Wild Power: Discover the Magic of Your Menstrual Cycle and Awaken the Feminine Path to Power

✍ Scribed by Alexandra Pope; Sjanie Hugo Wurlitzer

• Publisher: Hay House UK
• Year: 2017
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 406
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

As a woman you are coded for power, and the journey to realizing the fullness and beauty of that power – your Wild Power – lies in the rhythm and change of your menstrual cycle.

The menstrual cycle is a vital and vitalizing system in the female body, yet our understanding of and respect for this process is both limited and distorted. Few women really know about the physiology of their cycle, and many do not see it as an integral part of their health and wellbeing, let alone as a potential guide to emotional and spiritual empowerment.

Wild Power tells a radical new story about feminine power. It reveals:

Your inner architecture and the path to power that is encoded in your body
How to tune in to the rhythm and changes of your menstrual cycle to realize the fullness and beauty of your authority
Three ‘maps’ to guide you through the energies, tasks and challenges presented as you journey through each cycle
How to work with your Inner Seasons to pace your energy, calm your nervous system and gain insight into your overall wellbeing

How to work with your cycle to channel spiritual forces, affirm your expression in the world and achieve a deep sense of belongingWritten with humour, tenderness and practicality, and packed with women's stories and quotes throughout, Wild Power will restore women to wholeness and reinstate the full majesty and grace of the Feminine.

✦ Table of Contents

Welcome
A Vision to Hold
Invitation to the Journey
Who Is This Book for?
PART I: THE FEMININE WAY
Chapter 1: The Wild Power Revolution
The missing piece
Laying the groundwork
Learning to love your cycle
Learning menstrual cycle awareness (MCA)
MCA: the basics
Influences on your cycle
There’s no ‘perfect cycle’
Chapter 2: Discovering Your Wild Power
What is Wild Power?
The birthings – gateways of initiation
Unmasking power
The power of the Feminine
PART II: THREE INNER MAPS FOR YOUR INITIATORY JOURNEY
Chapter 3: The Two Vias
Introducing the map of The Two Vias
What are The Two Vias ?
The two poles of the menstrual cycle
A change in gear
Armouring
The Two Vias in depth
The via positiva
The via negativa
How the vias support your initiatory process
Chapter 4: The Inner Seasons
Introducing the map of The Inner Seasons
What are The Inner Seasons?
The Inner Seasons in depth
Inner winter (menstruation)
Inner spring (pre-ovulation)
Inner summer (ovulation)
Inner autumn (premenstruum)
Getting to know your crossover days
The crossover days in depth
Menstrual to preovulatory phase (day 5/6)
Preovulatory to ovulatory phase (day 11/12)
Ovulatory to premenstrual phase (day 19/20)
Premenstrual to menstrual phase (day 27/28)
Chapter 5: The Five Chambers of Menstruation
Introducing the map of The Five Chambers
What are The Five Chambers?
The breadcrumb trail to your inner temple
The ‘call’ to the temple
The Five Chambers in depth
Chamber 1: Separation
Chamber 2: Surrender
Chamber 3: Renewal
Chamber 4: Visioning
Chamber 5: Clarity and Direction
The Big Bleed
PART III: MEET, MANAGE AND LIVE YOUR WILD POWER
Chapter 6: The Sacred Role of Your Inner Critic
A healthy dose of kindness
The critic’s role in the initiatory journey
Returning your critic to its natural home
The Great Awakener
Learning to pick up the gauntlet
Dealing with a critic invasion
Guidelines for handling your critic
Chapter 7: The Holy Grail
Guardian of the Grail
Honouring the rage
Entering the Grail with your partner
Chapter 8: Menstrual Cycle Awareness (MCA)
MCA: our original spiritual practice
MCA: the full box and dice
Learning to pace yourself
Creative timing
MCA for those without a cycle
‘Menstrual trauma’
Interruptions, disturbances and symptoms
Four psycho-spiritual foundations for healing
Chapter 9: How the F*ck Do We Live Our Cycle in a Non-cyclical World?
‘Undercover agents’ for changing your world
Don’t go it alone: call on your allies
Plant the menstruality meme
The 1 per cent shift
Deep listening
‘Holding the tension’
Doing nothing
Forming a listening partnership
The Bleed on It method
Epilogue: Love Your Cycle – and Change the World
The stages of your Wild Power
The world needs your Wild Power
The end and a new beginning
References
Resources
Acknowledgements
About the Authors
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