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Awakening
the New Millennium Priestess
An
Interview with Anyaa McAndrew
by
Tim Miejan (reprinted by permission from The
Edge)
It's
widely acknowledged by those attuned to the
energies of the Earth that much more balance
is needed. The Divine Feminine, once a powerful
force on the planet, has been overshadowed
by a patriarchy that diminishes the presence
of the feminine. The result: few women in
the role of spiritual leader and a culture
lacking in compassion and nurturance of all.
Cries can be heard, if one listens carefully,
for the sacred feminine to be restored as
an equal player in the consciousness of this
planet.
One
who has listened and responded is Nicole Christine,
author of Temple of the Living Earth
and creatrix of Celestial Earth Center
in Tucson, Ariz. She has created and nurtured
a lineage of women who have set the intention
to “fully awaken, enliven and integrate
the inner priestess” through a process
known as Awakening the New Millennium Priestess.
Anyaa
McAndrew, a licensed psychotherapist in private
practice in the Atlanta area, has worked for
25 years in the sacred work of emotional healing
and leads women through the Priestess process
as taught by Nicole Christine.
McAndrew
will be in Kansas City in August and September
to launch the nine-month process for a circle
of women who are guided to such an awakening.
It will be the first such circle to form outside
of Arizona and Atlanta, Ga.
She
spoke with The EDGE about the
role of the Priestess and why the awakening
process is vital in the lives of those who
experience it.
Tim:
Tell me about the role of the Priestess in
past cultures.
Anyaa:
There's a lot of new information coming
forth that indicates that the Goddess probably
ruled on the planet for maybe up to 25,000
years before patriarchy. Women played the
major role in those times and, even after
patriarchy came in about 5,000 years ago,
there was still the Priestess and the Priest.
They co-facilitated and mediated between the
Divine and what happened with the people on
the earth. The Priestess's role was that
of a mediator, like the Priest or Pope in
the Catholic Church. In ancient times, she
facilitated puberty rights of passage, marriage
ceremonies and served as an intercessional
between the celestial realms and the earth
realms.
Right
now we don't need that. We don't need
Priestesses to be an intercession for us.
The point now is not to reinstate the temples
or reinstate Priestesses alongside of Priests
and Ministers, but to really find those archetypes
within ourselves.
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