The Divine Sophia and the Quiet Wisdom Within
There’s a thread running beneath The Harbinger that some readers may feel more than see.
It’s the quiet echo of something ancient. Something sacred. Something feminine.
While the story moves through dreams, intuition and mysticism, it also touches on something deeper - a remembering of the Divine Sophia. And in fact, within the 1563 storyline, she is directly mentioned. The characters speak of her and recall how their families once practiced more Gnostic ways, even in the midst of the Elizabethan age.
In Gnostic tradition, Sophia is the embodiment of divine wisdom. She is the sacred feminine force that calls us to remember, to reconnect, to reawaken to truths long buried. Through her, knowledge isn’t just intellectual, it’s intuitive. Emotional. Embodied.
That idea inspired much of the book’s atmosphere: the pull of knowing without evidence, the courage to follow whispers others might dismiss, the value of insight that rises not from logic, but from somewhere deeper. That is Sophia energy.
Before embarking on my writing journey with The Harbinger, I read texts like The Return of the Divine Sophia and dove into Gnostic philosophies, many of which I first encountered through the Gaia channel. I was moved by the idea that suppressed knowledge, especially feminine wisdom, often returns in quiet, persistent ways. Like a dream. Like a memory you didn’t know you had.
Sophia Aitken’s journey in the novel mirrors this theme: learning to trust her instincts, finding power in connection, and letting herself be guided by more than what she can prove. That wasn’t just the plot, it was the heart of the story.
So, while The Harbinger is a mystery, a dual-timeline tale, and a whisper of magical realism, it is also, in many ways, an homage to Sophia.
To the wisdom that already lives inside you. To the knowing that doesn’t need to be explained. To the voices that call from somewhere beyond time.
If you’ve felt that subtle thread while reading, this was for you.
And if you haven’t cracked the cover yet - you just might feel it when you do.
