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The magic is in the blood: menstrual magic

6/24/2016

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I GOT THE WORLD ON A STRING. SITTING ON A RAINBOW, I'VE GOT THE STRING AROUND MY FINGER

The Moon has forever been a symbol of the Goddess. The moon's cycles symbolize the female cycle and can be paired together to set powerful intentions or to let go of things that aren't serving us. Menstration.com has a great article on myths and magic of menstration...
Once a month, half the adult population of the world who aren't pregnant or menopausal lose blood. In ancient times it was noticed that a woman's monthly flow was the only time along with childbirth that blood was shed without wounding, and thus it was regarded as special .
The rituals of many traditions from Taoists to the Ancient Egyptians involved the ingestion of menstrual blood mixed with red wine to increase spiritual power. In Ancient Greece spring festivals included the spreading on the earth of corn mixed with menstrual blood to increase fertility.
So great was the belief that the power of creation existed within the blood of a woman that many myths such as the Ancient Hindu version in which all life is created from the thickened blood of the Great Mother include reference to it.
The word 'ritual' comes from 'rtu' which is Sanskrit for menses. The blood from the womb which nourished the unborn child was believed to have 'mana' or 'breath of life'.
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Red Tent Temple

4/18/2015

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"...Demystify the period and make SOMETHING that is innate 'normal' again, cause rape categories in porn are okay. Objectification and sexualisation is okay. [...] Abuse is okay but this makes them UNCOMFORTABLE..."

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This is the infamous Instagram picture of a woman on her period taken by Rupi Kaur as part of her final project for a visual rhetoric course. It was removed twice by Instagram claiming it was not in accordance with the sight's community guidelines. Kaur had more than a few legit responses to Instagram, like what about the mostly naked presumably underage girls whose photos have seemed to meet the guidelines and remain posted on the sight. Kaur also recognized the rejection of her  'leaking' photo and general sense of uncomfortableness it caused as further proof of the point she is trying to make. "I bleed each month to help make humankind a possibility. My womb is home to the Divine. A source of life for our species. Whether I choose to create or not. But very few times is it seen that way." Read the full article here. And also check out Kaur's site here. 
Our society has somehow forgotten, and is choosing to no longer recognize, a woman's monthly period as a Divine miracle and cause for celebration. Young girl's are being taught to hate their bodies' natural rotation, and to be embarrassed and even ashamed of having their periods.. When in fact a woman's growing and shedding 'moon' is what singularly makes her a woman and able to create life. 

"their patriarchy is leaking. their misogyny is leaking. we will not be censored." 


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