When I say birth is an initiation I mean...
The woman must let her old self die in order to bring forth the new version of herself in the form of Mother. Even if she has done it before.
So much pain and trauma around childbirth comes from these initiations that were never properly supported, and I believe that in these cases some part of the self is still stuck in the "Death" part of Life/Death/Life, where nobody was there to hold sacred space. This is why subsequent births can be so healing, as we complete the cycle as it was intended.
Part of this surrender of birth means realising that she is at once in the body and yet not of the body, she is part of the universal life force, she is at once herself and every mother there ever was, she faces her own mortality, she lets go of any preconceived ideas about who or what she is and becomes simply her true essence.
In any spiritual experience you would be supported by a guide, somebody who had walked this path before you, and this is what my work is about.
For women who are planning on birthing, surrounded yourself with loving and experienced support. Plan for this initiation gently and with love. Take time to dream, to breathe and be, take time to be in nature, seek pleasure. Find the balance of preparation and surrender. And find your guide
Birth As Initiation
