My heart is racing as I get closer to finishing my second book, currently titled Persephone’s Path. It’s a meditation on the journey we take when we allow ourselves to fully feel difficulties, traumas, and our shadow selves. There will be a brief introduction to the Persephone myth, my understanding of its meaning, a meditation designed to recreate the cyclical journey to the Underworld (pictured above), and a section about poisonous plant allies.
It’s both similar and different from Here You Are. Persephone’s Path feels a lot scarier to put out there - it’s about the Underworld, which isn’t most folks’ favorite topic. When I tell people that I’m studying poisonous plants and the Persephone myth, the general responses I get are confusion, discomfort, and being disturbed by the topic (unless they are doing this type of work already).
Underworld work is deeply important to me. I’ve spent most of my adult life on the periphery of spiritual communities where it’s all light and love, namaste, positive vibes, if you’re positive you’ll attract positive, if something negative happens then you’re bad. There’s truth in those teachings, but I’ve found that light and love does not work longterm when we ignore our shadows and traumas, and we are FAR less powerful if those “dark” parts are unintegrated.
I’d love to hear your thoughts on this topic as I have been in a bubble with this work for the past few months.
There’s so much more I have to say around this subject and I can’t wait to share more soon!