Cyndi Brannen

Cyndi Brannen teaches and writes from the crossroads of personal development, spirituality and traditional wisdom, merging ancient knowledge with modern practices. 

Her work explores the journey through darkness to wholeness using the archetypes of the witch and Hekate.

Her teaching focuses on personal healing through herbalism, rituals, meditations, and exploration of the deeper self.

She founded The Covina Institute, a soul school dedicated to the pursuit of wholeness through structured programs of study and transcendent experiences. 

She describes herself as a seeker of the goddess within and the mysteries of the deeper world. She is deeply connected to the Witch Mother, Hekate. Her quest to understand both have led her through studies in psychology, comparative religion, mythology, gender analysis, and feminist scholarship. Along the way, she has studied many esoteric teachings, including astrology, herbalism, energetic healing, shamanic techniques, divination, hermeticism, and mediumship. 

Her teaching approach is rooted in the belief that exploring the sacred feminine, which she focuses on as Anima Mundi/Hekate, is essential for the achievement of personal wholeness and for healing the wounds of the world. She views the soul as eternal, and archetypes as living forces upon which the universe is built. These archetypes include, but are not limited to, animal spirits, plant medicine, and the powers of the planets.

Reclaiming feminine archetypes, such as the witch and the goddess, is a requirement for wholeness for all genders, and especially relevant for those who identify as women. 

This is accomplished through a transpersonal process which includes dream exploration, transcendent experiences through meditations, journeys and rituals, sacred creativity with such things as art, talismans, and, yes, even the casting of spells. 

Her teaching and leadership styles are collaborative, focusing on power with instead of power over.