179. The Heroine’s Journey: The Descent to the Goddess

We reviewed the Heroine’s Journey that we talked about in Episode 60, and took it a little deeper today after exploring this beautiful methodology for a full week on a recent retreat in Greece.  There are many steps on the Heroine’s Journey (see book by Maureen Murdock), but today we dive into the step called “Descent to the Goddess” and what this actually means.   Our conversation processes the retreat and what we both learned, as well as the lessons of several women who attended. Today we discuss: How historically the feminine energy got pushed down, and that perhaps it is because the feminine energy holds power and creation whereas the masculine holds consciousness and awareness.  We need them both but there is often a fear of power.  However feminine power is not power over (as we are used to in our culture), but rather power within. How we worked with Goddess energy on retreat, and the many different forms of Goddess that include: the maiden, the mother, the warriors, the sage, the mystic, the queen, the lover. Why it is important to understand which feminine energies you resonate with, which energies you push away, and how it is often the energy we reject that we need to integrate most in our life. The power of intergenerational learning (which we had on retreat – 44 women ages 28-76), and the big lesson Betsy got from one of the youngest participants. A call to all women to own our inner feminine as a way to soothe, integrate and harmonize what is happening in humanity. The Heroine’s Journey is a book written by Dr. Maureen Murdock based on her understanding the feminine version of the Hero’s Journey as articulated by Jospeh Campbell in The Hero with A Thousand Faces. Past Episodes You Might Like with Kate & Betsy About the Balance of the Feminine & Masculine: Episode 60: The Heroine’s Journey: Reclamation of The Feminine Episode 85: Exploring The Three Phases of Womanhood Episode 120: Dr Sharon Blackie: Hagitude Episode 121: A New Feminine Is Rising Episode 146: Balancing Our Personal Masculine & Feminine Energies Episode 150: Healing the 3 Feminine Wounds Episode 152: Wise Women Are Waking Up…But What About the Men? Today’s Episode sponsored by: Kate Moreland Coaching Dr Yoga Momma Heartland Yoga Want to do your own Heroine’s Journey with Dr. Betsy? Consider joining Reclaim: A Heroine’s Journey with Betsy. This 10-week online course takes you on a journey “in and down” (the feminine path) to reclaim your lost feminine parts, heal your wounded masculine parts, receive initiation from the Goddess, and return a changed person.  This course runs during the darkest days of the year, which tends to be the best time for depth work according to Dr. Betsy.  This course begins November 2025.   For all the upcoming details visits www.dryogamomma.com. Want to go on retreat?  Want to join Betsy in Costa Rica in May 2026 at her favorite retreat center to help you reorganize your inner space using yoga, meditation, energy medicine, and hypnosis?  All the details here! To join the Tend Her 4.0 Course on Hope (It’s Free!), visit here: https://dryogamomma.com/tend-her-4-0-hope/ Source