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The Sacred Shift: Why 2026 is the Year to Decenter Men & Reclaim Your Spiritual Wholeness

by Auset, posted in Metaphysical Spirituality

If your spiritual journey has ever felt like a winding path that somehow, subtly, keeps circling back to men—their approval, their guidance, their presence, or their absence—you are not alone. For generations, the spiritual blueprint for women has been quietly but powerfully oriented around the masculine: seeking the divine father, following male teachers, yearning for a sacred partnership to feel complete, or shaping our healing around wounds inflicted by men.

In 2026, a profound and collective invitation is being extended. It’s time for a sacred shift. It’s time to decenter men from our spiritual center.

This isn’t about bitterness, exclusion, or declaring war. It is about a conscious, compassionate, and radical act of reorientation. It is about placing your own divine feminine essence—your intuition, your creativity, your cyclical wisdom, your boundless capacity to nurture and transform—at the very core of your spiritual universe.

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Why Now? Why 2026?

We stand at a potent intersection. Societally, we are unraveling ancient patriarchal systems. Spiritually, there is a massive resurgence of practices rooted in earth wisdom, intuitive healing, and the divine feminine. Energetically, the need for balance has never been more critical. Continuing to orbit around masculine energy—even in its most enlightened forms—keeps us off our own axis. 2026 represents a threshold, a year to move from theory to lived practice.

What Decentering Men Actually Looks Like in Your Spiritual Life

  1. Divine Source as Beyond Gender: Begin to relate to the Source, the Universe, the Great Mystery, or God/Goddess beyond a primarily father-figure construct. Explore the Mother, the Crone, the Non-Binary Divine. Let your connection be direct, personal, and unmediated by a masculine lens.
  2. Seek Female & Non-Binary Mentors: Intentionally diversify your spiritual influences. Listen to the philosophers, mystics, poets, and healers who are women, queer, and gender-nonconforming. Whose wisdom has been sidelined? Go find them. Their teachings resonate with a different frequency—one that often speaks directly to the soul of a spiritual woman.
  3. Re-frame “Sacred Union”: The most critical sacred union is the one within you—the marriage of your own inner masculine and feminine principles (assertiveness/receptivity, action/being, logic/intuition). Cultivating this inner wholeness means you seek partnership from a place of desire, not completion. A partner becomes a blessed complement to your already-complete spiritual self.
  4. Make Your Womb Space (Literal or Energetic) Your Altar: For those who have one, your womb is a center of immense creative and intuitive power, regardless of whether you bear children. For all, the sacral chakra and pelvic bowl hold this energy. Decentering men means turning your primary spiritual attention inward to these spaces—honoring their cycles, listening to their wisdom, and protecting their energy as sacred ground.
  5. Release the “Healing-for-Him” Narrative: So much of our shadow work, therapy, and healing is framed around trauma caused by men: father wounds, partner wounds, societal oppression. While this healing is vital, 2026 calls us to also explore the joys, powers, and mysteries that exist independent of that pain. What are you healing for? Not just to be free from him, but to be fully for yourself and for the world.

The Liberating Outcomes

When you make this shift, magic happens:

  • Your intuition becomes your primary gospel. You stop outsourcing your truth.
  • Your creativity unlocks. Energy previously spent managing, anticipating, or seeking masculine approval is reclaimed for your own art, projects, and passions.
  • Your relationships transform. You engage with men (romantically or otherwise) from a place of centered choice, not need or ancestral patterning.
  • You claim your spiritual authority. You no longer need a priest, a guru, or a partner to validate your connection to the divine. You are your own high priestess.

This is the year to stop asking for a seat at a table built on a foundation not your own. It’s time to build your own temple, with the altar dedicated to the wild, wise, and whole woman you are.

The journey inward is the most revolutionary pilgrimage of 2026. It’s not about leaving men behind; it’s about walking so deeply into your own truth that you meet everyone and everything from a place of unshakable, spiritually sovereign power.

Your wholeness is waiting. Center it.

Marriage is a Humiliation Ritual

by Auset, posted in Metaphysical Spirituality

Humiliation rituals are more than just cruel or uncomfortable moments—they’re structured practices designed to degrade, embarrass, or shame individuals or groups. Often disguised as tradition, discipline, or loyalty tests, these rituals can serve a range of purposes, from enforcing hierarchy to breaking someone’s spirit. But behind their many forms lies a common thread: control.

Let’s explore what humiliation rituals are, where they occur, their psychological consequences, and how they’ve been embedded in cultures throughout history.

What Is a Humiliation Ritual?

At its core, a humiliation ritual is a deliberate act meant to strip someone of dignity. It’s often used to:

  • Punish or discipline
  • Initiate someone into a group
  • Enforce conformity or obedience
  • Assert dominance or maintain a hierarchy

Unlike spontaneous bullying or random acts of cruelty, humiliation rituals are intentional and often repeated, normalized, or even institutionalized.

Common Settings for Humiliation Rituals

1. Hazing and Initiations
In some fraternities, military units, or sports teams, new members undergo degrading tasks or challenges to “prove” their worth. These rituals are often justified as bonding experiences but can veer into physical or emotional abuse.

