Conception

As we get ready to embark on this Rebirth Journey together, I’d like to share what led to its conception. Like so many things that happen on the feminine path, it was not part of a grand plan or strategy. It actually was conceived in 2020, a year when I thought my work with women had reached its natural end.

Although the same astrologer I mentioned in a previous post had told me I would one day be working on a global stage, I looked at what was happening that year and thought, no way. He is wrong. How could I possibly work with women around the world when we were all isolating because of COVID? Rather than trusting in his prediction, I mourned the end of the salons that I once hosted in my house and the retreats that I had been organizing.  But as it turns out, I was the one who was wrong.

In place of the in-person salons came daily Zoom meetings, which brought us together virtually and also made it possible to include women from around the world in our sacred circle. When I released what had come before, the universe rushed in to fill the void.

Inspired by Mama Gena’s “holy trinity,” we would share our “brags,” or the things that were going right in our lives in our Zoom calls. If we look hard enough, there is always something to brag about – even if it’s just that we are still putting one foot in front of the other. The second part of the “trinity” was our gratitudes, and we can always find something to be grateful for as well, no matter what is happening in our lives. And finally came our desires, which served as a guiding force during that tumultuous period in our lives.

We met every day for months in the early days of the pandemic, and always incorporated dance breaks into the calls. At a time when we could not leave the house, those calls became a lifeline and a connection to the sisterhood. Throughout this period, when the world stood still, I was able to teach on the divine feminine and guide women on how to embody it. Over time, the framework of this nine-month journey emerged.

The “holy trinity” made up of brags, gratitudes and desires, is one of many tools for well-being that I acquired during my years at the School of Womanly Arts (SWA). In future posts, I will be sharing more SWA tools with you as well as many others that I have acquired in the time since then. These are tools that you can reach for at any point in your Rebirth Journey, providing an essential foundation to keep you on solid ground. I also will be sharing tools that are associated with each of the chakras and the archetypes that we will explore on the divine feminine path.

What do I mean by the divine feminine? We know from ancient traditions that we all embody both masculine and feminine energies, no matter what our gender. The yin and the yang, similar to the sun and the moon. Solar energy is masculine and shining 24/7, ever powerful and strong. Feminine energy is more like the moon, waxing and waning, sometimes dark and sometimes light. The moon moves quickly and changes shape every single day

Solar masculine energy has fueled the creation of much of the material world we all enjoy. The capitalist system, technological innovations, modern conveniences are all examples of what the masculine makes possible, and I am in gratitude for it every single day. When I board a plane that flies through the air or drive my car on the web of super highways, I marvel over its ingenuity. When I use my state-of the-art devices that literally put the world at my fingertips, I give thanks for the hard workers who inspired these breakthroughs. And as the mother of two sons who are clearly fueled by this masculine energy, I am amazed over those who can go, go, go and feel energized to do even more.

Just to be clear, though, masculine energy is something that women embody too. After being confined to the home and tending to the family for millennia, women eagerly embraced masculine principles as soon as they were given the chance. Successful female executives, politicians and entrepreneurs all exude the masculine energy that permeates our industrialized world. In fact, women are responsible for many of the marvels that I outlined above. As our feminist sisters proclaimed during the women’s revolution movement of the 60s and 70s, we really can do anything a man can do.

But at what cost?  Have you been living in your solar masculine energy and feeling literally burned out? Are you working hard to make things happen and putting in long hours to accomplish everything on your to-do list? Are you succeeding in the patriarchy because you’ve learned to follow the rules, but feeling exhausted all the time? Since masculine principles have dominated for so long, most of us don’t even realize there is another way to live. But in this Rebirth Journey, you will be re-introduced to the divine feminine energy that also flows through each of us.

Intuition, connection with nature, and co-creation with the universe are all aspects of our divine feminine side. When you embrace this way of living, you can be in a receptive mode, and things will start coming to you. No longer will you have to force things to happen. You’ll learn that you can accomplish more by doing less. You’ll discover powers that you didn’t know you had. And your life will transform beyond what you can even imagine. All you have to do is go with the flow.

Sound too good to be true? In a way, it is. Feminine wisdom has been repressed for millennia as the masculine has overpowered and even destroyed it. In fact, the feminine arts have repeatedly been demonized, leaving little remembrance of goddess traditions or other practices that celebrate this divine feminine path. But thankfully, it was never fully lost.

Together, we can slowly but surely rediscover it in a process that feels like being born again. We can start over, learn a different way of living, and watch the magic unfold. And that’s what this blog is all about. With each post, you will be learning about the feminine wisdom that is already inside of you – a re-membering if you will. It’s a wisdom that can be shared within a sisterhood or a circle of women who trust one another and want to co-create.

As you embrace this new way of doing things, you don’t have to let go of your masculine side. Instead, it will serve as a beautiful container to channel your feminine energy. Think of the masculine as being like the banks of a river that contain the water and allow it to flow and gather momentum rather than spilling out with no direction. Together they create beautiful balance and harmony that is often lacking in our modern times.

So, keep reading this blog in the days ahead to begin learning the foundational practices and rituals that can help you resurrect and reclaim the feminine energy that is already inside of you. Then come along on this Rebirth Journey with me so I can guide you month after month, and week after week, until one day, you too can say: “The life I am living now looks completely different than the one I lived before, and it is beyond my wildest dreams.”