26/09/2025
A rite of passage ππΈ
On the solar eclipse in Virgo, my ascendant sign, the autumn equinox, and the eve of Navaratri, Eddie, and I celebrated the anticipation of a new chapter - becoming parents.
So many key moments go unmarked in our culture. Our glorification of busyness, achievement, and productivity means that there is rarely time to mark completions, endings, or new starts. We wanted to make sure this moment did not go unmarked.
For me, the birth of a child is far more significant than marriage, yet there is often so much more consideration put into a marriage ceremony. Sometimes years of planning, financial investment, careful consideration of who will support the bride and groom, flowers, special clothes, a feast, the list goes on. Yet, when a child is brought into the world, there is often relatively little preparation. Parents often feel unsupported and under-prepared, and many women are left feeling lonely, exhausted, and confused.
These first days of Navaratri have been the perfect time to contemplate the role of mother. The Goddess is often understood as the mother of the universe. She is the creatrix. She is the cosmic womb as well as the creation itself. She gives rise to matter (matter and mother share the same root). She is prakriti, maya. She is movement, activity, shakti. She is everything we know through the body and the senses as well as being the body itself.
Whether we become mothers/fathers of children ourselves, or not, we all contain this creative principle. This ability to give birth to beauty, to love, to art, to technology. We are all of this incredible power, that creates out of an overflowing, an outpouring, an effulgence of love.
This ceremony was a reminder to us both of that. That our little girl was created in love, and that we always have the capacity to love completely, one another, and all those we come into contact with. Yes, it's not always easy. Yes, our conditioning, experiences, egos, and personalities get in the way sometimes. But at our core, we are Her. We are
God/dess. We can move through the world from this place. If we so choose.
Jai Ma π»
