There is a natural relationship between descent and vision. And in our culture, we don't associate the two together.
"The descent is also often a process of arriving in the body and, through that, the depths of the underworld. Coming from a society that praises the rational, visible and quantifiable, we may not immediately trust the dark or easily adapt to this new landscape." - Carly Mountain
Timestamps:
- 00:16 The Relationship between Descent and Vision
- 03:39 Inanna's Descent: A Tale of Underworld Trials
- 05:51 Embracing the Underworld: A Heroine's Journey to Self-Discovery
- 08:54 Understanding Women's Descent Cycles as Initiation, Not Pathology
- 10:33 Nature's Guidance Through Life's Descent Cycles
- 12:35 Embracing Descent Through Sensory Awareness and Inner Vision
- 15:18 Reclaiming Vision and Voice After Cult Oppression
- 19:57 Imagination as a Tool for Overcoming Adversity
- 23:12 Embodying Earth's Vision Through Symbiotic Rebirth
- 27:06 Embracing the Natural Cycles of Descent and Rebirth
- 31:27 Envisioning Wholeness Through Simplicity and Inner Nourishment
Resources mentioned:
- Carly Mountain's book "Descent and Rising" on the embodiment of Inanna
- This interview with Carly Mountain on the Kinspirit Podcas, “The Resurgence of Sacred Feminine Mysteries: Honoring Our Cycles of Descent”: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4xuoSl7qO7onvx1Rh11JJ4?si=7ebc83c57f474da7
- "Women Who Run with Wolves" by Doctor Clarissa Pinkola Estes
- The story of "Anne of Green Gables" is cited as an inspiring example of utilizing vision amidst challenging circumstances
The Void Membership: https://www.thestorydoula.co/the-void
- (00:16) - The Relationship between Descent and Vision
- (03:39) - Inanna's Descent: A Tale of Underworld Trials
- (05:51) - Embracing the Underworld: A Heroine's Journey to Self-Discovery
- (08:54) - Understanding Women's Descent Cycles as Initiation, Not Pathology
- (10:33) - Nature's Guidance Through Life's Descent Cycles
- (12:35) - Embracing Descent Through Sensory Awareness and Inner Vision
- (15:18) - Reclaiming Vision and Voice After Cult Oppression
- (19:57) - Imagination as a Tool for Overcoming Adversity
- (23:12) - Embodying Earth's Vision Through Symbiotic Rebirth
- (27:06) - Embracing the Natural Cycles of Descent and Rebirth
- (31:27) - Envisioning Wholeness Through Simplicity and Inner Nourishment
What is The Void?
The void as a symbol represents the cosmic womb, the uncreated place where all things emerge. It is the liminal, the imaginal, it is the womb, the soil. The void is the black of a new moon night. It is seed wisdom. And soil wisdom. It is the oceanic depths, too deep for our imagining. It is the realm of the goddess. And of the moon. And of the creative process.
Inside of this podcast, we explore all things change, initiation, and the creative process.
Some of the things you'll hear us talking about on the The Void are the mysteries of the creative process, deep world initiations, the psychospiritual descent to soul, and our eros, our sexual lifeforce and kundalini energy rising up through our bodies to meet us with vitality as we vote for life. We will talk about the magdalene mysteries of manifestation as well as the law of assumption, nervous system healing, and feeding your life with new stories, new templates, new codes that have their roots in the old myths of the many faced, multi-aspected goddess. We will talk about somatic mythwork and how when we weave new constructs to live by, the world changes. We talk about relationships and explore regenerating our ways of relating. We talk about psychedelic assisted change processes and ceremony. We will talk about the edges and threshold of identity death, deep change, and regenerative masculinity.
Learn more about the podcast, resources, and other offerings at www.storywork.studio.