Dear White Woman Who Wants to Be Like Me (Do you? Truly?)

[@karenmoor3767]

This letter truly shows how cultural appropriation affects people. Thank you for sharing this wisdom .

[@myvortex5D]

So sad and profound. We have a long way to go. May we as a people heal this wound. One Love 🙏💞🙏

[@ChouliAutumn]

This truly touched my heart. My Great Grandmother was Ojibway. I feel her when I go to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and walk where she may have. 💖

[@estellebraun8823]

I'm not sure what my "medicine" is, but I've felt the call to be a lightworker for most of my adult life. I just didn't know what it was called until I stumbled upon one of Doreen Virtue's books. I am white, and I think my heritage is a mixture of Irish, Scotch, German, and possibly Nordic. I'm learning about spiritual practices related to Druidism and Celtic traditions. I haven't had the visions or direct messages from my SGs yet (still learning), but I did wake up the morning after the election with a feeling of calm and "everything will be okay." I'm holding to that feeling and trying to spread love and light such as I can. Thank you, Karen, for starting this community. Love and Light to all! 💙💙💙

[@kathybelanger2092]

We need to be the light we want to see in the world. Shine on!

[@HoneyBeeBuz]

Amazing eye opening letter! 🥲🥰🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@reflectivestream]

I have felt the connection to native people in real time and on a regular basis since I checked in with the energies that were knocking things over in my home to learn that they were the spirits of native people who were killed on the land where my house is now, in California. I am sensitive and I've heard their anger and anguish. I think about my great grandfather, a white man who took all of his children and grandchildren to sacred spaces of the native people in his area and taught them to always respect those places. He was descended from early American settlers who moved out into the lands of the native people in the area that is now known as upstate New York where the great tribes such as the Iroquois helped inspire us in the beginning days of our democracy. An estimated 10 million native persons were killed across our country as white settlement began. I can hear and feel their anguish. They need our acknowledgement and respect.

[@myvortex5D]

May we fully grieve and heal this wound. 🙏💞🙏💞

[@lindaaaron4362]

I live in Bemidji, Minnesota. It is located in the middle of three Ojibwa tribes. I was fortunate enough to work 5 years on the Red Lake Reservation I human resources for the county. I love the opportunity I have had to learn. The community was kind enough to share with me. Miigwech. Which means thank you in the Ojibwa - Chippewa language.

[@clairecrawley7472]

As a white woman I will do better. I was touched by the letter. I am on the path to know myself. I love the image of joining all women of different cultures to share and support each other.❤

[@JulieZeise-d7t]

Thank you!

[@DaynaLawrence-q9j]

Thank you for opening this conversation. You have given me things to think about a few times since joining your community. I love that. As an introvert I am more a home body since retirement after having very challenging jobs. I chose to be a home body but continue to educate myself on things that impact our world. As almost half native I get what she is asking of the white woman and as a white woman I’m ashamed. If woman can’t stand up and be respectful of all women regardless of their skin color we are in a very bad position. Women have been and will always be the link to keeping this world and human kind safe, healthy and thriving. That’s all for now as I need more time to think on this. ❤

[@myvortex5D]

I agree that we, especially as Women, must rise and stand up for ourselves and all Women. Reclaim our stolen and relinquished Power and Stand. 💞🙏💞One Love 💞🙏💞

[@Ceuita-sou-eu]

Powerful words..love her spirit..

[@debbielane7019]

It opens our eyes, minds and hearts to make sure we take the time to truly listen and learn about people outside of our own little bubbles.

[@go6clark191]

As a 65yr old white woman… I have always been race aware and sensitive to those being degraded for all reasons … But I have so much more to do after listening to this… It has added a whole new level of depth of what I was missing & that I need to now understand and do better… I will do/be better! 💜

[@henkbielderman4243]

Go and see a Therapist.

[@KellyWatson-zb6gi]

Karen - thank you for this conversation and a new channel for us to gather! I am a white woman who has always felt inclusive. The best thing that ever happened to me was being able to work on the Navajo Nation for a year (during COVID) - I got to feel a tiny glimpse of what it is like to be in the minority and hear the anger and resentment at white culture from a new perspective. I was able to listen to the damage done to women (men suffered too, but didn't share with me) who were kidnapped from their families and forced into residential schools. Sometimes I had to bear witness to what that damage does later - like a husband crying over the phone as he explained he didn't know how to help his wife when she started needing incontinence care and was fighting him in fear because she no longer recognized him as her partner of 50+ years. Those griefs and pains of what our ancestors have done are coming up so we can heal them. I cannot heal what has been done to others by my ancestors, but I can own that part of my heritage and heal that.

[@GaryFoster-p5u]

My great great grandmother is 100% Cherokee. My father has the physical features but I am white as the driven snow. I do NOT assume to claim that heritage in public but hold it dear in private. Not that I am ashamed but for the exact reasons expressed in this letter. I would never attempt to highjack such suffering of the tribes who have been abused by white men from the origins of this nation just for some self-perceived advantage. But it helps me to grow my heart to encompass all who suffer in public or private. Peace.

