To sit At the red altar
I’ve said once and I will say it a million more times, our Periods are Power. To Sit At The Red Altar is a ritual my guides showed me that I am very moved to share. I feel so primal connecting with these energies. The thing about this is that it is all done in your Mental Space, it is a Trance / Day Dream if you will, but it can be performed as well.
I personally feel All Goddesses are connected to the Menstrual Cycle, but there are some Goddesses that are so strongly connected to it in a way that must be experienced to understand . Two Goddesses came to me and showed me this ritual but in two different ways, I don’t feel as though they worked together at all, it seems more that they had nothing to do with each other but where both drawn to the energy around me and channeled through me to teach me what to do.
Medusa is known for many things and in many ways, I have always looked up to her but the main time it seems she calls on me is during my cycle. Medusa has been seen as a monster, the snake haired vengeful spirit that was decapitated and her head used as a weapon by a male “hero”. I can tell you that her story is way more then that, she is old, very old, a Female Guide who helps the beaten and betrayed. She is a Guide of protection, rebirth, and ancient Feminine Wisdom.
Ragana is an ancient primal being, now known as a Witch Goddess from the Baltic Region. She is a Goddess for Women, she is a spirit who teaches the art of Magic and using the power of plants for protection, healing, and binding. I am not, as far as I know with and Baltic Blood so it is still a mystery why she had chose me.
Take time for yourself, bathe, smudge yourself, touch and feel yourself. You can make a small altar space with a red cloth, bowl with your menstrual blood, and any other images or items you feel are needed. Now sit with your eyes closed, feel the energy around you, put yourself in a safe mental space, and call to your guides. You can even call on a circle of white and golden light around you to hold this sacred space.
Make sure your intention is clear as you call to your Guides see them with you, if they are like the guides that came to me, and in no way connected to each other do not try to have them work together, let them show you what they want, let them speak to you and don’t try to force anything. Listen to them. As you sit there in a trance state your guides will speak to you and will guide you to do something like make art with your menstrual blood, or mix it with certain items like plants, roots or berries. You will craft your intention and live with it in your mind, body, and soul forever. If you feel called, perform this not just on the astral plane but in the physical plane as well. Using a sacred bowl fill it with a blessed water, like Moon Water, and add some of your Menstrual Blood. This Sacred Moon Blood Mixture can be used in healing and purification, it’s intention is to be used to draw symbols and mantras on charms and talismans, but since this is a personal devotion to oneself, the uses are entirely up to you.
Working with Menstrual Blood is the Most sacred of acts, it is the very life force within All Women. If you have a Plant Familiar I may suggest offering some of the mixture to them as a sign of devotion as well.
When finished I was told to call on the Serpent that lives with us all, the Serpent who lives in our wombs and connects our body’s with Mother Earth, as she shakes and spirals, watch her come up from your womb space and into your heart, out the top of your head, just to work her way down into the earth and back up into your womb. She fills you with Earthly power and wisdom and know that she lives with you forever and always. Don’t rush these sacred rituals, let them rest in your space, sit with your guides and they will show you the rest of the way. When you are done close your space, thank your Goddess Guides. You can leave them offerings of you Moon Blood mixture, or just Menstrual Blood. Either of them are very potent offerings to give the Goddesses.
Looking back through history we see and hear stories about how Women where considered “Unclean” during their Menstrual Cycles, and where made to sleep in tents or different areas because it was taboo to let them in during this time. It has always seemed more likely that there was a certain fear of Women during this time, the fear of a Women’s Power. The fear of not knowing how a Women of all ages can bleed for days and live. It’s a common tale throughout history that the fear of Feminine Power can lead to some absurd actions.
We as Women are still shamed and made to believe that our Periods are an embarrassing time, something that needs to be hidden and not talked about. The ideas that people have still about this most sacred of times in a Women’s life are anything but evolved. The Menstrual Cycle is a time that a Girl becomes a Women, and ends when a Women becomes a Crone. It is a time once a month that is meant to be honored, a time that we sacrifice so much. This is a Natural Power within us to connect with our Lineage and the Feminine Divine. This is a Powerful time that is meant to be honed, and used to bring Abundance. Harnessing this Power is the Ultimate Ancient Magic.
Every Cycle I get I make something to hone that power, and everyday of my cycle I will chant to the Old Goddesses and put my intention into the Earth and Universe for what I wish to come. Making body oils, soaps, and scrubs are easy ways to take care of yourself and hone the personal power transformation you are going through.
MENSTRUAL CRAMP BODY OIL
☆ Olive Oil and / or Coconut Oil
☆ Peppermint Essential Oil
☆ Lavender Essential Oil
☆ Chamomile Essential Oil
☆ Lavender Buds
☆ Ginger Root
You can add other ingredients as well. Each of these ingredients have been used by Women for years to help was pain and discomfort from cramps to muscle aches. Place all the ingredients in a jar and shake it well, I have used mine almost immediately after making since the majority of ingredients are essential oils. Warming up the oil before applying is also great to help ease those painful cramps. As you are making an oil like this you can take this time to honor your Goddess Guides and Feminine Ancestors, thank them for the blessings they bestow upon you. You can even chant or say a prayer over the ingredients ass you put them together and apply. You can ask your Guides to teach you a prayer or use the one here.
FEMININE PRAYER
“Oh Madonna of the Stars I give honor as you watch over me, Blessed Mother of the Mountains I look to you in all, Most Wonderful Goddess of the Ether and Under I search you out for guidance, Mothers of the Earth, Sky, Sea, and Under, I thank you for your Abundance”
The power we hold in our Menstrual Cycles is something as old as time. If you are looking to connect with your Ancestors of Feminine Lineage Bearers, then look no further then the blessing we all hold. Even though this time can be painful and dreadful in so many ways we must look to the power within in order to grow. This may look like a Curse at first, but I assure you it is a Blessing.
