People’s Catholic Seminary Course: PCS 310
Course Link: https://pcseminary.teachable.com/p/pcs-310-celebratingthesacredfeminineinyourlife
Welcome to the Journey
In People’s Catholic Seminary’s PCS 310—Celebrating the Sacred Feminine in Your Life—I invite you to embark on a journey into the beauty, power, and transformative strength of the Sacred Feminine: God’s Inclusive, All-Embracing Love alive in our world.
This course is an invitation to contemplate divine mystery and holy wisdom through Scripture, mystics, contemporary writings, and most importantly, through your own spiritual experience. You are created in the divine image, and that image is not limited to masculine symbolism—it embraces the fullness of feminine wisdom, creative power, and compassion.
Discovering the Sacred Feminine in Scripture
The Bible offers a wide tapestry of images to describe the experiences of God’s people with the Holy One in their midst. We are familiar with the masculine metaphors:
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A loving father
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A courageous warrior
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A good shepherd
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A mighty king
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A passionate lover
Yet Scripture also speaks of God using boldly feminine symbols:
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A mother eagle sheltering her young
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A woman in labor, breathing life into new creation
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A midwife, guiding birth with wisdom and care
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A nurturing mother, feeding her infant at her breast
These images remind us that the Holy One cannot be contained by a single gender or limited metaphor. God is larger, deeper, and more loving than any single human category.
Sophia: The Feminine Face of Divine Wisdom
In both Hebrew and Greek, the word for Wisdom—Sophia—is feminine. Scripture portrays her not as an abstract concept but as a living, breathing presence:
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A companion of God at creation
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A voice of justice
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A guide for those who walk in the way of love
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A source of delight, creativity, and joy
Modern feminist theologians remind us that “wisdom” in English often sounds intellectual or abstract, but Sophia is personal, relational, and embodied. She dances through creation, calls forth justice, and births new possibilities.
For many women today, Sophia is a powerful spiritual symbol—strong, assertive, compassionate, and deeply engaged with the work of building a world rooted in peace and mutuality.
Her voice rings out:
“I love those who love me… I walk in the way of virtue, in the paths of justice… enriching those who love me, filling their treasuries.”
— Proverbs 8:17, 20–21
Sophia reveals that God’s wisdom is loving, playful, creative, and deeply invested in the flourishing of every part of creation.
A Course of Imagination, Reflection, and Experience
PCS 310 offers more than information—it is an experiential spiritual journey. You will “pray with” and “reflect on” images of the Sacred Feminine found in:
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Scripture
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The mystics
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Poetry and art
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Contemporary feminist theology
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Your own lived experience
Rather than learning about the Sacred Feminine, you will engage her with heart, body, imagination, and spirit.
You are invited to trust your experience as a contemporary mystic—
to speak, write, dance, paint, sing, or pray from your own sacred depths.
Wisdom: The Playful Craftswoman
Scriptural Image — Sophia at Creation
“When God set the heavens in place, I was there…
I was by God’s side, a master craftswoman,
delighting God day by day,
ever at play in God’s presence,
rejoicing throughout the whole world,
delighting in the children of humanity.”
— Proverbs 8:27–31
(Translated from Greek by Hal Taussig in Sophia: The Future of Feminist Spirituality*)*
This is not a stern or distant Creator.
Sophia dances the universe into being!
She spins galaxies with joy.
She laughs among the stars.
She delights in oceans, mountains, trees, flowers—and in every human life.
Creation is not a cold engineering project.
It is a cosmic dance of playfulness and delight.
Prayer Reflection: Encountering the Playful Craftswoman
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Find stillness.
Take a few slow, deep breaths. Let your mind and body soften. -
Remember the gift of play.
Laughter, joy, and humor are healers. Studies show that play reduces stress, opens creativity, and strengthens mind and spirit. -
Notice the playfulness within you.
It has never disappeared—it may simply be waiting to be invited back. -
When and where do you feel playful?
With friends? Children? Art? Music? Nature? Humor? -
Imagine Sophia—the Playful Craftswoman—dancing through creation.
See her spinning planets, splashing in oceans, giggling among stars, shaping life with delight. -
Use all your senses.
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The sound of wind and water
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The colors of sky and flower
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The warmth of sunlight
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The movement of breath in your body
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Marvel at the connectedness of life.
Every creature, every person, every spark of creation intertwined in a divine web of love. -
Notice what arises.
What images come?
What feelings awaken?
What memories or insights surface? -
Express your experience.
Journal, draw, sing, dance, write a poem, or pray in silence.
This reflection is not about doing it “right.”
It is about opening to joy, the playful creativity of God at work in you.
The Sacred Feminine Lives in You
The same wisdom that danced through creation delights in you today.
Sophia rejoices in your creativity, your compassion, your resilience.
She calls you to recognize:
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Your body as sacred
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Your voice as powerful
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Your imagination as holy
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Your life as a dwelling place of Divine Love
In this course, you will have opportunities to honor and express the Sacred Feminine not as an idea, but as a lived spirituality—within your relationships, your prayer, your creativity, and your call to justice and peace.
A Closing Blessing
May Sophia, Holy Wisdom,
dance in your imagination,
delight in your spirit,
and awaken joy in your heart.
May you discover the beauty of your sacred body,
the strength of your holy voice,
and the creativity of the Divine Feminine living within you.
May you know that you are treasured,
created in love,
and called to bring healing and joy into our world.
And may the Playful Craftswoman
continue to shape, bless, and delight in you—
today and always.
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