- 2017 & the rise Dark Feminine
- The opportunities of this Final New Moon
- The teaching nature of Sagittarius
- The essential role of our hips
- In importance of full-bodied-presence
- And some other fun tangents:)
- What are our hips teachings us?
- What is the connection between the movement of fire & the movements of my hips?
On the Horizon
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Chris Maddox is the founder of The Wild Woman Project where she teaches women how to utilize the gifts of the Wild Woman Archetype in their everyday lives & how to lead women’s circles in their local communities. She is the organizer & facilitator of the beloved annual WILD WOMAN FEST, a women’s retreat-festival hybrid which fosters a deep connection to nature, a direct experience of the divine feminine & profound spiritual sisterhood among the women in attendance.
An ever student of the great mysteries of existence and nature itself, Chris believes women are holding innate gifts & tools that society at large needs – now more than ever. She is committed to helping women remember their special magic and to bring it forward into every corner of their lives, for the greater good of the planet.
Hey there! I am inspired by many of the concepts and the overall energy of this project. I’ve been following for a few months now. I think that the rise of the feminine is essential. However, I do not believe that this rise is going to be simply rise of women. I think that the balance between the feminine and masculine within each of us is essential. I think that the feminine is being objectified and suppressed not just in women, but in men as well, and I’m curious how we can incorporate men into this project and encourage us all to cultivate more feminine qualities and balancing them out with our masculine. Many times (not in this particular project) I see people encouraging the rise of women by basically encouraging them to be more masculine. I feel that we should be encouraging the rise of feminine energy all around and am curious on Wild Woman Projects take on this as well as any active steps we can take within our own lives or possibly within this project to help encourage this total feminine and masculine balance across the board. Sending lots of love and light. Stay wild moon child. <3
Hi Tara,
Thanks for the thoughtful questions!
Here at the Wild Woman Project we believe that the Wild Woman Archetype is actually a perfect embodiment of the balance between Masculine and Feminine Principles. Masculine and Feminine Principles run through everything that is.
The Feminine does not belong exclusively to women or men or any gender. The exploration of the Feminine is important for everyone at this time.
Now, on the social level, because women have been historically oppressed, their rise & hearing their voices is essential to balancing the scales in the collective – we need women’s voices and experiences to be valued. We need a diverse array of perspectives. If you look at the leadership in Government, or the Entertainment Industry, for example – it is clear that women are underrepresented in leadership. So, on this level too, we need women empowered.
We choose to work with women in Circles & Retreats – because the way the culture has shaped women is specific & there is a specific medicine that unfolds when women gather together with a wealth of shared experiences. (The same can be said for people of other genders).
We choose to explore the depths of Feminine Principle because it is a terrain we need to get familiar with & it is a terrain that has been largely ignored, esp. in the Abrahamic Traditions (Christianity, Judaism & Islam) that have been so foundational to the societal structures in which we live. Because the culture celebrate the Masculine, most of us are actually quite in touch with the Masculine principle. So in order to come to balance we need to elevate & explore the Feminine within.
We gather the women with an eye toward the greater good of all people – women, trans-women, men, trans-men, non-binary folks – everyone. As each woman finds her voice and lives in alignment with her truth, she inherently influences all the humans & beings around her.
Hope this helps your understanding of where we are coming from.
In Love,
Chris
Hey there!
Yes I totally understand and love the concept of women gathering and empowering each other. I was even considering coming to the retreat this past summer but was not financially able to swing it this year. I most certainly understand and value whole-heartedly the message and values brought to the table with Wild Woman Project. My question was not so much geared towards changing anything that is already being done within the project because I have not yet read something or watched a video that I did not resonate with. I absolutely love and value what Wild Woman Project is all about and am not in any way suggesting changing it. It was more towards thinking about ways that we can not only continue to do what is being done with the project and empowering women, but how we can try to engage the men in our lives to also raise their feminine voices within our own lives and society as a whole. I guess it was kind of just a brain storming question on how we can include everyone in the movement to balance the feminine, how we can broaden the concept of the project to include everyone while still creating the sacred space for women gathering as well. Hopefully I have been able to convey my thoughts and feelings in a way that helps you to understand what I meant, because I think I may have been misunderstood in my first comment. Many thanks for all that you and the Wild Woman Project team does!
Love and Light,
Tara