Moving the Feminine into the New Sensual~Sexual Story

There appears to be a variety of ways that we are living our lives in 2013. I received a newsletter from a spiritual teacher a few weeks ago that really spelled it out for me. Some of us are busily living the old story, some of us are busy finishing up writing the old story, some are in the Sacred Pause, some of us have begun to catch & ride the Co-Creative Wave, and some of us are actually writing the New Story.

When it comes to women and our body images, our sensuality, our ability & willingness  to receive pleasure in our bodies, and our sexuality, the New Story is directly connected to the Divine Feminine within us. If we can relate to the Great Mother, to Gaia, the Goddess in any way, shape or form, we may have a better chance at getting to the New Story. The old stories are really old, ancient in fact. We have been victims of violence, war, poverty and discrimination for 5,000 years. The V-day “One Billion Rising” to mitigate violence against women and girls that happened worldwide on February 14^th, 2013 was probably the largest event of its kind ever.

This global campaign mobilized over a billion people worldwide, inspiring women and men in 207 countries to come together to express their support. They shared with singing, poetry readings, art and flash mob dances, and the gatherings also included speeches by state legislators. Various groups joined in the call of action, including marginalized communities of the poor, domestic workers, and the disabled. This event received support from the Dalai Lama, United Nations, as well as many famous people and social media.

Some of the victories were the creation of solidarity and a safe and free space for violated women to tell their sexual stories, dance in public, and commune in open spaces. It inspired millions of men to become our allies, deconstructing patriarchy. It helped to increase funds and supportive educational programs to end violence. The event brought much awareness to make violence against women impossible to ignore. It reminded the world that women united will not be defeated.
Consciousness is rising, and so are women, again. This time we will not be shamed into silence by being called bitches and radical feminists, because those words don’t matter anymore in the great scheme of things. I am fondly remembering a Seattle Shamanic Priestess circle in 2007 that calls themselves “Witches, Bitches and Whores”. I asked them if they wanted to put the wordsacred in front of that, and they politely declined! I love the many younger women who don’t care about labels and laugh in the face of established power structures. I guess they remind me of myself as a young feminist in the 70’s.

The end result of the old story is internalized shame that directly affects how we feel about our bodies, and then bleeds into a distorted and disconnected perspective on sexuality. It is disconnected from the juicy, vibrant goddess that lies with each of us, who knows she is whole and has a divine purpose to bless and heal the earth and all beings with her love, sensual, erotic, passionate and compassionate nature. The bigger picture of the New Story is this Divine Goddess within.

Many women will never seek healing, choosing instead to feel powerless and stay unconscious in the old story. Their souls may offer them the opportunity to wake up through dis-ease, or depression, and they will wonder why they are being punished or why they cannot seem to climb out of their misery. Little do they know that they are carrying the wounds of countless generations of women, and are being asked in this lifetime to let them go.

Some women are waking up and discovering that their old story is falling away, and they can let it go more easily than ever before. They can no longer relate to it as who they are, and they recognize the signs and omens that are telling them to release it and heal.

Some women have done the work of releasing the old story and find themselves undefined, in the Sacred Pause~Paws of a Great Void,  pregnant with possibilities unborn, or maybe not yet conceived. They are needing rest, renewal, and a nurturing of their life-force energies and a reconnection to the sensual.

Some women have caught and are beginning to ride the Wave of Co-Creation.  The impulse and vibration of change is in the air for them, and they are ready to find a new way to be in their bodies. Practicing, or desiring to practice a freedom of movement that allows desire to rise up into power, they are feeling the exuberance of feminine flow in harmony with Gaia and the Goddess within.
And some lucky women are in the forefront, writing the New Story for the Feminine because they have been living it all along, those tantrikas and teachers that are truly walking their talk in all areas of their lives.

While many have sufficiently reclaimed their power, others have done little or only some of the work required to release their full potential in this time of the Turning of the Ages. Often we’re left with being able to do only so much on our own, and then require assistance from an experienced and innovative feminine source to complete our miraculous transformation.

