I must have been born with a pen in my hand. As a girl, I would climb into the tangled arms of the old apple tree, notebook open, heart wide, words pouring through me like birdsong.

School taught me grammar, but it dimmed the magic. So I tucked my notebooks away, though the stories continued to whisper beneath my ribs.

 

 

Now writing is not something I do —
it is how I listen,
how I remember,
how I speak with the Divine.

Years passed, life unfolded, and though time was scarce, there was always a journal hidden beneath my mattress, a narrow doorway back to wonder, a place where clarity found me when I needed it most.

Writing never left me. It simply changed shape from childhood branches to poems of the soul, from ink on paper to the music of the heart.

Wisdom of the Inner Voice

The Wisdom of the Inner Voice series is a journey inward 
not to escape life, but to fall more deeply into it.
These poems speak to the places where thought softens,
where the mind loosens its grip,
and the heart steps forward to lead.

Within these pages, the inner voice becomes familiar 
not distant guidance, not a quiet whisper,
but the song of your own Soul returning.

Each volume stands alone as its own doorway,
yet together they create a gentle spiral 
deepening, expanding, awakening remembrance
with every breath, every poem, every turning page.

Read them in order if you wish the journey to unfold like dawn 
first light, then color, then sun 
or open any book like a seed pod
and let the poem that calls you
unfurl in your heart.

I offer these words with love,
as breadcrumbs for the remembering,
as soft companions for the return to Self,
as celebration of the Divine Human rising.

May they meet you where you are
and carry you where joy is waiting.

With Love Always,
Sharon Lyn Shepard

 

Etudes of Love

Wisdom of the Inner Voice, Volume I

A Love Song
Between Soul & Human

There is a sacred song that has called me for lifetimes, a song of deep remembering, of tenderness beyond words, of the Soul beckoning the human heart Home.

Etudes of Love is a collection of poems written as intimate love songs between the Beloved within and the one who walks the world in flesh. They invite you into the quiet chambers of the heart, where Soul and Self meet in soft surrender and Love speaks in whispers.

Here, Love is not a concept
it is an experience.
Pure.
Judgment-free.
Unbound by expectation or control.
It is the alchemy
of the Divine and human
discovering themselves as one.


Chapter Themes
Power of Love
Surrender
Self-Love
The Beloved
Relationship
Compassion

May these poems open your heart like morning light through stained glass, gentle, warming, safe. May they nourish you with the nectar of truth, and return you to the knowing that you are and always have been the Love you seek.

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Realizing our Divinity

Wisdom of the Inner Voice, Volume II

Remembering
the Divine Human

We are so much more than we ever believed ourselves to be. Beneath the noise of the mind and the expectations of the world lives a quiet, steady knowing, a truth as ancient as breath itself:

We are Divinity in human form.

Not as an ideal,
but as lived experience.
Not earned or achieved —
simply remembered.

This volume invites you to return to the heart, where effort dissolves, mystery becomes intimacy, and the GodSelf reveals itself gently through presence, awareness, and ease.

Chapter Themes
GodSelf
Healing Separation
Divine Human
Beyond the Human Mind
Heart-Centered
Inner Being
All That I AM
Alignment
Self-Knowing
Peace

May these poems be soft lanterns along your path — illuminating the truth that has always lived within you. May each word draw you closer to the peace, wholeness, and sacred Presence of the Divine Human you already are.

Available in paperback and ebook

Labyrinth of Enlightenment

Wisdom of the Inner Voice, Volume III

The Journey Home
to Inner Being

Labyrinth of Enlightenment is a poetic reflection of the awakening Soul, a journey that often begins with restlessness, a quiet ache for something deeper, something real.

Like a labyrinth, this path unfolds not in straight lines but through gentle turns inward, from outer identity to inner truth, from persona to Presence, from seeking to remembering.

These poems are companions for that sacred return, where forgotten parts are gathered back into wholeness and the heart reveals its brilliance layer by layer. This is the Soul’s tender architecture of awakening, integrating, embodying, until we stand as Love lived in form.

Chapter Themes
Awakening
Courage
Embodied Enlightenment
Expanding Consciousness
Multidimensionality
Gift of Silence
Soul Path
Bliss

May these words meet you gently along your own winding path guiding you to listen inward, to trust the direction of your Soul, and to walk each step with grace as you remember yourself as the Embodiment of the Divine.

Available in paperback and ebook

Embodied Transformation

Wisdom of the Inner Voice, Volume IV

Becoming the Divine in Form

For generations we were taught to look outward — for God, for love, for safety, for meaning. Yet beneath it all, the quiet truth remained unchanged:

The Divine lives within us.
We always were what we were seeking.

