The Warrior Was Never the Problem
Reclaiming strength ~ It's not about the fight...
This is not a rant.
This is a recalibration.
There’s something moving through the spiritual, light, woo-based space right now that I can’t ignore anymore.
I’m seeing it everywhere.
It’s subtle, wrapped in beautiful language and sounds like evolution.
But, as the Year of the Horse starts to gallop ~ my intuition is saying,
“Whoa, Nelly!”
It’s time to rein this in for a moment and take a look before continuing this year’s journey.
The Responsibility of Community
A reflection back to the last post and the need for community.
It’s also important that we don’t forget the great power that lies within community.
⚡ Power that, from time to time, needs to be noticed and even calmly checked.
So, here’s what I’m bringing to the table this week:
Lately, I’ve been noticing a trend to retire the word “warrior.”
To soften and transcend it.
To suggest that if we are truly embodied in peace, in love, in higher consciousness,
We should no longer resonate with it at all.
And the intention is understandable.
We are tired of fighting, forcing and living in systems built on:
domination
survival
and exhaustion.
Of course we are.
But the answer to distortion has never been erasure.
And the warrior was never the distortion.
Somewhere along the way,
we were taught to see the warrior as the one who fights.
Through stories and films.
Through generations of retelling the same narrow archetype.
The warrior became synonymous with:
violence
domination
and battle.
But that was never the full truth.
That was a conditioning.
Because:
A warrior is not defined by how they fight.
A warrior is defined by what they are willing to stand for.
Celebrating the Myth, Rejecting the Reality
👀 Look at the way we celebrate strength in certain forms and then reject it in others.
We love the idea of the protector ~ until we actually see their power.
Think of the warrior woman archetype:
the protector
the guardian
the one who stands between chaos and what is sacred.
We admire her in story and we romanticize her from a distance.
But the moment that same energy shows up in real life:
clear
boundaried
unshakable
It makes people uncomfortable.
A true warrior doesn’t ask for permission
to hold the line.
Even beyond modern storytelling, there are traditions that understood/understand this far more clearly.
🥊 Being a warrior does not mean having to fight to prove anything.
Proof of a warrior’s presence alone can simply communicate:
I was here.
You didn’t see me.
And that is enough.
No destruction.
No chaos.
Just awareness.
Precision.
Mastery.
That is a level of personal power we aren’t acknowledging.
Because it doesn’t fit the narrative we’ve been given.
And in doing so, we leave the very momentum we need on the table.
In an Effort to Create Peace
As a community we are encouraging each other to distance ourselves from the warrior entirely.
But what if the issue was never the warrior?
And simply just the way we were taught to see them?
🛡️ Because it takes something:
to be love in a world that doesn’t always reflect it back.
to remain open without becoming porous.
to choose peace without abandoning yourself.
That “something” is not fragility.
It’s strength.
The kind of strength that doesn’t need to fight ~ but absolutely knows how to stand.
If the warrior is removed,
We don’t become more peaceful.
We become less protected.
Less discerning.
More likely to confuse softness with safety.
The warrior brings a heightened level of clarity.
A true warrior is not looking for battle.
✨ A true warrior is so deeply rooted ~ that battle will often dissolve before it even begins.
This is because:
Boundaries are clear.
Energy is clean.
Presence is undeniable.
(If you’re interested in exploring this more deeply, be sure to check out the Rhythm Space created to support the discovery of your inner warrior.)
So no, I won’t be canceling the warrior.
I’ll be reclaiming it.
Not as a fighter.
Not as something hardened or aggressive.
But as something:
Precise.
Devoted.
Unwavering.
Because the warrior was never meant to dominate.
They are meant to guard what matters.
Quietly.
Powerfully.
Without needing to prove anything.
❓ And maybe that’s what we’re really being asked to do now.
Not transcend the warrior.
But remember it correctly.
I have no problem with the concept of the spiritual warrior.
Because that is what I am.
Steady.
Aware.
And willing to stand for what is true.
And something tells me that kind of presence matters now more than ever.
With love + infinite ease,
P.S. Be sure to check out this week’s Rhythm Space ~ Designed to help you connect with and reclaim your inner warrior.