Goddess Night

Last night I had the honor of attending the Sacred Paths Center Goddess Night as their guest healer. The theme for the night was exploring the Midwife Archetype which embodies an aspect of the Divine Feminine. The Midwife represents easing transitions for ourselves and others. Having given birth 15 months ago with a skilled team of nurses, midwives and a doula gave me a wonderful reference point for this aspect of feminine energy.

The Midwife historically is a sage and wise woman. She is in tune with the cycles of the moon and woman, the changing of the seasons, and intimate with the phases of pregnancy and childbirth. She has vast knowledge of plants and herbs to heal, and the rythms of life and death. She draws up energy from the Mother Earth Goddess through her feet planted firmly on the ground and has her head and arms lifted to embrace the sky. The place where heaven and earth meet is in her heart, where she confidently resides. She knows when to be still, to listen and wait, and when to act quickly. She is sustained and nourished by her connection to Earth and those whom she serves.

This powerful and confident Midwife energy is a part of all of us. When we feel inspired to lend a helping hand to another, to listen to friend going through a difficult time or make an anonymous gift to someone who has need, we are a channel for this Divine mothering and nurturing energy to flow through. Sometimes we find it easier to notice and act upon the needs of others and we forget the most important person of all to nurture- ourselves!

You can work with this sacred feminine energy by asking yourself the following questions:

What phase of my life am I in?
What am I transisitioning away from?
What magnificent things await me?
What can I release to ease my transition?
What talents and strenghts do I have to assist me on my journey?
Is it a time of go within, to rest and heal, or a time to act boldly with confidence?

Know that this wonderful healing feminine energy is always available to you because it is part of you. Permitting ourselves to take time and receive replenishes and nurishes our spirit, which in turn allows us to give from our storehouses of love to others. As we give we create a space within ourselves that has a need to be filled. It is this graceful and life sustaining dance between giving and recieving that we partake of.

A time to give, a time to recieve.
A time to act, a time to be.

May we all celebrate the great Goddess energy that is a part of all of us!