I've never once experienced the voice of the sacred as condemning. Not once.

So when my friend and colleague Katie Belgard says her doubt has been a doorway - not a disqualification - that lands as deeply true to me. Because if you're willing to swallow things whole, I'm not sure I want to be your guide.

Katie is a political organizer and strategist whose work changes material conditions for real people. She came into goddess practice with questions and zero interest in trading one kind of certainty for another. She stayed because the practice kept turning her back toward her own inner knowing instead of handing her a manual.

We talk about awe as a doorway. About altars found on the side of the road. About the difference between doubt and discernment - and why slowing down long enough to hear an answer you don't want is sometimes the whole practice.

If you've felt drawn to the sacred but wondered whether your skepticism, your critical mind, or your grounded engagement with the world disqualifies you - this one's for you.

This is the conversation I've wanted to have on this podcast from the beginning. I hope it finds you exactly when you need it.

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