Gather the women

There is a building energy to gather the women, to do what we can to heal each other. As we do, we support every woman in expressing her compassion, gentleness, fierce protection of the young, more integrated brains, emotional intelligence and all that women bring to the world.

The elders are saying it, astrology heralds it, many different voices are saying this is the time of the return and re-emergence of the Divine Feminine. But in balance, with both men and women expressing these qualities..along with the Divine Masculine.

The men of wisdom are acknowledging this too. I have heard that the Dalai Lama said this, and I myself heard Pete Seeger say, "it's the women who are going to save the planet." We can't do that if we're too busy trying to downplay who we are or be more like men. Vive l'difference and I for one am so darn tired of apologizing or minimizing my glorious gorgeous self! It's incredible how often women say "I'm sorry."

There are more women in their midlife to crone years than ever before on this planet. To you my fellow (oops, "fellow women?"--better rephrase)..Never mind, to my women peers in this massive group of midlife women: we are a FORCE. We have consumer power and we are represented in leadership roles. We're better educated, healthier and with more opportunities than our foremothers could ever dream of.

Yet the feminine is still so squelched and all her gifts, which could so help the planet, are not being unwrapped and circulated. After the women's movement, the pendulum has swung so much the other way, that just declaring oneself a feminist seems to be a radical act of courage. Let's take back the word, and shed the tired old stereotypes around it. Or reinvent another one, to celebrate our true feminine essence. Being for the recognition and rights of women is simply supporting 50% of the human race.

Let's celebrate women's true power, which is about community, protecting other women, children and families, our passion and compassion, our intelligence which is far better at connecting feeling and intuition with logic. Let's celebrate our hearts and our love, our sensuality and creativity. This power is of a totally different flavor than the masculine power model we've tried so hard to copy since the 1970's and 80's when we came into the workforce in greater numbers.

I have been going to a Sacred Women's circle here in Santa Fe, it started about 3 months ago and it is just blossoming. Lately over 25 women are crowding into our friend Diana's living room. We will soon outgrow meeting in someone's house. Yes, indeed it's time for the women to gather!