Chiron in Aries
The planetoid Chiron shifted into the fire sign of Aries yesterday (Feb 18). Chiron represents our ‘sacred wound’ – “the subconscious belief or pattern of assuming that we are permanently damaged, wounded, broken and unfixable in specific ways necessary to our fulfilment.”[1] Chiron stand for that sacred alchemy whereby our deepest pain is our deepest […]
My Daughter’s Menarche
My daughter journeyed the rite-of-passage of her menarche, one year ago, with grace and aplomb! I was and am inspired and heartened by how she has been able to talk about it as and how she wants to. I am delighted and still surprised that the pattern or imprint around this whole ‘being female’ […]
Warrnambool Workshops: May 2018
I’m very excited to be bringing the work of Jane Hardwicke Collings to Warrnambool, VIC, in the form of two one-day workshops for women, hosted with my School of Shamanic Womancraft sister, Evonne Wylie. These days are a potent investment in you self-knowledge and empowerment, and we are delighted to be creating nourishing circle space once […]
FQ Moon in Gemini: Turning 13
Today my big girl turns 13, wild witchy number of the Goddess! A teenager now, on the cusp of menarche, deep-rooted, joyful, capable and strong, today we celebrate her Life! Thirteen years ago we danced together, mother and baby in a wild, instinctive hormonal and physical interplay, each of us giving ourselves to that great […]
Four Seasons Journey: Gift 5
{Inspired by Women’s Health Week I wanted to share some of the gifts I’ve received from participating in the Four Seasons Journey – one of the best things I’ve ever done in terms of my health and power as a woman!} We Quest, kneeling at the ‘Altar of Wild,’ as Nymh so gracefully puts it. Three days […]
Four Seasons Journey: Gift 4
{Inspired by Women’s Health Week I wanted to share some of the gifts I’ve received from participating in the Four Seasons Journey – one of the best things I’ve ever done in terms of my health and power as a woman!} In stillness we listen to the story, whispered and woven, of the first descent. The […]
Four Seasons Journey: Gift 3
{Inspired by Women’s Health Week I wanted to share some of the gifts I’ve received from participating in the Four Seasons Journey – one of the best things I’ve ever done in terms of my health and power as a woman!} The first thing we do in the Four Seasons Journey is make a drum, ancient […]
Four Seasons Journey: Gift 2
{Inspired by Women’s Health Week I wanted to share some of the gifts I’ve received from participating in the Four Seasons Journey – one of the best things I’ve ever done in terms of my health and power as a woman!} We sit in circle, lighting candles, holding hands, grounding ourselves, feeling the energy flowing around […]
Four Seasons Journey: Gift 1
{Inspired by Women’s Health Week I wanted to share some of the gifts I’ve received from participating in the Four Seasons Journey – one of the best things I’ve ever done in terms of my health and power as a woman!} From the first time I met Jane Hardwicke Collings, I knew her as Teacher. To […]
Rebirthing Ceremony
21.7.2016 I undertook a reclaiming, rebirthing ritual this morning, placing in the ground a rock from a beach of my childhood, some hair and blood, together symbolic of my placenta. I was born around 5km from here, by this river Dandiiri Maiwar (Brisbane River), on Turrbal and Jagera land. I honour these ancestors and guardians, […]
Honouring Menarche
Recently, on the same night, my 12 year old daughter and I both dreamed she had her first period, her menarche. That morning, out of the blue, my man was struck by this same imminent possibility while meditating. If that’s not a heads-up from the Yoniverse, I don’t know what is! So, I am on […]
Birth Imprint
Here’s a brief story of my birth and an exploration of how this experience has functioned as a primary imprint or template for how I live, create and birth things: I was born in hospital, with an epidural and forceps. My mum felt unmet and unsupported by the midwives on duty and deeply grateful when her obstetrician […]
Upcoming Events
Sending love during the busy lead-up to Easter and the Autumn Equinox. Soon, the days and nights of equal length, and then the descent towards winter… How is your garden, inner and outer? What are you harvesting? What is abundant? What is spent? What do you need, in order to bring more balance? And how […]
Menarche & Childbirth
I grew up in a family that was very private when it came to our bodies. I don’t remember seeing my parents naked, or walking round the house in their underwear. I never heard them having sex. I was very private in the change rooms when going swimming. I can even remember being at the […]
Living Freedom: Elaine Norling
This is an amazing visual history of homebirth in Australia, told through the lens of the lifelong activism efforts of Elaine Norling, consumer advocate and homebirth campaigner since 1969, as presented at the 30th Homebirth Australia conference held in Melbourne earlier this year. A good reminder of where we’ve come from, what we’ve gained, what […]
Why circle?
A circle of sisters is a safe place to bring all of ourselves. A circle of sisters is a mirror. A circle of sisters is a cheering audience. A circle of sisters is a place to receive the next puzzle piece. A circle of sisters is an invitation to come into the present moment. A […]
Birth hormones
Here’s an infographic showing the pathway to flowing with the hormones that help us give birth – awesome! Birth was never meant to take days – primal woman and her baby couldn’t afford for it to take this long, predators would sniff them out and they’d be dead. Giving birth is a strong, simple imprint […]