Feminine superpower

Feminine superpower

by marlies|dekkers

What does female rage look like? Until #metoo, we had nearly forgotten, after centuries of being told to suppress our anger and bury it under a smile. But in ancient Egypt, it had a name and a face: Sekhmet, the fierce lion-headed sun goddess, who was forged from the fire rays shooting from Ra’s eyes. Wearing a sun disk circled by a cobra on her head, bad-ass Sekhmet burned bright in her flaming dress, creating deserts with her fire breath. And as the official patron of pharaohs, Sekhmet taught Cleopatra not to fear her own rage, but unleash it to scorch and sear her enemies. She showed her how to roar.

Like the sun itself, Sekhmet is not only a great destroyer, but also a powerful healer. Known as ‘She Who Comes in Times of Chaos’, Sekhmet shows up when the world is out of balance. If we are brave enough to commit our darkest emotions to her feminine fire, she will transform them for us, harnessing their power for healing.

I strongly believe now is Sekhmet’s time again. I can feel her walking among us in her flaming dress as we are rebuilding our world, teaching us now as she taught the Queen of Egypt over two millennia ago: how to turn female rage into a feminine superpower.

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