Both serious practitioners and characters in witchy lore are known for their abilities to unleash primal desires. will say to the Lord, My refuge and my fortress; Ask yourself what season your own soul is in right now. Celebrating your daughters first period is a great way to help her internalize positive feelings about her body that will stay with her for a lifetime. Description. Find a holy place to walk around. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. IMAGINE Not only is your daughters body changing from that of a girl to that of a sexually mature woman, her brain and emotions are also changing rapidly. T he association of menstruation with sacredness is reinforced in Tantric practices such as Yoni Puja (worship of the female Yoni), wherein a ritual worship is carried out not only of a woman, but also of her Yoni or Vagina, which is perceived to be a symbol of the Cosmic Yoni from which the entire universe has emerged. And Im so grateful that we did. Psalm 91:12, A central Celtic practice at sacred sites, such as churches, graves, crosses, and holy wells, is known as walking the rounds.. Among the Celts those in charge of themagical ceremonieswere the Druids; non religious but spiritual/philosophical peoples, elders who had always shown a deep connection with nature and the universe and who were very wise. the element of fire is part of most traditions, religions and spiritual practices. Corrguinecht did not involve the actual killing of cranes but it did mimic their bodily movement. And figured Together the girl and her family, including the men, prepare an enormous corn cake, which they cook in an earth oven constructed especially for the occasion. Taking into account the above fundamental principles, the magical ritual practiced by this Celtic Druidic tradition, takes or attaches great importance to the role ofIntention or Motivation. Our agitation, anger, and emotional eruptions that can accompany our moon time can likely be attributed to our heightened sensitivity and need for more rest, alone time, and self care. Witches use sexual energy to commune, to manifest, to make magic, andin the case of the Medieval hags described in the 1486 witch-hunting bible the Malleus I invite you to spend some time seeking out a soul friend. A marriage between the king who represented people and culture, and the sovereignty goddess who represented nature and the land. If you appreciate what we do, please support us. Cameron, A. Please enjoy these sacred rituals for honoring your own sacred moon time, share them with your sisters and daughters, and please do share with us in the comments any of your beloved menstruation rituals. Today we focus on the Celts, ancient peoples who lived in Europe more than 2000 years ago. Celtic traditions were the guiding forces of a mystical rescue of neo-pagan femininity, which for a few years has influenced the feminization of the neo-Indian and neo-Mexican movement known as Red Path (Camino Rojo). Christine Valters Paintner is a Benedictine oblate and the online Abbess at, Copyright 2023 US Catholic. Im so full of gr agus buochas, love and gratitude, to Bran, to Medb, and to my intuitive-self for following. This was a continuation of the older Druidic tradition, which was primarily an oral culture that prized memorization rather than writing. Stay quiet now, I know you want to. Much of this symbology lives within the stories of the holy grail, an enlightened womb, that only a noble man arriving in true reverence and devotion could access, and there he would drink the elixir of immortality. Ancient womb cultures all revered the womb as both the Cosmic Creatrix from where all is birthed as well as a womans individual power center, the place where she can incarnate a soul into the Earth plane, and also where she can manifest her dreams into physical creation through her sexual desire. Walking in a circular manner helps to move us out of linear ways of thinking and to open our hearts to receive Gods grace. The purpose and intent of this is anchoring higher light and activating the Ascension Timeline on Earth now. One of the best ways to remember your dreams is to place a journal and pen by your bed at night and then ask God for a dream before sleep. Where have you felt nudges to move forward? THANK YOU ALL Much like offering your blood to the earth, you can also offer your blood back to the great feminine womb of the waters, especially the ocean if you happen to be near one. And I will make my covenant between me and you, and will make you exceedingly numerous. NOW To honor yourself in this way, create your own mini-red tent, draping red fabrics in an area of your home where you can go and not be disturbed, a place to sit for at least a moment of rest in your day away from the outside world and outer demands. Despite all the traumatic episodes I endured, I always believed inMagick;not tricks and seances but actual Magick, the