Moving Mountains with my Imagination
Life is certainly dishing me up a full helping of Confusion, but the first week in the EQ has seen me relishing and bathing in the Sage wisdom of GK64.5.
2.13: The EQ and Riding the Winds of Change
We’ve moved into our EQ sphere in the Sage’s Retreat. We just had to talk about our Sage words, and about all the changes that are happening in our lives.
My Words are Flowers
I have been contemplating the Sutra for my EQ Gene Key, 64.5. It has settled into me with a feeling of both newness and of familiarity. My words are flowers.
The Seeds of Tomorrow
In my contemplations, I’ve moved into my EQ sphere. My Sage Word here is STARSEED! Starseed is the stuff of myth, she is my magical self.
Falling in Love with my Inner Beloved
An exploration of my IQ Siddhi of Purity. In order to tap into the Universal Wisdom of the IQ, I must drop the barriers that my logical mind puts up.
Refining my IQ Gift of Discrimination
If the IQ Gene Key invites me into true, heart-centred intelligence, then I must follow my heart. I must trust my heart to make the right decisions.
The Sphere of the IQ and My Shadow of Vanity
My heart is wide open now. I can communicate on a heart level. I speak love. I respond with love. Love is a physical presence, inside me and around me.
Advice from a Cronish Courtesan
I was rather taken by the idea of myself as a Courtesan Crone, bringing my wisdom and creativity, art and esoteric knowledge, my magic and my far-sightedness to my milieu.
2.12: Playing the Game of Life with Conviction
This week’s Conversation is one big “Where am I now?”, as we dive into our IQ in the Sage’s journey. We give you an insight into our ways of contemplating.
The Gentle Unfurling of my Attraction Siddhi
I have been basking in the energy of my Siddhi of Impeccability (GK62.6)
Love is my beating heart, the air that I breathe, the steps I walk. Everything is love.
Bite-Sized Bravery: Luminous Lands
Here are five luminous lands, doorways into different inner landscapes. Each choice is the beginning of a little adventure—you are being invited to discover a truly magical place.
Articulating My Gift of Precision
The Gift of my Attraction Gene Key is Precision. I live my Keys, I live this transmission. Then I craft words and worlds that catch people in their golden net.
When Intellect is a Shadow
The Shadow of Intellect desires to know everything, to accumulate knowledge. I think that if I know enough, then I am going to be able to control my external world.
Gifts in Love and a Love Story to Myself
I have an affinity for myth-telling. I have walked far. I have found, not the darkness of the void, but the rich black loam where my roots can grow strong.
Contemplating the Mythos of My Attraction Sphere
We get to create our inner world. We get to be whomever we want to be in that inner world.
Why not make it mythic?! Why not be the hero?
The Sacred in the Everyday
If Dare to Be Divine is working with the Siddhis, and the Dream Arc birds carry those visions, then why not let the birds do the talking? Birds are perfect for this. They’re totally of the earth — feathers, bones, appetite, nests, little dinosaur feet — and also somehow touching heaven every time they lift off. Very efficient. No special spiritual outfit required.
The Language of Myth
Entering the Sphere of Attraction in the Sage’s Golden Path Retreat has been an absolute delight for me. I was literally delighted and enchanted by my Sage Word and Line … MYTH …
“The language of myth as the telepathic higher language of humanity”
All the Answers are Already Inside
I already feel as if I am in the embrace of my Attraction Sphere, but before I start to share the treasures it is revealing to me, I want to share one final piece about my Purpose Gene Key here in the Venus Sequence. It’s important, this sphere. It’s the root of not only my Venus stream, but of my entire chart, so it is only right that I share this third part of the trinity … the Siddhi of Wisdom (Gene Key 48).
Life in Technicolour – The Gift of Resourcefulness
The next essay in my journey with my Purpose Gene Key, 48.3, in the Venus Sequence … “The Gift of your Purpose in relationships shifts your whole life onto another higher plane. When our relationships feel good, our whole life tends to move effortlessly.”
