Feminism of Ascension -- The Emergence of a Heart-centered Paradigm

by Sharda Chaitanya

Embracing the highest expressions of the Divine Feminine is no longer wishful thinking. It is an evolutionary imperative. The energy is available, and embodying the feminine polarity of our soul is required to successfully move into the Aquarian age. - Guru Rattana Kaur 

I am reading through some material about a course on spiritual matters I was thinking of taking, and the questioned was posed:  Why are we taking this course?  My answer is quite simple:  my mission is to bring to others the kinds of wonderful experiences of living life in spirit that I have had.  With the tools I have now, and others I would learn, I hope to be able to expand the scope of their usefulness to anyone who asks. It is one of the ways I can and want to serve, particularly in the coming months leading up to ascension and the years following that. And it is with women that I feel particularly drawn to share this knowledge.

We need to expand our awareness back to the Divine Feminine.  As a collective, the lightworker and lightholder community are galvanizing their efforts to address the spiritual state of the world.  And much like Occupy Wall Street, there are no leaders in this movement per se, no formal decree or any one umbrella organization that takes into consideration our work and what we do with it in out the world.  But what there IS in the community is an incredibly strong sense of purpose, a selfless drive to assist the planet and her inhabitants into and through the gateways to the Golden Age.

At the heart, metaphorically and actually, is a calling to transform the Earth.  Doing this takes many forms and an incredible number of people are drawn to take up arms and fight the good fight or meditate or blog or channel the ascended beings and archangels.  Scholars of finance and metaphysics; erudite healers, writers and thinkers; accomplished channelers of the galactic councils, archangels and ascended masters are all contributing to the learning curve called the ascension process.  At the crux of all this is one driving force:  a return to the Divine Feminine.  The motivation behind  the movement is two-fold:  the need to give and to receive healing help and love.  The planet needs healing, everyone in the world needs assistance and those stepping forward need to give it.  The feminine qualities of nurturance and healing are so predominant in the new age movement and , if we look closer, are part and parcel of the femininity that as a world-culture we are trying to reclaim.  And not a moment too soon.  The emergence of a heart-centered paradigm at this time is a response to how women in our society, nay, the world, on all levels have suffered and been poorly treated for far too long. 

The lack of self-worth is so prevalent that it is hardly recognizable.  Women need to know how to love and nurture themselves – by this I do not mean buying more clothes, or going on a starvation diet, or putting on more make-up or tolerating a disagreeable partner.  What I mean is to take time to look at one’s womanhood with gentle and tender intentions.  Too much of our society is weighed down in favor of the male-dominant structure.  There is even a new movie out right now called “Think Like a Man”.  You know what I think?  That I had a spray can of red paint to write on the billboard:  “No!  You don’t have to!”

Women need to be treated like the goddesses they are – we are each a representation, a spark of the Divine Mother.  For far too long women have been treated as sex objects, servants in their own home; they have been made to feel “less than” and inferior to their male counter-part.  The real truth of the matter is that men have, historically, gone out of their way to suppress and repress women because men innately understand just how powerful women are!  They are fearful of the inner strength, fortitude and stamina that women naturally possess.   Men are actually in awe of women and are afraid of their own loving perceptions toward women.  Their inflated egos won’t allow their hearts to respond to the naturally self-confident female, so much so that women have themselves believing it.  Men, and women also, mistake softness for weakness.  Kindness is considered silly.  Compassion doesn’t give you a leg up on the competition.  But certainly I DO NOT think that all males are like this and I do hate to clump them all into one generalization.  My point is aimed at the overall mentality of male energy and the details of how that expresses itself.

Women need to be h-o-n-o-r-e-d.  And respected.  Loved.  Cherished.  And if they start doing it themselves for themselves and one another, then that will serve as an enormous step, a catalyst even, toward moving the planet into the New Age of the Divine Feminine.  Which is here to stay and is only going to expand, and yet we are still seeing all around us efforts to once again suppress and repress the magnificence of womanhood, and the movie I mentioned is one of many sign posts in the quagmire of institutionalized misogyny.

Yoni Yantra

If women are unhappy then those around them are unhappy.  And from where I stand, we have one very unhappy nation.  We still do not see the connection between how we treat one another and what transpires around us – in our immediate and extended environment, our social circles, our families, and the people who make up those groups.  How we behave comes back to us, it is reflected in our experiences, emotions, mental states and even our economic situation.  But most importantly, it is reflected in our spiritual constitution.  We, as a nation, lack compassion.  I don’t mean we don’t extend charity in times of disaster,  We DO help one another.  Of course there are organizations out there that give to the poor, etc.  But in general attitudes such as compassion, forgiveness, and even love is not part of the  infrastructure of our collective psyche.  We had been subliminally fed a diet of fear, violence and mistrust.  And that is because we are missing the all-important connection to our unified femininity. 

But it's a new day.  With Mother Earth firmly and decidedly on Her own grand path of ascension, we are finally able show our vulnerability as strength, that gentleness is powerful, and from forgiveness we create fortitude.   Nothing is lost and much is gained when the collective consciousness can embrace the Divine Feminine.  We work in collusion with Mother Nature and the universe when we act from the promptings of our heart.  The healing heart of Mother Earth is guiding us from the darkness of divisiveness and conflict to the path of service to others and unity consciousness.  Her heart is one that embraces all of Her children and all life-forms equally.  And if we willingly reciprocate,  She suffers no more.