The Wise Woman Within | Embodying Autumn’s Call to Slow Down, Listen, and Trust
As the leaves began to fall and the air grew still, I found myself called to slow down — not just in my body, but in my spirit. Autumn, to me, is the season of the Wise Woman. She reminds us that wisdom isn’t about striving; it’s about softening into what we’ve learned, releasing what’s ready to fall away, and trusting the quiet space that remains.
In feminine archetypal work, the Wise Woman represents maturity, discernment, and deep embodied knowing. She’s not afraid of the shadows — she’s walked through them and come out with gold in her hands. She teaches us to listen inwardly, to trust our intuition, and to honor the cyclical nature of life.
When I led this practice in my Embodied Flow class, I felt how much wisdom lives in the body itself. It doesn’t shout — it whispers. The Wise Woman is that whisper, guiding us back home to ourselves.
What I’ve Learned in This Season
This autumn has been a mirror for me — showing me where I’ve grown and where I still ache. I’ve been sitting with this deeper truth about connection — how much I long for something real, sacred, and honest.
There are moments when I look around and think, maybe what I want doesn’t even exist anymore. I see what’s normalized — the surface-level attention, the disconnect — and I feel how rare depth has become. And yet, I can’t unsee what I’ve awakened to. I can’t pretend it doesn’t matter. Because it does.
That realization has changed me. It’s softened me and strengthened me all at once. It’s taught me that I can stand on my own — truly — but that doesn’t erase the longing for a connection that’s real, present, and safe. The Wise Woman in me knows that this longing isn’t weakness; it’s remembrance. It’s the soul’s way of calling us back to what’s true.
In my body, I feel it like a pulse — a gentle ache beneath my ribs — asking me to trust that what’s real and sacred will find me when I no longer betray myself to seek it. That’s the essence of the Wise Woman: she doesn’t chase love; she becomes it.
A Practice to Try
If you’d like to explore this energy yourself, I invite you to watch my latest YouTube video: “Autumn Body Scan Meditation | Embodied Movement for the Wise Woman.”
It’s a gentle, intuitive practice that blends movement and meditation to help you reconnect with your inner Wise Woman — the part of you that already knows.
Practice here with the video.
Invitation to Go Deeper
My book, Divine Feminine Unveiled, dives deeper into these archetypes — exploring how the Maiden, Mother, and Wise Woman live within each of us. Each chapter offers reflection and embodied wisdom for reclaiming the feminine energy we often suppress in a world that values doing over being.
If this message resonates, I invite you to explore Divine Feminine Unveiled — available on Amazon.
Wherever you are in your cycle or season, may you pause long enough to listen — your Wise Woman is already speaking.