Awakening rarely arrives gently.

It comes as a crack in the life you built — a panic attack, a grief you can’t explain, a body that refuses to carry the old identity any longer. In this opening episode of By the Fire with Faye, we begin at that moment.

Not as failure. But as initiation.

This episode reframes breakdown as a sacred summons and introduces the Descent as the first true step on the feminine path of awakening. Drawing on myth, depth psychology, and soul-based traditions, we explore why the Wild Woman awakens by falling apart — and why the body often knows long before the mind can make sense of what’s happening.

You’ll be guided through:

• Awakening as initiation, not collapse

• Why the body speaks before the mind understands

• The Descent as the beginning of becoming — not the end

• The five phases of descent: Preparation, Dissolution, Soul Encounter, Metamorphosis, and Enactment

• How the feminine path differs from the hero’s journey — an inward pilgrimage rather than a conquest

If you’ve ever wondered why your awakening didn’t look like clarity, light, or ease — but instead felt like losing everything you thought you were — this episode offers language, context, and deep validation.

You are not broken. You were never meant to stay the same.

Pull up a chair. The fire is lit.

🔥 In the next episode, we meet the one who often takes over after awakening — the Trickster — and explore how the Shadow quietly shapes our lives and businesses in the name of safety.

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