“There is a way to face these big crises in the world without feeling overwhelmed and despairing. It's simple, and it's powerful. It's to think like a mother,” - women's rights activist Yifat Susskind
"Motherhood is not simply the organic process of giving birth. It's an understanding of the needs of the world." - poet Alexis De Veaux
on this day of femme empowerment may we remember we are all mothering the future …
femina - a rose ritual for all
fēmina is the latin roots of female =”she who suckles”
let’s circle together on women’s day to celebrate the mother.
roses carry one of the the highest frequencies of healing and like many flowers it is bisexual <the pistil/ovary is surrounded by the stamens/pollination >
likewise, humans we are blended creatures, “thinking like a mother” is not gender specific, it is fluid, diverse, complex, effective, resourceful, and universal.
our world is plagued by crisis and divisiveness that tries to separate us from our natural right to love.
there is necessity for pro-unity consciousness, where we can hold different opinions, while also collaborating in mutual respect to secure women’s rights.
like the yin/yang, we can channel the matriarchal and paternal DNA of our being and learn how to nurture and birth a new equitable vision.
just as a rose holds the complexity of its divinity in harmony, we too can open our vibration to be of greater awareness and tenacity to support our struggles.
join Kimiko for an exploratory journey into the medicine of the rose to discover how we may come to understand the wisdom of “femina,” as essential to innovation, economy, and survival.
gather to celebrate and honour the wisdom and grace of MA - for the resilience of any kind of motherhood is why each of us are alive.
the ritual includes livestream & recording : march 8, 2021 at 8 - 10 pm EDT
rose activations + transmissions
kundalini illuminated meditation and breathwork
storytelling + reflection
crystal sound healing + restorative yoga
all donations will be given to MADRE > a humanitarian organization dedicated to women's rights that combines human rights advocacy with international feminism to meet urgent global needs and create lasting solutions to humanity's most pressing problems.
this ritual is in exchange for what it’s worth to you, please simply donate what you can. suggested donations $13 - $33 / register above
open to all beings > LGBTIQ + women + men + and so many more +
My main inspiration for this ritual is in homage to my mother Mary Gail Inuzuka and all my maternal + paternal lineage, To mothers of all kinds, Thank You !
Equally was inspired by the TED TALK by activist Yifat Susskind:
What's at the core of thinking like a mother shouldn't be a surprise: it's love. Because, love is more than just an emotion. It's a capacity, a verb, an endlessly renewable resource --and not just in our private lives. We recognize hate in the public sphere. Right? Hate speech, hate crimes. But not love. What is love in the public sphere? Well, Cornel West, who is not a mother but thinks like one, says it best: "Justice is what love looks like in public." And when we remember that every policy is an expression of social values, love stands out as that superstar value, the one best able to account for the most vulnerable among us. And when we position love as a kind of leading edge in policy making, we get new answers to fundamental social questions, like, "What's the economy for?" "What is our commitment to those in the path of the hurricane?" "How do we greet those arriving to our borders?"
When you think like a mother, you prioritize the needs of the many, not the whims of the few. When you think like a mother, you don't build a seawall around beachfront property, because that would divert floodwaters to communities that are still exposed. When you think like a mother, you don't try to prosecute someone for leaving water for people crossing the desert. Because, you know --
Because you know that migration, just like mothering, is an act of hope.
Now, not every mother thinks like a mother. When presented with a choice, some of us have made the wrong one, hiding behind weapons or barbed wire or privilege to deny the rest of the world, thinking they can see their way to safety in some kind of armed lifeboat fueled by racism and xenophobia. Not every mother is a role model, but all of us have a choice. Are we going to jump on that armed lifeboat or work together to build a mother ship that can carry everyone?
You know how to build that mother ship, how to repair the world and ease the suffering. Think like a mother. Thinking like a mother is a tool we can all use to build the world we want.