“She decided to see how her life would change if she dropped the assumption she needed fixing.” - Amy Rubin Flett

First, we awaken. With the myth of Persephone as our guide, we open our eyes to remember that we come into the world whole. We learn about the innate seasons and rhythms encoded in our DNA inherited from our mothers, and we learn to make herbal medicine to nourish these cycles, and design rituals to honor our inner seasons. 

 With Cassandra The Prophetess as our mythic guide, this module maps out the common phenomenon of how in a woman's early life, she turns to the masculine pattern of striving towards perfection and living from the left brain. This betrayal to her inner rhythm is a setup for anxiety, depression and the crisis between fear and intuition. We examine the phenomenon of medical gaslighting of women's symptoms and make nourishing herbal formulas for the heart to unwind the knot of anxiety, and cultivate an antidote for fear.  

With Artemis the Huntress as our Guide, we look at how we can spend our early years trying to soothe an inner dissatisfaction, and satisfy the yearning to 'heal' by outsourcing power to fad diets, trends or gurus promising perfection. In this module we build a deep relationship with our inner Sight and learn about the importance of our Adrenals and Thyroid. We reclaim those lost, abandon parts of Self that we outsourced to others, and embark on the beautiful work of strengthening our relationship with our Deep Self.

You are on top of the world, but you don't recognize yourself. Change is afoot. You have entered the Dark Wood. 

With Vasalisa & Baba Yaga as our guides, we sharpen our intuitive skills to empower ourselves with The Wise Woman way of deep listening and continue to peel away that which no longer serves our whole being. We dig into the digestive system, and the gut-brain connection, fine-tune our ritual skills and strengthen our trust in our own inner compass.

There is no choice but to change. Your body has gotten sick, your relationship has ended, or there's been another breakdown that has catapulted you in an unexpected direction. With Selkie Woman as our guide, we learn there is no choice but to relinquish the attachment to the identity you so strongly built over decades. Your soul is asking you to no longer betray yourself. In Week 5 we explore anxiety, depression, and the nervous system. We learn the importance of nutrients, and turn to the wisdom of ancestral magic to help us in these times of crisis. 

With Wolf Woman as our guide, we learn nothing is wasted, and what dies becomes fertile soil for creation. We turn to the wisdom of the Menopausal Years, and examine what happens to the aging woman's body as wisdom refines in our bones. We make herbal medicine that strengthens the matrix of our tissues, and keeps our mind clear. We celebrate choosing to live life from our essence, from here forward, seeing the world through the eyes of wisdom. 

The myth of Psyche and Eros supports us in our integration and emergence. The Way of the Wise guides us towards trusting our body, including pain signals as we look at inflammation and reading the signs of the body. We turn to herbs to feed our well of wisdom to soothe and tonify. We come to  know we are made of the same elements as the stars and the plants and we are powered by the same forces that gives life to volcanos. Beauty sprouts. Joy returns. We walk the spiral of life and find ourselves returning to the seat of our own heart.

We close the program celebrating the return home to Self. The Goddess Brigid teaches us how to be rooted to our well of wisdom.  We learn that plants have so much to offer and now we know how to use them. We discover simple rituals can be life-changing. This is the new normal. You are radiant. You have the tools, and the community support, to maintain this radiance. Your basket is full with new, life-giving resources, and you have the energy to serve your community. You embody the love and the grace of the Wise Woman.