As you know, I’ve been MIA for a while now. I had a baby eight months ago and my world has changed – big time. 

I’m happy to say that I’ve spent the time learning to be a mother, but also deepening my understanding of everything I teach. After all, babies are purely intuitive beings that come into the world pure and highly sensitive – not unlike horses.

I did not intend for my first blog post back to be about the movie Frozen 2.

I must admit, this was the first movie I’ve watched since giving birth to my daughter eight months ago. That being said, I was looking for a little light-hearted pick me up during the covid-19 isolation, and was not expecting such a deeply insightful reflection and metaphor for some of the main teachings I believe in spreading. Am I reading too far into this Disney family favorite? Maybe. But the parallels seem so strong that I’m inspired to dedicate this blog post to it. Shall we?

Recently, I’ve been really digging into this idea of courting your wild self. I use this language specifically because of a deeply moving book by Martin Shaw called Courting the Wild Twin – which uses myth and story telling to explore rewild-ing ourselves on a soul level. If you know me at all, you know this is the very thing I’ve committed my life to understanding and passing on.

Frozen 2 illustrates this idea pretty perfectly. (Movie spoiler alert!)

In short:

One night, Elsa begins hearing a mysterious female voice calling out to her, no one else around her can hear it. Although she attempts to block out this call, she eventually follows it, and unintentionally awakens the elemental spirits: earth, wind, water, & air. 

 

Right here you can probably already guess my analogy. The voice that only she hears, the call of her wild self, is leading her down a mysterious path that she’s afraid to follow, but knows that she must. This call, of course, is connecting her to the natural elements, and as she sings back to the call, she is swept out into the night – enchanted and excited, although slightly fearful.

The wise old troll explains that she must set things right by going to discover the truth about her kingdom’s past.

So she, along with her usual cohort, follow the female voice into the Enchanted Forest. 

I’d also like to point out that this is a female voice, representing the feminine energy: the yin, the being, the feeling, the receiving. The horse.

If you listen to my talk with Emily Anderson (@lifeofthemind_) on IGTV, you’ll find that we draw a link between the feminine and the wild self. The two are deeply linked, if not one in the same.

Our wild self is the true self who lives in the present moment, innately wise and connected to all of nature. It is there that we transcend time and tap in to our collective conscious.

So, of course this feminine call leads them to an enchanted forest, where else? The “forest” is where we seek out and court our wild self, the part of us connected to our deep knowing. It is in the forest where our soul lives.

This deeply resonates with me for many reasons. I’ve always considered my calling to seek deep understanding of my true self and life fulfillment a journey through the wood. The forest is where you go to be alone with yourself, and yet, not alone at all. In the forest you are connected to a whole world of nature and animals that still sing the song your true self knows. The forest is where your soul lives. “Forest bathing” has literally been proven to increase physical and mental health.

In the enchanted forest, they discover that Elsa and Anna’s mother was from this ancient Northuldra tribe, and that there’s a fifth spirit who will unite people and the magic of nature.

They then find a map to a mythical river, told by their mother to contain all explanations of the past, and Elsa decides she must go there alone. (Mustn’t we all?)

While trying to cross the sea, Elsa is saved by the Water spirit in the form of a water-horse. (Yes – a horse– no explanation here necessary, I’m sure.)

The horse takes her to Ahtohallan, where Elsa discovers the voice calling her is a memory of her young mother, and that Elsa herself is the fifth spirit. 

Her mother, the Mother, is the voice–her voice–calling her back to her true self. She discovers that she is the spiritual go-between, the connection, between human society and her true nature– as an animal connected to all things.

So, why is this all relevant? For many reasons. One is that, during this crazy pandemic that we are currently experiencing on this earth, there seems to be a call… a deep invitation from Mother Earth. 

I believe it’s an invitation to seek your wild self… your inner-feminine and animal-self. 

Which brings me to the next reason. Similar to what Elsa realizes in Frozen 2, you will never truly be fulfilled in life if you keep shutting out the call… the voice. You may try to ignore it, but it will still be there… and why would you want to ignore something that holds the key to your true purpose – to happiness & fulfillment?

I’m finally releasing my online-journey called Finding Wild Peace on September 1st. I made this for the exact reason that Elsa goes on her quest into the enchanted forest. It holds the key to your success, fulfillment, and true purpose. It is the journey through the wood… the courting of your wild self. You may not be able to go into the actual forest on this inner-quest, but now you can journey through the wood via this 6-week, online journey, with me as your coach supporting you the entire way.