What can we do?
January 25, 2024 What can we do? At this full moon, when everything feels and is more intense when I look at the state of the [...]
My Vision for Menopause
DOWNLOAD PDF VERSION MY VISION FOR MENOPAUSE I would like to offer my perspective and my vision to the conversation that’s happening about menopause. [...]
Birth Trauma Week – Presentation and Perspective
Birth Trauma Week Panel - July 18th 2023 My contribution to this panel is to put childbirth and birth trauma in context, with a big picture [...]
Introducing Sagescence – Understanding the becoming of a wise woman – Reframing perimenopause and menopause
DOWNLOAD PDF VERSION DOWNLOAD FRENCH PDF VERSION Introducing Sagescence Understanding the becoming of a wise woman. Reframing perimenopause and menopause. We know the feeling; [...]
The 2020 Mothers and Babies Report: an inconvenient truth.
The 2020 Mothers and Babies Report: an inconvenient truth. Trigger warning for those who have had an induction of labour, an augmentation of labour (labour sped [...]
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Dear Dad: An open letter to men with a daughter approaching her menarche (first period)
DOWNLOAD PDF VERSION Dear Dad, How a girl’s father meets her at her menarche, her rite of passage into womanhood, is part of what teaches her, informs [...]
Full Moon Prayers to the People of Afghanistan
DOWNLOAD LINK BELOW FULL MOON PRAYER PDF TO THE PEOPLE OF AFGHANISTAN
HOW DOES RESPECTING & CONNECTING WITH THE WOMB IMPACT OUR RELATIONSHIPS?
DOWNLOAD PDF VERSION HOW DOES RESPECTING & CONNECTING WITH THE WOMB IMPACT OUR RELATIONSHIPS? From The Womb Awareness Forum (February 2010, Melbourne) Firstly let [...]
DRUMMING DURING PREGNANCY & LABOUR
DOWNLOAD PDF VERSION DRUMMING DURING PREGNANCY & LABOUR The Shamanic Drum Imbolc 2011 Drumming is an ancient shamanic technique used cross-culturally for healing, harmonising [...]
ORGASM AS TEACHER & PREPARATION FOR CHILDBIRTH
DOWNLOAD PDF VERSION ORGASM AS TEACHER & PREPARATION FOR CHILDBIRTH Surrendering To The Flow Spring 2010 During a recent “Pregnancy - The Inner Journey” [...]
HOW DO YOU CHANGE A PARADIGM?
DOWNLOAD PDF VERSION HOW DO YOU CHANGE A PARADIGM? Early Winter Musings Winter 2011 I sat with a room full of women, educators, doulas, [...]
MEDITATION DURING PREGNANCY
DOWNLOAD PDF VERSION MEDITATION DURING PREGNANCY Facilitating The Natural State Of Birth Spring 2013 Pregnancy is a time when a woman is more naturally [...]
MORE ON MAGA – THE AUTUMN SEASON OF OUR LIVES
DOWNLOAD PDF VERSION MORE ON MAGA - THE AUTUMN SEASON OF OUR LIVES Times Are A-Changing Autumn 2011 There’s a lot of life enhancing [...]
MOON PHASES
DOWNLOAD PDF VERSION MOON PHASES Moon Phases and Corresponding Energy The energy of each phase of the moon is the governing principle of the [...]
RECLAIMING MENARCHE
DOWNLOAD PDF VERSION The Red Thread Spring 2012 RECLAIMING MENARCHE Spring is here and its such a beautiful feeling to be really amongst it. [...]
UNDERSTANDING THE CYCLES
DOWNLOAD PDF VERSION UNDERSTANDING THE CYCLES Everything goes through cycles, everything. Spring 2013 And every cycle is reflected in every other cycle, they are [...]
CHANGE OF NAME TO THE SCHOOL OF SHAMANIC WOMANCRAFT
DOWNLOAD PDF VERSION Origins of the School’s Name Summer 2016 The School, formerly known as the School of Shamanic Midwifery, founded by Jane Hardwicke [...]
MINMIA BLOG SERIES 1
DOWNLOAD PDF VERSION MINMIA BLOG SERIES 1 I was “sent for” (her words) by Minmia, Aboriginal Elder Woman, Wirradjirri, Law-woman, Wirrloo (a powerful woman [...]
