I had a dream. It was my 50th birthday at a yoga teacher training in Byron Bay. The Swami was a Smarmi and knew nothing of meditation. Nothing of floating in the trees, nothing of the dark void. He flirted with the younger women and I watched him and grew angry. Not here! Not here as well!
I hope to keep my words simple and strong. He told me I had failed the training, because when the stopwatch was on, I couldn't speak for 3 minutes on "truthfulness." I was choking on the truth.
Later, in a private place among the vegetables. I screamed at him. "How dare you!" He thought it was because he'd tried to prevent me from becoming a yoga teacher and made some comment on my mental health. But he had made a terrible mistake. In front of the circle, he had said to one of the beautiful young women. "Make sure you wear your sexy yoga clothes, I'm taking the class tomorrow." She giggled as we are taught too.
He went pale when I repeated back the words. At last at 50 years old, truth came of her well.
Yet I didn't report him. This is what I need to change, we need to change.
And what of the dream? It lead me on a path to finding the women, the spiritual tradition of my mothers bloodlines. Weavers of cloth and dreams on the North Yorkshire Moorlands and it's a magical story.
Thank You for your voices and the powerful painting. Warm Wishes to you. Julie Ivison
Love the new cover Sharon. So glad you channeled the ancient voice of the land all those years ago and that it remains undefined and beloved . It is a true classic 🩷🙏🏼
When I finished reading, "If Women Rose Rooted," back in 2019 it was a balm on my soul. I quickly bought 5 more copies and gave them to a small circle of friends so we could read it together (an immediate second reading for me). I was at a crossroads and this book was my guide back to trusting my intuitive self. It also cultivated a mad desire to live and write at a croft. A friend in Cornwall gently dissuaded me, but there is still time... and this appears to be a good time to leave the USA. This is a book I return to over and over to refresh my dreams. The stories live in my bones.
I really don't know why I still haven't read this book...I listen to women I admire and respect talk about it, and I read ABOUT it...love these newsletters. I think the painting of the 'Well Woman' has just totally caught me...
Looking forward to diving in! Thank you for the nudge!
I really don't know why I still haven't read this book...I listen to women I admire and respect talk about it, and I read ABOUT it...love these newsletters. I think the painting of the 'Well Woman' has just totally caught me...
Looking forward to diving in! Thank you for the nudge!
I truly love reading your work Sharon. The interconnected symbolic language you weave with archetypal psychology is masterful. I described your work as an archetypal weaver of story and myth to a friend. Much gratitude to you for the beauty you create and the vibrations you give to the world, we need it now more than ever.
hello there, were there changes on this chat in the recent months, it is written that it is for "founding members", is there another page or sharon site to converse with one another? belle journée
Now that women are trying to reclaim their power, I see many still acting how they think they ‘should’ be, just in a different shape this time. Listening to the strength and wisdom coming from the roots up is as relevant as when the first edition came out.
So glad to find this. Just found my Mtdna to Durotriges tribe and eagerly learning. I am a woman in renewable solar energy leadership with a calling to help tribes in the US strive for energy sovereignty. I found my tribe and feel relief and love.
If Women Rose Rooted was a life-changing read for me. I immediately bought a copy and posted it to my mum back in Ireland (at that time I lived on the Isle of Skye). I was on the edge of a dark place then, but this book was lightning- a call back to power. Thank you Sharon 🩵
If Women Rose Rooted came to me in my early 20s at a point where life was challenging, and made such a deep impression. Every word felt like it spoke do some deep part of me. It catalyzed a real change in me and my life, for which I am so grateful.
I will be interested in reading your work as I have been studying these Irish and Welsh myths for several years. Macha, Cerridwen and Rhiannon are favorites.
Truth Coming Out of Her Well.
I had a dream. It was my 50th birthday at a yoga teacher training in Byron Bay. The Swami was a Smarmi and knew nothing of meditation. Nothing of floating in the trees, nothing of the dark void. He flirted with the younger women and I watched him and grew angry. Not here! Not here as well!
I hope to keep my words simple and strong. He told me I had failed the training, because when the stopwatch was on, I couldn't speak for 3 minutes on "truthfulness." I was choking on the truth.
Later, in a private place among the vegetables. I screamed at him. "How dare you!" He thought it was because he'd tried to prevent me from becoming a yoga teacher and made some comment on my mental health. But he had made a terrible mistake. In front of the circle, he had said to one of the beautiful young women. "Make sure you wear your sexy yoga clothes, I'm taking the class tomorrow." She giggled as we are taught too.
He went pale when I repeated back the words. At last at 50 years old, truth came of her well.
Yet I didn't report him. This is what I need to change, we need to change.
And what of the dream? It lead me on a path to finding the women, the spiritual tradition of my mothers bloodlines. Weavers of cloth and dreams on the North Yorkshire Moorlands and it's a magical story.
Thank You for your voices and the powerful painting. Warm Wishes to you. Julie Ivison
Thank you for this. Good to find you here. 💖
Love the new cover Sharon. So glad you channeled the ancient voice of the land all those years ago and that it remains undefined and beloved . It is a true classic 🩷🙏🏼
Thank you as ever, Becky.
I fear I may be too late for this but I shall leave an hello & a thankyou for your work just in case
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When I finished reading, "If Women Rose Rooted," back in 2019 it was a balm on my soul. I quickly bought 5 more copies and gave them to a small circle of friends so we could read it together (an immediate second reading for me). I was at a crossroads and this book was my guide back to trusting my intuitive self. It also cultivated a mad desire to live and write at a croft. A friend in Cornwall gently dissuaded me, but there is still time... and this appears to be a good time to leave the USA. This is a book I return to over and over to refresh my dreams. The stories live in my bones.
I really don't know why I still haven't read this book...I listen to women I admire and respect talk about it, and I read ABOUT it...love these newsletters. I think the painting of the 'Well Woman' has just totally caught me...
Looking forward to diving in! Thank you for the nudge!
I really don't know why I still haven't read this book...I listen to women I admire and respect talk about it, and I read ABOUT it...love these newsletters. I think the painting of the 'Well Woman' has just totally caught me...
Looking forward to diving in! Thank you for the nudge!
I truly love reading your work Sharon. The interconnected symbolic language you weave with archetypal psychology is masterful. I described your work as an archetypal weaver of story and myth to a friend. Much gratitude to you for the beauty you create and the vibrations you give to the world, we need it now more than ever.
hello there, were there changes on this chat in the recent months, it is written that it is for "founding members", is there another page or sharon site to converse with one another? belle journée
Now that women are trying to reclaim their power, I see many still acting how they think they ‘should’ be, just in a different shape this time. Listening to the strength and wisdom coming from the roots up is as relevant as when the first edition came out.
So glad to find this. Just found my Mtdna to Durotriges tribe and eagerly learning. I am a woman in renewable solar energy leadership with a calling to help tribes in the US strive for energy sovereignty. I found my tribe and feel relief and love.
If Women Rose Rooted was a life-changing read for me. I immediately bought a copy and posted it to my mum back in Ireland (at that time I lived on the Isle of Skye). I was on the edge of a dark place then, but this book was lightning- a call back to power. Thank you Sharon 🩵
If Women Rose Rooted came to me in my early 20s at a point where life was challenging, and made such a deep impression. Every word felt like it spoke do some deep part of me. It catalyzed a real change in me and my life, for which I am so grateful.
May we remember together and awaken our people to all our connections as we sing our songs, healing the earth as we heal ourselves!
I will be interested in reading your work as I have been studying these Irish and Welsh myths for several years. Macha, Cerridwen and Rhiannon are favorites.