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WHY EMPRESS?
The world is changing, and we, as humans, are evolving into a more fully encompassing version of ourselves. This new version is not, by any measure, meant to exhaust the capacity for the human experience, rather, it is meant to introduce us to all that is possible. We will likely continue to evolve and develop for more time than we can fathom at this point.
At this current evolutionary juncture, we are being called to develop our interior strengths and to awaken to some of the other 90% of our capabilities as humans. Imagine, if you will, that the human existence we have so far, is only 10% of what is to come. Imagine, that in all of these millions of years of development and experience, we are only 10% of the way in to the journey of all that we can do as Spirits having this physical, sensory, human experiences.
In light of these ideas, there appears to be a strong need for a reinvention of the female/ yin energetic experience. In the recent past, we have seen the feminine energies lay the foundation for a rebirth, but that effort was violent, forced, and full of fight. The feminist movement, as it was born, was, indeed, a very masculine movement for the rights and honor of all that is divinely graceful about femininity. Now is the time for a more congruent incarnation of what it means to be a fully empowered by a temperance of masculine and feminine energy. It is not about opposing men at all. Opposites are illusions in that they are merely the surface appearing to us and being comparative. We can create contrasts and differences when we look at surface characteristics, however, there is great depth and capacity within the realm of the feminine experience that we can experience without the need for anger, blame , opposition, or struggle. We can now strip the masculine energies from our feminine experience and effort and focus more deeply on the great wealth of yin and yang working together within us all to allow greater access to all that we have the potential to be.
A new time has emerged, and one of our new likely teachers is the Empress archetype. She is our map to fulfillment and the juicy, complex joy that we as humans have the capacity to experience. To incarnate as a complete energetic system is a divine privilege, for there is great richness in such a luminous sensory system.
I am deeply honored to serve as a conduit and messenger for Empresses teachings.
Without further adieu, allow me to introduce you to the Empress. She is within you and around you. She is the mother of The Empress Project. We explore her here.
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"Banish the word 'struggle' from your attitude and your vocabulary. All that we do now must be done in a sacred manner and in celebration. We are the ones we have been waiting for." Hopi elders
Vitality
of the body
Every human is born with seeds in the physical body, waiting patiently for the day they can have the opportunity to develop into a new life and manifestation. What a miracle, that we come in, as saplings, filled with the materials we need to carry on the great evolution and expression of the wealth that is the sensory physical experience. We are born conduits, clear channels for all the divine grace that animates every essence of life. We are Phenoms before we ever take a step. You are a Phenom, now, as you are, even with your seeds and emotions and struggles. You are filled with the beginnings of fruits whose glory is yet unimaginable. Even if you are barren, no longer have working reproductive physique, or have experienced some other unique traumatic intimacy with the physical creative energy that animates you; the fact is, even that perceived dysfunction is evidence that the Empress is touching you, asking you to tuck in close to hear and feel her whisper the lacey energy of beauty that she is trying to bestow upon you. Invite her in, for she is already here. Welcome her and listen to her stories. Her guidance will add joy to your experience. Do away with your distractions and old stories. She is the creative force, after all, and anything worthwhile will be salvaged and alchemically transformed to serve both you and the rest of your community for the good of all. This is what she does; she is the divine creator, the physical incarnator and giver of life. She is you; the truth and purest form of divinity in physicality.
What is gestating within you? What are your stories? What are the experiences and lessons you carry? What are your unrealized gifts? Where do you attempt to forget yourself and numb your emotions? Those are gifts from her, waiting to be transformed. Fear, emptiness, restless beauty; these are the un-fertilized seeds you carry within, these are her gifts to you. Allow her to teach you the process of transforming these from collections of cellular matter in your psyche to physical manifestations of the divine birthed through your physical being.
Realize that you are ripe and fertile exactly as you are now, male or female. Her first lesson is to teach you to see beyond the single dimension that exists in the absence of the divine, which is to also say the presence of fear. Bless the fear as well, for even that can be transformed in her womb to tremendously divine life.
Take your own inventory. Make a list of seeds to plant in your garden this year. Where do you avoid yourself? Write every answer you feel down and thank yourself for your resourcefulness. If you know your resources you can begin to put them to use for you own benefit.
Once you have this list, continue on, this project was created to assist you in taking the necessary action to bring these seeds to maturity. Once we are connected with our fertility, the Empress reminds us to care for our vitality.
Fertility
of the soul
The creative seeds of our soul, our purpose, our Dharma, and, arguably, our destiny, cannot be lived out without the necessary vitality of our physical bodies. In Greek mythology, Demeter, the goddess of earthly abundance, is the mother of Persephone, the goddess who marries Hades, ruler of the underworld. Persphone is the mythological symbol for fertility, and Demeter is the goddess of vitality. When her daughter goes missing, Demeter is said to have withheld Earthly bounty for an entire year, causing great famine and suffering. She is the goddess that manages the vitality of the planet and her happiness makes the planet fruitful. We can see her as an analogy for the body of the planet. Without her vitality, the Earth cannot produce.
The Empress, being informed by the many great goddesses over time, is largely influenced by this myth from our Greek ancestors. She teaches us to love our bodies, create happiness and health within them , and to give ourselves sensory pleasure, rest, play, affection, and emotional expression rather than repression.
When we repress the emotional messages attempting to reach us from our spiritual selves, we lock them up in our bodies, creating toxic emotional and energetic build up that, unless expressed and released, creates physical and energetic disease in the body. The Empress teaches us to nurture physical vitality by eating healthy foods that support the wellbeing of our bodies and our planetary community. She teaches us to be present with our physical bodies and to make the most of the natural gifts that surround us. The Empress teaches us about herbal medicine, nutritional support, and physical play, as well as sexual expression.