MINMIA BLOG SERIES 2: GETTING THE BIRTH CEREMONY RIGHT
DOWNLOAD PDF VERSION MINMIA BLOG SERIES 2: GETTING THE BIRTH CEREMONY RIGHT Minmia Blog Series 2 This blog is primarily about the Indigenous wisdom [...]
MINMIA BLOG SERIES 2 (CONT): SOME REBIRTHING CEREMONY STORIES
DOWNLOAD PDF VERSION MINMIA BLOG SERIES 2 (CONT): SOME REBIRTHING CEREMONY STORIES Jane’s Rebirthing Ceremony Story... I am one whose placenta was probably burned [...]
MINMIA BLOG SERIES 2 (CONT): ON PLACENTA
DOWNLOAD PDF VERSION MINMIA BLOG SERIES 2 (CONT): ON PLACENTA There’s a lot to be said about placentas, ‘mother cakes’, ‘Tree of Life’, ‘grandmothers’..... [...]
SPRING EQUINOX, OSTARA: SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE
DOWNLOAD PDF VERSION SPRING EQUINOX, OSTARA: SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE Spring Equinox: September 23 Midway through Spring! This is the time of equal day and equal [...]
BELTANE: SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE
DOWNLOAD PDF VERSION BELTANE: SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE Southern Hemisphere Beltane The date for the Southern Hemispheric Beltane is October 31st and ‘May Day’ is November [...]
SUMMER SOLSTICE, LITHA: SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE
DOWNLOAD PDF VERSION SUMMER SOLSTICE, LITHA: SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE The Season Summer is such a buzz, of activity, of energy, so many places to go, [...]
WINTER SOLSTICE, YULE: NORTHERN HEMISPHERE
DOWNLOAD PDF VERSION WINTER SOLSTICE, YULE: NORTHERN HEMISPHERE Winter, the time from Samhain (or Hallowe’en) October 31st, through the Winter Solstice and to Imbolc [...]
LAMMAS: SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE
DOWNLOAD PDF VERSION LAMMAS: SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE Autumn. Lammas or Lugnasadh is the first of the three harvest festivals. At Lammas the fruits of the [...]
IMBOLC: NORTHERN HEMISPHERE
DOWNLOAD PDF VERSION IMBOLC: NORTHERN HEMISPHERE Spring. At Imbolc (which means Ewe’s Milk), or also known as Candlemas, it is the time of metaphoric [...]
AUTUMN EQUINOX, MABON: SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE
DOWNLOAD PDF VERSION AUTUMN EQUINOX, MABON: SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE Autumn Equinox: March 20 Midway through Autumn! Mabon is the second of three harvest festivals. This [...]
SAMHAIN, HALLOWE’EN: SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE
DOWNLOAD PDF VERSION SAMHAIN, HALLOWE’EN: SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE Samhain or Hallowe’en is the third and final harvest festival of the year and falls on April [...]
BELTANE: NORTHERN HEMISPHERE
DOWNLOAD PDF VERSION BELTANE: NORTHERN HEMISPHERE Northern Hemisphere Beltane The date for the Northern Hemispheric Beltane is April 30 and is followed by ‘May [...]
WINTER SOLSTICE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE
DOWNLOAD PDF VERSION WINTER SOLSTICE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE Winter, the time from Samhain (or Hallowe’en) April 30th, through the Winter Solstice and to Imbolc (or [...]
SUMMER SOLSTICE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE
DOWNLOAD PDF VERSION SUMMER SOLSTICE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE Summer is such a buzz, of activity, of energy, so many places to go, people to visit, [...]
IMBOLC: SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE
DOWNLOAD PDF VERSION IMBOLC: SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE Spring. At Imbolc (which means Ewe’s Milk), or also known as Candlemas, it is the time of metaphoric [...]
GLOBAL SANCTUARIES!
DOWNLOAD PDF VERSION GLOBAL SANCTUARIES! Here at this time of Spring Equinox balance, I feel the magic is thick. Maybe it’s because... I have [...]
SAMHAIN, HALLOWE’EN: NORTHERN HEMISPHERE
DOWNLOAD PDF VERSION SAMHAIN, HALLOWE’EN: NORTHERN HEMISPHERE Samhain or Hallowe’en is the third and final harvest festival of the year and falls on October [...]
