Persephone, like Inanna, is such an important mythic and archetypal story about the epic Underworld Journey and initiation into our deep-Feminine wisdom.
Some of us experience a real-deal Dark Night of the Soul, a true Underworld Journey, as we’re shaken free of false conditioning and stripped of the survival-armor we’ve adopted to hide away our deeply Feminine, deeply Medial Feminine nature, gifts, and sensitivity.
The Way of Wisdom goes through the Underworld, as Persephone herself found out.
That Underworld Journey often seems to involve a Pluto transit in our own astro-mythic cycles (you can see it in your astro chart), and where Pluto is, we find Persephone (you can find Persephone in your chart, too — more on that below).
In these times of epic transformation and the reawakening or re-emergence of the Divine Feminine, the Underworld Journey is connected to us reawakening, remembering, and reclaiming our own deep-Feminine, Medial Feminine nature, and shedding (or being relieved of) the conditioning that has oppressed that nature or distracted us from it.
So the Persephone story — her mythic journey into the Underworld — becomes a myth that we find ourselves living into and living through.
Persephone goes from being a naive, uninitiated maiden who gets ‘kidnapped’ (or goes willingly, depending on the story version) into the Underworld — Pluto’s domain — and all life on the surface withers away for a time until Persephone re-emerges, forever changed by her initiation experience.
Like Persephone, we emerge from that Underworld Journey as initiated wise women … or that’s the possibility or opportunity of these very intense, often deeply challenging transformation cycles.
Some years ago, I created a Persephone Journey audio workshop as part of the Feminine Mojo Mystery School program I offered then, but based on ongoing and recent inquiries I continue to offer it ala carte (or with other relevant audios for others called to Deep-Feminine remembrance) upon request or with consultations.
The Persephone Journey audio program shares two versions of the mythic story of Persephone’s journey into the Underworld and her emergence as a walker-between-the-worlds and initiated Wise Woman, and an original guided meditation to get a sense of your Persephone Wisdom.
Go on the Persephone & the Initiated Wise Feminine mini-journey with the Feminine Mojo Mystery School audio program(s), and …
Immerse in and nourish your Divine Feminine awakening (remembrance).
You’ll find the Persephone Underworld Journey audio program and a wealth of other Feminine Mojo Mystery School archive audio programs — available only to mentor-coaching clients and Wise Guide Apprenticeship participants.
Want to explore just this particular Persephone audio program? Contact me by email and I’ll be happy to help make that happen. (Email below)
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July 18, 2015 at 3:10 pm
I love Persephone’s story, it’s one that really resonates with me.
July 20, 2015 at 3:03 pm
Are there particularly things that resonate for you in Persephone’s story, Andrea? It resonates deeply with me as well – the more I’ve learned about it and connected with it, the stronger the resonance with my own journey. You? And Hecate has a starring role, too, as you likely know. 🙂 xoxo Jamie
July 25, 2015 at 3:04 pm
I’ve always been attracted to the ‘dark’ aspects of the goddess, which for me, is about mystery, magic, the unconscious and the contemplation of looking deep inside; just as I’m attracted to the ‘dark’ half of the year.
July 29, 2015 at 3:08 pm
I feel the same way, Andrea … the opposite of how the culture has demonized the dark (due to fear of the dark, no doubt … or envy of it, eh?). When we do understand it, there’s a nourishment and even safety in it, and so much more. Is that your sense of it? Love, Jamie
July 29, 2015 at 5:33 pm
It is Jamie – I wrote a post about it a while ago if you’d like to read it: https://harvestinghecate.wordpress.com/2013/11/24/the-fertile-dark/
August 3, 2015 at 2:01 pm
Ooooh, delicious. Thank you for sharing the link, Andrew. And with the Harvesting Hecate blog name, you’re a Persephone Sister indeed. 🙂 Love, Jamie
August 3, 2015 at 10:19 pm
I love this myth… particularly the way that Perspehone´s abduction by Hades and the moment of the year when he allows her see her mother are related to the change of the seasons….
Beautiful post and powerful symbolism… Thanks!
Best wishes. Aquileana 😀
August 5, 2015 at 3:53 pm
Thank you, Aquileana! I feel the same way – it’s an amazingly rich myth, teaching story, cautionary tale, and symbolism. 🙂 Really inspiring in so many ways (particularly for those of us who, like Persephone, have callings in this lifetime that include initiation and honing of the walker-between-the-worlds Persephone realms!). Wishing you very well, Aquileana! Love, Jamie
February 11, 2016 at 6:13 pm
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