It’s no secret that as women, we carry certain wounds, sometimes called the “mother wound” or “sister wound.” Whatever you want to call it, it’s there -- in ourselves, in our culture and on the planet. Sadly, it is universal and pervasive.
Happily, women and the divine feminine are rising up. The call for sisterhood is getting stronger. Together, we are more powerful. For the healing of the Earth (which in itself is the perfect metaphor for the “mother wound” as she is the Great Mother of us all) and for the healing of humanity, we are aware it starts with us. This includes coming together in sisterhood.
Coming together can take many forms. One potent form is coming together in circle: a Red Tent, a Sister Circle, a knitting circle, a political meetup, etc. Somewhere we can relate on a substantive level. On that note, I am looking forward to our next Red Tent, the last one for 2017, with our theme of sisterhood.
This will be a chance for us to take a look at the mother wounds and help heal them so we can increase the velocity of the shift that is occurring. Some of these wounds include hurt via other women that have been occurring for many, many years and to a degree, continue to happen today. These hurts can result from comparing, judging and competing with one another.
How can we really show up in our light and in our dark, fully claiming and celebrating the power of sisterhood? How can we embrace our sisters as allies, instead of as enemies or outsiders, and move towards healing, forgiveness and letting go of past hurts and wounds? And how can we honor ourselves, and our uniqueness that brings value to this world, including our sisters? How can we graciously receive connectedness and love from our sisters? The answer is with our selves: peace, healing and connection begin with each of us.
This means we must take full ownership of our journey; that things don’t happen to us, they happen for us. And if they did happen to us, we turn it around and use it as a force for change. Either way, it takes awareness that we are each in charge of our own ship -- and in partnership with Spirit. It takes a commitment to finding peace within ourselves, and trusting as the process unfolds.  This last Red Tent of 2017 will celebrate sisterhood as a force for the unfolding of change – come join the sisterhood!

It’s been three years since I kicked off my Red Tent journey by screening the movie, “Things We Don’t Talk About: Women's Stories from The Red Tent,” with filmmaker Isadora Leidenfrost at Tabor Space.  I’ve learned so much over the course of that time. The experience and information I’ve garnered will help me a great deal in moving forward with my brick and mortar plans. 2018 is the year I plan to crowd source for the capital.

• Because this will require a lot of my time and energy, I might not be able to hold as many gatherings.
• I will be holding some of the Red Tents at my house to save on rental expenses. I will be putting all financial resources into the crowd sourcing program.
• I will be asking some women to step up and help facilitate the circles. When the brick and mortar gets going, we will need to have facilitators. We’ll be offering regular Red Tent Circles as well as Mother-Daughter Red Tents, Blessingways and Crone Ceremonies and I can’t do it all myself!
• I will be publishing parts of my business plan and my journey on the website throughout the process so you can follow along.

 
I am so grateful for all of you who have been coming to the Red Tents and other events. I am also grateful for those who support me energetically and help spread the word! Manifesting this baby will be a group effort and I look forward to seeing all who will be joining us on the road to female empowerment!
Below is a pic of me and Isadora Leidenfrost at the Portland Nursery Apple Festival, the day after our Red Tent. She stayed at our house and we got to know each other. We had such a great time! It was the perfect kick off for my Red Tent journey.