Have you seen Wicked the film yet?
I watched it for the second time last week and loved it even more than the first.
I found Cynthia Erivo captivating as Elphaba, and her journey to claim her power brought me to tears.
Many of the film’s lines resonated with me, but one in particular stood out. Madam Morrible says, “If you can harness this emotion, the sky’s the limit.”
The power of harnessing your emotions
You see, Elphaba’s power activates through her rage – her sense of injustice and desire to act on it. Yet, throughout her childhood, her father and sister punished her rage and power because they were ashamed of her difference.
Elphaba doesn’t learn to harness her emotions and trust her instincts until she realizes that the Wizard of Oz (i.e. patriarchy) is a total sham. Once she understands this, she leaps into her power.
Cue Defying Gravity, a song that invites you to shed some cathartic tears!
Wicked the film celebrates women who own their power
It’s revolutionary to witness a woman stepping into the truth of who she is and owning her own power.
To hear her say a loud ‘F-U’ to patriarchy and all the ways it made her hate and doubt herself.
And embrace the wisdom of her emotions, trust her instincts and become the person she was placed on this earth to be.
You too are worthy of this
But to do this, you must first be honest about where you are right now and how you truly feel. You need to open up to the emotions you’ve been repressing and begin trusting the instinctual wisdom they hold.
Your anger, rage, grief, disgust, shame, and fear are not wrong or bad. In fact, they exist to keep you aligned with what is most true to you. If you harness them the right way, they become the gateway to healing and change.
So, if, like Elphaba, you’re awakening to change, if you’re done following other people’s rules and believing in artificial limits, I invite you to embark on your own journey back to power and potential.
On this journey, I’ll guide you through a process of internal reflection, reckoning, and truth. It’s a rite of passage that will support you in burning what no longer serves you and moving forward with a clear and courageous sense of who you are and what you came here to do.
This journey will help you fly and defy gravity in whatever way feels good to you.
