You stare in the mirror and think, disgusting.

You tug at your clothes, avoid the camera, dread the dressing room. You carry a shame so old it feels, in Carl Jung’s words, like the “swampland of your soul.”

But what if that deeply personal shame is actually your tender heart of compassion, waiting to be born?

In this first episode of a four-part series on body image and feminine power, let the wild innocence of the Maiden archetype guide you to shed your inherited shame and reawaken the sacredness of your body.

Want to go deeper? Join me August 13–17 for A Pilgrimage to Self-Love, a 4-night retreat in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains of Southern Colorado. Details at marcellafriel.com/retreat

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