December 4, 2024 • 45 mins
Imagine a life guided by divine love, where hope and joy illuminate every step. That's the reality for our guest, Terri Sena, who joins us to share her extraordinary spiritual journey. As a divinely guided channel and spiritual guide, Terri opens up about her 25-year exploration of love, alignment, and integrity. Through heartfelt stories, she illustrates how divine love has been her steadfast companion, shaping her role as a Stargate Experience Facilitator and religious science practitioner. We explore how her practices have fortified her resilience, allowing her to face life's challenges with grace and unwavering faith.
We dive into a rich tapestry of experiences, as Terri reveals the transformative power of joy, gratitude, and compassion. Her journey, marked by moments of surrender and divine intervention, underscores the beauty of diverse expressions of God in every individual. Terri candidly shares her past struggles with addiction, detailing how love and connection became her anchors. Her narrative serves as a beacon, encouraging us to embrace kindness in our interactions, and reminding us of the profound impact compassion can have on creating a more loving world.
As we conclude our conversation, Terri reflects on the legacy she hopes to leave, one filled with love, hope, and light. We touch on the inspirational figures who have shaped her path, from spiritual mentors to the timeless wisdom of Yogananda Paramahansa. Terri introduces us to her meditation center, Arc of Light, a sanctuary dedicated to manifesting divine presence. With stories that inspire introspection and celebration of individuality, this episode promises to leave you with a renewed sense of purpose and a deeper understanding of the power of divine love.
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Speaker 1 (00:02):
Welcome to Soul Sisteries.
Speaker 2 (00:11):
Welcome everybody to Soul Sisteries.
Today we're going to be talkingwith Terri Sena and going to
share a whole lot of beautifulinformation about kind of her
journey and what's gotten her towhere she is today.
Speaker 1 (00:29):
Yeah, it's.
You know, I've been reallyblessed and happy to have known
Terry for a long time, thoughwe've had long seasons in
between having seen each otheror talk with one another.
But I'm always inspired when Italk with her about this.
Oh God, how would you evendescribe it?
(00:50):
Just this very beautiful,simple way that she lives.
She's crafted a life of I'mhesitating to use that word
simple, but I mean it in justlike simple principles of love,
of alignment with the innervoice, with integrity and truth
(01:13):
and goodness and kindness.
These are simple things, andshe's manifested a really
beautiful life through this.
Not a trouble-free lifeDefinitely has had her
challenges along the way,because all lives do but how she
meets it and how herperspective is something that I
find so inspiring.
Speaker 2 (01:35):
And she used that word too, though the simple,
simple love she used that wordwhile we were we're talking with
her, and that that's reallywhat it all is about is just
that simple love that allows herto show up for life, even when
things aren't so simple, whenthings aren't so easy, right,
(01:56):
Absolutely, absolutely so a realperson doing the real thing,
and I think that can be such aninspiration for so many on how
to get it done.
Speaker 1 (02:06):
Terry shares really freely about some heavy and dark
places that she's been andmoments of absolute surrender
out of her hands.
And here she is today walkingin this light.
It's good stuff.
Can't wait for everyone to hear.
Speaker 2 (02:24):
Yes, and how could you not feel hopeful after
hearing her story?
Speaker 1 (02:30):
Right, For sure, sis, For sure.
Yeah, Hope let's do it.
Welcome everyone to SoulSisteries and our podcast guest
today, the wonderful Terry Sena.
(02:50):
I'm Donna Rice and I am herewith my wonderful soul sister
and sister, Diana.
Speaker 2 (02:58):
Herwick.
Thanks, good to be here.
I'm excited to talk with youtoday, terry.
Speaker 3 (03:03):
Yeah, me too.
Thank you for having me.
Speaker 1 (03:06):
We're so delighted to have you.
I'm going to say a little bitabout you first, and then we're
going to jump in right away togetting your story and your take
.
I'm so excited because I'veknown Terry for many, many, many
years and I want the world toknow her, to know her light more
than anything, because it isbold and bright and very homey.
(03:30):
Also, at the same time, verypersonal and real.
So Terri Sena is a divinelyguided channel assisting
humanity in the evolution ofconsciousness.
She's trained as a StargateExperience Facilitator since
2018, and she guides you throughthe higher dimensions to awaken
your inner guidance and toconnect with your true divine
(03:52):
self.
Terri started her spiritualjourney 25 years ago through
12-step programs which led herto become a religious science
practitioner.
She now helps run a Westernesoteric mystery school, guiding
students on the path of lightthrough hermetic teachings of
Kabbalah, tarot, spiritualalchemy and healing.
(04:14):
Terry opened Arc of Light inearly 2024 to offer higher
vibrational classes and productsto assist more people toward
divine love and to knowthemselves as true love.
You can visit wwwarkoflightorgfor more information.
(04:35):
Ark with a K, terry, welcome.
Thank you Happy to be here.
So so great to have you here.
So are you good if we just wejump in with some questions and
we're just going to see wherewhere they lead us?
Yeah, sounds good.
Speaker 2 (04:52):
And before we do that , just because obviously you two
have this history together andI am just meeting you today and
I'm really bummed that I'm justmeeting you today, Cause I would
have loved to be on thisjourney with you for the last 25
years so I am really excited tolearn a little bit more about
you and probably head on over toyour website and continue to
gather information.
(05:12):
Oh great, that would be great.
Speaker 1 (05:16):
So, Terry, as you know, our Soul Sisteries has a
tagline which is hope through.
Really, that's the center andthe essence of what we are
wanting to talk about and, toyou know, hold space for in the
world, in our lives personallyand in the world, to be that
presence in the world as well.
And I was talking with you alittle earlier and we talked
(05:38):
about what your hope through isand that hope through for you is
divine love, which is beautiful.
So talk to us a little bitabout that, will you that hope
through for you is divine love,which is beautiful.
So talk to us a little bitabout that.
Will you that hope throughdivine love, what that is for
you?
Speaker 3 (05:54):
Sure.
So I've been on this spiritualjourney for 25 years, and it
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started off I was in a place,and that's what led me as far as
what that is.
But I always, you know, seem toland on my feet, no matter what
the situation is.
No matter what the situation is, I always have guidance, you
know, whether it be through myspirit guides, my higher self, I
always am guided to somethingbetter and more always.
(07:00):
And it's not until, you know,on the other side of the 25
years, that I can look back andreally see that I have been
divinely guided, and it's thatlove of God that has led me to
where I am today.
(07:20):
And so I don't get worried.
When situations pop up, youknow, obviously I have, I'll
have emotions around them orwhatever, but I always know I'm
going to be taken care of always.
Speaker 1 (07:38):
That that is a beautiful, beautiful knowing,
and I can, and I can say,through knowing you, you are an
out picturing of that peace andcalm that we're all striving for
and I love that.
You know, how you just said,you still have your emotions,
you still have, oh yeah, veryhuman journey here.
It doesn't take that away, no,but that that knowingness makes
(08:02):
all the difference, doesn't it?
Speaker 3 (08:04):
It really does.
And you know I didn't know thatearly on in my journey.
And you know, as all of us, Ihave my moments where depression
hits, and you know.
But I'm able to snap out of itand move on.
So, yeah, it's been quite ablessing for me to have that
(08:28):
guidance.
Speaker 2 (08:29):
Can you share, terri, how you got to that realization
?
Because I know you mentioned,you know, 25 years ago, kind of
on this journey, and I don'timagine it was just you know?
The next day you realized oh,I'm divinely guided.
I wish it was that easy.
Speaker 3 (08:42):
Yeah, yeah, yeah, I wish I had my Moses burning bush
moment.
That didn't happen.
So we, you know, I point in mylife I had burned every bridge.
