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Sacred Softness: Feminine Energy as Resistance

Why emotion and gentleness are radical in a world obsessed with control…

There’s a quiet revolution happening—not with fists raised or voices shouting, but with soft hands and open hearts. It’s the kind of resistance that doesn’t demand attention but changes everything. It’s the revolution of sacred softness.

In a culture that prizes productivity over presence, sarcasm over sincerity, and hustle over healing, choosing to lead with your femininity—your intuitive, emotional, gentlest self—is a bold act of rebellion. This is more than an aesthetic (though yes, you can wear plenty of blush and lace while doing it). It’s about reclaiming the divine power that comes from within when you choose tenderness in a world hardened by fear.

đź’— Softness is not weakness—it’s wisdom.

Our society teaches us that strength looks like armor; that to be taken seriously, you must dull your sparkle, shrink your feelings, and “keep it together.” But sacred femininity teaches something else: vulnerability is strength, intuition is intelligence, and grace is power. The Blessed Virgin Mary, as a symbol, didn’t achieve power through force—she changed the world through her devotion and sacred presence. That is holy softness. I like to think about how the water eroding a rock is more powerful than the rock itself, and it’s the softness of the water’s movement which does this.

🌙 Emotionality is sacred technology.

Your emotions aren’t flaws to fix. They are signals—divine information flowing through your spirit. In embracing emotional depth, we tune into truth beyond logic. We begin to trust that crying can be cleansing, rest is productive, and saying “I feel…” is just as important as “I think…”

This is spiritual intelligence. It’s what guides you back to what’s real and aligned. In a world that glorifies numbness, to feel is truly a sacred act.

🕊️ Grace is a spiritual strength.

When you choose grace over gossip, patience over proving, or kindness over control, you are creating space for love as a way of being. Grace naturally softens others. It creates sanctuary. And in today’s world—where everyone is fighting to be heard—offering a pause or a gentle look is resistance.

Grace doesn’t mean you let yourself be walked over. It means you know your worth so deeply that you don’t need to demand it. Your presence, your peace, your elegance—these things do the talking for you.

🌹 The Rosy Rebellion

Sacred softness isn’t passive—it’s powerful. It’s what fuels the healer, the artist, the lover, the mystic. It’s for the women in vintage slips who discover their sacred perfume and who smile gently while knowing exactly what they’re here to do.

To be soft is to be receptive. To be receptive is to be radically open to divine wisdom, beauty, and change. That’s not small. That’s sacred. Being soft, and through that process, building resilience, is our best hope for the future.

Put on the lace. Feel the feelings. Say a prayer. Slow down. In doing so, you’re not falling behind—you’re changing the frequency of the world.

Coquette Style and The Divine Feminine

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In our complicated modern world, we see bursts of expressions in people which reflect what can be understood as the “divine feminine.” According to The Good Trade, “the divine feminine is the spiritual concept that there exists a feminine counterpart to the patriarchal and masculine worship structures that have long dominated organized religions.” For example, the most well known being the Virgin Mary in Roman Catholicism. However, the idea goes beyond religious iconography.

This concept of the divine feminine also inhabits a space outside of religion and explores the idea of how feminine representations show up throughout cultural discourse. The term “divine feminine” is not a mainstream term quite yet, but I think it is approaching mainstream now. The idea of the divine feminine is not necessarily holding a religious connotation, but it holds the ideas around how femininity appears in its many forms, and not solely represented in the female sex. The ideas surrounding femininity and spirituality have a multi-faceted way of being understood and are subject to opinion and transcend any boundaries of gender norms or heteronormativity.

Divine femininity is a good thing for civil society as it enables people to achieve a full expression of their sense of self. As such, the ideas which underpin divine femininity is an inherently inclusive structure that enables the embracement of feminine concepts in fashion and beauty as a way of expressing oneself in any context. This has widespread implications for our idea of how we “show up,” in society – for example, how dress codes are perceived as appropriate in certain work environments as one example. This also extends to how comfortable women feel in their own bodies as well. According to Women.com, the idea of coquette style is being “unapologetically feminine.” This is a great description around embracing femininity without qualms. Byrdie.com described the style as “reclaiming hyper-femininity.” Across the range of ways that one can express their own style, the coquette aesthetic is one which gives ample freedom to embrace womanhood.

To clarify the expression of the divine feminine and its appearance in popular culture, it is important to note the intersection of social media and fast fashion due to the popularity that hashtags signify for the fashion industry. Within that space, there is an opportunity to identify particular styles which then take on trend based representations of what might be a response to popular culture events happening at that time. For example, most recently “Barbiecore” for the release of last year’s hit movie, Barbie, or “Mermaidcore,” for the Disney The Little Mermaid‘s release last year as well. For the divine feminine, all of these trends can be understood within the broader umbrella of femininity. However, I think the emergence of the style “Coquette Core,” is likely the most clear embodiment of the divine feminine as an aesthetic sensibility.

In summary, embrace your rosy style. Embrace it.

For example, Coquette Style can be described as including such through fashion:

  • Pastel colors (especially light pink)
  • Lace
  • Bows
  • Victorian Era style
  • 1950s style
  • Balletcore aesthetic
  • Cottagecore aesthetic
  • Princesscore aesthetic

As described on Wikipedia, “This aesthetic has been characterized as both a way to relive and express creativity… and a way to fully escape into femininity without feeling guilty about it.” This is a particularly fascinating description, because so much about contemporary fashion and style elevates the idea that successful women can look more “manly” and therefore be equated with being more “respectable.” This is deeply untrue. I strongly believe that self expression takes on many forms, but I also believe that trends do impact us more than we may admit, so the reality that women may shy away from their feminine style is something not to be ignored. I fully embrace the idea that women can be both very feminine, successful, intellectual, and career driven without compromising the integrity of the other.

Stay rosy.

xoxo

Bianca