The Shadow of Inadequacy and the Fear of Not Having Enough
For almost a month now, I’ve been working with the Purpose Sphere in the Sage’s Golden Path Retreat. This is deep work. The Venus Sequence of your Gene Keys chart, of which the Purpose is the first Sphere, is the deepest, probably the most important, work you will ever do on yourself. I want to share some of my insights with you now. Starting with this essay about my Shadow of Inadequacy (Gene Key 48).
Bite-Sized Bravery: Liberation
This month we are leaning into Liberation as our theme. And YOU are going to pick the flavour of Liberation you want to bring into your life … tune into the free spirit who lives inside you … and be led to your personal liberation for the month of July!
I am Here to Love, ergo I AM HERE!!
I love LOVE! I mean, I REALLY love LOVE!! So I am right at home in the Venus Stream. The Venus Stream is the heart of your Gene Keys Golden Path; it is the centre, the core out of which everything else flows. And it is ALL about love.
Finding Meaning Rooted in the Essence of Being
This month in the Sage’s Golden Path Retreat we are exploring our Purpose. This section of the online course about exploring our Sphere of Purpose, begins with these words … A deep sense of meaning rooted in the essence of your being … it honestly feels so good to slip on this comfortable skin of my Gene Key 48, as I step into this Venus Stream.
Entering the Venus Stream
And so I have begun the second stage of my Sage’s Golden Path Retreat. This is the beginning of a six-month long journey through the very heart of my Gene Keys chart. The Venus Sequence, or Venus Stream as it is also called (which I personally prefer, because it’s a very watery kind of journey … you are literally following the river of your emotions!), is the deepest part of the Gene Keys teachings. It is all about love!
A Side Quest with Toad
Right in the middle of my Venus preparation, I consulted the Dream Arc Oracle on a question that I was contemplating – my fear of ageing and death.
Now I am travelling with Toad. Join me on this side quest!
The Four Pillars of Me
I have been in a deep pause for the last few weeks of simply being with all four of the Gene Keys of my Activation Sequence, as I sit in this gap … the Activation Sequence in the Sage’s Golden Path Retreat is complete, and I am patiently waiting for the Venus Stream to open.
The four Gene keys of your Activation Sequence are the pillars of you in this lifetime. If the 4 Gene keys were an epic story … what story would they tell?
The Siddhi of Wisdom
I have been contemplating my Purpose Siddhi of Wisdom for weeks now, as I rest in the gap between the Activation Sequence and the Venus stream.
I love that I get to revel in this Gene Key for weeks and months on end; it is like marinating myself in a rich, aromatic jus. The meat on the bones of this Gene Key gets more tender, and tastier, the longer I contemplate it. And let’s face it, this is my Purpose key, I’m going to be contemplating this for the rest of my life.
An Odyssey to Mine Gold
I do like the notion that my Siddhi of Wisdom (Gene Key 48) is an emanation of the earth itself! The earth has innate Wisdom; she knows when to grow and when to lie dormant. She knows when water is needed, and when fire is needed. She has her rhythms and her own resonant heartbeat. She has her times of harvest and her fallow times. She has her new spring growth and her winter die-back.
The Siddhi of Purpose
I just love the idea of my Siddhi of Wisdom being a gift from the gods. I am not a religious person, I don’t believe in just one god. But I rather like this notion of a whole pantheon of gods (or fairy godmothers, or goddesses, or fae spirits!) bestowing gifts upon me to bring to earth with me. I rather like this notion that, of all the people on earth, I am part of a special cadre chosen to bring Wisdom!
2.7: Women with Purpose
In this episode, instead of beginning with our usual question … “Where am I now?” … we realised that, as we near the end of this time around the Activation Sequence, and since this Purpose sphere we’ve been diving into for the last month has been HUGE for us both, we really needed to dedicate this entire episode to asking, “Where are we NOW?!!”, and to discussing what it’s like to be women with purpose.
Exploring External Validation
I’m contemplating my Evolution Gene Key (20) while in the Pulse of Gene Key 55. I find it so delicious to combine whatever Gene Key contemplation I happen to be in with the current Gene Keys Pulse. Watch my video as I put together some great puzzle pieces.
Getting Playful with Our Inner Work
Getting playful with our Gene Keys, we both wrote children’s stories to illustrate one of keys in our charts. Meghan chose GK 36, Lizzie chose GK 48.
