Wisdoms of the Moon

Ten years ago I began a journey to connect with the Feminine. I didn't know it at the time, but I was stepping out onto my spiritual path which lead me to delving into my personal relationship with the feminine.

I began to attend the Moonlodge, a place for Women to gather monthly under the full moon. During this gathering it is a time to journey with the moon, the Goddess, the Grandmothers, the feminine and to heal and empower ourselves in our stories.

Its interesting how much you think you know, until you realize that you had no idea. I chuckle to myself as I think back to that time. It was through the Moonlodge that I came to face my personal relationship with the feminine. When I speak of the feminine I speak of the phases of the moon, the Grandmothers, the Goddess, Mother Earth, myself as a woman, my role as mother, daughter, sister, wife. I speak of the physical act of bleeding the life giving blood, and the power and medicine that Woman step into as they embrace their Moontime and cycles.

I learned to honor my symptoms, and recognize the purpose that they held. I journeyed with the Goddess and began my healing journey with my inner children. I opened my eyes to the Sacredness of the Feminine and the natural connection that woman have. This connection to the feminine goes back to woman from all across the globe,  spanning every culture and every race. I embraced this ancient wisdom that all women once knew.

We live in a time when Women's life giving blood is meant to be a secret, a shameful secretive time that we don't talk about. But this was not always so... In ancient times First Nation people of the Americas recognized that Women were in their power when they bled. That they had a strong natural connection to the Mother as they were the life bearers. When Women bled their time was honored in the Moonlodge. Men of the tribe would come and have the Women on their Moon time bead their belts, sew their regalia, etc. It was recognized that the Women in their power were connected to creation and that all created by Women at this time was blessed by this power. It is a time that we step into our visionaries and have visions for our personal journeys, our families and for our communities. A time to pay attention to our dreams and our feelings. A time that we become so hypersensitive to people, their stories, nature, and the dreaming. A time of power.

I share this story this week as I welcome my own daughter to this sacred time. Marking this rite of passage with a welcoming ceremony, surrounded by her aunties and cousins as we share our journey and pass on the wisdoms that we have touched. Knowing that one day she will look back and know it was a rare gift that she received on the night of her first moon, and pray that I will be here to sit in ceremony once again with my daughters and to one day welcome my granddaughters to the wisdom of the Moon.

If you are interested in connecting to the wisdom of the Moon, and woman's ceremonies please join me in Moonlodge.