been too much, and too little.

And I have softened my heart.

Despite near constant worries about income in my first eight years, I’ve had a good financial flow, which has sometimes has felt like a plain miracle. Happy boosts to the School’s income stream have come from my appearances on Gaia TV, the release of my third book The Mystery Tradition of Miraculous Conception in 2021, and the health crisis of 2020-22, which spurred far more people to turn to the spiritual side of life. I’ve also supported the livings of others and done my fair duty rendering unto Caesar.

Such is the life of a spiritual entrepreneur!

Many people along the way have supported this school in the form of eager participation in our courses and events, and the sharing of abundance through tuition and donations. I bless and thank you all!

My supreme support team has included my clairvoyant mentor Patricia Anderson, and the following virtual magicians: my first VAs Shannon Reich and Vivien Monroe, my inspired operations manager extraordinaire Courtney Harper, and my brilliant publicist Roxy Runyan.

The Seven Sisters community and I have also benefitted from the generous assistance of students who have become teaching interns, client mentors, sacred space holders, and priest/esses and guest teachers for events, including Connie Viveros, Wendy Manning, Belinda Haverdill, Naryani Bleffert, Amejo Amyot, Michelle Hughes, Angela de la Agua, Nicola D’Alonzo, Ariana Newcomer, Carmen Nash, Jessica Zdenek, Brooke Underwood, Lisa Espinosa, Diya DanuElsihmar, and Megan Rose Woolever.

I also honor those who have co-created offerings or co-taught my courses, including Maureen Walton, Christy Michaels, Xi Earthstar, IndigoAngel, Joy Reichard, Maura McCarley Torkildson, Melissa Sophia Joy, Maria Christina Owl, Ava Park, Vajra Ma, Theresa Dintino, Laura Shannon, Richard Spadoni, and David Nicol.

Other talented colleagues who have presented in my classes include Diana Sophia Kelly, Dan Craig-Morse, Den Poitras, Cindy Lindsey, Alx Utterman, Emmanuelle Vandendriessche, Stacy Brown, and Alisha Brache.

Thanks to numerous others who helped offer their assistance and talents to our various rituals, such as Christine Tulis, Timothy Surya Das, (the late) Patty O’Luanaigh, Megan Rose Woolever, Pamela Minton, George Denny, Samantha Sinclair, Barbara Framm, Astrid Cheney Hutchison, Darren Starwynn, Lillie Falco-Adkins, Yvonne Burgess, Santon LaVie, April Aronoff, Laura Belzer, Rob Brezsny, Mbali Creazzo, Verlinda Montoya and her Native American singers, Lis Addison, Melissa Darrington, Kim Forcina, Katie Githens, Buzzy Martin, AshEl Seasunz Eldridge, Hannah Romanowsky, Melissa Darrington, Lisa Schenkelberg, BJ Wasserman, Valerie Carpenter, Christine Nielsen, Jean Fraschina, Viola Lew-Simcox, Heaven Walker, Colleen Burke, Laurie Healy, Karen Watson, Jahnavi Jan Robinson, Ilona Marshall, Mel Hoffman, David Lieberstein, Cheja, Melanie Nasson-Kurgpold, Monique Marie DeJong, Heidi Chretien, Joy Karin Weyland, Tenley Wallace, and Katharine Weiser.

My designer Mariah Lander has been a dream who continues to support the school energetically through her excellent branding and imagery. World-class photographer Irene Young has produced beautiful photos of me to support this ministry. David Van Steen has steadfastly provided assistance with all of our computer needs. And our web masters at eVision Media, led by Susan Friesen, have always been available at a moment’s notice to help us maintain, trouble shoot, and upgrade our site. A shout out to Tya Bolton, who has provided a great deal of online consulting for our customer relationship management processes. Oh, and did I mention my fabulous business mentor and accountant Maddie Brown and her team?

I also thank Debra Giusti, who has provided a great deal of support in my getting my offerings out there, as well as Christy Michaels, who encouraged me on as a public priestess even before I created the school; Colette McMullen through her Global Lightways; Bob Beban, who invited me to his home to offer New Years journeying rituals; Graell Valendar, Angie Buchanan, Francesca Gentile, Lindsey Swope, DeAnna L’am, Monique Trinity Rose, and Karin Kinsey, who brought me to or hosted me at their events; (the late) Caroline Smart, Angela Voss, Lyn De Trense, Elle Hull, Zoë Daly, Angie Twydall, and Andrew Gough, who have supported my work in the UK; Valeria Trisoglio, Sarah Perini, Laura Petronelli and Dario Pastore, who helped me organize workshops in Italy; and Kathy Stanley and Georgia Hasioti, who supported my excursions in Greece. Great appreciation goes to Linda Baker, who helped us run rituals at the Swedenborgian Church in the San Francisco Bay Area, and Oshana Biondi, whose venue in Sausalito, CA, was home for various of my classes and rituals. Genevieve Vaughan very graciously funded the Italian translation of my book Virgin Mother Goddesses of Antiquity, which supported my teaching in Italy, as well.

I’m grateful for the jewelry design and creation of the Priestess of the Dove Oracle Necklaces by Cyndhi Smith and Birgitte Hahn. And, big thanks to Maggie Ostara and Geej Mauriva, who helped me establish the school to begin with through coaching and web design.

There are always some obvious people who go unnamed in such risky lists, and my apologies to you if you were left out (please let me know if so)!

I wish also to acknowledge the role of the Seven Sisters of the Pleiades as the wind beneath my wings, and the support of Mother Mary and the other expressions of Mother Divine as the ground beneath my feet, along with Christed Master Jeshua. And, of course, there are the Feisty and Friendly Fae, and many other beings of high standing from the Cosmos whose inspiration has elevated me. Gratitude to you all!

The journey continues, and in October we’ll be launching my next course, From Bliss to Business: How to Start & Sustain Your Sacred Enterprise. Yes, to acknowledge this decade of wisdom gathering in the entrepreneurial arena, this course will consolidate all I know in six weeks of information and group coaching to give you good, practical, and inspiring but non-sugar-coated guidance for becoming your own spiritual CEO.

Meanwhile, please dance a jig with us to celebrate ten years of soulful service!