episode 246 | Jun 19, 2025 | 81min

The Archetypal Initiation of Our Times

In this conversation with Suzanne Anderson we explore the nature of initiatory times, light and dark awakenings, the divine feminine and the wounded masculine, integrating yin and yang, the emerging Crone archetype, and becoming cultural alchemists.
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In this podcast we talk about:

02:30 The intensity of initiatory times
10:30 Reclaiming the feminine
15:30 Encountering the divine feminine
21:00 The dark awakening
26:00 The offering of the underworld
31:30 Conditions for the rising feminine
35:30 Honouring the wounded masculine
39:30 Integrating feminine and masculine
45:30 Active & passive aspects of the archetypes
51:00 The emergence of the Crone archetype
57:30 The qualities of the crone
1:03:00 Integrating everything
1:11:30 Becoming cultural alchemists

Resources Mentioned:
Persephone Myth
Mysterial Woman Masterclass
King, warrior, magician, lover, by Robert Moore and Douglas Gillette
Guanyin
The Way of the Mysterial Woman: Upgrading How You Live, Love and Lead, by Suzanne Anderson and Susan Cannon
Ken Wilber
Integral Theory
Michael Meade
You Make Your Path by Walking: A Transformational Field Guide Through Trauma and Loss, by Suzanne Anderson
Fred Pollock
Saniel Bonder
Otto Scharmer
Peter Limberg
Carl Jung
Toni Wolff
Enneagram
Human Design
Byron Katie
Holacracy

About the Guest

Suzanne Anderson

Suzanne Anderson, is the founder of The Mysterial Woman, a psychologist, author, coach, leadership consultant, and transformational teacher. Along with her global team of Mysterial coaches she guides others to awaken their full Feminine and Masculine strengths through trauma-informed archetypal shadow work, combining insights and practices from ancient wisdom, depth psychology, and modern neuroscience. She facilitates global online programs, workshops, and retreats, and is the coauthor of the triple award-winning book The Way of the Mysterial Woman: Upgrading How You Live, Love, and Lead and author of the award-winning You Make Your Path by Walking: A Transformational Field Guide Through Trauma and Loss. Originally from Canada, Suzanne now lives in Seattle, WA. To learn more about Suzanne and her work, please visit MysterialWoman.com.

WEBSITE
https://mysterialwoman.com/
Mysterial Woman Masterclass

About the Host

Joel Monk

Joel Monk is a leadership coach, educator and entrepreneur. He co-founded Coaches Rising, a company on the cutting edge of online coach training with a community of over 65,000 coaches. Coaches Rising programs regularly include participants from every continent on the planet and they have collaborated with some of the leading minds in the field of human development and coaching. Joel is also a leadership coach, coaching at companies such as THNK, Booking.com, Siemens and Naspers. Joel has designed and led several entrepreneurial and leadership development programs, at places such as Socionext, THNK and The Impact Hub Amsterdam.

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