WOMB
AWAKENING
Womb Awakening is a magnificent achievement that gives new life to the vision of tantra, with women as spiritual power-holders and initiators who celebrated the womb as a treasury of knowledge and source of bliss, compassion, and liberating wisdom. With radiant prose, the book ushers us to the original altar and holy temple within us all, guiding us into the womb realm of magic, transforming power, and healing grace of sacred union with ourselves, our partners, and the earth.
MIRANDA SHAW, PH.D., ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF RELIGIOUS STUDIES AT THE UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND AND AUTHOR OF PASSIONATE ENLIGHTENMENT: WOMEN IN TANTRIC BUDDHISM AND BUDDHIST GODDESSES OF INDIA
A brilliant and heartfelt book, I believe this work has the potential to forever change our ideas about the womb. I was enthralled from the very first pages. A beautiful and timely body of womb wisdom that will be shared for generations to come.
ROSITA ARVIGO, D.N., AUTHOR OF SASTUN: MY APPRENTICESHIP WITH A MAYA HEALER AND FOUNDER OF ARVIGO TECHNIQUES OF MAYA ABDOMINAL THERAPY
An extraordinary book that is both a revelation and a priceless shamanic guide to the Divine Wisdom of the Feminineobliterated and obfuscated by patriarchal religion for five millenniaa wondrous, generous, astonishing, deeply researched, and utterly extraordinary gift to women and men who are searching for the true meaning of the Holy Grail and the deeper purpose of their lives on this planet.
ANNE BARING, AUTHOR OF THE DREAM OF THE COSMOS AND COAUTHOR OF THE MYTH OF THE GODDESS AND THE DIVINE FEMININE
Womb Awakening is a comprehensive and unrivaled guide to the hidden wisdom of the womb. More than just a book, it is an initiation into the sacred feminine mysteries, opening a portal to the possibility of embodying ancient insight. Allow yourself to be transformed by the deep feminine wisdom contained in this powerful book.
LUCY H. PEARCE, AUTHOR OF MOON TIME, BURNING WOMAN, AND FULL CIRCLE HEALTH
Azra Bertrand, M.D., and Seren Bertrand have captured the spirit of this deeply important journey we must all go on at some stage of our lives. Together they compel, inspire, guide, and encourage both men and women into Womb Awakening. I highly recommend this book for everyone!
ANAIYA SOPHIA, AUTHOR OF SACRED SEXUAL UNION AND COAUTHOR OF WOMB WISDOM AND SACRED RELATIONSHIPS
The Bertrands have gathered a compendium of historical information to illustrate how we have lost our connection to nature. By relying upon ancient and reverent womb wisdom, we can move away from the current human crisis of separation that has been imposed upon us through a polarization of masculine consciousness. This book points the way to recover our wholeness through inviting the feminine consciousness of unconditional love into our lives as a necessary guiding force.
PIA ORLEANE, PH.D., AUTHOR OF SACRED RETREAT AND COAUTHOR OF REMEMBERING WHO WE ARE AND CONVERSATIONS WITH LAARKMAA
Womb Awakening is both a mystery school and a portal. It is a reclamation and celebration of the womb as adytum within the temple of a womans body. Through story, mythology, history, poetry, ritual, and lush imagery, the authors deftly induct the reader into the heart of the feminine mystery. A stirring and heartfelt offering whose pages shimmer with wisdom and magic.
SHONAGH HOME, SHAMANIC THERAPIST, TEACHER, POET, AND AUTHOR OF IX CHEL WISDOM: 7 TEACHINGS FROM THE MAYAN SACRED FEMININE
This book is to be read in exactly the same way you should eat dark chocolate: slowly, intentionally, and with complete devotion. Its pages are encoded with the wisdom of the ancientsthe womb bodhisattvas and menstrual mysticsits a full-bodied remembrance of who we really are, which is so bloody necessary when navigating these interesting times were currently living in.
LISA LISTER, CREATOR OF THE SASSY SHE AND AUTHOR OF L OVE YOUR LADY LANDSCAPE AND WITCH: UNLEASHED. UNTAMED. UNAPOLOGETIC.
Azra and Seren Bertrand have woven together a convincing theory of ancient myths and practices to help us understand that womb wisdom has been honored and preserved throughout the millennia of time. The nonlinear presentation accentuates the necessity of a return to living by natures rhythms. Their work should become a model for understanding the wisdom and the depth of the Divine Feminine.
CULLEN BAIRD SMITH, COAUTHOR OF REMEMBERING WHO WE ARE AND CONVERSATIONS WITH LAARKMAA
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
THANK YOU to our beloved parents for being the doorway. Special thanks to Margaret Bertrand for all her support. Gratitude to all our earth family, all our ancestors, and to Mother Earth. Thank you to our soul family and spirit guides for being the spirit doulas for this work and the ever-present love of Divine Mother.
Thank you to all those who have touched our hearts in some way along the path, either in person or through their wisdom transmissions; thank you for lighting the way. We appreciate all those from the past who have given themselves, despite persecution, to preserving the old feminine teachings and protecting the earth.
Thank you to Linda Star Wolf for her generosity and vivacity of spirit, and for being the Fairy Wolf Mother for this book and graciously offering to write the forewordwe appreciate your support. Thank you to Jon Graham for his support and his guardianship of the Sacred Feminine. Thank you to all the staff at Inner Traditions for their hard work and dedication to the crafting and birthing of the book; with special mention to Jamaica Burns Griffin, Nancy Yeilding, Elizabeth Wilson, and Virginia Scott Bowman, plus Ashley Kolesnik and Erica B. Robinson.
Deep appreciation goes to all of our worldwide womb circle, past, present, and future, who have journeyed with us, and courageously shared the pathyour wisdom weaves through this book and brings it to life. Thank you especially to the womb oracles whose stories shine like stars within the pages of this book.
Seren Bertrand (S.B.) | Natvienna Hanell (N.H.) |
Eliana Starweaver (E.S.) | Heather Skye (H.S.) |
Victoria Oonagh Moonfire (V.M.) | Aine Cailleach (A.C.) |
Sofiya Jones (S.J.) | Jodi OMeara (J.O.M.) |
Cara Lo Iacono (C.L.I.) | Anabel Vizcara (A.V.) |
Laura Maria (L.M.) | Louisa Williams (L.W.) |
Karina Schoonbert (K.S.) | Ulrike Remlein (U.R.) |
Olivia Martin (O.M.) | Sunomi Rose (S.R.) |
Ani Williams (A.W.) |