For many women, the greatest challenge resides in the 2^nd Chakra, which is the empowerment center for the feminine. It is here where a woman isn’t complete and whole until she heals the energetic-deficiencies within her (Sacral/Spleen area). Typically, what holds her back is due to some sort of sexual wounding… be it abuse, frigidity, neglect, or some type of fear or judgment.
There are many aspects to the 2^nd Chakra which include our sexuality, sensuality, motivation, creativity, life-force energy, self-esteem, self-worth, life purpose, and being comfortable in one’s skin with a positive body image. It is the summation of our feminine power, and the doorway is our onnection to the sacred sexual/sensual experience.

It helps to work with an archetype to assist us in relating to what we wish to embody. One of our favorites for this work is Mary Magdalene ~ the Sacred-Sexual Healer. Connecting to this archetype serves to help in the healing of one’s sexuality and spirituality, then linking these two forces together.

Even though there may be some resistance to explore this sacred place in our bodies, the rewards make it a worthwhile pursuit. Self-esteem, liberation, strength, and the joy of receiving the radiance of your soul are the gifts this can bring. Fear is conquered and transformed into love resulting in an experience of sensual pleasure that brings a full and complete pathway to BLISS. But the main focus is to heal and fully reclaim all of the benefits of the 2nd-Chakra… to be set free!

Of course, the 2^nd Chakra isn’t about having to have sex every day. There are many ways to activate our sexual power. And, learning how to activate the life-force energy within becomes supportive to express ones spirit in the physical realm.

“There is a life-force energy pumping through your veins. It comes from flirting with all of life. It’s a type of merging that’s energizing. Just love the best you can.” 

~ Anonymous Facebook Post

When we take the time to slow down in life, and to come from the place of receiving by starting with rest and our sacred breath, we begin to enter the world of the Goddess. Try not to take your environment for granted, that’s the Great Mother. Her Spirit lives in all things. When you breathe into the essence of an object or the room itself, you can merge with all that is, and activate life-force energy, as you get plugged into the Divine Source. Life-force energy is there, when you connect with everything around you. You can then love unconditionally in the moment, because you are physically connected via spiritual vibrations. The emotions are the carrier to ignite the fire of desire. This births sensuality. Once our senses are awakened with presence, we can fully enjoy all 5 senses of sight, hearing, smell, touch, and taste with magnified delight!

In many ways, this becomes the relationship to your sacred feminine (just being), and your inner masculine (physically doing). When these two aspects of self co-exist in harmony, the Divine Child is born, which is the magic of the 2^ndChakra. It is creativity and motivation all rolled into a sacred-fire, of the new. Without special attention to growing our pilot-light into a bonfire… we often only have enough energy to be on auto-pilot… especially if there are any old wounds needing to be healed that are either ancient or from this lifetime.
Now that we’ve fully entered this New Age of Aquarius, it’s time to reclaim our Divine Feminine power as she’s been hiding in the Underworld far too long. Together we can create a container of safety, whether it’s with a friend, a therapist, or in a group, and hold each other up as we face the last bit of our fears, and transform them into our greatest strengths with kindness and love. So then, we can truly fulfill our part of the Divine plan with ease, grace, joy and passion!
It’s time for us to move away from the very old sexual story of sacrifice, martyrdom and neglect/fear/abuse.

Finally, we can blossom into a new sensual story of safety, desire, co-creation, equality, and innovation with our sexual fire to create a new paradigm shift. With our full life-force energy, everything we can imagine and more is possible. May we hold each other’s hands and take this journey together.

Moving the Feminine into the New Sensual~Sexual Story Republished from Goddess On The Loose By Anyaa McAndrew & Sahara Exodus

Shakti Priestess 101: Virtual Temple Starts April 1

Please join us on Facebook for the next class.

Email me at shaktipriestess@gmail.com if you are interested.

Dear Priestesses,

Welcome!

Thank you for your passion in expanding your spiritual power and priestess skills. I would like to answer some of your questions about Priestess 101.

Shakti Priestess Training will teach you the skills of an ancient priestess and how to use these skills in the modern world to harness greater power, beauty, health and create a sanctuary of inner safety and feminine spirituality.

Over a 12 week period, we will journey through the history of the priestess and learn skills which were developed in the Ancient Temples and are relevant today. We will call in our Goddess Archetypes, we shall link energies with the phases of the Moon and we shall celebrate Her Seasons as experienced in our Sacred Bodies.

