“Unlike the fairy tale princes, real men do not like
having to save someone.”― Alison A. Armstrong
WEEK eight: HERO LANGUAGE (PROVIDE, NEED, HERO, HELP + SAVE)
INTENTION
These five words and the actions that complement them are our guiding practices in these teachings. We will discuss the words and actions and deepen in together as we LIVE the practice. PROVIDE. NEED. HELP. SAVE. HERO. The intention for this week is to contemplate what “responding from mastery” means for YOU. Where is your “mastery” with this wisdom as you LIVE it and apply it to men and the masculine? Our intention this week is to find the places where you are a “master” and the places where you might be served by a deeper practice in some way: and muse the ways and the practices for deepening in.
daily practice for this week:
Sacred Pause, Centering + Mind Journaling - In my estimation, one of the only ways to create space for responding versus reacting (from mastery) is to know what you are the master of (gnosis, awareness, truth, intention) and to be able to create the actual space to come into this awareness in-the-moment, so that you can take the aligned action once you see the options. In order to do this the practices become living a sacred pause practice, getting comfortable with centering yourself BEFORE you take action, and minding your mind to watch it closely and record what traps, stories, tricks, etc. you might have to release, heal, etc. Create your own Sacred Pause practice each day. Create your own Centering practice each day. Keep a Mind Journal this week, minding your mind each day.
BONUS: The “advanced yoga pose” as my teacher calls it for this week’s embodiment practices would be to apply these to real time experiences. Can you respond from mastery in conflict, in a tough conversation, in a tense moment? And, can you do this applying the wisdom of the Hero Language?
where will you place your devotion this week?
“There is no journey of the Feminine without devotion.” Each week I will be asking you to share where you will be placing your devotion for the week. You have three choices: Your Higher Self, on God/The Divine (as you call it), or on The Masculine.
felt sense for the week:
Each week we will focus our attention on the practice of allowing ourselves to be felt. For many of us this practice includes learning to articulate how we feel in any given moment, and learning to trust our bodies to tell us how we feel, and having the courage to take action (mas)/or move (fem) from here. The very first step to this forever practice is allowing ourselves to FEEL, so that we can feel it and trust it for ourselves. Be prepared to enter our circle this week by sharing how you are arriving, in a felt sense.
This week I invite you to FEEL: Clear, Calm, Empowered, Truth + Pride/Compassion
altar + tools:
Each week I will be inviting you to consider the ways you incorporate the Feminine element of “the sacred” into your life; this is completely, uniquely YOUR way. I will be sharing things each week to inspire you, please find your own ways to deepen in here and I hope that you will share these during our journey so that we may be inspired by you and your practices.
This week I invite you to BE CURIOUS ABOUT:
Your idea of “an altar” and if you feel inspired, please create an altar that will represent this full journey. If you already have an altar, please consider placing something on it that represents your focus for this week.
Consider the “tools” you have to practice and/or to add “the sacred” into your life: candles, rituals, ceremonies, oils, prayers, affirmations, tinctures, cards, crystals… (If this is something you need guidance with please let me know and we can muse together on our Friday call.)
questions for contemplation + discussion
Be prepared to share how this language lives in your everyday life now that you have the wisdom.
When you apply the Hero Language to YOUR inner masculine what happens?
Is there a recent experience or conversation that you can share where you felt that you responded from mastery and this felt really empowering for you?
Is there a recent experience or conversation that you can share where you felt that you could not take a sacred pause, or center yourself or respond from mastery? What happened, how did this feel for you/what did you experience, and what was the outcome?
Which of the Hero Language words are your favorite and why? Least favorite and why?