A SHAMANIC PERSPECTIVE ON EATING DISORDERS
DOWNLOAD PDF VERSION A SHAMANIC PERSPECTIVE ON EATING DISORDERS Recently in Mullumbimby, NSW, Australia, we held a Project Pomegranate community gathering dedicated to contributing [...]
PATHOLOGISING THE MENSTRUAL CYCLE OPPRESSES WOMEN
DOWNLOAD PDF VERSION PATHOLOGISING THE MENSTRUAL CYCLE OPPRESSES WOMEN I see, hear and feel the toppling of the patriarchy, as the oppression of women [...]
GREAT GREAT GREAT GRANDCHILDREN DREAMING: LIVE CALL RECORDED
DOWNLOAD PDF VERSION GREAT GREAT GREAT GRANDCHILDREN DREAMING: LIVE CALL RECORDED Taking Responsibility, Seeding the Future Be the Change Now New Moon: January 17, [...]
SPRING EQUINOX, OSTARA: NORTHERN HEMISPHERE
DOWNLOAD PDF VERSION SPRING EQUINOX, OSTARA: NORTHERN HEMISPHERE Midway through Spring! We find ourselves at the Equinox and the festival of Ostara. Spring Equinox: [...]
THE IMPORTANCE OF HEALING THE MENSTRUAL CYCLE
DOWNLOAD PDF VERSION THE IMPORTANCE OF HEALING THE MENSTRUAL CYCLE Today I did an interview on zoom, with Vajra Ma, a co-contributor in the [...]
ON TURNING 60
DOWNLOAD PDF VERSION ON TURNING 60 Here’s a fun photo of me, in my pyjamas, as usual!, with my magnificent new headpiece 60th birthday [...]
OPERATION GENTLE BIRTH
DOWNLOAD PDF VERSION OPERATION GENTLE BIRTH I call myself an Agent of the Goddess, and what that means to me is that I am [...]
THE BLEEDING OBVIOUS
DOWNLOAD PDF VERSION THE BLEEDING OBVIOUS I’m just back from the Australian Goddess Conference held in Sydney this month, where I gave two presenta- [...]
WARATAH PROJECT RESEARCH REPORT
DOWNLOAD PDF VERSION WARATAH PROJECT RESEARCH REPORT I’m just back from the Australian Goddess Conference held in Sydney this month, where I gave two [...]
EQUINOX: 21ST SEPTEMBER
DOWNLOAD PDF VERSION Equinox Greetings, friend! EQUINOX: 21ST SEPTEMBER This is a potent time to align with the Earth energy of now! In the [...]
‘I WORK FOR THE GODDESS’ AWARD
DOWNLOAD PDF VERSION ‘I WORK FOR THE GODDESS’ AWARD @janehardwickecollings Jane Hardwicke Collings wearing her lunary, envisoned by Anique Radiant Heart. The lunary presented [...]
JACKSON’S BIRTH & THE MEANING OF THE SSW SYMBOL
DOWNLOAD PDF VERSION JACKSON’S BIRTH & THE MEANING OF THE SSW SYMBOL I’m often asked what the origin story for the School of Shamanic [...]
THE CONNECTION BETWEEN MENARCHE AND CHILDBIRTH
DOWNLOAD PDF VERSION THE CONNECTION BETWEEN MENARCHE AND CHILDBIRTH From one rite to the next... The connection between a woman’s experience of menarche and [...]
CUNNING STUNT #1: GLOBAL SYNCHRONISED BLOOD PRAYERS
DOWNLOAD PDF VERSION CUNNING STUNT #1: GLOBAL SYNCHRONISED BLOOD PRAYERS Join us on the Solstice ~ Dec 21/22 ~ for the first Cunning Stunt [...]
WITH WOMAN RETREAT 2018
DOWNLOAD PDF VERSION WITH WOMAN RETREAT 2018 On 7-9 December, over the Dark and then New Moon, I with five Sisters from the School [...]
MENSTRUAL WORKPLACE POLICY
DOWNLOAD PDF VERSION MENSTRUAL WORKPLACE POLICY (For the purpose of introducing this concept, I will be using language including words like woman and man [...]
WE ARE ALL MENSTRUAL ACTIVISTS!
DOWNLOAD PDF VERSION WE ARE ALL MENSTRUAL ACTIVISTS! One of the popular articles I have ever written is the The Spiritual Practice of Menstruation. [...]