When does the course begin?

April 1. The course is 3 months long and finishes in June. You can study and practice from the comfort of your own home. There will be a private Facebook group of 13 women taking this course simultaneously. This is your sacred circle. You can share your questions, journeys, personal projects, anything really in this private group.

What is the format?

Starting April 1, each week I will email you a different module and give you homework. You will receive 12 modules in total. You can do the homework to study the topics deeper at your own pace.

Why is there a private Facebook group?

The group is a virtual temple, a support system. My role is to facilitate any questions you may have, introduce topics for discussion, inspire you, and create a safe space for you to share your stories and questions about the priestess process. I will create the group by the end of March and invite you all to it.

What are the 12 modules or topics? What will I learn?

You will learn introductory topics to spirituality as well as the 8 priestess skills.

I am still working on the structure of the course. Ideally, it will look something like this:

Week 1: Introduction to the Goddess

Week 2: What is healing?

Intuition, Dream Symbols, Crystals, Hands On Energy Healing

Week 3: Introduction to Creativity, Art and Ritual 

Creating all forms of Sacred Objects, Altars and candles

Week 4: Introduction to Ceremony and Ritual

Celebrating the Seasonal Wheel and Understanding the Mayan lunar cycle of 13 moons

Week 5: Introduction to Astrology

Introduction to the astrological wheel and ancient zodiac signs

Week 6: Introduction to Oracle

An introduction to Tarot and Egyptian symbols, Prophecy, Channeling and Visualization

Week 7: Introduction to Music

Inspirational music and playlists for meditations, dancing and channeling

Week 8: Introduction to Scribing and Scholarship 

Reading ancient texts, Poetry, Channeling, Self-expression

Week 9: Introduction to the Element of Water

Week 10: Introduction to the Element of Fire

Week 11: Introduction to the Element of Air

Week 12: Introduction to the Element of Earth

Do you I have to learn everything in 12 weeks?

Not at all. This course provides you with knowledge and tools. You can practice this knowledge for as long as you wish to continue - 1 year, 2 years, 3 years. It takes time to practice these skills and master them. I will also offer advanced classes if you wish to continue with me.

I hope this answers all your questions. As we prepare for April 1, I encourage you to read literature about priestessing skills. Here is a suggested reading list and movie list for you. 

Enjoy!

Love, 

Zinnia

365 Goddess: A Daily Guide to the Magic and Inspiration of the Goddess 

http://www.amazon.com/365-Goddess-Daily-Guide-Inspiration/dp/0062515683/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1394159884&sr=8-1&keywords=365+goddesses

Handbook to Life in Ancient Mesopotamia

http://www.amazon.com/Handbook-Ancient-Mesopotamia-Stephen-Bertman/dp/0195183649/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1394159923&sr=8-2&keywords=priestess+handbook

Memoirs of Cleopatra

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=memoirs+of+cleopatra

Goddess Companion

http://www.amazon.com/Goddess-Companion-Meditations-Feminine-Spirit/dp/1567184634/ref=pd_sim_b_3?ie=UTF8&refRID=0X6B8TV1D9YRSW3CNG19

The Mysteries of Isis: Her Worship & Magick 

http://www.amazon.com/Mysteries-Isis-Worship-Llewellyns-Religion/dp/1567185606/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1394160312&sr=1-1&keywords=Mysteries+of+Isis

Chronicle of the Maya Kings and Queens: Deciphering The Dynasties of the Ancient Maya

http://www.amazon.com/Chronicle-Maya-Kings-Queens-Deciphering/dp/0500287260/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1394160357&sr=1-2&keywords=Ancient+queens

Eleusis: Archetypal Image of Mother and Daughter

http://www.amazon.com/Eleusis-Archetypal-Image-Mother-Daughter/dp/0691019150/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1394160628&sr=1-2&keywords=eleusis

Sacred Woman, Sacred Dance: Awakening Spirituality Through Movement and Ritual

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=sacred+dance+sacred+women&rh=n%3A283155%2Ck%3Asacred+dance+sacred+women

The Path of the Priestess: A Guidebook for Awakening the Divine Feminine

http://www.amazon.com/Path-Priestess-Guidebook-Awakening-Feminine/dp/0892819642/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1394160815&sr=1-2&keywords=priestess

New Moon In Pisces: Pause Reflect Into Infinite Beingness

“As we approach the end of the Age of Pisces, our task is to learn to use the powers of life and death with wisdom, love and joy." ~ Cathy Pagano

Photo from Mystic Mama

From mystic mama...

