45 - Tending the Father Wound

What is your relationship to the masculine? What has your relationship to being fathered and/or mentored been like in your life?

Was your father present? How was he present?
Do you feel an innate sense of safety, self-worth, confidence and protection?
What is your experience of being a provider and being provided for?
Did you had an experience of being seen and honored in your life growing up? Do you practice seeing and honoring yourself now?
Do you father yourself? Do you encourage yourself to go out in the world, take healthy risks and be prosperous?

Spend some time working with the Upper World to help you call in the healthy masculine.

Work with the Sun
- Open your arms and say hello to the sun.
- Ask permission to connect with it.
- If you get a yes, draw an imaginary line from the center of your heart to the Sun.
- Then extend the line further behind the Sun to the Spirit of the Sun that projects the Sun you are seeing.
- Finally, extend the line through your heart behind you, to the Spirit of You who project the body you are experiencing this reality through.
- Notice any shifts.
- Explore drawing similar lines of connect from your mind’s eye, your hands, or other chakras on your body.
- Allow the sun to illuminate and purify your being. Ask for any specific help you want to heal your relationship with the Masculine.
- Call the Sun forward into your day, especially in moments when you are needing support from the Masculine, or are wanting to offer the medicine of the Masculine in your life.
Observe Your Self Talk
- Are you your own mentor, advocate and voice of encouragement? Or do you criticize and tear yourself down?
- Practice being your own best Father. Shift from negative to positive self-talk when you catch yourself. Be forgiving and encouraging with yourself. Be intentional about seeing, recognizing, and building yourself up.
- Notice if/how your self talk can help you cultivate a protected personal environment through which your light can shine into the world.