Take an inventory of your physical body. How does it feel on a daily basis? Does it get enough play, rest, nutritional support? Do you express your emotions like you expel waste from your digestive system or do you hold it all in? How vital do you feel in your physical body? Do you feel like you have the necessary strength to carry out your purpose/Dharma?
Once you have an assessment of your vitality level, continue on. This project is also packed with information to support you in increasing your physical and spiritual vitality to live your dreams to the fullest!
Intelligence
of intuition
In the tradition of Tarot, there are two archetypes that make up the energy of the Divine Feminine: the High Priestess and the Empress. The High Priestess is the keeper of Divine Secrets and is ruled by the Moon. She is the essence of mysterious psychic ability and intuits information more strongly than she thinks it. The Empress, being the third card in the Major Arcana of Tarot, is informed by the Magician (or Alchemist) which is the first card, and the High Priestess, which is the second card. It is also helpful to note that the power of the Alchemist is also fused into the Empresss energy as she alchemically transforms the lead of negative emotional signals into the gold of beneficial influence for all.
The ability to interpret emotional signals from the spirit is, therefore a gift from the High Priestess, and the ability to transform them is a gift from the Alchemist. The Empress is mastered in the divine art of bringing these skills to use for the good of her people. She uses these skills to create Earthly manifestations of good for all mankind, and it all begins with her connection to Source and her ability to translate its messages. For this, we shall extend a message of gratitude to the Alchemist and the High Priestess for bestowing these gifts of wisdom upon the Empress. Before we move forward, we shall also offer gratitude to the Empress for her divine template for living the ultimate life of grace and integrity in physical form.
The Empress teaches us the great wisdom of emotional bravery, for when we are afraid to feel we are experiencing the effects of an illusion we believe to be true. Putting the values of comfort before growth and the discomfort that can be born from development is a source of imbalance or dis-ease in ones inner empire (from the physical body to the spiritual body). In health, we can be aware of this and carry the wisdom to notice it and therefore dissolve it. Fear is the only cause of this imbalance, ever.
Many of us are falsely trained to fear our feelings because our caretakers were not taught their value as emotional signals. F.E.A.R.= False Evidence Appearing Real. When we are in emotional denial the messages we receive from our Higher Self are distorted, creating false evidence for us to be afraid to evolve, change, or explore. Because the actual feeling is blocked, the mind will interpret the wrong message. An example of this is with anger. If we were taught by those who raised us that anger was bad, then that blocked anger shows up as blame or sadness. We cannot hope to be resources of grace, joy and beauty unless we learn to have the strength and wisdom to experience our true feelings and know that we are not our feelings, we are only experiencing them.
Intelligence. Continued
To nurture a healthy, open line of communication with Source, we must first be willing to lower our emotional defenses that distort the Divine messages trying to reach us. This is where the Empresss mystical powers come into play because we need to develop a trusting relationship with our Inner Empress, even if, when we first begin this work, we are unsure of her existence. The Empress is within each of us, men and women, and when we remember this we also begin to heal ourselves through the empowering wisdom that all we seek is truly within. This requires us to remember who we are. We can begin to recall our own magnificence by creating 5 minutes each day in which we sit quietly and invite our Inner Empress to commune with us. At first her presence will reflect the vague connection we had up to the point when we first began to do this work. As we continue to put effort into connecting with her, she will continue to strengthen and clarify her presence with us.
As we build our relationship with all that is magnificent and graceful within us, we will naturally feel more courageous about exploring and experiencing our unadulterated emotional signals. Early on, we may have learned that our negative emotions were bad or unacceptable. It may take us time to re-teach ourselves that none of our emotional signals is truly bad or unacceptable, they simply are messages to show us that we need to course correct. A little bit of tenderness can go a long way in this regard. Be gentle with yourself. Be kind to yourself. Thank yourself often for taking steps to strengthen your connection to Source by allowing the Empress to be your mentor and guide.
Take an inventory of the emotional signals attempting to reach you currently and allow yourself to express them in a responsible, loving way. Allow the messages of your emotions to inform your thoughts and attitudes. Then learn how to take action!
Action
to manifest
Take action to manifest your hearts desire! All the hope in the world will not help you if you do not take action. The Empress teaches us to not only pay attention to our inner landscape, our emotional spiritual signals, and our souls purpose, but she also teaches us that, in order to manifest this purpose in life, we must take action. If we know that our passion is to be an artist, our purpose is to express the beauty of life, and we are perfectly able to do this, but we never pick up a pencil or paint brush, then such knowing is of no use to us. We must act on all this wisdom in order to manifest the fruition o f our dreams and purpose! This may well be the Empresss greatest piece of guidance to us.
What action will you take to make your dreams come true? Pick at least one action you can commit to following through with by the end of this day. Make the commitment, and DO IT!
Beneficial
Influence
for all involved
How great of a resource for positive energy can you be in this world? Following the guidance of the Empress also allows you to be a pure, healthy conduit foe the flow of positive energy that naturally flows through you. This element naturally sets you up to serve others by your self-fulfilling actions and attitudes. Each of us has a Dharmic purpose, and that purpose is naturally designed for us to be of service in the world to our community. When we take action that is fueled by the heart, informed by our spirit, and powered by the physical body, we also serve our community with our unique gifts.
These are the virtues of the Empress. If you feel connected to these virtues, or you feel this has added value to your life, please support The Empress Project by purchasing one of our ebooks or donating to the podcast.
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