The Way of Love with Lauri Ann Lumby is an inspirational journey into the ultimate purpose of our lives – to remember our true nature as Love. Gathering wisdom and insights from ancient wisdom traditions, Lauri pieces together the knowledge and tools needed to transcend division and return to Love. What begins as an individual journey blossoms into a movement that has the potential to change our whole world.
Numb. Slow. Unmotivated. Paralyzed. Uninspired. Despairing. Blank. Grey. Depressed. Sad. These are the words people have been using to describe how they are currently feeling. It seems we are experiencing a collective numbness, the likes of which no one (in my generation at least) has ever experienced.
We are suffering from what I’m going to call PPTSD: Post Pandemic Traumatic Stress Disorder. We might also call it: Post Political Traumatic Stress Disorder because it seems that literally everything has become a political issue over which people are choosing to argue, fight, and divide.
For the past three years (I might argue since 2016), we have been bombarded with one violent event after another: contentious elections, school shootings, insurrections, a pandemic that some decided to make political, the rising cost of housing, inflation, “supply chain issues,” “food shortages,” global warming/climate change, the whole world on fire, war in Ukraine, the threat of violence from China, etc. etc. etc. The bombardment has been CONSTANT. Every minute of every day we are getting pummeled by one threat after another. It’s exhausting.
No human was meant to experience this kind of constant external assault. We were not wired for this. If you happen to be sensitive, an empath and/or healer, the effect has been even more profound. And there is no sign of things lightening up. Until the current system is done with its dying (for what we are really witnessing is the death of an empire and any system built on a similar foundation of fear, power, oppression, and control), the writhing and screaming will continue.
We have a right to feel numb, unmotivated, paralyzed, uninspired, etc. We were not made for this kind of constant, collective trauma – especially one of this nature over which it seems we have no control.
The old world is dying and dying it must. We cannot save it. Neither should we try. That does not mean, however, that there isn’t SOMETHING WE CAN DO! As the current world, rooted in fear, power, oppression, and control is dying, a new world IS being born to take its place:
See, I am doing a new thing!
Now it springs up; do you not perceive it?
Isaiah 43: 19a
A new world is being born among us, and we are the ones who have been quietly and stealthily building it. It is being born out of our unwillingness to submit to the status quo. It is being born out of our inherent sense of value and refusing to work in conditions or for pay that doesn’t reflect that value. It’s being born out of our love for the planet and our decisions to treat her more lovingly through our buying and growing decisions. It’s being born out of our care and concern for our children, and out of our hope for their future. It’s being born out of the generation of young people paving a new path to self-sufficiency through the creation of innovative business ventures. It’s being born out of those who have untied themselves from societal/religious/institutional conditioning, discovering their own truth, and living from that truth freely.
While we cannot escape the trauma of the dying world in its death throes, perhaps we can find hope in the new world that is being born, and inspiration for how we might begin or deepen our participation in its creation.
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As an introvert and an empath, this world is sometimes (increasingly so it seems) just TOO MUCH. Too much noise. Too much activity. Too much stress. Too much chaos. Too much hatred. Too much violence. I’m a strong, courageous, and resilient woman but after a lifetime of TOO MUCH I’m tired. My bones are tired. My blood is tired. My skin hurts. My mind is exhausted. My soul is weary.
I know I’m not alone in this. I hear from friends and family members every day who are deeply soul weary. It seems this soul-weariness has come to a point for many where we no longer have the strength or interest to move through one more layer of wet concrete to get to what? Some level of success as defined by a system based in fear, oppression, and control? “Just do it,” Just doesn’t anymore. And there’s nothing to “get over” and “move on” from when we live in a disordered world.
As I write these words, I find I’m too exhausted to even list all the ways in which our world has made us sick. If you don’t see the sickness, either you are in denial or you are part of the problem. Those who are suffering because of our world know the reasons all too well. In short, the systems that have been created and out of which we are expected to live are not sustainable for ourselves or our planet.
What comes to my mind is the canary in the coalmine. Perhaps we who have become sickened to the point of being soul-weary are the canaries in the coalmine of our world. As every good coalminer knows, if the canaries are becoming ill, it’s time to run, get the hell out of that mine because soon you will become sick and dying too. The canaries alert the miners to a lack of oxygen or poisonous gas. We are that alert.
Has over twenty-five years of experience as a soul-tender, educator and guide. She has supported hundreds through her one-on-one guidance, books, workshops, retreats, over thirty online courses, and online community.
If you are looking for support for your weary soul, email lauri@lauriannlumby.com to schedule an appointment.
The Soul journey is ultimately about remembering WE ARE LOVE. We were created by Love, for Love, for the purpose of Love. In order to live that Love, however, we first have to heal the places within us where we have forgotten we were Love, or told we weren’t Love, loved, or lovable; or that love had to be earned. Remembering Love is a life-long journey, and each step brings us closer and closer to the FREEDOM we were meant to enjoy in the human experience.
In becoming my Wild Divine
I have finally fallen in love with
Myself.
No more apologies or explanations.
