Mythic Journal
$22
Seven myths for loving without losing yourself. Each chapter brings a myth, a short meditation, and three writing prompts. An English-language journal.
Ask about the journalWriter · Researcher · Contemplative Educator
Kat Janicka
Stories, research, and practices
for remembering relationship.
My work moves between fiction, mythology, Zen, embodiment, and relational consciousness. I explore how meaning and healing emerge through participation rather than separation.
Upcoming / November 11, 2026
Ariadne’s Thread:
A Twin Flame Portal
A Zoom gathering with Kat Janicka and Maja Sita.
November 11, 2026 · 9:00 AM PST / 6:00 PM Poland
Pay what you wish · suggested contribution: $11.11
Event announcement.
01 / Fiction & research
Before Religion
Before Religion is a novel and doctoral research project exploring mythology, sacred embodiment, relational consciousness, and healing through Fiction-Based Research and autocosmology. It brings narrative, contemplative experience, and scholarship into conversation.
Fiction as a way of knowing. Relationship as a source of meaning.
02 / Bibliography
Every book.
A different journey.
Novels, stories, and a work in progress.
Different paths to connection.
Rooted in relationship.
03 / About
Writing as
a way of knowing.
I am a Polish-American writer and PhD candidate in Transformative Studies at the California Institute of Integral Studies. My work asks what becomes possible when fiction becomes a mode of inquiry. Across novels, contemplative practice, teaching, and community work, I return to the idea that identity and meaning emerge through relationship.
04 / Ways to work together
Space to listen.
Practice to discover.
Myth. Writing. Presence.
In relationship with ourselves and others.
Contemplative Conversations
Introductory offer: $111 / 45 min · regular $120
A private Zoom session for contemplative guidance, symbolic and dream inquiry, or mentoring in writing and research. Choose your focus when arranging the session.
Pay for a session · SquarePayment does not select a time. To arrange your session, email katjanicka@gmail.com.
Alternatively: PayPal · $111Poland: BLIK to 600 729 332. Reference: name and session date. Confirm the PLN amount with Kat before transferring.
Writing as a Way of Knowing
4-week circle · $180
A writing circle exploring writing as a way of knowing. Inquire about the next circle.
Inquire about the circleThe Relational Field
Workshops and programs for organizations
Experiential programs integrating myth, reflective writing, yoga, meditation, relational inquiry, and embodied practice.
Request a proposalOfferings are contemplative and educational, not therapy.
Talks & conversations
Guest lectures, literary conversations, podcasts, and panels on relational consciousness, mythology, contemplative practice, and Fiction-Based Research.
05 / Letters from Before Religion
Before Religion
on Substack.
Notes on love, myth, and sitting still with what we cannot fix. A weekly essay from the world behind my novel.
SubscribeCenter of Healing
Practice in community.
I founded Center of Healing, a California nonprofit offering contemplative education, retreats and community programs in the United States and Europe.
Discover the organization and support its programs06 / Contact
Every conversation
has a beginning.
For invitations, collaborations, talks, workshops, private sessions, and literary inquiries.
katjanicka@gmail.com