Woman, Period. is a collection of stories and musings - from women, for women.
Together we explore the taboo, the sacred, the ancient, & the scientific;
all within the realms of sovereign womanhood.
Woman, Period. recognizes and celebrates the wise woman archetype within us all.
So grab a cup of tea, take a seat in our circle, and together we'll remember what it means to be Woman.
As always, thank you for keeping an open mind and heart during our conversations here. Feel free to take with you whatever resonates, and leave behind whatever doesn’t. Please keep in mind, this is a collection fo stories, theoretical and archetypal anecdotes about the mystical and mysterious nature of womanhood. We are not intending to give any sort of professional, medical, or therapeutic advice, and nothing we say should be thought of as such.
-with gratitude, your host, Zuri Snow.
Today I’m chatting with my soul sister and radical birth keeping business partner, Samantha smith.
Our conversation today is part one of a two part series on rites of passage.
This episode is a more generalized conversation on rites of passage through the lens of the modern world.
Episode two will be all about natural, undisturbed birth as a rite of passage, of course for the mother but also for the father as witness and protector. That episode is really beautiful, so stay tuned!
Today we discuss what a rite of passage even is, why it’s so important, and how we can apply these ancestral initiations into our modern world. We touch on personal healing, soul-transformation, parenthood, adolescence, and manhood in the context of initiation and rite of passages.
We also dissect the consequences of the lack of intentional initiation in the modern world, and what we can do about it.
This conversations invokes the idea of transformation and growth through challenging times. What does it look like when we really show up for transformation as we walk through rites of passage in our lives? And how can we apply that wisdom to the approach we take as parents and leaders in our communities? Can you imagine a world full of people who have been initiated into different stages of life through practical yet sacred ritual and ceremony? A world full of confident, resilient, and community-oriented people who are capable of doing hard things and coming out stronger for it?
Zuri's Website: https://zurisnowmn.wixsite.com/dragonmother
Samantha's Website: https://www.wholeheartedatl.com