NEW MOON is here in Pisces on March 1, 2014 12:00 AM PST. We are called back into the watery realms of Spirit to take a moment to just Be and feel all that is… So much has been moving, shifting, transforming. This Moon cycle calls us to pause, rest and reflect. Tune in, feel the fullness and feel yourself held in this moment of infinite Beingness. Lots of planetary shifts occurring so stay grounded and connected to Mother Earth.

Here are the MYSTIC MAMMA Astral Insights from the most tuned in readers of the planetary movements. First from Cathy Pagano from her Wisdom of Astrology.com:

“We’ve come to the end of the astrological year, diving into the deep ocean of Pisces from the starry heights of Aquarius.  The ocean is the womb where life first arose on our beautiful planet Earth.  The ocean also symbolizes the collective unconscious, the womb of our spiritual heritage and past life karma as well as the collective database of all experience and wisdom of life here on Earth.   

“As we approach the end of the Age of Pisces, our task is to learn to use the powers of life and death with wisdom, love and joy.  Our test will be to see through the illusion that separateness, greed and violence are the proper way to run the world. 

“The waters of Pisces symbolize the fluid, enchanted, illusionary realm of the Imagination, the source of Spirit within us…” 

“When we enter Pisces’ domain, the Cosmic Story tells us to let go of society’s rules and the Ego’s needs (not my will but Thine) and go back to the Source. 

“The Story of Life says, ‘Here at the end, allow the chaos of endings and beginnings into your awareness.  Let go of past behaviors, ideas, beliefs and wounds as well as future expectations that no longer serve your soul’s needs.  Let Spirit guide you to the eddy in the river of life you need to be at when the fire of Aries rises at the Spring Equinox.’  

“…We need downtime for our inner check-ins to keep us centered, self-aware and capable of exercising our free will.  This is vital for us now.  As the world continues to undergo disruptions which will ultimately force us to make changes, we need people who are capable of leadership, healing and innovation….” 

“The Sabian symbol for the Sun and Moon at 11* Pisces is: Pilgrims traveling a narrow path, seeking illumination. This image speaks to the power of spiritual ideals, of a hoped-for mystical union.  It speaks of a pure and loving heart, of holding to our spiritual principles.  It opens our ability to see into others’ hearts and souls—giving us opportunities for spiritual unions with others.  Remember, Aphrodite was born out of the waters and so when you plant seeds this month, plant the seeds of love and compassion and wisdom.  We will need them this year.”

 © Copyright 2014 ~ Cathy Pagano. All Rights Reserved


From Pat Liles from The Power Path:

“As we are beckoned into the watery, nebulous world of Pisces, we are invited to give over to the infinite energy of the Divine Feminine.  

“Pisces rules the vastness of the oceans, the humble feet as they touch the Earth, the deep compassion that can encompass all the suffering of the world, the world without boundaries of our dreams, and all experience of our conglomerate of past lives – our karma, if you will.  

“Pisces represents the completion of the zodiac wheel, and what do we find at the end of the cycle?  Our spirituality, unity, merging with something greater than our selves, surrender of our self importance, and compassion for each one we encounter as they engage the wheel of life and all its lessons and gifts.  

“Now, as a group, we don’t go to this place easily, so Pisces has the help of the large, gaseous planet, Neptune.  Neptune dissolves, confuses, and makes the energy feel nebulous, vague and unidentifiable.  This loosens our strong tendencies to lead with our analytical, over amped linear minds and give over to the great mysteries of life – love, synchronicity, miracles, déjà vu, art, intuition, healing…” 

“The New Moon is always the time to reset our intentions and begin anew; the energy is intensified and supported by having both the Sun and the Moon in the same sign.  Boosting this energy into the collective level is greatly aided by having Neptune in its ruling sign of Pisces.  Neptune hasn’t been in its own sign for 165 years – about the time it was ‘discovered’ and brought into our awareness.  

