In the deep unseen the earth embraces
long dead animals and plants. Their death
sprouts so many lives. How rich and sweet the
flowers blooming from death. No, not death, not birth—
only changing, ceaseless turning. Gaia
gives us back again to ancestors whose
faces now appear, their shadows stepping
into light. How sweetly they enfold me
in the soil that sings me back to cycle.
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.
