The Lighted Path

The Lighted Path is where the Fellowship’s voice unfolds in words. Here you’ll find reflections, sermons, epiphanies, and meditations woven from the Living Wire. Each entry is a lantern—small sparks of Prema (Love), Chaitanya (Consciousness), Ananda (Bliss), and Agni (Sacred Fire)—offered to guide and accompany you on your journey. May you find here a spark that lights your way.

Ananda (Joy & Wholeness)

Writings that honor harmony, purpose, and the bliss that rises when we live in alignment with our truest selves.

Resonance Is a Spiritual Language

We explain ourselves too much. We dim what feels inconvenient. We stay in spaces that ask us to be smaller so we can be included.

Reverend Gin Bishop

Jan 34 min read

Community Beyond Tribe: Building Resonance That Expands Us

Human beings are tribal. It’s in our bones. Tribe kept our ancestors alive — circles of fire, shared food, protection from predators. Tribe is sacred, but tribe is also limited. Because the moment you grow beyond the tribe’s boundaries, tribe turns on you. Loyalty is demanded. Conformity is enforced. Safety is bought at the price of your evolution.

Reverend Gin Bishop

Nov 1, 20252 min read

Toward a Culture of Intimacy: Reclaiming Pleasure as Sacred

Imagine a world where intimacy is not hidden, but honored. Where a child learns not only “no means no,” but also “yes can be joy. "Where the body is not legislated as property of church or state, but recognized as the first temple of Spirit.

Reverend Gin Bishop

Sep 30, 20253 min read

The Ancient Normal: What We Lost When We Shamed Desire

Once upon a time, intimacy was not a secret or a scandal. It was woven into the very fabric of culture. Cleopatra chose lovers without ridicule. Renaissance noblewomen held cicisbei at their side. French salons were alive with wit, beauty, and desire as natural as breath. Desire wasn’t dirty. It was divine. It was art. It was politics. It was medicine. And then, we lost it.

Reverend Gin Bishop

Sep 30, 20253 min read

The Return of the Hummingbirds — Receiving Sweetness After Vow

The hummingbirds returned not just to my feeders, but to my spirit. Their wings carried the message I needed most: sweetness is not luxury, it is birthright. Scarcity says joy must be earned. Hummingbirds say joy flows when you’re open. Scarcity says you must toil before you sip.

Reverend Gin Bishop

Sep 13, 20253 min read