What Does It Mean to Embody Your Power?
- Brainz Magazine
- Feb 17
- 7 min read
A former lawyer turned mystic, Jessica Falcon is an International Soul Embodiment Guide & Relationship Expert. She guides you to embody your power, reclaim your sovereignty, and experience true freedom. Tune into her Soul Sovereignty & Sexuality Podcast.
We have been led to believe that power is something we gain or lose. We have to “prove ourselves worthy of it.” This is why so many people struggle for power in intimate relationships or at work. Yet, true power is not something you "get." That kind of “power” can easily be taken away. Rather, true power is something you claim from a place deep within.
What power is not
Power is something we are told we achieve when we have authority over others, make it to the top position, or reach a certain social status. We are taught that power is something we gain through having the right possessions, dollars in the bank, or even the right body.
In other words, we're supposed to earn power or prove ourselves worthy of it. The underlying assumption is that some people are worthy, and some people are not. This definition of power is the basis for hierarchical power dynamics, politically, economically, socially, or in our most intimate relationships.
As a former criminal prosecutor, I became very familiar with this form of “power.” My position granted me authority over others. When a case came across my desk, I could decide whether to pursue it or dismiss it. I made recommendations to the judge for sentencing, but more often than not, I set the terms of an offender's punishment and a plea bargain.
I would be lying if I said I didn't enjoy the way police officers straightened their backs and came to attention when I began to call the court in order. Mostly, though, I loved the automatic esteem others felt when I told them what I did for a living. Suddenly, I was worthy of more respect than I had been only moments prior. In other words, my position of power made me more "important." It meant I "mattered."
After seven years of practicing as an attorney, I followed a soul calling to leave the legal profession and venture on a spiritual pilgrimage to Europe. A few months in, I found myself at a farmer's market in Belgium. When the vendor told me how much I owed for the soft, ripe dates and figs sitting on the small scale in front of me, I started to fumble for change in my wallet.
The problem was, I didn't know which coin was worth five cents and which was valued at one euro. Nor could I even understand how much I owed him. When he saw my distress, the vendor barked something unintelligible and angrily pointed to the numbers on his scale (which, gratefully, were universally recognizable).
He treated me with such contempt and disdain that I wanted to scream, "Don't you know who I am? You can't treat me that way!" That was the moment it truly dawned on me: nobody cared. They didn’t care about my status in that moment or how intelligent I was. My position didn’t travel with me, and neither did my authority. Suddenly, I had none.
In fact, I had left behind all my emblems of power, my home, my job, my social network, and a steady source of income. I had quite literally nothing left but myself.
If my role as a criminal prosecutor was what made me powerful, then without it, I was "powerless."
A new definition of power
Any sort of power that is sourced externally, through a role, position, status, or possession, isn’t power at all because it requires someone else’s agreement or approval. Or it depends on someone else’s submission. It is temporary and fleeting.
It says, "I am powerful because of this position" or "because I have this much money in the bank," both of which can be taken away at any moment. Even those who have control over others are dependent on their continued submission. Once people refuse to submit, their "power" dissipates.
Perhaps that is why, for thousands of years, so many people have sought to exert power through force, violence, and warfare. It guarantees a certain level of fear that generates compliance; thus, they have authority (power) over others. Without the fear, their "power" would be non-existent.
True power isn't dependent on anything. It cannot be taken away or granted. Rather, it is claimed. This kind of power requires deep levels of self-knowledge. Perhaps that's why self-knowledge has been so forbidden.
True power is knowing who you truly are, on the inside.
It is knowing your true worth, which is not based on what you do but on who you are.
It is knowing that nobody gets to decide for you because you are your own authority.
It is knowing your value even when others don't recognize it.
It is keeping your heart open even when it wants to close out of fear or hurt.
It is staying true to yourself in the midst of disagreement, accusation, or ridicule.
It is speaking your truth no matter how afraid you are of judgment or rejection.
It is letting yourself be seen by others because you will never abandon yourself.
It is living according to your soul's truth, not based on the expectations or demands of others.
