The Witch, The Healer, The Medicine Woman

How often do you silence yourself? Or hold yourself back from pursuing a dream out of fear of judgement or failure?

How many gifts lie dormant in the darkest recesses of your womb space, waiting for you to find the courage and confidence to express them?

For centuries women were burned at the stake for completely inconceivable reasons, like gathering in circles without a priest or authority figure present, for supporting birthing and illness with herbs and plant medicines, for expressing our sexual energy and desire. Patriarchal society feared what it couldn't understand and in an attempt to reclaim power over people it created a myth to project inner fear - the myth of the witch.

Women were punished for being who they were, for loving themselves, expressing their intuition and for seeking to be a community with other women. As a result, it was safer to hide their truth,…