Hi, I’m Judith Ashley, author of The Sacred Women’s Circle series,
romantic women’s fiction with light paranormal elements. My stories show you
what life could be like if you had a place like The Circle where you are
unconditionally accepted, supported and loved. And where, with this support,
you make choices to overcome the darkest nights and choose love and light.
My series The Sacred Women’s Circle is a good fit for this month’s topic which is sacred.
The main characters come together to create their own spiritual practices
that resonate with their views of the world.
We are
all part of the Divine. We
are all sacred.
And what is we? All that is and that includes the
rocks and trees as well as animals and plants.
At the time I wrote these
stories I didn’t know about animism. When I heard Colette Baron-Reid talk
about being an animist, I realized both my characters and I are animists. Animist (n), Animism (v), Animistic (adj)
Definition: Attribution of conscious life to objects in and phenomena
of nature of inanimate objects.
I’m not sure if all animists
talk to the trees, birds, rocks, flowers when out on a walk but they do
recognize a connection. We are all part of the Divine Matrix, Spirit, The
Universe, the God/Goddess, Higher Power – in other words, we are all part of
The Sacred.Mother Nature's Contribution to my Beach Birthday Party
That truth, for me, guides
much of my action. I see myself connected by sacred ties to people who are not
like me. Even people who don’t like me. Even people who spew hate instead of
love. Being an animist is who I am and impacts not just how I pray but also how
I interact in the ”real world”.
My questions
for you are these:
How would your
life be different if you saw yourself connected to all that is around you?
What would you
do different if you saw the people you disagree with, the people you fear as
not only connected to you, but part of the sacred?
If you not yet on my
mailing list, you can sign up for Choices here. I’ve
created a new free offering that includes the novella Sarah’s
Ankh along with the first chapter of Lily: The Dragon and The
Great Horned Owl. I hope you
enjoy them.
Look for my next non-fiction Yes, You
Can Create The Life You Love this fall.
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you’d prefer to read my books through that resource.
Learn more about
Judith's The Sacred Women’s Circle series on her website JudithAshley.net
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