On 31st October here in Ireland, we celebrate Samhain, festival of Fire and known as Halloween across the globe. Since ancient Celtic times, it has marked the end of harvest season and the start of Winter. It is a time when the veil is thin and we connect with our ancestors.The darker nights draw us indoors into the warmth of our fires and we are invited to slow down and go within and honour what is emerging from that space.
Unfortunately, this Winter season is not always harnessed by people to go within. In fact, many find this time quite challenging and long for the upcoming lights of the Christmas season or the light of the Spring again. Why is there such fear of the dark? I feel it stems from the narrative that the dark is a frightening and unsafe place to be. This has been imprinted into us since we were children, where we were taught to be afraid of the dark as fearful visions wait for us in the shadows. We have been conditioned to be afraid of our shadow, of going within.
However, it is a necessary part of our evolution and growth.
Mystery of Creation
This fear narrative goes even deeper than this.Yes, there are dark forces that operate on our planet but it is important to distinguish between this very real concept of darkness and the Mystery of The Dark. For me, there is a distinct difference between the forces of darkness or negative entities that seek to feed off our light and The Dark Mystery of The Feminine,The Divine Mother, the Womb of Creation. It is the fertile void of nurturing feminine source light from whom we all emerge via the wombs of our mothers. It is the space to which we will all return. It is the space of limitlessness, of deep potential and pure Love.
Divine Feminine as Dark Mystery
Many statues of The Black Madonna exist across the world that are thousands of years old. They can often be found in churches as representations of Mother Mary. She had walked the Earth as a highly trained priestess of The Womb Mysteries and had reached a stage in her evolution where she has merged with this womb of creation.However, these statues are ancient and represent the ancient Mother and were linked to fertility goddesses across cultures, an example being Isis in Egypt. The black face of The Madonna is a symbol of fertility, the womb of creation, The She and deep wisdom.
The fear projected onto us of going into the dark is the deliberate demonising of The Divine Feminine of The Great Mother. Many women fear their wombs and the descent into this space.
Women must find the courage to overcome this narrative of the patriarchy by reconnecting to their bodies and uncovering the power that has been suppressed for thousands of years. Women are being invited to reclaim this connection now more than ever at a time when the organic feminine is under attack. It is a radical and revolutionary act.
Shamanic Womb Journey
This is an embodied journey into the zero point, the deepest space of the Womb, the galactic Womb of Black Light where we access the Divine Mother, wisdom of Sophia, The She. It is a multi-dimensional portal accessed via your body and sacred womb which contains the imprints of the galaxy. Men can access this space via their energetic Hara centre though the experience for women is naturally more potent given the womb is the portal that births life.
I have experienced it as a rich space of dark and nurturing but luminous Light.It offers clarity on the root cause of issues that may be challenging and from this wisdom received, we can concrete a healing path for our Womb healing journey. Our Sacred wombs are multi-dimensional portals to divine feminine creative life force. It is a maternal space that holds us in unconditional love as we allow our false selves to be revealed and the radical truth of who we are to emerge. This truth is our treasure. It is radical honesty where we meet all aspects of ourselves with compassion.It is a space of limitless healing potential and allows us to heal our deepest wounds. To do this, we must be prepared to face our shadows and experience a kind of death in order to emerge reborn.
