Juliette Jarvis

April's Return to Reverence column offers us a way to orient ourselves on the seasonal wheel, as well as remedies available to us all for supporting ourselves emotionally, physically, and soul-fully. Full editions of qathet Living magazine can be found online at qathetliving.ca

Unrecognized Initiatory Experiences When life altering events shake us to our core without a conscious process or guidance

The parallel that I can sense, no matter how our personal situations are playing out or affecting us, is with that of an Initiatory Experience. More precisely, the sort of initiation that was unexpected and goes largely unrecognized.
This is not the community supported, planned and prepared for sort

3 Stages of an Initiatory Experience How to recognize them and support ourselves through to completion -plus- what happens when we don't

An initiation marks a distinct time of life before and life after. It’s the kind of experience that, at its extreme, will feel like a complete personal over-haul, almost like we have been reborn or achieved a new level of depth/height in awareness.

I wrote this a few years ago, but it's a fine time to re-release it in case anyone struggling right now might find some support. Especially if navigating current worldly events is proving particularly challenging, but also for smaller scale stuffs too
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Altar or Shrine? Is there a difference? Have you thought much about it?

If we come to the candle lit table, hands cupped ‘round a stone bowl brimming full and fragrant with the softest rose petals, and lay them at the statued feet of a revered deity; are we praying at a beautiful shrine? Or working at an altar?
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From the Cottage | Juliette Jarvis | Substack With supports to help you cultivate, and more fully embody your personal spiritual practices, From the Cottage, is well suited for seasoned practitioners & newly heathen curious both ~ plus some pract...

Hello!
I'm not sure how much time I'll spend here, so I'd love to invite you to my substack where I'll be focusing most of my attention; sharing personal Notes, long form writings on sacred living, our rainwater collection systems, & the Ask a Cottage Witch advice column
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