The unMystery School is a contemplative gathering space rooted in embodied wisdom, ancestral intelligence, and the ancient art of learning to read the terrain of your own life.
It is ancient in feeling. Unafraid of depth. And it belongs to no single tradition.
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I have the left hemisphere of an atheist, the right hemisphere of a seeker, and the heart of a mystic. It is this composition that has made it safe for me to move through so many ancient paths without losing touch with my own.Vie — Anatomy of an Emergent Mystic
This space is built for humans of all backgrounds who long for a container that can hold the fullness of their humanity, without being asked to diminish, translate, or perform. It is a circle. A circle holds itself.
Wherever you are on the planet, if you are looking for the space that does not exist yet, this is it.
The long-form account of a life lived at the intersection of medicine, mysticism, and ancestral return. A soul that was never asleep.
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Vie · Three years old · HaitiMeet Little Vie
A friend once shared with me the idea that our inner child is also our elder. Because the child was born first, she is forever the oldest part of who we are.
As a little girl, I always looked forward to becoming a grandma. Today I would probably call that becoming an elder. I was fascinated by wisdom. In fact, when asked what I wanted to be when I grew up, I would often say that I wanted to become a sage. That was not common language in Haiti, certainly not for a child, but somehow I knew. The elder, the sage, and the mystic were already present.
Growing up, I loved listening to older people, especially my grandparents. I got to live a childhood filled with stories, medicine, meaning, and depth. Somewhere inside of me, I knew the direction my life was moving toward was the future, yet I always felt deeply anchored in the ancient.
Whenever I look at this black and white picture of myself at three years old, I recognize the wisdom, curiosity, and sense of purpose that have always been with me from the beginning.
Within me, two rivers meet: one anchored in ancient time, another moving toward the future.Vie
You have always been
on your way back to this.
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