The history that we were never taught
There is a whole part of history that we were never taught, that isn’t shared in churches or around the dinner table, and certainly isn’t found in schools. It’s the “herstory” of how our female ancestors lived, how they communed with the land, how they embraced the natural cycles of nature and their bodies, how they explored their humanity and their divinity.
Thousands of years ago, women were often the spiritual leaders of their communities, the healers and the wisdom keepers. Women were at the core of every community, men honored them for their ability to create new life and sought them out for advice.
Often, as young as 11 or 12, girls would leave their home to live at the temple so they could learn many ancient sacred tools that had been passed down for generations and begin to discover what their unique gifts were. These “maidens” were recognized for their wisdom and their power, even at such a young age.
They would study feminine meditation, healing arts, anointing, and ceremony. They would learn about the beautiful cycles of their bodies and how these cycles connected them to the moon. They would also study the life, death and rebirth cycles happening each year in nature and look at how they too were evolving, with parts of themselves dying every day so new pieces could emerge. They would live in sacred sisterhood, feeling how strength and wisdom are amplified when women truly love and honor one another.
This is the story of the sacred feminine, and since we’ve been living in a masculine world for the last several thousand years, it has largely been forgotten.
I find it fascinating that I only started learning about this in my thirties, and that so many women still have no knowledge of our past and how it used to be. I believe there is an awakening happening, a deep remembering in the collective consciousness, bringing us back to our roots in the sacred feminine.
Ready to remember with me?
In love and deep devotion,