As teenagers the majority of us, as young women, "greeted" into adulthood with negative images of our bodies and our positions of roles in life. There was no celebration, that we had entered into that creative or procreative time of our life, it was usually a secretive and shame filled beginning.

Our knowledge of our bodies and their functions were usually taught to us by an impersonal and somewhat embarrassed P.E. Teacher, who just wanted this class segment to be over with.  Movies that were outdated and clinical were the norm for such classes. Questions and answers were limited to biological functions with the emotional and sexual being left unanswered and mostly unasked.

As productive adult women - women as a whole - were told, "No emotion" "tears were unwarranted and a sig of weakness", and don't have a bad day because then "you must have PMS," Be strong, act like a man would act, don't ever complain - oh, and do all of this for less pay. (I don't think so) Deny your maternal instincts if your children are sick - go to work anyway and don't feel guilty.

Somewhere along the way, we as a people, forgot to give honor to the feminine energy. We are the creative force of life. We nurture, we care for. We honor the new life force, we are teachers of hidden wisdom. How can we deny these gifts ?  There are gifts f spirit that have been there for all of eternity, but put on a back burner in these modern times.  In the early day the Indigenous People, honored the women of their tribe. They were thought to be the life force. Thought to bring prosperity and new life.   To dishonor a women was to bring disgrace to the whole tribe. How wonderful to be thought of as an important member of the cultural society. 

The rites of passage for a young women was to be welcomed into adulthood. Her life force being celebrated by other women in the tribe. Ceremonies and gifts. Here grandmothers passing on their wisdom. Her mother embracing this time in her life. She would spend time with the sisterhood and learn of the gifts she would bring to the tribe. What better way to view and honor this mystical change in ones life.

We must keep this tradition alive and modify it to include the rite of empowerment, honoring the feminine side. When we recognize the importance of our feminine side we pay honor to our ancestors, we pay honor to ourselves. In this hectic  time it is important to acknowledge the life force energy within us. It is time to acknowledge that which we call the feminine energy. For what would the would be without it.