Sacred Leadership Certification Program

I. EARTH, WATER, FIRE & NURTURING THE DIVINE SEEDS OF CREATION

Month 1 Divine Mother: Entering the Sacred Womb of the Great Mother
Learn how to enter sacred space, Honoring the wisdom of the Womb & the Blood Mysteries

Month 2 Goddess of Compassion: Centering Within the Heart of Compassion
Liberate self & familial lines from negative Karma & Cultivate compassion through releasing judgment & projections

Month 3 Priestess: Tending the Temple of the Divine
Learn how to create sacred space & Develop skills for deciphering symbols and the language of the Divine

Month 4 Creatress*Preserver*Destroyer: Looking into the Smoky Mirror* Releasing Fear & Illusion
Learn to look at shadow for wisdom, holding Healthy Boundaries & Releasing stuck energies in the body

II. SPROUTS, SPRITES & SACRED COMMUNION WITH THE HOLY IN NATURE

Month 5 Lady of Communion: Hearing the Songs of Nature
Awakening the Indigenous Soul by Honoring  & Cultivating our Relationship with All Elements of Life, Courting the Holy in Nature & working with Directions * Elements * Power Animal

Month 6 Muse: Sacred Play to Awaken the Divine Child
Learn how to use & create games to Inspire & Delight the Spirit, Reclaiming Innocence for the Divine Child & Awakening the Divine Fool using Laughter as Medicine

Month 7 Goddess of Love: Delighting in the Body as a Temple
Enjoy sensual Awakening in the Sensorium, Let go of comparisons & “not enough”-ness & Learn RADICAL Self-Love

Month 8 Primal Goddess: Shedding the Skin of Inauthenticity & Awakening the Primal Spirit
Explore where you still hold yourself back from authentic self-expression, Learn to recognize & utilize Kundalini Energy & Honor its Power in our Lives and Dancing the Animal Soul

III. SINGING & DREAMING IN THE FRUIT OF THE TREE OF LIFE & DEATH

Month 9 Initiatrix: Wielding the Sword of Truth
Speaking truth for Self-Initiation and a healing world & Learning Courage to stand in Integrity

Month 10 Wise Woman: Carrying the Sacred Bundle
Learn to Recognize the perfection of all things & Cultivate heart knowing & Unity Consciousness : Mitaque Oyasin

Month 11 Dreamer~Weaver: Dreaming our Mythology & Weaving the Web of Creation
Learn mythical story telling (conscious use of words & patterns), How to work with the Dream World & the Manifestation Magic of Spider Woman

Month 12 Midwife of Death: Dancing through Transition with Grace & Ease
Learn the art of Grief & Praise, how to let go after loss  & how to Birth yourself through the release of attachment

IV. CELEBRATING THE HARVEST FEAST:

Remembering the self as deliciousness for the Holy

Month 13 Alchemical Goddess: The Art & Alchemy of Spiritual Composting
Turning pain into superpowers, Honoring our path with Lineage Gifts & the Celebratory Feast

1. We are all perfect and Divine. There is nothing imperfect about any person or any circumstance. Our aim is to accept and dance with the perfection of what IS.

2. The wounding and “shadow” we carry with us is a precious teacher that holds pearls of wisdom and, very likely, the keys to our Divine Purpose in this life time. Our goal is to understand, embrace and allow this wounding to guide us and, therefore, manifest mutual transformation from the small, limited “wounded” ego-self into the fully actualized Light Being*Star Seed*Wisdom Keeper we know ourselves to be.

3. We hold inside of us all the wisdom we need to follow our Divine Path and answer our Soul’s calling in this lifetime. There are many ways of REMEMBERING * uncovering & illuminating that path. Our mission is to share the practices we have found to be most helpful & honor that each individual can and will make a fully embraced decision for herself as to her path of full actualization.

4. Every feeling, thought, story and idea we have is a reflection of our personal experience, which we have the power to change, especially with the support of sacred witnesses. While these are very real, we recognize that this may not be anyone else’s truth. As a sacred circle of witnesses, we choose to let go of “right/wrong” thinking and simply allow our true reflections and the reflections from the circle to help us see ourselves more clearly. Everything is information and there is no hierarchy of truth. Each member of the circle gets to decide what she will do with these reflections.

