Why birth is designed to gift women and families
(body series) an introspection into female empowerment through the technology of birth
The common cultural perception
is that birth takes away from women. It takes our freedom, our bodies and “separates” us from our mates, where on the other hand there is an immense wave of women and families who are experiencing an opposite of their lives being stolen from them and their bodies degrading. These people inspire me a lot and I find it fascinating how simple and yet natural that truth, that we are supposed to thrive while parenting and growing, is.
It all starts with conception, or the actual physical act of two humans meeting on an intimate level. The circumstances of when and how that happens vary, but they have a similar end result Birth.
Birth is a portal that always gifts us, no matter how it happens. Despite the scale of the manipulation and pain imposed on women and families it still brings valuable and empowering experiences that align women with the right guidance meant specifically for the mother, father and child. These gifts cannot be taken away by any manipulation, yet the system makes it harder to access these initiations. Each woman can look back at her birthing experiences and access important messages brought by her to her from heavens.
The birthing treasure chest
During the emergence of the child into the world, a woman is given an opportunity to look into her shadows as well as light. Pregnancy is a transitional opportunity to look into these shadows and shed light onto them. The mainstream birth culture does not support women to hold their attention in these fields and rather redirects them to physiological experiences and fear. The amount of things resting in darkness will surface during birth and by this act of surfacing, the woman is given a gift of clear mirror.
Where are here boundaries being crossed.
Where she is unable to speak up.
Where is is denying the reality and choosing escapism.
Where is she prioritising need of others to her own.
Where is she pushing too much.
How is she able to connect with her inside world.
How deeply she trusts her body, baby & lover.
How much she trusts Birth, Life, Death.
How devoted she is to herself (these may emerge during postpartum too.)
Is she willing to let go.
Does she know her needs.
Is she willing to step away from identities.
How the chambers of her sexuality look and feel.
These questions are all going to emerge through birth, and many more. Sometimes their strength paralyses us, sometimes the wisdom of birth, makes us pause, but it never ever takes away more than it gifts.