I no longer had a job, mychildren, my relationships, a
(09:14):
place to live, and I literallysat on a curb in Orange,
california, and I just gave upand I said you know, I didn't
have a religious upbringing.
But I said, god, I can't dothis anymore, I need help.
(09:37):
And I felt like a presence,almost like picked me up and put
me on their back and like carryme forward.
And next thing I knew I woke upin a blackout in a treatment
center very far away from Orange, in the whole, you know, in LA
(09:59):
County, and had no idea how Igot there and it just kind of
went from there.
I showed up at this recoverycenter with no money, no clothes
other than what I had on myback, no belongings, and it was
(10:23):
from there that I started to seeglimpses of this divine love.
I would be in a situation where, you know, I had no toiletries,
as basic as that is.
And next thing I know a packageshows up from my sister and I
hadn't even mentioned because myfamily at that point was not
(10:46):
talking to me and they somehowfound out where I was and she
sent a package of toiletries.
And then, you know, it wasEaster holiday and I wanted to
buy my children gift baskets andI had no money.
And next thing, I know, thehead of the retreatment center
(11:07):
walks in and says I need someoneto clean my house, would you
like to do that?
And I will pay you.
And it was just enough for meto get them baskets.
And so it just kind ofsnowballed from there, you know,
and I really at that pointrealized, you know, in 12 step
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programs we're taught to find aGod of our understanding.
And I didn't know what thatmeant until I started getting
these little glimpses andrealized, you know, there is a
higher power working here.
And at that point, because I'dseen so many of these little
things, I actually traded myaddictions for an addiction to
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God and because it just felt sogood and I felt loved.
It was the first time in my lifeI felt it was okay to be me and
I would still be loved.
It was okay that I'd done somethings, that I had a lot of
shame around and I was stillloved.
(12:14):
And it just grew from there.
And you know, even up to a yearago, you know, I woke up one
morning and was guided by myinner guidance to open this
meditation center and I kind ofpushed back because, you know, I
(12:37):
still have a corporate job andeverything just fell in my lap.
It couldn't have been easier.
And I kept resisting andresisting and no, and then you
know God would say, well, howabout this?
I'll make it even easier foryou.
And you know, giving me a faiththat the rent is so reasonable
(12:59):
and just it was one thing afteranother.
So that's just how my life hasbeen since, since I got on this
path.
Speaker 2 (13:08):
Yeah, yeah very very hopeful.
I mean that the whole it isjust hope it does.
Speaker 3 (13:14):
It's very hopeful and , like I said, even when I read
this, something that you know,my, my higher self and God would
like me to do, like thismeditation center, it's like no
here.
Well, here, here, and and Iknow I could have said no, it
would have been fine, but theway it was, all everything was
(13:37):
presented to me, so, um,divinely guided, that I couldn't
say no.
Speaker 2 (13:45):
And yeah, and each time you said no, there was just
something else opening.
Yes, yeah, that was yeah.
Speaker 1 (13:53):
You know what, terry, what I heard at the start of
this and God, thank you forsharing that gorgeous story it
just, I mean, I feel, I feel itthroughout me, love it so much
and love your honesty andopenness in sharing it.
But what I hear at the heart ofit is at that start, is the
word surrender, and I know youwant to speak to that a little
(14:17):
bit.
Could you talk about thatsurrender, would you agree?
Is that word relevant?
Speaker 3 (14:24):
Yes, would you agree?
(14:47):
Is that is that word relevantdivine.
And what happens, though, is,rather than living from the
heart and this inner knowing, weget in our head, and, you know,
we overthink things and thinkwe can figure it all out.
I can figure out, you know, I'mintelligent, I can make sense
of this and find a way, and it'sinteresting, the walls that
you'll hit when you do that.
But the moment you say I'mexhausted, I can't do that
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anymore, and you just surrenderand let go, and, you know, turn
it over to God's will, just theflow happens, and, you know, I I
would be more in alignment withyou know what spirit had, you
(15:31):
know, planned for me or, youknow, was co-creating with me is
more the sense of it, but, yeah, it has a lot to do with
surrender and letting our, ourhigher self, which is, you know,
part of the Christconsciousness you know lead the
way.
Speaker 1 (15:51):
So beautiful, so beautiful friend.
Thank you for that.
Speaker 2 (15:55):
Yeah, and so we kind of just got the quick brief
overview of the last 25 yearsright.
But something got you to thatpoint 25 years ago when you were
able to surrender.
And I'm curious, if you kind ofthink back to when you were
younger and just, you know your13-year-old, you know young,
(16:19):
adolescent self, what wouldTerry at 13 think about where
you are today and what you'redoing today?
Speaker 3 (16:30):
She would have no concepts whatsoever of where I
am now.
It wouldn't even.
It would be like a foreignlanguage.
You know, I grew up in theMidwest in a really
non-religious family.
My parents, especially myfather.
(16:52):
There was some mental andemotional and sometimes physical
abuse.
So 13 year old Terry was, youknow, either just surviving and
living or, you know, I wouldlook outside of the home for my
friends, for, you know, love andcomfort.
(17:14):
So this concept that there waseven a divine presence guiding
me would just wouldn't make anysense, Right At all.
Speaker 1 (17:25):
Yeah, wow, yeah, I, I totally.
Understand that absolutely.
And and at the same time, forher to know now that, um, not
only is there this, um avenuefor, for hope and for, I guess,
sanity, but there's thrivingbeyond that.
(17:48):
Yes, we get to this point of,because what I know about you is
that you live life in joy, yes,and gratitude, and that these
inform your emotional reality,your emotional experience in
(18:10):
your life.
Am I over speaking?
Speaker 3 (18:13):
No, you're exactly right, I do have joy and
gratitude for where I am todayand even you know I, truly I try
to love from my heart as muchas possible and I love people
and I, you know, being kind andbeing joyful is, it's just my
(18:40):
nature.
It's not something that I, youknow, I wake up in the morning
and think, oh, I need to be kindtoday, but I think that's an
outgrowth of what I have gonethrough to where I am today.
You know so many people, youknow when I say divine love, you
(19:00):
know for me God works throughpeople and for people, so many
people in my life to show up andto help me and offer me.
You know their love and just Icouldn't be more grateful and
(19:20):
I've, you know, been given thisgift of knowing God's love that
I want to share it witheverybody.
I want everyone you know that'susually my prayer is, you know
may all humans know the love ofGod in their heart, because I
think if we all had that, theworld would be a much different
(19:42):
place.
Speaker 1 (19:44):
Yeah, we'd certainly operate with a different
intention in our interactionswith one another, but I love
what you're sharing, terry, alsois that this is this, this God
understanding as you'reexpressing it is very personal,
that there's a connection andyet everybody's got their own,
(20:04):
their own journey, their ownRight.
Speaker 3 (20:06):
And you know, we, I think, just because our human
brains are so limited, we can'tpossibly understand the
omniscience of God.
And you know there's what?
8 billion humans on the planet,which means there's 8 billion
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different expressions of God.
And they're all good, they'reall exactly right, and no one
needs to be something other thanwhat they are.
And to me, that's what'sbeautiful is we each get to
express God in our own way,right?
Speaker 1 (20:48):
So the other thing I'm hearing and I know you've
got a question to ask, sis, butI want to say this one thing
before we move on to somethingelse, Because the other thing
that I'm hearing so profoundlyin everything you're sharing,
terry, is also that compassionfor fellow humans, the
compassion that's built, I'massuming, out of your own
journey, your own challengejourney, your own discovery, but
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that compassion that allows youthat love and grace and
openness for for you know yourfellows on the path.
Speaker 3 (21:20):
Yep, because it's that whole concept of you know
passing it on.
You know I've been blessed withgood friends and loving
relationships and greatopportunities, and so I want to
share that with others.