alchemical process of destruction and creation within ourselves and outside of usAs above so below. I stood on the threshold of the back door but would not cross. In the Celtic monastic tradition, wandering was a powerful practice inspired by the biblical story of Abraham. The third fundamental principlelies in the acceptance that one of the most powerful forces in the cosmos is the one generated at the moment of climax; for a brief moment during sexual activity this energy, like the others, can be harnessed for magical purposes. Isnt it interesting that the liquid once considered the nectar of immortality and the blood of Christ now makes many of us squeamish? You can plan this ceremonyor a special mother-daughter trip or eventanytime between the ages of eleven and fourteenyou dont have to wait until she gets her first period. WHO KNOW AND LOVE After that, she was recognized as a woman who had demonstrated her capacity for patience and perseverance. Then a month after that on October 14th, one day before my husband and I were to leave for our Hawaii trip (which has been planned for a year AND 10/15 happened to be our actual 25th), my father, who had been on Hospice due to renal failure, died. If it feels right for you, you can begin to place small drops of your own blood (when it is fresh and a bright red color) under your tongue like taking a homeopathic medicine (which you are.) When I asked my newsletter readers for coming-of-age memories, the responses I received were a wonderful testament to the mother-daughter bond at menarche. These were placed under the mothers pillow, or at a distance. For more information on yoni steams,I recommend reading this article. Pause at each of these and offer a short prayer of gratitude. Enter your email to receive notifications of new posts. Much like facial steams help clear skin, open the pores, release tension, and leave skin feeling supple and revitalized, yoni steams offer cleansing, healing, and revitalizing for the womb, vulva, and vagina (yoni). This isolation was later skewed to say that a woman was exempt because she was unclean when really a woman was honored in how powerfully she was open for channeling and receiving guidance from the divine. All the mundane activities of the day are opportunities to witness grace at work. and what does the Lord require of you 8 Ways to Turn Your Empathy into A Super Power, The Nootka people of Canada had a big party right after a girls first period. There are different types ofSexual Magickdepending on whether it is a tradition, a culture, a specific geographical area, yet their common goal remains unchangeable. A curse? Each is a variation on wisdom for the three essential things one must do in life. HERE WE ARE Required fields are marked *. What follows is an exploration of 12 Celtic Christian practices for modern Catholics daily spiritual lives, along with scripture passages for meditation. Like all rituals, Sexual Magick is performed in two stages, one is the stage ofPreparationand the other is the stage ofExecution. Christ behind me, Christ in me Both are required to know the fullness of the divine presence. I have always said, once we start learning about life as awholeinstead of compartmentalizing, we can start to see just how much in common there is between civilizations, cultures which apparently were never in contact. I could not cross the threshold. Perhaps this hare is the Bran of my dreams? She has traveled in dozens of countries across the world activating her soul journey through her relationship with land and lived for seven years in primary rainforest in the Costa Rican jungle, communicating with trees, plants, creatures, and exploring many shamanic Earth wisdom traditions. I used moon cups for many years until one day my yoni said no and I have since honored that through free bleeding and menstrual cloths. Its important to be on the same page when working with a partner, to communicate step by step and its just as important when youre flying solo. In August my youngest went off to college, making me an official empty-nester. Yet, all ritual in my life had been monoreligious. As you unravel deeper layers, continue to release entanglements and reclaim your sovereignty over your birthing powers, your creative potential, your lovers, and your right to consciously choose. Age or gender differences did not matter. Blessing is an act of acknowledging the gifts and graces already present and offering gratitude to God for them. Bleeding directly onto the earth, whether through dark clothing or without clothing, can literally bridge the illusion of disconnect between us and her. As within so without. Giving your blood back to the earth is a powerful way to reaffirm your connection with nature, honoring that you are not separate from her, you come from her, you are her, you are her daughter. I planned to keep them all in a special envelope or booklet and wait for