When this knowing begins to dawn, it rearranges everything. The mind may resist, unsure how to navigate new terrain, but the Soul knows the way with exquisite clarity. With each breath, it invites you to trust, to soften, to allow the GodSelf to move through body, mind, and life with ease, creativity, and play.

These poems are companions for that shift  where fear becomes courage, chaos becomes reorganization, and transformation becomes embodiment.

Chapter Themes
Change
Chaos
Fear
Trust
Transformation
Evolution of the Physical Body

Close your eyes. Take a breath. Settle into your body as you read. Everything you need is already here alive, present, within you. Let these words help your cells remember.

 

Available in paperback and ebook

 

Consummating our Sovereignty

Wisdom of the Inner Voice, Volume V

The Union of  Self and Soul

Just as lovers merge in devotion, the Soul calls us to gather every scattered part of ourselves — every memory, every wound, every brilliance — into the wholeness of Sovereignty.

Across lifetimes we expanded through shadow and through light, each experience adding to the tapestry of our Divinity. Now, in this extraordinary lifetime, we are invited to release the old bonds of duality and welcome every fragment home.

This is not correction —
it is consummation.
The union of human and Divine,
Self and Soul,
I and I AM.

Chapter Themes
Recognizing Our Aspects
Being Present
Integration
Wisdom
Sovereignty
Freedom
I AM

May these poems guide you gently into integration where nothing within you is abandoned, where every part is met with love, and where sovereignty becomes not an aspiration, but a living truth.

 

Available in paperback or ebook

 

Living the Passion of your Soul

Wisdom of the Inner Voice, Volume VI

The Joy of Embodied I AM

Our deepest passion is not something we search for. It is something already living inside. The Soul does not strive for purpose or identity. Its pleasure is embodiment itself: to breathe, to feel, to express, to experience life as the radiant I AM.

Where the mind seeks meaning, the Soul simply is. . .Expansive. Curious. Unbound. It waits patiently for us to notice its presence and open beyond the familiar limits of thought into the freedom of pure experience.

These poems are an invitation to that opening  to live from the warm pulse of Soul, to express without apology, to feel joy as truth and creativity as birthright.

Chapter Themes
Call of the Soul
Wisdom of the Soul
The Great Mystery
Passion
Sensuality
Ease and Grace
Soul Path
Dance With the Soul

May these words remind you that the Soul loves to dance, to sing, to create worlds out of wonder.  Living the Passion of Your Soul is a celebration of embodiment — an invitation to live your joy as your purpose, and your presence as your Song.

Available in paperback or ebook

 

 

Black Madonna Diaries

Welcome to the “Black Madonna Diaries”, a series of books, diaries, and music guiding us on a journey into the depth of Love to realize and embody our own Divinity. The story is mine, our esteemed escort is the Black Madonna offering her daily wisdom. Each volume in the series traverses different landscapes of the world, each with it’s own unique “rites of passage”. I invite you to walk in our footsteps in this ongoing journey, because although the circumstances may differ, we are all facing similar challenges during our spiritual awakening.

Although Madonna’s diary passages are present in each volume, companion diaries are available for those who would like to have a personal copy of her original words. Some of her passages have been transformed into vocals accompanied by my harp. This music, “Embrace A New World” is available for digital download at Amazon.

 

Revelations of Love

Black Madonna Diaries Series, Volume I

Jump into the passenger seat of my little red convertible and surrender to our navigator, the Black Madonna in a magical adventure of Self discovery. Traverse the breathtaking vistas of Spain and southern France to discover the mystery of Love and the reality of miracles!

Rites of Passage

Into the Mystery of Love

As the Initiate
we step out of our mind and into the Truth of Love
to reveal our unconscious limiting thoughts, beliefs, and emotions.

As the Apprentice
we transcend our deep-rooted limitations
by trusting our own innate Love to make new conscious choices.

As the Adept
we become the expression of Love, Joy and Wisdom
that naturally unfolds in alignment with our Soul’s purpose.

 

 

Available in paperback and ebook

Divinely Human

Black Madonna Diary Series, Volume II

Continue the adventure with the Black Madonna in the second book of this series. Cross the Atlantic with us to Austin Texas, Sedona Arizona, Philadelphia Pennsylvania and Saint Lucia in the West Indies.Free yourself of your archaic beliefs about life and cultivate a new way of being in the world as a Divine Human.

Rites of Passage

Emergence of the Divine Human

As the Caterpillar,
we voraciously seek out and devour
everything in our immediate environment.

In the Chrysalis,
we digest and distill all our acquired wisdom
allowing the expansion and embodiment of our consciousness.

As the Butterfly,
we transcend duality, spread our wings, and fly
as the Divine HumanGod incarnate, in harmony with all of Creation.

 

Available in paperback and ebook