2. Workplace and Institutional Abuse
Toxic corporate environments, cults, or authoritarian institutions may use public scolding, isolation, or humiliation tactics to reinforce submission and discourage dissent.

3. Public Shaming
Historically, punishments like the stocks or the pillory were designed to shame offenders in front of a crowd. Today, online “cancel culture” can act as a digital version—turning social media into a public square of judgment.

4. Interpersonal Abuse
In toxic relationships, one partner may humiliate the other—publicly or privately—as a way to maintain control. Over time, this can erode the victim’s sense of self and autonomy.

5. Religious or Cultural Practices
Some traditions incorporate elements of shame or public penance. For example, public acts of atonement or confession may be part of a ritual meant to humble the individual, though the intent can vary widely across cultures.

The Psychological Impact

Humiliation rituals can leave deep and lasting psychological scars. Common effects include:

  • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Loss of self-worth and identity
  • Learned submission or over-compliance
  • Long-term resentment or desire for revenge

Far from being “character-building,” these rituals often result in emotional damage that can take years to undo, if ever.

Historical and Cultural Examples

To understand how deeply rooted these rituals are, consider these examples:

  • Roman Triumphs: Victorious generals paraded defeated enemies through the streets in chains—a celebration for some, a ritual humiliation for others.
  • The Scarlet Letter: Nathaniel Hawthorne’s fictional tale of a woman forced to wear a red “A” for adultery was based on real practices of public shaming in Puritan society.
  • Military “Blanket Parties”: In some armed forces, this form of hazing involves physically attacking a fellow soldier under a blanket—used as punishment or discipline.
  • Marital Dynamics: In some relationships, rituals of humiliation (verbal belittling, forced apologies, or denial of dignity) become regular tools of power and control.

A Deeper Look: Marriage and Relationships

Humiliation doesn’t always come with ceremony. In relationships, especially abusive ones, humiliation can be a daily ritual. Name-calling, gaslighting, or being ridiculed in front of others are all methods abusers use to chip away at a partner’s confidence. These patterns don’t just harm—they isolate, condition, and control.

Final Thoughts

Humiliation rituals are often hidden in plain sight—wrapped in tradition, disguised as discipline, or justified as character tests. But their effects are real and often deeply harmful.

Recognizing these patterns, whether in historical analysis or daily life, is a first step toward breaking them. Whether in institutions, relationships, or online spaces, we need to question traditions that thrive on shame and start building cultures rooted in respect.

2024 Presidential Election: A Battle Between Patriarchy and the Divine Feminine

by Auset, posted in Metaphysical Spirituality

The Patriarchal system is fighting to maintain control over the incoming divine feminine energy.  This cosmic battle has trickled down into our physical reality for all to see in the 2024 presidential election.  This metaphysical truth becomes undeniable when you analyze the names of our two top presidential candidates, Donald and Kamala.

Trump represents the current system that has dominated the world.  That’s why his first name, Donald, means “ruler of the world” or “world mighty.”  It was derived from Celti words dumno, meaning “world” and val, meaning “rule.”  He is running on the slogan, “Make America Great Again.”  He is the personification of patriarchy.  His wealth, lustful deeds, domineering nature coupled with the vast number of racist supporters is the embodiment of the ruling spirit that conquered the globe. 

His competitor, Kamala, represents the divine feminine.  Kamala means “she of the lotus” and was the last in the list of the Ten Mahavidyas (great revelations or manifestations), who are a group of Tantric goddesses.  The goddess is portrayed as favorable and beautiful, with a lovely golden complexion.  She sits in a lotus posture on top of a lotus flower.  The goddess has four hands—two holding lotuses and two held in signs of granting blessings and giving assurance.  People consider Kamala and Sri Lakshmi to be the same goddess.

There is an ancient tale of this battle between the current patriarchal system and the divine feminine called The Churning of the Milky Ocean. 

According to the story, the warrior god Indra had the task of protecting the world from demons that had long sought to destroy it, and with the help of Lakshmi (Kamala), he successfully accomplished this for many years.

One day, he was gifted a garland of sacred flowers by a wise sage, displeased by the gift Indra threw the flowers away in a show of arrogance. Lakshmi (Kamala) who had been observing this interaction was angered by his arrogance and rudeness and decided to leave the world of the god and enter into the Milky Ocean as punishment.

Without her power as the goddess of success and fortune, the gods lost their blessings and demons began seeping into the world, causing everything to grow darker, people to become greedier, and the gods to be ignored.

As time went on, the gods began to lose their power. Indra came to Vishnu and begged for his help. Vishnu instructed Indra that he and the other gods must churn the Milky Ocean to return Lakshmi (Kamala) to the surface and gain her favor again.

In the Ocean’s depth also lay many treasures, such as the elixir of life and a potion to bestow immortality. These would all help them to rid the world of demons and restore balance. For over 1,000 years, the gods worked together to churn the ocean for Lakshmi and the treasure with little luck.

Finally, Lakshmi (Kamala) arose to the surface as a beautiful woman standing on a lotus flower along with all the treasure they had sought. With her help and power, the gods could finally defeat the demons that had infested our world and push them back into darkness.

I am curious to see if the Establishment will allow the divine feminine to rule again OR if they are using this election as a global ritual to continue to suppress her energy. 

Only time will tell…