We begin our year at the root and ground of our being. At the foundation for our unfolding: the embodiment of Shakti. She as the very life-force that creates worlds. She as the awakening intelligence and spiritual super-powers of kundalini. She as the Goddess in all her many faces and forms. She as all of nature. She as the cosmic Mother womb. We as Her. Untangling as we go, from the false beliefs and shadows of the old ways, that we are now releasing: clearing our body, emotions, senses and sexuality of the vestiges of patriarchal programming, so as to become Her clear channel. 

When Shakti rises, she shows us all that is not true. She challenges the false self constructed around our wounding and survival mechanisms. She dares us to get naked and real. If we are to stand whole in our power and serve as beacons of the light, then we must know, own and integrate our shadows. Taking full responsibility and having the courage to see and feel what we have denied, repressed or by-passed. The lie we have been told is that our shadows are bad and our vulnerability is weakness. The reverse is true: we can only rise and expand to our greatest potential by fully claiming our darkness. The irony being, that it's there we find our gifts and liberation.

Building upon our deeper embodiment of Shakti and the conscious embrace of our shadows, we make space for our Divine Gifts, born of Her holy alchemy and the recognition, that our greatest karmic struggles, darkest nights and most painful wounds point the way to our highest potential and soul's calling.  Letting go false modesty and self-doubt we allow our passion to burn, our fullness to express, daring to own, nurture and reveal our unique talents and dreams, knowing they are an essential part of the cosmic whole: each shining woman not only revelling in self-fulfillment, but blessing the world with her contribution.