Sage, Huntress, Lover, Queen

Introduction
Evoking the Divine Feminine Way, Revealing the Archetypes

Feminine Archetypes: Understanding Self and Reclaiming Wholeness | The Wisdom Inside the Feminine Archetypes | Living with the Archetypes | Change as the Path and the Process | The Essential Self | Shifting Consciousness: Embodying the Feminine Way | Creative Channels Alive | How to Use This Book | A Fine Silk Weave: Reclaiming Your Feminine Power

Chapter 1 – The Maiden
Reclaiming Creativity, Restoring Authenticity
Who Is the Maiden? | The Maiden’s Voyage | Tracking the Narrative | Embody the Maiden Archetype | Working with the Maiden’s Shadow | Steppingstones along the River | Persephone: The Maiden Who Rises from the Underworld | Practices for Embodying the Maiden

Chapter 2 – The Mother
Foraging Love to Fortify Spirit
Evolving the Essential Mother in You | Mothering to Unearth Creative Potential | Nurturing as a Path of Expansion and Love | Into the Womb Zone | Healing the Mother Wound: Breaking Old Cycles, Amplifying Goodness | Mother Fatigue: When the Shadow Calls | My Body, My Temple: A Journey of Radical Honoring | Transform the Victim/ Martyr Narrative: Free the Creative Channels | Embrace Your Inner Child: Heal to Reveal Your True Nature | The Gaia Connection: Ignite Life Force, Honor Abundance | Perspective: Old Self Dying, New Self Emerging | Your Epic Love Story | Practices for Embodying the Mother

Chapter 3 – Sage Spirit
Intuitive Waters Flow
Connecting to Your Inner Sage | Attune to Your Current Frequency | Trusting Your Intuitive Voice | Intuitive Listening: A Lifelong Pursuit | Reveal the Sage’s Shadow | Naming Emotional Debris: Empowering Vulnerability | The Power of Choice: A Sage’s Tool | A Sage’s Process: Pillars of Creativity to Activate Intuitive States | Mythic Connection: Goddess Isis, a Visionary Legend | Befriend Your Elder Wisdom | Practices for Embodying the Sage

Chapter 4 – The Huntress
Visionary, Activist, Warrior Spirit
Who Is the Huntress? | When the Shadow Rules: Your Huntress Wake-Up Call | Tracking the Origin of Fear: Wrestling Dragons to Ignite Sovereignty | The Imprint of Fear in Your History | Hunt and Gather: Consciously Crafting the Life You Desire | Mythic Muse: Kali, Goddess of Creation, Destruction, and Revolution | The Huntress Tool Kit: Strategies for an Empowered Life | The Huntress Invitation: Mindful Activation for Clear Vision | The Huntress Matrix | Practices for Embodying the Huntress

Chapter 5 – The Lover
Dancer of Intimacy, Self-Love Alchemist, Compassionate Revolutionary
Who Is the Lover? | Love as the Ultimate Resource: The Invitation Awaits | The Lover Lost in the Shadows | Working through Unresolved Pain to Access Deep Healing | The Power of Forgiveness: Living with Compassion | Embodied Self-Love as the Baseline | Your Body, Your Temple: Revolutionary Self-Acceptance | Beyond Roles and Attachments: Love as the Source of Bliss | Mythic Muse: Oshun, Orisha Goddess of Love and Abundance | The Sovereign and Liberated Lover: Accessing Pure Intimacy | Generating the Frequency of Love: To Heal and Be in Service to the World | Practices for Embodying the Lover

Chapter 6 – Awakening the Mystic
Truth Seeker, Vision Holder, Divine Space
Explorer Who Is the Mystic? | Why Align with Your Inner Mystic? | Visualization and Language: A Gateway into the Mystic’s Manifestation Process | Bridging Worlds: From the Ordinary to the Mysterious | The Unavailable Mystic: When Illusion Rules | The Tipping Point | Spiritual Bypassing: The Misuse of Power in Spiritual Practices | Beyond Smoke and Mirrors: Grounding Is Key to Developing Your Inner Mystic | Mystical Muse: Hildegard of Bingen | When the Mystic Calls: Learning How to Receive the Signals | Naming What Is True in the Moment | Liberating the Inner Voice | The Living Mystic Channels | The Mystic’s Matrix | The Mystic Builds Her Spirit House | Staying Current with Your Evolving Self | Trusting the Impulse: Refining Clarity | Practices for Embodying the Mystic

