Photo Credit: Sofia Mona Lisa
A year ago (9/30/18), I was sitting at the feet of the Dark Goddess ~ Sehkmet ~ in the Mojave Desert, just an hour north of Las Vegas. I had learned about Her Temple in 2015 when I read the book Heart of the Sun: An Anthology in Exaltation of Sekhmet by Candace C Kant and Anne Key. I knew then that I was being called by Sekhmet. Living in Florida, I did not know when I would ever make it out to Nevada. Yet, three years later, She had brought me to Her, and having finally arrived, She would have Her way with me.
The Dark Goddesses are aligned with the Scorpio Archetype of Magic, Mystery and Sorcery. Though I was born with my Inner Feminine (Venus) in Sagittarius, the Scorpio Meta (Overtone) Goddess was on the world stage at the time of my birth. This connection to the Dark Goddesses of Scorpio and the FIRE Goddesses of my Inner Feminine are the SOURCE of my Shakti ~ my Kundalini ~ my Creative Life Force Energy, and is what lives and breathes through me. I recently saw the word “Sorceress” presented as “Source-eress.” I love that expression. It feels good and authentic to me.
Now, as I am engaging with the regeneration and full embodiment of my Root Chakra Activation over this next month of my personal Sacred Feminine Ascent, I am keenly putting together all the pieces of my own evolution that have recently unfolded and are continuing to contribute to the renewal of my personal Source and Fountain of LIFE.
As an Alchemical Creation High Priestess, I was trained to work with the Seven Stages of Alchemy:
- CALCINATION
- DISSOLUTION
- SEPARATION
- CONJUNCTION
- FERMENTATION
- DISTILLATION
- COAGULATION
When I look back to that day in the desert, I realize that Universal Forces had converged to trigger the launch of the Calcination Stage which would utilize the collaborative energies of four significant Cosmic aspects that were present specifically for me to assist me in creating the Sacred Inner Space I would require at this time.
As the first stage of Alchemical Transformation,
psychologically, [Calcination] is the destruction of ego and our attachments to material possessions. Calcination is usually a natural humbling process as we are gradually assaulted and overcome by the trials and tribulations of life, though it can be a deliberate surrender of our inherent hubris gained through a variety of spiritual disciplines that ignite the fire of introspection and self-evaluation.
7 Stages of Alchemical Transformation
Most significantly for me, at the commencement and foundation of this new Alchemical Journey, my SOLar Ascendant was in Scorpio, specifically at 08SC08. The number 8 of eternity and infinity has always been an important resource for me as I was born on the 8th, and here at my 2018 SOLar Return, the number 8 was showing up for me again. This evolutionary path would be one of coming to really know myself as an Embodiment of the Dark Goddess ~ to KNOW my Self as a SOURCE~eress!
That day (9/30/18) when Sekhmet opened Her Temple door to me, the Sacred Feminine Above (Venus) was infusing me with the Scorpio Goddess Archetype. The Wisdom of this Archetype, which had been a guiding Light for me throughout my life, was being elevated to a whole new frequency. Venus at 10 degrees of Scorpio was within TWO degrees of my SOLar Ascendant!
My Inner Sacred Feminine was prepared to undergo the Alchemical Transformation necessary to receive this Evolutionary UPGRADE. This readiness is clearly represented by the placement of my SOLar Venus within 15 minutes of my SOLar Return point in Capricorn. This was further underscored by my SOLar Pluto standing at 1 degree next to Venus & the Sun! Pluto, as the Lord of Scorpio and the Sacred Partner of the Scorpio Goddess, was present to serve & support the Sacred Feminine in Her death & rebirth initiation within me. This unique metamorphosis was happening on the set of my SOLar 3rd house, providing me with the tools that I would require to be able to interpret and translate newly unveiled Wisdom, which has long been secreted away within these Mysteries, to those who would find their way to me on their own path.
The Great Mother (Moon) is always present for me. It has been the constancy and closeness of Her Presence that has enabled me to continue forward in the darkest of times. My Ancient Lineage is rooted in Her, and She rules my chart. Everything I AM is because of Her. As I sat with Sekhmet, the Great Mother remained close by. In fact, She (Moon) was standing (in Gemini) across the Sky from my SOLar Sekhmet in Sagittarius. Together, they were activating The Path of the Quest-Mate. The Great Mother has indeed been my Quest Mate ~ that One who walks beside you on your spiritual path ~ and from time-to-time, different aspects of the Great Mother, as Sehkmet was in this particular moment, have taken on the mantle of the Quest Mate role for me. The Path of the Quest-Mate was being activated in my SOLar 2nd and SOLar 8th houses. Even now, as then, I value the resources I have embodied which Sekhmet gifted to me, and the Great Mother ~ Mother Goddesses ~ and Grandmothers provide all that I require and desire, mostly empowering me in ways that allow my to confidently stand-in and continuously transform myself as a Sovereign BEing.
Finally, the Cosmic Guru (Jupiter) in Scorpio was above me in the Sky transmitting a regenerative AWAKENING to my SOLar Jupiter (Inner Guru), SOLar Mars (Inner Masculine) and SOLar Vesta (Goddess of Passionate Calling). My Inner Guru was teaching me how to hold within me a space equivalent to the depths of the ocean. My Inner Masculine was learning to be empowered by the fearlessness that is required to navigate those depths. My Inner Goddess of Passionate Calling was being given the Knowledge of PURE Ecstasy that can be experienced when I allow myself to honor the full INTENSITY of Who I AM.
… And Sekhmet was birthing all of it within my Consciousness. She was the arrow that was carrying me to those heights!
A year ago, I was thrown into the fire to be worked …. from this Calcination process I proceeded two months later into the Dissolution process as the Sacred Feminine (Venus) made Her descent into the Underworld (December 2018 – July 2019). My Magdalene Journey (9/8-9/17/2019), as described in my two previous posts, acted as the Separation process. This brings us to now ~ the Sacred Feminine’s (Venus) Ascent Journey which will unfold over the next 8 months as the Conjunction process.
There is a beauty that is discernible within the Shamanic Realms when our Consciousness is pierced by the realization that we are in the midst of an Alchemical Transformation. I’ve glimpsed this beauty in rare moments of keen perception that are aligned with the Truth of Who I AM. I trust it. I appreciate it. And in that beauty, there is LOVE ~ Pure Unconditional Love.
Many blessings to you,
Sofia Mona Lisa
Alchemical Creation High Priestess
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