Divine Feminine + Divine Masculine

As we approach this topic, I first want to be clear - when we speak about the Divine Feminine and Divine Masculine energies, try not to think about that man or woman you know, try not to think about all the ways you have perhaps seen those who are "masc" or "femme" behave or operate in society. When we speak of the Divine Feminine and Divine Masculine, we are speaking of energies that we ALL contain. In the "Invocation" of this book, you may remember me referring to the inhale alongside feminine and the exhale alongside masculine why is that? That is because everything we experience here on the planet contains the duality of an inward, receptive motion (which is feminine) and an outward, external motion (which is masculine). Let's go a little deeper then. Have you ever tried to take in alot of air and hold your breath without exhaling? It doesn't last long, does it? Have you ever seen a building with only exits and no entrances? These are simple examples to make the point of duality exists in many forms in our daily lives, whether we've been noticing it or not. Duality is how we measure balance and imbalance is what creates space for disease or dis-ease meaning a block to natural flow.

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And let's take it even a level deeper now. How does your body feel when you're just on go mode all the time with no play, no rest, no sleep, no relaxation? It can't sustain itself for very long can it? That is because the energetics surrounding your body is imbalanced. The external action of doing things out in the world has to be meet with the internal action of just BE-ing, playing, allowing yourself to be nurtured or following your bliss. Sounding familiar? Over the last 5 years especially talk about selfcare has been trending and amazing organizations like The Nap Ministry remind us that rest is restorative justice just as much as organizing change makers. Self-care is now in our collective consciousness because we have been operating in a masculine-driven war of external action, productivity, efficiency and martyrdom by any means necessary. The planet and our collective heart is asking us to recalibrate and come back into balance with ourselves and if we have to see self-care memes and apps that remind us to meditate to get there, so be it. What I don't hear enough people talking about though is what is actually taking place for us all on a cellular and collective level - this is a MAJOR shift that we are in the midst of. You've probably felt some growing pains around it and had to make many adjustments to how you're spending your time to not overwork or neglect yourself, your family, home or heart-centered priorities. And to be honest, that's exactly where we want to be if we are going to heal the planet from wherever we are. The divine feminine is rising, awakening from her slumber on the planet, within us, in how we work and how we show up in the world and it's beautiful to behold.