(c) Manchester City Galleries; Supplied by The Public Catalogue Foundation I first encountered the Siren when reading The Odyssey. In that epic tale, she is portrayed as an alluring, powerful, mermaid-like creature whose voice lures men to their doom. They can't resist her, even though her island is surrounded by the bones of her previous… Continue reading What the Siren Symbolizes
Finding home in the space between the surface and the deep. This is part of a three-year exploration of the Siren archetype involving moving from survival to stillness, and finally, to sovereignty. The Siren has been an archetype that I’ve been dancing with for a while. More recently, I’ve been trying to embody her not… Continue reading Part 1: Power in Depth
I was reminded yesterday, after looking at old high school images, how uncomfortable I used to be with and within my body. How uncomfortable I was with my inherent sensuality, as it often became entangled with notions of sexuality. While some of this discomfort was due to the changes that occurred to my body as… Continue reading Feminine Power
A reflection on the Siren archetype, feminine magnetism, and the subtle ways women disconnect from themselves. Have you ever felt yourself getting smaller in rooms where you used to feel expansive? Not gone or broken.Just... quieter. Softer. Easier to overlook. Like your confidence didn't disappear, it just stopped taking up space. I didn't lose myself… Continue reading The Siren Archetype: Why Women Learn to Abandon Themselves
