How to Be Magnetic: Dark Feminine Energy, Pleasure and Money with Ayana Forbes
Being magnetic comes from owning your desires, prioritising your pleasure and loving the parts of yourself you were taught to hide, and this Scorpio season episode of the MY SZN podcast goes all the way into how. My guest is Ayana Forbes, spiritual guide and founder of The Risen Goddess Collective, who brings ancient goddess wisdom into real modern life so women can take back their power, their pleasure and their money.
Ayana has lived multiple lives (exotic dancer, getting sober, building businesses, divorce, then finding the goddess archetypes that healed her) and she shares every bit of it, including how she moved out of shame and into the version of herself who refuses to shrink for anyone.
Magnetism, money and manifestation
Ayana's whole approach starts with pleasure. We talk about why self-worth, enjoying your life and letting yourself feel good are part of how abundance actually finds you, and why a woman who is having a delicious time draws money, people and opportunities towards her.
This is the same thread that runs through Scorpio season, the eighth house energy of shared money, desire and power, so pair this episode with the Scorpio season guide and the Taurus full moon, your money moon of the season.
The dark feminine: Lilith, Hecate, Hathor and Aphrodite
We go deep into working with the goddesses, from Lilith (who shows where you refuse to be tamed) and Hecate (the witch at the crossroads) to Hathor (joy, music and sensual pleasure) and Aphrodite (love, beauty and desire). Ayana explains how each one helps you love the parts of you that were labelled too much.
Lilith lives in your birth chart too, so once you have your free chart, look up her sign and house and you will see exactly where your untamed self is asking to be let out.
Glamour magic and sexual power
Glamour magic is beauty as ritual: getting ready with intention, mirror work and becoming your own muse. Ayana shares how she uses it to step into her sexual power, and how that energy spills into everything else she creates.
Your Venus sign describes your own style of beauty and pleasure, so read up on your Venus and build your rituals around it.
F*ck the patriarchy (and people-pleasing)
We talk about dropping the male gaze, releasing the shame you were handed and setting boundaries without apologising, which is where the magnetism really kicks in. This one is for the witches, the goddesses and every woman who has ever been called TOO MUCH. Listen to the full episode here and follow Ayana at @therisengoddess.
Who is Ayana Forbes?
Ayana Forbes is a spiritual guide and the founder of The Risen Goddess Collective. She teaches women to work with goddess archetypes to reclaim their power, pleasure and money.
Where can I listen to the Ayana Forbes MY SZN podcast episode?
How to be MAGNETIC AF: Less Shame, More Pleasure & More Money with Ayana Forbes is on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and the MY SZN podcast page at itsmyszn.com/podcast.
What is the dark feminine?
The dark feminine is the side of feminine energy linked to desire, rage, intuition, sexuality and power, often worked with through goddesses such as Lilith and Hecate. Working with it means accepting the parts of yourself you were taught to hide.
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