Playing with Our Core Wound Lines
Where we look at our Core Wound Lines through the lens of the all the other Line Gift states. Meghan had this glorious idea of asking how each of our Line Gifts would help our Core Wound’s Line Shadow as it seeks solace.
Discover Your Superhero Self with the Gene Keys
When Lizzie and I were moving through our Evolution sphere early in 2025, we were inspired to find our very own superhero personas based on our Gene Keys. Come meet them!
Unlocking The Deep Essence of Our Core Wound
In the article, we look into the heart of each Gift in our charts and see the Gift of our Core Wound Gene Keys beating in time with it. We ask ourselves … “How does my Core Wound Gift make this Gift bloom?”
Finding The Flavour Of The Shadow Of Our Core Wound Gene Key
Here we explore the concept that our Core Wound Gene Key is actually also the CORE of every other Gene Key in our charts! In this first article of a pair, we look at our shadows.
10: Finding Our Core in Our Other Keys
Where we talk about finding our Core Gene Key inside our other keys, and explore how the roots of our Core Shadow are underneath every other Gene Key.
Wizardly Words on Wednesdays: Trust
This week’s Wizardly Word focuses on a theme which runs through my contemplations like a thread of gold through this enormous tapestry of life I am weaving … the theme of TRUST.
Why we are Devoted to the Gene Keys
You have probably guessed by now that we both use the Gene Keys in our inner work. We have both been seekers for decades, looking for ways to understand ourselves more, and ways in which we can grow as human beings. The Gene Keys is the way we now choose to do this work.
Wizardly Words on Wednesdays: Reverence
Graciousness is an attitude of deep reverence and gratitude for life, empowering one to live fully yet with deep respect and consideration for others’ feelings in every moment.
– Richard Rudd, GK 22
I’ve chosen the word Reverence to contemplate this week. What is Reverence? How can I embody Reverence? How does it fit in the holographic hologenetic expression of the being that is me?
09: Playing with our Favorite Gene Key Sphere
Where we talk about our favourite sphere and how the Venus Sequence impacts our relationships.
08: The Epic Tale of the SQ & Puzzle Pieces
Where we talk about the Epic Tale of the SQ Gene Key and go on an exploration of Puzzle Pieces.
07: Soul Friends and Sharing the Journey
Where we talk about Soul Friends and Sharing the Journey!
Wizardly Words on Wednesdays: Patience
I am learning patience, as I learn more about myself. The patience is being born out of my trust in life and my trust in myself. It’s taken a long time and a hard road to get right here, right now, and it was worth it.
How A Cauldron of Crones Came into Being
When Meghan suggested we write a blog together, I responded with a resounding YES! Our “blog” very quickly morphed into this website. Within a couple of days of the idea being hatched, we’d come up with the name, A Cauldron of Crones, Meghan had bought the domain name, and she had launched herself into creating this glorious space. A Cauldron of Crones is our home on the world wide web of women.
How The Gene Keys Have Changed Me
I think it’s fair to say that I am an entirely different person to the one who started this journey. But I am still the same, because this strong, loving, trusting woman is the real me.
04: A Convo about our Attraction Sphere & New Approaches to Relationships
Where we talk about our Attraction Sphere and new approaches to relationships.
03: The Gene Keys We Wish Were in Our Charts
Where we talk about the Gene Keys we wish were in our charts!
02: Our Favorite Gene Keys & Other Stories
Where we talk about our favourite Gene Keys and about the Art of Contemplation.
01: Introducing Conversations with a Couple of Crones
The One About Who We Are (And How We Got Here)
Wizardly Words on Wednesdays: Gentleness
Hello friends and welcome to the second installment of Wizardly Words (on Wednesdays), where Meghan and I are playing with a vocabulary exercise to utilise the incredible words Richard magicked together to create the Gene Keys written transmission. We’re starting off this first month bringing the four words that are the bedrock of the Gene […]
Wizardly Words on Wednesdays: Inquiry
Welcome to a new feature … the Wizardly Word of the Week (on Wednesdays). I am feeling the call to up-level my language in order to up-level my reality and so intend to start a vocabulary exercise for myself utilizing the incredible words Richard magicked together to create the Gene Keys written transmission.