Honoring Japan Through Poetry
Many of us have Asia in our mind now and I have been attempting to come up with a prayer or poem that even begins to touch the magnitude of what has occurred and is occurring in the world. I finally...
View ArticleSparkle and the Light Combats Bullying with Mindful Forgiveness
By Audrey LaBenz 16/11/2013 When Ayn Cates Sullivan, who has a doctorate in literature, was told that her daughter Katherine couldn’t read, she was astonished. Katherine was already in fifth grade. She...
View ArticleNew review of Sparkle & The Light
New review of Sparkle & The Light in Whole Life Magazine on page 30:
View ArticleInvocation for World Peace
During this time of increased light on the planet we need practices that protect us and anchor us in loving awareness. When used correctly, prayer and ritual can melt our suffering, increase...
View ArticleThree Days In The Light
Hi , When we lived in more mystical times, humankind knew to honor the feminine principle by honoring the earth and water. We went into nature and communed with wells, springs and rivers. Women...
View ArticleThe Wise Ladies Of The Lake
Hi, It is Spring and time to honor and celebrate the Goddess. I am surfacing from a two month vigil with feminine archetypes, not so much because I choose to as because it was simply biologically time...
View ArticleDreaming The Impossible Dream
Hi What if we decided to focus on six impossible dreams? We might select six things that we would love for ourselves or perhaps for others. Do you believe there might be a co-creative power in this? It...
View ArticleThe World Would Be Bereft Without You
Once we experience what it is to melt into the absolute bliss of being, our next job is to return and share this wisdom with others. After we empty ourselves of stories that no longer serve us, it...
View ArticleLiving Into The Feminine
Hi Imagine that you are in a great forest. It is a magical and safe place in which you immediately feel nourished. It seems that every breath fills you with more life. Every movement causes the...
View ArticleReview by Sherri Rosen
Review by Sherri Rosen of “A Story Of Becoming” by Ayn Cates Sullivan I’ve read and reread this book many times. Each time I read I receive another gift. The book is for children and adults. The...
View ArticleLegends of the Grail is off to press!
What a wonderful feeling! I have just handed in 469 typed pages to my editor who will then pass the book on to the designer. Legends of the Grail is scheduled to launch in early January 2017. I first...
View ArticleAvalon, The Island of Apples
The symbolism behind the golden apple is profound and can be found in all mythologies. In Greek mythology, the eleventh labor of Herakles is to find the Gardens of the Hesperides and take a golden...
View ArticleHow To Find Peace In A Chaotic World
Staying Centered During Times of Change Times of great change are upon us. We have been told by sages that we would need to prepare for a shift. Are we ready? Changes always surprise us. The wise ones...
View ArticleIndie Publishing
PLEASE PUBLISH MY BOOKS… When my daughter called from college to ask me if I would publish the children’s books I had written for her as a child, I was intrigued. I wondered why college students would...
View ArticleWrite Because You Have To
If I could offer ONE tip or piece of advice for an aspiring writer, I would say – BE AUTHENTIC – find your voice. In the beginning, aspiring writers need to learn as much as they can from well-known...
View ArticleThe Many Faces of the Goddess
There is one subject that really lights me up without fail. Any mention of Grail legend and you have my full attention. What is the Grail? The Grail is a symbol that means different things to different...
View ArticleBlessing the Earth Ayn’s Summer Newsletter 2018
August 1st is Lughnasadh Lughnasadh is a day to celebrate the abundance that the Earth provides for us. Today many people in the Celtic world make a meal to celebrate the harvest and the life giving...
View ArticleAyn’s Newsletter February 2019 –“Flying With The Deer”
A WILD WOMAN WHO FLIES WITH THE DEER Portrait of “Elen of the Ways” by Belle Crow duCray. In the Celtic tradition, kings and heroes must honor the Great Queen or Sovereignty Goddess in order to find...
View ArticleAyn’s Newsletter Spring 2019 –“The Goddess of Sovereignty – Claiming Dominion...
The Goddess of Sovereignty Image – A Woman’s Choice If you spend enough time walking in sacred sites, you start to realize there are many mysteries. Over time I began to encounter the Goddess of...
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