Rabbit hearted girl: Red Tent Night

About 2 months ago, 2 girlfriends and I decided to start a girls only night once a month. A night reserved for celebrating being....a women. In a culture where women are pitted against each other in an endless battle of beauty , brains and body women I feel are taught at a young age to view each other as instant rivals. To take each other down instead of helping each other on this difficult journey called life.
Our inspiration Came from a book called The Red Tent by Anita Diamant. A book set in Bible times. A book about the the women of the tribes of Jacob and Esau. Its a beautiful Story. Full of lost tradition and myth. of the burden of being a women. Of the joys of being a women. A tale of life and death....and life again. Being Born. Living. Breathing. Dying. Crying. A tale of...a womens Cycle and the beauty of it. The symbolism of it. It celebrates the power we have as life givers.
My friends Anna and Kelly take turns hosting one night a month. On this Night as in the book we give ourselves up to celebrating our inner lionesses. For praying for one another. Listening to the burdens and joys we are each going thru. For feasting and drinking red wine. We each bring a dish. Usualy there is cheese and fruit in abundance. My Fellow lioness Anna makes an amazing chicken curry dish that is usualy in demand. There is always tea and sweets afterwards.
One of the most looked forward to events of the nights is the lighting of the sage. we each light a sage stick and dance to Lorenna Mckennet. Twirling round and round. Sometimes with scarves. Its so freeing. This is a night we all come together to heal and revive our hearts. we bare our souls. We light candles and say a blessing for each girls.

We have all come to love this night. Its a night of true kindreds. Of women coming together and celebrating being a women. Celebrating friendship. Celebrating life. Here are a few more peaks into our Red Tent Night.