the time to share them. To create a red tent gathering, invite friends and sisters you feel safe with, create a womb cocoon by draping red blankets, sarongs, and shawls over chairs (yep just like when you were a kid creating a fort) and explore some nurturing ways to connect with one another. When in fact, a womans fertility is the source of her power, her ability to create life from her own body, to gestate a sacred seed in the garden of her womb, and for our ancestors who lived in the times of the womb religions, both birth and menstruation were orgasmic initiations bringing a woman through the veil between the worlds. Sign up to join thousands of women in our sacred sisterhood and youll receive free resources for divine feminine embodiment, early access to our online Goddess temples, and priority registration for our live immersions in stunning locations across the world. Recognizing the unity of body, mind, and spirit, she empowers women to trust their inner wisdom, their connection with Source, and their ability to truly flourish. Again at the edge of the forest. And then I will hold you tight and hold you long and together we will stare into silence. You can use An honor? When we experience climax, all our energetic fields open up, all our chackras vibrate simultaneously and fluidly; something that often throughout the day does not occur due to our own limiting beliefs, traumas or false programming. You can then soak the towel in water the next day to collect your blood and offer it back to the earth or your garden in sacred ceremony. These rituals use the intentional use ofthought frequencyand the forces of nature and the cosmos; which in this particular case, is the energy generated by the sexual act. A nuisance? where you lodge, I will lodge; M*Y*O*U*R Jeremiah 6:16. Where have you turned away from these? The Celtic imagination considers sacred places to be thin, or places where the veil between the worlds, meaning heaven and earth, seem especially near to each other. Thanks to the fundamental principle on which Celtic magic is based, the ritual not only uses as advantage the energy of the people involved but also the energy of the objects and symbolism being used; despite being inanimate, just like living beings they are formed by the same cosmic energy (something modern science has already proven) which can be activated and used when incorporated into a ritual. my God, in whom I trust. In honour of ourselves, our ancestors, and the magic that happens when we allow our bodys wisdom, our intuition to lead. And so, the message I was gifted is how my sovereign power and potential in this world is fueled when I surrender to my fears and follow my intuition. Rather than pressuring ourselves to be productive which may trigger more anger and agitation and pain during this time, we can allow ourselves to be playful. What I am about to write goes hand in hand with Tantra; however, I will focus on the Celtic traditions. Blood mysteries have been hidden into the very fabric of all of our creation stories, of our westernized religions, and into the fairytales that whisper to us the mysteries of the long forgotten, shamed, and demonized red river of consciousness. 84, No. Every Sunday at 11:00am EST/New York. If you have a particular deity you call upon, feel free to change names or attributes around where needed. 2. The function of the sexual act during the magick ritual is to provide the energy necessary forIntentionto be carried out, to come true, and achieve the desired change. The Celtic monks sought out places in the wilderness to receive this gift of revelation. The surest way to disconnect a woman from her own power is to convince her that this power is inherently impure and separate from God. (Freedom, CA: Crossing Press), 35. Just as God can speak through the words of the scriptures, so can we hear the voice of the divine in the elements and in creatures. What ideas, attitudes, beliefs, and awarenesses could have made a big difference to their adolescence? Sacrifices - animal and human - were also offered Joseph of the Hebrew Bible, Jacobs dream of a staircase from earth to heaven with angels ascending and descending, Daniels dream of the four beasts, and Joseph the father of Jesus four separate dreams are all notable examples from scripture. This spirituality celebrates the human imagination, cultivating creativity through various art forms such as manuscript illumination and vibrant metalwork. Owen, Many Navaho people still practice their puberty ritual for girls, the kinaalda. (More on forming a red tent with your sisters below.). SPACE TIME ENERGY MATTER You may wish to create a ritual for this, along with giving your blood to the earth, journaling intentions, or anything else that connects you to your feminine nature, and either collect some of your blood in a moon cup or receive it directly from your yoni. Temair is the Irish word for Tara and