💄👸🏾💋 --> THA BLACK FEMININE BLOOD OATH.
[ spiritual goonery. ]
Have your ever felt like there was more to the story when it comes to your moon cycle, than what you’ve been told?
Have you been told your period is a curse and that you need to suck it up when your cramps leave you debilitated in the first couple of days of your cycle?
Did you lack guidance in feminine care and the spiritual significance of your moon cycle?
[ tha day she showed up. ]
I was 12 years old the first time I got my period. It took place at my mother’s annual police union brunch as I sat at our table and my stomach began to hurt in an unfamiliar way — like I had to use the bathroom, but worst; this was my introduction to the severity of my cramps that would continue into my womanhood. Ironically I loved going to these brunches because the food was always so good, but I don’t think I was able to eat or fully enjoy it because of my cramps.
These painful cramps would usually leave me balled up on the floor at home in a fetal position bargaining and negotiating with the Universe in an effort to take away the crippling pain I was in; promising to reform some bad habit or the other if I was afforded some relief. I would literally feel like I was giving birth at least once a month since I’ve biologically become a woman — no fuckin’ lie.
To be honest I feel like the only guidance I was given from my mother pertaining to my period was how to dispose of my maxi pads; by rolling them up and wrapping them with tissue a few times before disposing of them. To be even more transparent, I failed miserably when I tried putting my first tampon in — without even realizing I needed to remove the plastic applicator; to say I was uncomfortable would be an immense understatement.
[ wish I knew she was so sacred. ]
Once my moon cycle appeared, there were no talks of how monumental this moment of transitioning into womanhood was or how sacred this time of the month is for women; to be honest it was treated more like an inconvenience or a glitch in my productivity as I grew older. I wasn’t encouraged to tend to myself during this time or to simply rest in my femininity.
It’s so interesting how throughout our lives we’re inundated with messaging and propaganda that labels our periods as “The Curse” — even though as I grew I began to see how during my moon cycle my intuition, spiritual sensitivities and vivid dreaming were heightened; contributing to my feminine wisdom & prophetic revelations in ways that I never thought possible.
I wonder if most Black Women are still misguided or neglected by their mothers pertaining to their feminine journeys or if they're already resenting their womanhood because of the symptoms they suffer from; ie. the unbearable pain from their cramps.
What’s even more interesting is that you never really hear too many women speaking on the Feminine Power & Divine Knowing that comes from your period.
How have you grown to feel about your moon cycle?
This is interesting. I’ve never heard of a moon cycle, will definitely have to look it up. I’ve always hated my cycle because of cramps as well. However, as I’ve gotten older I have learned to appreciate it to some degree, although I still hate the cramps.