Awaken Your Inner Wisdom with Cissi Williams

Can you sense how there is this ancient feminine magic lying dormant within your bones , like an inner sleeping potential, just waiting for you to awaken her? This is the topic of this episode , which is an interview Lina Lanestrand did with me, for her Goddess Summit, where I talk about the Norse Creation Myth of Fire and Ice , and how it shows us the sacred clues for how we can awaken this ancient feminine magic within us. This is a feminine wisdom that embodies both the structural feminine , which is the power of ice, the feminine magic that holds our ancient witch consciousness that births new worlds into being – and the fiery feminine , which is the power of fire, the fire of our love. A fire that is the spark of creation that causes life to blossom and expand. At the end of this episode I also guide you on a shamanic journey to two ancient wells : the Well of Love, which ignites the fire of our love, and the Well of Magic, which ignites the power of our structural feminine. And together, we also journey to the Cosmic Womb, so you can receive the light of something new. The journey begins at 43.38 (but do listen to the talk beforehand, as it gives you the MAP for the journey, allowing you to go much deeper in your own healing journey). PS. If you want to journey even deeper into the mythical landscape of your soul , then you are most welcome to join me on one of my online courses or shamanic trainings where we dive deep into the wisdom found in shamanic energy medicine and ancient goddess myths, such as the new online course Awaken Your Shamanic Witch Priestess (read more here ), and also the Shamanic Energy Medicine Practitioner and Seidr Magic Training (you can read more on nordiclight.academy ).

The four elements of earth, water, air and fire are not just symbolic metaphors but living forces within our bodies and the Earth. Together they form a spiralling rhythm of descent, transformation and ascent , where we descend into the Earth and the Womb of the Dark Mother, held in her sacred birth Waters. We then breathe in the Air of new inspiration, which guides us into a rebirth through the sacred Fire – a fire that also gives us the energy we need so we can begin our journey of ascent. In this episode, which is from my new online course Awaken Your Shamanic Witch Priestess , I share a short lecture on the four elements on how they live in the body, the goddess archetypes associated with each, and what we can do to be in balance with them. And finally, I guide you on a shamanic journey where you connect with the elements of earth, water, air and fire - and as this journey is based on my osteopathic understanding of the body, it is filled with Shamanic Body Magic ( journey begins at 14.10 ). You can find out more about this new online course Awaken Your Shamanic-Witch-Priestess here. It starts on the Dark Moon, 10th of September , and you can benefit from the Early Bird Price until midnight on the Full Moon 26th of September . PS. If you want to soak up even more Feminine Wisdom, then you are most welcome on our free online Feminine Wisdom Summit . Find out more here.

Your womb is far more than a physical organ – it is a sacred portal , a gateway between worlds, a cauldron of magic, transformation, creation, life and rebirth. This is your seat of feminine magic , and in this sacred cauldron you find the gifts and medicine of the four feminine archetypes – Maiden, Mother, Queen and Crone . Just as spring, summer, autumn, and winter each offer their own gifts and medicine to the land, our inner feminine archetypes bring their own gifts and medicine to us too. These feminine archetypal presences live within every woman as inner wisdom keepers, guiding us to tune into the whispers of our heart and soul, so we can move through life in sync with the cosmic heartbeat of the Great Mother. The Maiden awakens and says YES to what lights her up. The Mother creates and births her dreams into being. The Queen claims the throne of her sovereignty and chooses with discernment what she gives her time, energy and focus to, and the Crone is the sacred elder who walks between worlds, holding the ancient codes of life, death and rebirth. In this episode, which is from my new online course Awaken Your Shamanic Witch Priestess , I share a short lecture on these four archetypes, and then I guide you on a shamanic journey to meet your inner Maiden, Mother, Queen and Crone ( journey begins at 12.05 ). You can find out more about this new online course Awaken Your Shamanic-Witch-Priestess here. It starts on the Dark Moon, 10th of September , and you can benefit from the Early Bird Price until midnight on the Full Moon 26th of September . PS. If you want to soak up even more Feminine Wisdom, then you are most welcome on our free online Feminine Wisdom Summit . Find out more here.

Freya’s name means Our Lady , and the deepest root of her name means to love. She carries the golden light of our soul – the magical fire of love that is the essence of all creation. She is the witch in the Völuspá who was burned and reborn three times ; and as she rose from the fire, she became the First Völva, the one who embodies the power of Seidr Magic. She then travelled the world, teaching the women Seidr, so they could awaken their inner feminine magic too. In this episode, which is from my new online course Awaken Your Shamanic Witch Priestess , I share a short lecture on Freya, and then you go on a shamanic journey with Freya, igniting the Fire of Love in your heart ( journey begins at 6.12 ). It is this Fire of Love that is the compass the Shamanic-Witch-Priestess follows , so it becomes her guide, showing her where to go, what to do, what to say and to whom. You can find out more about this new online course Awaken Your Shamanic-Witch-Priestess here. It starts on the Dark Moon, 10th of September , and you can benefit from the Early Bird Price until midnight on the Full Moon 26th of September . PS. If you want to soak up even more Feminine Wisdom, then you are most welcome on our free online Feminine Wisdom Summit . Find out more here.

