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Rite of Passage Ceremonies
Imagine how your life may've been different if you had been welcomed into a circle of wise women when you began cycling with the moon? Women who you could talk to about anything during your teens & twenties. Women who shared their life experiences & who nurtured your potential. Women who mentored you in the love arts, healing arts & assisted you through times of change.
Without this significant forum of support, many modern women find their life transitions privately challenging as internally they cope with the breaking down of the old identity & the emergence of a new one. Milestones such as puberty, marriage, motherhood, separation & menopause & the inner lessons they present us with were traditionally honoured within the Red Tent or Moon Lodge & hosted by a ceremonial priestess or wise woman.
Below are the Rite of Passage Ceremonies currently being offered by the wonderful women featured below who I have trained to continue this much needed legacy for girls & women of all ages.
Whether you are seeking a rite of passage ceremony for yourself or a loved one or simply seeking a more meaningful way to mark a milestone birthday or plan a bridal shower that reveals the ancient secrets behind our modern wedding customs - I invite you to gift yourself an uplifting, insightful & inspirational experience that you will treasure with your inner circle of favourite women for a lifetime!
Tanishka
Rite of Passage Ceremonies Facilitators:
Callinthe
Location: Mill Park, Melbourne
Callinthe has been a student of spirituality for over 13 years, combining her background in contemporary belief systems with her ever unfolding journey to rediscover ancient spiritual truths. A clairvoyant medium, Callinthe adores helping others to find healing and growth through spirituality. She is devoted to encouraging the world to rediscover balance, by honoring the divine feminine through the teaching of womens' mysteries. Callinthe has studied the mysteries of the Tarot and holds a Remedial Diploma of Massage Therapy. She specialises in cupping, Oriental massage and reflexology, and holds a Reiki level 1 certification. Callinthe believes in the power of touch to heal both physical and emotional blockages.
Callinthe also honours the healing power of bellydancing and takes a spiritual approach to this art form, whether through teaching or performance. This dance is inspiring countless women to find their inner goddess, just as it did in the fertility temples of the ancient world, thousands of years ago. Callinthe teaches and performs in a wide variety of styles and encourages the incorporation of bellydance into whichever rite of passage you may be celebrating.
Ph: 0448 801 672 or
Michelle Fisher
Location: Warburton, Vic
Michelle is a mother of four & works as a Massage Therapist at the Lotus Rooms in Warburton. Her interests (at the moment) are permaculture / biodynamics & the quest to make the perfect compost heap. Michelle is also passionate about community living & the integral role women play in creating nurturing & sustainable communities. She co- runs red tent new moon circles.
Michelle is excited to announce she will be running Menarche ceremonies from 2010. Like many young girls her first education on menstruation was taught secretly by other 9 years olds. When she finally got her first period she was handed a slab of white padding and a piece of elastic with hooks on the end. (to this day she still doesn’t know how you wear this)
Michelle believes that our daughter’s journey from girls to young women is too important to be left to the education department and MTV. Our fledging maidens need to be embraced by the collective bosom of the village mothers and wise women to really learn that her cycle is not a shameful secret but an honour and a cause for celebration.
Of course what better way to prepare for our daughters menarche ceremony than have your own belated rite of passage. Gather a group of your friends together and explore and celebrate your own feminine gifts with story, ceremony and reverence.
Ph: 0428 842 243 or
Nicole Good (N.B. Nicole is currently on maternity leave.)
‘The paths of the old way are many, Yet all lead to the one central fire of wisdom.
Some are healing, others visionary.
It is the ancestors and the Gods that decide. ’
