by Katinka Soetens

Welcome again to Tips for daily Priestess of Love activation, to fill your life with passion, connection, sensuality, and a deep sense of purpose.

Why is reclaiming the Sacred Sexual Priestess Archetype vital for women, and for the world today?

This Priestess archetype embodies a deep connection to the mystical and sensual aspects of life, guiding us to embrace love and passion with a fierce determination to live authentically, generously, lovingly and courageously, in harmony with the world around us.

It calls upon us to tap into our inner wisdom and intuition, the sacred freedom of our body, the wisdom of our heart, and the passion of our life force, while grounding us in a deeply felt reality of our interconnectivity with all life, and with the Divine.

Sounds like a much needed presence in the world at the moment?

To reclaim our sexuality as sacred, and our body as Temple of the Divine Feminine, is to open our heart to loving ourselves fully in connection to, or better, as offering to, Her living Presence within us.

This is not so easy, for it means meeting all that stops us loving ourselves and others. It is a journey of loving home and integrating all lost or shadow parts of ourselves that tend to rule us consciously or unconsciously.

It means choosing to see with the ‘Eye of Love’ and getting very clear and honest with our Yes and No. It involves walking a path of ‘What Love Would Do’ and owning what is Real in the Now.

Ultimately, this will allow us to navigate our priestess path with grace and a profound understanding of the beauty that surrounds us and resides within us as Sacred Presence, and to meet others as the embodiment of Love also.

But how do we actually walk this intention in daily life?

And especially, how do we hold true to this ‘vow of dedication as priestess to the Goddess’ when we are not at our best, when we meet challenging times, when we burn out, get depressed or angry, suffer loss or ill health?

Is being a priestess only for the young, or for the times when we are fit, carefree, cheerful and healthy?

And if not, how do we stay true to living the priestess archetype within, consciously and no matter what?

Tip: How do we find our way when we lose sight of the path?

What I have found to be a compass in times of trouble, is the importance to ground, align and centre myself in the presence of Rhiannon, as this changes the inner place from which to engage or deal with whatever is happening in my reality.

Most of us, when we feel- or are- lost and can’t find our connection to feeling the presence of Goddess. We all know that those times are the worse moments to ‘have to’ learn a grounding and aligning practice.

How can we begin to feel centred in the moments of our greatest disconnect?

How do we remain connected to sacred space when things feel (or are) anything but ‘sacred’?

This is where the value of daily practice comes in.

It helps us if we will have done the simple routines that bring us into an in-the-body, lived experience of Her presence when we feel disconnected (like having saved for a rainy day).

When we experience this lived reality many times when things were calm and beautiful, we can find the neurological and energetic pathways back to those feeling places without having to think about it, and without having to go into full practice mode.

Daily grounding, aligning and centring with- and into- the radiant field of the Presence of the Goddess of your heart, is an essential priestess skill to learn to maintain.

It is part of how we create ‘sacred space’ from the inside out.

First we learn a practice, a technique, and sit in an energetic experience to get to ‘know’ (in an embodied way) what this feels like. This stage is a bit like a re-programming of the codes of sacred reality. It seems simple, but it takes practice to be able to ‘step into’ this state in the space of a breath.

Next we can call up that felt experience as a reality in any normal moment of quiet space or ceremonial preparation.

After this, we can start practicing stepping into the state of grounded, aligned centredness in more hectic situations; such as when trying to find a parking space, or while going through airport security, when standing in the post office queue, or while at the dental hygienist.

Next level is to really ‘fire-walk’ this practice, while we are sad or triggered into reactions, while having an argument, while ill, or depressed, or really challenged by unfair and unacceptable behaviour of other people.

This is where the real priestess self gets to practice, if we can stay conscious about the opportunity.

Of course this may sound like a tall order, and in all openness and honesty; I usually can not at those times, which proves that I’m not a ‘finished product’ and have more to learn and practise like everyone else.

However, if we do manage and stay conscious around when we can, starting the ‘soft ways’ of grounding, aligning and entering first, this does is train us to be grounded in Her presence and act and respond from that reality.

Ultimately this will mean we will be able to create ‘sacred space’ for ourselves and others, even while having a difficult time.

There are many different, simple ways to practice Grounding in Her Presence.

So if you have a practice, commit to doing it daily until you get feel the state of sacred aligned presence at any time in the space of a breath.

If you don’t have a practice as such, learn to ground into your body by breathing down, from feeling the air in your nostrils, to feeling the air in your lungs and heart, to feeling the air in your belly, and from there breathe all the way down into the earth.

Feel how your body is making contact with the earth as you breathe all the way down into her, how your body is sitting and making contact, and come home to your body being supported by the earth as you breathe into her from the base of your spine down into her earthy, nourishing magic.

Next , visualise an image or the coloured radiance of your Goddess in front of you, and begin to breath Her energy/ radiance in.

Again breathing Her light, Her radiance in and down your whole body like before, but this time filling you, so that your whole being aligned to Her presence.

Be filled with Her light while deeply connected and held, supported by the earth, and rest in that felt state that centres you in the Now, in what is Real in this Now.

Commit to do this every day in front of your altar, and notice the feeling it will give you, so you will know how to feel your way back to your path even when ‘in the dark of disconnect’.

Do check out the website for the waiting list for the Priestess of Rhiannon Year 1, starting again this autumn. The registration portal will open at Beltane when full details will also be revealed.

This training will give you many practices to enhance your life and connection to Goddess Rhiannon, as well as to ground in the sacredness of your sexuality and to open you to walk the Path of Love-in-Action.

The registration portal will open at Beltane when full details will also be revealed.