One of the most tender parts of walking a spiritual path is the longing for community.

When you begin to wake up—to your intuition, your prayer life, your devotion—you may find that the relationships you once leaned on no longer quite fit. Old friendships can fall away. Conversations may start to feel shallow or misaligned. And if you’ve recently moved, changed life stages, or experienced a spiritual awakening, the sense of loneliness can feel especially acute.

I want to say this first: there is nothing wrong with you for wanting community. We are not meant to walk this path alone.

Years ago, when I was newly living in Sebastopol, California, I found myself aching for connection. I had followed an inner calling to be there, but I didn’t yet have roots. I remember one afternoon pulling over on the side of the road, tears streaming down my face, and crying out to God:

Please bring me my people.

That prayer came straight from my heart.

The very next morning, I went to yoga. There was a young woman there I had never seen before. Something inside me nudged: talk to her. I felt shy. Awkward. Exposed. But I stayed after class, started a conversation, and—heart pounding—asked if she’d like to have tea and exchange numbers.

She became a dear friend. And through her, my partner and I were welcomed into a wider circle of young people living in the area. That single act of courage changed everything.

Here’s what I learned from that experience—and from many years of watching community form through prayer and action.

1. Get Clear on Your Prayer

Community begins with intention.

Before you look outward, look inward. What are you actually asking for? Companionship? Spiritual depth? Sisterhood? Mentorship? Ritual? Play?

Be honest in your prayer. Speak it aloud if you can. Write it down. Cry if you need to. When your prayer is clear, life has a way of responding—but often not without your participation.

2. Go Where Intimacy Is Possible

Large gatherings can be beautiful, but intimacy often forms in smaller spaces.

Workshops at local yoga studios, meditation groups, sound healings, women’s circles, or seasonal rituals tend to invite deeper conversation than a drop-in class. Spiritual bookstores often host talks, readings, and gatherings that attract people who are also seeking connection.

Follow what genuinely interests you—not what you think you should be doing.

3. Practice Sacred Courage

This part matters: you have to speak to someone you don’t know.

Community doesn’t usually arrive by staying silent and hoping to be chosen. It forms when one person takes the risk to say hello, to ask a question, to exchange numbers, to suggest tea.

This is a spiritual practice. Courage is devotion in motion.

If God brings you a miracle in human form, your job is to recognize it—and reach out.

4. Let Community Grow Organically

Not every connection will become a lifelong friendship. Some people are meant to walk with you for a season. Others will open doors to entirely new worlds.

Trust the timing. Stay open. Keep praying. Keep showing up.

And remember: if you are longing for spiritual community, it’s likely because you are meant to be part of creating it.

If you’re yearning for a circle of women devoted to prayer, ritual, and embodied spiritual leadership, I welcome you into The Way of the Priestess.

This is a space for women walking the spiritual path who don’t want to do it alone—who are ready for sisterhood, depth, and remembrance.

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With love,

Meredith