is thought to mean site of great prospect, sanctuary or sacred space. Down the passageway and into the burial chamber. Your use of and/or visitation to the Web site signifies your agreement to CNIs Terms of Use and CNIs Privacy Policy. Prayer excerpt attributed to St. Patrick. Closed down my eyes, connected with my breath and began the journey to my inner-world. Halloween has its roots in Samhain, but they are not the same thing. Despite what many of us have personally experienced and been conditioned to believe, our moon time is not a punishment for our original sin, a curse we inherited by product of being a woman, nor designed to be painful and insufferable. In Genesis the story goes that Eves punishment for eating the apple is to forever suffer through labor pains during childbirth and to bleed every month. If youre new to yoni steaming, this is a self care practice dating back to ancient Egypt. How We Embody the True Mother as the Unconditionally Loving Creatrix of All Life, Awaken Your Heart Womb and Rebirth Our World in Love, How to Take Back Your Virginity as a Woman Whole Unto Herself. and ask for the ancient paths, They found their own threshold places, such as Skellig Michael, a jagged stone island jutting out into the Atlantic on which the ruins of a monastic community are still perched on top. WebCeltic Wicca is a modern form of Wicca that incorporates some elements of Celtic mythology. In fact, only in recent years, the Irish actually started celebrating New Year on December 31st. Communing with the lunar self and the night time self, the dark yin qualities of life, is equally as important as connecting with the sun self and the day time self, the yang qualities of life. Maev and the High King by Courtney Davis. The ritual itself also has its ceremonial steps in which different rites are performed, such as forming the circle or the symbol they want to use, or placing the participants in strategic energetic points which exist on the ground, natural drinks that relax the mind and body and which expand the senses among others. Like the druids, cranes are secretive birds but use their bodies through performance and dance to establish social relationships, make territorial claims and educate their young. Tools for the Working of Celtic Sex Magic Rituals Attire The Wand The Staff or Stave The Dagger The Chalice Libation Vessels The Ladle The Cauldron The Phallus The Binding Vessel The Working Stone The Convocation Stone Candles and Candleholders Incense and Essential Oil Burners White Cleansing Cloth (s) The Sword I explained that everything we see is guidance from our intuitive self, we just need to trust it and allow it to take us deeper. It's believed that we form rituals based on our values. In addition, the ritual provides stimulus for the emotions, because the mind understands rituals and parables, their emotions feel more concrete and elevated; adding more energy which makes the spirit feel good and stimulates the imagination helping picture in detail the goal at hand as if it was a real thingall this works as a great bridge of additional energy which adds power to the ritual and therefore to the goal at hand. Walking helps to arrive to a place and slow down. Reproduction in whole or in part without permission is prohibited. Modern science is now beginning to prove what ancient cultures already knew, that menstrual blood contains healing stem cells that can rejuvenate our energy and heal disease. Here are a few of many examples of indigenous cultures who had (or still have) positive coming-of-age rites, ranging from tattooing and changes in hairstyle and clothing, to ceremonies involving the entire tribal group, to solitary vision quests: In general, puberty rites are less physically challenging for girls than for boys, perhaps because every culture recognizes that men will never go through the arduous initiation represented by childbirth. There is an ancient Hopi prophecy that goes,"When the women give their blood back to the earth, men will come home from war and earth shall find peace. Many women today are reclaiming the sacredness of their blood and choosing to rewrite the narrative that this time weve been told is a curse is in fact the greatest blessing we can offer our world. When you fantasize you attract, which means if you fantasize over empty animalistic things or people, you will not attract those specific people, instead you will attract worst; people with horrible energy who will come into your space and who will most likely just use and discard of you. And we will try to imagine what it looks like, TheNOWTeam says: Celtic menstrual stories are also scarce but they do indicate that women were more likely to be revered and honoured for their bleed rather than shunned. Give thanks to your womb for restoration, healing, and new life. I will put my law within them, and I will write it on their hearts; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. When