Inside the Mystic Cave: A Conversation Between Feminine and Masculine
I recently had the pleasure of joining Brian Pearson on The Mystic Cave, a podcast dedicated to exploring spiritual life beyond the walls of institutional religion. But what made this conversation so powerful wasn’t just the topic—it was the container.
Here was a man, deeply curious about a woman’s experience. A man willing to ask real questions about femininity, power, and the role of women in reclaiming a deeper sense of self. And as a woman committed to guiding others through the reclamation of feminine power, I felt truly heard.
We spoke about The Way of the Satisfied Woman—my book, my movement, and ultimately, my lived experience. But what unfolded between us was so much more than a book discussion. It was an honest reckoning with the way our world shapes (and often distorts) the feminine and the masculine—and what both women and men can do about it.
One of the most meaningful parts of our conversation centered on how each of us must do our own work: women must heal their relationship with the feminine, and men must confront and integrate their relationship with the masculine. Men, I pointed out, often do this work in groups—through organized rites of passage, brotherhood, mentorship. They gather. They initiate each other.
Women, on the other hand, are doing the work—but we’re doing it alone.
When women go looking for guidance, we’re met with books that teach us how not to be “too much,” how to get a man, or how to be less emotional. Rarely are we invited into spaces that honor the depth, complexity, and sacredness of feminine energy. And rarely do we get to do that work in community.
In this episode, I name the need for women to gather—not to become more like men, but to become more like ourselves. I share why reclaiming our feminine power requires us to stop doing the work in isolation and start healing in sisterhood. And I speak about the magic that happens when the feminine rises not against the masculine, but alongside it, in sacred collaboration.
It’s not often I get to have this kind of dialogue with a man. Brian held the space beautifully, with curiosity and care. If you’ve ever wondered what it looks like when the feminine and masculine meet in mutual respect—this conversation is it.
