HPS Lydia
High Priestess
Menstruation and Spirituality
There is more to menstruation that just the physical. There are certain spiritual practices to be done during ovulation and menstruation. We no longer know these practices, but at the end of this post I write what I do during menstruation.
By maintaining the same normal daily routine through the month, with how women are these day (feminism disregards the feminine in women and tells us to be the same as men), we throw our spiritual energies and bodily glands and hormones out of balance, resulting in PMS and other issues.
A lot of PMS comes from eating an incorrect diet, which has been mentioned by others here before. But the truth is, spirituality has a huge impact. Humans were created to be spiritual by nature, and women are connected to the Moon. Our very menstruation cycle is supposed to be linked to the Moon: ovulation during the Full Moon, menstruation starting a few days before or at the time of the New Moon.
Traditionally, women took time to themselves during menstruation. Being around other people takes a strong emotional and mental toll, for some reason. Most women can barely keep it together when having to be around other people, but it all gets better once we are alone and have the time to focus on self-care and introspection. When things are handled correctly and with spirituality involved, everything is better. Neglecting the spiritual sides of our nature causes everything to become a mess.
On top of the pain, discomfort, and emotional imbalances we experience, we also have to deal with men who are not able to understand and mock and insult us, very commonly seen in jewish “comedy” tv shows especially. The jews want men to think women are not fit for society and that menstruation is something freakish and disgusting, when in reality it is simply a continuous cycle of life and death within ourselves. Cycles of the Moon, cycles of the Sun, cycles of life… cycles of menstruation. This is just a part of life, plain and simple.
Something that has been mentioned multiple times in these forums by HPS Shannon and other women, including myself, is that women are at our strongest spiritually when we are menstruating. We can accomplish greater meditations at this time. From personal experience, it is far easier to remove curses, bindings, bad karma, and unwanted attachments at this time of our cycle. I even did a freeing the soul working, only 9 days needed, begun during a waxing Moon in Aries. It was extremely effective, despite the incorrect Moon phase and sign. So it’s a trade-off of the negative experiences related to menstruation, yet the increased power.
The following will help you take advantage of this time of the month, and reconnect spiritually with yourself as a woman.
Before starting menstruation, try to complete any extra household chores and errands before your period begins. Adjust your social calendar (for those who are social) so you can have extra alone time during the first few days.
For the day you begin your period. Of course most women these days have to work full-time, have children, and other responsibilities every day, but try to set aside even one hour of alone time. If you have children and a friend, you can alternate babysitting, taking care of each other’s children for the time needed. Or one friend takes all the children for one afternoon or evening, and the other friend takes them for the next afternoon or evening. It would help if your husband spent the same time out visiting his friends, too. If you live with your parents or housemates, lock yourself in your bedroom and say you have a migraine or online work to do and want to remain undisturbed.
Begin your spiritual practice with a physical moon-related practice. This will allow your following meditation to be more effective. Some great ideas are:
Moon Salutations. This video is the best I’ve seen, although the speed picks up after the first half-cycle so it’s not quite even, but still excellent. Start at the left side of your mat so your actions match her cues.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ci3_g2sSUOg
Yoga For Menstrual Health And Relief. This is by Yogi Bhajan, it is not in the PinkLotus site as it is not KY. I found this in a book written by one of his female students, I will post it and link here.
https://ancient-forums.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=77244
Qigong for menstrual health and relief of discomfort. There are more videos online which I have not done yet, but this one was very effective for me:
Qigong for Women’s Health - Qigong for PMS, Bloating, Sore Back, Mood Swings
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekXbMxq6rgg
Now, to meditate. You can have aromatherapy or light incense that corresponds to the Moon, or anything you like the scent of and makes you feel relaxed. There are also teas that help with relaxation and meditation, such as chamomile or sage. Doing these steps are optional, but can help ritualize this experience.
Tune into the Moon. Visualize it, feel the energy, breathe it in, invoke it. This can help facilitate a trance for those who have problems trancing. You will find that a Moon trance is different and more beautiful from regular trances, and nourishing to your soul and spiritual energies.
Stay in the trance for as long as you like (or have time for). You can tune into your body and allow the energy of the Moon to fix or realign anything that may be blocked or lacking in some way. Keep the mindset of honoring and embracing your womanhood.
Next, while still in the trance, you can focus on the sigil of a Goddess. Astarte, or any other you feel a connection to. Focus on the Goddess, and Her sigil, feel Her Divine Femininity. If you feel disconnected from being a woman (which most women these days do, in some way), this will help you.
When you are finished with the trance, now is the time to do any other spiritual practices, or divination, or do tarot/oracle card readings to gain insight into any area you might need to focus on. Keep the mindset of self-care, and doing what is best for you, being led to anything you might need to learn for your spiritual growth.
After, you can do physical self-care, beauty treatments, or another of the yoga/qigong ideas linked above.