AUTUMN WOMAN, HARVEST QUEEN
DOWNLOAD PDF VERSION AUTUMN WOMAN, HARVEST QUEEN After Mother, before Crone... is the time of the Maga – the Matriarch, the Enchantress, the Harvest [...]
HAPPY INTERNATIONAL MIDWIVES DAY!
DOWNLOAD PDF VERSION HAPPY INTERNATIONAL MIDWIVES DAY! Happy International Midwives Day! Firstly, and really importantly, I want to say thank you to all the [...]
THE POINT OF NATURAL CHILDBIRTH
DOWNLOAD PDF VERSION THE POINT OF NATURAL CHILDBIRTH My daughter, Ellie, seventeen at the time, came home from school one day telling me about [...]
HONOURING RITES OF PASSAGE IN A WOMAN’S LIFE
DOWNLOAD PDF VERSION HONORING RITES OF PASSAGE IN A WOMAN’S LIFE The Four Phase Feminine Way Spring 2013 When viewed as a whole, a [...]
ECSTATIC BIRTH
DOWNLOAD PDF VERSION ECSTATIC BIRTH Ecstatic means to stand outside oneself, to be in an other than usual state of consciousness. Spring 2013 The [...]
THE SYSTEMIC HORMONAL DISRUPTION OF WOMEN
DOWNLOAD PDF VERSION THE SYSTEMIC HORMONAL DISRUPTION OF WOMEN (Alarming) Information: At birth → Babies are born with plastic molecules in their blood that [...]
SSW VISION
DOWNLOAD PDF VERSION SSW VISION The School of Shamanic Womancraft (SSW) is dedicated to participating in ushering necessary social change. Social change will be [...]
MENSTRUAL LUNAR ASYNCHRONY
DOWNLOAD PDF VERSION MENSTRUAL LUNAR ASYNCHRONY What is the Earth Mother asking of us? The blueprint for women’s menstrual cycles is to be in [...]
SHAMANIC WOMANCRAFT
DOWNLOAD PDF VERSION SHAMANIC WOMANCRAFT What is it? Menstruation, conception, pregnancy, birth and menopause are shamanic experiences. These monumental life experiences are served well [...]
THE DESTRUCTION OF THE DJAB WURRUNG BIRTHING TREES
DOWNLOAD PDF VERSION The Destruction of the Djab Wurrung Birthing Trees - Victoria, Australia The School of Shamanic Womancraft Statement - September 21, 2019 [...]
PROJECT OPOSSUM – SISTERS RISING TOGETHER TO BE THE CHANGE
DOWNLOAD PDF VERSION PROJECT OPOSSUM - SISTERS RISING TOGETHER TO BE THE CHANGE In a time of unprecedented change, what do we need to [...]
INTRODUCING MAGA
DOWNLOAD PDF VERSION INTRODUCING MAGA After Mother before Crone The Four Phase Feminine Way Evolution from the Triple Goddess The Triple Goddess of ancient [...]
WHAT I HAVE LEARNED BEING A HOMEBIRTH MIDWIFE (NOW FORMER MIDWIFE)
DOWNLOAD PDF VERSION WHAT I HAVE LEARNED BEING A HOMEBIRTH MIDWIFE (NOW FORMER MIDWIFE) I first wrote this article in the Spring 2013, toward [...]
‘AWAKENING THE SEED BED’ AT THE EDGE
DOWNLOAD PDF VERSION ‘AWAKENING THE SEED BED’ AT THE EDGE Women’s dormant powers are rising... Pausing between Yonifest, within this current Eclipse portal, and [...]
ADDRESSING WOMEN & DEPRESSION BY HONOURING RITES OF PASSAGE
DOWNLOAD PDF VERSION ADDRESSING WOMEN & DEPRESSION BY HONOURING RITES OF PASSAGE Presentation at the “Women and Depression Conference” Sydney 2007 Spring 2013 Our [...]
A TRIBUTE TO JEANNINE PARVATI BAKER
DOWNLOAD PDF VERSION A TRIBUTE TO JEANNINE PARVATI BAKER I think about Jeannine a lot, she’s one of my go-to’s when I don’t know [...]
‘I WORK FOR THE GODDESS’ AWARD
DOWNLOAD PDF VERSION At the Australian Goddess Conference I received an award! THE TEMPLE OF THE GLOBAL GODDESS “I WORK FOR THE GODDESS” AWARD [...]
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