Divine Femininity
Life, Death & The Space Between with Dr. Amy Robbins
Dr. Amy Robbins
4.8 • 588 Ratings
🗓️ 3 December 2023
⏱️ 38 minutes
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Summary
Divine Femininity with Mara Branscombe
Are you curious about the divine feminine and its influence on our lives? Today we’re speaking with Mara Branscombe, a mother, writer, yogi, artist, teacher, mindfulness leader, author, ceremonialist, and spiritual coach. Mara is passionate about weaving the art of mindfulness, self-care, creativity, mind–body practices, and earth-based rituals into her life and work, and she has been leading community ceremony since 2000.
Listen in to hear Mara illuminate the power of the divine feminine, guide you through sacred female archetypes, and share methods to enhance your mindfulness and soul care practices.
Topics We Discuss:
- 5:46 Difference between self-care and soul care
- 7:24 Overview of the seven archetypes and their shadows
- 16:16 Working with different archetypes based on personal healing needs
- 30:04 Systems and beliefs affecting how women perceive their capabilities
- 32:01 Embracing feminine intuition and trusting oneself
- 36:47 Daily reflective mindful practice as the remedy to our times
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Find her books, “Ritual As Remedy: Embodied Practices For Soul Care” and “Sage, Huntress, Lover, Queen: Access Your Power and Creativity through Sacred Female Archetypes.”
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| 0:00.0 | There's been an over-identification with the masculine for so many years. |
| 0:04.4 | And I was raised in that culture. |
| 0:06.3 | I mean, I started taking women studies. |
| 0:08.5 | I wrote my first paper in grade two on women in World War II because I was a little feminist, right? |
| 0:13.5 | And I just had this strong feeling that I wanted to tell that story. |
| 0:17.9 | I wanted to tell that side of the story. |
| 0:20.2 | And so for women now, you know, |
| 0:23.2 | I think it's really good to check out through one's own creative process or reading the book. |
| 0:29.1 | It's like, where do you over-identify with the masculine? And how does that affect the thinking? |
| 0:35.0 | And where does it present limiting thoughts where you say to yourself, |
| 0:38.3 | I could never do that? I could never be that successful. I'm never going to make enough money. |
| 0:44.1 | I have to stay in this relationship because I won't survive on my own. Like all these things, right? |
| 0:50.4 | And that is the question that, you know, I really, as I was writing this book and still, I'm like, okay, where are my feeding systems today that I actually don't believe in? |
| 1:05.8 | Hi, I'm Dr. Amy Robbins and welcome to life, death, and the space between. I'm Dr. Amy Robbins and welcome to life, death, and the space between. |
| 1:14.4 | I have sort of avoided the topic of the divine feminine for a while because anything that for me |
| 1:22.3 | feels like very Instagram-y or hot topic-y, I kind of steer away from. |
| 1:29.7 | But when I got today's author, when today's author Mara Brandscom's book came through, |
| 1:37.7 | it really piqued my curiosity and it felt like this would be an interesting way to talk about this notion of divine feminine, |
| 1:48.0 | what it means, the archetype surrounding it. |
| 1:51.2 | And so I followed my intuition and am really excited today to bring you, Mara Brandscombe. |
| 1:58.5 | Mara is a mother, writer, yogi, artist, teacher, mindfulness leader, |
| 2:03.5 | ceremonialist, and spiritual coach. And she is the author of two books. Ritual is Remedy, Embodied |
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