Personifying the Sacred Feminine as
Sophia, Wisdom, the Bible describes
her presence at a number of sacred
places, including the threshold:

Hear how Wisdom lifts her voice
and Understanding cries out.
She stands...beside the gate,
at the entrance to the city,
at the entry by the open gate
she calls aloud...

—Proverbs 8:1-3

Awareness Exercise:
Opposites as Complements

Looking straight forward, walk easily from one end of the room to the other. Feel how each leg participates in your movement.

Notice how each leg is sometimes in front of, sometimes in back of your trunk. Notice how each leg sometimes bears your whole body’s weight and sometimes bears no weight at all. Notice how each leg is sometimes firmly grounded and sometimes suspended in the air. Notice how, centered within the opposing yet complementary action of your legs, your belly moves steadily forward.

Right and left, up and down, light and dark, masculine and feminine—we can experience these opposites as adversaries. And, we can experience them as complements framing the point of balance found between. We can takes sides, identifying ourselves with one element of a duality. And, we can place ourselves at the center of the circle that includes both elements of the pair.