Doing the above steps can make you feel more comfortable dealing with this time of the month, and you might even start to look forward to it every month
Hail Lilith
Hail Astarte
There is more to menstruation that just the physical. There are certain spiritual practices to be done during ovulation and menstruation. We no longer know these practices, but at the end of this post I write what I do during menstruation.
By maintaining the same normal daily routine through the month, with how women are these day (feminism disregards the feminine in women and tells us to be the same as men), we throw our spiritual energies and bodily glands and hormones out of balance, resulting in PMS and other issues.
A lot of PMS comes from eating an incorrect diet, which has been mentioned by others here before. But the truth is, spirituality has a huge impact. Humans were created to be spiritual by nature, and women are connected to the Moon. Our very menstruation cycle is supposed to be linked to the Moon: ovulation during the Full Moon, menstruation starting a few days before or at the time of the New Moon.
Traditionally, women took time to themselves during menstruation. Being around other people takes a strong emotional and mental toll, for some reason. Most women can barely keep it together when having to be around other people, but it all gets better once we are alone and have the time to focus on self-care and introspection. When things are handled correctly and with spirituality involved, everything is better. Neglecting the spiritual sides of our nature causes everything to become a mess.
On top of the pain, discomfort, and emotional imbalances we experience, we also have to deal with men who are not able to understand and mock and insult us, very commonly seen in jewish “comedy” tv shows especially. The jews want men to think women are not fit for society and that menstruation is something freakish and disgusting, when in reality it is simply a continuous cycle of life and death within ourselves. Cycles of the Moon, cycles of the Sun, cycles of life… cycles of menstruation. This is just a part of life, plain and simple.
Something that has been mentioned multiple times in these forums by HPS Shannon and other women, including myself, is that women are at our strongest spiritually when we are menstruating. We can accomplish greater meditations at this time. From personal experience, it is far easier to remove curses, bindings, bad karma, and unwanted attachments at this time of our cycle. I even did a freeing the soul working, only 9 days needed, begun during a waxing Moon in Aries. It was extremely effective, despite the incorrect Moon phase and sign. So it’s a trade-off of the negative experiences related to menstruation, yet the increased power.
The following will help you take advantage of this time of the month, and reconnect spiritually with yourself as a woman.
Before starting menstruation, try to complete any extra household chores and errands before your period begins. Adjust your social calendar (for those who are social) so you can have extra alone time during the first few days.
For the day you begin your period. Of course most women these days have to work full-time, have children, and other responsibilities every day, but try to set aside even one hour of alone time. If you have children and a friend, you can alternate babysitting, taking care of each other’s children for the time needed. Or one friend takes all the children for one afternoon or evening, and the other friend takes them for the next afternoon or evening. It would help if your husband spent the same time out visiting his friends, too. If you live with your parents or housemates, lock yourself in your bedroom and say you have a migraine or online work to do and want to remain undisturbed.
Begin your spiritual practice with a physical moon-related practice. This will allow your following meditation to be more effective. Some great ideas are:
Moon Salutations. This video is the best I’ve seen, although the speed picks up after the first half-cycle so it’s not quite even, but still excellent. Start at the left side of your mat so your actions match her cues.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ci3_g2sSUOg
Yoga For Menstrual Health And Relief. This is by Yogi Bhajan, it is not in the PinkLotus site as it is not KY. I found this in a book written by one of his female students, I will post it and link here.
https://ancient-forums.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=77244
Qigong for menstrual health and relief of discomfort. There are more videos online which I have not done yet, but this one was very effective for me:
Qigong for Women’s Health - Qigong for PMS, Bloating, Sore Back, Mood Swings
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekXbMxq6rgg
Now, to meditate. You can have aromatherapy or light incense that corresponds to the Moon, or anything you like the scent of and makes you feel relaxed. There are also teas that help with relaxation and meditation, such as chamomile or sage. Doing these steps are optional, but can help ritualize this experience.
Tune into the Moon. Visualize it, feel the energy, breathe it in, invoke it. This can help facilitate a trance for those who have problems trancing. You will find that a Moon trance is different and more beautiful from regular trances, and nourishing to your soul and spiritual energies.
Stay in the trance for as long as you like (or have time for). You can tune into your body and allow the energy of the Moon to fix or realign anything that may be blocked or lacking in some way. Keep the mindset of honoring and embracing your womanhood.
Next, while still in the trance, you can focus on the sigil of a Goddess. Astarte, or any other you feel a connection to. Focus on the Goddess, and Her sigil, feel Her Divine Femininity. If you feel disconnected from being a woman (which most women these days do, in some way), this will help you.
When you are finished with the trance, now is the time to do any other spiritual practices, or divination, or do tarot/oracle card readings to gain insight into any area you might need to focus on. Keep the mindset of self-care, and doing what is best for you, being led to anything you might need to learn for your spiritual growth.
After, you can do physical self-care, beauty treatments, or another of the yoga/qigong ideas linked above.
Doing the above steps can make you feel more comfortable dealing with this time of the month, and you might even start to look forward to it every month
Hail Lilith
Hail Astarte
