The Priest/ess Archetype

Archetypally speaking, "a Priest/ess can be looked at as: acting from deep devotion to tending the path, lifting the lamp, holding the mirror, pooling in silence, translating the Divine, funneling the energetic flow, riding the current, hallowing the moon, unlocking the Mystery, presencing beauty, being a savant of symbols, a mouth of the oracle, a container of the presence, a keeper of the flame, a bearer of the chalice, sanctity's sentinel, a scribe of the ineffable, a decoder of dreams...

The Priest/ess is, beyond gender, the feminine archetype of stillness, silence and centered presence. From this receptive place, s/he becomes the keepr of the keys and guardian of the feminine mysteries because only from the place of inner stillness can divine knowing actually flow. The way of the Priest/ess is the way of devotion ...devotion to the divine unfoldment of the soul lotus blossoming, in herself and in all beings.

In this mythic journey, s/he acknowledges and empowers through offering the lit lamp of her being, that others may see themselves and their journey with more clarity. Through intuition, s/he is a guide into unseen realms and dimensions. S/he assists others in accessing the intelligence of their own intuition, their innate female receptivity and states of devotional focus in unified awareness, where confusion and doubt simply do not exist." -Ariel Spilsbury, Guidebook for a Modern Priest/ess

The Priest/ess knows how to work with water to purify memory, cleanse the emotional body and open cellular Memnos, memory beyond time & space to re-member the fullness of our Essence Selves. She is the keeper of the Temple, creator of Sacred Space, whether that be in her home, her workplace, or whatever space she sanctifies with the power of divine presence.