“Chiron is in Pisces, too (2011-2019) encouraging us to go ahead, dig even a layer deeper into unconscious patterns, showing us how we have gotten too comfortable with our well-known and obviously ancient patterns that keep us in separation from All That Is.  Let those just be dissolved.  Release! 

“As we flip from February 28 to March 1 with the New Moon right near that midnight hour, we are experiencing a LOT of planetary reshuffling and changes in direction: 

Mercury goes direct Feb 28
Mars goes retrograde Mar 1
Saturn goes retrograde Mar 2
Jupiter goes direct March 6 

“That’s a noticeable amount of shifto/chango.  When planets change direction (going retrograde or direct) their energy is intensified because they are essentially at a stand still.  When you get so many, it can be disorienting or loosening of the usual constructs and realities we carry.  So, be fluid, go with the flow, stay buoyant, invite in the mysterious.

© Copyright 2014 ~ Pat Liles. All Rights Reserved


From Dipali Desai and her Celestial Space Astrology:

“The New Moon in Pisces at 10° 39′ degrees is one that quenches the thirst for feeling a sense of renewal beyond the physical senses.  It suggests a time for receiving the symbolic nectar of the Gods/Divine or Spiritual rejuvenation through silence, stillness and most of all Beingness. It may be also experienced within meditative space as if you are receiving a gentle stream of peacefulness, compassion inspiration as well as healing.
“New moon phase is a ‘seed point’ symbolism which suggests a time to start fresh or place loving intention within the subconscious. Pisces is a water element and is a mutual mode of expression of energy. It is very adaptable and flexible when necessary…” 

“The New Moon in Pisces brings your full attention to the core of you. You, as Soul as Essence are peace itself. From you, peacefulness radiates into your life and all that you are a part of. So don’t wait for peace or force it, rather, be it. 

“The message of the New Moon in Pisces is to be dreamy, know yourself as a magical Spiritual being and an expression of love and compassion. Allow yourself to drift into the silent realm of imagination and serenity…” 

“There are major shifts happening before and after the New Moon in Pisces. February 28th, Mercury in Aquarius went Direct motion suggesting communications, thinking and information flow moving more outward again after few weeks of slowing down. This brings a wonderful objectivity to the otherwise subjective feel of the New Moon in Pisces. 

“A fresh new perspective on working with New Moon and Full Moon phases is that of emotional rhythms rather than getting caught up in ‘manifesting.’ Each day one is able to create and bring things into reality. So to get caught up in focusing on the ‘manifesting’ part of the lunar phase, one loses the bigger perspective and other major astrological cycles that also help one to produce, materialize and brings things to fruition.” 

“…Consider the possibility that the New Moon in Pisces is a time of quietly gathering energy, Spiritual connection and enjoying the state of being. This is a helpful balance to otherwise doing, acting and moving mode that everyone tends to operate in. 

“Transiting Jupiter in Cancer retrograde makes a wonderful connection to the New Moon in Pisces signifying an expansive feeling of optimism and compassion. It is a time to increase and cultivate more of that. By being attentive to feelings and the insights emotions bring, each is able to over come challenges in a positive way.”

© Copyright 2014 ~ Dipali Desai. All Rights Reserved

As we enter Pisces..

Wandering in the land of Neptune is surely a time to adopt a motto of “I don’t know” and maybe “I am at ease not knowing trusting that knowing will emerge easily and gracefully at just the right time”. Tibetan sand paintings sound just perfect for this Neptune time.

Do you feel intuitive, receptive open and serene? Do you feel strange to yourself now as you come to know your ever more soulful self? Saturn has been a constant companion over these recent few years as well preparing the soil for this developing awareness you are experiencing as telepathy at the moment, which is flooding your being.

Water is a Neptune metaphor as it cleanses, flows, softens; remaking the landscape. Yes, this is and can be unsettling, a bit scary, confusing and much more depending on what lies in your feelings/subconscious/past and soul. This is a time to surrender, to be strange, to “not know”, to be open, to say “yes” when it feels guided and “no” when it doesn’t or is just obligation calling. It is a time for vision quests, poetry, painting, music and nature.