[@henkbielderman4243]

Go and see a Therapist

[@go6clark191]

My new 2025 Phrases: LOTUS is POTUS… Kamala is Mamala We will sleep when we are dead Fight to the Finish!

[@JulieZeise-d7t]

AND as humans, we have the sacred responsibility to see ALL others as we see ourselves ~ divinity Itself! (Prejudice, hate, separation will fall away.)

[@lavenderquartz6168]

Very thought-provoking letter. I hear her and I will do better. 💖

[@PamelaS.H.]

I’m all in holding my light for democracy and ✨President Harris✨💙

[@henkbielderman4243]

Go and see a Therapist.

[@Flower-z9i]

I want to listen and learn from my fellow human beings. I am a white female , and my privilege is normal for me and often unconscious. I am here to participate in the raising of my vibration, deepening my love and understanding of myself and others, and raising this democracy to a higher spiritual standard. I want to participate with this community in order to do that together ♥️

[@simplyvenus1]

This is exactly my why and how! You put it so eloquently ❤

[@simplypositiveme]

"Pocahontas" is a slur used. I'm ashamed for any role I've had in perpetuating anything onto anyone for their heritage or race, or ethnicity. I'm ashamed, and I'm so, so sorry to any other human I might have slighted or offended even without knowing.. unconsciously. I know having light skin has been a privilege, and I'm sorry our society does this!!!! I feel like I've gotten quieter as I've grown older because I feel I don't have much to say to make things better, but now realize I can not stay quiet. Now is the time to grow and learn and TRY more. Being passive hasn't gotten us too far...or far enough as white women for others and especially for marginalized folks. I am part of the LGBTQIA+ community, but it has taken me many years to speak that to power. Being bisexual is ok!!!!😊❤

[@henkbielderman4243]

Go and see a Therapist.

[@lindysanz4925]

Beautiful and heartfelt ❤

[@GaryFoster-p5u]

Love the new channel and the letter you read for reflection and discussion.

[@KassandraMiller-t2d]

That was truly beautiful!

[@ChouliAutumn]

Girls on the Rise by Amanda Gorman poet at Biden’s Inauguration. Saw an interview and this looks like an excellent read.

[@wildsunne5673]

I am thinking about my ancestors in England. They were farmers until some of them decided to go to college. They were Christians until they started hearing the cray in local religion ... and then they chose to do it differently. I have done some of the things that they did: I was a good girl, until the stupidity around me started to annoy. I stepped out of the box when the rules just got everyone hurt. I moved away when the pain got intolerable. I made up new prayers. I've been thinking about these ancestral qualities.

[@simplyvenus1]

It’s definitely way overdue for everyone to feel equal and privileged, no exceptions. It’s a wonderful wake up message. Sadly, I may be guilty, without even realizing that I did anything prejudiced. The state I live in , in the Northeast , is predominantly a white population, in the last 20-30 years there is more diversity, which is wonderful. To be exposed to different cultures is how we grow and learn. When I was growing up, I was made fun of for being of French Canadian descent, called a french frog etc. Especially in school. This is minor in comparison to what so many have to deal with today. Respect and love go a long way toward inclusion

[@Ten1brae]

It does raise some knots for sure. In a multicultural world, we are called to see how we are different and celebrate diversity, but also see how we are the same. Can we collectively feel the pain of Native American ancestors and can we observe and call out the structures that prolong that pain in their modern descendants who walk amongst us? How do we embrace and appreciate aspects of cultures that are not our own without appropriating them? Is there one "right" way (that the "right" would bemoan as "woke")? Is the "right" way based upon the truth you feel in your own heart? How can we approach each other better with empathy and respect going forward?

[@JulieZeise-d7t]

Karen, I love all your channels. I do want to add something that I think is missing from the wonderful channels I've turned to recently for spiritual community and support for my humanness. What I have written is long, I apologize, but it just streamed out. Please understand that this is my direct experience, and I would love to integrate this Truth into our discussions. Do you think people are open to this?

[@JulieZeise-d7t]

The answer is we are not actually our body minds, we ARE Consciousness Itself, and the problem comes when we overlook this and take ourselves to be the limited body/mind. This continues until you recognize what all the Spiritual masters have told us ~The Kingdom of Heaven is Within, we are the Unborn Buddha Mind, or we are the I AM. Once the awakening begins you see that the entire world is nothing but thought, we are actually nothing but Spirit. It is when we think we are limited humans that all suffering occurs. Many more are Awakening to the Natural State, that is where all Peace Abides. Find out who you are before you decide what the world is. You may be amazed! There's not a single Being whose nature is other than God, and it is discoverable. The attachment that we speak of is nothing but attachment to your own mind and thinking! This stops as soon as we discover that we are Consciousness Itself. Attachment naturally falls away when you realize you are The Universal Consciousness. A shift in identity occurs and Peace can Reign. Sat Chit Ananda, Being Consciousness Bliss ~ Our True Nature

[@svgerard]

Yes! Thank you for sharing this, JulieZeise-d7t. You just put to words what I intuitively know to be true as well. This is what I love about Karen's channels and the spaces for spiritual discussion that she has created. I am finding like-minded people that I wouldn't have normally encountered in my day to day life. It is soothing my human mind that hasn't yet fully integrated what you just spoke of. Much love to you 💕

[@myvortex5D]

'Find out who you are before you decide what the world is.' 💖💖💖 Yes! 💞🙏💞

[@simplyvenus1]

Yes!!! I am walking this path one day at a time. Embracing the Four Agreements. Some days are better than others, a spiritual being having a human experience….

