Women Mystics
I use the word ‘mystic’ to refer to anyone who engages with the spiritual and healing energies that we can’t see with our physical eyes. We all need mentors and guides on our spiritual journey that reflect our own personal experiences. Historically, these have been harder for women to find, and it’s in this spirit that I offer the following profiles of both contemporary and historical women healers, teachers, and seekers.
Interviews w/ Contemporary Women Healers, Teachers, and Energy Workers:
Deonesea La Fey: Movement, Sacred Dance, and Sensuality as Paths to Feminine Healing
2 – Part Interview with Cyndi Dale – ADHD, Autism, Energetic Boundaries and Soul Groups
Molly Boeder Harris – Healing Sexual Trauma Through Yoga and Other Methods
Rosie Good – Yoga for Women in All Phases of Life
Chantal Monte – Bali, Remembering, and Kundalini
‘Momma Zen’ Karen Maezen Miller
Jan Lundy: What is Women’s Spirituality?
Gangaji, Teacher, Author of Diamond in Your Pocket
Cyndi Dale – Intuitive and Chakra Energy Healer
Akemi Gaines, Akashic Record Reader
Historical Women Mystic Profiles:
Part of the spiritual process for any of us is looking to models for inspiration and guidance. Within traditional religious settings, it has often been harder for women to find these models. It is in that spirit that I occasionally profile historical women mystics from all different religious backgrounds.
Islamic:
Rabia Basri – Islamic Sufi Mystic
Jewish:
Maiden of Ludmir – Jewish Hasidic Rebbe
Taoist:
Sun Buer – Taoist Immortal Sister and Poet
Hindu:
Mirabai – Hindu Devotee and Poet
Christian:
The Desert Mothers: First Christian Women Ascetics
Joan of Arc – Warrior and Mystic
Margery Kempe – Medieval Christian Mother and Mystic
Buddhist:
Quan Am Thi Kinh – Vietnamese Buddhist Monastic
Sukhasiddhi – Tibetan Buddhist Dakini
Mugai Nyobai – First Woman to Head a Zen Order (BellaOnline Buddhism site)
Pajapati – Buddha’s Stepmother and First Buddhist Nun (Bellaonline Buddhism site)
Yeshe Tsogyal – Tibetan Princess and Buddhist Master (Bellaonline Buddhism site)
Machig Labdron – Founder of Chod (Bellaonline Buddhism site)
