I had a powerful dream when I created THE GODDESS REVIVAL Facebook group….to create a sacred, magical, healing community where women could love, be loved, and feel completely supported. I am so thrilled that so many share this same dream and I know this is the right time for us all to come together and share our gifts.
It has been an interesting evolution for me personally, as the gifts I feel called to share keep evolving…in fact, I feel sometimes I can hardly keep up with the process. When I had the definitive understanding that I was to work only with women, so began the emergence of the true Divine Feminine in my own life. “Madera Salvaje” was born and was cheerfully blossoming into someone I had never known before.
And then I began to notice something else happening…
in 2009, I divorced the husband and sold my hiking and backpacking shop so I could thru-hike the Appalachian Trail. After my return, I left the country, traveled…well, everywhere…lived in several different countries, and found a completely different life. I came back to the states an entirely different person in 2015. I even had a new name! Yet, I sometimes would still feel like just a hiker dreaming of the woods yet again. Even though these existences felt somehow contradictory in nature, as if my divine masculine and divine feminine were in a duel to the death, I continued to embrace this new magical creation. I constructed a completely different image, likes, clothing, what I read, interests, etc. It was refreshing really…I loved stepping into a completely new life, learning all sorts of magical things and healing modalities, ceremonies… I had created a real-life magical fairytale. It felt authentic because I loved this new life and stayed in a complete state of wonder and awe because of my expanded perspectives. That will always be me as well.
But what I then began to realize, is that many aspects of what I created were not truly me. I missed backpacking. I missed being in the woods all the time. I missed being dirty and smelling like campfire smoke and wearing my big clompy hiking boots…. Everywhere. lol. I felt like I had chucked my Divine Masculine into the garbage and never looked back. They felt like two totally ends of the spectrum. Seriously. It was confusing, to say the least.
I chuckle as I write this…. I have watched myself swing from one end of the pendulum to another… repeatedly…cursing myself for the lack of stability…(“What do you want, woman?!?”) when in fact, it was that very ability to flex, change, bend and turn into a sparkly butterfly princess whenever I chose that actually made me, me. So, I decided to let it all go…strip off everything…including my new magical name…just to see what remained. I have to say this is one of my most fascinating yet humbling experiments ever! Personal growth is NOT for the faint of heart.
I pulled an angel card the other day after asking for clarity, and I’ll be damned if I didn’t pull “Authenticity”. Gotta love the angels, right!? lol. So here I sit, hell-bent on putting an amazing business together, supporting women, desiring community… a woman with dirty campfire-smelling hair AND remnants of sparkles on her cheek, laughing hysterically as I pull all these pieces together in a way that has never existed before. And I have never been happier about it.
The reason I find this so hysterical is, I am literally dreaming up the same thing I began creating nearly 20 years ago. All I have ever wanted was to take women into the woods hiking/backpacking; to show the “uninitiated” how magical it is to feel self-reliant and completely confident, among the trees in the enchanted forest. I guess we have to arrive back to a place in our own spiral where it all began to see how far we have come. I love the whimsical irony of life! I am thrilled to share the newest and by far the most exciting, evolution in my business of blending the health and wellness of walking, hiking, and backcountry skills with the Magic of the Wild Wood! ….something I don’t see in the world of hiking and backpacking today.
THE GODDESS REVIVAL Facebook group is evolving into the ‘WildWood Circle.’ It is very much still a place of women gathering, connecting, supporting and inspiring each other, with an emphasis on being in nature. My passion is taking walks/hikes in nature and I feel it is our divine right to BE in the woods and connect with our Higher Self, Source, God….whatever you name this magic. I have been compelled for as long as I can remember, to take people to amazing places out-of-doors… to find “the real world,” that which is governed by nature, as opposed to the illusory lives constructed and dictated mankind. (Want to be a part of the WildWood Circle? Join Here)
So, please feel free to share your love of nature, and how nature inspires you. Please share your dreams and goals, your favorite places to hike, and your photos! Please look to this group for personal inspiration as well as accountability. I believe developing a daily walking practice is one of the BEST things you could ever do for yourself.
Please let me know if there is some way, we can support you on your journey. I am most GRATEFUL to hold this space for all who care to participate!
With Love and Gratitude, Collin
P.S. Yes, I know, life is busy. How could I possibly add a walk to my day, you ask? That is all the more reason it is so important! I am happy to talk about this at any time, as I have created a program to encourage you to do just that. “Walking as a Sacred Practice” is a self-empowerment program custom-designed for you, to inspire and motivate those wishing to add Magic and Whole Health… physically, mentally, and spiritually… to their lives. Feel free to schedule a call to discuss it!
