Right now this is a powerful reminder for me. India and indeed much of the world is in turmoil as the generations-long abuse of the Feminine comes to the fore. Strangely enough ,perhaps because I'm continuing to come back to my body and feel it,I am not feeling as constrained by the very patriarchal culture I live in as much as I used to . In fact ,the anger and hurt and sadness ,I find are excellent fuel to go deeper and deeper.

In fact I am now much more comfortable being seen in my feminine glory ,much more comfortable being a leader . I am able to connect this to the feeling into abuse and the fear around it. I have not had any horrendous experiences in this life but have connected to a couple in past lives . And also I sense that a couple of generations ago an acestor suffered abuse . I'm opening up ,that's what I feel . And strangely enough I am feeling more deep belonging within me than I ever have . I don't seem to need to belong to a tribe anymore( and this was a deep deep wound - the need to belong) . I seem to know at a felt level that just by continuing to be authentically myself ,the tribe will form around me ....

Thank you for this reflection Cathy !

Megha