Activating your FEMININE CREATIVE POWER
Aug 14, 2024
The more I lean into my work in creative empowerment that aims to help women harness their unique creativity and cultivate more meaningful and connected relationships with themselves, I’ve come to realise that at the core of this work, I’m actually supporting women to activate or reconnect their feminine creative power, as women, this is where out inner truth lies and once activated and cultivated this inner power has the potential to really transform and to heal.
You see Feminine creative power is a soft receiving energy. This energy needs to be balanced against masculine rigid doing energy.
However society and business often tells us to prioritise the masculine and and we lose touch with our feminine. Simply put, we get thrown out of balance.
We are taught from a young age, male or female, to focus on our outputs, tasks pre defined widely accepted achievements and the never needing to do list. Get a good job that pays well and keep on climbing, ticking off all the white picket milestones along the way. Pushing through, applying logic and thought to solve problems and make decisions.
And whilst this energy has it’s place and is tremendously helpful at times, this energy is masculine in nature.
On the other hand, we are not necessarily taught to listen to our bodies and our inner wisdom. We are not taught to take our time, slow down and appreciate the here and now, the beauty all around us and within us. We are largely not taught to trust the timing or that the process will unfold as it’s meant to, often leaving delicious surprises along the way. We are not taught to stay open and to get ready to receive. This energy is feminine in nature.
As with all of life we must seek balance! Both the masculine and the feminine, both belong. But they need to be balanced. This is taught in many ancient wisdoms and philosphys (think ying and yang) but has become uncommon in modern society.
When women lose touch with their natural feminine balance, always prioritising the masculine, they get stuck in their busy minds. They feel disconnected from themselves. They struggle to sit still and process their emotions, thoughts, and feelings. Often, they avoid any discomfort. They push through when they need rest, which means they unknowingly hold onto stress and toxic energy.
It can make us feel unwell and separate. Clouded and unfulfilleSo maybe when we feel the symptoms of high stress, restlessness, discomfort, lack of stillness and calm, wanting endless distractions, a sense of unfulfillment and disappointment and when we lose our zest for life.
Maybe it is not adding more to our self care to do list or even radical change and drastic action, that will provide the comfort and soothe us, but instead it is in activating or rebalancing our feminine creative power that we will find the peace and clarity that we desire?
When we learn to activate and harness our feminine creative power, we can finally hear ourselves again! We can silence other people’s voices and opinions and begin to trust our own natural inner guidance and wisdom.
We learn what we really need to feel cared for and nourished. We can find ways to heal and release the toxic energy and patterns we are exposed to so we can feel lighter, calmer, and less triggered.
We become less attached to how things will turn out and more curious about the magic in the journey and the process as we learn to trust, receive, and express ourselves fully without fear of shame or judgement.
We learn to boldly claim our soul-aligned life and make expansive decisions and take actions that match.
So, how do we activate our feminine creative energy? The secret weapon we’ve been missing ?
Well, at the heart of our feminine energy is our creativity. When we tune into our creativity and our own unique essence that no one else can replicate. When we learn how to express ourselves in our own creative ways. That brings us joy and life and zest and curiosity and excitement. We empower ourselves to find joy and beauty in our own creative magic and truth. And we become hungry for more.
This looks different for everybody, however I believe there are some key elements that must be in place to activate and cultivate this feminine life force.
First we must learn how to ground ourselves in the present moment and seek the joy and beauty right before us, right now.
We must set intentions and release negative, toxic energy that is not serving us right here and right now. We need to learn to let it go in the moment.
We must inquire within and ask ourselves what does my soul need right now, right here?
We must learn to play with no attachment to the outcome, like young children experimenting with new discoveries.
Making things with our hands is at the centre of this. We are immersed in physical tactics and creative activities with our hands, and our minds and hearts are given the space to open up and take the lead.
We must give ourselves permission to trust the process, to stay open and to receive.
We must learn to express ourselves in ways that feel good to us and keep the spark alive.
And we must take the time to reflect on our experiences and creations and allow them the space and time to reveal themselves to us in surprising and profound ways.
So to finish I’d like you to ask yourself a couple of questions today, and maybe even do some journaling.
Am I prioritising masculine hard task and output-focused energy in my day-to-day life?
And how am I currently activating feminine soft creative energy?
I’d love to know what comes up for you! Feel free to send me an email ‘@ [email protected] or DM me on instagram ’@samhortonstudio.
Take care, Sam x
Sam Horton is a professional artist, passionate about the links between art, creativity and well-being.
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