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Sacred Kinship Part 6
March 2, 2025
Sacred Kinship is essential to make the world go around. If no one supported each other spiritually, the world would be totally at odds. There would be kinship, but instead of being based on the sacred, it would be based solely on how the person or persons materially benefit. For example, the mafia has kinship. Also, warring countries exhibit “kinship” when negotiating a peace agreement, but their kinship is brought about only because they share in the desire to end the war. And the old saying, “There is honor among thieves” coveys that Kinship isn’t necessarily sacred.
Sacred Kinship Part 5
March 1, 2025
Sacred Kinship is one of the nine points of the Enneagram of Soul and is found at Point Six.
Sacred Kinship is the landing place for sacred hospitality, sacred interaction, sacred family, sacred friendships, and all matters relating to our soul and community. Without Sacred Kinship, we would have no spiritual ties to others. With Sacred Kinship, we access the human family and have more intimate connections with family, friends, and the sacred community.
Sacred Kinship Part 4
February 28, 2025
A dear person with whom I share a spiritual kinship recently had a health crisis. They were in that scary time while awaiting the results of medical tests. Fear and uncertainty over health matters can be pretty challenging for anyone. I was feeling their anxiety and realized that they would benefit from some much-needed support from our spiritual community, of which they are a part.