Priestesses Pythonesses Sibyls Quotes

“Preparing myself for the ritual, dressing myself in beautiful things in white, blue and gold, and arriving at the doors of the temple, I am always thinking about what I am about to do, the role I am about to step into, and preparing a space in my thoughts for that. When I hear the ritual begin, a deep calm enters me and any thoughts I had of who I am and what I may be doing in my everyday life leave me, making that space for the Goddess. Entering the temple and seeing the assembled congregation sets up a dialogue with them in my actions, it is their presence that elevates me from being a magician seeking a connection with the divine, to a Priestess seeking that connection in the service of others.”
― Sorita D'este, Priestesses Pythonesses & Sibyls - A collection of essays on trance, possession and mantic states from women who speak for and with the Gods

“This is an age greedy for instant solutions and rapid results but temple skills are not grown overnight nor produced at a weekend workshop, but slowly and incrementally gained as a tree maturing with time and season.”
― Sorita D'este, Priestesses Pythonesses & Sibyls - A collection of essays on trance, possession and mantic states from women who speak for and with the Gods