In stillness at sunrise,
I slide bloodstone beads
between my fingers,
counting nothing—my hands,
invisible to words
shut out my mouth and eyes,
and I peer into
your dark eye where
mystics whispered, straining
to hear the secrets
you buried there when
it was simple to fall awake—
I catch just a glimpse
and drop the beads to press
my fingers in your palm
and my thumb on your knuckles;
I am here, I am here.
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.
