The Rise of the Feminine and the Calydon Boar
Hello Warrior,
I always believe that from our darkest moments come our greatest opportunities. This article is a Call to a higher level perspective of recent happenings in our world- an eagle eye view- out of reactionary states and into deep Truth & grounded embodiment for sustainable action.
Often lasting change comes only after the Dark Night of the Soul- the Great Mystery that envelops us all- and I pray that we have turned the tide now out of the Dark Night and into the Ascension.
What's left me breathless in recent weeks is the building of awareness of the power that is possible when we allow the Divine Feminine to take her seat on the throne next to the Masculine.
Not over, not above. Next to and equal.
It's an energy that has been rising for years now in small communities and secret trainings. I marvel at the fact that even just two short years ago when I was teaching my Alchemy Rising program, this rising of the Feminine was still a 'fringe' concept.
Now we have movies like Wonder Woman inspiring many to embrace your inner warrior and take up the sword to fight for what you believe in. Books and articles and podcasts. It's inspired many women to start businesses, make radical choices, or become activists on social issues that previously would have been ignored or silently supported.
It's empowered women into massive action in business, family, professional life, body, health- and so much more.
It's breathtaking. It's beautiful. It's jaw-droppingly awesome.
And I fear- it's gone too far into some of the shadow aspects of what the Fierce Feminine brings to the table
These shadow aspects that are arising also need to be faced, integrated and loved, in order for the REAL Rise of the Feminine into True Sovereignty to take place.
One of my gifts- that I long took as a curse- is an oracular ability to see straight into the heart of the matter without an emotional attachment. What I see can sometimes be raw, dark and uncomfortably confronting- and yet I somehow have the ability to see all sides of the situation clearly, even when I am shocked or have an opinion.
When I read the news, watch trends, or notice patterns in places like the economy or social media, I often don't get fired up or reactionary like many people do {Things in my personal life? Well that's a whole other story of learning to choose my battles wisely. But that's a story for another day}.
Which may look to the outside world like not speaking up, but is actually something else altogether.
Instead, I have an eerie ability to zoom out and see the long game- which is why many have called me an Oracle over the years- a modern day Priestess of Delphi if you will. Yes- I have had past-life visions there and when I visited Delphi at 20 years old, my world literally SHOOK in knowing. Which I promptly tried to run and numb from, until it was time to own it.
On that note- let's get started by first going back a few thousand years, shall we?
I'm going to make this quick, as literally books upon books have been and will be written about this. But long story short, most cultures up until about 2000 years ago revered the feminine, the Great Mother, the goddess. She was the primary go-to for everything from fertility to death, and honoring her was a part of everyday life for men, women and children. Women were the primary healers based on ancient earth remedies and body wisdom- and were respected for their gifts.
Oracles such as the one at Delphi were THE resource for kings, queens, and citizens to consult before any major decision or in the face of difficult situations. Pilgrimages to see her were regular, and festivals dedicated to the mysteries of the goddess- such as at Eleusis- were required at least once in a lifetime.
But then, the spread of the Roman Empire and the rise of Christianity began to slowly put out the flame of the Feminine Spiritual Authority. I don't blame Christianity or cry foul of the Patriarchy as many do.
Zoom out for a moment and realize that in many ways, as the world population grew and for the first time in history, one unifying force was attempting to govern all of the local tribes, thousands of customs were quite simply- a problem. Not a problem in a sense of what they actually were or represented, but simply in the fact that they were all different.
Because different equaled hard to govern. And therein was the core of how the Patriarchy began to rise in power.
A note: I use the word Patriarchy here, but I must admit that it is a word I despise. Because it creates separation. Because the emotional charge that comes with it tries to erase all of the abundance and advances that also came within this period of history.
But mostly because the vengeance with which many women use it tries to lay blame on the Masculine. And where there is blame & shame, there are undercurrents of victimhood. And that my loves, I am NOT a stand for.
Does it excuse the extinguishing and in most cases annihilation of the Divine Feminine? Absolutely not. Terrible, horrible, inhuman things happened in this quest- and women have every right to be absolutely pissed about how things went down.
So fast forward to today- the rapid increase of opportunities for women, the fairly recent ending of slavery in most of the world, the rise of social activism- they are all relatively new concepts.
The Feminine is rising alright- and it is a fast ascent.
I envision it as women growing their wings- nay realizing they've had them all along- and taking flight. So of course it's to be expected that some turbulence would be encountered along the way.
We're adjusting to a new way of being in our power- in what is really the blink of an eye in our collective history.
And yes- the collective Feminine is pissed at how she has been treated for the past several thousand years.
BUT SHE ALSO KNOWS WITH AN EAGLE-EYE VIEW THAT THE VIOLENCE AND DARKNESS HAVE BEEN ESSENTIAL TO THE GREATER QUEST OF UNION AND SOVEREIGNTY.
For those of you who have been exploring the many faces of the Fierce Feminine, you probably know exactly what I'm talking about- this isn't your soft and peaceful spirituality or goddess sitting on a mountain handing you flowers kind of stuff.
Oh no- this is a goddess who means business.
THIS ANGER IS RAW. THIS PASSION IS EDGY. THIS FIERCENESS IS BLOOD DRIPPING FROM THE MOUTH OF KALI AND ARTEMIS'S BOW & ARROW AIMED STRAIGHT AT THE HEART OF WHAT HAS BEEN REPRESSED, DEPRESSED, AND SUPPRESSED FOR SO MANY, FOR SO LONG.
Whether or not you choose to believe in Her, the Divine Feminine- She's here like whether we like it or not.
We as women are being called to fiercely embody Her, and I believe men are being called to fully see Her.
As I watch in my circles it's like popcorn popping as woman after woman wakes up to this Call.
Like I said- it's breathtaking. Women waking up to their beauty. Opening their hearts. Feeling the softness AND fierceness of who they really are.