And you know hope in the hopesthat they too will pass that on,
(21:43):
and you know be kind and joyousand grateful with the next
person.
And you know, to me there'sgreat value in in just being
that type of person.
Speaker 2 (22:01):
Yeah to that.
Yeah.
So you know I'm thinking backto you know when your journey
started and sitting on that youknow, curb in Orange County and
not really knowing what's goingto happen to you, and probably
not feeling a whole lot of hopeat that point, and then you know
to kind of come to and you'rein this new place and somehow
(22:25):
you have found hope.
I don't know if hope was justdropped in your lap, but you've
created hope, you found itsomehow.
What is it, I guess?
What is it that first gave youhope early in this journey and
then today?
What gives you hope?
Speaker 3 (22:43):
Well, you know, early in the journey, and you know,
if I step back a little bit fromthat moment, on the curb, I was
suffering in my addiction andyou know this is one of those
shameful moments.
But I did try to end my lifeand I was found pretty quickly
(23:08):
and again, you know, someonefound me, took me.
You know, I remember hearingthe fireman going where should
we take her?
Oh, let's take her to thishospital because they're really
good over there.
And when they took me to thishospital there was a doctor that
was very 12 step focused and hewas trying to help me and he
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was very kind, um, and so I Ifelt hopeless in the way that,
wow, I can't even in my life,you know.
And that's when I did surrenderbecause it was like, okay, god,
I get, you know, I I don't knowwhat else to do.
I've, you know, tried this andthat, and so, you know, that's
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where the hope came in and myjourney continued.
And the interesting, actuallythe fun thing for me, is that
doctor that was at the hospitallater became my friend at the
religious science church that Iwas at.
Um, you know, I was new to thischurch, there was a mysticism
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class and I walked in and wewere partnered up with prayer
partners and that doctor was myprayer partner and, donna, you
know him.
Speaker 1 (24:31):
I know who you're talking about and I had no idea
that part of your story and yes,and blows my mind and is
perfection it right and that's.
Speaker 3 (24:41):
And it was interesting because, you know,
at the that time it didn't click, you know.
But I was building thisrelationship with this doctor
and friend and at at one point,you know, we kind of started
connecting some dots and westill weren't sure until I found
, you know, an invoice, a billfrom the hospital where he had
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signed it.
Speaker 1 (25:07):
And that's so wild.
You know he had a role, a small, but also.
He was a part of my myinfertility journey that led to
adoption.
He had a role for me there, soa role in my life too, oh my God
(25:27):
, look at, here's this thefireman.
Speaker 3 (25:30):
Where should we take her?
You know their initial.
I remember them saying shedoesn't have insurance.
We're supposed to take her togeneral hospital, but we don't
like that hospital.
So we're going to take her overinto Orange County to this
other hospital.
And there's my friend who, youknow, saved my life and then
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later became my prayer partner.
And so how can I not have hope,how can I not think that
there's a divine love with meand guiding me?
And um it those.
I have many of those types ofstories that just there's just
no way you can explain themright right, that is just
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absolute perfection.
Speaker 1 (26:19):
I I gotta love that with every fiber of my being.
I love that.
I kind of want us to stop for asecond, like we, for a few
minutes right how gorgeous thatis.
That, that symmetry, thatkismet, that all-beauty that
does come in surrender.
The manifestation is incredible.
Speaker 3 (26:45):
Yeah, that God loves us so much that you know again.
You know that's when yourealize, okay, there's something
bigger happening here and wedon't quite understand what
spirit and God and you knowdivinity really is, because
there's so many layers happening.
You know, was this pre-planned?
Was this, you know, a contractmade before we incarnated,
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incarnated and then, if it wasthe beauty of life, that I grew
up in the Midwest and end upwith this doctor who becomes my
very good friend and saves mylife.
So that's Diana, to answer yourquestion.
I don't know if that answeredyour question, but that's where
my hope comes from.
But that's where my hope comesfrom, yeah, yeah.
Speaker 2 (27:32):
You've seen hope in action, right?
Yes, yes.
Speaker 1 (27:46):
Over and over and over.
Yeah, oh, my gosh, okay, sothis I could talk to you forever
.
I just I'm loving this.
I'm flabbergasted.
Donna, it's just blows my mind,all of it is so very cool, all
right.
So obviously you have hadinspiration after inspiration in
your own life as differentparts of your story have
unfolded in your own journey.
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But who along your path?
And you've named a few peoplealready, but who along your path
?
When you think of inspiration,who inspires you, whether you
know them personally or out inthe world?
When I ask you that question,who comes to mind?
Who inspires you?
Speaker 3 (28:24):
Early on.
It was my AA sponsor.
She's still a very good friendof mine sponsor.
She's still a very good friendof mine and we're now at the
point where we help one another.
And you know, when I openedthis new meditation center, I
had an open house and certainlydidn't think she was going to
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come, because it's quite a drivefor her.
And she comes walking in andsaid, of course I was, was here,
this is what you've beenwanting to do since I met you
and you know she's aninspiration to me.
You know, it's just that simplelove, um, you know, nothing
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grand, just someone that's therefor me, has seen me at my worst
and still unconditionallywanted to support me beings.
You know there's Yeshua Jesus.
You know the Divine Mother, the, you know.
Just then I moved on toYogananda Paramahansa and he,
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his writings, are very inspiringand speak to my soul and it's,
you know, I just kind of keepgrowing and finding, you know,
new inspirations to inspire meand keep me going.
Really, yeah, Go ahead.
No, I would say I don't knowthat it's just one person or two
(30:07):
.
It's been a lot of peoplethroughout my life.
Speaker 2 (30:11):
Yeah, it's been a lot of people throughout my life.
Yeah, and one of the thingsthat it sounds like they've all
had in common you mentioned thatsimple love.
You know that it's just love.
It's that kindness you talkedabout earlier.
Just boy, I I'm just imagininga world filled with love.
And what a different world.
This would be Right andgoodness.
(30:32):
Just meeting everybody who youcome into contact with from this
loving consciousness and thepath.
Speaker 3 (30:42):
Yeah, you know, I, I truly believe.
You know, we're all just doingthe best we can, and Just doing
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the best we can, and you know,struggling and loving.
And he said no matter where hegoes in his travels, people
always will ask him well, whatare those people like and what
are those people over there like?
And he said everyone's the same.
We all just want good thingsfor our families, for those we
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love, good, good things for ourfamilies for those we love.
Um, however, you know,obviously, the way the out
picturing of that is differentfor everyone and doesn't
sometimes make sense.
Um, but he said that's reallythe.
The key to it is just that thatlove.
Speaker 1 (31:50):
Yeah, a profound simplicity, yeah, really.
So, as you've walked thisbeautiful journey of life, have
you developed a kind ofphilosophy of life, or maybe a
motto or a mantra or somethingthat you kind of you?
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This is what you live by.
Speaker 3 (32:14):
Motto or a mantra or something that you kind of you.
This is what you live by?
Um, I don't know that I havethat.
That's, um, that's aninteresting question.
I'd have to ponder that alittle more.
Um, but my philosophy now isthat, you know my desire to help
you know, raise myconsciousness and help others
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raise their consciousness,because the you know and it's,
it's fascinating, because we allare just clumps of atoms, you
know, with you know somedivinity at the center of all
those and we're all vibrating.
And when we can vibrate higherthese atoms and faster we can
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align ourselves with others whoare in alignment with us in our
journeys of where we're headed.
And so I I strive now to helpothers raise their consciousness
, because I find, as you do so,you no longer look outside of
yourself.
You know you don't have a guru,or you know your minister, or
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you know, but it's that innerguidance, you know, that comes
alive and a light when you doraise your consciousness.
Speaker 2 (33:37):
Right, and that's something we all have, right?
