From where do you source your power?

As we are moving into the end of Summer here in Sweden, I feel an abundance of pleasure and substance. And quite a lot of power. I’m starting to feel a call to move into the world in a much more concrete way than I’ve had for several years now. Or, ever. I can’t really put my finger on exactly what has shifted, not yet, there are many contributing factors. What I do know is that I’m experiencing my power in a whole new way.

Tough Power & Helplessness

In a general sense of power, most people associate the term with becoming harder. Tougher. When we can feel into energies, we can sense other people’s armor. A kind of, don’t f*k with me-energy, and it can be overtly aggressive or on a subtle level. I used to have a lot of armor. And I was fierce. You wouldn’t have wanted to meet me in a negotiation, for example. But it was all fake. As a kid doing a make-believe version of power. Which most adults do. We protect ourselves when we feel we need more power, because what we are protecting is something young and vulnerable, so we automatically use a shield. Women in a masculine environments are usually skilled at creating these armors. But it costs us a lot, and having an armor often leads to burn-out. And even more common is to feel power-less. When we collapse and feel helpless, or we go back and forth. All of which leads to burn-out.

Black Panther Power or the Black Jewel Power

There is a different source of power, however. Which I call the black panther power. The primate moves quietly and seamlessly, and yet you know, without a doubt, that the black panther owns the room. The way I teach women to find their own black panther is to locate the black jewel, as I call it, in our bellies. If we can learn to stay focused there, while staying connected to our jewels, which are a bit down south, and in our hearts, the three power centers, we emit a power that is unfuckwithable. Through understanding what blocks our power using inquiry, ecstatic dancing, making sounds and maybe a dash of seduction, while staying present, with other turned-on women, we unleash something not only deeply instinctual but also deeply divine. We access the primordial force of the Universe, and we stay open - and vulnerable. Instead of becoming burned-out, we move into a deeper state of being.

What is your relationship to power? Your own power? How do you experience power in your life? In your body? And the opposite, powerlessness or collapse?
What are you longing for when it comes to your own power?