Aspire Magazine: Inspiration for a Woman's Soul.(TM) Oct/Nov 2017 Aspire Mag Full Issue: Feminine Wisdo | Page 79

do?” My answer still makes me tear up… I answered, “To help shift the global paradigm around religion and magick.” Holy Shit. It still feels TOO BIG for little old me… Alas, it is my truth and I believe there is no time better than NOW to whip out my bullhorn and step on my soapbox. The consciousness of the planet has shifted, and I see women in my circles and community beginning to wiggle their toes outside the broom closet. So my lovely, I feel strongly that the time is RIGHT NOW for us to discuss what magical living is not. Magical LIVING THE 2 MISCONCEPTIONS ABOUT The Goddess Lifestyle Plan® has grown and evolved over the years, however it’s core teachings have never changed, at it’s essence, my work has always been about teaching women about {Practical} Magical Living and empowering them to tap into their Personal Power via self mastery and living in alignment with Universal Law. For as long as I can remember I’ve been fearful to speak loudly about Magical Living. The reason might be that I’m not a feather ruffler by nature, or it might be I hold cellular memory of The Burning Times, or perhaps it’s fear of Internet lynching mobs (aka trolls) that feel the need to publically s hame and persecute those who think more expansively or differently than them. Regardless the reason, I’m done whispering to those I feel most safe with about WHO I AM. I remember completing a written exercise while at a business training a few years ago where the question was, “What do you think youre life purpose is? What are you here to MISCONCEPTION #1 Magical living and Religion are Mutually Exclusive - you can either be Religious or Magical. SO not true. I don’t feel there’s one word that can sum up who Lisa Marie Rosati is, so I don’t call myself a Witch, although I do route the Witch Archetype often. I route a variety of different archetypes given my mood or situation; Teacher, Wounded Healer, and Priestess to name a few, and so do you… in Jungian psychology, Archetypes are a collectively inherited unconscious idea, pattern of thought, image, etc., universally present in individual psyches. A simple definition, it’s the way your route power on the physical plane. 79 The consciousness of the planet has shifted, and I see women in my circles and community beginning to wiggle their toes outside the broom closet.