Yes, we're going to find amentor, a guru.
We have to go outside ofourselves and look for this and
who's going to fill that, thatright To, to raise somebody's
consciousness and to really helpthem tap into their own
guidance, that divinity that'salways within them, that is
(33:59):
powerful, because that'ssomething that you know, it's
just with me, you know, I don'thave to go looking for it, right
?
Speaker 3 (34:06):
But we don't know that.
You know initially, and Icertainly didn't.
You know I had gurus andministers, and you know
initially and I certainly didn't.
You know, I had gurus andministers, and you know.
But what happens is we put themon pedestals that they didn't
ask to be put on, and it causesall kinds of drama and chaos.
And so you go to the next, youknow, guru, minister, and until
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you finally realize, you know,these people are just meant to
guide me to knowing who I am andto guiding me to knowing the
truth of my beingness.
That's all they have been doingall along, have been doing all
along, and you know, and whileI've had challenges with some of
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them, you know I have to saythank you to them and bless them
because they truly, you know,made me who I am today.
Even you know, I've got twopast husbands that I don't
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really talk with anymore and,you know, don't care to talk to
with anymore.
And even them I have to saythank you and bless them, um,
because here, you know, it'smade us all who we are.
Speaker 1 (35:27):
Yeah.
So so much wisdom, my friend,so much wisdom in what you're
sharing Through living throughliving it.
Speaker 2 (35:34):
Yeah.
So, terry, if you got to thinkof a song like what would be
your theme song, if there was asong that like kind of
encapsulated your life, eitherwhere you come from, where
you're going, what is?
Speaker 1 (35:49):
your song Like you're a baseball pitcher and you're
walking out to the mound.
What is the song that they'replaying?
Speaker 3 (35:55):
That's a great question.
Um, wow, it would probably haveto be there's.
I'm drawing a blank of the nameof the song.
It's a Stevie Wonder song that,oh, it's called Always, and you
know it's basically.
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You know, no matter what, Iwill always be here for you.
You know it's a gorgeous song,you know it's a gorgeous song.
It's a gorgeous song and it'sjust really it's.
When I hear it, I think, yes,that's who I am, that's what I
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hope and wish for all ofhumanity, and so it would be
that song.
Speaker 1 (36:42):
Absolutely.
I see that for you, I hear itfor you.
I'm like 100%.
Yes, that is the theme song.
Speaker 2 (36:48):
Somebody play it, let's go.
I am going to play it as soonas we're done, unless we can
pull it up right here, but Iwill definitely play that one.
Speaker 1 (36:56):
And you talk about somebody also.
Just a little side note onStevie Wonder.
Somebody who creates from hissoul.
I mean right, creates from hissoul, I mean right.
Everything that manifests likeis just channeled from the very
core of him.
But an amazing artist, okay.
That's a little give you wonderappreciation.
But, yes, fabulous, all right.
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So okay, what a journey, what aglorious journey, and I know
cause I know you.
You've got children, you've gota grandchild, you've got people
who love you, You've got arobust community of people who
matter to you.
Terry, what do you, how do youhope to be remembered as you
pass through this journey?
Speaker 3 (37:39):
Oh, that that made me emotional for some reason.
Um, just that.
Just that I was kind and thatyou know I cared about them.
As you know, people that meanta lot to me in my life.
Speaker 1 (38:13):
And just I would hope that when they think of me, you
know that they light up andthey just have joy in their
hearts.
Undoubtedly, undoubtedly,that's so, it's certainly true
now, and undoubtedly that is thelegacy you're leaving.
And listen, as we talked aboutmy sister and I talked about
this, this podcast and people wewant to talk to, guests we want
to have, you came to my mindright away, because it is that
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light, it's that love, it's thatkindness and that just that
very light touch that you have.
That I'm like okay, this, thisneeds to be out there.
This needs to be out as broadlyas possible.
It's a reality.
Just call them like I see them,my friend.
Speaker 3 (38:50):
Well, right back at you.
Oh, you're sweet, you're sweet,thank you.
We've had a good friendship andI'm grateful for you, donna.
Speaker 1 (38:59):
Back at you A little love fast.
All right, sis, do we want tojump into the?
Speaker 2 (39:07):
rapid fire.
This is the time in our uhinterview, terry, that we kind
of we just call it a rapid fire.
We're just gonna throw somequestions out, okay, kind of
like whatever you think of, justjust let us know what you think
.
So, if you had to pick a colorfor hope, what color is hope?
Yellow, gold, okay great.
Speaker 1 (39:30):
What does hope sound like?
Speaker 3 (39:36):
Lots of things birds, chirping angels singing,
children laughing, childrenlaughing absolutely beautiful
fill in the blank.
Speaker 2 (39:50):
The soul is what is love is.
God, divine love is each one ofus and the purpose of life is
each one of us.
Speaker 3 (40:11):
And the purpose of life is what To express, uh, the
, to express God in our own way,um to, because the full
expression, um, is what we'rehere for and so the purpose is
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just to express god as we are.
Speaker 1 (40:34):
Yeah, all right.
Speaker 3 (40:35):
Hope is um that each human on the planet you know
realizes the love that they areand shares that with others.
Beautiful.
Speaker 1 (40:55):
I second it.
Yeah, and so it is for sure.
Terry, terry, terry, thank youso much for being with us and
sharing this time.
Listen, if people want to findout more about what you do, we
shared your, your Arc of Lightwebsite.
Yes, tell us where can theyfind you?
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What do you, what do you want?
Speaker 3 (41:18):
people to know, wwwarkoflightorg, and it's Ark,
as in Ark of the Covenant, whichyou know has its own story.
That was where the presence ofGod was brought into physical
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form, you know, in the OldTestament, and so that's what my
place is is the arc of light,where God, the presence of God,
is in physical form with all ofus.
Beautiful.
Speaker 2 (41:52):
And your meditation center is where, In Idyllwild?
Speaker 3 (41:56):
California, to the mountain range above Palm
Springs.
And again that was one of my ofPalm Springs and again that was
one of my pushbacks, becausethat's an hour and a half drive
for me and I was told nope,that's where it needs to be.
So that's where it is.
Speaker 2 (42:14):
Oh well, I absolutely adore Idlewild, so I you know
I'm on the other coast now, butthere's certainly a reason for
me to come back and visit.
Speaker 3 (42:24):
It's a beautiful community.
Speaker 1 (42:26):
It is.
I mean, the community as awhole is definitely worth
people's time to go have alittle visit.
But at this point, stopping inyour center and sharing that
space, that beautiful space, Iam just so awed by all that
you've manifested, this, justthis beautiful, open light life
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that you're living and the lovethat's at the heart of it.
You are, you're doing it, girl,you're doing it, thank you.
Speaker 2 (42:59):
I'm grateful that you guys allowed me to join you in
this conversation because, kindof Donna and I decided we wanted
to have these conversations andI've heard your name over the
years and I don't know why Ihaven't gotten to be part of
this.
I'm just very excited andhonored to be part of it.
Speaker 3 (43:19):
And I'm really happy for the two of you that you're
doing this.
You know this was in your, yourheart's desire, and just the
changes that you'll make inothers through it, oh thank you.
Speaker 1 (43:33):
When you talk about you were talking early on about,
you know, just listening tothat guidance and then the doors
opening right and that's it.
So we start talking about thisand I'd like, well, my friend
Kirk knows some things about.
Let me just ask him a fewquestions and before I know it,
he's producing and engineeringthe thing we're making it like,
we're making it happen here.
We are Like what just happenedthere.
Speaker 3 (43:55):
Okay, it's that divine love that brought you all
together.
Speaker 1 (44:02):
Sure, I love through me, blesses and multiplies all
that I am, all that I give andall that I receive.
