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Robin Fennelly is an Elder within The Assembly of the Sacred Wheel Tradition and also serves as High Priestess of Coven of the Mystic Path. She teaches and facilitates classes for the Pagan Experience Study Group that serves as foundation for membership within Coven of the Mystic Path. Her spiritual journey is strongly rooted in both Eastern philosophy and theWestern Magickal systems from which she has formed a core foundation that is diverse in knowledge and rich in spiritual practice. A life-long learner, her practice has evolved from the classical and philosophical teachings of books, practical experience and enrichment of this knowledge base by attending workshops of various spiritual traditions presented by master teachers. Robin formally came to the Wiccan path in 1994. Following practice as a solitary for 2 years, she dedicated to Oak and Willow Coven of The Assembly of the Sacred Wheel Tradition in November of 1996. She received her 1st, 2nd and finally 3rd degrees within the Assembly Tradition. As a teacher of esoteric and magickal studies she has used Energetic Anatomy, Tarot, Astrology, Hermetic Qabala, Eastern Philosophy, and Numerology as the foundations of her diverse selection of workshops and writings for more than 25 years. Exploration of varied energetic protocol has been the focus of her work for some time now and the information gained through direct experience informs all of her magickal and spiritual work. Robin’s writings have been featured online, and in print Internationally. She has authored several books incorporating her unique style of writing making use of poetry, prose and pathworking to enhance the concepts presented. She has taught extensively throughout the Pagan community, including Sacred Space Conference, Spring Magick, Between the Worlds Interfaith Conference and Free Spirit Gathering Festival this Summer. Her most recent project is hosting an online blogging community entitled The Pagan Experience. Robin is the owner of Holistic Embrace providing services for mind, body and spirit such as Tarot readings, Astrology reports, Spiritual Guidance and other related offerings. She lives in Eastern Pennsylvania and her life is blessed by a 43-year marriage, five children and the opportunity to work in the field of public education. Robin's esoteric writings can be found on her blogs.

Our Connection to Community

We’ve learned in previous lessons the importance of developing a personal practice and the work and efforts of fine-tuning what that practice includes and ultimately becomes. But something more is needed that will expand upon those singular and personal threads you’ve … Continue reading

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The Astral

Corresponding to the subtle bodies within humans are seven planes of existence, each defined by its state of manifest form from densest to most refined. Rising from the denser to the finer, are the Physical, the Astral, the Mental or … Continue reading

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A Pathworking of the Astral

This pathworking correlates to the energy of the Qabalistic Sphere of Yesod within the Tree of Life. Each of the Ten spheres of the Tree represents a specific form of energy. Yesod is the sphere of memory, the subconscious and … Continue reading

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Foundations of Practice: 11

 Journaling This month’s lessons are about those things that go unseen by most. Your journal practice will serve as support towards formulating your own consistent and insightful conclusions about the worlds that intersect and lay so close to ours. As … Continue reading

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A Chakra Renewal Meditation

Turn your focus and attention to your breath. Allow your consciousness to move with the rise and fall of your chest and the filling and release of the lungs. Continue in this manner for several breaths, allowing each to become … Continue reading

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Your Inner Landscape

The energy of the aura is directly related to the subtle bodies. It reveals where there are weaknesses, disruption of the energetic flow and areas of disease. Working to develop a healthy physical body, interfaces towards promoting health within the … Continue reading

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Blessings of the Spring Equinox!

If you breathe deeply You can smell the Damp soil holding The seeds of new life. If you breathe deeply The subtle fragrance And the promise of Flowering fields Fills the senses. If you breathe deeply Taking in the energy … Continue reading

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The Nature Spirits

Nature surrounds us, yet we often do not give more than a passing glance in acknowledgement of the beauty and life that is abundant within. Those who live in urban settings find it even more challenging to connect with the … Continue reading

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The Elementals

Image by Josephine Wall The Elementals rarely initiate contact with humans unless a specific need or request is issued to them. It is for this reason that the Gates of the Elemental energies and beings of those quarter elements are … Continue reading

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Overview of the Lesson-11: The Hidden Worlds

The Hidden Worlds When we think of the Hidden Worlds, there are as many descriptions, inhabitants and scenarios as there are humans, entities and planes of existence to fill them. In this lesson we move from bathing in the waters … Continue reading

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