Birthing the Dark Feminine

Shireen Qudosi
7 min readFeb 13, 2022
Image: Fil De Vie

The Spotify playlist was called “Priestess” and the mood of it was if Persephone embraced Queen of the Underworld. Press play.

What about Persephone? Maybe that’s what she should’ve done. Instead of the damsel-in-distress story, what if the story is her just facing the dark and saying, “Fuck, bring it!”

What if no rescue efforts were needed from Demeter, Hecate, and Orpheus? What if she…

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Shireen Qudosi

I write on faith, identity, and belonging, focusing closely on the sacred feminine and cultivating intimacy with the profane.