Why your body is the key to your power
In order to know yourself, your true Self, your soul self, you have to go into your body. Most of us are taught to see the body as a purely physical object that we carry around. The head is where we place most of our attention. Yet, the head is full of what it has been told by others or what it has seen with its physical eyes.
The body is a lot less limited. It is formed and created by the energy of your soul. Therefore, when you consciously enter your body and connect with its energy, you begin to connect with the energy of your soul.
The body also houses the subconscious mind and past traumas (from this life or another), both of which are accessed through the feeling state. These are often called energetic imprints, as they have been left there from experiences you have had.
When you bring your awareness, breath, and intention to a particular place in your body, you can access the energy stored within. Sustained presence allows the energy to begin to vibrate, thus enabling stagnant or suppressed energy to move to the surface. It will find its way out of your body as long as:
Your heart is open to whatever arises.
You don't immediately judge or fear what you sense or feel.
You acknowledge its presence with curiosity.
An important key is recognizing that you are not what you feel, and you are not what you think. It is simply energy moving through you. Period.
As feelings of fear, shame, doubt, guilt, powerlessness, or unworthiness come to the surface, you have the opportunity to transform them. You bring consciousness to what has been unconscious. This gives you the capacity to release the beliefs that have kept you beholden to old ways of being as you recreate yourself anew.
This requires deep levels of self-intimacy because you begin to filter out all that you have ingested from the outside world: inherited beliefs, absorbed social conditioning, past traumas, and even karmic patterns from this life or another.
You get to choose what to think, feel, and believe based on your inner truth. The more familiar you become with what is your truth, and what is not, the less susceptible you are to the opinions, manipulations, or control of others. It is a process of pulling your power back from external sources and returning it to where it belongs: inside of you.
How to embody your power
When you claim your power from a place deep within, you have no need to exert power over other people. This ends any power struggles in relationships (stay tuned for future articles about this). When you truly decide for yourself, you do not need the permission, approval, or validation of others. In other words, you set yourself free. What could be more ecstatic?
If true power is accessed through your body and intimate self-knowledge, then it requires you to spend time connecting with your inner world. This can be through embodied meditations, journaling, silent walks, sitting in nature, or even relaxing on your own couch with nothing to distract your attention from yourself.
Observe your thoughts and trace them back to the root belief. Then, ask yourself, "Is this mine?" "Is this what I choose to believe?" If not, what do you choose to believe? What belief is aligned with the truth of your divinity?
As feelings arise, acknowledge them and give them space to move through you unimpeded. They get stuck when we attach to them, identify with them, or make others responsible for their presence. When you have recurring emotions, spend time with them so you can receive their wisdom. They are showing you something about yourself. The question is, are you willing to see?
It is up to you to accept all parts of yourself and then consciously align them, your actions, choices, words, thoughts, and feelings, with your soul's truth. This is soul embodiment. You live as the divine, powerful being you are. It is a power that no one can take away from you. It is a power that extends beyond this world. It is a power that brings true freedom.
It's not always easy to journey on this path to sovereignty alone, so I have created a Sacred Body Wisdom Foundational Series that you can begin today for a very affordable price. It is designed to support you in creating a new relationship with your body, as the energy of your soul, so you embody your power, reclaim your sovereignty, and experience true freedom. Access it here.
You can also schedule a free 30-minute Sovereignty Breakthrough Session with me here.
Jessica Falcon, Soul Embodiment Guide & Relationship Expert
A former lawyer turned mystic, Jessica Falcon is an International Soul Embodiment Guide & Relationship Expert. She guides you to embody your power, reclaim your sovereignty, and experience true freedom.
Jessica spent years researching religious history, ancient civilizations, and mythology to get to the root of unequal power dynamics in relationships. She has identified the core beliefs and wounds that must be confronted to experience shared power and freedom in relationships.
She leads retreats, workshops, and online portals of transformation to help you embody your divinity, activate your sexual life force energy, and revolutionize your relationships. Tune into her Soul Sovereignty & Sexuality Podcast on all major platforms.
