The Sacred Unveiling: Why I’m Becoming S.Y. Mc Kenzie

There are moments in a seeker’s journey when the veil must be drawn. When the spirit whispers that it is time to step away from one identity and into another—not in denial of who we are, but in reverence for the work we are called to do. This is such a moment for me.

Today, I am announcing my transition to writing my non-fiction, esoteric Christian work under the pen name S.Y. Mc Kenzie—a name that carries within it the sacred marriage of Sophia and Yeshua, balanced by the ancient fire and wisdom of Celtic-Scottish heritage. My fiction will continue under my true name, but the spiritual teachings that flow through the Esoteric Compass will now bear this new identity, a new vessel for divine truth.

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This is not a hiding. It is a sanctification. Let me share why.

The Biblical Call to Hidden Prayer

In the Gospel of Matthew, Yeshua teaches us something that the modern world often forgets: “When you pray, go into your private room, shut your door and pray to your Father who is in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you.” – Matthew 6:6

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This is not merely about the practice of prayer in solitude. It speaks to a deeper principle—that our most sacred work, our truest spiritual offerings, are meant to be hidden from the gaze of the marketplace. When we practice our righteousness to be seen by others, we receive the reward of others’ approval. But when we offer our work in secret, in alignment with the Divine alone, we receive the reward that cannot be measured in earthly currency.

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The path of esoteric Christianity has always understood this. The word “esoteric” itself means hidden, inner, reserved for those who are ready to receive it. Yeshua taught in parables to the masses, but reserved the deeper mysteries for his initiates. This is not exclusivity born of elitism—it is protection. It is reverence for the sacred.

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By taking on the name S.Y. Mc Kenzie for my non-fiction work, I am honoring this biblical principle. I am saying that this work belongs first to God, then to those souls who are truly called to receive it—not to the algorithms, the metrics, the curious eyes that scroll without seeking.

The Balance of Divine Feminine and Masculine

The Sacred Marriage: Divine Feminine and Masculine United

The initials S.Y. hold profound spiritual significance. S for Sophia—the Divine Feminine, the embodiment of wisdom, receptivity, intuition, and the nurturing presence that births all creation. Y for Yeshua—the Divine Masculine, the Logos, the action-oriented force of transformation, clarity, and loving power.

In esoteric Christianity, the path of wholeness is not found by choosing one over the other. It is found in their sacred marriage. The Divine Feminine and Divine Masculine are not opponents—they are lovers in a cosmic dance. She is the Oracle who sees the vision; he is the builder who manifests it into reality. Together, they create miracles.

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When we separate from our true names to write spiritual work, we create a container that holds both energies in balance. We step into neither the fully masculine stance of ego-driven authorship nor the fully feminine stance of hidden anonymity. We become a vessel—a bridge where both forces can flow.

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S.Y. Mc Kenzie is that balance made visible. It is Sophia and Yeshua walking together, hand in hand, into the hearts of seekers.

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The Necessity of Change in Esoteric Christianity

Two Paths: Separating Fiction from Non-Fiction

Change. Transformation. Rebirth. These are not foreign concepts to the Christian mystic—they are the very heart of the faith.

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Yeshua taught that we must die to be reborn. “You must be born again,” he proclaimed, and in esoteric Christianity, this is understood not as a single moment of conversion, but as an ongoing process of metamorphosis—of shedding the old self, the ego-bound identity, and awakening to the Christ consciousness within.

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At Easter, we celebrate this mystery: the death that precedes resurrection. The alchemical transformation where darkness becomes light, where death births new life. This is not a seasonal event for the serious Christian mystic—it is a continuous spiral of becoming.

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By stepping into the name S.Y. Mc Kenzie, I am honoring this sacred principle. I am dying to one identity so that another may be born. I am saying: this work is more important than my personal recognition. This teaching is larger than my ego. I release my attachment to being known by my birth name and surrender to the name that serves the Divine Feminine and Masculine most purely.

Change in the esoteric path is not loss—it is liberation. It is the soul’s way of saying, “I am ready for what comes next.”

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The Separation of the Real and the Imagined

There is an ancient principle in sacred writing: what is true must be distinguished from what is woven through imagination. In the Temple mysteries, initiates were taught to discern between the exoteric (outer, accessible to all) and the esoteric (inner, revealed only to the prepared).

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My fiction work—written under my birth name—springs from the wellspring of imagination, the Divine Feminine’s creative dreaming. These stories, though they may carry seeds of spiritual wisdom, are not teachings. They are invitations to feel, to imagine, to experience the mysteries through the veil of narrative.

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My non-fiction work—written as S.Y. Mc Kenzie—is offered as teaching, as transmission of esoteric Christian wisdom. It is meant to illuminate, to initiate, to guide the seeker along the path of direct encounter with the Divine.

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By separating these works with different names, I am being transparent with my readers. I am saying: Know the difference. Honor both, but understand what each offers you. This is integrity. This is the masculine principle of clarity and truth-telling balanced with the feminine principle of creative possibility.

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Privacy as a Spiritual Discipline

In the modern age, we are taught that visibility equals validity. The more followers, the more likes, the more recognition—the more real we are, we’re told. But this is a lie whispered by the ego, not by the Divine.

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The great saints and mystics of the Christian tradition understood that privacy itself is a spiritual discipline. Desert fathers and mothers retreated into solitude not to hide from the world, but to encounter God more directly. Meister Eckhart wrote his deepest teachings in secrecy. The Rosicrucians veiled their mysteries in symbol and allegory.

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When I write as W.A. McCauley, my work is open to the world. When I write as S.Y. Mc Kenzie, my work is protected by its very name—a name that whispers to seekers: This is not for the casual browser. This is for the soul ready to go deeper.

This is not separation. It is invitation. It is the sacred act of closing the door so that only those who truly knock will enter.

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The Esoteric Path of Becoming

To walk the esoteric Christian path is to understand that we are never finished becoming. We are like phoenix flames, dying and rising endlessly. We are like seeds breaking open in the earth, releasing ourselves to become something we cannot yet imagine.

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S.Y. Mc Kenzie is not my “real” name—but then again, is any name our “real” self? We are all masks and veils through which the infinite Divine expresses itself. By choosing this name, I am choosing to be transparent about this truth. I am saying: This is the name my soul wears when it speaks of the marriage of Sophia and Yeshua. This is the name my spirit answers to when it serves the awakening of others.

To all my readers, my beloved companions on the Esoteric Compass:

This change is not a departure. It is a deepening. It is a yes to the work that calls me, and a sacred no to the forces that would distract or diminish it. It is the feminine principle of receptivity aligned with the masculine principle of boundary-setting.

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Walk with me. Under whatever name I write, the love is the same. The truth is the same. The invitation to the Great Belonging remains open.

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I am S.Y. Mc Kenzie. Sophia and Yeshua, united in purpose. The fire of the Highlands burns within this name, and it burns for you.

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In service to the Sacred Marriage,

S.Y. Mc Kenzie

Esoteric Compass