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The Old Oak of my Matriarch
Song of Sophia Student Samantha Stokes wrote this beautiful tribute to her grandmother, Helen Cynthia Stokes, and to the matriarchal roots of our Great Mother. Samantha is a mother of two, an artist, and a preacher woman for the Goddess in the fertile forests of the Appalachian Mountains of North Carolina. My grandmother…
Dancing with Dragon’s Breath: Wild Icelandic Yarrow
To attune with a plant is to become a part of her to create a dance of sacred union and to allow her to become part of you. Wild plants hold an uninterrupted timeline with human existence on Earth. Recently on a trip to Iceland I met with one of my…
A Medicine Woman’s Merry Mushwomb Experience
In Song of Sophia tradition, the month of October is an especially potent time to spend in relationship with Amanita. As the freshly harvested fruiting bodies of Amanita are gifted to us, we journey with the wisdom of the deer mothers and their quiet forest paths. This year Eliza co-hosted a forest gathering of medicine…
Mother & Creator
Sometimes I feel like being a Mother and creator at the same time are interchangeable words. Other times I feel like they are entirely separate. I’m finding that the Union of these aspects of self is an important part of myself to track. When I say “creator,” I’m not referring to the…
The Medicine of Becoming Me
When I first heard Song of Sophia I felt an opening in my heart. Excitement! I know what magnetic means now. This certain *knowing* that this was something I was wanting and waiting for, and it was time. I signed up for it. Having known Eliza for many years, I was invited to…
Groundwork in Sovereign Creation
All of the transmissions, retreats, writings, and classes that I offer are ‘training’. It is the essence of what I do – I am the archetype of 33 / ‘teacher’. Training naturally occurs. However I make clear boundaries and distinctions in the training because 1) extraction of the Mother is a foundation of western…
Keeping Things Sacred
Song of Sophia Rosemother Eliza in her home forest in the Northwoods of Michigan I’ve recently been reminded of the power in ‘keeping things sacred’. Sacred doesn’t always equate to private, but I notice that it often does. These mushrooms are on the land between my cabin and the cabin of my first…
Singing My Own Medicine of the Plants
By Song of Sophia Seven Sister DaZzalina RaYdiaance I recently had the pleasure of sitting in ceremony without holding a facilitator position. During my deep dive, I was reminded of the value in Song of Sophia’s teaching to ‘always go back to the plants’. In moments of integration and big life experiences – ceremonies,…
Pedagogy & Mythos
The primary structure of Song of Sophia is led by both “pillar” and “plant attunements”. We have 13 Pillars in Song of Sophia. A pillar is like a flame, a value, a shamanic mechanic. Each pillar returns us deeper into natural elements and Sophianic architecture. The pillars build one another and…
Caoin na Sídhe – Keen of the Sídhe
Written by Song of Sophia Legacy Council of White participant Cáití Caille The Keen of the Sídhe is heard by those carrying this ancestral lineage for Sídhe beings who are transitioning from Body to Spirit. The famous wail or keen of the Banshee holds the tradition that when the people with the blood of the…