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Moving the Feminine into the New Sensual~Sexual Story

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.

By Anyaa McAndrew & Sahara Exodus

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 14th, 2013 was probably the largest event of its kind ever. Continue reading “Moving the Feminine into the New Sensual~Sexual Story”

Living Like a Priestess Everyday by Carolyn

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This past week I traveled back to New York City, where I had lived in

my 20s, for the first time since I left. While I was there, I visited

the Museum of Natural History, where I had first experienced a

worldview that included women as sacred. Back in the 80s, Diane

Wolkstein had brought her performance of the Inanna story from ancient

Sumer there. I didn’t know it then, but that may be the closest I will

ever come to experiencing an ancient religious rite involving a female deity.

Thousands of years ago, the celebrations and ceremonies frequently

included re-enactments of stories about goddesses like Inanna.

When I unpacked after I returned home, I took my jewelry out of a

little silk bag and put back into it a mirror that had been sent to me

by my friend Marione. I had written a story in which one of the

characters shows another her reflection in a mirror as part of a ritual

and Marione sent me that gift in response. After I wrote the story, I

found out that this is indeed one of those spiritual acts that have

been done by priestesses for millennia all over world. Once again, a

modern woman had enriched my life by acting as a priestess. Continue reading “Living Like a Priestess Everyday by Carolyn”