Today, I am talking about my journey of Sovereign Spirituality…

There is a stirring beneath the surface of our noisy world—one not marked by dogma or doctrine, but by a return to something both deeply ancient and radically personal. I call this path Sovereign Spirituality (secular spirituality), and though it may sound like a contradiction, it has become one of the most meaningful ways I anchor myself in a life full of depth, connection, and presence.

My spiritual journey didn’t begin conventionally, yet it started early—so early that I often smile when I think back to the curious, wide-eyed child I once was. I would take myself to various Sunday schools and church services, not out of family expectation or obligation, but out of sheer wonder. Something deep inside me was already reaching toward the mystery, already yearning to understand the invisible thread that seemed to run through life. I wasn’t looking for answers, exactly. I was drawn to the questions. To the symbols. To the sacred hush in the air when people gathered in reverence.

I sat in many pews. I sang many hymns. I absorbed teachings like sunlight. But what stayed with me wasn’t any one theology—it was the feeling. The stillness. The glimpses of something vast, eternal, and intimate. Even then, I knew my path wouldn’t follow any one tradition. It would be a weaving, a wandering, a wonder-filled walk without a map.

Inner Peace and Well-being

Today, Secular Spirituality or Sovereign Spirituality is how I name the path I’ve long been walking. It’s not something I discovered all at once—it revealed itself gradually. At its heart, it is about tending the inner flame. It is the breath between thoughts, the silence beneath the surface of a busy day. It doesn’t ask for belief. It asks for presence. A return to the self. To what is real. What brings peace?

The Art of Meaning-Making

What gives life meaning when the scaffolding of belief falls away? For me, the answer comes softly: it is found in connection. With myself, others, and nature. And with my awareness of the divine. Sovereign Spirituality doesn’t hand you a definition of purpose. It asks you to create it. To shape it from your experiences, your longing, your story, your grief, your joy. Meaning is not delivered—it is discovered, moment by moment, day by day.

Personal Growth as Sacred Practice

In this path, growth is the altar. Self-reflection becomes a daily devotion. I have learnt to observe my patterns with tenderness, to explore my emotional landscape with curiosity, to choose thoughts and actions that nourish rather than deplete. Personal evolution is not separate from the spiritual—it is indeed the spiritual. I’ve come to understand that becoming more myself is the most sacred thing I can do.

Practices that Ground and Elevate

Sovereign Spirituality, while free from religious structure, is rich in practice. I meditate not because it is written in a scripture, but because it helps me return to my centre. I move my body not to worship a deity, but to honour the temple that carries my soul. I journal, walk in silence, light candles, and offer words to the wind. These small rituals are not bound to tradition. They are born from intention.

Nature as Teacher and Companion

And then, there is nature. Oh, how she speaks to those who will listen. The trees, the tides, the wind—they all carry teachings older than any book. In the arms of the wild, we remember we are not separate. We are not above or beyond. We belong to everything. The seasons become scripture. The birds, our ministers of joy. The earth, our altar of grace. For many of us on this path, it is in nature that we feel the pulse of the sacred most clearly.

Ethics and Compassion as Waymarkers

Just because we don’t follow a religious path does not mean we walk without ethics. I believe it’s quite the opposite. Sovereign Spirituality encourages me to take responsibility for my actions, to live with integrity, and to treat others with reverence. Compassion is not a rule; it is a choice born from clarity. And when I am clear, when I am connected, I naturally lean toward kindness. Toward justice and love.

From the Path to the Page

As this path deepened, so did the call to share it. Not to preach or persuade, but to offer a lantern to others who may be walking through their wilderness of becoming. This is what led me to write my three books: My Story, My Soul, Light Leadership, and The Living Goddess Code. Each one is a living expression of this journey—woven from reflection, symbolic language, archetypal wisdom, and the raw beauty of lived experience. These books are not declarations of truth, but invitations to explore your own.

Alongside the writing came the creation of my Sacred Beauty Oracle—a deck and guidebook drawn from the same stream of Sovereign Spirituality insights, deeply intuitive, feminine, and soul-led. Each card speaks to a facet of the inner journey, designed not to predict the future, but to mirror the truth within.

These offerings emerged not from a place of certainty but from a quiet courage to give voice to the invisible. To turn what I’ve learned, unlearned, and remembered into something that might support others on their sacred, sovereign path.

A Different Kind of Faith

I honour religious traditions. I see their wisdom, their beauty, their deep roots. But I do not walk within their walls. However, I do love to spend some time in churches, my inner child still likes to take me on a visit from time to time. Secular Spirituality or Sovereign Spirituality does not ask for belief in dogma, nor does it offer a universal path. It is a spacious and evolving landscape, shaped by individual experience. 

Where there are no gatekeepers. Only open doors. Open hearts. Open questions. And perhaps that is the true gift of this path: its radical openness. It invites you to explore, to weave from many threads, to follow what resonates, and to let go of what does not. It trusts that your own experience is enough. That you are more than enough.

In this space, I have found my soul’s breath. Sometimes in a temple or a church, other times in the rising sun, in the quiet courage of inner work, in the whisper of the wind, and the warmth of a kind word. To me, being spiritual is living within the sacred beauty and peaceful happiness of every facet of my life. And my intention is to carry it with me for eternity.

Heart to Heart, Elizabeth