Reclaiming Our Power as Futurewriters
Alchemy flows through the veins of every wisdom tradition, reminding us of a fundamental truth: transformation is our birthright. We are, at our core, a creator species. While existing systems attempt to control and constrain how and why we create, this can no longer serve as justification for denying our creative essence.
The reality we face is stark – patriarchal and colonial systems, still controlled by those who built them, continue to shape our world. Yet this very reality calls us to step more fully into our power as futurewriters.
This reality will only shift when we take up our sacred responsibility as futurewriters.
What is Futurewriting?
Futurewriting is a psycho-spiritual curriculum I am co-stewarding with Dajé Alōh within Storywork Studio. It recognizes futurewriters as cultural midwives crafting new mythos-poetics for the coming ages. We are alchemists positioned at the crossroads of our times, conjuring visions of a more beautiful world.
What we choose to create emerges from our relationship to our inner landscape, so as futurewriters we need to deeply engage with our inner world. In this podcast episode, I dive into some of my own practices of “inner alchemy” which has supported me through many initiations.
The Inner Laboratory
Our creative power emerges from our relationship with what Ancient Alchemy referred to as the Laboratory. As futurewriters, we must engage deeply with this internal realm. Through my own practice of inner alchemy, I've discovered:
Our challenges become both disruptions and gateways into our inner laboratory
The "mess" of our inner garden holds creative potential that mature alchemists learn to embrace
Strong emotions (anger, rage, grief, overwhelm) can be worked with alchemically rather than allowing ego to use them as distancing tools
Our inner landscape reflects our assumptions about ourselves and the world
When these assumptions generate unsatisfying results, we possess the power to imagine differently
Medicine Women, Healers, Cultural Midwives
Reclaiming these sacred roles requires meeting ourselves from a place of wholeness. This episode explores my personal journey through various initiations and the alchemical practices that supported this transformation.
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