05/03/2021
🩸Our conditioned modern societies perceive menstruation as unclean, embarrassing, inhibiting and a burden. 🌹 many religious traditions also teach this, although anthropologists point out that the concepts 'sacred' and 'unclean' may be intimately connected.
During the patriarchal shift to a masculine dominant culture; It has been made to believe that menstruating women are dirty, impure, erratic and even dangerous.
A conspiracy to reduce their power, connection to their divinity and sacredness.
A disempowered women with blood shame , leads to body shame, “not good enough”-“something wrong with me” “my body doesn’t work properly” these foundational beliefs are that which keep women suppressed, and the root cause of a disempowering menstrual and birth experiences.
In historic cultures, a menstruating woman was considered sacred and powerful, with increased psychic abilities, and strong enough to heal the sick. According to the Cherokee, menstrual blood was a source of feminine strength and had the power to destroy enemies. Menstrual blood is viewed as especially dangerous to men's power.
"When the women give their blood back to the earth, men will come home from war and earth shall find peace.” ~ Ancient Native American Hopi prophecy
Pre 5000 years ago; It was Goddess, Feminine worship and Matriarchal rulership; living in harmony with nature, the moon and the earth.
Since the Bronze age, The rise of the masculine and patriarchal rulership which brought with it The suppression of the feminine principle, The beginning of the masculine dominance; quest and concur, control and suppression. Suppression of the feminine means a disconnect from from nature and the earths wisdom.
I Believe many cultures and religions have mis-interpreted the foundations of why a women would not be present at a time of worship, in temples and duties. Women are intuitive, sensitive, connected and powerful during their menstruation, traditionally all women menstruated at the same time, on the newmoon and during this time they were in ceremony. Away from the tribal and family duties, with the other bleeding women they were able to nurture and nourish each other, continued below