Did you know that there is an ancient feminine wisdom wired into your DNA, held in your mitochondria, which has been passed down from mother to daughter, generation after generation, for thousands of years? A living, golden thread that connects you, right now, to the Ancient Mothers of your maternal bloodline. In this episode, drawn from the introduction to my new online course Awaken Your Shamanic Witch Priestess , we journey into the sacred science behind this magic : how your mitochondria nourish, guide and protect you – like a Wise Mother from deep within – how your body is wired to receive the healing medicine from both the darkness and the light, and how our ancient shamanic traditions honoured this same feminine wisdom long before we had words for it. We also follow the golden thread of feminine magic through time , past the distortion and silencing of the feminine, all the way back to the truth that was never truly lost – a truth that has kept flowing, like a Golden River of Feminine Wisdom, deep within the mythical landscape of our soul. A truth that helps us remember that our ancient source of feminine magic is GOOD , and through this remembering our inner shamanic-witch-priestess awakens. You can find out more about this new online course Awaken Your Shamanic-Witch-Priestess here. It starts on the Dark Moon, 10th of September , and you can benefit from the Early Bird Price until midnight on the Full Moon 26th of September . PS. If you want to soak up even more Feminine Wisdom, then you are most welcome on our free online Feminine Wisdom Summit . Find out more here.

In this shamanic journey you’ll release the fears that block you from being the light that you are. You’ll also move through a deep initiation, being burnt three times to the ground. Each time rising, reborn into the truth of who you are. At the end of the journey, you’ll be meet the ancestral witch in your lineage, the Wise One, who will share her medicine and wisdom with you. This is a very powerful journey, which is around 50 minutes long. This journey is from the book Your Heart Knows How to Heal You (and to make the most of this journey, I recommend you read Chapter 7 in the book, so you get the MAP for this journey, and you also get to meet Gullveigr, the witch who was three times burnt, three times born – and how she is the Norse goddess Freya. You can find out more about the book on Amazon here , and also on my website here.

Radiant Sun Goddess Sól, Keeper of the golden fire of life, I open my heart to receive your healing light. Let your golden rays shine through my mind, clearing away any confusion and doubt. Let your light flow through my heart, awakening the fire of love that lives within my soul. May your sacred light shine through me, bringing love and healing into our world. And so it is. And so it is. And so it is. Blessed be. Blessed be. Blessed be.

In this shamanic journey Mary Magdalene will be your guide, as she’s the mystical heart that embodies both heaven and earth. In this way, she can help you dance with the seasons of darkness and light, seeing through the eye of your heart, whilst weaving your heart’s loving wisdom into your life. On this journey you’ll be guided to the Isle of Avalon, the heart chakra of the world, situated in Glastonbury (England, UK), where you'll be connecting with the Red Spring (divine feminine), the Tor (a hill that is the gateway to the Otherworld), and the White Spring (divine masculine). This journey is from Chapter 8 in my book Your Heart Knows How to Heal You , which features nine shamanic journeys (one at the end of each chapter). All readers gain access to the audio recordings of these shamanic journeys. You can find out more about the book Your Heart Knows How to Heal You here.

In this episode, I’m sharing an extract from a live webinar I offered on Mary Magdalene , part of the online course A Shamanic Journey of Resurrection and Rebirth (you can read more here ). Mary Magdalene is a powerful Death Maiden – like a Valkyrie – guiding us through the sacred portal of death, life, and rebirth . She had to trust the spiritual eye of her heart when she witnessed Yeshua after he had risen. No one else could validate her experience. And still, she shared her visions, her soul gifts, and her healing medicine with others— the gift of her faith and the medicine of her courage She wove her heart’s loving wisdom into the world. And I feel this is one of her greatest gifts to us: To help us trust our own deeper knowing. There are so many correlations between how her voice was silenced and distorted by patriarchy for over 1500 years, and how the voice of the feminine has been silenced for millennia. But just as the ancient feminine is now rising within us, so too are the sacred teachings of Mary Magdalene – calling us to reclaim our feminine wisdom, magic, and voice . You can also meet Mary Magdalene in my book, Your Heart Knows How to Heal You. And if you want to listen to a free guided shamanic journey with Mary Magdalene (plus 8 more free shamanic journeys from the book), then just click here.