Chapter 7 – The Queen
Knowledge Weaver, Vision Activator, Evolved Leader
Who Is the Queen? | Embody the Queen: Evolving the Feminine Way | Perfectionism Is Overrated: Activating Intention as the Path to Freedom | The Initiation: Honoring the Shadow to Source Transcendence | Accepting the Queen’s Crown: Boundaries, Soul Care, and Courage | The Queen’s Essence | The Queen Inside the Mind: Gateway Towards Manifestation and Liberation | Goddess Tara: Embodied Wisdom, Pure Compassion | The Call of Queenship: Integrating the Art of Divine Timing | The Queen’s Formula: Vision to Activate | Personal Sanctuary: Soul Fuel for a Fulfilled Life | The Beauty of Aging: Hone Your Craft, Live Your Wisdom | Wild Freedom: A Visualization to Empower Aging | Curiosity and Queendom | We Are the Divine Feminine of the Planet | Practices for Embodying the Queen

Chapter 8 – The Weaver’s Work
Integrating the Soul Wisdom of the Feminine Archetypes
The Weaver’s Work | Reclaiming the Feminine: Now Is the Time | Coming Home: The Archetypal Journey | The Weaver’s Craft: From Form to Spirit | The Weaver’s Code: Life as a Living Ceremony

Appendix
Rituals and Wisdom Practices to Embody the Archetypes

Index

About the Author

Mara Branscombe is a yoga and meditation teacher, writer, mother, artist, ceremonialist, and spirit coach, who finds great joy in leading others along the path of self-transformation. She is passionate about weaving the art of mindfulness, self-care, mind-body practices, and earth-based rituals into her offerings. She lives in Vancouver, Canada.

“Capturing the creative, intuitive, and feminine spirit that can and will transform our world, Sage, Huntress, Lover, Queen invites us to the edges of shadow and light to understand key archetypes, prioritize our love, and reclaim our feminine leadership.” ELENA BROWER, mentor, artist, yoga and meditation teacher, and author of Practice You, Being You, and Art of Attention

“Sage, Huntress, Lover, Queen is a beautiful guide that leads to a deeper understanding of self. Through the teachings of powerful archetypes, Mara’s wisdom activates a remembering of who we are and why we are here. This book spoke deeply to the visionary, the healer, and the matriarch within my bones, and I highly recommend it to anyone who wishes to continue weaving their medicine into the world.” ASHA FROST, indigenous medicine woman and author of You Are the Medicine

“Mara Branscombe mystically and masterfully weaves rituals, poetry, somatic practices, meditations, and movement throughout the pages of Sage, Huntress, Lover, Queen to inspire deep transformation. This book is an ever-expanding and rich portal for uncovering and revealing what must come forth from one’s Soul for their own healing and the healing that is and must continue to take place collectively.” MICHELLE C. JOHNSON, intuitive healer, activist, and author of Skill in Action: Radicalizing Your Yoga Practice to Create a Just World and Finding Refuge: Heart Work for Healing Collective Grief

“There is healing in these pages. As we journey through the archetypes, we reclaim our power and sojourn with all of the parts of ourselves that are ready for healing, rebirth, and renewal.” TRACEE STANLEY, founder of Empowered Life Circle and author of Radiant Rest and The Luminous Self

“Mara’s words are true homecoming for the feminine. To read it is to remember. This book invites us to reclaim our power and restore what we have lost and forgotten. A deep and satiating read.” ALLY MAZ, entrepreneur, yoga teacher, and author of Girlvana

“Thank you, Mara, for giving women a map to explore the power of archetypes to embody the many dimensions of our full spectrum. Each chapter offers juicy practices, prose, and poetry to embrace the fullness of one’s life through the feminine lens while meeting the shadows that arise along the way. An empowerment offering for these soulful times.” SHIVA REA, international yoga teacher and author of Tending the Heart Fire

