Female Mystique - The Three Phases of Eve

Whether you are a hormonal teen, menstruating woman, or menopausal wise woman, you will pass through each, and every phase, once a month, throughout your life; an integral aspect of the natural cycles, that govern all of life, on this planet. Our cycles are the rhythm of the universal dance. The menstrual cycle you’ve been encouraged to ignore, dismiss, dread, conceal, or suppress, is the foundation of your being. It helps to define who you are, your connection to self, other women, your partners, children, and every other aspect of your life.

The Cyclic Wisdom of the Goddess

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Menses, Moon Lore, Magic, Measurement, and Mathematics Judy Grahn, in her 1993 book, Blood, Bread, and Roses: How Menstruation Created the World, developed her hypothesis within a modern construct when she stated, “…the menstruant, having the most direct connection with the lunar cycle, would have been the first to know; she had motive, method, and Continue Reading …

Creating Our Own Supportive ‘Moon Time’

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Becoming Whole, Healthy, and Effective We are modern women, living in developed societies, as integral participants of a culture that has made few provisions to give women, “our due respect for our sacred power of creation.” For most of us there is no Moon Lodge waiting to nurture us, no understanding community of women to pick Continue Reading …

Treat The Sacred With All Due Respect

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The traditional Native American teachings instruct men to treat things that are sacred with, “all due respect” This respect included recognizing the sacredness of women during their Moon Time. “It is well to be good to women in  the strength of our manhood because we must sit under their hands at both ends of our Continue Reading …

Women have always been healers

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According to Barbara Ehrenreich and Deidre English, “Women have always been healers.  We were the unlicensed doctors and anatomists of western history, abortionists, (not like abortionists of today), pharmacists, cultivators of herbs, and midwives.  For centuries women were doctors without degrees, barred from reading books and attending lectures; instead, learning from each other, and passing Continue Reading …

Reclaiming the Goddess

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“Ours is a search for meaning, for what has been lost and for what can be recovered. Our challenge as men and women of the late twentieth century is to open ourselves to other realities…we must go beyond the old ways so deeply ingrained in our culture… In reclaiming the Goddess…We can redress the imbalance Continue Reading …

Female Mystique

The Three Phases of Eve Maiden, Mother, Wise Woman — Which one are you? You are all three every month!  Whether you are a hormonal teen, menstruating woman, or menopausal wise woman, you will pass through each, and every phase, once a month, throughout your life; an integral aspect of the natural cycles, that govern Continue Reading …