What does that title mean to you? How does it make you feel? Threatened? Empowered?
I recently heard the description of a warrior woman as masculine. I knew the speaker meant a muscular, physically powerful woman but it brought up thoughts of my own regarding this. I believe there are more forms of warrior woman than the general image of a
Boadicea/Xena warrior woman that many of us carry.
So where does this come from? I have a suspicion the methods of seeking equality as women that we have had to engage has turned our view of the feminine away from her essential strengths. Somewhere along the way, to be accepted by man as equal, woman began to stive to show that she can do the same things, walk the same walk, have the same strengths and be the same as him.
At my core I do not believe equality is based on similarity. We needn't be the same to be as important.
Let's look as well, at the meaning of warrior...
Warrior n.
1. One who is engaged in or experienced in battle.
2. One who is engaged aggressively or energetically in an activity, cause or conflict
With either of these definitions but I think, most especially with the second, we begin to see the true warrior woman.
She is not masculine. She is essentially feminine. She has her own power and she uses it in her own way.
We are beginning to reawaken to this.
We are being drawn back to our path again and it is one of great strength and femininity.
I have heard and read in more than one place as 2012 kicks into full gear that there is a strong awakening of the feminine energy right now. I find this rings true for me. And what is this feminine energy that's awakening? Some of the key words circling around this are; awareness, forgiveness, acceptance/tolerance, healing.
Do these words sound like weakness? All of these require great strength to look to and achieve. They require us to move forward energetically, often times against resistance. So...
What is a Warrior Woman? More importantly to me, who are the Warrior Women -NOW-?
To me, the warrior women are my sisters and friends who have grown up in a world that tells us constantly how to be perfect girls and perfect mothers and perfect citizens and have still held to their true selves.
The warrior women are those beings who know in their heart and soul they are woman and have taken steps to bring this to truth for others as well as themselves in the physical manifestation of their form.
The warrior women are every woman who struggles to nurture themselves, their families and their communities while still striving to prove that we deserve to keep this equal standing we gained no more than 100 years ago. (and still have yet to gain in some areas of the world).
For me, the warrior woman's weapon is her heart, she wields it for her family, for the community, for the earth and spirit, she wields it to bring the web of loving awareness and solace to all.
The Warrior Woman is Me.
