"All shall be well, and all shall be well, and all manner of thing shall be well."

— Julian of Norwich, Revelations of Divine Love

Julian wrote these words in the fourteenth century while seriously ill, during a series of visions she spent decades trying to understand. They don't read like a promise that things will go smoothly. They read more like a quiet insistence—something perceived at a depth that ordinary reassurance doesn't reach.

Self-will finds this difficult. It wants guarantees, not mystery—wellbeing confirmed in terms it can verify. Julian's words may not offer that. What they may offer is something else: a sense that Reality, however difficult it becomes, holds more than our fear can encompass. The repetition itself seems important. Not once, but three times. As if the speaker is learning it while saying it.


Egos Anonymous is offered in an experimental spirit—an invitation to see whether there’s interest in a shared way of working with ego, self-will, and control. The language, structure, and practices are still forming and are meant to grow through lived experience.

This is a soft launch. The hope is to eventually gather a year of reflections into a book, but for now they’re simply being shared—one day at a time—to see what resonates.

If something feels useful, confusing, incomplete, or off, feedback is welcome and genuinely appreciated. This work is meant to be shaped together.

Wendy Etter

Wendy Etter is a graphic designer living in Portland, OR.

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