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Women article continued from last page, click here! Pam:
I'd want
the girl to
help create
her own unique
ceremony. Girls
are individuals
and we must
honor that.
One girl may
want a small
private ceremony
with just her
special girl
friends. Another
girl may want
to invite her
whole extended
family. My eldest
granddaughter
had a ceremony
with many women,
dancing and
gifts. Her younger
sister was so
shy (and only
11) that she
allowed me to
give her a special
gift but did
not want a ceremony.
She may change
her mind when
she is older.
If a girl is
into it, I'd
help her design
what she wanted.
A friend's
daughter performed
on the trampoline
for her family
at her ceremony.
Doing ceremony
at full moon
may be meaningful.
Periods are
cyclical, similar
to the moon's
cycle and Native
people call
their periods
their Moon Time.
It would be
good to somehow
ritually welcome
the girl into
the circle of
women. In Woman
Spirit,
Susan's
mother gave
her a ring that
had belonged
to her grandmother
and Margaret's
grandmother
said an ancient
prayer which
evoked all her
female ancestors.
Later their
friends told
their own stories.
I like participants
to share stories
of their first
blood and talk
about their
own experiences
of being women.
IT IS VERY IMPORTANT
TO SOMEHOW HELP
THE YOUNG WOMAN
FEEL THE POWER
AND SACREDNESS
INSIDE HERSELF.
Meaningful music,
dancing, special
clothing, flowers,
food, blessings
and gifts from
the participants
are all ways
to support and
celebrate a
girl's growth
along her way
to becoming
a woman.
Aquarius:
How do you think
it would change
girls' lives
if they were
taught about
menarche and
their bodies
in this positive,
loving way?
Pam:
For the better;
there is no
doubt about
that. Learning
to love themselves
and their bodies
more fully will
have profound
effect throughout
their whole
lives. My doctoral
research showed
that women who
were celebrated
at menarche
are physically
healthier, like
themselves better,
have a better
more intimate
sex life with
their partners,
are more open
and spontaneous,
and generally
more fully alive.
This is powerful
indeed! To assist
girls to become
healthy adults
we must use
a whole new
paradigm for
menstrual education.
One which teaches
them on all
levels of their
being: physical,
emotional, mental
and spiritual.
Dr.
Pam Chubbuck
can be contacted
at Core Energetics
South, 770.388.0086.
Her audio tape,
Woman
Spirit,
may be ordered
from your local
bookstore.
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