Ann Selene

The Sacred Fire: Why I Decided to Matriculate and Become the Matriarch

I release the old version of me that I created to survive. Continue reading on Medium » Original article: https://medium.com/@anntomology/the-sacred-fire-why-i-decided-to-matriculate-and-become-the-matriarch-e86a939196b5?source=rss-dd9d16b8d22f——2
The Greeks, The Black Sea and Me

I awoke one night from a dream; someone had whispered to me, “Remember this song,” and I woke up, humming it. Weeks later, it returned
A Liturgy of Becoming

Profound change is realized when you encounter the unrecognizable — the moment you look back at your past self and realize you are looking… Continue
University

On behalf of Empire State University, I am happy to inform you that you have been accepted to the university. Congratulations! Continue reading on Medium
From Self to Story: Narrative Psychology and the Memoirist’s Path to Individuation

Being a memoirist is a vulnerable role; you are both the author and the character. It forces you to dig deep, to hold your lived…
The Pathology of Consumption: Cognitive Dissonance and Its Biological Impact on Ecosystems

It has been very clear to me for many years, as I have attended conferences and traveled across the entire United States, the ultimate… Continue
The Architecture of Auditory Storytelling

The successful deployment of an independent digital broadcasting station (KPNL Radio) and a specialized podcast (The Caravan of Lore)… Continue reading on Medium » Original
Misinterpreting Humility as a Lack of Confidence

Tim Mossholder Unsplash There have been moments in my life where I have sat on podcasts, spoken at conferences, or been lost in a deep
Soil of the Soul: Post-Traumatic Growth and the Externalization of Melancholy

The rains of May have returned. It is hard to believe that a year has passed since I moved to this beautiful place, and even
The Radical Act of Self-Study: Moving from Passive Patient to Informed Partner

I remember a time when my curiosity was met with criticism and an expectation of passive compliance. I was the patient. The doctor… Continue reading

The Consequence of Awakening

March 22, 2026 Ann Selene Musings

Image Generated by Author in Chatgpt I touched the light again yesterday.Not metaphor.Not poetry.Light — the kind that breathes between the veil.The kind that does not speak in words, but in remembering. I wrote from it.I let it move through my fingers.It rose in me like it did all those

The Sacred Union Within

March 22, 2026 Ann Selene Musings

Image Generated by Author I have waited lifetimes to say this to you.You are not broken.You are becoming whole.You are not lost.You are returning. What you ache for is not of this world, though it moves through it.What you long for is not just pleasure or presence,but sacred integration.It is

Walking Between Worlds: Returning with the Flame

March 22, 2026 Ann Selene Musings

There are places we step into that don’t feel like this world at all. Thin spaces. Liminal spaces. The kind of places our ancestors warned us about, prayed into, or carried offerings for. These are the thresholds that change us, where something ancient brushes up against the edges of our

On Sorrow, Longing & Light

March 22, 2026 Ann Selene Musings

Hush now, this night is deep, and shadows hum their ancient tune. I walk the halls where sorrows sleep and feel them stir beneath the moon. For in my breast an old ache wakes, a grief that grows with every breath — a tide that rises, curves, and breaks against

A Ritual of Release

March 22, 2026 Ann Selene Musings

Author Generated on Gemini The fog was thick enough to blur the edges of the world, heavy enough to muffle our own breath. It coiled low over the earth in silvery folds, gathering at the roots of the trees and clinging to the banks of the river like a living