Your life story is both interesting and inspiring—you came to the divine feminine within two different religions as part of your personal healing process. Can you tell us a bit about your spiritual journey?
I was a deeply spiritual teenager. I attended church almost every day and spent hours reading the bible and praying in addition. On some levels, I’m happy about that. I never got into trouble with drugs, sex or alcohol. Those choices can be hard to undo – especially for girls.
On the other hand, it took me a long time to be able to do anything on my own terms just because I wanted to. I have lived most of my life for the benefit of other people – mostly men.
I went to a Southern Baptist college to study religion when I was 18. It was the first time I was away from my family and it was one of the best things I have ever done for myself. As I studied the historical, cultural and linguistic roots of the Bible, I began to lose my faith.
I transferred to another college before ultimately coming home for good. I was never able to believe in Christianity again. I called myself an atheist, but I was more like a struggling agnostic. It was very difficult for me as someone who had leaned on my faith for most of my life.
How I came to Islam could be an entire book. I will try to be concise: Islam gave me a platform where I could believe in something again. And, for most people this will probably sound strange, but I found my rights and worth as a woman within that faith.
What I have come to realize over the years is that the Divine Feminine was squashed out in both religions – and She needs to come back for either of them to be complete.
Excerpt from my Interview with Elizabeth Hall Magill
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