
89: The Call to Descent – A Homecoming to Self
From Courage Dear Heart by Charli Wall
March 18, 2025 · 20 min · Episode 88
About this episode
This episode explores the concept of descent as a sacred invitation to deeper self-understanding and the wisdom found in grief and mythology.
What if the moments when you feel like you're falling apart... are actually the moments when you're being called deeper into yourself? In this episode of Courage, Dear Heart , we explore The Call to Descent —the sacred invitation to step beyond the surface and meet ourselves in the depths. Descent is not failure. It is not punishment. It is the feminine path of remembering —a return to truth, wholeness, and the wild, untamed knowing that has always lived within us. We explore: What descent truly is and why it happens. The ways we resist it and why surrendering makes it easier. How grief, rage, and longing are initiations into deeper wisdom. The power of myth—Inanna, Persephone, and the Selkie—as guides for our own journey. Why The Call to Descent is the prelude to Sacred Descent, and what it means to step into this work with intention. The Spring Equinox is approaching—a portal into the next chapter, a moment of balance between light and dark. And with it comes the question: Will you answer the Call to Descent? We begin this Thursday, March 2 0th , with a 7-day guided journey into the depths—an initiation into trust, surrender, and the wisdom of the unknown. Join The Call to…
Topics covered
- descent
- self-discovery
- feminine path
- grief
- mythology
Keywords
- self
- wholeness
- surrender
- wisdom
- Inanna
- Persephone
- Selkie
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: The Call to Descent, Sacred Descent
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