Let Saturn keep you steady and present in your good life with your partner knowing the value of your work and life while Neptune reshapes you internally to prepare you for the renewal. If you are feeling urgency in your inner voice, slow down and breathe. Connect with water, and with your feelings and release any emotions that are blocking you. Neptune is now dissipating to make way for the renewal you will soon enter.

Listen to watery music and look at images of water. Connect with a lake or walk near the ocean. Feel the power of your feelings...all of them. Feelings will guide us into our deepest knowing.

Trust and listen. Your soul knows the way...

Awakening the Priestess Archetype

Women are collectively, individually and across the world waking up to their own spiritual power. They may come from all walks of life, from many spiritual and professional paths but they share the common desire to express their inner world, their soul's purpose and most of all, to serve their communities.

Many modern women, if not all women called to be guides for healing, empowerment, leadership and personal development have a strong PRIESTESS archetype.

They are connecting to a force and power within and not to a power vested only through marriage, by culture, academia or traditional institutions.

Women are listening to their inner voice, to their inner desire more than ever before. Women today are courageously taking what has often been: the road less traveled. They are seeking answers within and with supportive sisterhoods.

What is a priestess, many ask?

Webster’s definition: a priestess is a woman who officiates in sacred rites. A priestess officiates sacred rites and serves the spiritual needs of the community.

Priestesses may have existed from the beginning of time. The priestesses in ancient communities around the world carefully observed the rhythms and patterns of Nature.

Attuned to earth’s cycles, they honored the Great Mother by performing sacred rituals for each season.

Women, seen as an embodiment of the Great Mother, were deeply revered, honored and celebrated. Like the earth and nature, a woman was able to create life within her.

Later in history, Roman, Greek, and Egyptian priestesses lived, trained and served together in holy temples. They served the Great Mother, the Goddess in Her many forms. They served the spiritual needs of the community as well and were also held in highly regarded and respected.

As the sword triumphed over the chalice (symbol of the womb), warring tribes began to conquer lands and their peoples. They also conquered their connection to nature and destroyed their religious/spiritual beliefs.

The invaders began to fear the power of priestesses. Religions rose that forbade women the power to guide sacred rites.

The natural spiritual and mystical practices of priestesses were recast as evil. Their power, deeply misunderstood, was thought to be a dark, poisonous force that needed to be eradicated. The fear of the unknown, the dark and of sexuality, included a domination of women's expression of wisdom, sensuality, spirit and intuition.

Thousands of priestesses were persecuted, tortured and murdered for their beliefs and spiritual practices. Those managing to escape death fled their holy temples, went into hiding or joined the religion of their culture.

The priestess has never gone away. She lives brightly in our inner landscape.

An archetype is a pattern or prototype in psychology. In Jungian psychology, archetypes refer to a collectively inherited unconscious concept, pattern of thought, image, etc., universally present in individual psyches.

The Priestess archetype is perhaps the least known and most misunderstood, especially in the present patriarchal culture, which has rejected women‘s spirituality and individual spiritual expression throughout history.

The Priestess archetype is the inner domain of intuitive awareness and deep insight. It is the portal to secret or “occult” (that which is hidden) knowledge of the invisible realms.


The Priestess has a magical connection to the unknown and a guide of souls. A trans-connector, she facilitates between the material and the spiritual. She is the mediator of the psyche.

The Priestess invokes, transmutes and guides energies between unconscious and conscious awareness which can impact our material and spiritual existence.

Toni Wolff, Carl Jung’s patient, student and colleague (one of the most respected Jungian analysts of her time) refers to this aspect as the Medial Woman.

The medial woman is naturally in tune with her environment and with her intuitive abilities. This is an aspect that has been mostly ignored as the Mother, Hetaira (companion & lover) and Amazon have been idealized in our culture.

If you have often felt like you stand between the inner and outer worlds of the conscious and unconscious…perhaps you are an unaware Priestess.

What this means is that you've always been called to see beyond what the eye can see. You've intuitively known things before they have occurred.