[@suedeering42]

Thank you for sharing this book! I have ordered it from Powell’s Books in Portland so that I don’t have to give Amazon more money. Maybe some of you can support a small bookstore too. ❤️

[@KathyWood-n5p]

My mother’s side is Scotch Irish and they came here during the potato famine. They sailed here in a very small boat (six people, children included) I have always felt deeply connected to this heritage. The fighting spirit. That’s why I have always believed that WOMEN (don’t care) what color or race have to UNITE like never before….WOMEN MUST FIND OUR POWER and spread it world wide for PEACE and LOVE forever.

[@Ms.Debbie0111]

The Bishop who spoke yesterday heard the call! She was amazing!

[@stacycadencevideos]

💙🦋💙🦋💙

[@lindaaaron4362]

Miigwech

[@beverleymeyer7899]

I have no idea what my ancestral medicine is, but I certainly will be doing a little research into it now. I do know that white peoples did not pass on traditions like other people did. We hear of this in black culture and almost all other cultures. These were passed down by mouth and in stories. I think white people wanted to get away from their past and be better than their relatives...look at us now, what a mistake. We can do better though by readopting our ancestors values. Karen thank you so much for sharing this with me.

[@KathrynMorse]

I think the teachings of historically white people was wiped out by Christianity. My theory is that my people were pagans, witches or druids. And I enjoy learning about them.

[@henkbielderman4243]

Vote Conservative!

[@vixendoe6943]

I have stepped away from using white sage as First Nations have declared it a closed ritual. There are smudge sticks available that does not include sage.

[@Needabreak365]

I see many comments on posts from a native group of followers the amount of hate directed at them is grotesque. They are usually quotes from the elders that make soo much sense, but because of hate, the commenters denigrate the post. I highly suggest you follow native pages, and stand up against the hateful commenters. But I won’t lie, some of them are so angry that it’s a little scary to respond on social media. I can’t imagine how terrifying it would be to experience that hate in person. As someone who’s family centered in Oklahoma and Missouri….. I know I HAVE to stand against this hatred. I’m now in a city named after the tribe that owned the land. The tribe is still very prominent in the area. We are soo lucky to have that. But I know I have to stand up for them because so many didn’t.

[@henkbielderman4243]

I read through the comments section and all I can say is 'Go and see a Therapist'. You all sound perfectly mad to me.

[@MichelleMyBell]

I as an Hispanic woman did not feel different because of the color of my skin. I believe because my dad was a career military person. I didn’t feel different until he retired and we moved to Texas. I have Hopi in my heritage unfortunately my grandmother passed before I was born. I think people who shelter themselves into one area and don’t experience the world seem to be more prejudice. we moved to Texas my senior year in high school, I sat next to a guy with a unique ring. It did not look like a class ring so I asked him, he said I am KKK but don’t worry you are fine. It’s just Black people that we don’t like. The thought of somebody not liking another because of the color of their skin and not knowing that person is shocking to me. I have a saying A.** Holes come in every color. my hair is not straight black. My skin is of an olive tone. I was told I look more Hawaiian than Hispanic. I guess that makes me more fortunate than others??? I’ve heard people make the comment “go back to your country” I say “we were here first “ We are indigenous you came from someplace else you go back to your country. You have no idea if your grandparents or great grandparent or great Great grandparent snuck in for a better life, which is usually why people come to the U.S. so you are the person you’re talking about. I used to weigh 250 pounds at 51 that’s a bit heavy. I got more prejudice about that than my skin tone so prejudice is not limited to skin tone. It could be religion,weight. The accent you speak with, the clothes you wear. We are all human non of that should matter when it comes to how you treat somebody.

[@kathleenmorgen2028]

No videos for Friday Jan 10?

[@swilmer5640]

Well I have sensibilities but I have nobody to teach me about how to use my abilities as most of my family lives far away. I would love to connect with that part of myself but feel completely cut off. I also think that we don't burn witches anymore, at least not in Europe I think, but you are still the odd one out if you have experiences that others don't have and don't understand. The racism and prejudice she talks about just shows us how narrow minded people are.

[@lindaaaron4362]

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[@theresemalmberg955]

First of all, I don't know you. So why would I want to be like you?

[@KathyWood-n5p]

My mother’s side is Scotch Irish and they came here during the potato famine. They sailed here in a very small boat (six people, children included) I have always felt deeply connected to this heritage. The fighting spirit. That’s why I have always believed that WOMEN (don’t care) what color or race have to UNITE like never before….WOMEN MUST FIND OUR POWER and spread it world wide for PEACE and LOVE forever.