A Visit to the Wise Woman’s Dwelling…
This offering is inspired by my upcoming book, The Sovereignty Knot: A Woman’s Way to Freedom, Power, Love, and Magic.
I am also grateful to Maya Luna and Sarah Robinson whose end-of-year reflections offered me so much to consider and integrate.
How to use this meditation & the accompanying prompts
First, listen to the meditation that will open you to receive all three gifts from your Wise Woman self: the gift of desire, the gift of support, and the gift of a plan.
Then, try the writing prompts to dive deeper into everything you saw and all that you hope to manifest in 2020.
Writing Prompts
The Gift of Desire
What do you desire in 2020?
Oh desire is a powerful, tricky, heavy word. There are so many ways to frame - and to feel - desire. Today, we’re not going to be able to crack the code of desire - it’s so contradictory and complex.
You may not necessarily feel ready to complete a list of the three things you most desire in life or even in 2020. Release the need for such certainty.
But when you go back to the meditation and consider what you found inside that box in the wise woman’s dwelling, there’s a good chance you will feel more comfortable wandering in the spectrum of desire. You don’t need to be certain. You just need to begin.
First, what do you know about your story of desire?
Describe what you saw in that box. It doesn’t need to be the perfect answer. It just needs to be the beginning of an answer that you will live into throughout this new year and beyond.
What showed up for you when the Wise Woman gave you the gift of desire?
How can you set the table for that which you want to make manifest in the year to come? Consider your desire from the perspective of the feminine rather than the masculine. How can you be as welcoming as the wise woman’s little cottage and call in that which you desire? How can you be with your desires, not in the energy of pursuit but with the spirit of sacred, safe surrender?
The Gift of Support
What tools do you have? Make a list of your assets including but not limited to your personal abilities, connections with others, material assets, and spiritual and physical practices.
What tools do you need? Be honest with what’s lacking… and be even more honest about what kind of support you need in 2020 to make up for any perceived deficits.
The Gift of a Plan
The gift you received in the wise woman’s dwelling is a real one, but it’s not something you can use until you put it on paper. First, just write into what you saw when you opened that box…
Now, begin to break it down…
Sketch out what you know is coming in 2020. What big events, both personal and professional, are part of your year? What big offerings do you know belong on the calendar. Break your year into months or seasons and fill it in accordingly.
List out the things that you want to do/hope to do/imagine you might do. Dream big here, but also keep in mind whatever message came through in the wise woman’s gift… Your goal is to craft a plan that is both magical and practical. Check in with what you know of your own desires as you go.
Explore the “how” of these dreams with particular attention focused on what you understand of the gift of desire and support, and also based on the 2020 calendar.
Set a date. This is only the beginning of formulating a plan… Come back to this in a few days (perhaps Thursday, 1/2 and Monday, 1/6 would be good days to set aside 30 minutes to keep working the plan?).
Plan the micro. We close our session with a specific focus on your daily and weekly writing practice…. What will you commit to in the first quarter of 2020: how often will you sit down to meet yourself on the page?
What’s Next?
I pray that you have a year that is marked by freedom, empowerment, love, and magic.
Want to talk more about how you can make writing and the Wise Woman’s Way part of your new year? Let’s set up a quick chat about how I can support your creative journey.
This meditation is part of a 90-minute coaching session I led for the Sovereign Writers Circle.
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