A loop, seven turns
around the standing end
then the tag end
fed back through the loop.
I remember my father’s hand,
forefinger against thumb
holding the loop, a mudra,
as he performed the ritual.
As he pulled the two ends
the turns tightened into beads,
little malas above the hook,
as I watched liminal.
The Braided Way is a framework to see every faith tradition as a strand, braided into a larger whole of spiritual awareness. In the Braided Way, combining spiritual practice from various faiths allow us to explore sacred experience and wonder in forms that resonate with our personal spiritual needs and sacred intuitions. In today’s culture, many people shun religious dogma, but yearn for spiritual connection. The Braided Way allows the ceremonies and practices of multiple faiths to be available without the confinements of cultural dogma.
