SACRED FEMINISM

Sacred feminism or feminism of the Soul

To be a sacred feminist is to be a lover of the feminine face of God. As she appears in the world, in culture and also in our own psyche/soul while also recognising that the feminine can never be separated from her masculine other half.

THE FEMININE AS POWER 

The Hindu goddess tradition offers a uniquely insightful window on the dynamic aspect of the divine feminine. In the West, we are used to regarding the feminine as essentially receptive, even passive. The Tantric sages intuited the feminine as pure creative Eros, the life-force behind all evolution and all change, in fact the Tantrics tell us that the power comes essentially from a feminine inner source, this is the energy or power of dynamism, of creation, birth, life as we see and experience it, this is Shakti is Devi. The masculine, or Shiva, in its purest, most essential form is the source of consciousness, awareness, the unchanging and eternal aspect of reality.

So, when the masculine wants power, it must draw it from the feminine, just as when the feminine wants to reflect, she must draw that capacity from her inner masculine source. 

“Sarva Mangala Mangalye

Shive Sarvaartha Saadhike

Sharanye Tryambake Gauri

Narayani Namostute”

Translation:

“Salutations to the most auspicious one, who is the source of all auspiciousness,

Who is the embodiment of Shiva and fulfills all objectives,

To the one who gives refuge, who has three eyes, and is fair as Gauri,

Salutations to Narayani.”

Devi Stotram.

To recognize power as feminine is game-changing for contemporary female mystics today.

For women especially homing in on aspects of our own life-energy that we may never have understood or owned can shift the way we see ourselves, giving us the power to see the divine qualities within, a direct connection to the inner force that can transform consciousness itself. 

Sacred feminism involves a deep and fearless self-exploration, a commitment to looking beyond our conditioned assumptions about our shared humanity. It goes beyond the association of femininity with gender, and it shows us that the very life-force of the universe is the feminine face of spirit, God, Guru, Self. 

“Ya Devi Sarva Bhuteshu,

Shakti Rupen Samsthita

Namastasyai Namo Namah.”

“To that Goddess who abides in all beings as Shakti,

Salutations to Her, Salutations to Her, Salutations to Her, again and again.”

Devi Mahatmyam; Durga Saptashati.