Yes, that was a little prayerwe used to say Amen, amen.
All right, my friends, thankyou everyone for joining us.
Thank you, carrie, for beinghere with us my pleasure.
Speaker 3 (44:17):
I love you so much.
Speaker 1 (44:19):
Love you.
Let's all live in the light.
Speaker 2 (44:21):
Yeah, bye-bye Sounds good, bye.
Thanks for joining us today onSoul Sisteries.
Speaker 1 (44:26):
And thanks for sharing stories with us.
We'd love to hear your storiesas well and keep the
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So we're really hopeful thatyou'll connect with our guests
as well, who have great storiesto share, great stories to share
.
Go ahead and follow them invarious social media platforms
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Speaker 2 (44:51):
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help us get our message of hopeout to others.
Thanks for listening to SoulSisteries.
Welcome to Soul Sisteries.
Speaker 2 (00:11):
Welcome everybody to Soul Sisteries.
Today we're going to be talkingwith Terri Sena and going to
share a whole lot of beautifulinformation about kind of her
journey and what's gotten her towhere she is today.
Speaker 1 (00:29):
Yeah, it's.
You know, I've been reallyblessed and happy to have known
Terry for a long time, thoughwe've had long seasons in
between having seen each otheror talk with one another.
But I'm always inspired when Italk with her about this.
Oh God, how would you evendescribe it?
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Just this very beautiful,simple way that she lives.
She's crafted a life of I'mhesitating to use that word
simple, but I mean it in justlike simple principles of love,
of alignment with the innervoice, with integrity and truth
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and goodness and kindness.
These are simple things, andshe's manifested a really
beautiful life through this.
Not a trouble-free lifeDefinitely has had her
challenges along the way,because all lives do but how she
meets it and how herperspective is something that I
find so inspiring.
Speaker 2 (01:35):
And she used that word too, though the simple,
simple love she used that wordwhile we were we're talking with
her, and that that's reallywhat it all is about is just
that simple love that allows herto show up for life, even when
things aren't so simple, whenthings aren't so easy, right,
(01:56):
Absolutely, absolutely so a realperson doing the real thing,
and I think that can be such aninspiration for so many on how
to get it done.
Speaker 1 (02:06):
Terry shares really freely about some heavy and dark
places that she's been andmoments of absolute surrender
out of her hands.
And here she is today walkingin this light.
It's good stuff.
Can't wait for everyone to hear.
Speaker 2 (02:24):
Yes, and how could you not feel hopeful after
hearing her story?
Speaker 1 (02:30):
Right, For sure, sis, For sure.
Yeah, Hope let's do it.
Welcome everyone to SoulSisteries and our podcast guest
today, the wonderful Terry Sena.
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I'm Donna Rice and I am herewith my wonderful soul sister
and sister, Diana.
Speaker 2 (02:58):
Herwick.
Thanks, good to be here.
I'm excited to talk with youtoday, terry.
Speaker 3 (03:03):
Yeah, me too.
Thank you for having me.
Speaker 1 (03:06):
We're so delighted to have you.
I'm going to say a little bitabout you first, and then we're
going to jump in right away togetting your story and your take
.
I'm so excited because I'veknown Terry for many, many, many
years and I want the world toknow her, to know her light more
than anything, because it isbold and bright and very homey.
(03:30):
Also, at the same time, verypersonal and real.
So Terri Sena is a divinelyguided channel assisting
humanity in the evolution ofconsciousness.
She's trained as a StargateExperience Facilitator since
2018, and she guides you throughthe higher dimensions to awaken
your inner guidance and toconnect with your true divine
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self.
Terri started her spiritualjourney 25 years ago through
12-step programs which led herto become a religious science
practitioner.
She now helps run a Westernesoteric mystery school, guiding
students on the path of lightthrough hermetic teachings of
Kabbalah, tarot, spiritualalchemy and healing.
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Terry opened Arc of Light inearly 2024 to offer higher
vibrational classes and productsto assist more people toward
divine love and to knowthemselves as true love.
You can visit wwwarkoflightorgfor more information.
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Ark with a K, terry, welcome.
Thank you Happy to be here.
So so great to have you here.
So are you good if we just wejump in with some questions and
we're just going to see wherewhere they lead us?
Yeah, sounds good.
Speaker 2 (04:52):
And before we do that , just because obviously you two
have this history together andI am just meeting you today and
I'm really bummed that I'm justmeeting you today, Cause I would
have loved to be on thisjourney with you for the last 25
years so I am really excited tolearn a little bit more about
you and probably head on over toyour website and continue to
gather information.
(05:12):
Oh great, that would be great.
Speaker 1 (05:16):
So, Terry, as you know, our Soul Sisteries has a
tagline which is hope through.
Really, that's the center andthe essence of what we are
wanting to talk about and, toyou know, hold space for in the
world, in our lives personallyand in the world, to be that
presence in the world as well.
And I was talking with you alittle earlier and we talked
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about what your hope through isand that hope through for you is
divine love, which is beautiful.
So talk to us a little bitabout that, will you that hope
through for you is divine love,which is beautiful.
So talk to us a little bitabout that.
Will you that hope throughdivine love, what that is for
you?
Speaker 3 (05:54):
Sure.
So I've been on this spiritualjourney for 25 years, and it
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started off I was in a place,and that's what led me as far as
what that is.
But I always, you know, seem toland on my feet, no matter what
the situation is.
No matter what the situation is, I always have guidance, you
know, whether it be through myspirit guides, my higher self, I
always am guided to somethingbetter and more always.
(07:00):
And it's not until, you know,on the other side of the 25
years, that I can look back andreally see that I have been
divinely guided, and it's thatlove of God that has led me to
where I am today.
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And so I don't get worried.
When situations pop up, youknow, obviously I have, I'll
have emotions around them orwhatever, but I always know I'm
going to be taken care of always.
Speaker 1 (07:38):
That that is a beautiful, beautiful knowing,
and I can, and I can say,through knowing you, you are an
out picturing of that peace andcalm that we're all striving for
and I love that.
You know, how you just said,you still have your emotions,
you still have, oh yeah, veryhuman journey here.
It doesn't take that away, no,but that that knowingness makes
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all the difference, doesn't it?
Speaker 3 (08:04):
It really does.
And you know I didn't know thatearly on in my journey.
And you know, as all of us, Ihave my moments where depression
hits, and you know.
But I'm able to snap out of itand move on.
So, yeah, it's been quite ablessing for me to have that
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guidance.
Speaker 2 (08:29):
Can you share, terri, how you got to that realization
?
Because I know you mentioned,you know, 25 years ago, kind of
on this journey, and I don'timagine it was just you know?
The next day you realized oh,I'm divinely guided.
I wish it was that easy.
Speaker 3 (08:42):
Yeah, yeah, yeah, I wish I had my Moses burning bush
moment.
That didn't happen.
So we, you know, I point in mylife I had burned every bridge.
I no longer had a job, mychildren, my relationships, a
(09:14):
place to live, and I literallysat on a curb in Orange,
california, and I just gave upand I said you know, I didn't
have a religious upbringing.
But I said, god, I can't dothis anymore, I need help.
(09:37):
And I felt like a presence,almost like picked me up and put
me on their back and like carryme forward.
And next thing I knew I woke upin a blackout in a treatment
center very far away from Orange, in the whole, you know, in LA
(09:59):
County, and had no idea how Igot there and it just kind of
went from there.
I showed up at this recoverycenter with no money, no clothes
other than what I had on myback, no belongings, and it was
(10:23):
from there that I started to seeglimpses of this divine love.
I would be in a situation where, you know, I had no toiletries,
as basic as that is.
And next thing I know a packageshows up from my sister and I
hadn't even mentioned because myfamily at that point was not
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talking to me and they somehowfound out where I was and she
sent a package of toiletries.