she returns, an older female relative, taking the role of Ideal Woman, teaches her the Beauty Way, massages her body, and also instructs her in tribal wisdom about male-female relationships. The Navaho people ritual is interesting and good for girls who go through the stage of puberty.The confidence level also increases for a girl if she is treated right. Reflect on the three things in your own life you count as most essential. Honoring menstruation: a time of self-renewal. For questions, feedback, and suggestions you can email us: EraofLightblog@Gmail.com. Ritual is an integral part of the Celtic School of Embodiment because when performed as a self-honouring practice, it can bring us home to our bodies, to the essence of who we are. Matter is infused with the divine presence and offers glimpses of the world behind the surface of things. Create a Womb Cocoon in Your Home. You may wish to go around in circle and share from the heart while practicing compassionate listening without feedback, to draw oracle cards, to massage one another, to drink cacao, to gently and sensually dance, or simply to rest in a cuddle puddle and receive the physical coherence of community. Are you having a laugh? I thought, In my dreamworld I was faced with jurassic creatures and now I have to follow you into an ancient grave?. Begin by finding just two lines of a scriptural text or poem that are meaningful to you. The landscape can become a theophany, or place of divine manifestation. Let your daughters mood and personality determine what is best. Like paganism itself, Sex Magick is the target of misinterpretation and controversy; however, it is also the object of fascination and interestis it our satyric nature? Owen. This is the Irish word for desert and refers to a place of solitude and silence, a retreat for those who long for a more intimate encounter with God and where attention can be cultivated with few distractions. Getting a drivers license, being able to vote, or consuming alcoholic beverages legally come too late chronologically to mark puberty, and they are not accompanied by the goodwill and instruction of the entire community. Every magick ritual has an objective, to change the current flow of energy within our 3D reality or at the very least to influence it, so it may take a fluid change of course or to continue its course with more power added to it. Mary Magdalene knew she was an apostle. Juniper burning, which formed part of the New Year rituals in some parts of the country, seemed to have a dual purpose. This ritual came to me many moons ago while creating our divine feminine mentorship course Whole Woman, and I was delighted to discover it months later in the book Ixchel Wisdom channeled by Shonagh Home. How do you honor your moon time each month? One of the most popular options is the handfasting To Celtic magicians, these types of rituals are ideal when they are done or practiced in a group. They surrendered themselves completely to the wind and ocean and let themselves be carried to what they called the place of their resurrection, the place where they would live and work, die and be buried, and where their remains would await their resurrection on the Last Day. Each tribe would have its own royal site where the inauguration would happen. A few days after I followed Bran, I got an alert on my phone. The group provides a greater power of energy source to achieve a goal. SOUL BODY MIND PERSONA For the high kings of Ireland, this ritual took place at Hill of Tara. Thus says the Lord: Do not press me to leave you They were trained in the deep knowledge of nature and life, and were trained to teach how to harness the power of sexuality for magical purposes. Womb meditations are also potent during this time, and you may find it very powerful to simply sit with your womb, offer loving presence, and ask for anything that she may be holding to be seen by you. To sing medicine songs or whatever soothes our hearts. Consider writing a blessing of gratitude for each of the ordinary things that sustain you during the day. What a reward I had received. Different rituals kept the fairies away, including blessing the mother and child with bread, milk, a fir-scented candle, and a Bible. From this place, my desire is to create a community in Celtic Sisterhood where we can be in ritual and co-create ritual together. It might be a sunwise journey around a favorite tree, your church, or around the edges of a labyrinth. We can begin to see the everyday things of our lives as openings into the depths of the world. BE FREE LOVE PLAY I soon realised I had been practising ritual my entire childhood spent going to mass in a Catholic church. As we are. During a handfasting, a priest, priestess, or honored guest will tie a Each evening reflect on the previous day and notice the signs of the divine presence.
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