As the leaves in the fall let go of their resistance to the changing seasons, to their branches, to their pasts and fly into the Fall air, so do we all in the Autumn and this one is especially so with a vibrant changing tapestry during this time which has the power to bring about an entirely new landscape into our lives.
If like Persephone and her journey into the Underworld you are venturing into the realm of the dark, know that to everything there is a balance and even in the shadows exists a truth that will be illuminated. Also know there is always a road home at the end of your journey.
Oh, wild ancient spirit who wears the Crown of Nature upon your sacred brow and the blue tribal marks upon your skin from a time long past. Who was compassionate and had a purpose that ran deep, with an ancient thread of knowing that ran spirit deep.
The time has come to take back your temple. I don't mean your house or your sacred altar space; I mean your body. And I don't mean run it around in circles trying to starve it into a shape you believe will bring you happiness or your true love; I mean take it back in the name of yourself.
Shiva represents in us a deep, open presence of complete awareness and consciousness. It is the embodiment of being here, right now, in this moment. Where the feminine force of Shakti is like a powerful continuous flow, the Shiva energy acts like a riverbank to that river.
Here’s to the wild, the weird and the wonderful. To those that ride the waves on their own seas and lose sight of the shore. Who discard the rules, the labels and the chains that once bound them in search of the truth of their heart.
I am the wild feminine. Do you hear my call? Can you handle my raging storm? Will you open your sails to my howling winds? Can you ride the waves on this fierce and unknown sea or do you prefer the safe shores of a calm bay and the ever-present guide of a lighthouse set upon safe sands?
The divine feminine is not a look. It is not an age. It isn't a style, a fad or something that needs to have accessories. It is not something that can be purchased and it is not something that can be sold.
“I must be a mermaid. I have no fear of depths and a great fear of shallow living.” ~Anais Nin
“You've got to learn to leave the table When love's no longer being served".” - Nina Simone