And then, you know, it wasEaster holiday and I wanted to
buy my children gift baskets andI had no money.
And next thing, I know, thehead of the retreatment center
(11:07):
walks in and says I need someoneto clean my house, would you
like to do that?
And I will pay you.
And it was just enough for meto get them baskets.
And so it just kind ofsnowballed from there, you know,
and I really at that pointrealized, you know, in 12 step
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programs we're taught to find aGod of our understanding.
And I didn't know what thatmeant until I started getting
these little glimpses andrealized, you know, there is a
higher power working here.
And at that point, because I'dseen so many of these little
things, I actually traded myaddictions for an addiction to
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God and because it just felt sogood and I felt loved.
It was the first time in my lifeI felt it was okay to be me and
I would still be loved.
It was okay that I'd done somethings, that I had a lot of
shame around and I was stillloved.
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And it just grew from there.
And you know, even up to a yearago, you know, I woke up one
morning and was guided by myinner guidance to open this
meditation center and I kind ofpushed back because, you know, I
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still have a corporate job andeverything just fell in my lap.
It couldn't have been easier.
And I kept resisting andresisting and no, and then you
know God would say, well, howabout this?
I'll make it even easier foryou.
And you know, giving me a faiththat the rent is so reasonable
(12:59):
and just it was one thing afteranother.
So that's just how my life hasbeen since, since I got on this
path.
Speaker 2 (13:08):
Yeah, yeah very very hopeful.
I mean that the whole it isjust hope it does.
Speaker 3 (13:14):
It's very hopeful and , like I said, even when I read
this, something that you know,my, my higher self and God would
like me to do, like thismeditation center, it's like no
here.
Well, here, here, and and Iknow I could have said no, it
would have been fine, but theway it was, all everything was
(13:37):
presented to me, so, um,divinely guided, that I couldn't
say no.
Speaker 2 (13:45):
And yeah, and each time you said no, there was just
something else opening.
Yes, yeah, that was yeah.
Speaker 1 (13:53):
You know what, terry, what I heard at the start of
this and God, thank you forsharing that gorgeous story it
just, I mean, I feel, I feel itthroughout me, love it so much
and love your honesty andopenness in sharing it.
But what I hear at the heart ofit is at that start, is the
word surrender, and I know youwant to speak to that a little
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bit.
Could you talk about thatsurrender, would you agree?
Is that word relevant?
Speaker 3 (14:24):
Yes, would you agree?
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Is that is that word relevantdivine.
And what happens, though, is,rather than living from the
heart and this inner knowing, weget in our head, and, you know,
we overthink things and thinkwe can figure it all out.
I can figure out, you know, I'mintelligent, I can make sense
of this and find a way, and it'sinteresting, the walls that
you'll hit when you do that.
But the moment you say I'mexhausted, I can't do that
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anymore, and you just surrenderand let go, and, you know, turn
it over to God's will, just theflow happens, and, you know, I I
would be more in alignment withyou know what spirit had, you
(15:31):
know, planned for me or, youknow, was co-creating with me is
more the sense of it, but, yeah, it has a lot to do with
surrender and letting our, ourhigher self, which is, you know,
part of the Christconsciousness you know lead the
way.
Speaker 1 (15:51):
So beautiful, so beautiful friend.
Thank you for that.
Speaker 2 (15:55):
Yeah, and so we kind of just got the quick brief
overview of the last 25 yearsright.
But something got you to thatpoint 25 years ago when you were
able to surrender.
And I'm curious, if you kind ofthink back to when you were
younger and just, you know your13-year-old, you know young,
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adolescent self, what wouldTerry at 13 think about where
you are today and what you'redoing today?
Speaker 3 (16:30):
She would have no concepts whatsoever of where I
am now.
It wouldn't even.
It would be like a foreignlanguage.
You know, I grew up in theMidwest in a really
non-religious family.
My parents, especially myfather.
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There was some mental andemotional and sometimes physical
abuse.
So 13 year old Terry was, youknow, either just surviving and
living or, you know, I wouldlook outside of the home for my
friends, for, you know, love andcomfort.
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So this concept that there waseven a divine presence guiding
me would just wouldn't make anysense, Right At all.
Speaker 1 (17:25):
Yeah, wow, yeah, I, I totally.
Understand that absolutely.
And and at the same time, forher to know now that, um, not
only is there this, um avenuefor, for hope and for, I guess,
sanity, but there's thrivingbeyond that.
(17:48):
Yes, we get to this point of,because what I know about you is
that you live life in joy, yes,and gratitude, and that these
inform your emotional reality,your emotional experience in
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your life.
Am I over speaking?
Speaker 3 (18:13):
No, you're exactly right, I do have joy and
gratitude for where I am todayand even you know I, truly I try
to love from my heart as muchas possible and I love people
and I, you know, being kind andbeing joyful is, it's just my
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nature.
It's not something that I, youknow, I wake up in the morning
and think, oh, I need to be kindtoday, but I think that's an
outgrowth of what I have gonethrough to where I am today.
You know so many people, youknow when I say divine love, you
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know for me God works throughpeople and for people, so many
people in my life to show up andto help me and offer me.
You know their love and just Icouldn't be more grateful and
(19:20):
I've, you know, been given thisgift of knowing God's love that
I want to share it witheverybody.
I want everyone you know that'susually my prayer is, you know
may all humans know the love ofGod in their heart, because I
think if we all had that, theworld would be a much different
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place.
Speaker 1 (19:44):
Yeah, we'd certainly operate with a different
intention in our interactionswith one another, but I love
what you're sharing, terry, alsois that this is this, this God
understanding as you'reexpressing it is very personal,
that there's a connection andyet everybody's got their own,
(20:04):
their own journey, their ownRight.
Speaker 3 (20:06):
And you know, we, I think, just because our human
brains are so limited, we can'tpossibly understand the
omniscience of God.
And you know there's what?
8 billion humans on the planet,which means there's 8 billion
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different expressions of God.
And they're all good, they'reall exactly right, and no one
needs to be something other thanwhat they are.
And to me, that's what'sbeautiful is we each get to
express God in our own way,right?
Speaker 1 (20:48):
So the other thing I'm hearing and I know you've
got a question to ask, sis, butI want to say this one thing
before we move on to somethingelse, Because the other thing
that I'm hearing so profoundlyin everything you're sharing,
terry, is also that compassionfor fellow humans, the
compassion that's built, I'massuming, out of your own
journey, your own challengejourney, your own discovery, but
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that compassion that allows youthat love and grace and
openness for for you know yourfellows on the path.
Speaker 3 (21:20):
Yep, because it's that whole concept of you know
passing it on.
You know I've been blessed withgood friends and loving
relationships and greatopportunities, and so I want to
share that with others.
And you know hope in the hopesthat they too will pass that on,
(21:43):
and you know be kind and joyousand grateful with the next
person.
And you know, to me there'sgreat value in in just being
that type of person.
Speaker 2 (22:01):
Yeah to that.
Yeah.
So you know I'm thinking backto you know when your journey
started and sitting on that youknow, curb in Orange County and
not really knowing what's goingto happen to you, and probably
not feeling a whole lot of hopeat that point, and then you know
to kind of come to and you'rein this new place and somehow
(22:25):
you have found hope.
I don't know if hope was justdropped in your lap, but you've
created hope, you found itsomehow.
What is it, I guess?
What is it that first gave youhope early in this journey and
then today?
What gives you hope?
Speaker 3 (22:43):
Well, you know, early in the journey, and you know,
if I step back a little bit fromthat moment, on the curb, I was
suffering in my addiction andyou know this is one of those
shameful moments.
But I did try to end my lifeand I was found pretty quickly
(23:08):
and again, you know, someonefound me, took me.
