Divine Darkness: Reclaiming the Sacred Power of What We Were Taught to Fear
- Amanda Handy
- Mar 26
- 2 min read
Updated: Apr 6
There are parts of ourselves we’re taught to hide. Emotions we’re told are “too much.” Experiences that get shoved down, packed away, or dismissed as “just part of life.”
But what happens to the pain that never gets a voice?
It doesn’t disappear. It takes up space in the body - stored in our tissues, our nervous system, our breath. Unprocessed trauma, shame, disgust, grief… it all becomes the soil for dis-ease to grow.
As a practitioner, I see this every day. People walk into my space not just with symptoms - but with stories. Stories of betrayal. Suppression. Silence. Stories that never had a safe place to land.
That’s where Divine Darkness comes in.
This isn’t just a brand. It’s a reclamation. A remembering of something ancient and true: That the darkness isn’t bad. It’s sacred.
The Misunderstood Goddesses
Throughout history, the feminine has been split in two - light and dark, virgin and whore, healer and witch.
And the “dark” goddesses?
They’ve been demonized, feared, and locked away in mythological cages.
But look closer, and you’ll see something else entirely:
Lilith didn’t fall - she rose. She refused to be controlled.
Kali isn’t just destruction - she’s the fierce fire that clears the lies.
Hecate stands at the crossroads, illuminating choice and shadow.
Persephone didn’t just get dragged into the Underworld - she became Queen of it.
These archetypes weren’t created to scare us. They were created to show us that the parts of ourselves we’ve labeled “wrong” are actually the gateway to our power.
Finding Ourselves in the Darkness
Every woman has a moment when she feels like she’s drowning in the ick: The shame she can’t speak. The story she doesn’t know how to tell. The diagnosis that starts to define her. The grief that lingers even when the world says, “You should be over it by now.”
That’s when the Dark Goddess whispers:
"Dear one, let me take it. I’m not afraid of your pain, your shame, or the truth you’ve been carrying. Hand it over. You were never meant to hold it forever."
There comes a moment when you're done clinging to old identities. The labels, the symptoms, the roles that don’t fit anymore.
That’s the choice point. And when you’re there - I’ll meet you in the dark.
This is Divine Darkness
I’m not here to fix you. I’m here to walk with you through the release.
To touch the pain with reverence. To help you decode what your body has been holding. To show you that you are never too much, too broken, or too far gone.
Divine Darkness is where science meets soul. Where the nervous system is honored, the emotions are decoded, and the soul gets to breathe again.
It’s where we stop bypassing and start embodying.
Because healing isn’t just about feeling better. It’s about becoming whole.
If You’re Ready…
If you’re standing at that threshold - tired of carrying the weight, tired of feeling disconnected from who you really are - then this is your invitation:
✨ Come find me in the dark. We’ll rise together. ✨
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