by Kate Joyner | Jul 11, 2023 | Animism, Earth, Eros, Love, Magic, Myth
“Animism is the belief that objects, places, and creatures all possess a distinct spiritual essence. Animism perceives all things—animals, plants, rocks, rivers, weather systems, human handiwork, and in some cases words—as animated and alive.” – Wikipedia...
by Kate Joyner | Jun 22, 2023 | Devotion, Eros, Love, Source, Trauma
We all want a love that awakens us to our most infinite potential and deepest ecstasy, but very few of us know how to cultivate a love that’s devotional by nature. The common narrative is that we will experience love when we get into a relationship; and whilst that is...
by Kate Joyner | Jun 21, 2023 | Devotion, Elemental Eros, Eros, Longing, Love, Magic
If we are to come home to the deep truth of our hearts, then we must befriend the realm of Eros. I see Eros as the bottom-up regulator of our reality. The pesky guest, the wild god, the troubled rebel. The life force that is often denied because the truths of Eros...
by Kate Joyner | Jun 16, 2023 | Desire, Elemental Eros, Eros, Longing, Love, Magic
What would the world be without love? Rumi, Hafez, and all of these mystical poets spoke about the existential yearning for The Beloved in their great works of poetry. The human journey at its fullest is all about the quest that propels us to search for The Beloved,...
by Kate Joyner | Apr 2, 2023 | Eros, Love
Ever since I was 18 I said: “I want to be a complete circle and then meet with a complete circle and that the meeting of the two circles is the almond that lies in the middle.” I don’t know where I got this wisdom from at the time. I’d come from a family where that...
by Kate Joyner | Jan 5, 2023 | Desire, Devotion, Eros, Love
A few months ago, I shared a post about desire and devotion. In there, I wrote that desire without devotion is like a bull in a china shop. As I was re-reading it, the muse whispered to me, ‘speak to them about the china in the shop’. So I’d just like you to imagine...