You know, I remember hearingthe fireman going where should
we take her?
Oh, let's take her to thishospital because they're really
good over there.
And when they took me to thishospital there was a doctor that
was very 12 step focused and hewas trying to help me and he
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was very kind, um, and so I Ifelt hopeless in the way that,
wow, I can't even in my life,you know.
And that's when I did surrenderbecause it was like, okay, god,
I get, you know, I I don't knowwhat else to do.
I've, you know, tried this andthat, and so, you know, that's
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where the hope came in and myjourney continued.
And the interesting, actuallythe fun thing for me, is that
doctor that was at the hospitallater became my friend at the
religious science church that Iwas at.
Um, you know, I was new to thischurch, there was a mysticism
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class and I walked in and wewere partnered up with prayer
partners and that doctor was myprayer partner and, donna, you
know him.
Speaker 1 (24:31):
I know who you're talking about and I had no idea
that part of your story and yes,and blows my mind and is
perfection it right and that's.
Speaker 3 (24:41):
And it was interesting because, you know,
at the that time it didn't click, you know.
But I was building thisrelationship with this doctor
and friend and at at one point,you know, we kind of started
connecting some dots and westill weren't sure until I found
, you know, an invoice, a billfrom the hospital where he had
(25:05):
signed it.
Speaker 1 (25:07):
And that's so wild.
You know he had a role, a small, but also.
He was a part of my myinfertility journey that led to
adoption.
He had a role for me there, soa role in my life too, oh my God
(25:27):
, look at, here's this thefireman.
Speaker 3 (25:30):
Where should we take her?
You know their initial.
I remember them saying shedoesn't have insurance.
We're supposed to take her togeneral hospital, but we don't
like that hospital.
So we're going to take her overinto Orange County to this
other hospital.
And there's my friend who, youknow, saved my life and then
(25:52):
later became my prayer partner.
And so how can I not have hope,how can I not think that
there's a divine love with meand guiding me?
And um it those.
I have many of those types ofstories that just there's just
no way you can explain themright right, that is just
(26:17):
absolute perfection.
Speaker 1 (26:19):
I I gotta love that with every fiber of my being.
I love that.
I kind of want us to stop for asecond, like we, for a few
minutes right how gorgeous thatis.
That, that symmetry, thatkismet, that all-beauty that
does come in surrender.
The manifestation is incredible.
Speaker 3 (26:45):
Yeah, that God loves us so much that you know again.
You know that's when yourealize, okay, there's something
bigger happening here and wedon't quite understand what
spirit and God and you knowdivinity really is, because
there's so many layers happening.
You know, was this pre-planned?
Was this, you know, a contractmade before we incarnated,
(27:17):
incarnated and then, if it wasthe beauty of life, that I grew
up in the Midwest and end upwith this doctor who becomes my
very good friend and saves mylife.
So that's Diana, to answer yourquestion.
I don't know if that answeredyour question, but that's where
my hope comes from.
But that's where my hope comesfrom, yeah, yeah.
Speaker 2 (27:32):
You've seen hope in action, right?
Yes, yes.
Speaker 1 (27:46):
Over and over and over.
Yeah, oh, my gosh, okay, sothis I could talk to you forever
.
I just I'm loving this.
I'm flabbergasted.
Donna, it's just blows my mind,all of it is so very cool, all
right.
So obviously you have hadinspiration after inspiration in
your own life as differentparts of your story have
unfolded in your own journey.
(28:07):
But who along your path?
And you've named a few peoplealready, but who along your path
?
When you think of inspiration,who inspires you, whether you
know them personally or out inthe world?
When I ask you that question,who comes to mind?
Who inspires you?
Speaker 3 (28:24):
Early on.
It was my AA sponsor.
She's still a very good friendof mine sponsor.
She's still a very good friendof mine and we're now at the
point where we help one another.
And you know, when I openedthis new meditation center, I
had an open house and certainlydidn't think she was going to
(28:44):
come, because it's quite a drivefor her.
And she comes walking in andsaid, of course I was, was here,
this is what you've beenwanting to do since I met you
and you know she's aninspiration to me.
You know, it's just that simplelove, um, you know, nothing
(29:07):
grand, just someone that's therefor me, has seen me at my worst
and still unconditionallywanted to support me beings.
You know there's Yeshua Jesus.
You know the Divine Mother, the, you know.
Just then I moved on toYogananda Paramahansa and he,
(29:43):
his writings, are very inspiringand speak to my soul and it's,
you know, I just kind of keepgrowing and finding, you know,
new inspirations to inspire meand keep me going.
Really, yeah, Go ahead.
No, I would say I don't knowthat it's just one person or two
(30:07):
.
It's been a lot of peoplethroughout my life.
Speaker 2 (30:11):
Yeah, it's been a lot of people throughout my life.
Yeah, and one of the thingsthat it sounds like they've all
had in common you mentioned thatsimple love.
You know that it's just love.
It's that kindness you talkedabout earlier.
Just boy, I I'm just imagininga world filled with love.
And what a different world.
This would be Right andgoodness.
(30:32):
Just meeting everybody who youcome into contact with from this
loving consciousness and thepath.
Speaker 3 (30:42):
Yeah, you know, I, I truly believe.
You know, we're all just doingthe best we can, and Just doing
(31:07):
the best we can, and you know,struggling and loving.
And he said no matter where hegoes in his travels, people
always will ask him well, whatare those people like and what
are those people over there like?
And he said everyone's the same.
We all just want good thingsfor our families, for those we
(31:32):
love, good, good things for ourfamilies for those we love.
Um, however, you know,obviously, the way the out
picturing of that is differentfor everyone and doesn't
sometimes make sense.
Um, but he said that's reallythe.
The key to it is just that thatlove.
Speaker 1 (31:50):
Yeah, a profound simplicity, yeah, really.
So, as you've walked thisbeautiful journey of life, have
you developed a kind ofphilosophy of life, or maybe a
motto or a mantra or somethingthat you kind of you?
(32:11):
This is what you live by.
Speaker 3 (32:14):
Motto or a mantra or something that you kind of you.
This is what you live by?
Um, I don't know that I havethat.
That's, um, that's aninteresting question.
I'd have to ponder that alittle more.
Um, but my philosophy now isthat, you know my desire to help
you know, raise myconsciousness and help others
(32:38):
raise their consciousness,because the you know and it's,
it's fascinating, because we allare just clumps of atoms, you
know, with you know somedivinity at the center of all
those and we're all vibrating.
And when we can vibrate higherthese atoms and faster we can
(33:01):
align ourselves with others whoare in alignment with us in our
journeys of where we're headed.
And so I I strive now to helpothers raise their consciousness
, because I find, as you do so,you no longer look outside of
yourself.
You know you don't have a guru,or you know your minister, or
(33:25):
you know, but it's that innerguidance, you know, that comes
alive and a light when you doraise your consciousness.
Speaker 2 (33:37):
Right, and that's something we all have, right?
Yes, we're going to find amentor, a guru.
We have to go outside ofourselves and look for this and
who's going to fill that, thatright To, to raise somebody's
consciousness and to really helpthem tap into their own
guidance, that divinity that'salways within them, that is
(33:59):
powerful, because that'ssomething that you know, it's
just with me, you know, I don'thave to go looking for it, right
?
Speaker 3 (34:06):
But we don't know that.
You know initially, and Icertainly didn't.
You know I had gurus andministers, and you know
initially and I certainly didn't.
You know, I had gurus andministers, and you know.
But what happens is we put themon pedestals that they didn't
ask to be put on, and it causesall kinds of drama and chaos.
And so you go to the next, youknow, guru, minister, and until
(34:33):
you finally realize, you know,these people are just meant to
guide me to knowing who I am andto guiding me to knowing the
truth of my beingness.