In this shamanic journey, you’ll be filling up with the medicine from the four elements – earth, air, water and fire – connecting you with the ancient mother. You will also meet the Light Mothers, who are all solar goddesses. This journey is very healing, as it opens you up to receive the light. And as you receive this light, you ignite the magic of creation within you, which nurtures your visions and dreams so they can grow and expand and blossom (journey is 41 minutes long). This journey is from the book Your Heart Knows How to Heal You (and to make the most of this journey, I recommend you read Chapter 6 in the book so you get the MAP for this journey, and also understand more deeply the medicine from the Light Mothers). You can find out more about the book on Amazon here , and also on my website here.

Dark Moon Prayer for New Dreams 🌑 ✨ Ancient Mothers, As the Dark Moon invites us into the sacred womb of creation, please guide me to release what no longer serve me, so space can be created for new dreams to emerge – dreams that carry the light I'm now meant to weave into being. And may your ancient wisdom guide these dreams as they grow, so that only that which is for the highest good may unfold in the right divine timing. And so it is. And so it is. And so it is. Blessed be. Blessed be. Blessed be. 🌑✨🖤

Ancient Sun Goddess Sól, Guide me to the golden fire that lives within my soul. The fire of transformation. The fire of healing. The fire of rebirth. Let this sacred fire rise from the roots of my being, flowing through my body like a river of golden light. Awakening the ancient wisdom within my bones, the feminine magic within my womb, and the fire of love within my heart. May this golden fire ignite the divine flame within me, so that I may blossom and expand into the highest expression of my soul's light. And so it is. And so it is. And so it is. Blessed be. Blessed be. Blessed be.

Ancient Sun Goddess Sól, As the outer sun sets in the evening sky, I remember that your light never truly disappears, that your golden fire continues to burn in the hidden realms beneath the earth, and within the sacred divine flame of my soul. May your golden fire heal me through the night, so that when the morning light returns, I rise renewed, ready to shine my soul's light into the world. And so it is. And so it is. And so it is. Blessed be. Blessed be. Blessed be.

Radiant Sun Goddess Sól, As the sun rises upon the earth, I welcome your golden light into my life. Let your radiant rays shine down from the heavens, filling my mind with clarity, and my heart with the magic of love. And as your light rises in the sky, may the fire of my soul be ignited within me, so this golden fire of love can become the guide I follow. And so it is. And so it is. And so it is. Blessed be. Blessed be. Blessed be.

Ancient Mothers, As this day fades into night, return me to your light. Wash away any heaviness. Cleanse my mind of worry. Hold my body in your love so I may rest. Let me sleep in your loving embrace, so I may be restored, renewed, and ready to rise with the morning light, as a clearer expression of your love. And so it is. And so it is. And so it is. Blessed be. Blessed be. Blessed be.

Ancient Mothers, As I begin this day, I open my heart to receive your guidance. Fill me with your golden, healing light, igniting the divine flame in my heart, so I can let this golden fire of love shine through me, like a radiant sun, into my life, and to those I love, brightening up our world. And so it is. And so it is. And so it is. Blessed be. Blessed be. Blessed be.

One Minute Evening Prayer: Let Her Love Bless the World Ancient Mothers, Thank you for this day. Thank you for holding me and those I love. As I enter sleep, please bring peace to my mind and healing to my body. And while I rest in your loving arms, let your golden light stream across the earth, like golden rays of love - to those who are lonely, to those who are suffering, to those who have no safe place to lay their head. May your love find them. And so it is. And so it is. And so it is. Blessed be. Blessed be. Blessed be.

Morning Prayer: Letting Her Love Direct Me Ancient Mothers, I know, deep within my bones, that I am here only to be truly helpful, representing You, Ancient Mothers, who sent me. I don’t have to worry about what to say, or what to do, because I know that wherever you direct me to go, you will go there with me, giving me the guidance I need to be an expression of your loving wisdom in the world. And so it is. And so it is. And so it is. Blessed be. Blessed be. Blessed Be. ✨ One minute morning prayer. This prayer has been inspired by the Healer's Prayer from ACIM.

Ancient Mothers, Keeper of the sacred cauldron. I give to you my thoughts, my actions, and my unfinished stories. Stir them in your sacred fire, burning away all the illusions, and any confusion, so only truth and clarity remain. And as I rest tonight, guide me through the hidden realms to my inner source of feminine wisdom, so that when I rise with the morning light, that which I need to know will be revealed to me, at the right divine timing. And so it is. And so it is. And so it is. Blessed be. Blessed be. Blessed be.

Ancient Mothers, Ignite the divine flame in my heart, the golden fire of my soul, so it can radiate out in all directions - to the west, north, east and south - like a radiant sun that shines into the world - a golden fire of love that burns away anything that is not in alignment with this love, so only love remains, allowing my life to be filled with so much light it can blossom into the highest expression of my soul's light. And so it is. And so it is. And so it is. Blessed be. Blessed be. Blessed be.