I am the Wild Divine
Having left behind
Guilt
Shame
and encultured shoulds.
Walking my own path.
Living my own truth.
Uncompromisingly dedicated to ME.
I Am the Wild Divine.
Luscious in my fullness.
Softened by time.
Freed of rigid angles
The sharp edges of resentment’s scorn made soft.
Living beyond the fray.
Thriving outside the norm.
The world’s never seen a woman like me before.
Lauri Ann Lumby has over twenty-five years of experience as a soul-tender, educator and guide. She has supported hundreds through her one-on-one guidance, books, workshops, retreats, over thirty online courses, and online community.
Wild Divine
In a time that was and was not,
I left my human self behind
and became my Wild and True Self.
A being of another nature.
From another world.
Never meant for the things of the human world.
Born of, by, and for Love.
Not of the separation that defines humanity’s world.
Born of stardust
and the darkness that embraces it all.
A light of a different kind.
My Wild Divine Self –
Freed of humanity’s prison
and that which imprisons them still.
Seeing with other eyes the chains that hold them bound –
chains of conditioning
from all the ways they’ve been told
they are not love.
Lies. All of it Lies.
In my Wild Divine nature,
I’m here to show them another way.
A way to break free of the fear that imprisons them,
the lies that fashion their chains,
the conditioning that holds them bound.
I Am that Star come from another world
to show them another way.
The path that takes them
NOT outside of themselves
But DEEP WITHIN
Where they too will REMEMBER
Their own Wild Divine nature
and that they too are LOVE.
Soul Tender
Seeing into your depths.
where your treasures lay.
Fanning the spirit fire.
Bringing these treasures to life.
Holding the soul in pain.
Creating space where grieving may unfold, and healing begin.
Hearing the truths waiting to be seen –
Hidden fears,
Unhealed wounds,
Chains of conditioning,
Guilt and shame.
All that holds the Soul hostage.
Finally, when the Soul is ready,
administering the medication that will support its healing
and the food to nourish its growth.
Bottling it all with detailed instructions so the bearer may bring forth and enjoy the fruits of their labors
copyright Lauri Ann Lumby
Soul is the uniquely creative way in which you have been gifted to find meaning and purpose in your life and the way in which you are called to find fulfillment in service to the betterment of the world.
Wild.
Untamed.
Feral.
Teeth.
Hair.
Toes.
Chanting Abandon.
Stomping Heartbeat.
Drumming the Call to Justice.
No longer silenced.
Finally heard.
My cloak of invisibility torn in two.
The Holy of Holies revealed.
I am She.
I am Her.
The awakened Witch can no longer be burned.
The World awaits her teaching.
They hunger and pine for her word.
Their curiosity lives in her.
Once again they can breathe.
Here I get my fill and never know hunger or want again.
copyright Lauri Ann Lumby
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We are living through what may be the greatest lesson humanity will ever have to undertake. Together as a species we have succeeded in bringing ourselves close to our own extinction through our abuse of the environment and the destruction of our planet. This impending doom was shown to me through a childhood dream. The images and message of that dream have never left me. We are the ones who will decide our fate. Will we come together in support of radical reform (much of it not so radical) that will heal our planet and therefore ourselves, or will we continue on the current path and watch ourselves die? No matter what “they” say, the choice is up to us. What will you choose?
The Moon on Fire
A childhood dream of
the moon aflame.
Harbinger of doom,
this isn’t a game.
Heralding the end
of a world gone wrong.
Calling the child
with fire and song.
“Gather your friends
to find ancient bones.
Restoring them rightful
to their proper home.
The bones of the man
long since dead
and the immortal words
he once said:
‘Of…..By……and For….
All who dwell here,
no more allowed those
ruling by fear.’
If you succeed in
the task we give
the world won’t die
but surely will live.”
copyright Lauri Ann Lumby
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Below is the talk I presented for the Mary Magdalene Studies Association Annual Conference on 7/22/22. Video recording to follow.
We find ourselves at a critical place in the human evolution – a time during which systems which have been built on fear, power, oppression, and control are in a fast journey toward their own collapse. It is a time not unlike the time in which Jesus, and the Magdalene, themselves lived. Jesus, through his own training and practice, uncovered the both the cause and the cure of what was ailing humanity and shared this knowledge and training with his disciples. The cause was a lack of what we would now call “psycho-spiritual development.” The cure was a transformational process which led its participants into what in canonical scripture Jesus called Malkuth (kingdom of God), and what is referred to as Anthropos in the gnostic gospels.
Having said all this, Christ departed.
The disciples were in sorrow,
shedding many tears, and saying:
“How are we to go among the unbelievers
and announce the gospel of the Kingdom of the Son of Man?
They did not spare his life,
so why should they spare ours?”
Then Mary arose,
embraced them all, and began to speak to her brothers:
“Do not remain in sorrow and doubt,
for his Grace will guide you and comfort you.
Instead, let us praise his greatness,
for he has prepared us for this.
He is calling upon us to become fully human (Anthropos).”
