By Charlotte Elaine
From the earliest of our days we have been cradled by the rocking motion of the feminine. The vast prehistoric oceans of our Earth were stirred and moved by the Moon’s power. The waters of life bubbling and churning as if contained in a mighty cauldron. Life on Earth in its earliest and most delicate stages was formed in this place of magick, mystery, and power. This incredible force, which brings forth creation from chaos, is the magick of the spiral. As eons went on, life continued to turn, and the moon continued to sway the seas. During this beautiful time of alchemy and creation the feminine evolved to carry the sea, and tides, within her body. The menstrual cycle holds within it in the sovereignty and might of the spiral. All powers of Earth, Sea, and Sky, are nestled deep within the womb.
Women are sacred vessels of this power, and our bodies with all of their cycles are a testament to this. The patriarchal societies that have dominated this world for so long have attempted to remove Women from this natural place of power. Women have forgotten the fierceness of the tidal wave that roars in their bellies. We have been taught for centuries that our power is a place of shame. It is unclean, bothersome, something to be rid of. However, within the Earth there is now again a stirring; a shifting. Women are beginning to remember the power the flows within them and they want to embrace it. They want to heal, to grow.
It is for this reason that the Red Tent has returned. Women need a place to commune together, to cry, to scream, to feel safe. The atmosphere of a Red Tent is that of healing, acceptance, awakening, and empowerment for women. It is a place where women can go to reclaim the magick of the spiral within.