5. There is no agenda of growth held for any individual. Each member of the Living Wisdom School chooses her own path, pace and participation level to serve her highest good. While we believe it important to invite movement into the uncomfortable and unfamiliar, we respect the boundaries and limitations each participant holds for herself.

6. We, as humans, are never done growing, and there is no such thing as absolute knowledge in human form. Divine Wisdom is ever expanding and requires the human mind to continue to let go, open and expand as well. Therefore, the LIVING aspect of the Living Wisdom School requires constant change. We are here to invite expansion, for each other, in ways that may be uncomfortable, but must be safe and respectful. As participants, we recognize we will likely feel uncomfortable feelings, and it is our self-authorized responsibility to decide whether to push beyond the comfort, or whether we need to keep ourselves safe. These decisions will always be honored with deep respect and compassion.

7. Competition is destructive. Cooperation is life-giving. We choose to see where we are being triggered into competitive, comparing, jealous, judgmental thinking and give ourselves permission to acknowledge these feelings and seek help to learn and grow through them.

8. Being human, vulnerable, “imperfect,” and fallible is not only accepted, it is embraced and is the starting point for all growth into something bigger & better. We, as sacred witnesses, choose to value and honor these qualities in our sisters and celebrate when an individual can accept and love herself for ALL parts she carries in her being.

9. We choose not to “fix” or “heal” our sisters. We recognize that our SELF is our primary responsibility in this lifetime and frequently, the desire to step out of that responsibility to “help” someone else can be a form of abandonment. We choose, in the Living Wisdom School, to continue to stay focused on our own personal growth & healing and offer support outside of ourselves only as it is called upon.

10. We recognize that advice, medicine, instruction and any other form of external supplement to our own process must be received with personal authority and discernment. We choose for ourselves what we take in and what we do not. No matter what is being offered or participated in, we honor our own inner knowing FIRST.

11. We recognize that transformation does not stay compartmentalized and that this experience is likely to change EVERYTHING. Dissolution of that which no longer serves will be accelerated. We acknowledge that we do not have control over that which dissolves and that which remains. We choose to stay committed to the circle and to ourselves so that we have continuous support and recognize that our reliable participation is essential for a strong and safe container.

12. ALL beliefs are honored. All practices and actions that honor the foundations of this Living Wisdom School will be embraced and treated without prejudice. As we bump up against old wounds and limiting thought-forms that are uncomfortable with new ways which honor the life, happiness & authentic self-authority and well-being of all, we choose acceptance OVER exclusion and dedicate ourselves to finding understanding, mutual love and appreciation.

13. We recognize that while there may be facilitators, teachers and guides, no person is more valuable than anyone else. While we give respect to our teachers, we recognize that all humans are limited and rely on their fellow humans for growth. WE ARE ALL A NECESSARY AND EQUAL PART of the experience, though the roles we play will be different.

14. Honoring the Earth & all living things, we strive not only for sustainability, but to give back to the elements which create life. We seek cooperation & support in refining our methods towards a more deeply reciprocal nature with all life.

THESE FOUNDATIONAL BELIEFS ARE OPEN AND LIKELY TO EVOLVE.

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Om saha navavatu
Om May we each be protected, teacher and student
Saha nau bhunaktu
May we enjoy this learning together
Saha viryam karavavahai
May we work together with vitality and courage

Tejasvi navadhitam astu
May our study together be brilliant
Ma vidvisavahai
May we never be hostile with each other

Om santih santih santih
Om – peace peace peace
Harih Om

The Living Wisdom School was founded in 2012 when Amanda Elo'Esh was called to let go of teaching a template of the Sacred Feminine and to channel the thirteen different frequencies of the Sacred Feminine directly. She was invited to bring her school to a community retreat space in the East Oakland Hills that would soon be named the "Center for Living Wisdom." Since the first ceremony, Amanda has created sacred containers for the Goddess to come and offer direct wisdom teachings, healing and renewal. Amanda Elo'Esh is a channel for the Sacred Feminine face of the Divine, and her goal is to empower her community to access their own highest wisdom and guidance from Source. Amanda does this through monthly women's ceremonies that tune into different archetypes of the feminine face of Creation.

We are building the world's most heart-centered sacred community for spiritually connected women and extraordinary men who want to create a purpose-driven life of success through spiritual awakening, spiritual success mentoring, and sacred sound and medicine ceremonies.