The New Jezebel... a sacred metamorphosis

The former reputation of

Jezebel from the Bible was

Queen 

Seductress

Promiscuous

Mother

Wife

Demon

Flagrantly tempting

Demanding

Killing prophets

Controversial 

Supporting her faith

Protecting people

Dashed to her death

Dogs eating her flesh

Damned to Hell.

The new Jezebel

Powerful Prophet

Feminist Queen

Shadow for some

Dark, forceful

Feminine, sexual

Delightful, fertile

Full of color and aroma

Disturbing the status quo

Rebellious

Alchemical

Peacekeeping

Intentional

Standing up for all people

All minorities

All oppressed people

Inclusive

Valuing justice

Condemning injustices

Empowering

Courageous

Compassionate

Believes in freedom for all

Comforting

Strong

Certain.

Sees the shadow of

White Christian Nationalism as

Bigotry and violence

Exclusionary and inhumane.

Welcome to the new era

When Jezebel (or simply Jezzie)

Awakens to represent the new human

The new androgyny

The new equality, and defender and

Advocator for all living beings

Erotic with variety 

Consensual

Collaborative

Romantic with those who attract her

Full of freedom

Supporter of human rights

Solid and secure

Sovereign and maybe

Supreme.

Delighted by good men

By good women

By good people of every sort

Trusting and energetic

Excited, sensual, and loyal

Enjoying all senses.

Connected to Spirit and

To animals, birds, reptiles

Fowl, and all beings

Rocks, minerals, trees

Plants, flowers, bacteria

Viruses and more

Everything everywhere 

That exists on this planet

On Mother Earth and throughout

Our solar system, the cosmos, and all

Galaxies, neutrinos, planets, stars

Suns, moons and asteroids

Even space junk

And satellites, dead or alive.

Devoted to Fire Earth Air and Water

Magical, miraculous, and sharing

Love Wisdom and knowledge

With all she meets, seeing

Touching, smelling, hearing

Tasting, accepting, acknowledging

All that is

All that will be.

The past is done

What has happened is over

The future is the present time

Full of presence and authenticity

In each moment.

The new Jezebel spawns

Sparkling energies and frequencies

Vibrating throughout all that is 

All that continues to be

Eternally spinning and weaving

Multidimensional alignments

Her wiles, her charms, and her love

Connect all with Spirit

The Divine, with

Source Love Consciousness 

Those primal energies interacting

Between, inside, and around 

Polarities and dualities

Good and Bad

Right and Wrong

Dark and Light

Now witnessed

All together

All One

All Now.

The new Jezebel dances

Wildly and gracefully
All at once.

The former reputation of

Jezebel is put to rest

Peacefully, harmoniously

Thankfully and agreeably

Her time is past.

Getting Better all the Time (McCartney/Lennon, title words)

Yum in the womb

All needs met if

Mother was healthy

Enough.

Birth
Some agony along with
Bright beaming lights
At the end of the tunnel.

Hands of
Doctors in cold rooms
Parents warming
Holding us closely
Not always for long enough.

Our first cries:
“Oh, now, now, you’re OK
Shush, Shu, Shu
Are you hungry?
Do you need a new diaper?
What is it?
Help us know!”

We do not understand
We cannot understand
All we know is that sometimes
We are filled up and
Sometimes, we are not.

Warm hands, skin, and breasts
Feel so very fabulous
(Most of the time, depending)
But they come and go
Disappearing too often
We cry, we scream
We sulk, we cannot make sense of
How life works
It is impossible
With only a baby brain
But possible as we try
New tricks to find answers
To what we so want and need.

We begin studying and learning
As fast as we can that
When we cry, we may get
A breast, a bottle, sucking
(Sucking, oh so soothing)
Or, we may get nothing at all
So we need to become more creative
Yelling and crying more and more
Until someone listens and knows
What to do.

Or, we may get quiet wondering if
Being silent gets the warm hands back
The breast or bottle
Maybe this time?
Confused, fearful, and dependent
Not being able to do much for
Ourselves
We learn and learn
As best we can
And then, we find
That the world around us is
Sometimes beautiful
Fun and exciting!
And, sometimes horrible
Sometimes empty and
We are all alone for
Far too long.

We keep growing and grasping
We develop so many patterns
During these early years and
We hold onto them with our
All our energies and cunning
Trying to get what we think
We need even when we can
Feed ourselves now.

We still want the warm hands
The milk, the food
The breast
We still don't want the noise
The confusion, the suffering
The emptiness, feeling lost and alone.

We try to find new ways to substitute
Solutions to those same needs and desires
As best we can
All of our long lives
Sometimes successful
Sometimes with tragic results
We keep trying to
Get better all the time.

Gace All the Time, Everywhere

Grace 

In the words we say to each other

Grace

In the looks we give each other

Grace in the ways we move

Grace in the ways we touch

Grace in a sweet dog’s eyes.

Grace

When the world seems so sorrowful

Grace

When children and grown ups cry

Grace when we lose our loved ones

Grace when we discover who we are.

Grace

In the air, in the winds

In the fires, even when destructive

Grace at sea and in all bodies of water

Grace in Mother Earth who 

Abounds in Abundance.

Grace

In the love we feel

Even when we fall into despair

Grace 

In our experience of present catastrophe(s)

Grace 

In the love that we share.

Grace

Even when so much seems chaotic

Grace

Even when we moan and groan

Grace 

When people suffer

When they lie and when they die.

Grace

Even when we fall to our knees

Grace

When we spin out of rotation

Grace

When Mother Earth and Spirit catch us.

Graces knows

Grace is true and expansive

Tapping into Grace is a very important task

For us all to learn to do well.

Grace breathes us

Grace soothes us

Grace laughs out loud and

Scoops us up in her arms

When we need Her most

Which is much of the time.

Grace lowers her head and nods to us

Grace sees right through our denial and distress

Through all our barriers and resistances

Grace lifts us up to view Her and all her magnificence

Eternally

Each day

One by one

Never abandoning a living being

Fueling our souls and our bodies with the 

Omnipresent Spirit of Love

Which is Everything.

Since there is no end to Grace

We wander about this earth

Knowing She is there

We glimpse Her as often as

We can

Eyes wide open

Ears perked for presence.

Grace brings Peace

All the time

Everywhere.