The calling that won't let you go

Tomorrow is the Spring Equinox.

Equal light and dark. The tipping point. After tomorrow, light begins to win.

And I keep thinking about Joan of Arc.

A teenage girl who heard voices telling her to lead armies. Who said yes to something that made no sense. Who was burned at the stake for it — and never recanted.

I asked her once if she ever regretted it.

She said:

"I was the person who was contracted for the mission. I said yes. So, what was I going to do, not do it? You know me better than that. I will do what I say I will do."

I will do what I say I will do.

There's a kind of integrity that sounds almost naive until you realize it's the thing that separates the people who change the world from the people who just talk about it.

Joan continued:

"When you seek your own highest divine nature, you will simultaneously find your mission. It is all one. Align with your highest nature, which is your mission."

Your highest nature IS your mission.

It's not something separate you need to find. It's not hiding. It's not a treasure hunt.

You already know what it is. The thing you can't stop thinking about. The thing that keeps calling you even when you try to ignore it. The thing that lights you up even as it terrifies you.

That's not a distraction. That's the call.

Joan said something else that stopped me:

"You are only as strong as your faith. Your faith is the stillness of devotion. You are only as powerful as your devotion."

You are only as powerful as your devotion.

So as we tip toward the light tomorrow, I want to ask you:

What's the calling you keep trying to negotiate with?

What's the thing you know you're supposed to do but keep waiting for the "right time"?

What if the equinox — this moment of balance before the surge — is your sign to stop waiting?

With fire,Shanti

P.S. Navratri begins Sunday — nine nights of the divine feminine. Nine nights of Durga, the warrior goddess. I'll be sharing more about this powerful portal over the weekend. The fierce feminine is waking up.