That's all they have been doingall along, have been doing all
along, and you know, and whileI've had challenges with some of
(34:55):
them, you know I have to saythank you to them and bless them
because they truly, you know,made me who I am today.
Even you know, I've got twopast husbands that I don't
(35:18):
really talk with anymore and,you know, don't care to talk to
with anymore.
And even them I have to saythank you and bless them, um,
because here, you know, it'smade us all who we are.
Speaker 1 (35:27):
Yeah.
So so much wisdom, my friend,so much wisdom in what you're
sharing Through living throughliving it.
Speaker 2 (35:34):
Yeah.
So, terry, if you got to thinkof a song like what would be
your theme song, if there was asong that like kind of
encapsulated your life, eitherwhere you come from, where
you're going, what is?
Speaker 1 (35:49):
your song Like you're a baseball pitcher and you're
walking out to the mound.
What is the song that they'replaying?
Speaker 3 (35:55):
That's a great question.
Um, wow, it would probably haveto be there's.
I'm drawing a blank of the nameof the song.
It's a Stevie Wonder song that,oh, it's called Always, and you
know it's basically.
(36:16):
You know, no matter what, Iwill always be here for you.
You know it's a gorgeous song,you know it's a gorgeous song.
It's a gorgeous song and it'sjust really it's.
When I hear it, I think, yes,that's who I am, that's what I
(36:38):
hope and wish for all ofhumanity, and so it would be
that song.
Speaker 1 (36:42):
Absolutely.
I see that for you, I hear itfor you.
I'm like 100%.
Yes, that is the theme song.
Speaker 2 (36:48):
Somebody play it, let's go.
I am going to play it as soonas we're done, unless we can
pull it up right here, but Iwill definitely play that one.
Speaker 1 (36:56):
And you talk about somebody also.
Just a little side note onStevie Wonder.
Somebody who creates from hissoul.
I mean right, creates from hissoul, I mean right.
Everything that manifests likeis just channeled from the very
core of him.
But an amazing artist, okay.
That's a little give you wonderappreciation.
But, yes, fabulous, all right.
(37:18):
So okay, what a journey, what aglorious journey, and I know
cause I know you.
You've got children, you've gota grandchild, you've got people
who love you, You've got arobust community of people who
matter to you.
Terry, what do you, how do youhope to be remembered as you
pass through this journey?
Speaker 3 (37:39):
Oh, that that made me emotional for some reason.
Um, just that.
Just that I was kind and thatyou know I cared about them.
As you know, people that meanta lot to me in my life.
Speaker 1 (38:13):
And just I would hope that when they think of me, you
know that they light up andthey just have joy in their
hearts.
Undoubtedly, undoubtedly,that's so, it's certainly true
now, and undoubtedly that is thelegacy you're leaving.
And listen, as we talked aboutmy sister and I talked about
this, this podcast and people wewant to talk to, guests we want
to have, you came to my mindright away, because it is that
(38:34):
light, it's that love, it's thatkindness and that just that
very light touch that you have.
That I'm like okay, this, thisneeds to be out there.
This needs to be out as broadlyas possible.
It's a reality.
Just call them like I see them,my friend.
Speaker 3 (38:50):
Well, right back at you.
Oh, you're sweet, you're sweet,thank you.
We've had a good friendship andI'm grateful for you, donna.
Speaker 1 (38:59):
Back at you A little love fast.
All right, sis, do we want tojump into the?
Speaker 2 (39:07):
rapid fire.
This is the time in our uhinterview, terry, that we kind
of we just call it a rapid fire.
We're just gonna throw somequestions out, okay, kind of
like whatever you think of, justjust let us know what you think
.
So, if you had to pick a colorfor hope, what color is hope?
Yellow, gold, okay great.
Speaker 1 (39:30):
What does hope sound like?
Speaker 3 (39:36):
Lots of things birds, chirping angels singing,
children laughing, childrenlaughing absolutely beautiful
fill in the blank.
Speaker 2 (39:50):
The soul is what is love is.
God, divine love is each one ofus and the purpose of life is
each one of us.
Speaker 3 (40:11):
And the purpose of life is what To express, uh, the
, to express God in our own way,um to, because the full
expression, um, is what we'rehere for and so the purpose is
(40:33):
just to express god as we are.
Speaker 1 (40:34):
Yeah, all right.
Speaker 3 (40:35):
Hope is um that each human on the planet you know
realizes the love that they areand shares that with others.
Beautiful.
Speaker 1 (40:55):
I second it.
Yeah, and so it is for sure.
Terry, terry, terry, thank youso much for being with us and
sharing this time.
Listen, if people want to findout more about what you do, we
shared your, your Arc of Lightwebsite.
Yes, tell us where can theyfind you?
(41:17):
What do you, what do you want?
Speaker 3 (41:18):
people to know, wwwarkoflightorg, and it's Ark,
as in Ark of the Covenant, whichyou know has its own story.
That was where the presence ofGod was brought into physical
(41:39):
form, you know, in the OldTestament, and so that's what my
place is is the arc of light,where God, the presence of God,
is in physical form with all ofus.
Beautiful.
Speaker 2 (41:52):
And your meditation center is where, In Idyllwild?
Speaker 3 (41:56):
California, to the mountain range above Palm
Springs.
And again that was one of my ofPalm Springs and again that was
one of my pushbacks, becausethat's an hour and a half drive
for me and I was told nope,that's where it needs to be.
So that's where it is.
Speaker 2 (42:14):
Oh well, I absolutely adore Idlewild, so I you know
I'm on the other coast now, butthere's certainly a reason for
me to come back and visit.
Speaker 3 (42:24):
It's a beautiful community.
Speaker 1 (42:26):
It is.
I mean, the community as awhole is definitely worth
people's time to go have alittle visit.
But at this point, stopping inyour center and sharing that
space, that beautiful space, Iam just so awed by all that
you've manifested, this, justthis beautiful, open light life
(42:48):
that you're living and the lovethat's at the heart of it.
You are, you're doing it, girl,you're doing it, thank you.
Speaker 2 (42:59):
I'm grateful that you guys allowed me to join you in
this conversation because, kindof Donna and I decided we wanted
to have these conversations andI've heard your name over the
years and I don't know why Ihaven't gotten to be part of
this.
I'm just very excited andhonored to be part of it.
Speaker 3 (43:19):
And I'm really happy for the two of you that you're
doing this.
You know this was in your, yourheart's desire, and just the
changes that you'll make inothers through it, oh thank you.
Speaker 1 (43:33):
When you talk about you were talking early on about,
you know, just listening tothat guidance and then the doors
opening right and that's it.
So we start talking about thisand I'd like, well, my friend
Kirk knows some things about.
Let me just ask him a fewquestions and before I know it,
he's producing and engineeringthe thing we're making it like,
we're making it happen here.
We are Like what just happenedthere.
Speaker 3 (43:55):
Okay, it's that divine love that brought you all
together.
Speaker 1 (44:02):
Sure, I love through me, blesses and multiplies all
that I am, all that I give andall that I receive.
Yes, that was a little prayerwe used to say Amen, amen.
All right, my friends, thankyou everyone for joining us.
Thank you, carrie, for beinghere with us my pleasure.
Speaker 3 (44:17):
I love you so much.
Speaker 1 (44:19):
Love you.
Let's all live in the light.
Speaker 2 (44:21):
Yeah, bye-bye Sounds good, bye.
Thanks for joining us today onSoul Sisteries.
Speaker 1 (44:26):
And thanks for sharing stories with us.
We'd love to hear your storiesas well and keep the
conversation going, absolutelykeeping the hope going.
So we're really hopeful thatyou'll connect with our guests
as well, who have great storiesto share, great stories to share
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