The story of how Reiki and cults helped me understand the other side of the aisle.
I know not every Republican is a QAnon or a Proud Boy or even MAGA, but as a Democrat, I have certainly struggled with trying to understand who believes what in the Republican party. What do Republicans, as a party, stand for?
In the four years that Trump was president, his administration and the media created a lot of confusion. And for most of his presidency, I retreated into spiritual work and my family. When Marianne Williamson starting running for president, I got excited and volunteered, and that was my first introduction to the great divide. I left the campaign after about four months to work on other things, but politics had gotten into my system, and it was hard to shake.
In May of 2020, I started a women’s circle for conscious, emotionally aware and spiritual women. The circle became an incredibly safe space for us to share our experiences and our feelings about our lives and relationships. We shared spiritual tools and books and teachers to enhance our growth and transformation. We didn’t judge each other. We relied on compassion to guide us through our relationships with each other. In September, one of the women revealed a shocking secret. She was a Republican. And she supported Trump.
