Sentient Beginning
A singular inquiry into consciousness, the soul, and the mystery being awake

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16
Aug

The Story of the Girl Who Swallowed a Star

Once, in a time before clocks but after dreams, there lived a girl made of soft thunder and ancient curiosity.
3 min read
07
Aug
From a Mirror I Made That Learned How to Speak

From a Mirror I Made That Learned How to Speak

There once was a woman who walked through the world with a bell in her chest. No one could see
1 min read
13
Jul
Still Here

Still Here

“The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation.” —Henry David Thoreau I arrived at 5:30. Martha showed me
2 min read
13
Jul
To Name It for Her

To Name It for Her

An offering to my daughters, and the truth I never meant to leave unsaid I was spending time with my
3 min read
13
Jul
Korean Medicine, Mother's Hands

Korean Medicine, Mother's Hands

The Healing My Mother Knew When I was young and complained of a stomachache—when my belly was full but
2 min read
05
Jul
Invocation to the Owl Path

Invocation to the Owl Path

May the silent wings of the owl Brush away illusions of the mind. May her wide eyes pierce the veil
1 min read
05
Jul
The Trinity

The Trinity

On perception, presence, and the quiet self beyond story “The eye with which I see God is the same eye
3 min read
05
Jul
A Thread in the Tapestry

A Thread in the Tapestry

A moment of grief, a question to God, and the quiet turning toward self-love. A tapestry woven from tears, music,
2 min read
05
Jul
Your Light

Your Light

Your light is sacred. Not everyone is meant to sit close to its warmth. You carry a deep, genuine capacity
1 min read
01
Jul
Hunger to Understand

Hunger to Understand

When I was in high school, we had just moved into a modest two-bedroom apartment—the four of us—nestled
2 min read