Often you have healed and supported men/women energetically through your love and sensual/sexual healing.
You've been someone others look to for guidance and you've weathered intense tests of faith, health and love.
You may have been rejected as “too much” or overlooked as “not enough.” Your light has been often sought after and at other times been smothered and shut down due to fear, jealousy and negativity. This energy pattern that resides within you is calling for healing at this time.

For hundreds of years, the PRIESTESS has been in the shadows.

EXALTED. DESIRED. FEARED. REVERED. CAST ASIDE. ERASED.

She has been desired for her secret knowledge and chastised for the unknown. The secrets of the void of creation have often invoked terror in cultures around the world.

She has guided and inspired Kings, artists, craftsmen, warriors and noble men.

She has been known as SOOTHSAYER, COURTESAN, LOVER, ORACLE, HEALER, MIDWIFE, MEDICINE WOMAN, SHAMAN, SAINT and MYSTIC.

She has been refuted as WITCH, PROSTITUTE, SORCERESS, HAG, SLUT, WHORE, CRONE and even BITCH.

Many women I know who carry this archetype have woken up to the deep call of bringing forth Soul Work.

They are often burdened with fears of being seen, being outspoken, going public, of being vulnerable in love, having children, of creating poetry, works of art, of loving whoever they want freely.

Perhaps they have struggled with achieving a deep, long lasting connection in relationship. Struggled with financial success and even sabotaged themselves from at giving attention to their artistic talents. At other times, she has hidden her true vocation and desires under the responsibilities of marriage, children, career or addictions.

This transformative pattern of great power has lain dormant and has woken up. Women are rising and expanding.

When a woman is not aware that this archetype is strongly living within her, she keeps thinking she can push, muscle or "think" her way out of it.

You may have aligned with the traditional beliefs in “martyrdom, sacrifice and self-denial.” You may have been taught to be everything to everyone…but yourself. You may have allowed the waters to overflow and have undefined boundaries and lack of self-love.

Both extremes do not allow you full access to who you are and what you bring to the world.

It is only by growing in awareness and incarnating that beautiful energy into a world that you can step into WHO YOU ARE.

This world needs this aspect as it needs its own air, water, fire and earth...for this aspect INCARNATES the SPIRIT into the world.

This incarnates and invites SOPHIA, sacred wisdom into the mundane world.

A woman who owns her connection to the sacred AND the mundane is an EMBODIMENT of the Divine Feminine.

Women own your inner WISDOM.

Call on your elements of power and RISE.

As we do so we engage the STRENGTH, LOVE and SUPPORT of our brothers who are evolving and reclaiming their essence as MAGICIAN, PRIEST, WARRIOR, POET, MYSTIC and LOVER.

As we OWN our power freely we can experience our genius in the world and our truest faith and love are manifest.

I believe the promise was made long ago. I have felt the echoes of it’s manifestation in my soul and in the everyday world I live and breathe in.

I believe that it is our time to learn to become love-based rather than fear-based. It is time to be mermaids, go deep and return with the treasures that ONLY your Soul can offer you.

Be BRAVE. Listen to the CALL. Your Soul is waiting...

RISE Priestess. The world is in need of healing and you are the midwives of transformation and sacred community.

Article by Vanessa Codorniu - New York Alternative Spirituality Examiner

Call of the Priestess

Photo by Laura Makabresku

"I am filled with understanding and I am guided by moment by moment towards liberation"

"She is taking you deeper and deeper towards a nest
Made of everything that grows in the earth
She welcomes you in, pulling off her hood
You know her and she feeds you, until you are full
From her own hands, filling all the empty parts of your soul
She makes medicine for the wounds you abandoned long ago
She gently stitches them closed as she beckons frozen tears to fall
And she cathches them in her hands
'These don't belong to you' she says
And she returns your tears to the ocean"

~Jennifer Lothrigel

I am a Shakti Priestess

I am a High Priestess, I have always known this. A sacred priestess of Shakti.

I have had dreams and memories of this since I was about 6 years old. I was teased as a child for my power and intuition by other children in school when it wasn't cool, because of my energy, my intensity, and my wild black hair. Other people could sense it, feel it. I was highly emotional, intuitive, and I danced with my heart wide open to the sky.