Embodying the Warrioress

I love teaching about the Warrioress. She is an archetype that brings women a sense of wildness, fearlessness and strength. This week I am preparing for my Women’s Retreat on the Warrioress so I have been thinking about how she helps women embody their natural strengths, gifts and talents. The above image of the Warrioress came to me  a few years ago. She is strong, solid and grounded, with wild feathers and shells. She has two large shields flanking and protecting her and she also has many animal allies. I painted this Warrioress onto a silk robe, one of five sacred robes of the series I teach to women called The Feminine Path of Power (link to website). The Warrioress walks the Path of Strength and is associated with the element EARTH. The Warrioress archetype teaches us how to be grounded, embodied and present, how to create healthy boundaries  and  helps us to find our own inner strength.

I have written a women’s initiation story for the retreat, a story about a dynamic Warrioress, named Chiman (Chee-mon), who is born into the village of women with a special purpose and mission. The story tells of the various initiations she goes through to become a strong and worthy Warrioress. Here is the beginning of the story…….

Initiation Story for Women

The Story of Chiman

“Once upon a time, a long, long time ago, there was a land where women were honored for their power and strength. It was a sacred land called the Village of Women where each girl child was honored for the unique gifts she brought to the sacred circle. And when each new female soul was still in the womb of her mother she would whisper her name and her soul’s purpose to the elders who were eager to hear this good news.

Now in this ancient land there were 4 different clans of women that all female souls were sorted into at birth. There was the Warrioress Clan, those who walk the Way of Strength. And the Queen Clan, those who walk the Way of Compassion. And the Visionary Clan, those who walk the Way of Change. And finally the Manifestor Clan, those who walk the Way of Action.

Now one special day, the elders gathered to hear the good news from a female soul who was about to be born into the Village of Women. As they stood around the pregnant mother who was full of life, the elders asked the unborn soul who she was, what clan she belonged to and what her soul’s purpose was. And this is what she said. “Chiman is my name. I come to the Warrioress Clan. My purpose is to guide lost women back to the Path of Strength.” Soon the excitement spread among the Village and especially among the Warrioress Clan who eagerly anticipated the birth of Chiman and the knowledge she would bring to the entire clan………”

I hope you enjoyed the beginning of Chiman’s story. If you would like an illustrated book or CD of the Warrioress Story: The Path of Strength, please contact me.

Blessings,

Megan

When I teach the Tree of Life model as a way of personal transformation I often ask people to identify where they need healing. Most people quickly identify problems with the root system in their lives.

They feel disconnected from their body, physically drained and stressed, and they feel disconnected from family and community. This is a natural response, especially for those of us raised in Western culture, because the roots are typically undervalued and underemphasized.

However if you are seeking personal transformation it is wise first build a solid foundation and find your sacred ground. I want to offer you a short meditation that you can do to Root into Nature.

This meditation was taken from my book The Sapphire Staff. You can do this meditation anytime you feel ungrounded, ‘way out there’, ‘in your head’ or overly emotional. You can do it sitting but you also may find it very useful to do this meditation standing.

Meditation – Rooting your Tree of Life into the good soil

Focus your attention on the weight of your body, feel your energy sinking down and down towards the ground. Let the weight of gravity pull your consciousness down and down through your feet and into the ground below.

Imagine that you are standing on the ground in bare feet (or actually do this), feeling the earth beneath you. Imagine that underneath your feet you begin to grow roots. Send your roots deep underground, spreading them wide and deep.

Search for nutrient-rich soil. Search for a good water supply. Watch as your roots take hold and sink even further into the ground.

Do you feel secure in the earth? Is there anything stopping you from sinking down your roots? Is the soil around your roots rich with nutrients and moist, or is it dry and parched?

If there is anything wrong with your ground, make it right. Add some water or nutrients. Ask for a stronger feeling of safety. Do what you must to make sure that your Tree has a healthy root system.

Take some time now to thank the earth for holding you and for receiving your roots. Breathe into the earth, and allow yourself to sink even further into the earth’s holding embrace. If there is anything you wish to release, give it to the earth now.

Any pain, any frustration, any anger – release it into the earth now. Feel the immense strength of the earth and its ability to hold anything that you bring into it. Feel how the earth surrounds your roots and holds you firmly in place. Feel yourself anchored and safe in the arms of the earth.

Bring your awareness now back up, up toward the surface of the ground. Follow your root system back towards the base of your feet. Become aware now of your body above the ground and breathe into your whole body. When you feel ready, come back fully into your body and open your eyes.

Return to this meditation whenever you feel unrooted or ungrounded. I hope this has been useful for you.

Blessings,

Megan

Next week my husband, Jim Larkin, and I will be teaching the 6th Gate at the Nine Gates Mystery School. This will be our second opportunity to teach with this great oganization. To find more about Nine Gates go to http://www.ninegates.com/index2.htm.

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