HOW TO EXERCISE YOUR DEMONS:

Take them Dancing!

Hi Friends,

It’s been a minute!

I see some new faces! Thanks, man, it’s great to see you! Just a heads up: I got a potty mouth...

We set powerful intentions and cast potent spells after our recent Artist's retreat here on the Wild coast of South Africa. Sjoe! Anointed with Oils, and prepared to create realities, we returned from the Wild.

I am sitting here in front it my compost heap, meditating and feeling the best connection of my life. I have been composting most of my life in darkness, you and our sisters have opened my heart and harvested the black gold of my soul. We weave together, thank you sisters. - Louise Addis

My daughter said that I have changed and am slightly crazy since getting back. But I am different. I feel so wild and powerful. - Cath Grenfell

This confidence caused my demons to quake in their boots and shiver in their shoes. These particular demons bear their fangs when I Tango toward my Truest Self.

As I dance with these demons I land in this new normal of understanding: I have used fiction writing to process my pain and retrieve a fraction of my soul. To do this I dance with demons from both ancestral lines. Don’t even get me started on epigenetics, or the fact that Life loves you so much that your distractions serve you. Research is never a waste of time! 😂😂😂

Archetypes are integral to Story Writing, Life Navigation, and Realty Creation. The trick is flexibility. That's why you gotta keep them demons on their toes!

If you understand Story, you understand demons are people too you know. And every person, every voice you hear that says you can't, has a purpose. And my demons are excellent antagonists.

While your antagonists challenge you - their secret job is to AFFIRM YOU. This is also true for people in your life that feel like antagonists in your story...

"Are you sure that's who you say you are? Full-time writer and purveyor of Fine Oils and Tall Tales? Really? Are you?”

Me: hold my wine.

Know thyself. - Socrates

Now with confidence, I'm Stella Douglas, and I believe we are intrinsically connected to Nature, Stories are magical keys that open secret doors inside us. And there's an essential oil for everything!

I'm a writer, mystic, and muse living on the rural wild coast of South Africa with my husband and our three children. By children, I mean two cats and a dog. What do you mean by mystic, Stella?

My priority is to commune with Spirit. Listen, I don't care what you call it. I know I function better when I lean into and trust It/They/Them/Him/Her. Pick a pronoun! Devote yourself to the Divine!

HERE'S THE KICKER: This is not something you can “work hard for”. Believe me, I tried! 😂😂😂 It's a fucking Chinese finger puzzle. The harder you strive for it, the further it recedes.

THE INVITATION IS TO FEEL IT IN YOUR BODY:

Heart + Bones + Flesh + Blood + Vagina = EMBODIMENT PRACTICES.

Incidentally, this is also how we avoid boring/stereotypical writing. Writing from the body to engage your reader’s senses is emotive and powerful.

When your demon threatens possession, I recommend the following: anoint it with oils, whisper sweet nothings in its ear, give it a snack, take it dancing, and then when it’s lulled into a real sense of security (feels safe), take Possession of your Self. I know, it sounds suspiciously like self-care...

For women, choosing ourselves before we crash and burn is one of our biggest challenges. One we often ignore until we are already teetering on the precipice of disaster. I burnt out in 2011. It took over a decade, of writing stories, somatic movement, dōTERRA Essential Oils, low-tox living, and embodied business to calm the fuck down. I call it my journey from hustle to harmony. I've turned my catharsis to cash. And you can too.

I'm Stella Douglas, who the fuck are you?

Thanks so much for witnessing my many words today. I appreciate you!

If you’ll excuse me, I’m taking my demon dancing!