Menstrual Opening Ceremony
From Girl to Woman
The journey in a woman’s body can become mystical from the time a girl gets her first period and realizes the potential of life in herself to the moment she experiences pregnancy and all the changes it brings. If surrounded by older women, who are experienced and who organize special rituals in which to meditate and Orienting change as the spiritual journey, so the change will be a spiritual adventure and a scary bodily change.
For a young girl, appearing in her first period can be scary if she is not prepared for them. The mother, female family members, and relatives should prepare the girl. She should understand that this is a gift from life, part of her woman’s power. She should not experience her period as a weakness, a bad time, but as an expression of her feminine power. So one has to prepare the girl in the right way so that she experiences her first menstruation as a border crossing that leads to femininity.
The full moon night after the first menstruation is considered a ceremony in the light of the full moon, outdoors or indoors. The candle light also comes on if the moon is in the cloud. The content of the ceremony may vary, but it should emphasize that it is a change; singing songs to the Goddess and the Holy Mother, and the girl is welcomed among the women - she has now attained the status of a woman. This ceremony is open to girls who are already menstruating, mothers and other women.
For a young girl, appearing in her first period can be scary if she is not prepared for them. The mother, female family members, and relatives should prepare the girl. She should understand that this is a gift from life, part of her woman’s power. She should not experience her period as a weakness, a bad time, but as an expression of her feminine power. So one has to prepare the girl in the right way so that she experiences her first menstruation as a border crossing that leads to femininity.
The full moon night after the first menstruation is considered a ceremony in the light of the full moon, outdoors or indoors. The candle light also comes on if the moon is in the cloud. The content of the ceremony may vary, but it should emphasize that it is a change; singing songs to the Goddess and the Holy Mother, and the girl is welcomed among the women - she has now attained the status of a woman. This ceremony is open to girls who are already menstruating, mothers and other women.