“Mara Branscombe is passionately committed to inspiring each reader to live the most empowered, creative, and authentic life possible. She goes far beyond her own beautiful words of inspiration as she provides an abundance of practical tools (meditation, journaling, rituals, and more) for the genuine seeker to use to immerse herself in an active physical/emotional/spiritual exploration of any or all of the seven sacred female archetypes highlighted in Sage, Huntress, Lover, Queen. Branscombe links the weaving of personal accountability and divine feminine wisdom to the urgent necessity of bringing healing to our world in this sincere and encouraging call to awakening.” ROBIN ROSE BENNETT, herbalist and author of Healing Magic and The Gift of Healing Herbs

“Mara’s latest book, Sage, Huntress, Lover, Queen, reads almost like a map helping you understand your inner-world, while navigating the outer one. Poetic, insightful, and deeply practical, Mara helps you understand the transitions in life through a compelling and original look at the archetypes. This book provides equal amounts of practical information with a wisdom that seems almost otherworldly.” ALLY BOGARD, teacher and cofounder of Gaiatri Yoga Training Program

“In Sage, Huntress, Lover, Queen, Mara Branscombe unfolds rich female archetypes in order to help women reconnect with and harmonize the very attributes that empower an awakened and authentic life. Through the journeywork and envisioning we discover, in the truest sense, the wisdom of the female psyche. It is both mystic and medicine, fertile ground for discovering your soul’s calling.” Dr. Michele Kambolis, author of When Women Rise

“In this book, Mara beautifully interweaves stories of feminine archetypes and provides invaluable guided meditations, journaling prompts, ceremonies to heal and awaken the soul.” Erika Buenaflor, M.A., J.D., author of Cleansing Rites of Curanderismo and Veneration Rites of Curanderismo

“Unlock and unleash your feminine power by discovering the feminine archetypes within yourself. Mara's latest book Sage, Huntress, Lover, Queen is a beautiful tribute to the sacred feminine. The archetypal insights and exercises in this book will give you a deeper understanding of yourself and guide you on the path to personal liberation. Read this amazing book and activate the wisdom of your feminine soul. Reclaiming your inner feminine power is truly a radical act of love for yourself and the whole world.” Esther Haasnoot, founder of Global Heart magazine.

SPIRITUALITY/SELF-TRANSFORMATION

Evolving the Feminine Frequency

JOURNEY THROUGH THE ARCHETYPAL WISDOM of the divine feminine to reclaim your authentic self and to follow your soul’s longing. Embodiment teacher Mara Branscombe takes an intriguing look at the seven feminine archetypes that prevail in the modern psyche—Maiden, Mother, Sage, Huntress, Lover, Mystic, and Queen—and traces their continuing influence throughout different stages of our life, sometimes dormant, sometimes prominent. As she explores each archetype’s beneficial qualities, its connections to the physical-emotional-mental body, and its shadow aspects, Mara highlights the positive impact these models can have if we embrace them and live them consciously. Step-by-step creative practices, guided visualizations, mind-body rituals, and soulful poetry allow you to embody each archetype, inviting in the light aspects as well as integrating the shadow. Embodiment techniques help you shift your consciousness and untangle from the habitual and unconscious patterns that dim your vital spark.

Weaving the fine strands of the archetypal wisdom into a rich tapestry, this guide provides soul-empowering mind-body formulas that become field notes on the visionary’s path. As the embodied feminine within comes alive, you will discover how each cycle and experience in life are part of the continuous unfolding of your own living ceremony.

“Capturing the creative, intuitive, and feminine spirit that can and will transform our world, Sage, Huntress, Lover, Queen invites us to the edges of shadow and light to understand key archetypes, prioritize our love, and reclaim our feminine leadership.”
— ELENA BROWER, mentor, artist, yoga and meditation teacher, and author of Practice You, Being You, and Art of Attention

MARA BRANSCOMBE is a yoga and meditation teacher, writer, mother, artist, ceremonialist, and spirit coach, who finds great joy in leading others along the path of self-transformation. She is passionate about weaving the art of mindfulness, self-care, mind-body practices, and earth-based rituals into her offerings. She lives in Vancouver, Canada.