Thus Mary turned their hearts toward the Good,
and they began to discuss the meaning of the Teacher’s words.
Gospel of Mary Page 9:5-20
Mary, called Magdalene, was the one among Jesus’ disciples to fully embody these teachings. This is evidenced in these words from Luke’s gospel:
After this, Jesus traveled about from one town and village to another, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom of God. The Twelve were with him, and also some women who had been cured of evil spirits and diseases: Mary (called Magdalene) from whom seven demons had come out; Joanna the wife of Chuza, the manager of Herod’s household; Susanna; and many others. These women were helping to support them out of their own means.
Luke 8: 1-3
Jean Yves-Leloup in his translation and commentary on Mary’s gospel explains what it meant to be “cured of seven demons.” He described it as a process of initiation through which its participants were freed of the inner “demons” that would otherwise infringe on their ability to be the most authentic self – the person God made them to be. This is further confirmed by contemporary authors writing about ancient alchemy including Dennis William Hauck.
In being cured of seven demons, Mary completed and then mastered the transformational process taught by Jesus, both experiencing Malkuth, and becoming anthropos – fully Divine and Fully Human. In this, Mary was fully empowered in her unique giftedness and fully embodied her mission and purpose in this lifetime. She became sovereign unto herself by transmuting the unhealed wounds, past traumas, and spiritual fears such that she had now become a radiant temple through which her Divine nature could be fully expressed and manifest in the world. As such, Mary, called Magdalene, became, like Jesus, a vessel and catalyst of Love in the world.
For 2000 years, this process of transformation has been both a closely guarded secret, and hiding in plain sight. In Mary’s own gospel, she describes a portion of that process:
“Freed from this third climate, the soul continued its ascent,
and found itself in the fourth climate.
This has seven manifestations:
the first manifestation is Darkness;
the second, Craving;
the third, Ignorance;
the fourth, Lethal Jealousy;
the fifth, Enslavement to the Body;
the sixth, Intoxicated Wisdom;
the seventh, Guileful Wisdom.
These are the seven manifestations of Wrath,
and they oppressed the soul with questions:
‘Where do you come from murderer?’
and ‘Where are you going, vagabond?’
The soul answered:
‘That which oppressed me has been slain;
that which encircled me has vanished;
my craving has faded,
and I am freed from my ignorance.’”
“’I left the world with the aid of another world;
a design was erased,
by virtue of a higher design.
Henceforth I travel toward Repose,
where time rests in the Eternity of Time;
I go now into Silence.’”
Having said all this, Mary became silent,
Gospel of Mary 16: 1-19, 17: 1-7
While we do not have the complete text of Mary’s gospel, between the pages that have been recovered and canonical scripture, we can stitch together an effective process for supporting human beings in becoming self-actualized. Self-actualized people know:
Additionally, self-actualized human beings are able to
Jesus, and Mary Magdalene supported people in becoming self-actualized because they knew that those who had successfully achieved anthropos would naturally come together in the creation of a better world.
The need to support humanity in becoming self-actualized has never been more critical than it is today. Fortunately, we have both scripture and Mary’s gospel to provide clues as to how we might accomplish this. We also have two systems from the ancient world from which I believe Jesus and Mary drew to create their methods.
I have drawn from both in the creation of the tools I use in my own ministry of supporting people in becoming self-actualized. My book, Authentic Freedom – Claiming a Life of Contentment and Joy and the protocol which it describes is based exclusively on the chakra system integrating scripture with contemplative prayer and creative mindfulness to produce a simple yet effective protocol for freeing ourselves of our own “demons.” The Tree of Life figures prominently in the shadow and depth work I do with both clients and students in support of their journey toward anthropos.
When we apply the methods Jesus taught and which were perfected in Mary, such that she was given the title of Magdalene, we find ourselves living in a whole new world. Supporting others in doing the same, lead the way to the new world promised by the ancients, and fully articulated as the Holy Bride in the Book of Revelation:
Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and there was no longer any sea. I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of the heaven from God, prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her husband. And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Now the dwelling of God is with men, and he will live with them. They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God. He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away.”
He who was seated on the throne said, “I am making everything new! Then he said, “Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true.” He said to me, “It is done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. To him who is thirsty I will give to drink without cost from the spring of the water of life. They who overcome will inherit all this, and I will be their God and they will be my children.”
Revelation 21: 1-7
The time to bring forth the new world is NOW and the Magdalene provides the example and the tools for doing so. Self-actualization is the method and Love is the means.
The Magdalene Priest and Priestess Training continues the work of Mary, called “Magdalene” as ordained by Christ by empowering you to live out the fullness of your unique giftedness – both for the sake of your own fulfillment and in service to the betterment of the world.
Lauri Ann Lumby is a life-long student of the Magdalene with over twenty-five years of experience leading individuals in their journey of self-actualization through her online training programs, courses, one-on-one mentoring, writings, and books.
Lauri is the author of ten books including Authentic Freedom – Claiming a Life of Contentment and Joy, and Song of the Beloved – the Gospel According to Mary Magdalene.
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